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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am Posts: 19735 Location: Cumberland, RI
@SkitchP wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
Would love for them to pull off like 7 in a row to clinch. Would hate to back into the playoffs with a Yankees loss.
Clinched a spot in at least the play-in game tonight (lol @ MLB considering that a postseason round).
Backing into a spot is when the loss is required to get in. Not just "hey this is the thing that finally clinched the inevitable"
I was thinking more of how it can affect the team's feeling down the stretch. When they lost to the Yankees on a walk-off grand slam in 2016 but clinched the playoff spot because Baltimore happened to lose at the same time, it felt like backing into the playoffs. It set a horrible tone (they were 1-5 the last week of the season) and you could feel that sweep coming from Cleveland.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am Posts: 19735 Location: Cumberland, RI
Simple Torture wrote:
I honestly can't believe they haven't met in the playoffs since '04.
Especially since the Sox have made the playoffs 7 times since then and the Yankees 9 (not counting this year). It's just bonkers that they haven't collided.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:44 pm Posts: 9188 Location: Franklin, MA
Simple Torture wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
I honestly can't believe they haven't met in the playoffs since '04.
Especially since the Sox have made the playoffs 7 times since then and the Yankees 9 (not counting this year). It's just bonkers that they haven't collided.
Before this Wild Card play-in game they both had to advance to the ALCS, it's alot more likely going forward.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am Posts: 19735 Location: Cumberland, RI
numbers wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
I honestly can't believe they haven't met in the playoffs since '04.
Especially since the Sox have made the playoffs 7 times since then and the Yankees 9 (not counting this year). It's just bonkers that they haven't collided.
Before this Wild Card play-in game they both had to advance to the ALCS, it's alot more likely going forward.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am Posts: 19735 Location: Cumberland, RI
From August 18th:
Simple Torture wrote:
spike wrote:
what are this team's weaknesses, if any?
Middle bullpen and Kimbrel's new love of walking people and giving up HRs (1.8 BB/9 last year, 4.1 BB/9 this year; 0.6 career HR/9, this season it's double that at 1.3 HR/9).
Man, I wish I wasn't so fucking right all the time.
BTW Kimbrel finished the year with 4.5 BB/9 and 1.0 HR/9. Dangerous numbers.
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