JD Drew - Don't need to say much here... he's batting .258 in the playoffs, but he's made more clutch hits than anyone else... two last night.
Big Papi - Tito said he just needed one nice hit to get his mojo going again... If it wasn't the triple in Game 4, then it has to be his homer last night.
Coco - You're all gonna think that I'm a fair weather fan, but I have my Coco shirt on right now and I've been rooting for him all season. Tito looks like a genius for putting him in the lineup, but Coco deserves the credit... and more playing time.
Youk - Not only has he seamlessly filled in at 3B, but he didn't even blink when asked to become the new clean-up man... he had 2 hits last night and scored the winning run. He and Dustin are the faces of this year's team - no question.
Pedroia - Coco's at-bat and eventual game-tying hit will probably get more credit in years to come, but Dustin's 2-out battle with Grant Balfour was the stuff of legend.
Jason Bay - He earned a walk and scored on Drew's homer and his .371 BA in his first ever postseason FORCED Maddon to walk him in the 9th... you know the rest.
Jed Lowrie - Kid turned the biggest double play of his life like he was in the back yard... and I chuckled in the 9th when I found myself saying "If Drew walks, Lowrie will get it done." - How quickly I have come to trust him in the clutch.
Mark Kotsay - The guy has been awesome at 1B and made another GREAT play last night... he's also batting .290 in the playoffs, went 2-4 last night and scored from second on Coco's hit in the 8th. I feel bad for Casey, but Kotsay had really stepped up!
Papelbon - Giving up that double to Upton was bad, but his 8th inning made up for it and overall he's got 12 Ks, 2 walks, 3 hits and a 0.97 ERA in 9.1 postseason innings.
Masterson - He had me nervous in the 9th, but he stayed calm and earned the biggest DP of his life. It hurts my brain to think that he started the year as a starter in Double A Portland... he's officially the No. 2 guy out of the pen - period.
Tito - Starting Coco, putting Kotsay in the 9-hole and calling for Paps in the 7th... it all worked out... as if he planned it...
Maddon - Through 7 inning he looked like a genius for starting Kazmir... but his decision to walk Bay to get to Drew will be the move everyone remembers.
JD Drew - Don't need to say much here... he's batting .258 in the playoffs, but he's made more clutch hits than anyone else... two last night.
Big Papi - Tito said he just needed one nice hit to get his mojo going again... If it wasn't the triple in Game 4, then it has to be his homer last night.
Coco - You're all gonna think that I'm a fair weather fan, but I have my Coco shirt on right now and I've been rooting for him all season. Tito looks like a genius for putting him in the lineup, but Coco deserves the credit... and more playing time.
Youk - Not only has he seamlessly filled in at 3B, but he didn't even blink when asked to become the new clean-up man... he had 2 hits last night and scored the winning run. He and Dustin are the faces of this year's team - no question.
Pedroia - Coco's at-bat and eventual game-tying hit will probably get more credit in years to come, but Dustin's 2-out battle with Grant Balfour was the stuff of legend.
Jason Bay - He earned a walk and scored on Drew's homer and his .371 BA in his first ever postseason FORCED Maddon to walk him in the 9th... you know the rest.
Jed Lowrie - Kid turned the biggest double play of his life like he was in the back yard... and I chuckled in the 9th when I found myself saying "If Drew walks, Lowrie will get it done." - How quickly I have come to trust him in the clutch.
Mark Kotsay - The guy has been awesome at 1B and made another GREAT play last night... he's also batting .290 in the playoffs, went 2-4 last night and scored from second on Coco's hit in the 8th. I feel bad for Casey, but Kotsay had really stepped up!
Papelbon - Giving up that double to Upton was bad, but his 8th inning made up for it and overall he's got 12 Ks, 2 walks, 3 hits and a 0.97 ERA in 9.1 postseason innings.
Masterson - He had me nervous in the 9th, but he stayed calm and earned the biggest DP of his life. It hurts my brain to think that he started the year as a starter in Double A Portland... he's officially the No. 2 guy out of the pen - period.
Tito - Starting Coco, putting Kotsay in the 9-hole and calling for Paps in the 7th... it all worked out... as if he planned it...
Maddon - Through 7 inning he looked like a genius for starting Kazmir... but his decision to walk Bay to get to Drew will be the move everyone remembers.
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