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MikeyChalupa · 08-07-2003, 06:56 AM

Just to clarify, we ARE still talking about the Oakland A's, who haven't won a playoff series since 1990, right? Like Seattle, the A's have been a great regular season team that come playoff time, shits their pants when the Yankees throw their gloves on the field. Which works out great for us, since Boston has to play them AND Seattle seven times each down the stretch. Boston will need to win at least 10 of these 14 games to bridge the gap, since on the same nights, the Yanks will be playing KC six times and Baltimore eight times and will EASILY play at least .500 against them. Which brings me to my next point...

If the Red Sox are this offensive machine (.292 team BA, 165 HR's) and the Yankees suck so bad (.268, 155), why are the Sox STILL behind them in the standings? I'll remind you the Yankees are leading Boston by a game in the season series. And look what happens when we look at the two teams stats against each other. Boston is hitting .271 against the Yankees. Too bad you traded Shea Hillenbrand, he was hitting .409 against us, by FAR the best for the Sox. Without him, the Sox BA agains the Yankees drops to .264. The Yankees are hitting .282 against this wonderful pitching staff you've built yourselves. But wait, Mondesi, Ventura and Bubba Trammell won't be around next time they meet. That RAISES the Yankees average against your wonderful pitching staff to .301. All this and the Sox have actually scored two more runs than the Yankees have head to head. How can this be? Explain please.

Boston has 6 games left against the Yankees. In late August and September, which historically have NOT been the best months for Sox fans.

But we're talking about the A's here. If you're wondering, the ace of their staff, Mr. Cy Young, ladies and gentlemen, Barry Zito, is 1-2 against the Yankees this year, and gave up as many runs (12) as strikeouts, and allowed 4 homers (more than to any other team he's faced so far), in 17 innings. Yeah, we're fuckin' terrified of him. Though the A's won the series 6-3, they only outscored the Yankees by two runs, 34-32.

A's outscore Yanks by two and win season series 6-3, Sox outscore Yanks by two and trail season series 7-6. Hmm...

-Mikey

08-07-2003, 06:56 AM	#24 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	Just to clarify, we ARE still talking about the Oakland A's, who haven't won a playoff series since 1990, right? Like Seattle, the A's have been a great regular season team that come playoff time, shits their pants when the Yankees throw their gloves on the field. Which works out great for us, since Boston has to play them AND Seattle seven times each down the stretch. Boston will need to win at least 10 of these 14 games to bridge the gap, since on the same nights, the Yanks will be playing KC six times and Baltimore eight times and will EASILY play at least .500 against them. Which brings me to my next point... If the Red Sox are this offensive machine (.292 team BA, 165 HR's) and the Yankees suck so bad (.268, 155), why are the Sox STILL behind them in the standings? I'll remind you the Yankees are leading Boston by a game in the season series. And look what happens when we look at the two teams stats against each other. Boston is hitting .271 against the Yankees. Too bad you traded Shea Hillenbrand, he was hitting .409 against us, by FAR the best for the Sox. Without him, the Sox BA agains the Yankees drops to .264. The Yankees are hitting .282 against this wonderful pitching staff you've built yourselves. But wait, Mondesi, Ventura and Bubba Trammell won't be around next time they meet. That RAISES the Yankees average against your wonderful pitching staff to .301. All this and the Sox have actually scored two more runs than the Yankees have head to head. How can this be? Explain please. Boston has 6 games left against the Yankees. In late August and September, which historically have NOT been the best months for Sox fans. But we're talking about the A's here. If you're wondering, the ace of their staff, Mr. Cy Young, ladies and gentlemen, Barry Zito, is 1-2 against the Yankees this year, and gave up as many runs (12) as strikeouts, and allowed 4 homers (more than to any other team he's faced so far), in 17 innings. Yeah, we're fuckin' terrified of him. Though the A's won the series 6-3, they only outscored the Yankees by two runs, 34-32. A's outscore Yanks by two and win season series 6-3, Sox outscore Yanks by two and trail season series 7-6. Hmm... -Mikey