Every time they looked like they had the Red Sox on the ropes, they'd let them back into the game through unsightly defensive shenanigans. To paraphrase Dennis Green, the Red Sox are who we thought they were, and we let 'em off the hook. You simply can't give a red-hot team an extra out, and sure enough, the Red Sox took full advantage of the new life. The Red Sox weren't. The Red Sox made the plays.