The field was a swamp. I've never seen such rain.
On Sep 28, 2009, at 10:47 PM, "Beaudoin, John" <[email protected]> wrote: > 2 on, no outs, down by six in the 7th. > Downpour turning to rain, then light rain all lasting 20 to 30 > minutes until no rain and clearing sky. > > They canceled the game. WTF!!! I've never seen such a thing. I don't > get it. Did the Sox forfeit? I don't get it. One swing could make it > a 3 run game with 9 outs left. > > From: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon Sep 28 17:22:44 2009 > Subject: Re: Vent > > I hate to start this, but it wouild be 2-2 and not 7-3 if Tek was > catching. Tek would have not let Bowden throw those fastballs and he > also would not have been on basae when Youk hit the HR. > > From: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon Sep 28 16:41:22 2009 > Subject: RE: Vent > > Momentum is in the eye of the beholder. > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 12:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Vent > > Wow. That exact game is my evidence as well. > > If momentum had any value at all, the Yankees would have been > unstoppable. But fortunately, it didn't. > > Randomness does not mean evenness. Stratomatic was also very streaky. > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> > wrote: > I disagree Ray. I think that momentum and confidence mean a > lot in baseball. Sure I know that these games mean nothing in the > standings, but as a fan it is frustrating to see the Sox lose 8 > straight and get swept by the Yankees, and it has to do something to > the psyche of the players as well. > > I will use 2004 as a case in point. The Red Sox were in a funk in > the ALCS that year, losing 3 straight to the Yankees. The 3rd in > miserable fashion (as Tom can tell you), and furthermore they were > about to lose game 4 when the Yankees handed the ball to Mariano > with a 1 run lead in the ninth. It took an unlikely and hugely > emotional event to reverse their fortunes in that game - and it > shifted the momentum of the series. That momentum carried right > thru the World Series. > > Why are baseball players and teams so streaky? It is because of the > shifts in confidence, momentum and emotions. They are not playing > strat-o-matic out there. Human emotions make a difference, and I > would prefer not to see them heading into the playoffs felling like > they can't beat the Yankees. > > Steve > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi > Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 5:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Vent > > Oh Good Lord. Haven't we learned yet that there is no such thing as > a "head of steam" in baseball? > > It just takes one good pitcher to blow that steam away. > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> > wrote: > Your rant is right on target Matt. I thought my head was going to > explode when Woodward blew that play on the rundown. Does Francona > think it is a good idea to send the Yankees into the post-season > with a head of steam? We took the first 8 games from the Yankees > this season and now we are on the verge of allowing them to tie the > season series. We've lost 8 of the last 9 games to these guys. > They have owned us in the second half. And today, the brooms will > be out as the Yanks prepare to win their 100th game of the season > and clinch the division. > > Take heart though, we've got Paul Byrd on the hill. > > Steve > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt & Olga > McSorley > Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Vent > > I know these games don't matter much in the long run, but... > > It is so frustrating watching Chris Woodward and Brian Anderson > bumble their way through life when a playoff spot has not yet been > clinched, and when a sweep this weekend gives the Yankees the > division. Woodward's ridiculous error in the eighth today, which led > to two critical Yankee runs, was painful to watch. Why the hell is > he on the field? I mean, we all know the bad guys are going to win > the AL East but wouldn't you think the Sox would manage and play > this weekend as if avoiding having to watch them dance all over the > field mattered? For crying out loud, there's seven games with > Toronto and Cleveland this week to play the Pawtucket kiddie corps. > > OK. Rant over. > > -- Matt > > > > > -- > Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity > in Just 12 Weeks" > www.leadingafteralayoff.com > > > > > > > -- > Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity > in Just 12 Weeks" > www.leadingafteralayoff.com > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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