8/10 @ Royals

[Bellhorn04]

Man, some nasty high pitch counts on both sides the last 2 games.

[BigPapi]

Does anyone know the record for most consecutive starts with 3 or less earned runs?

[jung]

I didn't know you did that too??!!!?? Thought it was only sbf!

 

I rewound the game just for you. Middlebrooks got his hit with a 2-0 count!

 

Thanks very much VA. If Will can get ahead in the count he has a chance.

[Station 13]

Walk kills man.

[BigPapi]

Alright, this is really pissing me off. HOW DO THEY KEEP RALLYING LIKE THIS!!!

[jung]

And Butler is leaning out over the plate again. God somehow bring Pedro back twenty years younger.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

To be honest, this was kind of expected. The balls were hit really hard in the bottom of the 4th.

[BigPapi]

damn it, just when you think you can have a bit of a lead.

[VA Sox Fan]

Thanks very much VA. If Will can get ahead in the count he has a chance.

 

You are quite welcome!

 

Settle down Felix jeez! Get an out or something!

[jung]

This is so frustrating...you can't let up on these guys. Just have got to keep pounding them inside. Two guys in a row stride right out over the plate for hits.

 

And yes, they were striding out over the plate again in the 4th also. Just cannot let up especially when a team is flush and feeling really confident. You have to keep driving them back off the plate cause any hitter that owns the whole plate is going to kill you.

 

If I were to task Nieves with one thing it would be to get these guys pounding hitters inside and driving them back off the plate. This is not going to work in a pennant run.

Edited August 11, 2013 by jung

[VA Sox Fan]

BP time. Gonna be a long one. COME ON GUYS!

[crc2120]

I'm getting really fed up with our starting rotation. Do they expect our offense to score 7, 8+ runs every game or what?

[Station 13]

First Doubront s***** game in a while.

[crc2120]

Double play or a K would be great here..

[BigPapi]

Perfect sequence.

[crc2120]

Got the K! Now get an inning ending DP!

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Double play or a K would be great here..

 

Ask for a DP now

[Station 13]

Keep the ball away from Tejada. the guy swings at a lot of garbage.

[Station 13]

Right f***ing down the middle. I said keep the damn ball away.

[crc2120]

f***ing old ass Tejada...

[BigPapi]

Uhhhh. Why. Cant. Anyone. Stop. This. Stupid. Team.

[crc2120]

Come on Workman! Get another K or a double play! Now!

[Station 13]

DP to end this.

[jung]

Workman kept Maxwell honest there. But he cannot let up. Every Sox pitcher is going to have to realize how aggressive the hitters are going to be going into the stretch run.

 

Workman left that one right out over the plate to Tejada. Did not get into his kitchen far enough. This is where the Sox young arms are really going to be tested. Cause if you can't pitch inside...YOU CAN'T pitch in a pennant race. Forget it!

[Station 13]

Wow our pitchers cannot hold runners.

[crc2120]

Good job Workman! Come on offense!

[BigPapi]

Could have been a lot worse. Decent job workman

[Station 13]

Good work Brandon. Now tack on more runs.

[VA Sox Fan]

Nice job by Workman. MORE OFFENSE PLEASE!!!! RUNS!

[jung]

This is also where not having a staff leader really hurts what is really sort of a young bunch between the pen and the rotation. Peavy is too new to be the leader. Lester is too screwed up. Buch is well Buch. Felix is too young and needs to be led...not a leader. Dempster is not pitching good enough to lead. Lackey can probably do it but might feel like he would be stepping on Lester's shoes. Forget that s***...these guys need help.