6/21 Marlins @ Red Sox

[BornToRun]

Who needs Ells? Time to package Ells & Youk for King Felix or other SP for WS push next year.

 

I'd say the same for CC but he's ours for 6.5 more seasons.

 

Face meet palm.

[FredLynn]

Who needs Ells? Time to package Ells & Youk for King Felix or other SP for WS push next year.

 

I'd say the same for CC but he's ours for 6.5 more seasons.

 

The other way to look at it is that its unlikely Nava can keep this up. Could we package him with Youkilis to get some quality pitching....?

[Station 13]

Nava, Middlebrooks, Papi, Ross, Salty........that would be my first 5 hitter.

[BornToRun]

Gonzo is such a stiff this year....unbelievable

 

He's starting to see some pitches though I've noticed. That's the first step.

[Elktonnick]

Gonzo is such a stiff this year....unbelievable

 

He needs to go on the DL. He isn't right and hasn't been since that damn home run derby.

[FredLynn]

Lets go Ace...no drama needed

[BornToRun]

3 outs, 1 2 3. No ******** ace.

[SoxFanForsyth]

He's starting to see some pitches though I've noticed. That's the first step.

 

Yup. 6 walks in his last 9 games.

[BornToRun]

He is one sweaty man.

[FredLynn]

This could be a real sweet win...

[jung]

Agonz is so fouled up at this point it almost looks like he needs to sit down just to rid himself of all this muscle memory he is building up for the wrong s***.

 

Don't take my observation literally but man is he fouled up right now.

[BornToRun]

Yup. 6 walks in his last 9 games.

 

I could understand the anti-gonzo hyperbole if he'd played like this last year but the truth is he OBP'd .410 and hit close to 30 homers with over 115 driven in. The guy was an MVP candidate.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Agonz is so fouled up at this point it almost looks like he needs to sit down just to rid himself of all this muscle memory he is building up for the wrong s***.

 

Don't take my observation literally but man is he fouled up right now.

 

I wish Magaden would just go up to him and say "Stop thinking. Just hit the ball."

[jung]

C'mon Salty..gotta frame that better...that first pitch was a strike.

[BornToRun]

That was a sick curve.

[FredLynn]

THat was the third strike to Infante

[BornToRun]

I thought that was gone off the bat lol.

[BornToRun]

VICTORY!!!!!

[SoxFanForsyth]

BIG WIN!!!!!

[Station 13]

THat was the third strike to Infante

 

The zone been all over tonight. Must be the weather.

[BornToRun]

Uh oh! Beckett has bad body language during the high fives!

 

We're doomed!

[SoxFanForsyth]

VICTORY!!!!!

 

*Johnny Drama*

[FredLynn]

Wow...great win. This game was won by the kids: Middlebrooks, Nava, and Kalish, along with some great RP from Atchison and Ace. The fat cats on the team keep filling spots in the lineup, but its the kids that have the enthusiasm to produce wins

[TylerD]

What a win!!! This team is on a nice roll now. Puts a smile on my face!!! Braves next. Going to be a hell of a series.

[FredLynn]

I could understand the anti-gonzo hyperbole if he'd played like this last year but the truth is he OBP'd .410 and hit close to 30 homers with over 115 driven in. The guy was an MVP candidate.

 

That was last year. I think we can stipulate that last year he was very very good. This year he is injured, pressing, or both. He has sucked and he earns too much money to suck.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Hey a700, Nava's OBP is now .455.

 

Just sayin.

[FredLynn]

BTW: Rays down 5-2 in the 9th. We will be two games behind the Rays in the lost column.

This team was on the precipice but has come back nicely. Still in the race.

[mvp 78]

Now if BV can keep this lineup for a few days...

[SoxFanForsyth]

That was last year. I think we can stipulate that last year he was very very good. This year he is injured' date=' pressing, or both. He has sucked and he earns too much money to suck.[/quote']

 

I honestly think he was pressing early, trying to do too much, and carry the team. Got into some bad habits. If the Sox can rip off a big winning streak, and Gonzo get's consistent playing time at 1B rather than swapping between 1B and RF, and get a few consecutive days off during the ASB to get his mind right, he'll turn back into the guy we saw last year.

 

I really think he'll see the ASB as kind of a "reset button".

[SoxFanForsyth]

Rays lose.

 

Sox are now 2 back on the Rays, and the WC.

 

Yes. 2 back on the Rays and the WC.

 

#BlowItUp