The REAL reason the Red Sox were swept.

by CasanovaWong on Oct 13, 2009 1:24 AM EDT

As I'm sure many of you recall, the Anaheim Angels completed an ALDS sweep of their perennial playoff nemesis the Boston Red Red Sox. This left many baseball pundits, analysts and fans wondering "What happened?"

Was it poor pitching? 25 ip 5.76 era 10 bb 18k

Poor hitting? .158/.223/.232 7h 7rbi

Poor relief work? 1 awesome blown save

Worldwide umpire conspiracy?

Global Warming?

El Niño?

The answer to these questions is a resounding NOPE!! None of these things compare to the insurmountable odds that America's favorite, blue collar, salt of the earth, gritty, gutty, play the game the right way, team faces on a day in and day out basis. In fact, I cannot even put into words how disadvantaged they have been all season. I'll let Dusty (.167/.231/.250) do the talking
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Two costly runs that Pedroia knows would not have scored if he fielded the grounder cleanly.

"It took a bad hop," Pedroia said. "Our infield (stinks). It's the worst in the game."

Pedroia was obviously peeved, but did not back away from his statement.

"I'm not lying about that. That is true. I think about those things. That stuff upsets me," Pedroia said. "My job is to take 1,000 groundballs a day. Other guys' job is to get the field perfect so we can play baseball."

Remember kids, it's not how you play the game, it's how many white collar, bourgeois, merlot sipping ,caviar nibbling groundskeepers you can throw under the bus afterwards.

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I remember

Papelbon also complaining about the grass at Fenway.

Hey, I’ve got a complaint. There’s a big retarded wall in right field that makes all of your hitters better at home. But yeah, the grass was definitely the reason.

Facial LaFleur, total facial.

by Lord Duggan on Oct 13, 2009 3:38 AM EDT reply actions

LOL.....not trying to be a troll.

But I swear when I read “big retarded wall in right field that makes all of your hitters better at home” I thought you were talking about Yankee Stadium.

OK, it’s not big, but the rest is pretty accurate.

Well, sir, you are a cowardly son of a bitch! You just shot an unarmed man!.......Well, he should have armed himself if he's going to decorate his saloon with my friend. – Will Munny

by pslakerfan on Oct 15, 2009 3:22 AM EDT up reply actions

LOL!

I guess Dustin was pissed cuz they didn’t cuz the grass low enough for him to see home plate!

He must be smoking some grass to go and throw his groundskeepers under a puss like that. If I were one of them, I’d go and water down his area in the infield so much that little pipsqueak sinks.

..."I predict...the Giants are #1"...

...."That's not a prediction meatman, that's a FACT OF LIFE"!.

---Carl

by FreeBradshaw on Oct 13, 2009 7:02 AM EDT reply actions

Give the guy a break

He’s the only midget in MLB today…well, him and David Eckstein

by 3460kuri on Oct 13, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions

WOW...

…all class.

by NumberSeven on Oct 13, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions

I wonder how bad the infield was when they won the World Series those couple times?

------It's October,winning is what the Yankees do........let's just do it already

by ReggieARodJeter on Oct 13, 2009 11:49 AM EDT reply actions

no.

the infield was fine that year.

See, when the Red Sox lose, there just has to be something that influences the game, other than the Red Sox Suck, that makes them lose.

..."I predict...the Giants are #1"...

...."That's not a prediction meatman, that's a FACT OF LIFE"!.

---Carl

by FreeBradshaw on Oct 13, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I Guess the Angles Brought Their Infield with Them

to play on in their half of each inning. Oh! I’m sorry, you say that both teams played on the same playing surface? I guess the Angles had home field advantage then, knowing how it plays better then the Suax.

by RobertG on Oct 13, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions

Then I guess.....

the bosux had better get a more efficient field staff…..OR BETTER YET, dump poor little pedroia…..Or the Grounds Crew could water down little dustin’s when they need to relieve themselves…..

Rick
Goooooooooooo MSU BOBCATs
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY

by ramyankee on Oct 13, 2009 7:01 PM EDT reply actions

the bo sox has no soul

all of the national hype and increasing fan base (thanks espn) was due to a red sox team that had heart,character, and the mission of killing the curse. the red sox were just obsessed with beating the yanks and now that they finally have no one cares anymore. their team is lame and they play like they deserve to win. they a real superstar to lead them. pedroia is a midget, bay is average, ortiz is fat, and beckett is no schilling. uck em

by early818 on Oct 13, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions