Red Sox dominance has Yanks and fans in denial
BOSTON – With each passing Red Sox win, I began to hear some very odd comments from several Yankee players.
At the same time, there started to be a segment of Yankee fans that also began to seem as if they had either overdosed on intelligence pills or exceeded their serving of “Idiot Juice”.
We’re not sure what exactly was in the mixture, but the potion has certainly begun to play tricks with the minds.
The new excuse…err…reason for the losing was summed up with a very strange word never before introduced to The Rivalry:
“Fluke.”
This became the newest justification for why the Red Sox were pitching a shutout against the Yankees.
A fluke? Really? Have we come to this?
Seriously? Can we come up with a better excuse?
It wasn’t anything about Boston possibly being better in any way (because they had nearly identical records). The fact New York mysteriously forgets how to field efficiently or run the bases intelligently only seems to appear when the Red Sox are the opponent. This is all before we address their get a the big hit (I bet the Yankees numbers with runners in scoring position – 11 for 82 for a tidy .134 – is probably all a fluke too) or get the big outs when the game is in the balance.
Nah. All a fluke. What you are seeing is all just imaginary.
When Boston made it eight straight wins over the Bombers in their unbelievable comeback from 3-1 down to eventual 4-3 winners, I began to wonder if the juice had officially began to make fans delusional.
Through conversations well fellow fans after last night’s defeat, it was as if several of them already had their ready-made talking points rebuttal reminiscent of a political party after one side makes a statement.
Upon saying that the Red Sox are a better team, one fan told me, “I would rather quit watching baseball than EVER say the Red Sox are a better team.”
This one was even better:
“Just because we are 0-8 against the Sox this year does not mean they are a better team.”
Huh?
I would suggest turning off the TV and finding another hobby. When you see the results are 0-8 considering these two teams are (supposedly) evenly matched. Also, unless you are a blind homer, suggesting the Yankees are better than the Red Sox is ignore all evidence of head-to-head play.
There was so much spinning, turning and eluding with their excuses and claims of “fluke,” that I almost led to believe some Yankees and their fans were auditioning for roles on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
There will not be another team on the schedule approaching the elite level of Boston. When eight straight times that same team is kicking your ass every which way and inventing new, creative ways to do it, perhaps that is a little alarming.
Sure, the team will go forward now for most of this summer, able to bully their way past these other junior varsity squads currently occupying the American and National League (Are you ready for the big tilt against the Nationals?). They will be able to rack up wins, using their offense and pitching (when not playing the Red Sox) makes it seem as if nothing is wrong.
Problem is it will be hollow
Is this team special? No.
Before the series, I suggested that this was their “exam”. Pass and it would provide a good barometer for where the rest of the year could go.
Unfortunately, they failed and did so drastically that they may as well play for the Long Island Ducks for the next two months if not through October.
Perhaps the Yankees are going to attempt to lose all 18 games in the regular season, meet them in the ALCS and lose the first three games, running the losing streak to 21 before rallying from behind to win the pennant.
The old saying in The Rivalry has been “everything evens out”.
Why does it have to “even out”? Maybe, just maybe, the Red Sox are a better team. Only one time have the Yankees had a lead after six inning once in the eight games and have not a dependable reliever that Joe Girardi can trust the moment he pulls his starter no matter when it is.
The Yankees inability to get the “big hit” against them has been epic failure. When you face very good pitching, those numbers are almost to the expected.
You are not facing bums here.
Boston comes up with the big hit because the Yankees starters are unable to dominate these games. The bullpen is not good enough to hold them off for any long or short stretch when they need critical outs.
It’s not a mysteriously as to what is going on here.
As long as this continues, the chances of the Yankees beating the Red Sox are almost nil. The players and the fans may want to dance around it and deny it all they want.
If they feel like doing it, feel free. The Red Sox will continue to dance their way to more victories.
That is no fluke.
BOSTON – With each passing Red Sox win, I began to hear some very odd comments from several Yankee players.
At the same time, there started to be a segment of Yankee fans that also began to seem as if they had either overdosed on intelligence pills or exceeded their serving of “Idiot Juice”.
We’re not sure what exactly was in the mixture, but the potion has certainly begun to play tricks with the minds.
The new excuse…err…reason for the losing was summed up with a very strange word never before introduced to The Rivalry:
“Fluke.”
This became the newest justification for why the Red Sox were pitching a shutout against the Yankees.
A fluke? Really? Have we come to this?
Seriously? Can we come up with a better excuse?
It wasn’t anything about Boston possibly being better in any way (because they had nearly identical records). The fact New York mysteriously forgets how to field efficiently or run the bases intelligently only seems to appear when the Red Sox are the opponent. This is all before we address their get a the big hit (I bet the Yankees numbers with runners in scoring position – 11 for 82 for a tidy .134 – is probably all a fluke too) or get the big outs when the game is in the balance.
Nah. All a fluke. What you are seeing is all just imaginary.
When Boston made it eight straight wins over the Bombers in their unbelievable comeback from 3-1 down to eventual 4-3 winners, I began to wonder if the juice had officially began to make fans delusional.
Through conversations well fellow fans after last night’s defeat, it was as if several of them already had their ready-made talking points rebuttal reminiscent of a political party after one side makes a statement.
Upon saying that the Red Sox are a better team, one fan told me, “I would rather quit watching baseball than EVER say the Red Sox are a better team.”
This one was even better:
“Just because we are 0-8 against the Sox this year does not mean they are a better team.”
Huh?
I would suggest turning off the TV and finding another hobby. When you see the results are 0-8 considering these two teams are (supposedly) evenly matched. Also, unless you are a blind homer, suggesting the Yankees are better than the Red Sox is ignore all evidence of head-to-head play.
There was so much spinning, turning and eluding with their excuses and claims of “fluke,” that I almost led to believe some Yankees and their fans were auditioning for roles on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
There will not be another team on the schedule approaching the elite level of Boston. When eight straight times that same team is kicking your ass every which way and inventing new, creative ways to do it, perhaps that is a little alarming.
Sure, the team will go forward now for most of this summer, able to bully their way past these other junior varsity squads currently occupying the American and National League (Are you ready for the big tilt against the Nationals?). They will be able to rack up wins, using their offense and pitching (when not playing the Red Sox) makes it seem as if nothing is wrong.
Problem is it will be hollow
Is this team special? No.
Before the series, I suggested that this was their “exam”. Pass and it would provide a good barometer for where the rest of the year could go.
Unfortunately, they failed and did so drastically that they may as well play for the Long Island Ducks for the next two months if not through October.
Perhaps the Yankees are going to attempt to lose all 18 games in the regular season, meet them in the ALCS and lose the first three games, running the losing streak to 21 before rallying from behind to win the pennant.
The old saying in The Rivalry has been “everything evens out”.
Why does it have to “even out”? Maybe, just maybe, the Red Sox are a better team. Only one time have the Yankees had a lead after six inning once in the eight games and have not a dependable reliever that Joe Girardi can trust the moment he pulls his starter no matter when it is.
The Yankees inability to get the “big hit” against them has been epic failure. When you face very good pitching, those numbers are almost to the expected.
You are not facing bums here.
Boston comes up with the big hit because the Yankees starters are unable to dominate these games. The bullpen is not good enough to hold them off for any long or short stretch when they need critical outs.
It’s not a mysteriously as to what is going on here.
As long as this continues, the chances of the Yankees beating the Red Sox are almost nil. The players and the fans may want to dance around it and deny it all they want.
If they feel like doing it, feel free. The Red Sox will continue to dance their way to more victories.
That is no fluke.
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