That's what you're supposed to do when you're in the batters box.
And you're being paid an inordinate amount of money to do so.
And you've just come back from a 1-3 overall deficit.
And it's Game 7 of the 2008 American League Championship Series.
And you're playing shortstop for the Boston Red Sox.
Granted, there's plenty of blame to pass around for last night's loss, but there was a glaring weakness in the armor last night. If Alex Cora is still a member of the Sox next season, I'm not the only one that will be shocked and extremely unhappy. Struck out looking, only reached base on an error, and cost them 2 outs on the defensive side of the ball. Bush league.
It was a great run, but it was like they played to lose last night. Too many hittable pitches that they just let go right past them. Would've been interesting to see a healthy Mike Lowell in the line-up & if that may have made a difference...
I'm not psychic, but I'm betting this will be one of the least watched Series' in history.
So congrats to the 2003 Florida Marlins...er...2008 Tampa Bay Rays, and I look forward to seeing how many current roster members are actually still there next year - staying loyal to all those "great" (read: fair-weather) Rays fans that couldn't even bother to sell out their own stadium the night their team clinched the League.
And while I'm ranting, does anyone else out there realize that that annoying "NFL Rocks on NBC" song by Faith Hill is an obvious complete rip-off of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' "I Hate Myself For Loving You"? Like, note-for-note. I hope she's getting residuals or something...
And you're being paid an inordinate amount of money to do so.
And you've just come back from a 1-3 overall deficit.
And it's Game 7 of the 2008 American League Championship Series.
And you're playing shortstop for the Boston Red Sox.
Granted, there's plenty of blame to pass around for last night's loss, but there was a glaring weakness in the armor last night. If Alex Cora is still a member of the Sox next season, I'm not the only one that will be shocked and extremely unhappy. Struck out looking, only reached base on an error, and cost them 2 outs on the defensive side of the ball. Bush league.
It was a great run, but it was like they played to lose last night. Too many hittable pitches that they just let go right past them. Would've been interesting to see a healthy Mike Lowell in the line-up & if that may have made a difference...
I'm not psychic, but I'm betting this will be one of the least watched Series' in history.
So congrats to the 2003 Florida Marlins...er...2008 Tampa Bay Rays, and I look forward to seeing how many current roster members are actually still there next year - staying loyal to all those "great" (read: fair-weather) Rays fans that couldn't even bother to sell out their own stadium the night their team clinched the League.
And while I'm ranting, does anyone else out there realize that that annoying "NFL Rocks on NBC" song by Faith Hill is an obvious complete rip-off of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' "I Hate Myself For Loving You"? Like, note-for-note. I hope she's getting residuals or something...
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