5/18 @ Target Field

[iortiz]

Bring the R.

[Standing Room]

More smallball. I think that was an "accidentally" productive out by Ortiz since he hit it to the left side of the infield, but I'll take the run.

[Standing Room]

Another hit for Middlebrooks and he comes around to score!

[jung]

Slowly but surely it seems the Sox are going back to the offensive approach they had earlier in the season. I suspect it is very likely that Farrell either talked to them individually or collectively as this is just to different to just be coincidence.

 

Hopefully getting RBI's from somebody other than Ortiz is not some sort of aberration.

[VA Sox Fan]

Another hit for Middlebrooks and he comes around to score!

 

He got thrown out at 3rd.

[Mr Tibbs]

Wow, WMB out by a mile! lol

[Standing Room]

My bad, a hit for Lava!

[jung]

I do agree that was an accidentally productive AB by Ortiz. However they were way of the charts the other way just a week or two ago.

[iortiz]

Wow, WMB out by a mile! lol

 

Guess it was 3B coach call, anyways was dumb.

[iortiz]

This should be all for Dempster.

[jung]

Can't tell from TV if this was the case but it is not at all uncommon for the runner to try to draw the throw away from an effort to catch the runner at home when there are two outs. Sox would value the run at this point more than continuing the inning with two outs and this much of a lead.

 

There is a good chance that is what happened on the WMB play at 3rd. Also the kind of call a 3rd base coach would make.

[Standing Room]

Can't tell from TV if this was the case but it is not at all uncommon for the runner to try to draw the throw away from an effort to catch the runner at home when there are two outs. Sox would value the run at this point more than continuing the inning with two outs and this much of a lead.

 

There is a good chance that is what happened on the WMB play at 3rd. Also the kind of call a 3rd base coach would make.

 

That's not at all what happened, the throw went to home and then to third where WMB was out by a mile.

[Mr Tibbs]

PULL DEMPSTER!!!!!

[Standing Room]

Dempster's fine, he averages 130 pitches a start. I worked out with him this winter, he's a nice guy.

[jung]

Did not see that....came back to the TV too late and just saw him getting tagged. Thanks SR.

[VA Sox Fan]

Holy crap. Dempster stays in.

[jung]

Farrell must be giving him just one more batter here I would think.

[Station 13]

f*** you Dempster.

[Station 13]

f*** you too Farrell.

[Standing Room]

Dempster made a great pitch that resulted in a bloop single. Can't fault him for that.

[VA Sox Fan]

f*** you too Farrell.

 

That's more accurate. I know he is trying to save the BP but s***!

[SoxFanForsyth]

Gross.

[SoxFanForsyth]

That's more accurate. I know he is trying to save the BP but s***!

 

Wow I am beyond shocked right now.

 

I thought, ok, give Dempster one more in Carroll then bring in the lefty to face Mauer and Morneau. But to bring in Mortenson??? That's ridiculous both on who they bring in and leaving in Dempster

[jung]

Dempster made a great pitch that resulted in a bloop single. Can't fault him for that.

 

He did grind tonight. A good many guys would have just thrown in the towel out of frustration and tossed meatball after meatball up there. Can't be much more of an example of a pitcher just trying to get by on toughness. Six walks in 4 and 2/3's is not exactly what you would see from a pitcher that has it goin' on.

[Mr Tibbs]

Wow I am beyond shocked right now.

 

I thought, ok, give Dempster one more in Carroll then bring in the lefty to face Mauer and Morneau. But to bring in Mortenson??? That's ridiculous both on who they bring in and leaving in Dempster

 

I swear Farrel pointed to his left arm when he went out to get Dempster.:dunno:

[Station 13]

Mortensen is bushe league.

[VA Sox Fan]

Wow I am beyond shocked right now.

 

I thought, ok, give Dempster one more in Carroll then bring in the lefty to face Mauer and Morneau. But to bring in Mortenson??? That's ridiculous both on who they bring in and leaving in Dempster

 

I hear ya. Hope our offense continues to rake. This is frustrating.

[VA Sox Fan]

Thank God!

 

Come on offense.

[jung]

Glad Morneau missed that one. That was more of a meatball than Dempster threw in over 4 innings of struggling.

[Station 13]

From a 7-2 to 7-5 in an inning. This BP has lack live arms with Tazawa being push to closer. Bailey can't return fast enough.