4/11 @ the Angels - The Fat Man bombs the Angels

[Dojji]

WIN.

[Death]

It is over.

[ORS]

Haha, f***off Kendrick.

[example1]

OH THANK GOD THAT IS OVER. JESUS.

 

No fist pumping from Papelbon today, huh?

 

Big win. Big win.

[schillingouttheks]

Holy f*** holy f*** that was an insane at bat by Kendrick. Hard hit ball right at Baldelli. We are lucky to come out victorious.

[dowling25]

Wow that was a crazy at bat! i was freaking out. I can't watch it today on tv so I just have it on gametracker!

[diony]

Half-hour to get a save.

[ORS]

Countdown to the "Is there something wrong with Papelbon?" post from Jacko, ..... 3.....2......

[soxfan17881]

Nice catch by Sleepy.

[a700hitter]

Whew!!!! GAme over! Why would Varitek let him throw so many pitches over the plate with 0-2 count? I guess maybe he has become an offensive-orientd catcher.

[Death]

What a game, I like bay better because of today.

[example1]

Holy f*** holy f*** that was an insane at bat by Kendrick. Hard hit ball right at Baldelli. We are lucky to come out victorious.

 

Let's remember this game when things don't go the way we want when the Sox are rallying in the 9th another game... sometimes you get them, sometimes you don't.

[example1]

Whew!!!! GAme over! Why would Varitek let him throw so many pitches over the plate with 0-2 count? I guess maybe he has become an offensive-orientd catcher.

 

You can't really blame them. It isn't like there was a place to put Kendrick, and it isn't like Papelbon is easy to hit even when he is over the plate. Why waste a pitch with the bases loaded?

[Death]

Game 3 tomorrow at 3:35 ET.

[Teddyballgame10]

Was only able to catch the last inning. Someone mind telling me how Penny looked?

The one thing I noticed with Papelbon is that his velocity looked down when he was trying to blow people away with the high fastball especially Hunter and Kendrick. When he throws the high fastball he usually hits 97 and blows people away, today he only hit 95. That being said its still early obviously.

[Death]

Well, back to that cake.

[Dipre]

Holy f*** that was so f***ing intense i mean it was like playoff ball and Torii went BOOM!, and then i was like "OH f***" and then Morales goes "BRRRRRRRROM" into 2nd and i was like, "OH CRAP", and then he pwn3d Aybar and when Napoli got up to bat i was like "HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH THE GODDAMN ITALIAN CATCHER" but then he walked and then Paps pwn3d Aybar and i was like "YAY!" but then Fiiggins took the walk and i was like "NOOOOOOOOOOOO" and then Kendrick was fouling off everything and i was like "SON OF A BITCH" and then he flied out and i was like "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY".

 

 

 

That about sums up my 9th inning experience.

[example1]

Was only able to catch the last inning. Someone mind telling me how Penny looked?

The one thing I noticed with Papelbon is that his velocity looked down when he was trying to blow people away with the high fastball especially Hunter and Kendrick. When he throws the high fastball he usually hits 97 and blows people away, today he only hit 95. That being said its still early obviously.

 

Penny looked pretty good. He settled in after not looking to have command early. His FB reached (on FOX) 96 I believe, but was generally sitting in the low 90s. (Gameday may differ). Overall he looked good for a #5.

[Dipre]

Penny looked pretty good. He settled in after not looking to have command early. His FB reached (on FOX) 96 I believe' date=' but was generally sitting in the low 90s. (Gameday may differ). Overall he looked good for a #5.[/quote']

 

Gameday concurs, his fastball touched 96 on at least 3 different occasions.

[TheKilo]

Had it in the bag the whole time.

 

You're welcome.

 

How many GB are we in the wild card now?

[Cocos Disciples]

Ugh, I really wish I could have watched this.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

It's not great either. Think of how easily an opponent could turn Tek and Lowery lefty and how easy it would be to match up with that lineup from a bullpen point of view.

Yeah there are plenty of holes in it. You just named one, its pretty streaky with the left/right handed batters. Another one is Jacoby might be blocked from stealing a base too often.

 

Maybe this would work better:

1. Drew

2. Youkilis

3. Pedroia

4. Ortiz

5. Bay

6. Varitek

7. Lowell

8. Lowrie

9. Ellsbury

 

 

First off, the left/right hand inbalance is reduced. Got two on-base machines at the top of the lineup, and Pedroia would serve very well as a third hitter behind them. He'd rack up the RBI's, though Drew and Youk's lack of speed might hinder that somewhat, not to mention having Ortiz (hopefully healthy and effective) batting right behind him. Ellsbury at the bottom of the lineup, if he gets on base he can be pushed into scoring position by either Drew or Youk getting on, which they do very well. Varitek at 6 might be a bit of a stretch, I admit.

[Dipre]

Yeah there are plenty of holes in it. You just named one, its pretty streaky with the left/right handed batters. Another one is Jacoby might be blocked from stealing a base too often.

 

Maybe this would work better:

1. Drew

2. Youkilis

3. Pedroia

4. Ortiz

5. Bay

6. Varitek

7. Lowell

8. Lowrie

9. Ellsbury

 

 

First off, the left/right hand inbalance is reduced. Got two on-base machines at the top of the lineup, and Pedroia would serve very well as a third hitter behind them. He'd rack up the RBI's, though Drew and Youk's lack of speed might hinder that somewhat, not to mention having Ortiz (hopefully healthy and effective) batting right behind him. Ellsbury at the bottom of the lineup, if he gets on base he can be pushed into scoring position by either Drew or Youk getting on, which they do very well. Varitek at 6 might be a bit of a stretch, I admit.

 

You do know Drew's the 3rd fastest runner on that lineup behind Ells and Petey right?

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Lowrie?

 

 

Anyway, doesn't mean Drew's fast, it means most of the hitters in this lineup are slower than s***.

[diony]

Holy f*** that was so f***ing intense i mean it was like playoff ball and Torii went BOOM!' date=' and then i was like "[b']OH f***[/b]" and then Morales goes "BRRRRRRRROM" into 2nd and i was like, "OH CRAP", and then he pwn3d Aybar and when Napoli got up to bat i was like "HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH THE GODDAMN ITALIAN CATCHER" but then he walked and then Paps pwn3d Aybar and i was like "YAY!" but then Fiiggins took the walk and i was like "NOOOOOOOOOOOO" and then Kendrick was fouling off everything and i was like "SON OF A BITCH" and then he flied out and i was like "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY".

 

Jesus...

[Dipre]

Jesus...

 

And who the f*** asked you?

 

What, are you against freedom of speech or something?

 

Besides, everyone lets you spew your s*** quietly, so go die in a fire.

[diony]

And who the f*** asked you?

 

What, are you against freedom of speech or something?

 

Besides, everyone lets you spew your s*** quietly, so go die in a fire.

 

BOOM!

[Dipre]

See, now you're going along with the flow, my intelectually challenged friend.

[TheKilo]

And who the f*** asked you?

 

What, are you against freedom of speech or something?

 

Besides, everyone lets you spew your s*** quietly, so go die in a fire.

 

Not to defend diony, but how exactly is he attacking freedom of speech, which, btw, doesn't exist on message boards?

[Dipre]

Not to defend diony' date=' but how exactly is he attacking freedom of speech, which, btw, doesn't exist on message boards?[/quote']

 

Oh i know, i'm just messing with him, because he always has some sort of let's say "issue" with something, anyways, he just got under my skin.