5/13 @ LA of Anaheim

[WhiskeyBreath]

Pretty amazing staff.

[a700hitter]

Kottaras makes me wish that Varitek was batting.

[TheKilo]

Not Kottaras's fault he never gets in any games

[jacksonianmarch]

Lets play the game, can the Angels pen hold a 4 run lead!!

[a700hitter]

If not' date=' replace him with the dude who struck out 11 in 8 innings today[/quote']The guy who stunk it up in the majors last year going 2-9 costing the Sox first place in the ALE.

[jacksonianmarch]

The guy who stunk it up in the majors last year going 2-9 costing the Sox first place in the ALE.

 

you do know that kids eventually develop, right?

[a700hitter]

Not Kottaras's fault he never gets in any games

Not his fault that he sucks.

[TheKilo]

you do know that kids eventually develop' date=' right?[/quote']

 

trad thm 4 vetrns shulda signed Dlowe!

[redsoxrules]

Not his fault that he sucks.

 

so does Tek

[a700hitter]

you do know that kids eventually develop' date=' right?[/quote']Yes, but I am not going to get all giddy about our awesome rotation until he proves something in the Bigs. Everyone was so enthusiastic about our deep rotation before the season started and so far it has sucked. It's dead last in the league.

[jacksonianmarch]

Yes' date=' but I am not going to get all giddy about our awesome rotation until he proves something in the Bigs. Everyone was so enthusiastic about our deep rotation before the season started and so far it has sucked. It's dead last in the league.[/quote']

 

that has more to do with Beckett, Penny, Lester and DiceK sinking the ship. Masterson and Wake have been the stalwarts of the rotation.

[TheKilo]

Beautiful pitch on the popup to Willits

[TheKilo]

Yes' date=' but I am not going to get all giddy about our awesome rotation until he proves something in the Bigs. Everyone was so enthusiastic about our deep rotation before the season started and so far it has sucked. It's dead last in the league.[/quote']

 

It's also f***ing May 13 and the Sox are 21-12.

[TheKilo]

That 1-0 was a strike

[a700hitter]

that has more to do with Beckett' date=' Penny, Lester and DiceK sinking the ship. Masterson and Wake have been the stalwarts of the rotation.[/quote']Masterson and Wake and Bucholz should have me all giddy about our awesome staff? You think this makes me feel better about Sox pitching?

[redsoxrules]

It's also f***ing May 13 and the Sox are 21-12.

 

on pace to win 103 games

[TheKilo]

Masterson and Wake and Bucholz should have me all giddy about our awesome staff? You think this makes me feel better about Sox pitching?

 

Not even you are this dense, please stop.

[msubulldogs21]

Sooooo when DiceK comes back and Smoltz is healthy, this is what the staff looks like:

 

Beckett

Lester

DiceK

Wakefield

Smoltz

 

Papelbon

Ramirez

Okajima

Delcarmen

Bard

Saito

Masterson

 

 

Um, holy s***

 

If Penny keeps putting up his 6-7 IP 3 ER type games where does that leave him then?

[a700hitter]

It's also f***ing May 13 and the Sox are 21-12.

Bad pitching has a way of catching up with a team unless you are the 2008 Phillies.

[TheKilo]

Bad pitching has a way of catching up with a team unless you are the 2008 Phillies.

 

It's been 33 games. Please stop.

[TheKilo]

Good outing.

[Jasonbay44]

Good debut by Bard...now lets get some runs..

[a700hitter]

on pace to win 103 games

Very meaningful. What was the record of the 2006 team at this juncture?

[TheKilo]

Very meaningful. What was the record of the 2006 team at this juncture?

 

20-13

 

2007 was 23-10

 

2008 was 20-13

 

What's your point?

[a700hitter]

It's been 33 games. Please stop.

It doesn't concern you that there isn't a single guy in the rotation who can make it to the 7th inning without blowing up? Not beckett, not Lester none of them except for the very reliable Wakefield. It concerns me. I'm not pushing any panic buttons, because this is a very good team due mainly to its superior bullpen, but the starting rotation needs to start doing its part or the bullpen will get wrecked. People are just getting way ahead of themselves talking about our awesome staff, when Smoltz isn't even pitching in a rehab assignment. Dice K looked like s*** when he was DL'ed. Wake is a puff-baller. beckett has shown no indication that he will return to 2007 form. I'm not pushing panic buttons at all, but some of you need to wake up. The starting rotation is not that great.

[a700hitter]

20-13

 

2007 was 23-10

 

2008 was 20-13

 

What's your point?

You made my point. "On pace" at this juncture is not an inicator of how a team will finish. Thank you.

[Teddyballgame10]

It doesn't concern you that there isn't a single guy in the rotation who can make it to the 7th inning without blowing up? Not beckett' date=' not Lester none of them except for the very reliable Wakefield. It concerns me. I'm not pushing any panic buttons, because this is a very good team due mainly to its superior bullpen, but the starting rotation needs to start doing its part or the bullpen will get wrecked. People are just getting way ahead of themselves talking about our awesome staff, when Smoltz isn't even pitching in a rehab assignment. Dice K looked like s*** when he was DL'ed. Wake is a puff-baller. beckett has shown no indication that he will return to 2007 form. I'm not pushing panic buttons at all, but some of you need to wake up. The starting rotation is not that great.[/quote']

 

Yea our bullpen will be wiped out if our SP keeps this up. I think all of them will be able to turn it around though. Well maybe not Penny and Dice-K probably wont be as good as last year but I think they will be able to turn it around, to much talent not to.

[redsoxrules]

way to keep sucking Ortiz

[a700hitter]

Yea our bullpen will be wiped out if our SP keeps this up. I think all of them will be able to turn it around though. Well maybe not Penny and Dice-K probably wont be as good as last year but I think they will be able to turn it around' date=' to much talent not to.[/quote']

I am hopeful that Lester and Beckett will turn things around. They are the keys. I am not thrilled about what comes after them in the rotation.

[Teddyballgame10]

That sucked, way to go Wake.