October 02, 2005
Red Sox Win
It's official, the Red Sox win 10-1, making the Yankees the third seed in the AL playoffs. Schilling gave up 8 hits in six innings but allowed just one run. He only struck out three, however. How well he'll do in the playoffs is anyone's guess. One thing's for sure, he'll pitch his guts out every start.
Congratulations to the Red Sox. They didn't so much falter (they went 18-13 in Sept-Oct) down the stretch as the Yankees came on strong (20-10 in Sept-Oct). They're still in the hunt to defend their series crown and they have an offense that can score on anybody.
The ALDS really puts to the test the old adage that good pitching stops good hitting. LAnaheim and Chicago have outstanding pitching staffs. The Yankees and Red Sox have outstanding offenses. We'll see how well the adage holds up over the next week.
Wasn't Yogi's saying: "Good pitching beats good hitting, and vice versa"
That was Casey's saying, I think.
Anyway, Boston had a 4-game lead on September 7th and went 13-12 down the stretch, and playing only 7 games against teams with winning records (going 3-4 in those games). They certainly did falter, while the Yankees (17-8) exploded.