Sunday Game Thread: Jays @ Sox

by 0157H7 on Aug 17, 2008 1:52 PM EDT in Open Thread

Red Sox

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. J.D. Drew, RF
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. Jed Lowrie, 3B
8. Alex Cora, SS
9. Jason Varitek, C

Josh Beckett, SP

Blue Jays

1. Joe Inglett, 2B
2. Marco Scutaro, 3B
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Vernon Wells, CF
5. Adam Lind, DH
6. Rob Barajas, C
7. Lyle Overbay, 1B
8. Brad Wilkerson, LF
9. John McDonald, SS

Shaun Marcum, SP

Game under way. Josh Beckett already sucking. Marcum yet to pitch.

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Game over already. The offense will struggle to score one run off of Marcum.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 1:54 PM EDT reply actions

beckett...

worst start of the year.

by Tippecanoe on Aug 17, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply actions

Actually, he's had a bunch of those.

Our team record in his games is 12-10. Not very ace-like. Also, he’s gotten about 5.27 runs of support in each game.

by 0157H7 on Aug 17, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

but nothing like this

6 runs and only 2 outs??

by Tippecanoe on Aug 17, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s still an ace. Daisuke’s shiny 14-2 record isn’t fooling anyone.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Lester

Lester is the ace of this staff

by Gnick on Aug 17, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

nah, it's still Beckett

go compare their K-rates, BB-rates, etc.

my blog // calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy // past results do not guarantee future performance

by Sky Kalkman on Aug 17, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Dice-K

isn’t routinely stinking the place up. Guess how many starts he’s had with 5 or more runs? Two: 6-21 and 7-28. How many for Beckett? 6 (counting today).

by 0157H7 on Aug 17, 2008 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

shocker: you WANT your pitchers to be inconsistent, given their ERA

you’ll actually win more games giving up 3, 3, 3, 3, and 8 runs than 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

my blog // calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy // past results do not guarantee future performance

by Sky Kalkman on Aug 17, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Over/Under: Sox score 2 runs.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 1:56 PM EDT reply actions

6-0

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 1:56 PM EDT reply actions

lester is our ace

anyone wanna argue?

by Tippecanoe on Aug 17, 2008 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

I wouldn’t argue that. He has been an ace.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Seconded.

by 0157H7 on Aug 17, 2008 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

But Beckett has also been an ace this season.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

This game doesn’t change that.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions

Buchholz maybe coming in.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions

sweet

by Tippecanoe on Aug 17, 2008 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions

and finally it’s over

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 1:59 PM EDT reply actions

wow, no one bobbled on that play? holy shit.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 1:59 PM EDT reply actions

i hate to sound bush league, but beckett really should of took something out of pedro’s playbook and threw one up near someones chin to get them hesitant in the box early.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:01 PM EDT reply actions

Ew

by soxaholic on Aug 17, 2008 2:01 PM EDT reply actions

now here comes the sox offense, struggling against marcum.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:01 PM EDT reply actions

i wonder...

maybe he has some injury we dont know of.

by Tippecanoe on Aug 17, 2008 2:02 PM EDT reply actions

he looked good to leadoff. his velocity is there.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:02 PM EDT reply actions

oh btw

bannister blows

by Tippecanoe on Aug 17, 2008 2:02 PM EDT reply actions

ells with a hit.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:03 PM EDT reply actions

now pedroia needs to hit a 2 run jack.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:03 PM EDT reply actions

nope, instead they’ll ground into double plays.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

Pedroia's second GIDP in two games

by soxaholic on Aug 17, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

this fucking bullshit.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

oh, eff this

we’re winning this. idc if its marcum. we’re gonna put up 8 runs now.

by Tippecanoe on Aug 17, 2008 2:05 PM EDT reply actions

they won’t. it wouldn’t matter if it was a #5 starter. they’d make him look like ace material.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions

this dude marcum has been throwing balls left and right and they keep hacking at shitty pitches.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

Just think....

We get Byrd vs Halladay again on Friday! Woohoo!!

by Tippecanoe on Aug 17, 2008 2:07 PM EDT reply actions

i fucking hate any team that ends in AYS

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:08 PM EDT reply actions

this is bullshit. the jays are mediocre. their lineup sucks. it should be 1-2-3. 1-2-3. 1-2-3.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply actions

Youk slammed his helmet down after that

by soxaholic on Aug 17, 2008 2:10 PM EDT reply actions

instead it’s the sox that decide to dump a big turd.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:10 PM EDT reply actions

did someone tell them that it’s not halladay pitching today?

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

beckett just doesn’t have it today.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:12 PM EDT reply actions

10-3 yankees

bannister is an awesome pitcher

by Tippecanoe on Aug 17, 2008 2:13 PM EDT reply actions

why is it that the sox are the only team who can make a mediocre lineup look like an all star lineup? i don’t get that.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:14 PM EDT reply actions

yay

a scoreless half inning for becks

by Tippecanoe on Aug 17, 2008 2:15 PM EDT reply actions

unfortunately it’s too little, too late. the sox offense is going to make marcum look like cy young today.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:16 PM EDT reply actions

they may get a base hit, but the next batter will be determined to ground it into a double play on a shitty pitch that’s 20 inches outside.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:17 PM EDT reply actions

drew always has a good eye. leadoff walk.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:18 PM EDT reply actions

now turn these baserunners into runs.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions

I FUCKING HATE WELLS YOU FUCKING PIECE OF DOG SHIT!

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

that’s it, i can’t watch this fucking turd of a game anymore. i’ll come back later on to check the score. have a good afternoon everyone.

by redoctober on Aug 17, 2008 2:26 PM EDT reply actions

by BoSox415 on Aug 17, 2008 4:00 PM EDT reply actions

ill take an rbi triple, though.

He who hesitates is tagged out between first and second base.

by BoSox415 on Aug 17, 2008 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

Clay

Reading the Globe this morning, it appears Clay enjoyed pitching in relief.

“It felt like I didn’t have to go out there and try to set up any hitters,” Buchholz said. "I went up there and threw a lot of fastballs, mixed in some offspeed stuff.

“I thought the double that got hit off of me [by John McDonald], it was a fastball riding up and in, and he kept his hands inside the ball, got it up in the air, and hit off the Wall. I was really in a more comfortable phase than I have been.”

….

Buchholz called the inning a “confidence booster,” something needed for a pitcher who is 0-6 with an 8.19 ERA over his last eight starts.

Personally, I wouldn’t mind seeing Clay come out of the bullpen once Wakefield comes back. He’s certainly got a live enough arm, and it might put him in a better frame of mind come next season.

Manny ain't the only bad man.

by tommy.otm on Aug 18, 2008 7:57 AM EDT reply actions