Posts Tagged ‘strike outs’

As the season winds down, are the Sox winding up?

Back in spring training, I was told that the first 120 or so games are important, but it’s what teams do in their final 40-42 that determine the season. After game 120, the Sox are now 60-60. Time to play or go home (love cliche sentences) . Recently things have been looking up as the [...]

Sox have Tiger blood, plus 2 wins

I hope it’s not an aberration, but the Sox have come out like they plan on taking control of the division. They have won 2 straight in Detroit, beating Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer in the process. That’s the first time this season the Sox have beaten a Central team, not named Cleveland, in 2 [...]

Jake’s no snake, can’t slither past Tigers

I felt the Sox had the game in the bag. They had doubled their hit output against Brad Penny 3 batters in to the game. Remember Penny had thrown one hit ball at the Sox over 7 innings the first time he faced them in April. They even added 2 runs. Jake Peavy pitching, no [...]