7.02.2004

THE RED SOX ARE LOSERS
How many different ways can the Red Sox find to lose to the Yankees? I know statistical analysis types will just discount last night's game as "another win" for the Yankees and "another loss" for the Red Sox, but it is more than that. These are people who forget that baseball is played by human beings, not by rolling dice and checking stratomatic cards or by running some type of computer simulation. If you don't believe in the power of psychology on sports look at the Cubs in Game 6 of the NLCS last year and they way they completely melted down after the Bartman/Alou incident. If that happens in New York do the Yankees collapse? I would say probably not.

And I know Derek Jeter isn't having the best year and that he isn't the best defensive shortstop in the league, but that was an awesome catch he made last night. I will always have respect for players who go all out.

11:12 AM