Uno_up wrote:Lowell is out, Beckett's banged-up and the Rays are healthy.
The Rays who have home-field advantage, are 8-1 against the Sox at home AND took 2 of 3 this month at Fenway.
A couple of points here that fans of Tampa Bay baseball don't comprehend, because of their pathetic history! First and foremost, it couldn't be less relevant what Tampa's record was against any team during the regular season. The Red Sox played the Angels 9 times during the regular season and lost to them 8 of 9 games! Also, the Angels had home field advantage in the series that just ended. How did that work out for them?
Now, onto your larger point...I actually agree that the Red Sox are crawling and limping into this series. In my opinion, the Devil Rays (or whatever they call themselves this week) have the better lineup and pitching staff. I love their pitching staff, and think they're good enough to beat any team. Given the health of the Red Sox, the Rays should win this series in 5 games, max.
My final point is 7's point about Rays' fans. I couldn't agree with him more. While you may be one of the 10,000 that went into that
AWFUL dome to watch a baseball game each night, it doesn't change the fact that the entire state of Florida has some of the worst sports fans in the country, and always has! Florida fans rank up there with Atlanta fans and Los Angeles fans, as the worst this country has ever had!
John from Boston