7/6 vs Blue Jays

[SoxFanForsyth]

Tribe win, 5-3. Gardner goes down looking. Sox hold on and it'll be 1/2 of a game with the Sox facing BAL and the Yanks facing TB to finish out the first "half". Sox could be in 1st by the ASB.

[BornToRun]

Yankees lose, and it isn't hurting anything at all to post updates on their game. It's relevant.

[BornToRun]

Tribe win' date=' 5-3. Gardner goes down looking. Sox hold on and it'll be 1/2 of a game with the Sox facing BAL and the Yanks facing TB to finish out the first "half". Sox could be in 1st by the ASB.[/quote']

 

I'd love to see my prediction come true.

[boston22407]

Come on Pap!

[SoxFanForsyth]

Wow. Our rotation right now is Beckett - Lackey - Miller - Aceves - Wakefield. That's insane.

[BornToRun]

Wow. Our rotation right now is Beckett - Lackey - Miller - Aceves - Wakefield. That's insane.

 

Allstar break is gonna be doing us a huge favor.

[boston22407]

K

[SoxSport]

You gotta love Wake. Great shot at 200 wins if he can stay healthy 2nd half.

[boston22407]

Hope that guy on Blue jays is going to be okay,Nice young catcher

[SoxSport]

Wow. Our rotation right now is Beckett - Lackey - Miller - Aceves - Wakefield. That's insane.

 

The all-star break is a --break.

[boston22407]

K,K for Pap!

[boston22407]

He always has to do this s***

[BostonSouth]

Might be lookin' for Heath Bell pretty soon.....

[BigPapiEnFuego]

Papelbon is a pain in the ass.

[BornToRun]

He always has to do this s***

 

Eh, as long as he gets it done. His ERA wouldn't be so bloated if it weren't for that blow-up against Oakland.

[iortiz]

damn pap!

[boston22407]

Might be lookin' for Heath Bell pretty soon.....

 

Maybe in MLB The Show

[BostonSouth]

Good for Pap....but ERA still over 4!

[boston22407]

K,K,K

Redsox Win!

1/2 game behind the yanks

[AtWork]

I agree, Papelbon is a pain in the ass. But I'd rather have a closer that doesn't make it look pretty and has only blown one save than a closer that makes it look easy and has blown 4 saves. I'm looking at you Mo. We have yet to lose a game in which we had a lead after 8.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

K' date='K,K[/b']

Redsox Win!

1/2 game behind the yanks

 

I see your true colors now and I thought we were friends :thumbdown

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

f*** Papelbon's ERA you know why? Because

 

:papelbon:

[crc2120]

Good s*** Pap!

[BostonSouth]

f*** Papelbon's ERA you know why? Because

 

:papelbon:

 

He's good because he makes faces? Yeah, you're right, ERA means nothing.....

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

He's good because he makes faces? Yeah' date=' you're right, ERA means nothing.....[/quote']

 

Right because I said ERA means nothing. Stop always trying to make something out of nothing ok? Thanks.

[SoxFanForsyth]

It's crazy how the cream is rising to the top.

 

BOS and NYY are both 51 game winners (Yanks have 1 fewer loss). Both have W% of .595-.600 (97 win season). Outside of that, the best record in the AL is the Rays (.552, 89 wins), Guardians (.541, 88 wins), and Tigers (.523, 85 wins).

 

PHI and ATL are the BOS and NYY of the NL. PHI has a .632 W% (102 wins), ATL has a .591 W% (96 wins), and the closest to them is SF, with a .552 W% (89 wins). After that it's the Brewers who are at .523, on track for just 85 wins.

 

Pretty crazy.

[SoxSport]

These closers want Rivera money. Only the Yankees pay closers Rivera money.

[SoxFanForsyth]

He's good because he makes faces? Yeah' date=' you're right, ERA means nothing.....[/quote']

 

Nobody is saying ERA means nothing. Papelbon has come in and converted all but 1 save this year. I don't care what his ERA is, he comes in and gets the job done. It may not be pretty, which will either result in 1) Pap coming back to the Sox at a discount for a short-term contract to build value, or 2) Pap getting signed by some other team. So it's a win-win for the Sox. Besides, Pap has not blown the lead so much as to lead to a L, even though the offense saved him in the OAK game. Regardless, he's doing fine.

[BostonSouth]

Right because I said ERA means nothing. Stop always trying to make something out of nothing ok? Thanks.

 

And you are the authority exactly why? The guy just pitched two innings, gave up 3 (shoulda' been 4) runs, actually did blow a save last night (guy was safe) and you're not the slightest bit concerned? You know some inside s*** that none of the rest of us know? Given our starting pitching right now, the bullpen is key..and this guy is not exactly shutting anyone down.......

[Beaneater]

I really hate fielder's indifference when the other team gets a base runner in the 9th inning. Throw the dang guy out at second! I don't get the point of offering teams a RISP for free, plus losing a force out at second. What's the worst that could happen if you try to throw him out? The catcher chucks the ball into CF and the runner goes to third. Pretty unlikely (unless Cervelli is behind the dish), and really, who cares? You're giving him second anyway. You're saying that you don't care if that run scores or not, so what's the difference between a runner at 2B and a runner at 3B?

 

Just for once I want to see the final out made on a CS when some lumbering DH takes off for second just assuming that the catcher will be "indifferent". That would be like sweet sweet honey.

 

On a personal note, I leave for Africa in a week and will probably be pretty inactive for the next three years (not that I've been setting posting records in the year I've been back in the States). It's been fun to lurk and occasionally post. Blessings on you all, and go Sox!