Game 129: One Last Injury Game?
by Ben Buchanan on Aug 22, 2011 8:00 PM EDT
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Ellsbury and Ortiz may be back tomorrow, but for tonight, at least, it's going to be McDonald and Lavarnway instead of the two All-Stars.
Or, rather, Reddick and Lavarnway, since with a lefty on the mound, chances are McDonald would be in the starting nine anyways.
Unfortunately, because of this our lineup doesn't really stand up to the Rangers' nearly as well as it would on a normal day.
Hopefully Erik Bedard will finally have an uneventful start--some good offense, no shoddy defense, and a reasonable strike zone from the home plate umpire.
C.J. Wilson...well, he's pretty good. And a lefty. That's about all that really needs to be said for him tonight.
Go Sox!
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Evening All!
Go Sox!
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
Hey
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's pretty amazing to play a team 10 times and have 7 of those games on the road
There needs to be a balanced schedule
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I agree, that is pretty ridiculous
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
why are those guys hi fiving each other?
because one of them caught the bat?
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
Probably a Texas thing
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Troll!
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
hey
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
Move
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Move
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 22, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Erik, can't you ever luck into a normal game?
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 22, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it just me, or are Don and the crowd both getting super pumped for every bit of contact the Rangers make?
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Maybe they are still scarred from the opening week
where everything the Rangers hit was a home run.
Orsillo's hysteria meter rivals Caron's at times
He does seem extra amped up tonight. He knows how horrific the TX series are for the Sox.
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
I'm not saying that was playable
But CC broke the wrong way
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CC has done everything wrong this year.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
He has been disappointing
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I have to ask some questions about Crawford
What are the Sox doing with him at this point? Would he be working with anyone? How does it work when someone has taken such a dive?
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~Bill Veeck~
I don't know
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish Tito or Crawford or anyone would say something about the situation
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~Bill Veeck~
They probably want to keep things in-house
CC is under a lot of pressure
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully over time he can adjust to it.
If not……..
Right, but I feel it is like the elephant in the room
or the gorilla in the room, whatever that saying is
I think his problems are psychological but I’m no doctor.
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which is why they probably want to keep it in house
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
he works harder than anyone on the team
bad season, but he will come around
OTM's biggest Clutch Carl fan.
I am not knocking Crawford or mocking his decline
It just seems odd to not hear anything about it except from fans and the crazed media. The Sox can be diplomatic or Crawford could say something.
My ‘expert medical analysis’ aside,it is understandable if he is having adjustment probs.
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go read this
http://bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?&articleid=1360466
he is a quiet , hard working texas country boy, so don’t expect much said.
OTM's biggest Clutch Carl fan.
Good b/r on Crawford but he's freakin' doomed
far too sensitive and delicate for Boston
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
poor CC, it's gotta be hard
I think ARod is a similar sensitive type but unlike Crawford, he chooses to hide his fragility by being a jackarse
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~Bill Veeck~
I get people being upset with Carl
but to not root for him is stupid.
OTM's biggest Clutch Carl fan.
I don't know
I am somewhat biased, but if you’re spending several hundred dollars for a game to see the guy you’re kinda pay for just absolutely suck… I get it.
I don’t think I’ve actually booed Carl, but I could be mistaken. There were some nasty, cold April games where my patience were gone.
I'm not rooting against him
But he’s very frustrating to watch
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
he needs to see my naturopath
he’ll be a first ballot in Cooperstown
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
Time for Lavarnway to lead off with a three run home run.
Yep, I said it!!!
Hola, amigos!
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
Carl Crawford is closing his stance earlier, but not really taking much of a timing step.
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and if he started with it more closed, he'd have it closed even quicker.
You can’t reinvent the wheel, but I think it should be closed just a bit more. At least it isn’t like April and May, when he looked like an idiot up there.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
What do we care about JD Drew now that we've got Reddick?
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by playing LF
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Move Reddick to LF
Drew’s defense is better
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
Because Reddick is coming down to Earth. He’s been the worst hitter on the team over the last thirty days.
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if Heidi's update comes from before or after the one that said Tuesday was possible for Ortiz.
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Who cares, I'd watch Heidi reading the phonebook
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Off topic note
I pitched today for the first time in 39 days (yes I counted). A little pain a few hours after pitching but a few days rest should do my arm some good.
"Remember, it's not over until the fat lady drops one."
Hopefully the rest does the trick
if not, Bartolo Colon has a doctor who can help ya out
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~Bill Veeck~
A witch doctor or something because regular docs don't save careers like that, lol
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I'm back, that's all, formerly known as Sox-Inda-South!
I'm not fat so taking some of my ass fat and injecting it into my arm won't do the trick.
"Remember, it's not over until the fat lady drops one."
A blown call in our favor?
What are the chances….
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
Of course,
now Napoli will just hit a 2-run bomb instead of jogging to first…
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Aug 22, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Or not!
Hooray Bedard!
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Aug 22, 2011 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
HELLO OTM !!!
We got some payback due us with this tx team !!
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Aug 22, 2011 8:53 PM EDT reply actions
Scutaro isn't using batting gloves
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Good thing McDonald helped out Wilson with that pesky pitch count.
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I know right
I went to check the TB game after Scutaro struck out and 3 seconds later I turn back and the inning was over.
Are you guys gonna do an article on the MVP race?
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I wouldn't call it a race
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
You're right, what would you call it though?
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The Bautista domination campaign
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
not really
hitting just .268 with 5 homers since the All-Star break
Which makes him...
Still pretty far ahead of the field.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 22, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Ells and Pede don't have a chance?
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Not at the moment.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 22, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Except against Scutaro
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep.
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Aug 22, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Reddick caught that
But he misplayed it
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here we go...
Awful call
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~Bill Veeck~
Yay, a blown call against us, it feels normal again
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Hey, Gizmo
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
howdy
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Aug 22, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Almost all MLB umps are incompetent now.
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someone please tell Crawford
“play hard always”
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His defense has been awful
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Eff you, Eddings.
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
The ump should be fined
Bedard should have been out of the inning ten minutes ago.
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
tex announcer said he is averaging 3 minutes per batter
thats ridiculous
OTM's biggest Clutch Carl fan.
and he's thrown 59 pitches through 3
plus, it’s hot
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Wilson isn't setting any speed records either
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
great pitch to swing at
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now would be a nice time
for the offense to wake up
Is there a bad time?
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The Sox couldn't hit CJ Wilson before he was good.
They’ve never done anything against him at all. This will be a long night…..
Someone tell Doug Eddings
Ump hard always
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 22, 2011 9:27 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Rec'd
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone tell Doug Eddings
We replaced you with a robot.
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Aug 22, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
And there was much rejoicing.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 22, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
we can dream, at least.
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Aug 22, 2011 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
PA !
I will not go that far ,but he makes me wish for more
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Aug 22, 2011 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
and probably a better fielder than Lowrie
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Aviles is nothing special
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
He has more upside than Aviles
Injuries have been the problem.
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Ryan Lavarnway homers here.
Calling it. Unless he doesn’t, in which case I didn’t.
But he will.
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Papi isn't on the DL.
And nobody is coming off the DL until rosters exapnd, so no.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 22, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
If only he wasn't so consistently screwed over.
I want him back in ’12.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 22, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
and when he gets injured, we bring up Tazawa or Doubront
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
We’ve got tons of depth. Perfect time to take a risk on an injury guy.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 22, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not really high on Tazawa
And the jury is still out on Doubront
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Better an out-jury than an in-jury,
amIright?
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Aug 22, 2011 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
'bout 20 feet or so.
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
by Tessie's Dad on Aug 22, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
OK I realize that Bedard is taking a while
but these Texas announcers will not stop bitching about it. Every 5 seconds they complain about it. That is just as annoying.
To play where?
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
He stinks behind the plate
And the Sox have a better DH and 1B
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Tek stinks behind the plate too
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Napoli is worse
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
and he hits much better
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
This guy hits better too
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
My former dentist had a copy of Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
as reading material. Funny funny stuff. I have never been able to find a copy.
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thanks, just ordered!
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OK, now I don't know which one the dentist had
I will search for this one so I can have them both. All dentists should have funny stuff like this as reading material.
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
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Not enough
The Sox don’t need to carry three catchers all year. And a back-up 1B/DH is a wasted roster spot.
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
yes,
which means Tek wouldn’t have been back if Napoli was acquired.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
That wouldn't have happened, especially with an untried catcher like Salty as the only alternative
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
and what's Tek going to provide?
veteren wisdom?
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
An experienced back-up catcher who is familiar with the pitching staff
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
The familiar with the pitching staff thing is the only thing
that makes him worthwhile. And then it’s up to the front office to determine how valuable that is.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
he trapped it!
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
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and there goes Gonzalez
swinging at everything
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Bedard must have trapped it
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
He's so immature
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
playing in a hopeless situation in front of indifferent fans can't help
We’ll solve the Cubs problem for them, give him a home where 38,000 crazies show up for each game.
The Cubs like to copy the sox,
so we’ll send them a shit SS in return for him.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
so it doesn't look like Bedard will be able to go 7
think we’re gonna see Albers or Aceves?
I feel for Bedard
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This is bad.... because there is a very real chance this is the ALDS.
I wants me some Muddy Chicken….
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I'm back, that's all, formerly known as Sox-Inda-South!
No, he has hung a few this inning
The fact that it was a swinging strike in the last AB doesn’t make it a good pitch.
I have concerns over a pitcher who seems to have zero stamina.
it is 750 degrees out there!
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
and how long has it been since he's been off of the pitch count?
You have to actually pitch for a while to build stamina. Bedard is always hurt.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
are you both really unhappy with how he has pitched since coming to the Sox?
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no
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone has serious concers over their #3 starter
except Philly.
and really, if the Sox would score some runs...
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I have serious concerns about the Red Sox playing any playoff game
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
while wearing your tux and a gore-tex coat
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99 isn't that big of a deal
Nothing compared to the, good lord, 120+ degrees on the surface of Three Rivers or Riverfront.
it was higher than 99 when the game started
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he is better than Lackey, Aceves, Wake, Miller, Dubront, Weiland, possibly a bit better than Buchholz
OTM's biggest Clutch Carl fan.
he's pitched well enough to have a couple wins
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I'm not sold on Buchholz either
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
another headcase but I think he is pretty good
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Can someone find me Francona's Red Sox record
for the month of August?
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I hate that pitch selection and location,
but I don’t think it was even in the zone
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Texas is the one team I would not be confident facing in the playoffs.
Everybody else I know we can beat. Not so sure about Texas.
why?
We’re playing them missing three key players and we played them during the worst slump of the season. We might lose to Texas in the playoffs, but I wouldn’t rather play NYY instead of them.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
We have barely beaten them the last few seasons.
I would much rather face the Yankees than Texas. They just seem to have our number. No matter what the circumstances, Texas always seems to beat us.
Bedard-Wilson won't even happen in the playoffs
Half of the lineups that Texas or Boston created during those games won’t happen in the playoffs. Texas is a good team, but Im not sure how indicative these games are.
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by BoldandBrash on Aug 22, 2011 10:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I would. I don't see any difference in talent between NYY and Texas
And I think this whole media-created rivalry gets the best Sox perfomance against the Yanks.
My dad taught me, “Never get in a fist fight if the other guy is more pissed off than you are.”
Texas is more pissed off than Boston when they match up.
that is quite funny
they need to rename DRays Bay to this
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They picked up Uehera and Adams at the deadline
both top of the line bullpen arms to go with their closer Feliz.
So, yeah, good.
They have the 4th highest ERA in the AL
They have the 2nd highest FIP, and are middle of the pack in xFIP
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
do you keep these stats handy or are they in your head?
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
Tatooed on my arms
I get them updated every year. It’s very painful. :-)
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha!
It is impressive. You have no idea how long it takes me to find stats and even longer to interpret them.
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
You just have to know where to look
Fangraphs is a great resource. So is Baseball-Reference.
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Has it improved this month?
I know their bullpen was a dumpster fire leading up to the deadline. I thought it had to have improved.
I don't either
does Nolan Ryan still pitch for them?
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
Good arms, bad results
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
They got Mike Adams from SD who is pretty good. Feliz is struggling last time I heard.
When life gives you questions, Google has answers.
Wilson
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
what commercial?
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
oh sorry
the dunkin donuts commercial. the one where she doesn’t say what kind of dunkin donuts she likes & just pretends to act all cute
I never noticed her
most commercials bug me so I mute or fast forward
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
in that commercial?
have you seen her in it? she’s so phony & full of it. (i am also a girl, but maybe if i were a guy i’d think it’s cute)
I guess i just don't see it, i think she's kind of creepy looking
and at least for me, being an idiot is always a turnoff when it comes to a guy
I agree, dumb men are def not the move
I don’t care how good looking or whatever other talents. Stupidity is a turn off and willful ignorance is just as bad.
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
Oh absolutely
For people I am actually really attracted to, they have to be brilliant, hence my marriage to a ph.D. But she is definitely pleasant to look at.
Tek joke, even worse.
Nick Green, at least, is a pretty handsome dude.
Tek…not so much.
Tek comes across as a wet blanket in interviews
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
ha, no way!
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
Yup
LLWS
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
This probably isn't rational, but
I’m not happy with Ellsbury and his 88mph bruise right now.
Would you rather it turn into a nagging issue to our 2nd/3rd best player for the playoffs?
Dude got hit in the spine.
+1
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd rather him not be hurt by an 88 mph fastball.
Seriously. In the back. 88 mph.
You do realize that 88 mph is still pretty friggin' fast
Injuries don’t care if humans can hit 105 on the speed gun.
Yup
It also depends where you get hit
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
do you realize 99 degrees is still pretty friggin' hot?
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
I can tell you that I have been hit by 88 mph pitches before.
and I wasn’t a major league player.
It doesnt matter who threw it.
If it hits you right it is going to hurt like hell.
Exactamundo
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I know.
I started this by saying it’s not rational.
But, still, my expectations exceed the rational.
99 degrees is hot
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
stop with the Tito bashing!
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
Gizmo isn't a Tito basher
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
not at all
but i do wonder what his lifetime august record is with the red sox.
Im sitting here thinking they seem to collapse every august
OTM's biggest Clutch Carl fan.
Including this year
The Sox are 124-95 (.566) in August under Tito. That’s a 92-win pace. Those numbers includes 2006, when a crippled Sox team was 9-21 in August.
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a feckin' nightmare
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Going back to 2004 (records in August)
2004: 21-7
2005: 18-9
2006: 9-21
2007: 16-13
2008: 18-9
2009: 16-12
2010: 15:13
So not horrible. But they do tend to have one summer month a year (June-August) where they do struggle. August seems to be the month in 2011.
Think injuries might have something to do with that?
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I would assume so.
Just have to ride it out, hope Tampa and New York cool off and get hot when everybody comes back.
How so?
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, perhaps I misunderstood
but this post combined with your questioning Tito’s record in August seemed suspiciously like
Tito bashing
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
check out my avi, you know I support them
but based on those two comments, it seemed like you were fixin’ to go all Philly on us about Tito
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
never he is the greatest red sox manager of all time
people that bash Tito are stupid.
OTM's biggest Clutch Carl fan.
he is fragile
everyone knows it
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
agreed
but my bias prevents my for any positive things to say about Lowrie/Reddic
OTM's biggest Clutch Carl fan.
Two pitches in the same spot, two different results
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Yay! Lackey pitches tomorrow!
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
See, I like Lackey.
I don’t like Papelbon, or at least today, Ellsbury.
Like how Sean doesn't like Beckett for personal reasons...
Pap strikes me as a guy I would not want to be anywhere near in person.
by all accounts he's one of the funniest guys in the clubhouse
perhaps its the (over?) competitiveness?
Paps seems like an arse
Ells seems like he has a chip. Drew seems cool though. I think Papi and Pedroia are annoying ( don’t ban me Ben)
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
I think I would like Bard, Lester and Pedroia the most
Youk may be a little bit intense, Gonzo a bit too laid back. Lowrie strikes me as someone with interesting points of view.
I think Papi would be awesome.
Of course Pedroia is a dick. In the same way that Rondo is: players you love to have on your team, who everyone else hates because they’re wangs.
Pedey would get annoying after loses
but great after wins.
and McDonald strikes me as someone who is
too cool for school, he really needs to check his stats but I don’t know any of them ,just basing it on the interviews I have seen.
Samatha’s link make me think of this: Something about the Tito/Pedroia relationship bugs me too. There was a time I found it endearing, now it is annoying when Tito mentions playing cribbage with Pedroia.
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
Papi and Pedey seem like the two coolest guys on the team to me
Papi is always cracking jokes, Pedey seems like he’d just be one of those pest types during games
I have no issue with Lackey
I am looking forward to his start tomorrow, no sarcasm tags needed
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
I'm glad that was DMac striking out
and not Ellsbury. Heal up pretty.
People hate you?
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Pitch garbage time?
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by Drugs Delaney on Aug 22, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
The Rangers are right up there with NYY and TB
on the list of teams I despise.
I only rooted for them against the Yankees.
And I will root for them when they play TB this year. But outside of that I really hate that team.
Good Night All!
I really wish Crawford didn’t make the last out of the game. Lackey will right things tomorrow.
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."
~Bill Veeck~
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