10/5 vs. Angels: ALDS Game 3

[Dojji]

Bad luck there. Did Aybar trip him up or did he trip over the base?

[CrespoBlows]

That sucked.

[TheKilo]

$100 Ortiz singles

[msubulldogs21]

Bad luck there. Did Aybar trip him up or did he trip over the base?

 

He just came off.

[Cityofchampions33]

f***kk

[CrespoBlows]

Bad luck there. Did Aybar trip him up or did he trip over the base?

 

All on Ellsbury.

[TheKilo]

Man, that sucks.

[Drew It Again]

damn should be 2 on 1 out

[ORS]

Darren Oliver sporting a 2.88 ERA while pitching meaningful innings has to be one of the biggest head scratchers of the season. The only ones that are bigger off the top of my head are Balfour and Howell.

[soxfan17881]

Come on, Youk!!!!

[TheKilo]

Man, Chip Caray sucks.

[Dojji]

Youk goes yard here!!

[Cityofchampions33]

Darren Oliver sporting a 2.88 ERA while pitching meaningful innings has to be one of the biggest head scratchers of the season. The only ones that are bigger off the top of my head are Balfour and Howell.

 

Howell and Balfour are nasty Im sorry, both have impressed me.

[ORS]

Bad luck there. Did Aybar trip him up or did he trip over the base?

He didn't get into his slide until he was practically at the bag, and his momentum took him beyond it.

[Drew It Again]

looks like this is going atleast 4

[soxfan17881]

Frak!

[See Red]

He didn't get into his slide until he was practically at the bag' date=' and his momentum took him beyond it.[/quote']

 

Extra s***** because he beat the throw by a mile.

[TheKilo]

Howell and Balfour are nasty Im sorry' date=' both have impressed me.[/quote']

 

Dude, check their stats before this year.

[Dojji]

Dude' date=' check their stats before this year.[/quote']

 

You mean stats they put up in front of the worst defense in the league by a large margin??

[Cityofchampions33]

Dude' date=' check their stats before this year.[/quote']

 

NoI understand, not saying I expected it, but I am saying I don't think it's a fluke.

[TheKilo]

You mean stats they put up in front of the worst defense in the league by a large margin??

 

Dude.

 

Do I really need to go dig up the stats on this?

[ORS]

Howell and Balfour are nasty Im sorry' date=' both have impressed me.[/quote']

There's nothing in either's history to suggest the year they had was forthcoming. Just like Oliver. They've had good stuff all year, no doubt, but I'm talking about reasonable expectation going into the year. Balfour has had control issues his whole career that he magically got over. Howell is pitching better in his rate stats than he did in the minors.

[Dojji]

Youks has some range.

[Dojji]

There's nothing in either's history to suggest the year they had was forthcoming. Just like Oliver. They've had good stuff all year' date=' no doubt, but I'm talking about reasonable expectation going into the year. Balfour has had control issues his whole career that he magically got over. Howell is pitching better in his rate stats than he did in the minors.[/quote']

 

You know, you could say the exact same thing about Okajima. These guys were talented enough to be signed into a major league system. The talent is there, it's just a question of whether they can put it all the way together.

[Cityofchampions33]

There's nothing in either's history to suggest the year they had was forthcoming. Just like Oliver. They've had good stuff all year' date=' no doubt, but I'm talking about reasonable expectation going into the year. Balfour has had control issues his whole career that he magically got over. Howell is pitching better in his rate stats than he did in the minors.[/quote']

 

"No I understand, not saying I expected it, but I am saying I don't think it's a fluke."

[Dojji]

That should do it for Lowell in the playoffs.

[Drew It Again]

man they are playing with fire mastersons in every game now

[TheKilo]

You know' date=' you could say the exact same thing about Okajima. These guys were talented enough to be signed into a major league system. The talent is there, it's just a question of whether they can put it all the way together.[/quote']

 

Have you looked at Balfour and Howell's stats this season??

 

These guys aren't this good.

 

Lowell sucks.

[Dojji]

Have you looked at Balfour and Howell's stats this season??

 

These guys aren't this good.

 

 

Aren't that good? Or have never played that well? Distinction seems small, but it matters.

 

Howell wouldn't be the first lefthander pitcher by a transition from the rotation to the pen. That's pretty normal.

 

Balfour is the only real mystery here, but he just looks like he's just being "effectively wild" this year, and the line between effectively wild and just plain wild is pretty thin. Looks like he's just a man who found The Right Coach to put one good year together.

[msubulldogs21]

Blew it by him!