5/8 @ Royals

[iortiz]

Ditto iortiz!!

 

Thanks VA

[Dojji]

He's not spinning the sliders as he has in the past. I just wonder if it an issue.

 

I'm just taking it as a positive that he can get outs without blowing people away.

[Brennan]

Can you say 'contusion of the patella"?

[Station 13]

I'm just taking it as a positive that he can get outs without blowing people away.

 

He got a really nice changeup today. His slider is still his put away pitch, which he does not have since his previous start.

 

Give him a quick hook now he's gone 6.

[ellsburyforMVP]

35 k's by Ross...... Ugh

[Station 13]

Punto look like a little leaguer.

[FredLynn]

Punto up. Time for the bottom of the 7th.

[jung]

The thing is, kid is pitching here. He's not blowing people away and he's still getting outs.

 

He is absolutely pitching here...but when he loses his concentration it is like he is on Mars...not in the same ballpark...not even on the same planet.

 

Any of you remember that pitcher that used to have to use a hypnotist to pitch? Damn I can't remember his name and I am going back a long way here. Actually saw him pitch one time in person. When Bard loses it sometimes he reminds of that guy.

[ellsburyforMVP]

Fun fact.... WMB is the 2nd person to have an extra base hit in his first 5 MLB gms.... Only other time it happened was 1936

[Brennan]

It sucks that guys like Ellsbury and Crawford spend so much time on the DL while guys like MacTurd and Byrdshit are there every time.

 

Then again MacTurd and Byrdshit never have to run the bases..

[SoxFanForsyth]

Time for a K here Bard.

[FredLynn]

Here come the runs. Four runs isn't going to win this game. Need a DP here.

[Brennan]

He got a really nice changeup today. His slider is still his put away pitch, which he does not have since his previous start.

 

Give him a quick hook now he's gone 6.

 

 

Can't remember the last manager we had that had a quick hook.

[Station 13]

Back to back change? and it was up. he's tiring.

[Station 13]

Couldn't Punto done that earlier?

[jung]

Bill Faul was the guy...used to hypnotize himself to pitch. The one time I saw him live something happened to him out on the mound and he just stopped....I mean just stopped!

 

As I recall they walked him off the mound and brought in a relief pitcher.....no lie

[a700hitter]

Time for the strikeouts.

[Palodios]

Salty would not have made that play.

[Station 13]

f***ing hell man.

[SoxFanForsyth]

That's how you block the plate!!!!

 

ATTA BOY GONZO!!!

[jacksonianmarch]

Back to back change? and it was up. he's tiring.

 

Valentine seems to look at pitch counts instead of pitcher's deliveries. Bard is leaving balls up. He should be pulled

[a700hitter]

Nice play by Gonzo! Safety squeeze.

[Brennan]

If that was Salty back there at least two runs would have scored.

[jacksonianmarch]

and why would you slide head first into the plate when the catcher is blocking the path? I'd have dropped a shoulder into Shoppach's knee and gotten the run home

[jung]

Somebody who shall remain nameless should be taking notes on how you block the plate there. Good job Shop.

[a700hitter]

Salty would not have made that play.

He would have taken the throw in front of the plate.

[NativeBostonian]

Come on bard

[a700hitter]

Somebody who shall remain nameless should be taking notes on how you block the plate there. Good job Shop.

Give me a hint. Is he tall?

[Station 13]

hell yes Bard!

[SoxFanForsyth]

Wow. That's a momentum changing type of inning.