I wish I could write "bow out" instead, but while their final games, which will mark for them the beginning of what will be a very long off-season indeed, were close, there was nothing artful about what happened to either team in September.
I don't follow the Red Sox closely, but the Braves' problems were captured perfectly in their heartbreaking, 13-inning loss to the Phillies: Their rightly vaunted, but still very young bullpen finally ran out of gas and they simply could not get a big hit, or even manufacture a run, when it counted, their most obvious shortcoming the entire season.
Oh well...wait until next year...again.
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I thought it was an odd year for the Braves. I stayed up late to watch the game last night, and I'm paying for it this morning. However, Sage, your optimism inspires me. Spring training is right around the corner!
ReplyDelete"Optimism"? I was thinking more like resignation, but I like optimism better.
ReplyDeleteRed Sox fans, by contrast, are probably on a 24-hour watch.
I called this back in April. I'm done with the Red Sox. Pessimism has its place.
ReplyDeleteIf being a baseball player is somehow managing to suffer through a long season, being a baseball fan is suffering through many long seasons.
ReplyDeleteAnd you, sf, have miles to go before you sleep.
Play Ball!