No Red Sox fan is ever going to like that obstruction call, (we would have loved one in game 3 of the 1975 World Series against the Reds, when Ed Armbrister's obstruction of Carlton Fisk was a no call) but that wasn’t why the Sox lost.

For the second straight game Saltalamacchia, threw a ball away from home plate to third base. And he shouldn’t have even been in the game at that point. When Farrell brought in Workman in the bottom of the 8th instead of putting him in the ninth spot in the order he should have put Ross in for Saltalamacchia in the ninth spot. It would have pushed the pitcher’s slot 7 spots further. Even given that stupid mistake, Workman should never had batted in the ninth, Napoli should have. It was shitty defense coupled with poor game management that lost the game, not the obstruction call. Oh and where the hell did the Red Sox’s offense go? I mean I get that the Cards have good pitching, but still, the Red Sox offense has left the ball park.

Agreed. You cannot bat your pitcher in the top of the 9th. You have to play for the win, especially when you are on the road.

Totally. See no good comes from the DH rule in the America League. None. It just makes managers stupid.

^ 5 enough said ohhh wait ~~ they need to do some heavy trading after this season ~

It's easy to second guess a manager after the game is over, but I do think Farrell made some serious blunders. He not only had his pitcher hit in the 9th, it was his first major league at bat! Farrell said he needed him to go deeper into the game, but he only faced 1 or 2 batters in the 9th. I guess he thinks he will have the top of his batting order coming up in the top of the 10th but you have to get to the 10th inning first. You cannot play for the tie in the 9th inning when you are the visiting team.


Also, I strongly think they should have walked Jay intentionally and pitched to Kozma. This is something Tim McCarver brought up immediately on the broadcast, and I agreed with him. When Jay came up it was runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out. If you walk Jay, not only do you get a weaker hitter in Kozma, more importantly the bases are loaded with a force play at any base. You don't even have to tag Molina at home. You give yourself a much better opportunity for a double play to end the ending and/or a force play at home to preserve the tie.

End the inning, not ending.

Both might fit just as easily in this case.

lets go red birds!

no telling what might happen tonight.



btw, ... hello boston.

LMAO....................:jester:

from the cardinals standpoint, it's just 2 wins lol. that's all!

i always get sentimental when it gets down to 1 game. season or world series. this could be it. for some players, this will be their last game. i know what that feels like, although not on a professional level. i still want to play. i miss it.

one thing i've noticed is the strike zone. i don't feel the men in blue are consistent. at least not to my likely. but i'm not in the batters box, ... i can't get thrown out of the game for complaining with cuss words included. dagnabbit!

go red birds!

I think they have been doing okay. I mean it's always a judgment call and most of the time when they show it on the screen mostly they get it right. But they get it wrong sometimes. I haven't noticed that they get it more wrong for one team over the other. Although I have noticed that the Cardinal batters spend a good deal of time whining about the calls.

yeah carpenter can really sell it lol.

You can take that to the bank.

And I will have a supply of corn nuts as well. Since that is what I was eating last night.

I remember the first year the Pats won the Super Bowl, I ate chips and salsa every single game because that was what i was eating when Brady took over for Bledsoe and the rest was history.

I'm still a little sick of chips and salsa.

at my house it's cracklings and budweiser!

**Waves from Boston ** high energy is in the air ~ BOSTON STRONG ~

I really am scared to watch but I WANT TO watch....never thought I'd say that ever :|

But...like I said...they've won the games I haven't watched...so.....I will take one for the team...pun intended..and find things on the DVR instead...


:vigil:

i'm making homemade chilli this afternoon. i shall be food ready. and, i'll heat up the cracklings to a crisp just for cinnamongrrl. haha lol

go go go cardinals!

Lol I totally got my southern foods confused! I thought you meant chitlins...not cracklings...I don't even know what those are now that I'm caffeinated... I must google....

You should watch. That's the only superstition I never agree with. It has to be considered a coincidence when that happens. I mean if people start getting it in their heads that their team does better when they don't watch them it won't be long before they don't have a team. Hey maybe that's what happen to the Expos. All the Quebeckers and the Québécois decided their team did better when they weren't watching. Now they can watch them in DC.

Watch the game.

My wife wore one of my Red Sox t-shirts to work today. She has no idea the precedent she might be setting. If they win tonight I will want her to wear the t-shirt every post season game from now on. If they lose, I will hide all the boston t-shirts when she's getting dressed for work during baseball post season.

She was like do you want to pick up some snacks for the game tonight. Hell no. We have to eat corn nuts again.

Baseball is not popular here but i am all exited about the game!!!!

Wooohoo Geaux Red Sox!!!!

BTW I'm just kidding. Watch or don't watch as you please.

I've noticed sometimes humor doesn't translate well. I honestly don't want it to sound like I'm trying to make you responsible for the future of the Red Sox franchise. Which seems quite solid to me anyway.

i've never ate a chitlin in my life! lol never will.

I haven't either :| And...I googled cracklings....those are all yours too!

:eatinghersheybar:

I've been craving those lil smokies...and I don't even love hot dogs much...I'd eat a hot dog if I ever went to Fenway though...how could I not?? It would be like going to Minneapolis and not getting a Juicy Lucy....

:cigar2:

This is Montreal checking in and when we watch Boston (providing we are not in a lucky corn nut loop) we eat smoked meat sandwiches and poutine.

Everything here is served with french fries. Even KFC which is called PFK (Poulet Frit Kentucky) is served with fries. I never cared that much for french fries. I was a mashed potato kind of butch. However i have to say i never really tasted french fries until I got here. Fantastic. And everybody makes the greatest fries. Any restaurant, fast food joint or dépanneur that serves french fries will make awesome ones. Except McDonalds. Nothing ever changes with them.

Anyway

Go Sox

OMG! I watched and they won anyway!!!! How amazing! Yay SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jucy_Lucy

It's a regional burger in the lovely city of Minneapolis! I actually DID go there...and actually left without having one...so my statement was actually me being facetious....lol (nooo not THAT...not ME)

Congrats Red Sox fans.

I am sad baseball is over for the year, but nice to see the city of Boston get to celebrate.

See ya in the spring.

Yay Red Sox.

And cheers to the Boston faithful. You deserve this. Hell I deserve it. I just wish I could have seen it at Fenway where I spent so many lazy summer nights over the years hoping maybe this would be the season.

Well this IS the year. And it only took 95 years.

i pouted a little bit. that's what i'm supposed to do, right? lol

btw, i can fry some good fresh b'dayduhs. love homemade!

little side note. i did a powerpoint in college on Fenway Park. i've always wanted to go.

special time in boston's life. way to go red sox!



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