Comments on: Red Sox fall, Rays climb to within a half-game http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/25/red-sox-fall-rays-climb-to-within-a-half-game/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 26 May 2013 00:11:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: urteamsux52 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/25/red-sox-fall-rays-climb-to-within-a-half-game/comment-page-1/#comment-198315 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:20:51 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=87953#comment-198315 redsox suck baltimore will compete rays will make playoffd or i got free het offs to mu clients

]]> By: cackalackyank http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/25/red-sox-fall-rays-climb-to-within-a-half-game/comment-page-1/#comment-198294 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:29:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=87953#comment-198294 I am thinking that Joe’s foot may slip off the gas pedal tomorrow if the Yankees win game 2 tonight. Yankee fans would be only too happy to cement the biggest collapse in Red Sox history…maybe even bigger than the one that earned Bucky Dent that extra middle name. If Baltimore plays the Sox in Baltimore anything like they played them in Fenway, the “nation” may be looking forward to next year instead of the playoffs.

]]> By: natstowngreg http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/25/red-sox-fall-rays-climb-to-within-a-half-game/comment-page-1/#comment-198287 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:56:05 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=87953#comment-198287 The surprise was losing to A.J. Burnett.

]]> By: bigharold http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/25/red-sox-fall-rays-climb-to-within-a-half-game/comment-page-1/#comment-198269 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:23:05 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=87953#comment-198269 Not the Yankees. They beat them three straight to clinch the AL East.

Tampa not only has done well this year they’ve done better than expected while the RS have under performed by playing pretty well from May to August but stinking the rest of the time.

If the Yankee had a choice between playing the Rays or RS they’d likely not really care. One could argue that the Rays have better pitching but that Yankees handled that pretty well last week, when it mattered. The RS seem to clearly be in disarray and fading and the Yankees have already won this weekend’s series when the RS needed it more but the RS do ramp it up a notch when they play the Yankees.

The Rays, right now, seem potentially more dangerous ONLY because of their pitching. While the RS are fading, trends go out the window pretty quickly when the RS and Yankees are squaring off. Regardless I like the Yankees chance against ANY team in the playoffs, AL or NL.

]]> By: nixonotis http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/25/red-sox-fall-rays-climb-to-within-a-half-game/comment-page-1/#comment-198258 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:41:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=87953#comment-198258 Why? They’ll be making the playoffs due to a Red Sox collapse more so than their own play, and their offense is absolutely terrible. I, for one, would much rather face the Rays than the Rangers, Tigers, Red Sox, or Yankees.

]]> By: dondada10 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/25/red-sox-fall-rays-climb-to-within-a-half-game/comment-page-1/#comment-198254 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:30:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=87953#comment-198254 If Tampa does get in, they’ll be the last team anybody wants to face.

]]> By: proudlycanadian http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/25/red-sox-fall-rays-climb-to-within-a-half-game/comment-page-1/#comment-198252 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:27:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=87953#comment-198252 Why am I not surprised? Next week, it will be Baltimore’s time to play spoiler.

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