Oct. 2: Links around the Nation

by Randy Booth on Oct 2, 2008 2:40 PM EDT in News

Let's see what everyone is saying about last night's victory:

The buzz today is last night's effort by Jacoby Ellsbury. Tony Massarotti writes in the Globe that it's October and Jacoby is here.
Bob Ryan explains why Jon Lester is Boston's ace right now. He wrote Lester "was protecting a one-run lead like a mother eagle guarding the nest, and he was prepared to fight."
Adam Kilgore writes the Sox took "complete and utter control" of the series by winning game No. 1.
More about Ellsbury's heroics at the Herald by Joseph D'Hippolito.
Jim Donaldson from the ProJo proclaims it was a night full of heroes, not just a couple.
ProJo's Kevin McNamara has a little bit about the pressure situation Justin Masterson faced last night in the 8th inning.
Joy of Sox writes the play of the game had to be Kevin Youkilis gunning down Vladimir Guerrero at third base.
Surviving Grady states the obvious: everyone loves Jon Lester.

If you find a good link, drop it in the comments. Go Sox!

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Victorino just hit a GS off Sabathia. Second GS in 2 days.

God, I wish we could play the Brewers.

Mother---- him and John Wayne!

by MerryGoByeBye on Oct 2, 2008 6:57 PM EDT reply actions

Oh

And 2 GS in 2 days by not so much powerful hitters, Victorino and Loney. Maybe there’s some hope for the Angels. Or maybe not. :)

Mother---- him and John Wayne!

by MerryGoByeBye on Oct 2, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I think the Phillies

might surprise everyone in the NL. They have some very good hitters, decent pitching and an excellent closer. Hey – sounds like our Sox!

by ccthemovieman on Oct 2, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought the Cubs were the most complete team in the NL, but they’re on the verge of collapse; an ignominius, 1st-round exit.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Oct 3, 2008 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Because LA has better starting pitching

All you need is three good starters (or two really dominant ones) to win a short series.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Oct 3, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

The Cubs have better

I think Zambrano and Harden are better than what the Dodgers have to offer.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Oct 3, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions

not, At least not over the past month. Lowe and Billingsley were two of the hottest pitchers in baseball over the last month or two. Harden may shut ‘em down tomorrow, but overall I think right now any scout would take the Dodgers’ staff over the Cubs.

by underdog on Oct 4, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions

I saw that grand slam.

C C was getting squeezed on the pitches before that. He threw several on the corners that weren’t being called for strikes, and he ended up loading the bases.

Nevertheless, I’m begging to think that C C Sabathia may not be a big game pitcher. He’s a great guy to get you to the playoffs, but his performance there has been wanting. His two starts against the Red Sox were awful (10.1 IP, 12 R, 7 BB, 9 Ks), and his start against the Yankees was just okay (5 ip, 3 runs, 6 BB, 5 Ks). His best start (2001, vs. Seattle) wasn’t spectacular: 6ip, 2 runs, 5 BB and 5 k’s.

by 0157H7 on Oct 2, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I didn't see the GS

I was on ‘class’ (my body was, at least), and I was on Gamecast. I kept asking myself ‘why the fuck did he walk the pitcher?’, didn’t know he was getting squeezed.

If he was a big game pitcher, the Sox may have never won the WS last season. And to think about how impossible it was to beat both Sabathia and Carmona in a row last season. And we did it. I just love the Sox. :)

Mother---- him and John Wayne!

by MerryGoByeBye on Oct 2, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Sabathia and Carmona were paper tigers.

They were way overused during the regular season. Sabathia ended up with 250+ innings all told last year, and Carmona had a huge innings jump from around 100 in 2006 to 215 (+the postseason) the next year.

by 0157H7 on Oct 2, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions

For sure

But, come on, it was hard to feel this way when the Indians beat the MFY in the ALDS and were off to face us.

Mother---- him and John Wayne!

by MerryGoByeBye on Oct 2, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed.

They looked intimidating. But at that point, we had Beckett, the Texan God of the Playoffs, on our side, so I thought we’d be okay.

by 0157H7 on Oct 2, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh yeah

Beckett came up big for us last season, Schill did too. Meanwhile, Carmona and Sabathia did not. :)

It’s amazing how much stronger the Indians looked last season.

Mother---- him and John Wayne!

by MerryGoByeBye on Oct 2, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Than they looked this season

Not in comparison with the Sox.

Mother---- him and John Wayne!

by MerryGoByeBye on Oct 2, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree 100%

CC doesn’t seem to be a big-game picther. I think the reason is he puts too pressure on himself to completely shut down the other team at a point where he’s already thrown more than 200 innings. The guy simply can’t be superman. I think you’d see a different guy on the mound if Sheets was still in the rotation, if CC didn’t feel like he had to do it alone.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Oct 3, 2008 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions