August 8th @ Kansas City

[RoyNHSox]

Seanez up in the pen for the first time in weeks

 

And it isn't mop up...

[jacksonianmarch]

no jacksonian, they are a half game ahead

 

they came into today a half game behind and now they are tied. The white sox and the red sox are still playing so the twins have only gained a half game to this point.

[noonanberg]

i get the feeling hansen might be a bust, or at least not live up to the hype. i dont see him being the dominant closer the sox have envisioned. he may be solid, but i dont see him being as great as projected.

[Cocos Disciples]

Correct, Jacksonian.

[ACL BoSox]

umm we need a double play

[Cocos Disciples]

Shiiiiiit. Now Toucan Rudy comes in to save the day?

[jacksonianmarch]

i get the feeling hansen might be a bust, or at least not live up to the hype. i dont see him being the dominant closer the sox have envisioned. he may be solid, but i dont see him being as great as projected.

 

He may have been overexposed. You never bring up a guy in the same season he is drafted.

[Buckeye]

For Pete's sake....

[riverside sluggers]

Lester stuff wise reminds me alot of Andy Pettitte however he should still be in the minors IMO.

 

Do the Sox have the luxury of sending him down?

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

the Yankees are about to take control of there game and the Royals are about to take control of this game......

 

unless something crazy happens

[riverside sluggers]

back to back 1-run games Hansen will end up widening the margin

[Buckeye]

the Yankees are about to take control of there game and the Royals are about to take control of this game......

 

unless something crazy happens

 

What the hades are we doing?!?!?!?

[jacksonianmarch]

Do the Sox have the luxury of sending him down?

 

He does nobody any good when he can only go 5 innings and put you in a deficit.

[riverside sluggers]

He does nobody any good when he can only go 5 innings and put you in a deficit.

 

Ok Sox send Lester down, with no moves in the future for starting pitching... do pray tell what is the 5-man rotation

[Cocos Disciples]

Yeah, let's use Johnnson AND Snyder in our rotation. With a mix of Pauley?!

[jacksonianmarch]

And the yankees take the lead as the sox let the RoyAAAls pull away. Is this the twilight zone?

[Cocos Disciples]

Sox aren't out of it, dick, it's a 2 run game in the 6th against the f***ing ROYALS.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Do the Sox have the luxury of sending him down?

I never said they did however you might be retarding his growth right now. I dont think Lester is ever going to be a guy with great control. He had a near 1.30 WHIP(career) in the minors so hes never going to be Curt Schilling or Mike Mussina control wise however with a little more time in the minors it would have been something he could work on.

[ACL BoSox]

minimal damage

[Buckeye]

And the yankees take the lead as the sox let the RoyAAAls pull away. Is this the twilight zone?

 

... or some kind of evil alternate reality?

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

The rotation should be Schilling, Beckett, Wells, Wakefield, and Clement....its amazing how bad things have gone this year.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

He does nobody any good when he can only go 5 innings and put you in a deficit.

yep

[riverside sluggers]

I never said they did however you might be retarding his growth right now. I dont think Lester is ever going to be a guy with great control. He had a near 1.30 WHIP(career) in the minors so hes never going to be Curt Schilling or Mike Mussina control wise however with a little more time in the minors it would have been something he could work on.

 

Its his 1st season and now youre saying automatically he's going to be like this for the rest of his career.

[a700hitter]

This is sickening. We are playing like the Royals and Tampa Bay. They have an excuse, because they have 99 cent payrolls. This is ridiculous.

[jacksonianmarch]

Ok Sox send Lester down, with no moves in the future for starting pitching... do pray tell what is the 5-man rotation

 

Right now nothing is working. I wonder if bringing Lester up now and basically having him take his lumps in a pennant chase is the best thing for him. If I were Theo, I'd have a talk with the kid and gauge his feelings. If he looks like he is baffled or shaky, then maybe it is best for the future to send him down. As good as Paps is, Lester has been the jewel of the sox system for a while now and if he blows up, then all those potential deals where he was desired are wasted opportunities.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

ROLF Jimmy Gobble? Jesus the Royals suck.

[riverside sluggers]

The rotation should be Schilling, Beckett, Wells, Wakefield, and Clement....its amazing how bad things have gone this year.

Well I was asking him what he wants the rotation (excluding Wakefield, Clement) to be now since he wants the Sox to send down Lester

[a700hitter]

Yeah' date=' let's use Johnnson AND Snyder in our rotation. With a mix of Pauley?![/quote']I heard Pauley has been DL'd.

[jsinger121]

I heard Pauley has been DL'd.

 

He has with a forearm strain

[RedSoxRooter]

Look, 3 innings to go and Gobble's on the mound. You guys are too stressed.