Welcome to Boston, Che-Hsuan Lin!

[Dojji]

Callup confirmed, welcome to the big club. Here's hoping you prove a lot of people wrong.

[a700hitter]

Don't be expecting Freddie Lynn.

[Dojji]

not offensively, anyway.

[mvp 78]

Could we overrate his defense more please?

 

Waste of a roster spot imo.

[sleepyhollow]

Our current CF is Ross, BA .182,....how difficult could it be to beat that?

[a700hitter]

Our current CF is Ross' date=' BA .182,....how difficult could it be to beat that?[/quote']That would be Lin on fire.

[Cocos Disciples]

Let the "Linsanity" puns begin.

[VA Sox Fan]

Let the "Linsanity" puns begin.

 

Good one!

[Dojji]

Our current CF is Ross' date=' BA .182,....how difficult could it be to beat that?[/quote']

 

Not to mention that Ross plays centerfield like a really half decent right fielder.

[jung]

So does anybody think Lin will see any time in the line up or will he more likely be a late inning defensive replacement? I suspect that unless another outfielder goes down, he will be a late innings defensive replacement.

[VA Sox Fan]

So does anybody think Lin will see any time in the line up or will he more likely be a late inning defensive replacement? I suspect that unless another outfielder goes down' date=' he will be a late innings defensive replacement.[/quote']

 

You never know with BV. But I think he would be a late inning defensive replacement.

[Dojji]

Depends on which he can stand less, Ross's or Sweeney's defense in center or Lin's bat

[jung]

Good point...Sweeney is so gangly and uncoordinated. I keep expecting him to actually trip over himself out there and have the ball doink right off his noggin as he tries to right the good ship Sweeney. Ross will be tough to watch in center but Lin's cannon arm may serve us best in our right field.

 

I would bet that V will be more concerned about the offense with both Crawford and Ells out at the same time. so for now I would expect Lin mainly to go into right in the late innings for Sweeney.

[Flynnatic10]

Let the "Linsanity" puns begin.

 

you ass, I was gonna make that joke.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Lin is heading back to Pawtucket.

[jung]

Well that is interesting. They are gonna have roster spots open with guys on the DL. Seems like it would make sense to get somebody up here. Hell with 13 pitchers on the roster they don't have any backups bench players to start with.

 

So if they are sending Lin back down they must be sending somebody else back up.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Linteresting move. I was lining towards hoping they did this because they obviously need at linst one more outfielder. I don't know a lint about this guy, but from what I hear on this site it seems like he's either loved or hated already. Lints see how he does before we start hating on him, though. Lit will be interesting to see if the rest of the lineup can produce consistlintly to offset the offensive drop from losing Ellsbury. Lin general, bad or good I think the Sox can keep up until Ells is back. The question is will this guy help them lin games or just kind of exist.

[Youk Of The Nation]

...and apparently he was sent back in the time it took me to make a dozen puns on his last name. Lincredible.

[VA Sox Fan]

One and done for Che-Hsuan Lin

 

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 14, 2012 08:25 PM

 

 

Che-Hsuan Lin was called into Bobby Valentine's office after the game and told he was optioned back to Pawtucket.

 

It seems likely that Jason Repko will be in uniform Sunday. There could be be another move, too, if the Red Sox elect to drop a relief pitcher.

 

Lin appeared in the ninth inning as a defensive replacement. By doing so, he became the eighth player from Taiwan to get in a major league game. That will be huge news in that baseball-crazy nation.

[SoxSport]

Maybe Lin will be the young spark to ignite them. Lin-mania?

 

Seriously, they have two big run wins in a row at home. They are not going to score 10 runs every game, and have to win the 2-1 games, too. Especially on the road. They aren't out of the woods yet.

 

I want them to beat TB 4-3 tommorrow.

[jung]

Oh yea...they are a long way from out of the woods. We are learning more about the Rays in this series than we are learning about the Red Sox.

[SCM33]

Damn, he was just starting to get a feel for things too. He looked really good stretching today.

 

The impact he made today alone should have kept him on the roster for more than 3 minutes.

[Dojji]

The Sox brass just utterly trolled us didn't they?

[SCM33]

The Sox brass just utterly trolled us didn't they?

 

No. Just you.

[Spudboy]

Lol!

 

Poor Dojji.

[Bruins_Soxs48]

when Do we play Toronto again

[Northern Star]

Grand opening, grand closing.

[NativeBostonian]

Welcome back to Pawtucket, Lin!

[Station 13]

No. Just you.

 

Haha

[jacksonianmarch]

I find it funny that a guy stalks a defensive replacement without any other major skill. It's Daniel Nava version #2.