Today in Buffalo...

by Allen Chace on May 15, 2008 3:09 PM EDT in Game Stories Comment 14 comments

Bartolo Colon:

6 IP. <70 pitches. 4 Ks, 1 H (1B). 0 BB.

And, for no particular reason, Jed Lowrie, after his first ML HR:

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2 players that should be playing in the majors

OMG, I can’t believe I just said I want Colon on our rotation…

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 15, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You guys play the Yankees

You don’t want Colon in your rotation. I promise.

Northeastern University Huskies: Mediocre hockey, guaranteed.

by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Eh.

Colon will give us some quality innings. I’m not too concerned that prior to arm surgery he lost a couple of blow-outs to a last place team.

Manny ain't the only bad man.

by tommy.otm on May 15, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

By the way

This is scary. These guys will be sticking around for a long time. I’m sure they’ll hit some speedbumps, but they’re a hell of a team.

Manny ain't the only bad man.

by tommy.otm on May 15, 2008 8:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Tell me about it

I was hoping that Kazmir would sign anywhere in the NL.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 15, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Call me perverse

but I want to see more competition, not less. So it’s great that the Rays are shaping up as a contending team.

AL East: Mutally Assured Destruction for the next five years. Should be fun.

Bottom 9th B:1 S:0 O:0 With Bill Mueller batting, Dave Roberts steals (1) 2nd base.

by britsoxfan on May 16, 2008 4:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're perverse.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 16, 2008 4:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But seriously, you've got a point.

Though, I wonder just how well the old guys (us and the Yanks) will be able to keep up with the young kids (the Rays).

If they can turn one of their remaining SP prospects into a ~~closer~~ relief ace, there may be no stopping them. This might be somewhat conceited, but it’ll be kind of like when the son (or daughter) finally gets to the point of consistently beating their parents at something. There’s pride, bitterness, energy, shame, awkwardness…the list goes on.

In other words, bring it the f on.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 16, 2008 4:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It'll be like

the War of Independence :-(

Bottom 9th B:1 S:0 O:0 With Bill Mueller batting, Dave Roberts steals (1) 2nd base.

by britsoxfan on May 16, 2008 6:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rays

Did the ~~Devil~~ Rays finally succeed in ousting that loser of an owner they had?

Here are the players signed to long-term deals:

Carl Crawford: LF, 4th year of 6-year, $31M deal
Evan Longoria: 3B, 1st year of 9-year, $44.5M deal
James Shields: RHP, 1st year of 7-year, $44M deal
Scott Kazmir: LHP, 4-year, $39.5M starts in 2009
Carlos Pena: 1B, 1st year of 3-year, $24.125M deal
Dan Wheeler: RHP, 1st year of 4-year, $13.5M deal

I think Longoria was a year or two premature, but they did lock him up for a long time. Too long, probably. I’m sure they’ll need to make adjustments along the way. Shields is an excellent value signing.

They need to lock up B.J. Upton.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on May 16, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You just reminded me of how deep we are in dog s***

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 17, 2008 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, and give Colon one more start in the Bucket

and bring him up. At worst he could be in the pen, getting a ton of strikeouts and eating innings. At best, he’s potentially a middle of the rotation starter. Don’t underestimate his talent.

Bottom 9th B:1 S:0 O:0 With Bill Mueller batting, Dave Roberts steals (1) 2nd base.

by britsoxfan on May 16, 2008 4:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thats a thought

Though, I see him being a middle relief man 2-3 innings to start with a nice move to the rotation after the All-Star break. We’ve all seen what he can do, and I feel that we’ll see that again. Especially since he is on a legitimate team, all the more reason to perform above all others expectations.

I must say though this slump has really got me down here this week, damn where is the middle relief when you need to count on it?

by AJCOTE on May 16, 2008 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs