Re-Cap Of The ALDS

  I have to admit how terrified I was of the Angels when the Red Sox went to sunny California to kick off the postseason. People were saying, "Why is everyone so scared of the Angels? We have swept them 3 times in the postseason."  Well maybe it didn't occur to you, but they had 100 wins this year, and the second team in their division was 21 games behind them!  Not to mention they swept us twice during the regular season.   But, the postseason IS a whole different ball game, and we sure proved that.  Even though we won the series 3-1, we sure struggled for it.  Jason bay, what can I say?  We don't need Manny to be successful, and that is what I have said since day 1.  Not that I knew Jason Bay of all people would be the one to come through in the clutch.  What makes him more unbelievable is that he has never gotten a taste of the postseason, and still proves to be a natural.  Obviously the best performance of the series came from Jed Lowrie in the bottom of the ninth, a single to drive in the walk-off run to win the game and the series, what a clutch performance. Might remind people of a certain Navajo rookie who came up and owned the postseason last year?  Speaking of Jacoby, he continues to destroy the competition in October, hitting .333 in the ALDS.  You better believe Scott Boras is coming up with a big fat dollar amount to show to Epstein.  And if Jacoby keeps producing in the postseason, then why not give it to him? One thing I have noticed is that Pedroia hasn't been the MVPedroia we have all seen and love.  But I believe he will come up in a big way when we play the Rays in this upcoming series.