8/23 @ That place with the walls...

[Thumper]

11-0... and the game isn't even over yet...

 

f***ing HELL.

[riverside sluggers]

11-0, 4 hit shutout

[Jayhawk Bill]

Waste of a game

 

onto tomorrow, it doesnt get any easier as the Sox face the 16-9 A.J. Burnett. Dice opposes him, with his 15-2 mark... but Blue jays hitters have been making the Sox pay for allowing baserunners, uh oh for him if it continues

 

Dice-K has allowed a batting line of .170/.264/.255 thus far in his career pitching in Toronto. Yes, Boston struggles against the Jays, but Matsuzaka has a reasonable chance to prevail.

[Gom]

Two starts Bill. Before this upcoming game, he has a 5.18 ERA against Toronto period in four career starts, with a .278 BAA. Which one do you think was more indicative? Two starts in Toronto, or four starts overall?

[ORS]

Gom, instead of just doing it for runs or HR, they keep park factors for all types of stuff, know why? It's more than just where the fences are and how high they are. Those things are important, but so is prevailing wind, and often overlooked but very important, batter's eye. Don't quickly ignore the difference in parks, it's a factor in the outcome. For instance, over his entire MLB career, Dice holds batters to .100 less OPS on the road because Fenway is a good hitter's park.

[Gom]

I never said it didn't matter. I'm just wondering, in this case, which stat do you think is more likely to predict tomorrow's outcome? Is he more the pitcher in his overall stats vs. Toronto, or at the Rogers Centre? Just putting it out there for speculation, without any real feeling either way.

[riverside sluggers]

Both Chicago and Minnesota lost, still have slim lead in Wild Card standings

[BoSox21]

id like to thank the Sox for laying a f***ing egg for the first game I see live in 2 years. not to mention it was sandwiched between two great games