13 October 2008

ALCS Game 3

Before the game, the TBS announcers said something to the effect of: "Jon Lester will be tough on the Rays. If I were Tampa Bay, I'd focus on Game 4. I mean, if they win tonight that's good. But they need to be determined to win Game 4. Garza's going to be asked to go deep and the bullpen is depleted, after all."

In other words: "Jon Lester is going to throw a complete game shutout and the Rays have no shot."

Oops. I didn't know "the best pitcher in baseball" was someone who would rack up a loss after getting shelled for 5 runs across 5.2 innings, including two homers.

(Wow that was a satisfying game.)