What a stupid loss!


Stupid stupid stupid!

A 3 run lead against the putrid A’s at home… a chance to pick up a game on the Yankees… and 2 outs in the 9th they rally… 2 outs in the 11th with NOBODY ON they rally again?
Folks, we can’t get these games back! And after weeks of no offense from the Sox they lose a game where they score 7???
Don’t even talk to me!
I don’t even want to talk to anyone. But I do need to update the tally.

DODGED A BULLET GAMES – 12

April 17 – 10-8 win against Orioles. (Overcame 7-0 deficit.)
April 24 – 5-4 win against Yankees. (Bay homers off of Rivera in 9th to tie it.)
April 25 – 16-11 win against Yankees. (Overcame 6-0 deficit.)
April 29 – 6-5 win at Cleveland. (Overcame 5-0 deficit.)
May 12 – 4-3 win at Anaheim. (Down 3-1 in the 8th.)
June 11 – 4-3 win against Yankees. (Down 3-1 in the 8th. Rallied against Sabathia.)
June 12 – 5-2 win at Philadelphia. (Overcame Ryan Howard’s 9th inning shot to win in 13)
June 21 – 6-5 win against Atlanta. (The wind turns Nick Green’s fly ball into a walk off shot)
June 27 – 1-0 win at Atlanta. (Masterson and Papelbon wiggle out of late jams.)
July 1 – 6-5 win at Baltimore. (Sox score 4 in the 9th and Lugo wins in in the 11th)
July 8 – 5-4 win against Oakland. (Wind keeps Hairston’s 9th inning go ahead homer in the ballpark)
July 10 – 1-0 win against Kansas City. (Pedroia drives in the only run with 2 outs in the 8th.)
TEETH GRINDER GAMES – 15
April 14 – 6-5 loss at Oakland. (Sox blow early 3-0 lead. Lose in 12)
April 28 – 9-8 loss at Cleveland. (Sox blow early 5-1 lead. Lopez drops 3rd out.)
May 14 – 5-4 loss at Anaheim. (Ortiz goes 0-7 stranding 12 runners.)
May 15 – 5-4 loss at Seattle. (Red Sox blow their second 4-0 lead in three days.)
May 17 – 3-2 loss at Seattle. (Red Sox strand two in the 9th. Lose in the bottom of the 9th.)
May 23 – 3-2 loss to the Mets. (Papelbon lets up a 2 out 2 run homer in the 9th to Omir Santos)
June 18 – 2-1 loss to the Marlins. (Rain washes out a tight game after 5+ innings.)
June 28 – 2-1 loss to the Braves. (Tying run on base in the 9th. Solid Penny outing wasted)
June 30 – 11-10 loss at Baltimore. (The Red Sox blow a late 10-1 to the lowly Orioles.)
July 3 – 7-6 loss to Seattle. (Red Sox comeback in the 8th only to lose in the 11th.)
July 4 – 3-2 loss to Seattle. (Saito walks three in the 9th as the Mariners rally to win)
July 9 – 8-6 loss to the Royals. (Bullpen blows early 4-0 lead.)
July 21 – 4-2 loss at Texas. (Beckett loses a complete game and the Yankees take over first.)
July 22 – 3-1 loss at Texas. (Sox are swept for the first time all season.)
July 28 – 9-7 loss to Oakland. (Sox blow 3 run lead in 9th. A’s rally with 2 outs in 9th and 11th.)
Down to -3.
This is putting some gray hairs on my head!!!!

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I hope someone has Ross Gload on their fantasy team

Gload lived out that backyard whiffle ball scenario for real today…

A pinch hit 2 run homer to win the game in the bottom of the 9th.

And because he did it in Florida, it happened in front of only friends and family in Landshark Stadium.

The Marlins are only a few games out and can be that streaky team that can rattle off a bunch of wins.

But if you have Gload on your team and activated him tonight, be sure to remind everyone in your league that you are a genius.
(Are we REALLY calling it Landshark Stadium?)

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#14 is retired… finally

Well, I’ve been asking the Red Sox to retire Jim Rice’s number since March of 2008.

But I guess it is sweeter to retire the number of Hall of Famer Jim Rice.
Either way, it’s great to see the love fest for Jim Rice continuing.
Now comes the next question:
Should the Sox retire Wade Boggs’ number?
He is a Hall of Famer and played 10+ seasons with the Red Sox.
Or are we all still bitter about him riding that horse at the end of the 1996 World Series for the Yankees?

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