No need to panic: Pats win, Sox lose.
The Red Sox dropped Game 3 to the resiliant Angels late last night. But Boston's best pitcher, Jon Lester, goes tonight and will likely end the series with a quality start.
The Sox had won a record 12 postseason games in a row over "California", so one loss is no big deal. The Angels had plenty of singles, but also got a huge three hit, two homer game from unsung catcher Mike Napoli. An injured Josh Beckett struggled in his worst career postseason start: five innings, four runs, proving that a strained oblique muscle will even affect Boston's Superman of the playoffs.
It appears that Anaheim's lineup has no major threats outside of the scary Mark Teixeira, as Vlad Guerrero is but a shadow of his old, dominating self, and Garret Anderson and Torii Hunter are also getting up in age. Scoiscia's team may have hit a ton of singles last night and gotten a power showing from their catcher, but I am still confident that Boston's pitching can hold them down in the remainder of the series.
If the Sox can get Dustin Pedroia out of his mini-slump and David Ortiz can regain his stroke, I think Boston should be fine tonight. And even with an Angels win, don't think that our club can't go back to California and win Game Five if it comes to that. I remain very confident.
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The Patriots played by far their best all around game of the young season in dominating the San Francisco 49ers yesterday afternoon, 30-21. The game wasn't really as close as the score indicated. New England ran the ball well, and Matt Cassel, despite throwing two early interceptions, had one long impressive touchdown throw to Randy Moss and played effectively and efficiently in the final three quarters. The 49ers were simply beat up, much as Miami put a physical hurt on the Pats two weeks ago.
Though without Tom Brady under center it is hard to envision a Super Bowl victory, the Patriots can still win, in my opinion, ten or more games this year and have a year to be proud of. Matt Cassel played well yesterday despite the early picks and the defense and running game were impressive. One problem that needs to be addressed is kick return coverage, as the Pats seem to give up decent field position far too often.
New England stays out West for the week, and meets struggling and injured 2-3 San Diego next Sunday night at 8:30 Eastern. I expect a win and a 4-1 record and a share of first place in the AFC East.
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All in all, not a bad way to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon and evening in New England.
The Sox had won a record 12 postseason games in a row over "California", so one loss is no big deal. The Angels had plenty of singles, but also got a huge three hit, two homer game from unsung catcher Mike Napoli. An injured Josh Beckett struggled in his worst career postseason start: five innings, four runs, proving that a strained oblique muscle will even affect Boston's Superman of the playoffs.
It appears that Anaheim's lineup has no major threats outside of the scary Mark Teixeira, as Vlad Guerrero is but a shadow of his old, dominating self, and Garret Anderson and Torii Hunter are also getting up in age. Scoiscia's team may have hit a ton of singles last night and gotten a power showing from their catcher, but I am still confident that Boston's pitching can hold them down in the remainder of the series.
If the Sox can get Dustin Pedroia out of his mini-slump and David Ortiz can regain his stroke, I think Boston should be fine tonight. And even with an Angels win, don't think that our club can't go back to California and win Game Five if it comes to that. I remain very confident.
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The Patriots played by far their best all around game of the young season in dominating the San Francisco 49ers yesterday afternoon, 30-21. The game wasn't really as close as the score indicated. New England ran the ball well, and Matt Cassel, despite throwing two early interceptions, had one long impressive touchdown throw to Randy Moss and played effectively and efficiently in the final three quarters. The 49ers were simply beat up, much as Miami put a physical hurt on the Pats two weeks ago.
Though without Tom Brady under center it is hard to envision a Super Bowl victory, the Patriots can still win, in my opinion, ten or more games this year and have a year to be proud of. Matt Cassel played well yesterday despite the early picks and the defense and running game were impressive. One problem that needs to be addressed is kick return coverage, as the Pats seem to give up decent field position far too often.
New England stays out West for the week, and meets struggling and injured 2-3 San Diego next Sunday night at 8:30 Eastern. I expect a win and a 4-1 record and a share of first place in the AFC East.
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All in all, not a bad way to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon and evening in New England.
posted by joe sweeney at 7:08 AM
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