July 14, 200421 yr The 8 game road trip to begin the second half has me worried a lot. 8 games at the A's, Texas Rangers and the Indians can kill us in the standings. We all know how badly we have played in Oakland since 2001. Indians and Rangers are very good in their home park. And all 3 teams are still in contention. Given we will be without Frank for at least most if not all of this road trip, I am very concerned of going 1-7 or some crap like that and getting 3-5 games behind the Twinkies. I would love it if we can go 4-4....
July 14, 200421 yr Concerns are something you need to forget about once playoff time comes because if the Sox manage to beat these teams than they are ready. A bad road trip will get us desperate as hell because this team can be very streaky. They win 4 and end up losing 4. I’m tired of that s***. I’m here to support a winning team not a losing team. The Sox know the 2nd half is much more important and they will give it all they have in order to be champions of their division. Winning is not a choice, it’s a priority.
July 14, 200421 yr This is going to be a huge stretch of games. starts with a 8 game road trip, then after that we start a 21-game indivision streak starting with Minnesota. This next month and a half should tell us if we are contenders or pretenders.
July 14, 200421 yr Concerns are something you need to forget about once playoff time comes because if the Sox manage to beat these teams than they are ready. A bad road trip will get us desperate as hell because this team can be very streaky. They win 4 and end up losing 4. I’m tired of that s***. I’m here to support a winning team not a losing team. The Sox know the 2nd half is much more important and they will give it all they have in order to be champions of their division. Winning is not a choice, it’s a priority. I think this is the time when we finally dispel the "Curse of the Left Coast." I say we take 6 of the 8 games and get out to a 2 game lead on Minn.
July 14, 200421 yr I think this is the time when we finally dispel the "Curse of the Left Coast." I say we take 6 of the 8 games and get out to a 2 game lead on Minn.
July 14, 200421 yr Im worried but we have to beat good teams in the playoffs and I dont want to worry that whole time. Im just hoping for AT LEAST a 4-4 road trip.
July 14, 200421 yr .500 on the trip is fine. The Sox don't need to be world beaters, just tread water for now. I just don't want to see them get their arses handed to them!
July 14, 200421 yr Easier said than done. That oakland pitching staff is scary. Last time, we lost both in Oakland. We lost one because Koch blew a save. The other one was a nasty game that went into extra innings. I just think that the "Curse of the Left Coast" is something left over from the Manual regime. This is the perfect time to get over it and for Ozzie to put his stamp on this team.
July 14, 200421 yr I am always nervous when we go out west. I will be more than pleased if we go .500. Besides .500 on the road and .667 at home will get you to the playoffs in this s***ty division.
July 14, 200421 yr Mystic Is that really you in the avatar? I’ve seen similar avatars like that one and they are very disturbing :puke
July 14, 200421 yr Well, we could have had a 2-1 record on the A's and the M's this year at their home parks if Billy Botch wasn't there at the time.. We could have had a .500 or above record on the road too..
July 14, 200421 yr To tell you the truth I'm not worried about this roadtrip all that much. We've played the A's tough this year and our bullpen blew the games we lost, I think we are much more solid in that respect. Texas is about to crack....Rogers, who has been their most consistent arm this year, is hurt right now and won't be full strength if he pitches at all. Cleveland always battles us hard but we usually get the best of them. Correct me if I'm wrong but we haven't faced any of these teams with Maggs (except cleveland maybe) and Garcia, so I think we are in much better shape. Also Harden is starting the first game of that Oakland series, I feel alot better about that than Hudson or Mulder. We probably won't even see Mulder and Hudson is hurt. So yea, I feel pretty good about this trip.
July 14, 200421 yr Yea I just checked we got: Garland vs Harden Buehrle vs Zito Garcia vs Redman I feel really good about all 3 of those matchups, I don't know about the rest of you though. Didn't realize it was a 4-game set. I would imagine the 4th game would be Loazia vs Mulder in which case I still feel good about the series. I think we'll finally lift that west coast curse or whatever you call it.
July 14, 200421 yr Yea I just checked we got: Garland vs Harden Buehrle vs Zito Garcia vs Redman I feel really good about all 3 of those matchups, I don't know about the rest of you though. Didn't realize it was a 4-game set. I would imagine the 4th game would be Loazia vs Mulder in which case I still feel good about the series. I think we'll finally lift that west coast curse or whatever you call it. Once you look at the match-ups... I don't sound so looney, kool-aid drinky, right? Garland = consistent lately. Harden is so so. Zito has been awful all season. I think Garcia will do fine. Plus our Bullpen is better than theirs, believe it or not. And our line-up is better, too. We should do fine. And mystic... that's just horribly, horribly wrong...
July 14, 200421 yr yep last time we rolled through Oakland Botch coughed it up one night and then I believe it was Cotts the other night. Kielty hit a two-run walk off homer in the 12th off Cotts the first night after Valentin had tied the game with a homer in the top of the ninth. On the second night Koch gave up two hits, a walk and a run in the ninth so the As could tie the game at 2. Then in the 10th, after Darrin Jackson astutely noted that Mark Kotsay had not shown much power all season, Mark Kotsay homered off Jon Adkins. two losses on walk-on dongs. the pitching matchups aren't bad this time. Magglio should be ready to roll. And we played better baseball in the second half last season. We'll play well in Oakland. At least I hope.
July 14, 200421 yr After this road trip, our schedule gets much lighter. Even if we go 3-5, we'll still be in very good shape.
July 14, 200421 yr After this road trip, our schedule gets much lighter. Even if we go 3-5, we'll still be in very good shape. If we're two games out after this road trip, the season's over
July 14, 200421 yr If we're two games out after this road trip, the season's over You're not being serious, are you?
July 14, 200421 yr Author You're not being serious, are you? The color green means he is being sarcastic/joking
July 14, 200421 yr Yea I just checked we got: Garland vs Harden Buehrle vs Zito Garcia vs Redman I feel really good about all 3 of those matchups, I don't know about the rest of you though. Didn't realize it was a 4-game set. I would imagine the 4th game would be Loazia vs Mulder in which case I still feel good about the series. I think we'll finally lift that west coast curse or whatever you call it. We avoid the big 2. That's good. I like our chances a hell of a lot. I predict 6-2.
July 14, 200421 yr We avoid the big 2. That's good. I like our chances a hell of a lot. I predict 6-2. No, we get one of the big two. Mulder on Sunday. EDIT: I like your optimism.
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