With as much talent as we had/have and with 100 games left to play, yes it was unreasonable to expect to be 20 games out of first place in this piece of s*** division, IMO.
Funny how things even themselves out... Now the interesting thing will be how big Alfonseca's suspension is, and what if anything will happen to Alou. Smart moves in the middle of the pennant race guys
Hank Greenberg 1935, Kirk Gibson 1988 and Chipper Jones 1999 were all left off of the all star teams and won the MVP in the same year, for whoever was asking that question if it has ever been done before.
That was "on purpose" He wanted to put Frank on to set up Maggs for a potential DP. And unlike Torii f***ing Hunter, some players understand the game well enough to STFU and run to first base.
I guess the whole new testament was lost on these people, you know "love one another as I have loved you"? How does that get translated to "kill those you disagree with"? What about "judge not lest ye be judged"?
[/b]1) Who will win the series (CHW/BOS/Split) (2 points)?Split
2) Which team's 3-4-5 hitters will have more RBI (CHW/BOS) (2 points)?CHI
3) How many errors will the Sox make (4 points)?2
4) How many walks will Mark Buehrle issue (4 points)?3
5) How many batters will the bullpen face in the series (within 2 either way) (5 points)?22
6) How many substitutions will Manuel make to position players (5 points)?3
7) Who will lead the Sox in slugging percentage (4 points)?Crede
8) Will Joe Crede hit a HR (Y/N) (2 points)?Yes
9) Who will lead the AL Central after the series (2 points)?Sox
10) Will David Ortiz have an RBI (Y/N) (2 points)?Yes
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