Elmhurst Steve wrote:
The Royals have been playing good Baseball lately. You never know. But the Sox have allowed the Twins the opportunity to now control their own destiny.If they sweep the Royals, the Sox need to not only sweep the Indians, but win the make-up game with Detroit as well. Sox fans have to pack U.S. Cellular and give them as much support as ever. If they do not show up and support their team, they deserve not to advance. Buy the tickets, get loud and support your team. They are still in it. They are even in the loss column with the Twins. The Sox need to re-group and get that refuse to lose mentality. If the Twins do win the Central, they did a hell of a job in this series. Beating Jenks as they did, was something I certainly did not expect to see. That Carlos Gomez, is one hell of a ballplayer. Morneau and Mauer get a lot of press, but Gomez is another big reason they swept this series. Now, time to get it together, dust themselves off and come out fighting at home against the Tribe.
I've seen this most of the year. Jenks rarely comes in and goes 1-2-3. He's good for putting men on first and second usually. I think the Sox need to groom another closer, for Jenks' shelf-life is not long. Maybe Adam Russell or pickup K-Rod from the Angels and just go for it.
What a sad ending to an above expectations season.