World Series Diary: Game 2
By The Yawkey Way Philosopher
Deep breath Red Sox Nation. Monday will be our day to rest and focus on the games to come. It is tough not to be jumping out of our shorts with excitement, but remain calm — we must. We've been here before and we mustn't make assumptions yet. Any team can come back from any deficit and if the Sox don't reduce their errors, they might not keep getting the lucky breaks every inning.
With that said "THE RED SOX ARE TWO WINS
AWAY!!!!!"
What can you really say about Curt Schilling? The guy has more sac than any living creature on earth and the scars on his ankle to show it. This is a player that is piecing his body together with staples and painkillers so he can do his part to bring a championship to the city of Boston. I almost felt guilty cheering the guy on because I can only imagine the pain and preparation he went through to pitch tonight. In Schilling's post game comments, he remarked on how much the fans meant to him and how much energy they have given him all season. I was not lucky enough to visit Fenway this season, but to know that a player in the modern age of baseball seems to genuinely give a $%!& about the fans is, well, awesome. I doubt I‚m making any waves by proclaiming the obvious fact that this team would not be here without Curt Schilling. This man deserves our admiration, our respect and if the Sox win this series, he's my MVP.
Mr. Papi October (Ortiz) was robbed on a home run — foul my ass!, but Mr. October, Jr. (Bellhorn) came through for the fourth straight game, with a clutch two-RBI double in the fourth that gave the Sox a 4-1 lead. I loved to see the team getting big two out hits, though that game should have never been as close as it was.
I hate the four errors and kind of want to throw a pillow at Bill Mueller, but to his defense the weather sucked, the field sucked and dropping the foul ball is hardly worth counting as an error. The Red Sox cannot afford to commit this many errors in every game because St. Louis is too good to not take advantage of the mistakes.
Deep breath. 33 teams have taken a 2 game lead in the Fall Classic after opening the series at home, 28 have won the title.
Is this the year? I BELIEVE!
Two games to go —
