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August 2, 2007
Sean McAdam is back for another edition of projo SoxTalk. Click here to listen to the audio file. Today's topics of conversation: a come-from-behind win for the Sox (at last); why we're likely to see Eric Gagne today; Dustin Pedroia's heady play; Pedroia and Lugo as a double-play combination; Julian Tavarez as a spot starter; and Minnesota's decision to play last night.
Here are some excerpts from Sean's comments:
On last night's win: "This team has had so few of those come-from-behind wins that they have to take some solace in the fact that they were able to do that. It does surprise you when a guy like Trachsel, who had an E.R.A. over 5, comes in and handcuffs them on one unearned run through six innings, but they to their credit were able to put something together late in the game and come back and win, which is something that has been a hallmark of this team in years past but not this year."
Gagne today: "Usually Terry Francona is a guy who doesn't want to wait too long to get a guy new to the team into action, so I would think in one way or another we would see Gagne if at all possible today."
Minnesota: "It's important I think to keep things in perspective and not ignore things that go on in the real world. These are -- even if they are played at the world's highest level by the world's greatest athletes -- these are merely athletic competitions, but sometimes they serve as a convenient diversion from what's going on in the so-called real world. I saw the Twins have already cancelled this evening's game. I think that they probably made the right call both times: playing on short notice last night because a lot of people had already arrived and it was probably a good thing to give people some time to work and try to save some people who had fallen from the bridge, and have that area closed off; and then today, as the work continues and the rescue continues, to not play the game and give everybody a day to kind of regroup."
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