April 4th @ Kansas City

[Youk Of The Nation]

I like the Grizzly Adams thing Youk has got going on.

[example1]

Damnit! 3-1, why not send the runner? If that's Jeter I imagine Torre is sending him.

[ANiMAL]

Damnit! 3-1' date=' why not send the runner? If that's Jeter I imagine Torre is sending him.[/quote']

 

agreed; just our luck that francona doesnt send him and it turns into a DP

[BoSox21]

Beckett needs a few efficient innings now

[example1]

I think the odds would say that Francona isn't going to send many guys in that situation, but why not put some pressure on the Royals D?

 

Beckett is pitching okay, given that he's in the "passive Josh" mode, where he lacks the fire that he has in his truly outstanding outings. Of course, he's also keepin ghis head about him pretty well.

 

Reyes and Beltran with bombs in the 7th. The Mets look pretty good. Sweeping the Cards...

[TheKilo]

The strikeout pitch to DeJesus might have been the worst he's thrown all night.

 

Please no more hangers, Josh.

[example1]

He's falling behind quite a bit, but he's not leaving many hittable pitches over the plate either.

[Youk Of The Nation]

John f***ing Maine? 6IP, 1 H?

[riverside sluggers]

how was that last pitch not a strike?

 

EDIT: Gotta give credit to Beckett still. He seems to be determined to stray from being a 1 pitch guy. We'll start to see the good stats when it warms up as he has an arsenal of: Blazing fastball, changeup 85-88 range, nasty curve

[TheKilo]

Send him for the 6th? I would.

[TheKilo]

He's falling behind quite a bit' date=' but he's not leaving many hittable pitches over the plate either.[/quote']

 

I agree, when he's missed he's missed low. Can't get hurt down there.

[example1]

Oh yeah, you need Beckett to go as deep as possible if he's comfortable with it. Nice aggressive pitch in that last at-bat. Beckett has done a very nice job of keeping the ball down.

 

EDIT: you wrote it first TheKilo.

[ANiMAL]

how many more innings for beckett?????

 

id say at least one more out because he struck gordon out twice

[a700hitter]

how was that last pitch not a strike?

That final pitch of the walk was definitiely a strike.

 

I just came to after Lowell made the second error.

[riverside sluggers]

Kyle Snyder & Javier Lopez warming up...

[ANiMAL]

Oh yeah' date=' you need Beckett to go as deep as possible if he's comfortable with it. Nice aggressive pitch in that last at-bat. [b']Beckett has done a very nice job of keeping the ball down.[/b]

 

EDIT: you wrote it first TheKilo.

 

gameday shows it down - thats good; maybe he can excape his first game with no homers

[ANiMAL]

where was ortiz's ball caught? gameday shows it on the line of the fence

[Youk Of The Nation]

More like ten feet away.

[a700hitter]

Drew has a sweet swing.

[BoSox21]

time to blow this one open

[riverside sluggers]

major league debut for this relief pitcher, may the Sox bats please give him a rude welcome to the bigs

[TheKilo]

I'd really send Beckett out, but can understand why Tito is [most likely] going to the pen.

 

edit - JD Drew is going to have a monster year.

[ORS]

Is every Varitek AB in a big spot going to fill me with this much dread?

[southpaw]

way to go Tek!!!!

[riverside sluggers]

Alright Captain, great AB to fight off 7 pitches until getting the Sac fly, 3 run ballgame again

[Anuj09]

Lets go Cco

[TheKilo]

Nice job by Tek, and do my eyes deceive me? A non-hacking Coco Crisp?

[a700hitter]

Time for crisp to get a hit

[BoSox21]

typical coco....

[riverside sluggers]

Crisp now 0 for his first 7