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Entries from October 2008

Rays Can’t Finish The Deal

October 31st, 2008 · No Comments

As good as the Tampa Bay Rays looked during a majority of the games against the Red Sox in the ALCS it was almost a complete role reversal in the World Series.
Poor fielding, mental errors, missed opportunities, low slugging percentage and questionable management decisions plagued the young franchise throughout the series. Why pinch hit for [...]

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Tags: World Series · tampa bay rays

Can The Patriots Go All The Way?

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

With the mounting injuries to key players on the New England Patriots roster, will they be able to not only survive the NFL season but go on to win Superbowl XLIII? As I feared (and mentioned in an earlier article), the league will be gunning for the Patriots this season. It doesn’t matter that they lost in the Super Bowl to the New York Giants…

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Do Or Die For The Rays

October 29th, 2008 · No Comments

For the most part, when the Rays played the Sox, they looked like a team that would go all the way. At times they made the Boston Boys look like an inferior team. With the exception of a couple key errors they were running (and hitting) on all cylinders and took advantage of Boston’s inability [...]

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Tags: tampa bay rays

A Long Cold Winter For The Sox

October 25th, 2008 · No Comments

For the ailing, it will be a time to heal. For the tired, a time to rest. The long grind that is the Major League season has come to an end for the Fenway faithful and it’s another team’s turn to shine on the big stage.
The Sox gave their all (and then some) this [...]

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Tags: Red Sox