5/6 VS Anaheim

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Damnit Darnell

[Dipre]

Come on Scutaro!

[a700hitter]

Damnit Darnell

He's a minor leaguer. He can't help it. He doesn't belong at this level.

[Dipre]

Jesus Christ.

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Another inning with 2 men LOB

[italstallianion]

I almost feel like I should try and sell my tickets for tomorrow's game vs. the Yankees.

[YeAuldBroade]

Yes... by all means italstallianion, you should sell your tix. Hell they've had two badly pitched innings and 4 men LOB after 3 straight wins... THEY SUCK!

[Beaneater]

I almost feel like I should try and sell my tickets for tomorrow's game vs. the Yankees.

 

Why? Is Dice pitching again?

[YeAuldBroade]

That was some great defense in that inning.

[italstallianion]

Why? Is Dice pitching again?

 

 

It'll probably be the same "offense" and "bullpen" out there.

[Dipre]

Honest question: Why did Dice-K wait until he got his ass kicked to start pitching like this?

[italstallianion]

Yes... by all means italstallianion' date=' you should sell your tix. Hell they've had two badly pitched innings and 4 men LOB after 3 straight wins... [b']THEY SUCK[/b]!

 

 

 

They are 14-14 and got swept by the Orioles. Have there not been paranoia threads establishing this?

[Spudboy]

On a lighter note.....I just love the commercial for Run To Home Base with Pedroia and Orcillo.

 

" or gets winded by just talking."

 

Hahahahahahahaha!

[a700hitter]

They are 14-14 and got swept by the Orioles. Have there not been paranoia threads establishing this?

If they lose tonight, they'll be 7 behind the Yanks and 8 behind Tampa in the loss column on May 6th. They'll have won a series but lost ground.

[Dipre]

Nice start to the inning with the heart of the lineup coming up. Runs please.

[blinx615]

Only 130 games to go; surely this is the end of the season.

[Beaneater]

It'll probably be the same "offense" and "bullpen" out there.

 

You do know we're 3rd in MLB in 2B, 3rd in HR, 5th in OBP, 2nd in SLG, and 3rd in OPS, right?

 

EDIT: And that's WITH Hall, McDonald, and super-cold Ortiz getting a big chunk of ABs. We will score runs.

[WhiskeyBreath]

About f***ING time Vmart! Please stop being awful. Thank the mighty WIND!

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VMARTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Youk Of The Nation]

About goddamn time

[Spudboy]

New ballgame folks.

 

4-2 and Kazmir is at 60 pitches in the third.

[Dipre]

Helps my real team, helps my fantasy team.

 

Thanks V-Mart!

[YeAuldBroade]

So... I have tix for June 11th... I think I'll hang on to 'em... even if they lose tonight.

[blinx615]

Helps my real team, helps my fantasy team.

 

Thanks V-Mart!

 

Same! w00t!

[italstallianion]

You do know we're 3rd in MLB in 2B, 3rd in HR, 5th in OBP, 2nd in SLG, and 3rd in OPS, right?

 

EDIT: And that's WITH Hall, McDonald, and super-cold Ortiz getting a big chunk of ABs. We will score runs.

 

 

 

I am aware of that. But we're also playing one of the best teams in baseball. I'm just saying that I'm not liking the Sox odds tomorrow against the Yankees. Even with All Stars like Hall, McDonald, and Ortiz out there, rather than saying that our season is over.

[WhiskeyBreath]

So... I have tix for June 11th... I think I'll hang on to 'em... even if they lose tonight.

 

Nice. My gf b-day.

[ORS]

Last night's thread is locked, and there was some serious knuckle dragging going on that I'd like to respond to....

 

Re: Save percentage

 

It's funny that my point about Rivera and Hoffman is being brought up as "reaching" when 2 years ago it was used in Papelbon's defense when someone, I think it was ATG13, was trying to say Nathan was better than Papelbon because of....save percentage....and I argued the contrary point using the Rivera/Hoffman example. It's come full circle.

 

Anyway, suffice it to say that.....save percentage sucks. Since the Rivera/Hoffman point didn't sink in as well as it should have (Rivera is hands down better, period), let's take it to extremes. Save percentage sucks for a very specific reason, and it's this. You could, could mind you, literally be the worst pitcher in the league and have the best save percentage. Seriously. You could come into the game with a 3 run lead every time, give up 2 home runs every inning you pitch, strike out nobody, and then walk the bases loaded, get a ground out to home then a GIDP, and you'd have a perfect save percentage. Perfect. Your WHIP would be 5.00, ERA at 18.00, the FIP is a whopping 38.20, and you are perfect in the mind of some.

 

No thanks.

 

I realize that is an extreme, but if anyone can cite one other statistic that they esteem as worthy when it comes to player evaluation that can be so obscenely perverted, please let me know.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Kazmir actually has more pitches through 3 than Dice-K.

[Beaneater]

I am aware of that. But we're also playing one of the best teams in baseball. I'm just saying that I'm not liking the Sox odds tomorrow against the Yankees. Even with All Stars like Hall' date=' McDonald, and Ortiz out there, rather than saying that our season is over.[/quote']

 

Fair enough. But any game Beckett pitches has a reasonable chance of coming out golden. And we get to see if Hughes is for real this year. That'd be enough interest to get me going to the park.

 

Plus the chance to hold up my homemade A-Rod is a Beastly Centaur sign.

[a700hitter]

Last night's thread is locked, and there was some serious knuckle dragging going on that I'd like to respond to....

 

Re: Save percentage

 

It's funny that my point about Rivera and Hoffman is being brought up as "reaching" when 2 years ago it was used in Papelbon's defense when someone, I think it was ATG13, was trying to say Nathan was better than Papelbon because of....save percentage....and I argued the contrary point using the Rivera/Hoffman example. It's come full circle.

 

Anyway, suffice it to say that.....save percentage sucks. Since the Rivera/Hoffman point didn't sink in as well as it should have (Rivera is hands down better, period), let's take it to extremes. Save percentage sucks for a very specific reason, and it's this. You could, could mind you, literally be the worst pitcher in the league and have the best save percentage. Seriously. You could come into the game with a 3 run lead every time, give up 2 home runs every inning you pitch, strike out nobody, and then walk the bases loaded, get a ground out to home then a GIDP, and you'd have a perfect save percentage. Perfect. Your WHIP would be 5.00, ERA at 18.00, the FIP is a whopping 38.20, and you are perfect in the mind of some.

 

No thanks.

 

I realize that is an extreme, but if anyone can cite one other statistic that they esteem as worthy when it comes to player evaluation that can be so obscenely perverted, please let me know.

Let it go man. People disagree with you.