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1:53	Boston.com - Hi chatters. Chad will be here to take the baton from Adam Kilgore in a few minutes, but feel free to start submitting questions now . . .

2:05	Chad Finn - Hey guys -- Is that Kilgore punk done yet or what?

2:07	Chad Finn - I believe Adam just shattered my Boston.com chat length record. And it's going to stand for a while, I suspect. The dude is seriously the best. Anyway, let's get to the questions . . . curious what the optimism level is for Game 2.

2:08	[Comment From Paul ] Good afternoon Chad. I think a nap before the game tonight will be a must! This one is going extra innings I fear. Do you see this as a must win? For the Angels I mean ; )

2:11

Chad Finn - I'm all for naps, no matter what the circumstances. I like your tone, but I'm pretty worried about this one and the series as a whole, and that's coming from someone who wrote "i like this team" about 100 times over the last month or so. I'm nervous as hell that there's something wrong with Beckett that we don't know about. He's had a 4.53 ERA in the second half, gave up 30 hits in 24 innings in Sept/Oct, and just hasn't resembled the same guy he was in the summer.

2:12	Chad Finn - So the key is getting to Weaver, and I think they can, though he's had decent success against them in the past. Really, really, really hoping to see a three-run bomb from VMart or Ortiz in the early going.

2:12	[Comment From GreasyWindow] Adam went two hours. You can beat that.

2:13	Chad Finn - Adam's much younger than me. You're lucky if I don't fall asleep in the middle of this sucker. These late night games are a grind for an old man like me.

2:13

[Comment From supwithyou]
Biggest surprise from yesterday: Lester losing? Lackey winning in post season? Umpires being horrible? Ramirez nailing Hunter? JP Losman winning a football game? Left Fielder, not named Manny, being horrible defensively? Or WEEI not having any dent in its ratings, while 98.5 showing decent ratings?

2:15

Chad Finn - Wow, lots of options. I'd have to say Losman winning, although he is the signature player of the UFL. (Was Cade McNown unavailable?) Lackey was no suprise to me -- he's a very good pitcher, and he's had some pretty impressive starts against the Sox the last couple of years. (Remember the near no-hitter at Fenway?). Have to admit I was a little disappointed in Lester. He was good, but it wasn't out of the realm of possibility to expect him to be great. His command was off just enough to make him hittable.

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