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04-06-2004, 11:45 AM
Its only the first game.
Every closer is gonna blow it once in a while, and Marte's a much better pitcher than shown in yesterday's outing, the rest of the pen beyond Politte is a different matter for the *other* thread
Ozzie Ball: how about it folks? hit and run that works, then Paulie given the steal sign, not once but twice, resulting in his 1st SB in nearly 3 years. Other good signs of Ozzie ball: Frank Thomas working his way through the clubhouse before the game getting everyone up for the game.
We can look a the glass half-empty or half-full: can Ozzie ball inspired Sox take pride in what they did well and come out prepared to rack up a ton more runs in similar fashion on Wed behind Esteban ... I hope so, vs past 3 years of teams that struggle in a funk with their tail between the legs--yeah it wwas a tough loss, but also a great opportunity to prove Ozzie ball is for real .
The optimist will also believe JR/KW will recognize the positive influence of their club and like last year, make some moves to fix the missing holes, help in the pen and maybe (I'm really dreaming here) a real leadoff guy
Every closer is gonna blow it once in a while, and Marte's a much better pitcher than shown in yesterday's outing, the rest of the pen beyond Politte is a different matter for the *other* thread
Ozzie Ball: how about it folks? hit and run that works, then Paulie given the steal sign, not once but twice, resulting in his 1st SB in nearly 3 years. Other good signs of Ozzie ball: Frank Thomas working his way through the clubhouse before the game getting everyone up for the game.
We can look a the glass half-empty or half-full: can Ozzie ball inspired Sox take pride in what they did well and come out prepared to rack up a ton more runs in similar fashion on Wed behind Esteban ... I hope so, vs past 3 years of teams that struggle in a funk with their tail between the legs--yeah it wwas a tough loss, but also a great opportunity to prove Ozzie ball is for real .
The optimist will also believe JR/KW will recognize the positive influence of their club and like last year, make some moves to fix the missing holes, help in the pen and maybe (I'm really dreaming here) a real leadoff guy