I hate to say it, but I feel that the fate of the season rests on this afternoon's game. Our supposed ace on the hill against the worst team in the league. If we can't take a series from the Royals down the stretch with a team breathing down our neck, how the hell do we expect to play in New York or Boston or St. Louis in October.

 

No excuses, today the Sox MUST win, or else I feel they are probably done.

 

After the loss last night, I almost wasn't mad, I kind of expected it. We are playing with no fire or intensity right now and Cleveland is playing great. Oh, and yes they can play .800 baseball the rest of the year.

Today is a big momentum game no doubt.

 

They're all big games from here on in, it's mid September and things are tightening up. But let's put it in context. This weekend's games are big, next Monday thru Wednesday are certainly big games too.

I got pretty depressed over yesterdays loss but.....

 

Game  Date         Team  Opp      Score      W-L
150  2000-09-20    NYY  @TOR  L    2-7      85-65     
151  2000-09-21    NYY  @TOR  L    1-3      85-66     
152  2000-09-22    NYY   DET  L    6-9      85-67     
153  2000-09-23    NYY   DET  W   13-8      86-67     
154  2000-09-24    NYY   DET  W    6-3      87-67     
155  2000-09-25    NYY   DET  L    4-15     87-68     
156  2000-09-26    NYY  @TBD  L    1-2      87-69     
157  2000-09-27    NYY  @TBD  L    1-11     87-70     
158  2000-09-28    NYY  @TBD  L    3-11     87-71     
159  2000-09-29    NYY  @BAL  L    2-13     87-72     
160  2000-09-30    NYY  @BAL  L    1-9      87-73     
161  2000-10-01    NYY  @BAL  L    3-7      87-74  

 

I think most of you know what I'm saying.

I got pretty depressed over yesterdays loss but.....

 

Game  Date         Team  Opp      Score      W-L
150  2000-09-20    NYY  @TOR  L    2-7      85-65     
151  2000-09-21    NYY  @TOR  L    1-3      85-66     
152  2000-09-22    NYY   DET  L    6-9      85-67     
153  2000-09-23    NYY   DET  W   13-8      86-67     
154  2000-09-24    NYY   DET  W    6-3      87-67     
155  2000-09-25    NYY   DET  L    4-15     87-68     
156  2000-09-26    NYY  @TBD  L    1-2      87-69     
157  2000-09-27    NYY  @TBD  L    1-11     87-70     
158  2000-09-28    NYY  @TBD  L    3-11     87-71     
159  2000-09-29    NYY  @BAL  L    2-13     87-72     
160  2000-09-30    NYY  @BAL  L    1-9      87-73     
161  2000-10-01    NYY  @BAL  L    3-7      87-74  

 

I think most of you know what I'm saying.

 

I got pretty depressed over yesterdays loss but.....

 

Game  Date         Team  Opp      Score      W-L
150  2000-09-20    NYY  @TOR  L    2-7      85-65     
151  2000-09-21    NYY  @TOR  L    1-3      85-66     
152  2000-09-22    NYY   DET  L    6-9      85-67     
153  2000-09-23    NYY   DET  W   13-8      86-67     
154  2000-09-24    NYY   DET  W    6-3      87-67     
155  2000-09-25    NYY   DET  L    4-15     87-68     
156  2000-09-26    NYY  @TBD  L    1-2      87-69     
157  2000-09-27    NYY  @TBD  L    1-11     87-70     
158  2000-09-28    NYY  @TBD  L    3-11     87-71     
159  2000-09-29    NYY  @BAL  L    2-13     87-72     
160  2000-09-30    NYY  @BAL  L    1-9      87-73     
161  2000-10-01    NYY  @BAL  L    3-7      87-74  

 

I think most of you know what I'm saying.

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I actually don't understand....Did the Sox really play that badly in the final week?

I actually don't understand....Did the Sox really play that badly in the final week?

that year the yanks went on to win it all.

I actually don't understand....Did the Sox really play that badly in the final week?

 

You'd think that someone who writes for MLB.com would be able to identify game logs such as this with ease...

I actually don't understand....Did the Sox really play that badly in the final week?

The Yankees limped into the playoffs in 2000, losing 10 of their last 12 games, they only won 87 games that year yet still pulled off the division. They also managed to win the World Series that season.

 

Meaning, Even if you suck your last week of the season you can still go pretty deep in the playoffs.

They really got crushed in some of those games. Had they already clinched, thus playing a AAA team?

I thought that was the year that they lost and could have been eliminated by Boston had they won the last game. Boston lost and the rest is history.

They just eked out their division by 2.5 games at the end of that season. I can't imagine their fans were feeling any better about the postseason than I am now but they had won 3 of the previous 4 World Series before that.