Dan writes up last night's game as a feel good piece, but for Eric Gagne, while avoiding more Lester talk.
Dan goes a little over board when he calls Gagne "one of the greatest relief pitchers in the history of baseball." He had one of the greatest runs as a closer, but that doesn't put him anywhere near Mariano Rivera or Trevor Hoffman. He isn't even in the same league as the relief aces of the 70's and 80's.
Gagne, Crisp and the Red Sox needed that victory perhaps more than any other single game. That our big guns at the plate aren't producing means that people like Crisp need to. That Gagne suffered perhaps the worst one-two punch any closer could ever encounter in Baltimore put so much more meaning on his 'victory' last night. We need a good arm from gagne, but we need the space between his ears right as well. Last night helped immeasurably. And for the team as a whole, it was just what was needed: A victory snatched from the jaws of defeat. It would have been crushing had yet another stellar starting pitching outing ended up as a loss.
ReplyDeleteWell he also wrote an entire article on Lester (and Lowell). Read the game report.
ReplyDeleteMan, I can't wait for the Shankisms to flow after Daisuke's implosion and the inability of the Sox's bats to close out the late rally.
ReplyDelete"Well he also wrote an entire article on Lester (and Lowell). Read the game report."
ReplyDeleteEdes wrote the game article and notebook. I don't think shank does game pieces except for ST.
is there anything more pathetic than the pasty-white, nappy-headed CHB using the term "the bomb?"
ReplyDeleteI mean come on....