6/27 @ San Francisco

[db41]

Hey all, cleaning up here while listening to the broadcast online. Can't believe I'm "blacked out" again.

 

Just wanted to note the strong starts from Wakefield and Lester sandwiched in between the Bullpen's work yesterday. These guys look like a "team" in the old-fashioned sense of the word.

[ORS]

Lol, so now when they hit good pitching it's because the pitcher had something wrong with him. Predictable.

[Beaneater]

Lol' date=' so now when they hit good pitching it's because the pitcher had something wrong with him. Predictable.[/quote']

 

Seriously. How many good pitchers do we have to rough up before people will believe that we are actually a good hitting team. Dipre can provide the definitive list, but there's hardly an elite pitcher in the bigs that we haven't whomped this year.

[db41]

Lol' date=' so now when they hit good pitching it's because the pitcher had something wrong with him. Predictable.[/quote']

Yeah. What was wrong with Lincecum was that he facing a disciplined team than wouldn't go out of the strikezone. Lot's of check swings and long counts. He threw almost 80 pitches in 3 innings. His fastball early was mid-90's, late it was high 80's.

 

Give the Sox some credit for making him work hard.

[Palodios]

Complete game? He probably won't pitch again till Saturday, maybe even Sunday, so they might see what he's got left.

[db41]

Seriously. How many good pitchers do we have to rough up before people will believe that we are actually a good hitting team. Dipre can provide the definitive list' date=' but there's hardly an elite pitcher in the bigs that we haven't whomped this year.[/quote']

 

Sox have faced 9 Cy Young winners this year (CC three times), and are 5-1.

[VA Sox Fan]

Lol' date=' so now when they hit good pitching it's because the pitcher had something wrong with him. Predictable.[/quote']

 

jacko :thumbdown

[db41]

Complete game? He probably won't pitch again till Saturday' date=' maybe even Sunday, so they might see what he's got left.[/quote']

Good call!!

[Beaneater]

Lester = dealing.

[VA Sox Fan]

YO ADRIAN!

[Palodios]

Beltre wanted to make sure this one didn't get away.

[italstallianion]

I might be the one person here that hopes a reliever finishes out the game.

[Beaneater]

I just want someone to finish out the game. Could be Josh Reddick for all I care.

[db41]

I might be the one person here that hopes a reliever finishes out the game.

 

Good bet.

[Beaneater]

The best part is Lester's rediscovered efficiency. He used, what, 103 pitches for a CG? The last few outings, if I'm recalling correctly from memory, he's pitched pretty well but had trouble getting to the later innings because of pitch count. Today, he just hosed the Giants from the get-go, and efficiently, too. Excellent stuff.

[VA Sox Fan]

Nice win!

 

Rays lost, let's hope the NYY do as well!

[Beaneater]

Yes indeedy. Tampa Bay, welcome to undisputed possession of 3rd place. You can keep it, you know.

[Dipre]

So......this Lester kid's pretty good.

 

And not bad for a team that can't hit. The Sox rank first in almost every offensive category and second on HR's.

 

Oh, and Beltre keeps hitting like his mother's life depended on it.

[italstallianion]

Lester pitched really well today. I might be inclined to say too well. (Dipre knows what I'm talking about)

[TheMino007]

Lester is the balls

[italstallianion]

Anyone want to take bets on who gets hurt in the next game?

[Palodios]

Oh, that's easy. Lackey-- he's been hiding a shoulder injury all season.

[italstallianion]

If we're not making a distinction between hurt and injured, then I'd go with Drew. It's like betting with house money.

[yeszir]

The Red Sox always win when I don't watch

[jacksonianmarch]

Lol' date=' so now when they hit good pitching it's because the pitcher had something wrong with him. Predictable.[/quote']

 

Maybe he wasnt hurt. Maybe he just didnt have it. Regardless, the guy is an ace who throws mid 90s and he hardly broke 90mph today. So, something was up

[yankees228]

Maybe he wasnt hurt. Maybe he just didnt have it. Regardless' date=' the guy is an ace who throws mid 90s and he hardly broke 90mph today. So, something was up[/quote']

 

His average fastball velocity this year is 91.3.

 

Source: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5705&position=P#pitchtype

[VA Sox Fan]

The Red Sox always win when I don't watch

 

Stop watching please...

[italstallianion]

His average fastball velocity this year is 91.3.

 

Source: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5705&position=P#pitchtype

 

 

 

In all fairness, management has been trying to get him to focus less on having a mid 90's fastball in order to protect him from blowing out his arm in a few seasons. He used to throw mid-high 90's all the time, but the FO is encouraging him to be more cautious. I don't know when he made the change, but that would explain your statistic.

[Lester82]

Lincecum had absolutely nothing. FB under 90mph' date=' couldnt locate s***. I think he's hurt. Funny how luck balances out. The sox have a ton of injuries, but see Jimenez when he's sick and Lincecum when he is hurt[/quote']

 

Or the Red Sox are just good. At hitting.

[Lester82]

although being good at hitting just got tougher going forward for the Pedroia (and possibly) Victor Martinez-less Red Sox.