June 5th @ Oakland

[jacksonianmarch]

leaving pitches up again.

[RedsoxFanInNYC]

Stop throwing balls.

[jacksonianmarch]

Stop throwing balls.

 

 

 

Stop sucking balls

[riverside sluggers]

Manny is RED hot lately.

 

In terms of Lugo, he certainly could be a low .200s - mid .200s kind of guy. He only really had 1.5 solid seasons in TB. Drew's power drain is interesting, seeing as he had that shoulder issue.

 

Yes a career .273 hitter will only hit in the low .200s for the rest of his career

 

Eh Id say he had 3.5 good seasons for the Rays, but nice trying to make it sound worse for Sox fans

[RedsoxFanInNYC]

DiceK is going to be gone after the 5th' date=' he is becoming increasing hard to watch, over the the last three starts.[/quote']

 

I'd let him stay in needs to eat innings. Don't rescue the chicken let him learn if he walks people he's not getting rescued,

[VA Sox Fan]

Dice-K has been shaking off Jason a lot tonight. Didn't Beckett tell him about that after his 2006 season?

[riverside sluggers]

leaving pitches up again.

 

Duh duh duhhh

 

Pitcher cant stay cool and collected if he is rushed out there for every inning

[TedWilliams101]

My only concern with Dice-K is getting adjusted to the smaller American baseball. If he can and can get his pitches working the way he wants, he should be nasty. But again, that takes time.

[jacksonianmarch]

Yes a career .273 hitter will only hit in the low .200s for the rest of his career

 

Eh Id say he had 3.5 good seasons for the Rays, but nice trying to make it sound worse for Sox fans

 

He had 3 yrs in Houston where his BA was below .265. Last yr, in LA, he had a BA at .215 and thus far he has hit .227. Do I expect him to stay at .227? Probably not. But it isnt out of the realm of possibility for him to hover around .250.

[VA Sox Fan]

Fk'n Ellis...glad that was foul......

[MANNYHOF24]

Manny is RED hot lately.

 

In terms of Lugo, he certainly could be a low .200s - mid .200s kind of guy. He only really had 1.5 solid seasons in TB. Drew's power drain is interesting, seeing as he had that shoulder issue.

 

Manny has not been driving in runs or hitting home runs. I am talking about the kind of Manny Zone in which he hits about 5 Jacks in a week. We have not seen good power from Manny or Ortiz this season. I would rather have Ortiz around .295 with 20 homeruns rather than .330 with 10 homeruns. So once the duo gets hot in terms of power, that can carry a club offensively for a long time.

[riverside sluggers]

I'd let him stay in needs to eat innings. Don't rescue the chicken let him learn if he walks people he's not getting rescued' date='[/quote']

 

1 Walk

[TedWilliams101]

Ah, actually 2, but not a big difference.

[jacksonianmarch]

I'd let him stay in needs to eat innings. Don't rescue the chicken let him learn if he walks people he's not getting rescued' date='[/quote']

 

and let him throw 150 pitches and blow out his arm, like your boy chan ho. Have you an ounce of baseball knowledge or do I smell a troll?

[MANNYHOF24]

Stop sucking balls

 

This actually made me laugh.

[jacksonianmarch]

Manny has not been driving in runs or hitting home runs. I am talking about the kind of Manny Zone in which he hits about 5 Jacks in a week. We have not seen good power from Manny or Ortiz this season. I would rather have Ortiz around .295 with 20 homeruns rather than .330 with 10 homeruns. So once the duo gets hot in terms of power' date=' that can carry a club offensively for a long time.[/quote']

 

Manny may not have that kind of "zone" in him this season. This is the latest into a season that he hasnt had double digit homers in a LONG time. His power may finally be coming down a bit with age. OR, he could be pulling a yankees.

[RedsoxFanInNYC]

1 Walk

 

No no my fault that came out wrong. What I ment was let him pitch no matter what. Pen needs a light days work.

[jacksonianmarch]

No no my fault that came out wrong. What I ment was let him pitch no matter what. Pen needs a light days work.

 

Sniff sniff Anyone else smell troll?

[TedWilliams101]

K. Now is it fair to say that DiNardo is out pitching Dice-K...

[riverside sluggers]

Blah, I have no patience anymore for these fairweather fans on Dice-K... have fun eating crow later on

[MANNYHOF24]

Manny may not have that kind of "zone" in him this season. This is the latest into a season that he hasnt had double digit homers in a LONG time. His power may finally be coming down a bit with age. OR' date=' he could be pulling a yankees.[/quote']

 

Manny IMO should probably have about 13 Jacks. I can count at least 5 balls that due to conditions were not homeruns. In other words Manny is going to hit 35 Homeruns and drive in 115 runs.

 

DiceK is starting to piss me off right now.

[RedsoxFanInNYC]

What happens when you keep falling behind Dice K pretend your in japan and just attack these guys.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I hate this team sometimes.

[RedsoxFanInNYC]

Sniff sniff Anyone else smell troll?

 

Troll?

[jacksonianmarch]

Blah' date=' I have no patience anymore for these fairweather fans on Dice-K... have fun eating crow later on[/quote']

 

DiceK is running into the same issue that Igawa was. Except Dice has much better stuff. In Japan, they pitch high and get away with it. Here, you throw high and they'll let it fly. He needs to change philosophies or he will be a circa 4.5ERA kind of pitcher.

[TedWilliams101]

I am not saying Dice-K is trash. All I'm saying is that DiNardo is out pitching him. Period. You can't say Dice-K has been good lately. I'm not worried about him, but the results have been there. It just sucks that DiNardo is shutting us down while Dice-K isn't shutting the A's down.

[jacksonianmarch]

Troll?

 

You

[riverside sluggers]

DiceK is running into the same issue that Igawa was. Except Dice has much better stuff. In Japan' date=' they pitch high and get away with it. Here, you throw high and they'll let it fly. He needs to change philosophies or he will be a circa 4.5ERA kind of pitcher.[/quote']

 

Yep what he does in his first year will be what he does for the rest of his Sox career

[MANNYHOF24]

Blah' date=' I have no patience anymore for these fairweather fans on Dice-K... have fun eating crow later on[/quote']

 

I think he will be a good pitcher, but I don't see the 97 MPH I was told about all winter that would enable him to be a dominint ace. I could be wrong and he may win multiple Cy Youngs but I don't see it right now.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Only 2 runs.