July 2nd @ Florida

[ORS]

I think Abercrombie's hit got into his head. That was a nasty, darting, diving cutter (slider?) that was an absolute pitcher's pitch, and Abercrombie golfed it to the wall. He probably couldn't get that result again in 10 tries. He needs to learn how to just shrug it off and move on. Come on Uggla, give us a slow roller........IF pop will do.

[Cocos Disciples]

Nice, 2 outs, he seems to have settled down some.

[Rdsxmbnt]

brilliant

[Cocos Disciples]

Beautiful. Bottom 3 in the order get on, Top 3 cannot do squat. He better cool down though, he won't do that every inning.

[BoSox21]

wow, bases loaded with no out and they escape unscathed

 

Lester is money with the bases loaded....its the fact that he gets there so often that worries me

[Yolo-Golo-Va]

Hey at least Lester has a the best infield to rely on.

[Cocos Disciples]

He didn't need it last inning, but yes, that does help.

[Yolo-Golo-Va]

Damn Ortiz!

[BoSox21]

Papi!!!!! just sick

[Cocos Disciples]

Announcer Boy doesn't even say anything. It's becoming a daily routine with this guy.

 

Here's Papi....the pitch....there it goes.

[BoSox21]

the best thing about that homer is that on FSN Florida, they were showing Papi's 2 dingers from yesterday immediately before that pitch

[a700hitter]

Hopefully, Lester will settle down and throw strikes more consistently, so he can go past the 5th inning.

[ksushi]

It’s been reported that Manny is nursing a sore knee. With the game well in hand, I can see why Tito took him out of the game.

 

I was talking about something that happened quite a while ago. Around the time Manny hit his first homerun, he hit two in one game I think, and he was starting to hit the ball well I believe Francona sat him in two games this week.

[ksushi]

Lester has zero control from the stretch its something he needs to work on, but when he gets in grooves getting the first batter out and he begins to roll, look out.

[Yolo-Golo-Va]

Atta boy

[BoSox21]

nice inning for Lester

[ORS]

Low-pulse rate inning there. That's a nice change.

[Papelbon58]

crap, baserunning mistake

[Yolo-Golo-Va]

Picked. Schweet

[BoSox21]

beauty pickoff there

[BoSox21]

goddamnit, someone tell MLB.TV that theres no commercial break going on right now

[ORS]

Should have charged it, Youk.

[ORS]

I have to give the Marlins credit, they are coached very well at "avoiding" the pitch by making themselves bigger targets.

[Yolo-Golo-Va]

Ugh, Tavares in the pen with a one run lead. Lets hope for some run support.

[riverside sluggers]

He'll get the White Sox next time out. If his command is anything like it is today, he's gonna get pummeled by that lineup

[ORS]

He seems alright at dealing around the mess he made. He definitely needs to hit his spots better. It's a shame that Wells got plunked on the knee and Clement just flat out sucks, because Lester ought to be finishing the year in Pawtuckett working on command. Don't get me wrong, the kid has the stuff for being up, but his command is just a bit less than what it needs to be.

[RoyNHSox]

About 100 pitches now…I doubt Lester comes back for the 6th. Props again to the way he battles out of jams.

[Papelbon58]

im sure they are trying to help him, and yes he will get crushed with his control like this, but he at least is a better shot at a win than Clement, or Wells or Johnson for that matter

he has to learn and he has the stuff, he just has to control it.

[BoSox21]

if we can just make it to the 8th. Paps can go 2 today

[riverside sluggers]

Terry its a close game as it is and the 2 baserunners you signal to steal a base are... Trot & Manny