Red Sox owner John Henry said, “a good team can easily lose to an inferior team in a short series. So our goal really is to make the playoffs and try to win.”
No no no no no. That’s the words of someone trying to turn a profit. That’s the small mindedness of “meaningful games in September.”
I like the talk I’ve heard from the Mets this year. Ask Santana who the best pitcher is and he says Santana.
Mark Teixeiria gets it. His focus is to repeat as champion. It’s nice to hear a few guys in Queens thinking the same way.
You can’t have the mindset that “oh well we lost to a hot pitcher.” Chasing the wild card might make sense after September 20th but when the wild card talk starts in June you aren’t focused on the goal. Meaningful games in September means sending Tom Cylon Glavine to the hill for a do or die. No thanks.
Win the World Series. Then win it again.