*official 2007 red sox thread*

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there is this bug in MLB 04 where, in dynasty mode, wakefield's fastball turns up to 90MPH in the offseason. dude is totally unhittable after that. sexy.

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sorry for the invasion, just had to share:

[youtalkfunny]

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sorry for the invasion, just had to share:

Sox have 90 wins, and 12 games remaining.
Yanks have 85 wins, and 13 games remaining.

If Sox struggle and go 6-6 the rest of the way, Yanks need to win 11 of 13 to tie.

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<font color="white">Man, I hope all that is correct. Every time I pull up the schedule and try to extrapolate things, I screw it up. </font>

[Toro]

Got to be objective. Yankees are a better team right now. Will that change when we get Manny back? I don't think so, I think they will still have the edge. We might have to back door this one and hope Anaheim takes them out for us in the playoffs.

[Joe Tall]

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Got to be objective. Yankees are a better team right now. Will that change when we get Manny back? I don't think so, I think they will still have the edge. We might have to back door this one and hope Anaheim takes them out for us in the playoffs.

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Yankees are a better team in a short series; they are very explosive. In a 7 game series, the Red Sox can beat anyone with their pitching and Manny in the lineup up will surely help.

[Joe Tall]

In random news, I sat next to Gabe Kapler of the '04 WS team on my way out to Boston on Tuesday. His achilles is feeling much better, had a great summer managing and is going to make a come back next year. (likely get picked up by a small market team.) He's a super nice guy and wears one helluva ring:

[34TheTruth34]

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Got to be objective. Yankees are a better team right now. Will that change when we get Manny back? I don't think so, I think they will still have the edge. We might have to back door this one and hope Anaheim takes them out for us in the playoffs.

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Yankees are a better team in a short series; they are very explosive. In a 7 game series, the Red Sox can beat anyone with their pitching and Manny in the lineup up will surely help.

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Why do you think the Red Sox pitching is better than any of the other teams in the AL playoffs?

Of course the Red Sox *could* win a 7-game series agianst anyone in baseball, but you can't really think they'd be a favorite over the Yankees in a 7-gamer right now, can you?

[youtalkfunny]

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Of course the Red Sox *could* win a 7-game series agianst anyone in baseball, but you can't really think they'd be a favorite over the Yankees in a 7-gamer right now, can you?

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If everyone's healthy, and Boston has home-ice, then I'd certainly make Boston the favorite in a seven-game series.

Not a big favorite by any means. I'd probably open it at -120 and EV. It would be higher, if the public wasn't so fond of the legend of the NY Yankees.

(That's not the Sox Fan in me talking, but the old school oddsmaker.)

[kyro]

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Got to be objective. Yankees are a better team right now. Will that change when we get Manny back? I don't think so, I think they will still have the edge. We might have to back door this one and hope Anaheim takes them out for us in the playoffs.

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I'm curious, would you have made this post if Papi hit a game-winning single?

[Toro]

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Got to be objective. Yankees are a better team right now. Will that change when we get Manny back? I don't think so, I think they will still have the edge. We might have to back door this one and hope Anaheim takes them out for us in the playoffs.

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I'm curious, would you have made this post if Papi hit a game-winning single?

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No, I probably wouldn't have made the post but I would have still felt that way as that is the way I've felt for a few weeks now.