October 25, 2007
Not Rusty
Kevin Youkilis doesn't think the Rockies hitters were rusty last night:
The Rockies, I don't think, looked that rusty. They swung the bats well. I think we just scored a bunch of runs and had timely hitting.
When people talk about the days off, don't they realize that the Rockies did more than just sit around for a week? Pitchers pitched and hitters hit. Yes, it's not game situations, but they didn't sit on their behinds for a week, either.
I'm sure there was some rust, but considering the score was 13-1 I don't think you can point to rust as the reason for the result. Beckett did the same thing to them he's done to every team he's faced this postseason.
Beckett has a way of making hitter look rusty.
That said, the media, especially Fox, will say anything to make potential viewers believe the series will be more competetive than last night's game.