Welcome to the 2010 Red Sox Playoffs! Starting early (August)? This may be as good as it gets.

by JonnyNYC on Aug 27, 2010 10:20 AM EDT

There you have it. To me this weekend is the Sox playoffs for the season.

If they play well and take 2 of 3 they are barely in hunt.

If they sweep they are squarely in the hunt.

Anything less and they are effectively eliminated, unless the wrong Sox take a series from the Yanks.

That not enough? Still too early too feel like the playoffs? Look at the way each team lined up their pitching (...sort of)

Tonight: Lester vs Price
Tomorrow: Buchholz vs Garza
Sunday: Lackey v. Shields

Games 1 and 2 are playoff match ups. Game 3 is not as sexy but is a realistic possibility for game 3 starts in October also.

I submit that at least for tonight it's worth some beer and an ear, if not a couple eyes to see if the Sox can somehow pull a pennant race out of the ER and walk into September within a series of the WC.

So grab your Sam, find a seat or stand or just listen to Joe on your porch. It's going to be a fun series, it could be the last series meaningful series the Sox play in 2010 or it could be the start of an improbable run toward October.

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if the Sox want to be in the playoff hunt..

they got to win 2 out of 3. I think the toughest game will be Saturday’s game with Garza.

I think most Sox fans know that this series is pretty much the season is on the line.. They got to beat the Rays. Anything else means six and a half to eight and half out of division lead.

by superferret on Aug 27, 2010 7:55 PM EDT reply actions