4/20 vs. Baltimore

[Dojji]

Liz ERA now 60.75. Wow.

[BoSox21]

Liz ERA now 60.75. Wow.

 

he might be the only pitcher in baseball to envy Chien-Ming Wang

[Cocos Disciples]

DON'T BLOW IT JAVIER LOPEZ.

[a700hitter]

Ortiz is TOAST.. I hope the rumor I heard is true and the Tigers would be interested in shipping Miggy to us for a huge package.. We really need to replace him.

He'll lead the team in HRs with 35+. No one else on the team will get 35+ HRs. His bat speed is still ther. His pitch recognition and timing has been a little off, but that will come around.

[Cocos Disciples]

Hunter Jones territory.

[Cocos Disciples]

He'll lead the team in HRs with 35+. No one else on the team will get 35+ HRs. His bat speed is still ther. His pitch recognition and timing has been a little off' date=' but that will come around.[/quote']

 

I'd be shocked if he got 35+. He got 23 last year and 35 in 2007, and he's on the downswing in terms of career. I think Ortiz, Youk and Bay all hover around 25-30 for the team lead.

[Dojji]

Hunter Jones territory.

 

Agreed. Would be a good time to see HJ at that.

[Cocos Disciples]

Beautiful job by security guards Craig and Andrew to get the culprit out of the park.

 

Yes, I know their names. Andrew is the big one, Craig is the pussy blond.

[Dojji]

Orioles really helping Lopez out.

[Dojji]

Jones warming.

[BoSox21]

anyone still worried about this team?

[Dojji]

Lopez was quite lucky there.

[Cocos Disciples]

anyone still worried about this team?

 

I'm loving this team right now. The offense is there, the pitching is there. If we can just put Javier Lopez in a mini van and leave him in northern Maine, we're all set.

[Dojji]

Gonna be watching Hunter Jones in the 9th. If he's got the stuff I think he'll have, Lopez' days as a Red Sox are numbered.

[a700hitter]

I'm loving this team right now. The offense is there' date=' the pitching is there. If we can just put Javier Lopez in a mini van and leave him in northern Maine, we're all set.[/quote']They are playing the Orioles. That should temper your enthusiasm a bit.

[a700hitter]

Pedroia will be going for his 5th hit today.

[Dojji]

Pedroia will be going for his 5th hit today.

 

He'll do it by going large over the centerfield wall.

 

EDIT" Optimism fail

[Cocos Disciples]

They are playing the Orioles. That should temper your enthusiasm a bit.

 

Yeah, but they could be losing to the Orioles.

[BoSox21]

Gonna be watching Hunter Jones in the 9th. If he's got the stuff I think he'll have' date=' Lopez' days as a Red Sox are numbered.[/quote']

 

he is your binky, after all

[Cocos Disciples]

Gonna be watching Hunter Jones in the 9th. If he's got the stuff I think he'll have' date=' Lopez' days as a Red Sox are numbered.[/quote']

 

Jones sucks against lefties, so he isn't really a potential LOOGY replacement.

[BoSox21]

They are playing the Orioles. That should temper your enthusiasm a bit.

 

yea, but this is a good baseball team regardless of who theyre playing. if they needed to beat up on the Orioles to get their confidence up a little bit, then so be it

[Dojji]

Jones sucks against lefties' date=' so he isn't really a potential LOOGY replacement.[/quote']

 

Because Javier Lopez is a good LOOGY either.

 

I don't believe in lefty specialists. I would want everyone in a bullpen I constructed to be able to go 1+ innings on a regular basis.

[msubulldogs21]

They are playing the Orioles. That should temper your enthusiasm a bit.

 

While that may be so, aside from the Penny meltdown Friday night we've completely shut down a lineup that coming into this series was on FIRE.

[Cocos Disciples]

Because Javier Lopez is a good LOOGY either.

 

Lopez sucks too, but that's what he's used as.

[Dojji]

Lopez sucks too' date=' but that's what he's used as.[/quote']

 

Jones also has much better command than Lopez, at least in the minors. What he does in the majors is yet to be seen, but he does belong there.

[a700hitter]

yea' date=' but this is a good baseball team regardless of who theyre playing. if they needed to beat up on the Orioles to get their confidence up a little bit, then so be it[/quote']They beat up on them today. On Friday, they gave them a 7-0 lead and Sunday was a very close, nail-biter of a game. Saturday's game wasn't a blow out either. They put up the W's, but they didn't dominate a subpar Oriole team like they should have.

[Cocos Disciples]

I'm all for Lopez seeing some farm if Jones can do this.

 

E-5 continues the game.

[J-Beck]

Man I just came back from class and they're up 12-1.

 

Awesome.

[Cocos Disciples]

They beat up on them today. On Friday' date=' they gave them a 7-0 lead and Sunday was a very close, nail-biter of a game. Saturday's game wasn't a blow out either. They put up the W's, but they didn't dominate a subpar Oriole team like they should have.[/quote']

 

There were some very encouraging performances this series. Lester, Ellsbury, Lowell, etc all are looking better.

[msubulldogs21]

Man I just came back from class and they're up 12-1.

 

Awesome.

 

Hey, you're just in time to see the last out!