QUOTE(WCSox @ Aug 31, 2006 -> 06:17 PM)
^^^
Even though the Sox played an ugly series, they won two of three, got a quality start out of Javy (when was the last time that happened?), got a decent outing out of Garland, and captured the WC lead. A sweep would've been nice, but it's unrealistic to expect one... even against the Devil Rays. It wasn't pretty, but they won the series. That's good enough for me.
That's the same stuff I heard after complaining about the sox only taking 2/3 from the Cubs and Pirates earlier this season, or the split with KC.
These are the teams they need to sweep. If they miss the playoffs, it'll be because they can't beat really bad teams.