7/2 @ Tampa Bay

[soxfan17881]

Dice-K: 49 pitches, 23 strikes, 26 balls

[MANNYHOF24]

Pedroia.

[The Dustball]

Pedroia is money. Supplying all the offense tonight.

[soxfan17881]

Well, well, well! Dustin on parade.

[yeszir]

He's 9-1 with a 3.26 ERA.

 

Touche!

[MANNYHOF24]

Time for Manny to break out of his major slump.

[soxfan17881]

Come on. Manny! PLEASE!

[TheKilo]

If Manny can't hit 90 MPH cheese right down Broadway he needs to be benched.

[yeszir]

Alright, I'll take that.

[MANNYHOF24]

Well not what I wanted, but a run is a run.

[MANNYHOF24]

If Manny can't hit 90 MPH cheese right down Broadway he needs to be benched.

 

So I guess everyone but Pedroia needs to be benched then.

[soxfan17881]

If Manny can't hit 90 MPH cheese right down Broadway he needs to be benched.

 

Except for that one for a ball, all three pitches were right down the pipe, within like 4 inches of each other. I don't know if I'd bench him, but there should have been more done there.

[TheKilo]

He's 9-1 with a 3.26 ERA.

 

xFIP - 5.03

 

He's not as good as the numbers say. He's regressing and it's ugly.

[TheKilo]

So I guess everyone but Pedroia needs to be benched then.

 

Please. I know you're a Manny fanboy, but give me a f***ing break.

 

He's missed meatballs he never misses. $20 million is looking awfully expensive.

[yeszir]

Except for that one for a ball' date=' all three pitches were right down the pipe, within like 4 inches of each other. I don't know if I'd bench him, but there should have been more done there.[/quote']

 

The solution is to reprimand him publicly. I would suggest a stoning.

[MANNYHOF24]

Please. I know you're a Manny fanboy, but give me a f***ing break.

 

He's missed meatballs he never misses. $20 million is looking awfully expensive.

 

The guy is hurt, but can't take time off because the lineup would be pittiful without him. Manny is going to be fine. He still has 16 homers and a club leading 52 RBI's.

[soxfan17881]

Manny's last AB:

 

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg189/rassmuss1/blog/mannyAB.jpg

[soxfan17881]

Holy s***! A strike-out!

[MANNYHOF24]

xFIP - 5.03

 

He's not as good as the numbers say. He's regressing and it's ugly.

 

I wouldnt say he is regressing, he had one terrible, terrible start after making 1 rehab start. DiceK doesnt suck, and despite what Pfx says, the stats say he has only given up 3.26 runs per 9 innings. That is good no matter what stats like that say.

[soxfan17881]

Little known fact: "Lugo" means "greasy grip" in Spanish.

[Jayhawk Bill]

The solution is to reprimand him publicly. I would suggest a stoning.

 

Given his hair style, I had thought that Manny often participated in stonings.

[TheKilo]

I wouldnt say he is regressing' date=' he had one terrible, terrible start after making 1 rehab start. DiceK doesnt suck, and despite what Pfx says, the stats say he has only given up 3.26 runs per 9 innings. That is good no matter what stats like that say.[/quote']

 

My question to you is do you expect him to be giving up 3.26 runs per 9 innings if he continues to pitch the way he has?

 

If you think so I don't know what to tell you.

[MANNYHOF24]

Oh look, the "suckiest" pitcher in the majors is settling down. Didn't see that coming.

[MANNYHOF24]

My question to you is do you expect him to be giving up 3.26 runs per 9 innings if he continues to pitch the way he has?

 

If you think so I don't know what to tell you.

 

I think his comand will improve and he will pitch well. He is not consistenly wild, he can have really, really bad spells sometimes.

[TheKilo]

His command hasn't improved since the 1st half of last year though.

[MANNYHOF24]

We have had so many balls that have gone to the wall in the last two days.

[TheKilo]

CHRISTMAS MIRACLE

[TheKilo]

MOSS

[Jayhawk Bill]

My question to you is do you expect him to be giving up 3.26 runs per 9 innings if he continues to pitch the way he has?

 

I'd expect 4.00 or so from what I've seen of Dice-K in 2007-2008.

[MANNYHOF24]

His command hasn't improved since the 1st half of last year though.

 

It seems to me, like he has one inning where he is just really wild, but most of the time he has decent command. I dont have stats to back that up, but it just seems that way to me.

 

 

Brandon Moss appears not to be worthless.