Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Backs against the wall
What do President Bush and the Boston Red Sox have in common? They both must win tonight.
The third and final presidential debate is this evening and, to my mind and most everyone else's, John Kerry has taken the first two. Unless W. can pull a rabbit out of his hat, Kerry is going to have the momentum heading into November 2nd. And yet, despite his mediocre performances in the debates, I still don't think Bush is in trouble. Call it pessimism.
As for the Sox. First of all, what a game last night! Incredible. Mike Mussina was pitching a perfect game through 6 1/3 innings, the Yanks were up 8-0, Schilling got run out of the game early, and still Boston made a game of it. They trimmed the lead to 8-7 before New York tacked on a pair of insurance runs. I don't know if game 2 can top this. Actually, I seriously doubt it can. If Pedro Martinez loses tonight, Boston is cooked. Must win for the Sox as they can't afford to have sent their aces, Schilling and Pedro, out on the mound only to lose both games. If the Yankees do win tonight, I may have to adjust my prediction of NY in 7. Yanks could win it sooner than that.
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The third and final presidential debate is this evening and, to my mind and most everyone else's, John Kerry has taken the first two. Unless W. can pull a rabbit out of his hat, Kerry is going to have the momentum heading into November 2nd. And yet, despite his mediocre performances in the debates, I still don't think Bush is in trouble. Call it pessimism.
As for the Sox. First of all, what a game last night! Incredible. Mike Mussina was pitching a perfect game through 6 1/3 innings, the Yanks were up 8-0, Schilling got run out of the game early, and still Boston made a game of it. They trimmed the lead to 8-7 before New York tacked on a pair of insurance runs. I don't know if game 2 can top this. Actually, I seriously doubt it can. If Pedro Martinez loses tonight, Boston is cooked. Must win for the Sox as they can't afford to have sent their aces, Schilling and Pedro, out on the mound only to lose both games. If the Yankees do win tonight, I may have to adjust my prediction of NY in 7. Yanks could win it sooner than that.
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