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September. . . . A New Season?
September 2, 2008
September: A new season: or a "pre playoffs". . . I've said this many times and will continue to say it, the way a GM and Manger plays the "GAME" of call ups, team roster management, and usage of the players in september, can make a good team great, and a bad team terrible, it's a whole different ball game and the pressure on the team, is much like if not MORE important than the playoffs. . .
Let me explain, we're five games behind to a team, in my opinion, doesn't have the post season experience, the depth or the horses, quite frankly for the post. The Rays have had a great season, have had everything go right for them, BUT, if they had any of the injury issues the Sox or the Yanks even have had, they'd be in the cellar, or darn close to it. September, the month of the 40 man roster, the call ups, the auditions for the show, the usage of the minor leagers, and resting your starters are all a HUGE part of the chess game behind the game. . .
AND . . . Theo and Tito are masters at it. . .
That 5 game lead, is like 1/2 game lead for anyone else in my estimation, we have more home games, we have a roll going into these next few, we are a winning team with the right horses available at the right time, and even though we haven't been 100% all season, we have had certain guys step up in a big way (Lowrie, Lester even Ellsbury).
I look for us going to the playoffs and ready to go in the fashion we're expected to do, dominate, and get to the World Series, I never expect less, but this year, I just flat out like the resiliance, the strength, the depth, and the talent we have.
Ok, I've said enough for the day, OREGON DAVE OUT!
-Oregon Dave
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