I admit that I was in fact rooting for the Brew Crew. I think the Sox would have fairly easily beaten them too but I also think that the combination of their lineup, their bullpen (most important), and their willingness to think "outside the box" could have stolen a game or maybe two.
Yelich was pitched around and was stone cold when he wasn't. Brewers were certainly a very imperfect team (they did get swept by Bucs in a five game series after all), but Counsell, who'd been mostly brilliant all season through the NLDS, made some poor decisions on taking starters out too soon and overusing Jeffress, who was toast by end of Sept.
Actually, Porcello was pretty effective, but it is tough to win when you don't score. But who could have expected a win last night going into the seventh down by four. Maybe if Betts and JD start hitting but they didn't. The heros - Pearce, Moreland, Holt, Devers and the new Joe Kelly. This is an amazing team. Have you noticed their dugout. They seem to love playing for Cora.
No question that they like playing for Cora. I don't remember another Sox team that scored as many 2 out late inning runs.
