May 5th v.s. Baltimore

[BeanTown33]

damn, who knew willy mo could catch? its been shocking the hell out of me.

[BeanTown33]

wow that was terrible....

[Jeff04]

Ya i know, we put him in to run and he runs us out of the inning

[MC Hammer]

Willie has come up big a few times already. Running us out of an inning when we already have a 3 run lead doesn't bother me.

[a700hitter]

He's a zero.

[ORS]

2 pitches, 2 outs = 100% efficiency

[Jeff04]

good game overall, papelbon looks good, offense was good too

[a700hitter]

papelbon won't even need to ice down after this game.

[mtbykr]

what a time for my directv to go out--5 minutes to gametime:rant: And of course their tech support can't figure out what's wrong so i get to wait and pay for a service charge and miss the next 3 games :rant: :rant: :rant:

 

However on the bright side----the sox won so all is ok in the world right now!!! Seemed like a good game to watch though!

[YanksHater213]

JUST got home in time to see Papelbon get the final 2 outs. Sounds like it was a good win.

[Ray10]

Youk with another shot tonight and Schilling continues to pitch like he did back in 04. Great win to keep the lead in first place and hopefully they can continue this tommorow against Bedard and the O's.

[redsox super fan]

leave it to Big Papi to bring us home .... once again

[yeszir]

Woohoo, decent game. Schilling was off and on, papi came through, and Paps shut the door. I was actually hoping Youk would make that last out so Paps could come in because I wanted the chance to see him. Jinx, I know, but hey, it's what I felt.

 

Also...Friday...slow night for the game threads.

[riverside sluggers]

hey guys, sorry about not putting up the batter vs pitcher matchups as I went out for another Sox game, what a game it is.

 

--Schilling continues to doubt the naysayers into the month of May. Not his best start, but got out of the jams to keep his team in the game. Ace

--Our offense is back to the days of yore, especially with RISP. A++++ to recent surge in that situational hitting dept.

--Lowell... lets just call him Mr. Double. We were giving him a standing O numerous times. His "power slide", oh yeah its just killing us -- 14 - 17 HRs, 40+ Doubles and 85+ RBIs is my estimated season tally

--Yoouk, continues to tear it up

--Time stopped at Fenway as Gonzalez got a clutch 2 out RBI double

--Wily Mo is flashing the leather

--Paps, enough said about him. First 2 outs on 2 pitches

 

Just think how better our team will be once Coco comes back.

[schillingouttheks]

UPDATEEEEE...

 

schillingouttheks: 6-3

RedSoxRooter: 2-0

ACL BoSox: 1-0

bosoxgirl34: 1-0

Soxfan#1: 1-0

jsinger121: 1-0

MANNYHOF24: 1-1

Beckett95: 1-1

riverside sluggers: 1-1

KeepTheFaith1229: 1-1

yankeessuck013: 1-1

stocker323: 0-1

One Red Seat: 0-1

Rdsxmbnt: 0-1

redoctober: 0-1

[Youk Of The Nation]

10-1 in Youk multihit games.

[hoefdj18]

oh man what a good night: f***ing sox won, im donrw with classes for the year, possibly under the influence, and did i mention that the sox won!!?! youk is on fire, two ove r the monster in two days. papi = clutch (duh)! mods feel frere to erase this, 'cuse tmorrrow im not going to remember posting this.

[RedSoxRooter]

Gotta say, before this is closed, good win and Welcome Back Kev.

[TheRivernator]

Youk with another shot tonight and Schilling continues to pitch like he did back in 04. Great win to keep the lead in first place and hopefully they can continue this tommorow against Bedard and the O's.

 

you do know you are trailing right?

[ksushi]

you do know you are trailing right?

 

 

Uh, actually we aren't. Its a tie for first place. Not trailing.

[TheRivernator]

Uh, actually we aren't. Its a tie for first place. Not trailing.

 

1 in the loss column and percentage points in win percentage.

[ksushi]

Tie for first place.

[TheRivernator]

Tie for first place.

 

I go by loss column, so I say we are in first. It doesnt really f***ing matter though, as the difference is so slim and we have over 130 games left. Either way, the loss column is the only way to standardize teams that have played more games. Also, trailing in the loss column means that you require the other team to lose, ie you need help to get back into first. It usually also insinuates that you have played more games if you trail in the loss column, but by none in the standings. If you also factor in the fact that a team like the yankees are playing at a .600 clip or so, and hence they are more likely to win on any given day than lose. Either way, it is a matter of semantics, but you will see me consistently tout the loss column as the sole marker of standings. I usually do not count on the win column for much as far as standings unless the loss column is tied....

[ksushi]

And if it was the win column that you bettered us in, you would go by that. Its a tie for first place.

[TheRivernator]

And if it was the win column that you bettered us in, you would go by that. Its a tie for first place.

 

Mark my words. I ALWAYS go by loss column, and you won't see me sway in that regard....