August 9th @ Kansas City

[jsinger121]

a miracle we got out of it without any runs scoring.

[Cityofchampions33]

Cheers to that

[schillingouttheks]

Look, I'm happy our pitching isn't sucking humongous dick tonight, but the lack of run production through the first 7 is starting to get to me. 4 runs against the Royals isn't doing it. They need some more.

[Goalstopper]

we just need a run

[Cocos Disciples]

What was Bell arguing about?

[Goalstopper]

c'mon youk

[schillingouttheks]

Our offense sucks. No runs against Dohmann. This is just amazing. I know we're winning, but my god, nothing has changed with our offense in the past 2-3 weeks.

[riverside sluggers]

another threat against the Royals bullpen and nothing, Youk ends it fittingly with a 3-pitch K. Even worse he was caught looking at a fastball over the heart of the plate

[a700hitter]

More men left on base. The Sox only have 7 hits. This is the worst this team has looked all year.

[riverside sluggers]

More men left on base. The Sox only have 7 hits. This is the worst this team has looked all year.

 

Dont forget the 8 walks given up by KC, and reaching on base from 2 errors

[RoyNHSox]

That inning was gift wrapped for the Sox. Kapler reaches 1st on a bad call and Javy nearly hits into a DP.

[a700hitter]

Timlin needs to come up big in the 8th.

[a700hitter]

He gets the tough Teahan on a slow grounder to second base.

[BoSox34]

"All the negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, and it stinks, and it sucks." -Rick Pitino

[a700hitter]

Manny played that right. If he dives for that and it gets by him, it's a triple.

[Cocos Disciples]

Timlin needs to get in a groove, we can't have question marks throughout the bullpen. Be nice to shorten the game a little, but Timlin and even Paps have struggled lately. Just gotta get them under control. The defense will be there, the offense will come back.

[jsinger121]

This offense outside of Manny/Ortiz sucks

[Beckett95]

cmon timlin get out of this inning unharmed so Paps can close it out in the 9th.

 

If we can win tonight, that all but gurantees that the Sox win the series.

 

Schilling vs. Hernandez tommorow should be a massacre. (Hernandez's is 2-7 with an era of 8.54)

[a700hitter]

Can any of our catchers throw anyone out?

[Cocos Disciples]

No?

[Cocos Disciples]

Thank god, insurance por favor.

[jsinger121]

Can any of our catchers throw anyone out?

 

Lopez is not a good defensive catcher and does not have a good arm and never has.

[a700hitter]

Timlin does the job! Another slow roller to Second base.

[Romine16]

Im listening to the game right now and just saw that the yanks won...it could be a good thing or a bad thing....I would love to see the Sox win the East!! But, I dont care if they can get the wild card and get back into the playoffs!! I just hope Tavarez and Seanz can get their heads back in the game!!! What does everyone else think!!!

 

 

Ryan

[Cocos Disciples]

Yes, it would be nice if we made the playoffs and our pitchers didn't suck...

[a700hitter]

Lopez is not a good defensive catcher and does not have a good arm and never has.

It just seems that we never throw out a baserunner. I think Benjie Molina could steal against us. Posada is throwing out legit base stealing threats every night.

[schillingouttheks]

Im listening to the game right now and just saw that the yanks won...it could be a good thing or a bad thing....I would love to see the Sox win the East!! But, I dont care if they can get the wild card and get back into the playoffs!! I just hope Tavarez and Seanz can get their heads back in the game!!! What does everyone else think!!!

 

 

Ryan

I think you overuse exclamation marks. But I'm just picky, don't worry. You sound enthused, that's always a plus

 

I think we have no place in the playoffs if we can't win the East. The point is to win. 2nd place in the East is nothing but the first loser. I would be happy if we got into the playoffs through the wild card, but I believe that in the first round, we would have absolutely no shot at getting through the Tigers coming off of the regular season. Let some other team give the Tigers a dose of postseason play before we handle them (assuming an advancement to the ALCS, even though as things look now, I'm not too optimistic about that at all). We needed a starter, and we got nothing done. Our #3 starter is a rookie who's struggling mightily right now, and running out of gas down the stretch. Wells, I can't say anything abuot him until I see him go out and pitch a bit more. Jason Johnson is penciled in for a loss (don't think for a minute you'll ever see another outing like that from him again).

 

I want the East. If we can't finish ahead of the Yankees, then I don't see how this team will survive in the playoffs.

 

Welcome back, I see you joined back in January, but I hope you decide to stick around this time. :thumbsup:

 

Also, your avatar reminds me of a modern day fairweather "Red Sox fan." <_>

[Goalstopper]

thank god for the wild card.

[jsinger121]

9 walks so far and we have only 4 runs. just awful

[schillingouttheks]

Going for another 1 run win against the Royals. Absolutely disgusting. This team has been really sucking lately. Someone needs to take charge in the clubhouse and get this team fired up. They look so f***ing flat out there it's almost gross to watch.