9/12 vs. Yankees

[Youk Of The Nation]

How about two wins in a row? That would be cool.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

I don't care if they lose every game this season as long as it's not against the Yankees.

[Thunder]

Just go out there and win. Help out the O's. Keep a top 10 draft pick.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Hopefully offense is on point. Don't have a good feeling about Cook tonight.

[Taz]

Is a sweep of the Stinkees asking too much? Let's go, Red Sox!

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Sit the f*** down

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Lol James Loney

[Bellhorn04]

Hopefully offense is on point. Don't have a good feeling about Cook tonight.

 

Watching Cook pitch is like watching Wakefield pitch. Both one-trick ponies, only difference is Cook's trick is the sinker. If he's got the sinker working just right he can do the job. If he doesn't it's bombs away. So you're holding your breath the whole time.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Nice comeback there by Cook. Get your ass right back to the dugout captain.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

On the days I have off work no one is here I get no one really cares anymore but I'm just watching because I enjoy watching the Yankees lose.

[jung]

Crowds have been light lately but people are taking advantage of the last of the summer weather as well.

[Bellhorn04]

Even if the Sox are out of it, baseball is still a hell of a lot better than no baseball.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

****

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

State farm home run derby live at Fenway

[jung]

No Jerry that pitch to Grandy is not down for Cook. Cook can not be between the knees and the belt-line. That is not down for him. Cook has to be between the middle of the kneecap and the bottom of the kneecap.

 

Both of those pitches, the one to Grandy and the one to Cano were candy.

[jung]

The way Cook is pitching this inning he is lucky he has recorded any outs at all.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

The way Cook is pitching this inning he is lucky he has recorded any outs at all.

 

They're absolutely drilling the ball. He's putting the balls on a tee for them.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

I wish there was a way to tell Pedroia how much I love him.

[jung]

I have missed very few innings of this season from hell but I did miss the first Ciriaco gaff at 3rd from a couple weeks ago. It it was anything like this one, I think I see why he plays a better SS than 3rd even though SS is a tougher position.

 

You get a different view on the ball from 3rd than from middle infield. Some guys can adapt to it. Others can't. A good 3rd baseman won't get caught in no-mans land like that. The way he started was the way he had to keep going and once he did not continue to commit, he was lost. He turned what would likely have been a not so difficult play into a really tough chance.

 

It is really really difficult for guys to get used to having to commit to cutting across in front of the SS on that play and staying with that commitment come hell or high water. While the hot smashes at the hot corner can be difficult plays, as long as you are wiling to take a few off the chest and the shins for the team, guys can usually make those plays. Committing to cutting in front of the SS and dealing with that short hop can be a whole different deal.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

anddddddd here comes the Sox

[jung]

I know AAA pitchers are likely to get lit up in the bigs when they first come up but I just don't see any reason to pitch Cook any longer. Nobody can be as fine with their control as Cook has to be to succeed. Throwing Cook out there is like throwing raw meat out on the field for a pride of hungry lions.

[Bellhorn04]

I know AAA pitchers are likely to get lit up in the bigs when they first come up but I just don't see any reason to pitch Cook any longer. Nobody can be as fine with their control as Cook has to be to succeed. Throwing Cook out there is like throwing raw meat out on the field for a pride of hungry lions.

 

And how would you describe throwing Zach Stewart out there again?

[Brennan]

Got out of that and still only behind two runs. Come in Sox, this IS your swan song for the masses of suffering fans.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Salty I see you

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

lmaooo they can't even get the ball in the outfield

[jung]

Stewart is a complete mess. There must be somebody they could use am option on giving him a shot to gain some experience up here. Cook is not coming back to this team next year....if we see Cook on the 2013 roster, that would be about the most depressing thing I could think of. So give somebody a shot at seeing what it is like in the bigs, assuming there is somebody that makes sense as far as using an option is concerned.

 

Frankly, the more I think about it, maybe Stewart makes more sense than Cook as Stewart must have an option that they are using already this year. As bad as he is, I would rather see him than Cook as there should be no chance of Cook remaining in the Sox organization next year at any level. The Sox are more likely to keep Steward in the system some place next year.

[Station 13]

What a bunch of f***ing chokers.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

What a bunch of f***ing chokers.

 

Seriously. You get a leadoff triple get the ball in the f***ing outfield and get a sac fly.

[jung]

They have seldom been capable of giving up an out to get a run this year no matter the means. Not being able to get a guy home from 3rd in a situation like that is criminal.

 

That was a hell of a play Iggy made at SS to close out that last half inning. Would have been nice if he could have bailed the Sox out and gotten a hit to get the guy home from 3rd once they already had two outs in their half.

[Station 13]

Seriously. You get a leadoff triple get the ball in the f***ing outfield and get a sac fly.

 

They were playing the infield back, just a groundout will get Salty in.