Shoring Up the Rotation

[User Name]

Looks like Lackey is taking a serious shot at being the #3 starter. Dempster is pitching like a lot of people thought he would--he sucks. The FO threw a lot of money around pre-season--or should I say wasted a lot of money--because it was there to spend. Victorino used to be a nice player, but I'm afraid he too is on the downside--can't stay healthy at age 32. Keep your fingers crossed on Napoli. Drew is another who will probably guarantee Iggy some time at SS.

 

Every post you make literally burns some of my brain cells. At this rate, i'll be eating through a straw before the season's over. Please stop posting.

[mvp 78]

Every post you make literally burns some of my brain cells. At this rate, i'll be eating through a straw before the season's over. Please stop posting.

 

Didn't SS want to throw money at Josh Hamilton?

[BSN07]

Lackey has been better then expected. But there are reasons you don't want to lean on him. He threw no innings last year and I can't remember a TJS player not coming back with some sort of pitch limit. Even if Lackey gets through most of the season he's going to hit his limit and will not be regularly available unless the Sox throw caution and the remaining 3 years they have him into the wind and hope a solid season gets someone to bite on a trade.

[User Name]

Didn't SS want to throw money at Josh Hamilton?

 

He spent the whole off-season touting that horn. Dude's dumber than suns

[jung]

Well there have been many posts on this board talking about the age when players start to head toward the back nine. However there is no reason to suggest that Vic is suddenly heading there faster. The tone in some of these posts suggests that guys are just crumbling to dust before our very eyes. You don't even have to be professional athlete for your spine to start to show some signs of aging once you get into your thirties. Vic does not appear to be going through anything truly alarming at this point.

 

As for Lackey, all the evidence has been that he has worked really hard to get back to where he is. He was not rushed back and appears to have used the time to good purpose. Hey if he pitches the way he has for whatever time he gets this season, he will end up being a big plus even if he is on some sort of starts count or innings count or what have you.

[a700hitter]

Every post you make literally burns some of my brain cells. At this rate, i'll be eating through a straw before the season's over. Please stop posting.

^Don't do this.:thumbdown

[User Name]

Will you heed your own advice? If so, you've got a deal!

[User Name]

By the way, i will admit that post was very much out of hand. Apologies to SoxSport.

[italstallianion]

Ignore feature my friend.

[reYoukilis]

Age has a lot of credibility. It eventually gets every athlete. When they get to their mid 30's they are on borrowed time. Writing their obituaries in their early 30's is a little pre-mature.

 

Especially considering the good Vic has brought.

[a700hitter]

Will you heed your own advice? If so, you've got a deal!

Find one single post where I attacked someone unprovoked like you just did solely because of their sports opinion. Just one. Except maybe against you, because you are special. So f*** off.

[User Name]

I don't even need to, you harass VA and MVP like it's your job. Also, if i'm "special" and you think you can be a raging douche and attack me without provocation, please can the advice. Otherwise, let's all be civil and keep our attacks to ourselves.

[italstallianion]

Agreed, that's a treaty we should all sign.

[a700hitter]

I don't even need to, you harass VA and MVP like it's your job. Also, if i'm "special" and you think you can be a raging douche and attack me without provocation, please can the advice. Otherwise, let's all be civil and keep our attacks to ourselves.

Never in response to sports opinion. Never. So, f*** off.

[italstallianion]

Girls.....Girls....

[Standing Room]

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[User Name]

http://www.midol.com/img/home/1.jpg

 

Yeah someone here definitely needs some.

[italstallianion]

I definitely took mine, I was feeling bloated after all that Chinese food I ate yesterday.

[a700hitter]

I definitely took mine, I was feeling bloated after all that Chinese food I ate yesterday.

I prefer Cranberry juice.

[italstallianion]

Yeah but Midol works on cramps, bloating, and should relieve general bitchiness.

 

Although it doesn't help if the girl is a bitch when it's not her time of the month as well.

[User Name]

It's just that for some girls, it's always that time of the month. Even more so as they get older.

[italstallianion]

Especially if you cheat on them with their sister. Then they get all upset for no reason and act like it's my fault. (Sigh) Women.

[Standing Room]

Speaking of Ryan Dempster, looks like his arm is dropping down. You can see a dramatic change in his release point which is causing a dropoff in the vertical movement on his pitches.

 

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Easier said than done, but he needs to get back on top of the ball.

[seabeachfred]

Fred, the problem seems to be one of miscommunication here. No one here has annointed any of them as anything. What was mentioned was their potential. You took that and went with it.

 

Nah User, no miscommunication for my part. The fact is all three of the are doing well thus far this season and that is great news. My concern is whether this is a positive trend moving forward. As I mention, I was a big supporter of Renuado and was thrilled when the Red Sox signed him three or four years ago, but until now he seemed like a sunk cost. Maybe he is now showing what he showed in the Cape Cod League a few summers ago when the best young college players and future high draft choices couldn't do a think with him. My fried Ted pointed out that DLR hasn't gone more than four innings so far so we don't know how sound his arm is. Besides, is he a starter or reliever? A future closer prospect perhaps? Webster? The sooner he gets to the point that we can use him on the Red Sox the better. We need a good young hard throwing starting pitcher to add to our rotation after so many years of not doing so.

 

No matter how you slice it, though, it will be our starting pitching that will determine how far we will go this season. Wouldn't you tend to agree with that?

[BornToRun]

I prefer Cranberry juice.

 

What is it? Your period?

[a700hitter]

What is it? Your period?

Not today. We won.

[Palodios]

Here's an unsurprising statistic --

 

Salty's cERA -- 4.20.

Ross's cERA -- 2.70.

 

Salty's trade value must be sky-high right now. Vasquez ? Please?

[Bellhorn04]

Here's an unsurprising statistic --

 

Salty's cERA -- 4.20.

Ross's cERA -- 2.70.

 

Salty's trade value must be sky-high right now. Vasquez ? Please?

 

You know what though, Pal? I've been following this myself, and I can honestly say I think those CERA numbers are a little misleading. If you go through the game logs you'll find that Salty has been behind the plate for a lot of very well-pitched games, and that his CERA has been inflated by a handful of blowout games. Also check out the CERA's for individual pitchers.

[Palodios]

You know what though, Pal? I've been following this myself, and I can honestly say I think those CERA numbers are a little misleading. If you go through the game logs you'll find that Salty has been behind the plate for a lot of very well-pitched games, and that his CERA has been inflated by a handful of blowout games. Also check out the CERA's for individual pitchers.

 

You've been pretty good with those numbers in the past, I know. It just seems to me that after all these years, it can't be a coincidence.

[Bellhorn04]

Well, here's one other very crude number: we're 22-12 in Salty's starts at catcher this year. Part of the reason he scared me so much the last couple of years was the W-L record.