4/19 vs Rays

[a700hitter]

Tampa has a very weak lineup. Hopefully, our starters can chew up some innings against them.

 

Well it looks like brittle Kelly will start his stint on the DL pretty soon.

[a700hitter]

Lol off to the DL he goes.

They are showing DD in his box. He had better start working the phone and get us a starter.

[Bellhorn04]

Thanks Ben.

[User Name]

This is exactly what I meant when I was preaching the need for another reliable starter.

[Navafan29]

Are you kidding me

[a700hitter]

This is exactly what I meant when I was preaching the need for another reliable starter.

Buch will be walking off the mound in less than 2 months.

[BigPapiEnFuego]

God hates the Red Sox

[Bellhorn04]

Who needs Lackey when you can get Kelly and Craig for him?

[a700hitter]

Remy calling the move to take Kelly out of the game -- a no brainer. That is the only kind of move that Farrell can make.

[FredLynn]

This is exactly what I meant when I was preaching the need for another reliable starter.

 

Kelly is the #5 SP. We don't NEED another ace. Owens has been pitching well; he should be next guy up. Kelly should go to the pen once ERod returns anyway.

[a700hitter]

Who needs Lackey when you can get Kelly and Craig for him?

Enigmas.

[Jasonbay44]

Kelly is the #5 SP. We don't NEED another ace. Owens has been pitching well; he should be next guy up. Kelly should go to the pen once ERod returns anyway.

We need a #2.. Thats for sure. Buchholz will be injured soon, Kelly and Porcello are trash and who the hell knows what we'll get with Steven Wright. E-Rod will help, but him and Owens are no guarantee either.

[Navafan29]

First two pitches with the new guy: Hannigan wants it down and away but gets it up and in.

[User Name]

Kelly is the #5 SP. We don't NEED another ace. Owens has been pitching well; he should be next guy up. Kelly should go to the pen once ERod returns anyway.

 

How do you equate "Ace" with reliable starter? We needed a guy who could take the bump with consistency because both our #5 starter (now injured) is injury prone, and our #2 starter (will be injured eventually) is also injury prone. You can't take the gamble and expect full seasons from either of them, let alone both of them. They needed another guy with the ability to deliver decent results and eat up some innings.

[a700hitter]

This lineup should make Hembree look good.

[jacksonianmarch]

Time to go to SP#7

[Jasonbay44]

Hey guys look at the bright side, at least Kelly didn't allow any runs! One of his best starts of his Boston career.

[Bellhorn04]

Let's go O. Might need a barrel of runs tonight.

[Station 13]

That sucks. Hope Joe is okay, hate to see any of our guys get hurt.

[Thunder]

God hates the Red Sox

 

Actually, he hates the Marlins. I asked him yesterday.

[FredLynn]

We need a #2.. Thats for sure. Buchholz will be injured soon, Kelly and Porcello are trash and who the hell knows what we'll get with Steven Wright. E-Rod will help, but him and Owens are no guarantee either.

 

Its really early to make a judgement about our SP rotation. Obviously they have not started out well, but I think there is a good chance that one of Buchholz/Porcello/ERod will pitch like a #2 SP. The others are #3-4 SP, and then there is Kelly and Wright. Lets see where they are after about six starts. Besides, the fact of the matter is that we are not going to go out and pick up another high quality SP. What you see is what you get.

[User Name]

We need a #2.. Thats for sure. Buchholz will be injured soon, Kelly and Porcello are trash and who the hell knows what we'll get with Steven Wright. E-Rod will help, but him and Owens are no guarantee either.

 

I don't get the Porcello hate.

[Navafan29]

That strikeout swing by Betts is something I'd expect from Adam Dunn.

 

Call me crazy, but I think our odds of winning this game are better now that Kelly is out. I've had an uneasy feeling about him lately.

[VA Sox Fan]

STFU Joyce.

 

I'm sure I'm in the minority but I LOVE Jim Joyce

[a700hitter]

Its really early to make a judgement about our SP rotation. Obviously they have not started out well, but I think there is a good chance that one of Buchholz/Porcello/ERod will pitch like a #2 SP. The others are #3-4 SP, and then there is Kelly and Wright. Lets see where they are after about six starts. Besides, the fact of the matter is that we are not going to go out and pick up another high quality SP. What you see is what you get.

It's not too early to make a judgment about the rotation. If you wait too long, you can find your self in a desperate situation like last year. ERod if healthy has the potential to pitch like a #2, but that is not a sure thing. Buch will pitch only through June.Let's not kid ourselves. Porcello is a #4/5 with a possibility of a #3 if everything falls into place for him. He is not a #2.

[Northern Star]

How do you equate "Ace" with reliable starter? We needed a guy who could take the bump with consistency because both our #5 starter (now injured) is injury prone, and our #2 starter (will be injured eventually) is also injury prone. You can't take the gamble and expect full seasons from either of them, let alone both of them. They needed another guy with the ability to deliver decent results and eat up some innings.

 

Completely agree. This isn't a dig at you, but anyone with a brain knew even with Price there was not enough starting pitching.

[Northern Star]

I'm sure I'm in the minority but I LOVE Jim Joyce

 

Nothing against him besides the ridiculous yelling and screwing the kid out of a perfect game.

[Station 13]

Hey Mookie stop that.

[Station 13]

I'm sure I'm in the minority but I LOVE Jim Joyce

 

He'd make a great drill Ssargent for Pablo.

[VA Sox Fan]

Nothing against him besides the ridiculous yelling and screwing the kid out of a perfect game.

 

He cried over that s*** as he should have. Bad bad bad mistake.