6/26 The Youk-less Red Sox and Japan's National Treasure will Laffey at the Jays

[TutGadol]

The injury excuse is nonsense. All teams have injuries. It is what it is. We are as good as our record says we are. Period.

 

The injury excuses is nonsense is nonsense. The Red Sox are injured at a far greater rate then any other team. You can't say that doesn't hurt their record. You just can't.

[FredLynn]

WTF is aviles doing

 

Exactly. More runs would have been nice. You just cannot run yourself into outs as often as we do. Not smart baseball.

[Cocos Disciples]

I'm glad they scored off David Pauley because I couldn't handle it if Laffey and Pauley both shut 'em down.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Did that Pedroia AB remind anyone else of this....

 

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14398317&c_id=mlb

[BornToRun]

Did that Pedroia AB remind anyone else of this....

 

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14398317&c_id=mlb

 

I knew what the vid was before I even opened the link.

[mvp 78]

The Nicaraguan Nightmare

[TutGadol]

Dangerous location there to Bautista.

[FredLynn]

The injury excuses is nonsense is nonsense. The Red Sox are injured at a far greater rate then any other team. You can't say that doesn't hurt their record. You just can't.

 

No one is saying its meaningless. All I am saying is that its overrated. Mostly its been our position players that have been injured with the exception of Bailey, and we are still second in runs scored. Not real sure that Crawford and Ellsbury would be producing more than the subs (except McDime, who stinks). Our SP have been relatively healthy but we are still 12th in the AL in ERA. Of course we would have won more games with all our guys healthy, or even at league average for days on the DL; but IMO not that many more games.

[SoxFanForsyth]

I knew what the vid was before I even opened the link.

 

Well, it wasn't 13 pitches, but it was almost identical in all other aspects.

[BornToRun]

I wonder if Vincente is effective because he's a good pitcher or because the hitters are afraid that he'll kill thee families with a chainsaw and bury them in the desert.

[jung]

It has been common practice for the guy rounding second in recent years to try to draw the cut off as opposed to seeing the ball go all the way into the plate and get the runner trying to score the second run...the idea being you stay in the run down long enough for the run to score....never used unless there are already two outs.

 

Looked a little screwy with Aviles that time because it looked like the Jays did not really have a shot at cutting that runner down at home anyway but I do think that is what Aviles was doing.

[db41]

I wonder if Vincente is effective because he's a good pitcher or because the hitters are afraid that he'll kill thee families with a chainsaw and bury them in the desert.

 

Poetry.

[FredLynn]

Padilla does the job.

Gotta wonder how he would have done this year as a starter in place of Bard.

[BornToRun]

No one is saying its meaningless. All I am saying is that its overrated. Mostly its been our position players that have been injured with the exception of Bailey' date=' and we are still second in runs scored. Not real sure that Crawford and Ellsbury would be producing more than the subs (except McDime, who stinks). Our SP have been relatively healthy but we are still 12th in the AL in ERA. Of course we would have won more games with all our guys healthy, or even at league average for days on the DL; but IMO not that many more games.[/quote']

 

Our bullpens been boss and Buchs been improving over his last few and despite what you might think, no rational human being can think that Lester is going to have a 4.50 ERA all year. The back end can survive with doubie and dice k or Franklin in the 5th spot not to mention bens intention to chase a starter at the deadline.

[Bellhorn04]

I wonder if Vincente is effective because he's a good pitcher or because the hitters are afraid that he'll kill thee families with a chainsaw and bury them in the desert.

 

No kidding. You know as soon as he's done with baseball he moves to a more lucrative career as a hit man for a drug cartel.

[Palodios]

I wonder if Vincente is effective because he's a good pitcher or because the hitters are afraid that he'll kill thee families with a chainsaw and bury them in the desert.

 

THAT's why the Eephus pitch is so effective:lol:

[redsoxbeatz]

YEA PADILLA!

 

YEA PRDROIA!

 

YEA SALTY!

 

YEA NAVA!

 

f***. This is good s*** right now. Sparking a bowl, cooking chicken and sox are winnin'

[FredLynn]

Yankmees win; Rays down 4-2; Orioles down 7-3.

[Bellhorn04]

Padilla joins the Red Sox elite level sub-4 ERA club.

[FredLynn]

YEA PADILLA!

 

YEA PRDROIA!

 

YEA SALTY!

 

YEA NAVA!

 

f***. This is good s*** right now. Sparking a bowl, cooking chicken and sox are winnin'

 

Bowl of what?

[BornToRun]

No kidding. You know as soon as he's done with baseball he moves to a more lucrative career as a hit man for a drug cartel.

 

For all we know, he's already started. I'd believe it.

[SoxFanForsyth]

No one is saying its meaningless. All I am saying is that its overrated. Mostly its been our position players that have been injured with the exception of Bailey' date=' and we are still second in runs scored. Not real sure that Crawford and Ellsbury would be producing more than the subs (except McDime, who stinks). Our SP have been relatively healthy but we are still 12th in the AL in ERA. Of course we would have won more games with all our guys healthy, or even at league average for days on the DL; but IMO not that many more games.[/quote']

 

Red Sox CF this year have hit .262/.302/.352, .654 OPS, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 34 Runs Scored.

 

Ellsbury through 73 games last year: .313/.379/.469, .843 OPS, 8 HR, 38 RBI, 52 Runs Scored.

 

That's a pretty big disparity between Ellsbury and a sub.

 

And if you don't think that affects our record, the Red Sox are 8-8 in 1-run games. Guys with speed like Bailey, Ellsbury, and Crawford are the guys who turn 8-8 into 11-5 or 12-4.

 

So the injuries are not nonsense. Just because the subs have played well does not, by any means, mean that the Red Sox are just as good now as they would be with Ellsbury, Crawford, and Bailey.

[TutGadol]

I wonder if Vincente is effective because he's a good pitcher or because the hitters are afraid that he'll kill thee families with a chainsaw and bury them in the desert.

 

 

No one is saying its meaningless. All I am saying is that its overrated. Mostly its been our position players that have been injured with the exception of Bailey' date=' and we are still second in runs scored. Not real sure that Crawford and Ellsbury would be producing more than the subs (except McDime, who stinks). Our SP have been relatively healthy but we are still 12th in the AL in ERA. Of course we would have won more games with all our guys healthy, or even at league average for days on the DL; but IMO not that many more games.[/quote']

 

A healthy Bailey would have won us some games in september, about 2-3. Healthy Crawford + Els is probably another couple of wins. That's all we'd need to lead the wild card race. And that's not even getting to the what would haves of Lackey's need of TJ (Perhaps Bard would've stayed in the 'pen).

[Brennan]

I wonder if Vincente is effective because he's a good pitcher or because the hitters are afraid that he'll kill thee families with a chainsaw and bury them in the desert.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dude, even I have to give you props on that one.

[FredLynn]

Padilla joins the Red Sox elite level sub-4 ERA club.

 

His ERA since April 25 is 1.83. Got off to a very bad start, but has been lights out since.

Gag....good pickup by our FO.

[redsoxbeatz]

Ortiz ... 2 doubles both opp. field.

 

This guy deserves a two year deal.

[TutGadol]

And if you don't think that affects our record, the Red Sox are 8-8 in 1-run games. Guys with speed like Bailey, Ellsbury, and Crawford are the guys who turn 8-8 into 11-5 or 12-4.

 

Yeah, Bailey is a 50 SB per season kind of closer.

[BornToRun]

Let's buy some insurance bitches!

[NC Sox Fan]

Surprised they left Pauley in.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Gonzo going deep here. I feel it.