4/16 vs Rays

[MANNYHOF24]

An inexperienced starter? Francona would never have let him come out for the 7th.

 

Which would have been the correct move.

[NativeBostonian]

God, this is making me so mad right now.

[MJantomaso]

Oh god.

[redsoxbeatz]

Should've got Ozzie!

[redsoxfan3]

Throw strikes. Holy s***!

[User Name]

Finally

[Dojji]

Thank goodness. Damage minimized.

[a700hitter]

Whew!

[NativeBostonian]

The way the Sox are swinging the bat right now. That was all they needed.

[redsoxfan3]

Way to give me a heart attack Thomas. I guess we got some luck there. This game is not out of reach. Time to get our bats going.

[User Name]

Which would have been the correct move.

 

Do you want SoxSport to have a seizure?

 

Pitch counts are stupid and starters should finish every game remember?

[MJantomaso]

2 out walks lose ball games.

[Cocos Disciples]

The way the Sox are swinging the bat right now. That was all they needed.

 

Shields is good. It's not like the offense is in a slump, he's just a good pitcher.

[a700hitter]

Bard walked the number 9 guy. You can't do that. Then he got gassed. And the BP choices were Thomas and Albers. There's not a lot to pick from there.

[a700hitter]

Shields is good. It's not like the offense is in a slump' date=' he's just a good pitcher.[/quote']Shield puts you in a slump.

[jung]

It is almost like V was punishing Bard for the walks he took earlier in the game. There was no reason to leave him in there. Nothing to be learned....nothing to be gained.....NOTHING.

 

I can see where this is going to get nasty. I better jump over to the fearless predictions thread to predict V limping out of town with one year remaining on his two year contract. What the hell...get it in early.

[NativeBostonian]

We have three inning to get one run. I am not that sure we can get a run, never mind the two that is needed to win this game.

[MJantomaso]

RALLY RALLY! THE PITCHERS NAME IS SALLY!

[MJantomaso]

4!!!!!!!

[jung]

Bard really does need to work on his concentration....he was just gassed there through. So if that is what V wanted that was like asking a guy dying of thirst if he would like a game of chess before he expired...."no a drink of water would be nice though".

 

Seriously though, Bard has got to learn to bear down on 0-2 counts and with 2 outs in an inning...he just really seems to drift off to someplace. To his credit he does know it and admit it but he has to get it worked out. Has to slow down the ever growing mountain of walks also.

[BigPapiEnFuego]

If Francona was manager:

 

He didn't leave him in too long, Bard needs to prove himself, he needs to be streched out, etc...

[NativeBostonian]

Keep making him pitch.

[VA Sox Fan]

Come on Cody!! Time for another BOMB!!

[VA Sox Fan]

Good at bat from Ross. Let's get to that pen! RUNS!!!

[User Name]

Bard really does need to work on his concentration....he was just gassed there through. So if that is what V wanted that was like asking a guy dying of thirst if he would like a game of chess before he expired...."no a drink of water would be nice though".

 

Seriously though, Bard has got to learn to bear down on 0-2 counts and with 2 outs in an inning...he just really seems to drift off to someplace. To his credit he does know it and admit it but he has to get it worked out. Has to slow down the ever growing mountain of walks also.

 

This is all very subjective, and honestly, a lot of conjecture. How do we know it's concentration and not overall wildness? Also, how do we know it's not an issue with finishing off hitters without having a reliable third pitch?

 

It's almost impossible to come to reasonable conclusions watching these games on tv.

[MJantomaso]

Who has bigger teeth? James Shields or Tony Robbins?

[jung]

Come on....give us a two run jack here so Bard can tell V to go f*** himself. Of course at least today the line of Red Sox that want to do that is pretty long:lol:

[jung]

Damn it foul ball

[NativeBostonian]

So close.

[NativeBostonian]

He's at 91 now.