May, 31st Tigers vs Red Sox

[FredLynn]

Beckett lucked out. Still in the game.

[NativeBostonian]

Way to get out of that Josh.

[Station 13]

This game is almost 2 hour in and only 4.5 IP in.

[jung]

Of the Sox top three in the rotation has one of them put a string of three good outings in a row together? I really don't think so. Beckett has probably come the closest. Lester definitely has not and Buch definitely has not. I don't think Lester has even managed a string of two and neither has Buch.

 

Not that it is an easy thing to do but you would think one of them would have put together a string of three starts that are representative for their positions on the staff by now.

 

That said, Doubront has not disappointed even once as a 4 and I think Bard has only been a disappointment once as the 5 so far. Granted expectations are lower for those two guys but they have still done a pretty good job.

[FredLynn]

This game is almost 2 hour in and only 4.5 IP in.

 

16 hits in five innings will do that. I think we need to get Atchison up in the pen right now.

[FredLynn]

Wonderful. Moralass is up in the pen. He and Punto should be on the next bus out of town.

[Palodios]

Ugh. Morales.

[Palodios]

Atchison is the man, he should pitch more innings! Who knows, he may make the All-star team this year, as crazy as it seems.

[FredLynn]

At least Beckett gave us a chance to win, even though I expected better from him. Time to turn it over to the bullpen and try to get a couple of runs. If we can pull this out, the Tigers go home pissed from a losing streak and take on the Yankmees. Hopefully they will take out their frustrations on them.

[SoxSport]

I've had enough watching Beckett and his half-ass effort tonite. The guy farts from his head, not his ass.

Throwing all that hanging crap in the 3rd inning against the bottom part of the Tiger's lineup. It takes a half-ass effort to lose to Scherzer, and Josh is right on the mark.

[NativeBostonian]

Atchison is the man' date=' he should pitch more innings! Who knows, he may make the All-star team this year, as crazy as it seems.[/quote']

 

He's my dad's favorite player. I think he just likes him because he is a older player.

[jung]

Seems like Scherzer's velo is down just a tad but the ball is now exploding at the plate. Funny...he must have to stay in a particular velo zone with his FB to get it to really pop at the plate like that. You can throw 97-98-99 all you want....if the ball is flat you can be had.

[Palodios]

Pedroia would have made that play very easily.

[Palodios]

He's my dad's favorite player. I think he just likes him because he is a older player.

 

In the majors, he's #1 in IP, #3 in ERA, #9 in WHIP, and #15 in strikeouts in the AL among qualified relievers. Its crazy

[Station 13]

Need to get Schezer out.

[Station 13]

LMAO Phil Crack

[Palodios]

Its a bad sign when you can't get Punto out. Definitely should not have let Schzer start the inning haha

[jung]

Well if he comes out now that was not a bad performance from Beckett...not good either as he will not go out leaving his team with the lead and clearly gave up to many hits. Will not have given up any dingers to these guys.

 

Clearly did not have confidence in his FB and got through the game without using it to any great degree. Remember the start in Toronto after the disaster in Detroit. Pitched a very similar game with few FB thrown. Same deal too. Threw a few FB early in the game. Did not like where they were going and just stopped.

 

He really gets in trouble when he does this and then cannot throw the cutter or the slider or change for strikes at all. Then he is truly screwed cause he has to come in with a FB that he has no confidence in which usually turns out to be a disaster.

 

These days golden for Josh is starts where he has pinpoint control with that 92-91 mph FB. Then his secondaries are being thrown off of that and he is really tough then. Just has not as yet been able to put together enough of them.

[Station 13]

tied this up

[Station 13]

s*** man that was a long out

[NativeBostonian]

You couldn't get to third on that? f*** Punto!

[FredLynn]

Great. Gonzalez up to choke again.

K? Popout?

[Station 13]

Gonzalez went out the first pitch again.

[jung]

This clown gave up a real cookie to Agons last time he was out there. Maybe he will do same

[FredLynn]

You couldn't get to third on that? f*** Punto!

 

Doesn't matter. Gonzo will K.

[jung]

Catcher is so damn scared that Cook is going to make another ridiculous mistake to agons that he was almost in the on deck circle set up for that pitch.

[FredLynn]

Sad thing is, we got this guy for exactly these situations. And he has royally sucked at it this year.

So predictable. Popout. Option B.

[jung]

Popout. Option B.

 

Yes but the pop out was to the opposite field pumps...clearly that is what matters to AGons.

[Station 13]

Gonzalez has no clue up there these days.

[FredLynn]

Yes but the pop out was to the opposite field pumps...clearly that is what matters to AGons.

 

We ought to text the Stiff congratulating him on making contact there. His act is really getting old.