8/8 @ Kansas City Royals

[jung]

Jeez Lester is just all over the place, including up in zone when he does throw a strike.

[Station 13]

Lester is simply the worst. The rest isn't helping Farrell. It's all about repeating his delivery. He sucks so bad with throwing 1st pitch strikes.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Lester is just so, so bad

[jung]

Well of all Jon's bad 1st innings this year, this one might be the worst of the bad. As necessary as the Peavy trade looked the day it was made, it is looking better by the second.

[mvp 78]

Lester is one of my favorite players. I hope he could get back to his form, because this team would be even more dangerous.

 

To his form from 2010? Those days are gone.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

To his form from 2010? Those days are gone.

 

Well I did say hope. He might not go back to his 2010 ways, but he can definitely pitch better than he is right now. Not sure what it is, but we won't get anywhere with Lester pitching like this. Do you feel like it's a mental or physical issue?

[SoxFanForsyth]

Well this looks like an infuriating game. Going to study.

[BigPapi]

With that pitch count high, if lester just keeps the runs at 3 and only goes too the 4th or fifth, il be happy at this point.

[jung]

Well the gauntlet was really thrown down to the Sox RH lineup tonight with Ortiz sitting. So far not looking great. The RH lineup just seems to have the worst time stringing hits together. They are usually out of the inning before they can get anything to happen.

[Station 13]

Look at where his catcher sets up and see if he is even close to hitting the target.

[BigPapi]

Great inning lester

[Station 13]

Thanks for helping Lester out Royals, chasing pitches out the zone.

[BigPapi]

Look at where his catcher sets up and see if he is even close to hitting the target.

 

He does have the ability to paint at 94 to 95 mph, but cant do it even remotely consistently to save his life.

[Station 13]

He does have the ability to paint at 94 to 95 mph, but cant do it even remotely consistently to save his life.

 

He is near last getting first pitch strikes over.

[BigPapi]

He is near last getting first pitch strikes over.

 

Yup. No surprise

[BigPapi]

He is near last getting first pitch strikes over.

 

Do you know what his percentage for that is As of his start before this one?

[Station 13]

Do you know what his percentage for that is As of his start before this one?

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=4930&position=P#platediscipline

[BigPapi]

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=4930&position=P#platediscipline

 

Thank you.

[Station 13]

Here's the league leader in pounding first pitch strikes among starters.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=5&season=2013&month=0&season1=2013&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=10,d

 

Lester is a shameful #72 of 91 qualifiers.

[jung]

With so many of his pitches up even when he does throw a strike, I suspect Jon is going to walk somebody and follow that up with a bomb. We will need 6 at least again tonight to win this game I fear.

[Station 13]

JFC this is Bruce Chen. Destroy those junks.

[SoxFanForsyth]

A left handed pitcher that pounds the zone is giving us problems!? Well I have never.

 

Well, at least there are no RH options in AAA that could help with this gaping hole. Oh wait....

[BigPapi]

JFC this is Bruce Chen. Destroy those junks.

 

 

Well, chris tillman and douby are still lower than him. For first pitch strikes.( for lester). And so is matt moore.

[SoxSport]

This team is cruising for a fall--the way the mgt is operating. Not playing Ortiz tonite, who is 7 for 25 against Chen. Disregarding defense, which hurts the pitching. No real 3rd baseman. Weak defense in LF on the road. Putting an outfielder at 1B. Too many hubris signs here.

[Station 13]

Well, chris tillman and douby are still lower than him. For first pitch strikes.( for lester). And so is matt moore.

 

But they have put away stuff. Lester prolong the AB.

[jung]

Of course it is hard for Naps to check his swing...its too f***ing long. His swing starts in Missouri and ends in Kansas.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Lol. This is comical.

[Station 13]

f*** these ABs. Chen is carving them up inside.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Well, this game is over. If there is anything this season has taught me, it's that an early 3-run deficit is insurmountable for this team. I'm going to go to bed.

[SoxSport]

Well, this game is over. If there is anything this season has taught me, it's that an early 3-run deficit is insurmountable for this team. I'm going to go to bed.

 

That wasn't the case in Houston, but KC is a better team.