No, Debalic, it wasn't that bad, except Smash made a point of saying he wouldn't worry about the 14-1 shellacking they got last week unless the Yanks came into the Red Sox crib and beat them there.
Well, they did just that. Not only did they lose, but they lost in the same manner they lost to the Yankees last year in the playoffs. How bad is that? The last manager got fired for it, now the new manager makes the same mistake to the same team in a pivotal series...
Not good. Not even remotely good. The BoSox peaked too early and are suffering from the long win streak slump in precisely the wrong time to get hit with that malady.
Yes, the Mariners suck. I can say that with no garnishing or hedging. but Ichiro is doing something incredible by maybe breaking a record which has stood for 84 years. It will cement his place in Cooperstown and validate his record in Japan. Something I suspect Pedro Martinez would give his right nut for at about this time. After all, he called the Yanks "his daddy" last night. How embarrassing is that?
Stick a fork in 'em. The Sox are done.
Totem