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Managing from the Couch, Indians @ Red Sox: Game 7 ALCS

By john • Oct 21st, 2007 • Category: boston red sox, cleveland indians, eric wedge, joe torre, joel skinner, managing from the couch, ryan garko, terry francona

October 21, 2007 - Game 7 of the ALCS between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. The Indians took a 3-1 series lead before dropping Game 5 in Cleveland. The series shifted back to Boston last night with the Red Sox tying it up and forcing a winner take all in Game 7.
The Situation [...]


Managing from the couch, Angels @ Red Sox

By john • Oct 3rd, 2007 • Category: boston red sox, josh beckett, los angeles angels, managing from the couch, mike scioscia, terry francona

October 3, 2007 - Game 1 of the ALDS between the Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox.
The Situation : The line ups have been announced.
Both teams have CY Young candidates on the bump.
20-7, 3.27 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, .245 BAA Josh Beckett
19-9, 3.01 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, .254 BAA John Lackey
It’s pretty much a push with [...]


Managing from the couch, Padres @ Rockies

By john • Oct 2nd, 2007 • Category: bud black, clint hurdle, colorado rockies, jamey carroll, managing from the couch, matt holliday, san diego padres, trevor hoffman

Watching this game on TBS there were a handful of things that stood out. From personnel changes to umpire calls and even to decisions that have long ago been made by Major League Baseball.
I’ll take a look at some of the points that I thought were critical in this playoff deciding battle between the San [...]