3/31 afternoon game featuring the WS champion Boston Red Sox @ not champion Orioles

[SoxSport]

Jon Lester pitched a hell of a game today and those types of games are the kind we have to win......and we didn't this time out. We'll see if this gets to be a habit; if so we could be in some trouble. The team has a day to gather their thoughts and come out smoking on Wednesday and by all means we must not get swept in Baltimore and head back home 0-3. Early as it is, I think Sox Sport that the team must rally and come back with a nice win next time out. We need to get some of those 12 men we left on base home and hit a helluva better with RISP and very little in the way of LOBsters.

 

Well, you know, their ST emphasis has always been looking at the farm system--which has its advantages. They don't switch to the regulars until the last week or two--and maybe these guys aren't as sharp as they could be early in the season. Maybe. The record shows they don't usually get off to a fast start in April.

 

Today, they are off to the White House--Jonny Gomes (who should have pinch hit for AJ against the lefty yesterday--Farrell not yet into his winning form) wearing his Uncle Sam flag jacket (see the tweets). 5 buses with police escort--2 buses of Red Sox players/staff, 3 buses of media. That says it all. LOL. I had the good fortune many years ago of singing with a group at the White House. That is a great experience.

[jung]

Not only was I surprised that AJ was not PH for, I don't like AJ where he is in the lineup. I know Farrell loves the left/right thing and he is stubborn as a mule. But XB is the real deal. Because of where XB is, if AJ stays there he is going to come up to the plate with plenty of opportunity. He is going to drive people absolutely up the wall in short order IMO. We are going to watch him time and time again come up with opportunity only to hack at some lousy pitch that go sit back down again.

 

Farrell has not shown much faith in WMB. But I would push WMB past AJ and get AJ out of that spot in the order unless there is an opponent pitcher going that AJ has had great success against.

[kapsis21]

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/033114sizemore607.jpg

 

Wow the red lettering never look so good. Glad it's back.

agreed the red color pops out and that picture quality is so crisp.

[Thunder]

My ban-trigger finger is getting itchy, it hasn't been used in a while...

 

Well it will be that way until we get a spammer around here.

[a700hitter]

My ban-trigger finger is getting itchy, it hasn't been used in a while...

Internet serial killer^

[Youk Of The Nation]

Jeffrey Dotcahmer

[seabeachfred]

Not only was I surprised that AJ was not PH for, I don't like AJ where he is in the lineup. I know Farrell loves the left/right thing and he is stubborn as a mule. But XB is the real deal. Because of where XB is, if AJ stays there he is going to come up to the plate with plenty of opportunity. He is going to drive people absolutely up the wall in short order IMO. We are going to watch him time and time again come up with opportunity only to hack at some lousy pitch that go sit back down again.

 

Farrell has not shown much faith in WMB. But I would push WMB past AJ and get AJ out of that spot in the order unless there is an opponent pitcher going that AJ has had great success against.

 

Good point my friend. AJ needs to his at the bottom of the lineup. He just has no plate discipline and we have to depend on his getting his pitch for him to whale on it---and it tough situations the pitchers aren't going to give him that and he will swing at those off the wall pitches anyway.

[Bellhorn04]

Not only was I surprised that AJ was not PH for, I don't like AJ where he is in the lineup. I know Farrell loves the left/right thing and he is stubborn as a mule.

 

Now where the heck have I heard that before?