4/8 @ Detroit

[yeszir]

Nice Morales

[SoxFanForsyth]

Morales/Padilla Burnout begins in 3, 2, 1.....

[Station 13]

It's so damn frustrating.

 

He could just let it go by.

[example1]

Good job Morales.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Luckily he strikes out. We need a run this inning cause we're in trouble bottom half.

[FredLynn]

This is 20/20 at its best. I mean' date=' your potentially new closer got beat two days ago, you have a 3 run lead. You put in your 'closer' and assume he can get 3 outs before three runners score. I bet any manager in baseball does the same thing.[/quote']

 

How much time do you give him? How many losses do you allow him before removing Aceves from that role? All these games count.

[SoxFanForsyth]

At this point, if we're keeping Bard in the rotation, I go with either Morales or Padilla as the closer for now. It's almost like you just go with the hot hand at the moment.

[SoxSport]

Cheer up. The Yankees just got shut out by Hellickson. Swept 3 by the Rays.

That should keep the media quiet.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Which part?

 

All of it. The last one will stir controversy though.

[ipot]

This is 20/20 at its best. I mean' date=' your potentially new closer got beat two days ago, you have a 3 run lead. You put in your 'closer' and assume he can get 3 outs before three runners score. I bet any manager in baseball does the same thing.[/quote']

 

Yeah....I'm just twisted at the result.

 

Meanwhile, The 'Cubs of Theo' won.

 

Well, the Mets are 3-0.

[Station 13]

Nice job Morales.

[User Name]

Cheer up. The Yankees just got shut out by Hellickson. Swept 3 by the Rays.

That should keep the media quiet.

 

You're a broken record with this media s***. Seriously, do you ever cut it out with it?

[FredLynn]

If the reasoning is that the best move today would have been to keep PADILLA (of all people) in the game, that tells me that they probably don't need a closer, they just need to make smarter decisions.

 

If they get away from the idea of a 'closer' perhaps they just keep the hot hand in there.

 

For today, I think that would have been the best move, yes. They still need a closer who can do the job if they hope to do anything at all this year.

[User Name]

The 3-0 automatic strike needs to die.

[NativeBostonian]

We need to get Ross on base. He has good speed.

[ipot]

Ball 4 called strike 2 on Ross

[User Name]

He SHOULD be on base. f*** this ump.

[example1]

How much time do you give him? How many losses do you allow him before removing Aceves from that role? All these games count.

 

I'm not keeping Aceves there. I'm just not convinced that Bard is the only answer. Morales looks pretty good. Melancon closed for Houston last year. Padilla was nearly unhittable today. I don't think it is either A or B.

[User Name]

Good AB.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Nice AB.

[User Name]

Good call by Valentine.

[yeszir]

That was a near perfect hit and run

[ipot]

Nice work Aviles/Ross. Get this flippin run.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Please keep it going.

[NativeBostonian]

I never thought I'd be happy to see salty.

[FredLynn]

I'm not keeping Aceves there. I'm just not convinced that Bard is the only answer. Morales looks pretty good. Melancon closed for Houston last year. Padilla was nearly unhittable today. I don't think it is either A or B.

 

There is no easy solution when you just don't have the overall quality in the pitching staff. I prefer Bard there, but could live with someone else. Not Aceves.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Salty for the win.

[example1]

Nice job Aviles. Your mom must be proud.

 

Oh, good timing with the pinch hitting.

[User Name]

Salty, don't you dare K or GIDP here.

[FredLynn]

MAKE CONTACT SALTY!