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Baseball Musings
October 16, 2008
Papelbon in the Seventh

Manny Delcarmen comes in and walks the first two batters in the seventh, Bartlett and Iwamura. Francona brings in Papelbon! What happens if there's a save situation later in the game? How can a manager possibly use a closer in an important game situation that's not at least in the eighth inning? Francona's going to be drummed out of the by the book managers club. :-)

Update: The Rays execute a double steal. They're not taking this game for granted.

Update: Upton hits a high fly ball that scrapes the wall, hitting the top of the scoreboard. Both runners score as Upton doubles. He's a triple away from the cycle, and the Rays now lead 7-0.

Update: The IBB to Carlos Pena works as Longoria grounds into a double play. Two down with Upton at third.

Update: Papelbon ends the inning, getting Crawford to ground out. It's stretch at Fenway with the Red Sox trailing 7-0. I've seen some great comebacks at Fenway, but this will need to be one of the best.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:35 PM | League Championship Series | TrackBack (0)
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