8/24 Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox

[a700hitter]

It's 3-3 after 1 inning at Fenway and no one cares. I can't blame people for not caring, but I do find it amusing that almost every FO booster has deserted the team. f*** all of you fair weather fans. When you come back, you will get a boatload of s*** from me.

 

Anyway, Webster is on the mound. This is the first game where Ortiz, Cespedes, Napoli and Craig are in the lineup together -- a preview of 2015.

 

Go Red Sox!!

[a700hitter]

Webster always seems to have first inning troubles. You can live with that if the guy can limit the damage to settle in. Unfortunately, up to this point, he has had a habit of getting buried before getting his feet under him.

[wyo-sox]

I'm watching the game! Been watching most of them all year- I had just needed a break from these threads for a while. This is a fun game today so far.

[a700hitter]

I'm watching the game! Been watching most of them all year- I had just needed a break from these threads for a while. This is a fun game today so far.

You were not one of the obnoxious FO boosters. There were a small contingent of people who were completely intolerant of any critical analysis of the team or the FO. They know who they are. They are not you. The funny thing is that when they went away we no longer needed mods to keep order. This place has become civil even though the team has been a disaster. Hmm. Maybe they were the problem? As you young folk say.. Just saying.

[Beecke]

Tough to be here watching them play meaningless games in August again. I had hoped that 2012 would be an outlier in terms of being out of it that early. Anyway, its not necessarily the being bad part that I hate as is the hopelessnessthis early in the season, it really makes the off season a bit too long when I have to start watching for roster building that early.

 

However, decent recovery today, hope it holds up.

[wyo-sox]

I needed a break from here because it felt like there was a group that would defend everything the FO did and even more annoying to me was the group that was negative about everything all the time. I prefer to live in the middle.

[Station 13]

Does Farrell ever pull his struggling starters?

[iortiz]

Webster ain't a MLB caliber pitcher by any means.

[Station 13]

Brian Johnson Or Owens must be licking their chops about now.

[d-money]

Webster is another hype job.Is our minor league pitching overrated? These guys are just awful.

[Station 13]

Vaz!

[Station 13]

Brock Holt has come crashing down. Castillo next lead off audition, or just let Pedroia do it.

[BigPapi]

God damn it nap.

[BigPapi]

Brock Holt has come crashing down. Castillo next lead off audition, or just let Pedroia do it.

 

Yup. We all knew it was going to happen.

[a700hitter]

Tough to be here watching them play meaningless games in August again. I had hoped that 2012 would be an outlier in terms of being out of it that early. Anyway, its not necessarily the being bad part that I hate as is the hopelessnessthis early in the season, it really makes the off season a bit too long when I have to start watching for roster building that early.

 

However, decent recovery today, hope it holds up.

Hopelessness early in the season is something that most of us have never experienced. You would have to go back 75+ years for that.

[a700hitter]

It's really getting absurd. They put on a shift with a man on first and no one out. They get an ordinary ground ball to Holt and there is no one to cover second base fore the force play because of the shift. Idiocy. This is the major leagues. Do we have to look like keystone cops while we lose? I just do not believe in over shifting on ordinary hitters like Logan Forsythe. The whole shifting craze is way overdone.

[BigPapi]

In 2012 the offense was fine up until papi went down and the dodger trade, but the starting pitching was just horrendous. Every one of our starters had a down year. Luckily, lester, buchholz and doubront rebounded in 2013 and pitched well. This year, the starting pitching was alright until the deadline trade but the offense has been historically bad for a red sox team. Hopefully papi can keep it going next year, pedroia can rebound, xander can get his head out of his ass, and the sox can get back to having a great offense again.

[BigPapi]

Ahahah mookie definitely doesn't have a cannon. I can see why he is a second basemen.

[Station 13]

Cespedes and the monster do not mixed. get him to RF.

[d-money]

All of a sudden the orioles cant win and the yankees are winning.I despise the yankees but girardi has done a heck of a job.Meanwhile Farrell has looked clueless after winning the championship.

[Station 13]

Betts showing his advanced approach at the plate. He should bat lead off starting tomorrow, he can really hit and not get fool.

[Bellhorn04]

It's 3-3 after 1 inning at Fenway and no one cares. I can't blame people for not caring, but I do find it amusing that almost every FO booster has deserted the team. f*** all of you fair weather fans. When you come back, you will get a boatload of s*** from me.

 

I have not posted here much lately, but it's not because I'm not following the team just as closely. I don't think the fact that someone is or isn't posting on a message board necessarily reflects their interest in the team or their dedication or their level of suffering, whatever the case may be.

 

I think message boards are one of those things you should only participate in if you enjoy it. Personally, my problem is not so much that I can't think of anything good to say lately, it's that I can't think of anything interesting.

 

But there's also a disheartened component to it too. Watching all the losses pile up can just take it out of you after a while.

Edited August 25, 2014 by Bellhorn04

[a700hitter]

I have not posted here much lately, but it's not because I'm not following the team just as closely. I don't think the fact that someone is or isn't posting on a message board doesn't necessarily reflect their interest in the team or their dedication or their level of suffering, whatever the case may be.

 

I think message boards are one of those things you should only participate in if you enjoy it. Personally, my problem is not so much that I can't think of anything good to say lately, it's that I can't think of anything interesting.

 

But there's also a disheartened component to it too. Watching all the losses pile up can just take it out of you after a while.

You have bee around. None of us are here as much as we used to be, but a certain small contingent has disappeared and good riddance.

[curiousd]

Bright Side?

 

Well.....its not about winning games this year any more so:

 

1. Already Betts has a 2014 RS OBP of .338, whereas league average is 0.31 and Jacoby Ellsbury has .340.

 

2. Holt still has B.A. of 289 and OBP of .340; lets not wring our hands over Holt just yet

 

3. Cespedes has 2014 OPS of .756

 

4. I calculated the average season OPS of Alan Craig from 2010 through 2013 as . 833; if they are right that his injury is expected to heal completely, he should be terrific next year

 

5. The average of Joe Kelly's ERA for his first two years in MLB, 2012 and 2013, was 3.11 He is only 26 and there is no good reason he should not be a good starter in 2015. de La Rosa has a 3.69 ERA this year.

 

Now if only.....(1) Some excuse of an injury disability could be invented for both Tazawa and Uehara and they would shut those guys down for the rest of 2014...(does it really make a difference if the RS lose every game the rest of 2014 at this point?), and (2) Workman has more than two pitches he can depend on so that there is hope he can become a starter instead of a ruined reliever like Bard; Workman has done well with ten days rest but he is not yet a regular starter) and (3) XB can get over his apparent psychological funk/ lack of focus there is hope that the RS could be a decent team in 2015.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Finally got a computer today, after being without one for months. I see the place hasn't changed much, still filled with two groups of people on opposite sides, each acting the same and accusing the other side of acting poorly. How glad I am that I can post regularly again. Amazing how one bad season after winning the World Series can change people's mind about a manager or a team. You'd think last year never happened. Yeah, this year sucks and is almost unwatchable, but there is no reason for everyone to be douches to each other.

[a700hitter]

Finally got a computer today, after being without one for months. I see the place hasn't changed much, still filled with two groups of people on opposite sides, each acting the same and accusing the other side of acting poorly. How glad I am that I can post regularly again. Amazing how one bad season after winning the World Series can change people's mind about a manager or a team. You'd think last year never happened. Yeah, this year sucks and is almost unwatchable, but there is no reason for everyone to be douches to each other.

Good to see. You back. How have you been feeling?

[a700hitter]

Now if only.....(1) Some excuse of an injury disability could be invented for both Tazawa and Uehara and they would shut those guys down for the rest of 2014...(does it really make a difference if the RS lose every game the rest of 2014 at this point?).

You and I may not care if they win another game, but the organization probably wants to demonstrate some hope and anticipation for next season. It's not good business to end the season with a train wreck. Also, cashing in the chips and shutting down guys because we are eliminated would not be good for the integrity of the game. They owe it to the league to be putting out their best effort to win every night. Also, there will probably be another 300,000 fans rolling through the turnstiles at Fenway for the remainder of the season. When they purchased the tickets, they thought they would be watching a team that would be trying to win. Cashing in the chips and giving up is not a good message to those fans. I don't care and you don't care about winning the remaining games, but the organization wants to look professional.

[Spudboy]

It's good to see Youk back on board!

 

The object of the game is to win, not loose. I can stomach the almost eventual loss if I see players attempting to play their best and trying to win.

 

Tanking is a bad idea. It is disrespectful to those who bought tickets and support the team.

[Palodios]

Finally got a computer today, after being without one for months. I see the place hasn't changed much, still filled with two groups of people on opposite sides, each acting the same and accusing the other side of acting poorly. How glad I am that I can post regularly again. Amazing how one bad season after winning the World Series can change people's mind about a manager or a team. You'd think last year never happened. Yeah, this year sucks and is almost unwatchable, but there is no reason for everyone to be douches to each other.

 

Believe it or not, this place has actually been surprisingly civil. Some bickering here and there, but considering we're watching a terrible team, things have been mostly calm.

[Jasonbay44]

Believe it or not, this place has actually been surprisingly civil. Some bickering here and there, but considering we're watching a terrible team, things have been mostly calm.

 

This is true, there hasn't been that much fighting.. There however has been, a lot less activity.