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[GPK]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

If the Rays go 14-14 down the stretch, the Sox will have to go 19-8 to win the Division....

Look out Mike...only gonna be 2.5 back after tonight

and this

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3570957

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by GPK

Look out Mike...only gonna be 2.5 back after tonight

and this

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3570957

And they may actually finish with a winning record on the road if this keeps up. I wouldn't be popping the champagne for Division Champs quite yet in Tampa. 8-0 now, Lowell and Beckett back tonight....they may do okay the rest of the way!!

[GPK]

Originally Posted by docicu3

And they may actually finish with a winning record on the road if this keeps up. I wouldn't be popping the champagne for Division Champs quite yet in Tampa. 8-0 now, Lowell and Beckett back tonight....they may do okay the rest of the way!!

Tampa has some tough road games ahead of them and I think they have finally started looking at the calendar and realizing its September.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by GPK

Look out Mike...only gonna be 2.5 back after tonight

and this

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3570957

Bah. I had a response going (with research stats), but my browser closed and it is gone.....

While the Division Championship would be awesome, nobody here is thinking they can really hold off the Sox. Good news? Rays have an 8 game lead on Minnesota for the Wild Card slot.

Suffice it to say, Halladay vs. Sonnanstine (last night's matchup) is a Jays win 9 out of 10 times.

Rays should win the next two with Shields and Garza going.

Sox series on Monday will be a L, W, L.

Rays leading by 1.5 or more after Wednesday night.....

It is thoroughly enjoyable whatching the Yankee fans around here crawl under their rocks. I noticed my neighbor, who sports a Yankee tag on the front of his truck, last weekend changed it to Buccaneers tag. I asked him if being 12.5 back of the Rays was too much for him to handle and he mumbled something about it being football season and went into his house.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Bah. I had a response going (with research stats), but my browser closed and it is gone.....

While the Division Championship would be awesome, nobody here is thinking they can really hold off the Sox. Good news? Rays have an 8 game lead on Minnesota for the Wild Card slot.

Suffice it to say, Halladay vs. Sonnanstine (last night's matchup) is a Jays win 9 out of 10 times.

Rays should win the next two with Shields and Garza going.

Sox series on Monday will be a L, L, L.

Rays leading by 1.5 or more after Wednesday night.....

It is thoroughly enjoyable whatching the Yankee fans around here crawl under their rocks. I noticed my neighbor, who sports a Yankee tag on the front of his truck, last weekend changed it to Buccaneers tag. I asked him if being 12.5 back of the Rays was too much for him to handle and he mumbled something about it being football season and went into his house.

FTFY....Rays haven't won at Fenway all year, no need to start now.

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by GPK

FTFY....Rays haven't won at Fenway all year, no need to start now.

Rays have never played meaningful late season pressure games yet.....I would say there suspect late with Troy as the closer. Most times teams have to lose before you learn how to win late season games.....it took the Sox a long time to say the least. Sox will soon be favored to win division.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Rays have never played meaningful late season pressure games yet.....I would say there suspect late with Troy as the closer. Most times teams have to lose before you learn how to win late season games.....it took the Sox a long time to say the least. Sox will soon be favored to win division.

I don't think closer is the issue. The Rays just went 11-5 with Percival on the DL.

If they falter down the stretch, it will be because of their lack of offense. They desperately miss Crawford and Longoria's bats.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

I don't think closer is the issue. The Rays just went 11-5 with Percival on the DL.

If they falter down the stretch, it will be because of their lack of offense. They desperately miss Crawford and Longoria's bats.

This is really starting to catch up with them. They are getting some pleasantly unexpected production from Aybar, but they desparately need a consistant stick in the outfield. Hinske and Gross have been surprising, as has been Zobrist, but without their 2 big bats, it's going to be a tough series at Fenway.

Thought I read that they expect Longo back after the Boston series, I think CC is out until the playoffs.

They've got the deepest pen in the league, and the starters have some of the best stuff in the AL. If we get swept at Fenway again, it really isn't the end of the world by any means. Longoria back for the home series and two cream puff series with Detroit and Baltimore to close it out should open the gap back up. It may come down to the road series with the Yankees, I still don't see Boston winning the division.

[GPK]

knock knock....guess who?

.5 game back

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

I don't think closer is the issue. The Rays just went 11-5 with Percival on the DL.

If they falter down the stretch, it will be because of their lack of offense. They desperately miss Crawford and Longoria's bats.

Case in point, today's game.

Garza pitched great and the anemic offense gets shut out....1-0 Jays.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Case in point, today's game.

Garza pitched great and the anemic offense gets shut out....1-0 Jays.

and Sox look like a winner today too. Down to 1.5

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Rays have never played meaningful late season pressure games yet.....I would say there suspect late with Troy as the closer. Most times teams have to lose before you learn how to win late season games.....it took the Sox a long time to say the least. Sox will soon be favored to win division.

You are correct. The others in the bullpen are more reliable.

Percy just gave up a grand slam in the bottom of the 13th.....with a lead. Just get three f'in outs you jagoff....

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

You are correct. The others in the bullpen are more reliable.

Percy just gave up a grand slam in the bottom of the 13th.....with a lead. Just get three f'in outs you jagoff....

If the Rays go bad now this will be the moment the tide turned. If the Red Sox win tonight the 16 1/2 shirt just became a 15 1/2.......

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by docicu3

If the Rays go bad now this will be the moment the tide turned. If the Red Sox win tonight the 16 1/2 shirt just became a 15 1/2.......

Uh oh. Rangers just dropped a 7 spot on Wakefield....

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by docicu3

If the Rays go bad now this will be the moment the tide turned. If the Red Sox win tonight the 16 1/2 shirt just became a 15 1/2.......

The Mets collars will be about 12 if they dont at least split the double header with the Phils today

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by GPK

Sox haven't won at The Trop all year, no need to start now.

FTFY

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Sox series on Monday will be a L, W, L.

2/3 of the way there...


Wheeler walks Youklis after being ahead in the count 1-2 (an absolute no-no) then gives up the Bay homer to blow the lead, only to be given the win as the Rays come back. Dude is the last person that should get the win, I hate the way baseball scores that.