As I was asking a friend, how does any work get done in Boston in September or October? Great offensive explosion, love to see the dagger stuck in. 7 runs! Amazing. I love the bottom of this order: Mirabelli, the OC, and Mueller: leaves no rest for the wicked. We’ve been seeing a lot of the “good hitter gets on base, good runner/defensive man pinch-runs” in late innings (Reese for Bellhorn and Kapler for Nixon today) and I think that’s a testament to the depth of the roster Theo Epstein assembled. And Foulke got back to form, killing them softly with his change.
Today’s game confirms the fact that the Yankees bullpen - a huge part of their late-90s success - is very weak. Quantrill’s been added to the list of faltering Yankee bullpen pitchers, which is really Torre’s fault for overworking him.