8/7 @ Houston Astros

[BigPapi]

If papi didnt focus on power at all, im convinced he could lead the league in average.

[jung]

Dempster actually has looked solid today ... clearly the odd man out rotationwise for the playoffs right now - but so far, 4 Ks - one bad pitch really.

 

What pulls him through when he is not pitching all that great IMO is that the guy never gives up..he never gives in. He keeps trying to work his sequences to hitters and that goes a long long way. there are some guys we know that just throw up their hands and start throwing meatball after meatball. Dempster will make some bad pitches but you can tell that is what they are...bad pitches not white flags going up over the pitchers mound.

[BigPapi]

He knows how too hit safely

[SeanJohn93]

Have carp be the starting 1st baseman until nap can get his act together or call up middlebrooks

[Jasonbay44]

Ortiz has 7 hits in past 2 games.

[BigPapi]

Christ carp. CMON

[SeanJohn93]

On second thought...

[sk7326]

The counter argument to the "give Demps the benefit of the doubt, he might be injured" possibility is that unlike where they were with Lackey in 2011, the Sox have options. If he were hurt, you would think the Sox would just put him on the DL and really try to get him right.

 

Might be one of those cases where it won't get well until the offseason - if it's a core injury of some kind. You could skip a start maybe - that is an option, and Farrell did bump everybody back with the Wright start (and frankly Dempster looks as sharp as he has in a month, although Houston is awful). Whatever is going on - he has battled his butt off, but it has been a slog.

[Jasonbay44]

f***ing dammit Carp

[Station 13]

Gomes man, he is Papi real protection unit.

[Bellhorn04]

Wow, what a bad night for Carp. Our 5 spot is awful lately.

[italstallianion]

Ortiz has 7 hits in past 2 games.

 

I think he even has 7 hits in his past 7 AB's.

[italstallianion]

Wow, what a bad night for Carp. Our 5 spot is awful lately.

 

 

We have 11 LOB thus far, and 6 are from Carp. Granted people are saying the umps screwed him out of a walk in his first AB. And thankfully we got Cosart to 90 pitches through 5.

[BigPapi]

I think he even has 7 hits in his past 7 AB's.

 

 

Close, but he walked last night

[Palodios]

Close, but he walked last night

 

Walk =/= AB.

[sk7326]

Dempster is giving them about all they could ask so far. Really just one mistake.

[Brock Holt]

In the song "Blurred Lines" by Robin thicke, T.I. And pharrell, when he says "what rhymes with hug me", what is he referring to?

[rjortiz]

In the song "Blurred Lines" by Robin thicke, T.I. And pharrell, when he says "what rhymes with hug me", what is he referring to?

 

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=In+the+song+%22Blurred+Lines%22+by+Robin+thicke%2C+T.I.+And+pharrell%2C+when+he+says+%22what+rhymes+with+hug+me%22%2C+what+is+he+referring+to%3F+

[Jasonbay44]

Come on Salty!

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=In+the+song+%22Blurred+Lines%22+by+Robin+thicke%2C+T.I.+And+pharrell%2C+when+he+says+%22what+rhymes+with+hug+me%22%2C+what+is+he+referring+to%3F+

 

That is hilarious

[Jasonbay44]

Fantastic AB

[italstallianion]

I'm surprised they aren't using Snyder against the lefty.

[Station 13]

Someone tells Salty if he gets a meatball like the first pitch when he bats rhh, swing at it.

[BigPapi]

Good job brock

[Jasonbay44]

Holt has has some very good ABs tonight.

[BigPapi]

DAMN it

[Jasonbay44]

How the f*** do you take that with 2 strikes?

[jung]

Come on Ells...sitting on the breaking ball?? That did not make much sense.

[mvp 78]

En fuego!!

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

I don't think Victorino went around