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Sorry, I don't have the patience nor the skill to look back.

 

Buy the f***ing ticket and don't have any regrets.

 

Don't you have school in the morning?

 

You're feisty tonight Spud. And no, I don't have school for another week.

 

WOW

 

If you're keeping tabs on the ridiculous catch scale tonight, that would be ridiculous catch #2

Good thing I'm keeping score of the ridiculous catches, because I wouldn't want to miss that ridiculous catch.

 

Cough cough' date=' use the stubhub link at the bottom.[/quote']

 

I wish I knew that existed before. Consider it done.

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WhiskeyBreath FCL Red Sox

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Bard was warming previously, champ.

 

Keep trying to defend the indefensible.(ESL crowd alert)

 

We don't even know if that situation was the case. I'm not trying to defend anything, I'm just stating it was a possibility. I wanted him removed earlier like everyone else, CHAMP

Dipre Worcester Red Sox

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We don't even know if that situation was the case. I'm not trying to defend anything' date=' I'm just stating it was a possibility. I wanted him removed earlier like everyone else, CHAMP

 

Then why are you talking about a half-warmed pitcher, SPORT

Dipre Worcester Red Sox

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Pap wants that max contract when he's an FA? then make a pitch when it f***ing counts' date=' which is now[/quote']

 

Request Granted.

SCM33 Salem RidgeYaks

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Pap wants that max contract when he's an FA? then make a pitch when it f***ing counts' date=' which is now[/quote']

 

He did, and somehow, I feel like he doesnt care what you say on a RedSox forum!

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He did' date=' and somehow, I feel like he doesnt care what you say on a RedSox forum![/quote']

 

I'm sure he doesn't but being a top closer means making a pitch when it counts

Dipre Worcester Red Sox

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f***ing awesome.

 

Dipre, I don't know if that was the case or not. I'm just saying it was a possibility. What's your deal?

 

Franconisms make me angry.

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You're feisty tonight Spud. And no' date=' I don't have school for another week.[/b']

 

 

Good thing I'm keeping score of the ridiculous catches, because I wouldn't want to miss that ridiculous catch.

 

 

 

I wish I knew that existed before. Consider it done.

 

Feisty? God love ya' Coco! I couldn't muster feisty on my best day at this age!

 

Just having fun. No school for another week? Holy s***! Both of my kids are back in school.

 

You're lucky. Have a burrito and continue to relax.

SoxSport FCL Red Sox

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good job by Pap. Tito is slow on Wagner--maybe because of Gagne. Looked bad on that guy.

 

Wagner might be the best setup guy in the majors right now. Oki hasn't been sharp two straight. Give him a rest. Wagner was another brilliant move by Epstein, but they have to USE him. He's no Gagne.

 

In this game, Lester goes another inning. Tito just doesn't go for the jugular.

Dipre Worcester Red Sox

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You shut your mouth' date=' Tito is the best manager to ever grace a major league dugout, CHEEEIIIIIFFFF! ;)

 

Grady Little says hello, Champ.

Dojji Boston Red Sox

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Franconisms make me angry.

 

What happened with Oki can happen with any manager.

 

You have a guy who's usually effective. He is crap today. You have two choices, and you have them with every plate appearance.

 

1: Sit there and wait

2: Pull him and bring in another pitcher.

 

Neither of these is an excellent choice. You're either burning an additional pitcher, which can bite you in future games, or you're trusting a guy who isn't good today, which can burn you now. How you manage that decision and the kind of heat you can take if it goes wrong is why Tito gets paid as much as he does.

 

Remember, Hideki Okajima is a good relief pitcher. Regardless of how you feel about him at the moment over the course of a season he's consistently one of our best. Oki letting in some hits, maybe even a run, then bouncing back and putting up those three outs himself was a distinct possibility even at the time he actually did get him. It is not as cut and dried as simply "well he's let on some baserunners, time to go get him." That adds strain to your bullpen and should be avoided if possible if you want to make it to September with 12 healthy arms.

 

So with a big lead in hand he pushed his veteran a bit trying to squeeze an out or two out of him. Any manager does that if he has the leeway in a given game to get away with it. Pulling him before the first run scored would have been a panic move with a 6 run lead.

 

Personally I think that Oki could have come out a couple bats earlier, and Tito wanted to give him a chance to bounce back -- but he hedged his bets by warming up Papelbon instead of Bard so that if things really went to hell -- like they did -- Tito could roll his best reliever out there rather than trust Bard, Delcarmen and RR, all of which have just as many warts as Oki.

 

I just don't see too many managers who would have run that inning differently given the same parameters.

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good job by Pap. Tito is slow on Wagner--maybe because of Gagne. Looked bad on that guy.

 

Wagner might be the best setup guy in the majors right now. Oki hasn't been sharp two straight. Give him a rest. Wagner was another brilliant move by Epstein, but they have to USE him. He's no Gagne.

 

In this game, Lester goes another inning. Tito just doesn't go for the jugular.

 

Sloooooow Downnnnnnnn.

 

Wagner has pitched in 4 games this season, 14 months removed from Tommy John surgery. Best setup guy in the majors? Thats pushing it. Impressive so far, definately.

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