Bloody Sox Laundry, 9/28 - Belated BDay Congrats to Pesky, Papi Wasn't Framed

by bdalebs on Sep 28, 2009 5:01 AM EDT in Daily Links

Alright, let's get it out of the way:

The Yankees celebrate, and the Red Sox shrug - Extra Bases

The Yankees won. Good for them. Wait for the playoffs.

Pretty much this.

Happy Birthday Johnny Pesky! - Fenway West

Totally missed that one - my bad. Perhaps I shall create a calendar of Sox players' birthdays. I mean, who wouldn't want to wish Pokey Reese a happy birthday?

Red Sox coach John Farrell won't manage in 2010 - MLB Daily Dish

Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell is a hot commodity among teams looking for a manager. Will he finally land a job? Let's find out.

Good news, I guess. He gets to polish Lester, Buch and Dice-K next year, and perhaps take Varitek on as an apprentice. After that, we're going to struggle to find someone to replace him as we go into the crazy offseason that will be 2010-2011.

After the jump, a scouting report on Schwing-da-hammah, and a look at that "foul tip" that missed Papi's bat by several inches.

Scouting report on prospect Seth Schwindenhammer - Fire Brand of the American League

Really hope this kid makes it - SO many opportunities with his name.

David Ortiz’s phantom foul: Would’ve been strike, anyway - Boston Herald

Kinda sounds like the third base umpire is just backing up his peer, but you never know.

Comments and links to get us through another Monday would be nice.

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Right.

Kinda sounds like the third base umpire is just backing up his peer

Protect the shield,baby. Protect the shield.

Goddamn that DeMarlo Hale.

by Bloggy on Sep 28, 2009 8:09 AM EDT reply actions

I do not understand Francona

How is it that a team like the Red Sox that plays so much better at home does not seem to concern themselves with the division title?

VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010

by gizmosandy on Sep 28, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions

Because the division was out of reach at this point.

Even assuming an incredibly unlikely sweep we’d still be, what, 3 games behind? Better to be well prepared for the playoffs than ill-prepared with an outside shot at switching 1 home game to an away game.

by Ben Buchanan on Sep 28, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

It's not just this past weekend, its the entire second half mentality we seem to have

I agree on some levels with the “just get in” approach. But it seems like the entire organization thinks of the division title as an after thought every season.

VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010

by gizmosandy on Sep 28, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't think we TRIED to have that shitty July.

I think we very much saw the division slipping away and did our damnedest to turn it around. But some times you just play bad.

by Ben Buchanan on Sep 28, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions

what about last September?

the Rays were catchable.

VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010

by gizmosandy on Sep 28, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

The Sox went 16-10, but lost 2 key series to the Rays.

If they outplay us, they outplay us.

by Ben Buchanan on Sep 28, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Sep 28, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions

sat guys

VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010

by gizmosandy on Sep 29, 2009 7:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Would other fielders have had a shot at this play?

Probably a lot.

by Lolmoarpl0x on Sep 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I was going to say "Ells Sucks" again, but I don't know about that play in particular.

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by bdalebs on Sep 28, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions

He's an MFY fan (or at least anti-Red Sox)

Why bother, BS? He’ll never say anything nice about the Sox. Ells probably should have had it. But it wasn’t an easy play and the field was sloppy due to rain.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Sep 28, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

He's usually pretty cool about it.

I didn’t get to follow the game by anything other than tweets, so I was just keeping the topic up for debate. It might have been a bad read, or an impossible play that he almost made – I don’t know.

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by bdalebs on Sep 28, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions