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

[Bellhorn04]

How many more 8th inning holds would Aceves have saved that Padilla didn't?

How many more 7th inning holds would Padilla have saved that Atchison didn't?

 

Good point.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Damn. Almost, Kalish. Almost.

 

Quick, easy inning please.

[Emmz]

Crawford and Ellsbury will be back very soon, too. I still am not backing off of my pre-season prediction of 95 wins or more.

[a700hitter]

WMB is looking like a bust with the bat and the glove.

[BornToRun]

Seems youk is 2 for 7 since leaving town in case anybody cared.

[FredLynn]

How many more 8th inning holds would Aceves have saved that Padilla didn't?

How many more 7th inning holds would Padilla have saved that Atchison didn't?

 

Bailey's loss was really the only significant injury to a pitcher we have had all year. The pitching is, essentially, the staff we had hoped to field-with a few stints on the DL. They never expected DiceK back until mid June anyway, and Lackey was known to be out all year too. I don't think we have had a more serious problem with injuries to pitchers than other clubs. Hell, the Yankees lost Pineda AND Mariano.

[iortiz]

Just arrived home and great to see we are winning!

 

Go Sox!

[Palodios]

Bailey's loss was really the only significant injury to a pitcher we have had all year. The pitching is' date=' essentially, the staff we had hoped to field-with a few stints on the DL. They never expected DiceK back until mid June anyway, and Lackey was known to be out all year too. I don't think we have had a more serious problem with injuries to pitchers than other clubs. Hell, the Yankees lost Pineda AND Mariano.[/quote']

 

That is a different argument.

[Youk Of The Nation]

So skimming the last couple pages, I see we're calling him Machete Padilla now?

[Emmz]

Very, very encouraging game.

[FredLynn]

That is a different argument.

 

Not at all. You were entirely correct in your post. All the pitchers move down one inning if Bailey is around. My point was that Aceves has been a very serviceable closer, probably just as good as Bailey would have been. Of course, if he is closing, he isn't available to pitch when he usually pitches.

[Palodios]

The AL East will seriously, seriously regret not putting the Red Sox away.

[Emmz]

So skimming the last couple pages' date=' I see we're calling him Machete Padilla now?[/quote']

 

Machete don't text.

[FredLynn]

So skimming the last couple pages' date=' I see we're calling him Machete Padilla now?[/quote']

 

He goes by "M. Vicente Padilla" for that reason.

[a700hitter]

Very' date=' very encouraging game.[/quote']It took Teddy mojo to finally get a good game out of that slug Dice K.

[Bellhorn04]

Props to Dice K, Salty, Kalish, Pedey, Gonzo. Props to Valentine for all the right pitching and pinch hitting moves.

[SemperFi Sox]

needed that one, was frustrating most of the night.

[Bellhorn04]

So skimming the last couple pages' date=' I see we're calling him Machete Padilla now?[/quote']

 

Nicaraguan Nightmare wasn't bad either.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Rays are now 3 outs away from being only 1 game ahead of the Red Sox in the East.

[FredLynn]

Props to Dice K' date=' Salty, Kalish, Pedey, Gonzo. Props to Valentine for all the right pitching and pinch hitting moves.[/quote']

 

Just like Tito would have done, right?

[Station 13]

Great win. Laughable they couldn't hit Laffey. Another junkballing turd they can't hit.

[a700hitter]

Rays are now 3 outs away from being only 1 game ahead of the Red Sox in the East.

According to our homer announcers on Extra Innings, we are playing for the wild card.

[ellsburyforMVP]

Great win. Laughable they couldn't hit Laffey. Another junkballing turd they can't hit.

 

Umm??? A win is a win ? And the jays ( a pretty potent offense ) only scored 1 run with dicek on the mound?

[SoxFanForsyth]

10-3 in last 13.

 

27-16 (.628) in last 43 (102 win pace)

[SoxFanForsyth]

According to our homer announcers on Extra Innings' date=' we are playing for the wild card.[/quote']

 

Well I am not going to concede the division.

[FredLynn]

According to our homer announcers on Extra Innings' date=' we are playing for the wild card.[/quote']

 

We are still in the race for first place, even though Jacko said that the Yankees are "starting to run away with it". They will hit the skids at some point too.

[SoxFanForsyth]

We are still in the race for first place' date=' even though Jacko said that the Yankees are "starting to run away with hit". They will hit the skids at some point too.[/quote']

 

Yeah. They're 23-7 in their last 30.

 

Sorry Jacko. That's not going to continue pal.

[KCBRUIN]

Does anyone know if Dice-K warmed up a little longer before this start? Seems like he settled down much faster tonight.

[FredLynn]

The Rays have essentially lost too. Now down 8-2 in the ninth. We will be one behind the Rays and two behind the Orioles and Angels for the WC top spot.

[Station 13]

Umm??? A win is a win ? And the jays ( a pretty potent offense ) only scored 1 run with dicek on the mound?

 

Dice-K owns the Jays. Sox won all his starts but 1 against the Jays, in a 2-1 loss.