2022NYC posted:Watch out Sox. The yanks are starting to get their schnit together
I don’t believe winning one game is getting it together. And the weekend series between the Red Sox and the Yankees was irrelevant. The problems with the Red Sox lie elsewhere.
The Red Sox are not a traditional, excessively successful 108 win team. They are very flawed. MLB teams as a whole stink. They pounded the lesser teams to get to 108. They fell behind many times this year and managed to bash their way to a comeback. This won’t be easy in the playoffs. Their starters and bullpen have been erratic since the all star break. The Big Three (Sale, Price and Porcello) are a career 0-11 6.18 in the post season. Relying on the bullpen since the all star break has been like flipping a coin.
The Astros have to be their favorites due to their pitching. They allowed the last runs in a season in the DH era. But they have their flaws as an overall team.
The Yankees are dangerous with their power. Their bullpen has been typically lights out. But the Red Sox don’t seem to be fazed by the Yankees bullpen.
The Indians have been inconsistent all year. But the pitching potential is there.
The most dangerous National League team went down when the Cubs lost. Who wants to face Lester and Hamels four times in a best of seven? Knowing Lester would start and Hamels would relieve I didn’t think the Brewers had a chance. Credit has to go to the Brewers pitchers for shutting down the Cubs until past Lester and Hamels.
But the thing about the post season is any team remaining that gets hot or one player puts their team on their back can win it all. Any team good enough to get their is good enough to win.