Girardi is not so dumb now, is he?

When the Yankees and Rays were going down the stretch, there were a lot of Yankee fans killing Joe Girardi for not playing all of his veterans in every game. "They HAVE to win the Division!" was the rallying cry.I heard one person KILLING Girardi for not using Mariano Rivera in both games of a double header in the last meaningless weekend of the series.The Rays won the Division... the Yankees are

Hey Tampa... you are welcome

A disappointing season has come to an end. Devastating injuries, some subpar performances and the fact that the Rays and Yankees were just better did the Sox in.All things considered, 89 wins and not being eliminated until the last week wasn't too shabby.But hey, the Sox won 4 of their last 6 against the Yankees (and the two losses were extra inning losses.) So they showed a little bit of heart

Can the Red Sox make up a week in 19 games?

The Red Sox trail the Yankees by a week of games... 7 to be exact.There are 19 games left... and that is darn near impossible to make up that many games.The Red Sox haven't exactly shown the killer instinct this year and the Yankees are loaded with talent. The only way that can happen is if the Red Sox win a bunch of games and the Yankees lose just as many.But have you noticed something?The

Burnt to a Coco Crisp

Our old friend Coco Crisp did us in tonight.Going 3 for 3 and stealing a homer?How could you Coco?Don't you have any sentimentality?The Sox were done early tonight and the people of Alderaan put up more of a fight than my boys did.And Trevor Cahill moved closer to 20 wins as Clay Buchholz stays stuck on 15.Cahill will probably start 4 more times in the A's final 22 games this year. If he goes 4-0

I'm pumped for Red Sox and Rays! Oh who am I kidding...

For God's sake, the Red Sox are in third place. Not just for the Division but in the Wild Card hunt. The White Sox leap frogged the Red Sox this weekend.My team is 8 games back in the loss column on Labor Day. And last time I checked, the Rays aren't the Padres and won't be dropping 10 games any time soon.It's time to play for pride and count down our TRAGIC number.So in honor of Fred Lynn, the

Alright Red Sox... you are either in or you are out... right now

They need to win tonight.It is the definition of a must win. Lester on the hill coming off a grotesque outing.Going into Tampa to face David Price and the Rays.If this season is going to amount to anything, they have to win this series.I mean a sweep would be awesome, but 2 out of 3 is essential and our nominal ace is going tonight.A sweep would put the Sox 2 1/2 back, 3 in the loss column of a

Giants fans, In Honor of Rich Aurilla

The Magic Number to Clinch a Playoff Spot is 35.It's late August and if the playoffs started today, the Giants would be in.OK, they are tied in the loss column with the Phillies.(The Giants should send a fruit basket to the Astros, Pirates and Nationals for making the Phillies and Cardinals go a combined 1-7 this week.)Stay focused Giants... there's October baseball in those hills, but don't let

Ahhh yes... the SLUGGING Giants!

This is how people imagined the Giants moving into a tie for a playoff spot late in the season, right?With their big bats blasting home runs and overcoming their underwhelming starting pitching staff.That's just how the team was designed right? With the same blue prints as the Texas Rangers of the late 1990s: Bombs away!Don't complain Giant fans. There are no ugly wins at this point of the season