Wow - American League Champions, Red Sox Nation now loves David Price. He pitched his first post-season win. Happiness for him and for us. It's very late now - these games have been so exciting between two equally matched teams.....to beat them in Minute Maid park, on the road - Alex Cora, first year Manager, first Latina manager from Puerto Rico to go to the World Series - the bullpen really got it together - we are beyond thrilled here in Beantown.....more tomorrow. Good night.
OCTOBER 19TH, FRIDAY
Well we're all exhausted here today after last night's Win - no one got to sleep until around 2:30 am. I had to talk to my baseball pal Ron in California and stay up more savoring the win. Here are a few excerpts from long time Boston Globe colorful sportswriter, Dan Shaughnessy. (aka Shank)
"The Sox clinched the pennant on the strength of six innings of
stellar, pressure-packed pitching from the much-maligned David Price."
"The near-biblical redemption of David Price is a better local sports
story than the redemption of John Lackey in 2013. Shoot, it’s a probably
better tale than “The Shawshank Redemption.” Price has been our local
hard-ball pinata since he signed a $217 million contract with the Sox
three years ago. He’s been widely mocked as a softie, addicted to
Fortnite, armed with excuses, and unable to perform in the clutch. He
hit rock bottom when he verbally ambushed the beloved Dennis Eckersley
in the summer of 2017, then refused to apologize."
"Meanwhile, his postseason failures have been memorialized like “The
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.’’ In the first 11 starts of his postseason
career, Price went 0-9. In his first 19 overall playoff appearances he
was 2-9 with a 5.42 ERA. In a sport that worships Mr. October, Mr. Price
was Mr. May, Mr. June, and Mr. July."
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