5/10 vs Those Damn Canadians

[jung]

Honestly I don't want to see every guy in a Sox uni going up to the plate thinking he is swinging a boat oar even if Mickey Mouse is pitching. They just need to be better than that cause they are just not our father's bash down the walls Red Sox team.

[WMB16]

Damn Jenny Dell is nice to look at

[SoxFanForsyth]

Gotta let him finish.

[User Name]

CG for Lester?

[BornToRun]

Lester's performance tonight has been the very definition of "Ace".

[WMB16]

Lester's performance tonight has been the very definition of "Ace".

 

Without a doubt, so nice to see Lester back to dominance!

[Thunder]

CG for Lester?

 

I say no. Farrell says yes.

[User Name]

Surprisingly good frame job for Salty

[a700hitter]

A complete game shutout. It's nice to get one of those once in a while. It helps refresh a tired bullpen.

[WMB16]

Just Nasty!

[italstallianion]

A win and a day off for our bullpen. Check and checkmate. I'm pretty sure Born already had the high score for gamethread wins this year so it's nice to add to the total.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Unbelievable outing for Lester

[BornToRun]

My mojo has granted you a CG SHO.

[BornToRun]

A win and a day off for our bullpen. Check and checkmate. I'm pretty sure Born already had the high score for gamethread wins this year so it's nice to add to the total.

 

Not to be brag but I believe this makes 8. With two of those being near no hitters and two walkoffs.

[SoxSport]

Farrell may have learned his lesson about pitching Tazawa and Uehara in garbage situations.

 

If the Red Sox win and Yankees lose tonite, MLB TV will have nothing to talk about tommorrow. They spent tonite gushing about the Yankees, while the Red Sox have been trying to dig themselves out of a pile of media mud.

[SoxSport]

It was bound to happen after the hot streak though

 

The media is after Papi for PEDS. Cripes, it's the Buchholz/bullfrog story deja vu. Everybody's doing it, but let's pick on the Red Sox. No question about how all those old castoffs are doing it for the Yankees. Hafner, Overbay, Wells...

[jung]

Nice to see Lester play the role of stopper as in losing streak stopper....perfect job in that regard tonight...maybe even the first time I have seen him do a perfect job with respect to being a stopper. Really happy for him.

[MJantomaso]

Our hitting was atrocious tonight.

[Palodios]

I just got home-- glad to hear Lester dominated, saved the bullpen, and got the win.

 

Its hard not to be optimistic about this pitching staff. Lester-Buchholz-Dempster-Lackey all have ERAs in the 2's.

 

Hopefully the 5th spot won't be a huge problem, but it looks like there might be a few solid pitchers available at the deadline as well. Peavy, Vargas, David Price, Norris, Tommy Hanson, Johnson, Garza all seem like possibilities now.

[jung]

I am hoping that the success of the other four starters makes it easier for the Sox to see their way to grabbing up a 5. It wil be a bit of a choice though. You have to think Webster will be here next year. Maybe they pick somebody up and eventually trade him to make room for Webster.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Just finished watching the game. HOLY s*** 3 for 17 RISP.

[RedSoxNC84]

Good to have a win again

[Bellhorn04]

Nava keeping it going with a .913 OPS and 23 RBI in 30 games.

[MJantomaso]

This teams needs to have a better baseball IQ with RISP.

[Bellhorn04]

This teams needs to have a better baseball IQ with RISP.

 

The offense has been in a rut, no doubt. They're pressing in the RISP spots. But it's part of the ups and downs of the season. I think it'll get better again.

[Thunder]

I just got home-- glad to hear Lester dominated, saved the bullpen, and got the win.

 

Its hard not to be optimistic about this pitching staff. Lester-Buchholz-Dempster-Lackey all have ERAs in the 2's.

 

Hopefully the 5th spot won't be a huge problem, but it looks like there might be a few solid pitchers available at the deadline as well. Peavy, Vargas, David Price, Norris, Tommy Hanson, Johnson, Garza all seem like possibilities now.

 

Keep in mind that Lackey's ERA is only that low because of the throwing error on Thursday.

I agree with you though. This staff is looking solid, and they should be able to pick up a good 5th starter at the deadline. I personally like Samardzija, but Theo's not giving him up.

[User Name]

Keep in mind that Lackey's ERA is only that low because of the throwing error on Thursday.

I agree with you though. This staff is looking solid, and they should be able to pick up a good 5th starter at the deadline. I personally like Samardzija, but Theo's not giving him up.

 

Had he not made the error, no runs would have scored and he would have been out of the inning.

[jacksonianmarch]

Samardzija isn't moving

[mvp 78]

Had he not made the error, no runs would have scored and he would have been out of the inning.

 

But having a pitcher's error not count as an earned run is ridiculous.

[TedWilliams101]

Had he not made the error, no runs would have scored and he would have been out of the inning.

 

But he did make the error and then imploded. It wasn't as if the defense made a mistake and then he gave up some bs bloop hits/hole finders. He made the bad throw and then got SHELLED. The inning happened. I've always believed that if it's the pitcher that makes the error then the runs should be earned. It was 100% on Lackey.