5/30 - Beat the birds.

[The Prodigy]

Jeff Bailey?? When did he come up?

[yeszir]

Jeff Bailey?? When did he come up?

When Dice K went on the DL

 

Also, gotta love that 3-1 strikeout call. That pitch was so good it counted as 2 strikes.

[Thumper]

Same mistake as back in Seattle. Not putting Papelbon in. Delcarmen is better than Timlin but I'd still perfer Paps on the mound at this time. He can go more than one inning. But no, it's all about the damn save.

[redsoxrules]

Same mistake as back in Seattle. Not putting Papelbon in. Delcarmen is better than Timlin but I'd still perfer Paps on the mound at this time. He can go more than one inning. But no' date=' it's all about the damn save.[/quote']

 

I agree , hopefully it works out and we find a way to win this game

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

I'm sick of watching Manny Delcarmen throw fastballs down the center and walking batters

[The Prodigy]

i agree

[Thumper]

Warm up Papelbon PLEASE.

[The Dustball]

Jesus. Throw strikes. He really needs to go right after Mora. Markakis batting would not be good...

[The Prodigy]

finally

[Thumper]

I hate you Tito. I hate you so much for driving up my blood pressure at 19. f*** you.

 

Now put Papelbon in dammit. f*** the save.

[The Dustball]

I hate you Tito. I hate you so much for driving up my blood pressure at 19. f*** you.

 

Now put Papelbon in dammit. f*** the save.

 

Or better yet, score some damn runs so he can get a save.

[The Dustball]

Why is he swinging at the first pitch? I really don't get this whole new agressive style.

Cool. 3 pitches. 2 outs

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

way to come out swingin boys

[Thumper]

Or better yet' date=' score some damn runs so he can get a save.[/quote']

 

No! f*** the save. f*** one person's stats. We need a win dammit. Screw Papelbon's save.

[das11209]

For Pete's sake - someone get Papa Jack back.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

Our bullpen can't keep up with the Orioles bullpen....supposedly that was our 1-2-3 hitters that just went down on 7 pitches

[Thumper]

Oh yeah.... it's Lopez.... weeohhhhhh......

 

f*** you Francona. f*** you and Papelbon's save.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

I feel it slipping away....

[Beaneater]

Wow' date=' Youk's average has dropped alot recently. He's at .299 now. If I recall correctly he was at like .320 a week or so ago.[/quote']

 

I'm too lazy, as usual, to look up the stats, but I suspect a lot of players' averages have dipped. When you get as few hits as we have recently (hmmm, 1 hit against Duchscherer, 2 hits against Bedard IIRC), the averages are not happy.

[The Dustball]

At least Hansen isn't throwing straight fastballs right down the plate like Delcarmen.

[Thumper]

At least Hansen isn't throwing straight fastballs right down the plate like Delcarmen.

 

Yeah but he's still putting runners on the bases.

[a700hitter]

Hansen gets it done in a gut check situation with the fastball K on a 3-2 pitch.

[Beaneater]

Yeah but he's still putting runners on the bases.

 

It was an IBB, and only the guy on 2nd matters, so he's "putting runners on the bases" only in the most technical and meaningless sense.

[The Dustball]

HOLY f***. Work the count!

[a700hitter]

How many times has Manny popped up the first pitch tonight?

[Thumper]

It was an IBB' date=' and only the guy on 2nd matters, so he's "putting runners on the bases" only in the most technical and meaningless sense.[/quote']

 

And then all it would have taken would be the next guy to get a double and that runner would score...

[Thumper]

And on we go to the bottom of the 11th for some more stress enducing at-bats.

[Beaneater]

And then all it would have taken would be the next guy to get a double and that runner would score...

 

Game would have been over when the guy on 2nd scored unless I'm missing something. The guy on 1st was totally irrelevant, other than the fact that he created a force situation at 2nd. And it was an IBB. In other words, intentional. In other words, Tito told him to. No need to get on Hansen for that.

[The Dustball]

Fantastic inning by Hansen. His slider is sick.

[a700hitter]

Lugo is up third this inning. Can he put a run across?