Blue Jays Tear Red Sox To Pieces In 16-2 Rout

by Ben Buchanan on Aug 20, 2010 10:22 PM EDT in Game Stories

This one was bad from the beginning, and it just got worse.

The Jays beat the Red Sox down today with nine big runs against the team's ace, Jon Lester, and seven more against the back end of the bullpen.

Lester was worse than we've seen him in a long time, not even recording an out in the third inning before giving up eight hits, three walks, and two homers to allow those nine runs. Lyle Overbay alone picked up six RBI against the lefty, providing both home runs.

Brett Cecil and the Jays bullpen, on the other hand, barely had any trouble at all shutting down the Red Sox offense. They allowed nine hits, three walks, and two runs on a Dusty Brown double in the seventh, but other than that kept the Sox completely off the board.

With the news of Dustin Pedroia hitting the disabled list again, this game had the feeling of being that of a defeated team. They can talk positive all they want, but it's no great stretch to think this group may have packed it in for the year tonight.

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They sucked eggs.

And if you’ve been watching the news you know how bad eggs are right now.

by dsharp on Aug 20, 2010 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

LOL word

Bridge year. Bridge year. Bridge year.

There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.

by return2greatness on Aug 20, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions

from what to what?

it wasn’t supposed to be a bridge year.

by RickD on Aug 21, 2010 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Didnt you hear Theo in the offseason?

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by bestbostonsports on Aug 21, 2010 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions

170mil payroll,

doesn’t sound like a bridge team, does it?

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by BoldandBrash on Aug 21, 2010 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Considering how much of that was in expiring contracts, sure it does.

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by Rogue Nine on Aug 21, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, but it depends what you call a bridge.

Bridge to me means it’s a down year before contending. 170 mil doesn’t really fit my mold.

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by BoldandBrash on Aug 21, 2010 1:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Well look at some of the contracts:

$13 mil Ortiz, we didn’t think he would be worth that, he probably will though
$12.5 Lowell
$9 mil Lugo

That’s $34 mil on players Theo was assuming probably wouldn’t (or can’t) contribute much when he made the statement, though I mean, there isn’t much difference between $170 and $136mil, we should still be very competitive.

But honestly Theo was right in his evaluation, it is a bridge year but I seem to remember him saying that the goals haven’t changed, healthy this team wins the east, take a look at mmmmm’s analysis at the end of the “It’s the bullpen…” post.

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by Rogue Nine on Aug 21, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions

MY interpretation of bridge as I said above is a rebuilding year in which the team won't contend,

which obviously wasn’t/isn’t the case. It is a bridge year in the sense that we are bridging to new contracts next year. My point was that the goals shouldn’t have changed, which you said Theo said they didn’t. I don’t care how much money he has in “sunk costs” because that’s his fault. I’m not comfortable calling a team with that payroll a bridge team/year based off of my definition, especially when the payroll goes up to sign new FAs. However, I’m in no blaming Theo for this year’s results.

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by BoldandBrash on Aug 21, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Hard to be positive after that.

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

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by Bloggy on Aug 20, 2010 11:53 PM EDT reply actions

Somehow we manage to luck out and both the MFY and rays lose

by B_Edelman on Aug 21, 2010 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions

was at that Yankees game, it was ugly, Felix pitched amazingly well

A supporter of the MFY.

by Edgware on Aug 21, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Well, believe it or not

an ass-kicking like that only counts as one loss. Doesn’t seem right, but there it is.

Dust ’em off and go at it again today.

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by Bloggy on Aug 21, 2010 7:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Well

to say they packed it in I disagree with

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by bestbostonsports on Aug 21, 2010 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions

I said no such thing.

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

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by Bloggy on Aug 21, 2010 7:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Lester throws one game a year like this where he has nothing.

2008 bomb @ Toronto
2009 bomb @ NYY

It still was painfull to watch.

Rays and pinstripes both lost and both have tough matchups today. Anderson can throw a gem much like Price and Vergas is a lefty killer vs Vazquez who struggles most in day games.

Reality check… WCE# 35.

by went9 on Aug 21, 2010 3:31 AM EDT reply actions