4/19 Lefty Lester vs. The Lone Rangers

[Mr Crunchy]

nice time to be a boston fan eh fellas
wow
bruins in a wild one
why phil kessel sat is beyond me as hes been the best player on the ice this week
and the sox put 2 in the rangers hat execution style while paps buries another body
mind boggling how manny stays on the ball and the other teams still pitch to him rather than youkilis

[riverside sluggers]

Manny! MVP! The bad man is on pace for a 51 HR/170 RBI season

Oh and Happy Birthday to me, some good luck afterall B)

[a700hitter]

Thanks. Did they have the shift on?

Yes, they had the shift on. When he dove for the ball, he was already in short RF. It would have been tough for him to throw out Papi if he picked it up cleanly. He was pretty far out and he dove to his backhand. When the ball trickled away, it rolled behind him allowing Pedroia to score. Pedroia got a good read and a good jump off second base.

[a700hitter]

He's actually throwing strikes tonight, which I suppose is nice, but the strikes he throws are easy ones to handle. Like I said last time he pitched, until he start commanding the ball around the knees, he's going to suck. Get well, Bartolo.

His problem seems to be that he can't throw strikes down in the zone. Most of his strikes are up in the zone. The result will be lots of hits if he continues to locate there. Someone pointed this out in his last start. It might have been ORS. I was at the game tonight, and I took not of how seldom he threw a strike low in the zone. There has to be something they can do with his delivery to help that situation.

I didn't see where Pedroia's ball hit in the 8th inning. How far above the OF ers glove did it hit. It was a real wall scraper. Did Manny's ball leave Fenway? I didn't see it land.

[CrespoBlows]

His problem seems to be that he can't throw strikes down in the zone. Most of his strikes are up in the zone. The result will be lots of hits if he continues to locate there. Someone pointed this out in his last start. It might have been ORS. I was at the game tonight, and I took not of how seldom he threw a strike low in the zone. There has to be something they can do with his delivery to help that situation.

I didn't see where Pedroia's ball hit in the 8th inning. How far above the OF ers glove did it hit. It was a real wall scraper. Did Manny's ball leave Fenway? I didn't see it land.

It hit the light tower on its way out, and still left the yard.

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200804192556826

[a700hitter]

It hit the light tower on its way out, and still left the yard.

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200804192556826

Thanks for the link. It was quite a blast.