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(vs. RED SOX, 3/28) O[spring Training]

Today's win over the Red Sox was only a Spring Training game, and it didn't count.

Hardly! It was an EVENT! Big Papi's last game ever at Jet Blue Park. Even in the 8th inning, nearly an hour after Ortiz had left the park on a golf cart and was probably out on a gulf course or meeting his supplement guy, the ESPN announcers were exhorting the Red Sox to come from behind and win one on Papi's Big Day.

This game MATTERED!!!!!

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Hardly! It was an EVENT! Big Papi's last game ever at Jet Blue Park. Even in the 8th inning, nearly an hour after Ortiz had left the park on a golf cart and was probably out on a gulf course or meeting his supplement guy, the ESPN announcers were exhorting the Red Sox to come from behind and win one on Papi's Big Day.

This game MATTERED!!!!!

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They said Buck understood. And that was why he brought the grandson of the Great Carl Zastrzemski to bear witness.

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Hardly! It was an EVENT! Big Papi's last game ever at Jet Blue Park. Even in the 8th inning, nearly an hour after Ortiz had left the park on a golf cart and was probably out on a gulf course or meeting his supplement guy, the ESPN announcers were exhorting the Red Sox to come from behind and win one on Papi's Big Day.

This game MATTERED !!!!!!!

I agree that this game mattered a lot.

First of all, the Orioles' "B" team beat the Red Sox' "A" team pretty handily. Most expected the opposite to happen.

Secondly, Mike Wright pitched a solid 5 innings ...... against the Red Sox' "A" team.

HOWEVER ...... this is the "Pessimistic View" thread.

You will see that I had a completely contrary view of the same game in the "Optimistic View" thread:

(vs. RED SOX, 3/28) O [spring Training]

The Orioles appeared headed for a drubbing today, with their (mostly) "B" lineup going up against the Red Sox' "A" lineup.

Mike Wright managed to pitch 5 effective innings of 1-run ball, and the Orioles' offense scored 5 runs.

In the 8th inning, with the Orioles leading by a score of 5-1, the Red Sox added a couple of runs off of Brad Brach.

http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/151554-The-Optimistic-View/page2

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