Poor Wake! The guy just can't catch a break. He didn't pitch that great, but it was a decent enough outing that he should have walked away w/ the win. Tito's gotta know better by now that he CANNOT bring Timlin in w/ men on. He's been doing creat as our closer shutting them down, coming in fresh in the 9th (or even if he comes in w/ the bases cleared during the 8th) but he always,
always chokes coming in w/ men on!
I just don't see how we can come back at this stage of the game. Our rotation is crap, Francona's doing some seriously frigged up things line-up-wise, and we have been playing sloppy baseball. I certainly have't given up hope entirely, but I'd say if we do stage a comeback (not that a half a game is going to be that much to overcome or anything) I find it hard to believe we'll make it very far in the playoffs. The last couple of weeks have been pretty abysmal, and unless we shape up quickly...
But when did New Hampshire become--Such a backward wasteland of seatbelt hating crazies?...I mean, only 40 people actually live there. The others are just visitors who come for the tax-free liquor and three inches of novelty coastline. John Hodgeman on The Daily Show (1-30-07)