8/17 One more with these Dbags

[Slasher9]

Clay was going to fly out early, but he was grounded due to the storm, and ended up flying with the rest of the team. The last thing we need is a tired Buchholz. He's bad enough when he's wide awake.

 

lol. or maybe a tired clay is exactly what we need. shut his brain down completely and just let his natural ability do the job.

[mvp 78]

Clay was going to fly out early, but he was grounded due to the storm, and ended up flying with the rest of the team. The last thing we need is a tired Buchholz. He's bad enough when he's wide awake.

 

NESN kept saying that he stayed behind in Cleveland. This wasn't the case? Why fly him from Cleveland to Baltimore? Makes no sense to me.

[Kimmi]

Great News! Screw Showalter. He is probably whining to the umpires about calling the game.

 

Thank you to the umpires for calling this game in a reasonable amount of time, rather than waiting 3+ hours to do so.

 

I can't stand Showalter, but in fairness to him, he did make some comment about being ethically fair to the Sox, knowing that we have a game at 1:00 today. That's more than I can say about the Tigers' organization.

[mvp 78]

the point of the butterfly was...how do you know that sandy would still have had a "great game" if he was moved up another spot in the order? maybe he grounds out 4 times. how do you know that JBj would still have hit his HR if he was moved down in the order? maybe he would have been pitched differently and drilled in the earhole his first ab to never play ball again......

 

what we do know is that putting them in the exact way that JF did resulted in each of them hitting a HR with runners on base.

 

But why try to call me out for it? I made a suggestion before the game that Sandy should hit 5th. He ended up playing well. You saying that I was wrong is quite silly.

[Kimmi]

Price got it done!

If he can get on a consistent roll, along with the rest of the rotation, this will be a fun stretch run!

 

Price did get it done. Great job by him! The starting rotation, on the whole, has been getting it done recently.

 

The pen was spared last night, which is huge going into today's game.

[Kimmi]

Were you thinking we'd need more than 8 runs because Price was pitching? LOL

 

LOL You are on a roll this morning Cycles.

[Kimmi]

lol. or maybe a tired clay is exactly what we need. shut his brain down completely and just let his natural ability do the job.

 

This could very well be the case. This might be the best thing for Clay. LOL

[Slasher9]

But why try to call me out for it? I made a suggestion before the game that Sandy should hit 5th. He ended up playing well. You saying that I was wrong is quite silly.

 

fair point.

and it's not quite silly. just borderline silly.

[illinoisredsox]

In a pre-game interview Farrell said Clay was sent on ahead to Detroit. Now, it seems that he never made it and is back traveling with the team.

 

Oye.

 

I worry about the condensed timing of this all. Can anyone here sleep on an airplane? I took two Thorazine pills on my way to Germany once and still could not sleep.

 

I wonder if the team gets any sleep while in the air.

 

Not much; it's not that long a flight, maybe 1 1/2 hours. A bigger concern is what time did they leave?

 

More than likely today's game will not be that big a deal, tomorrow is when they will really feel it.

[Spudboy]

lol. or maybe a tired clay is exactly what we need. shut his brain down completely and just let his natural ability do the job.

 

Maybe you are joking but that idea occurred to me as well. Thinking has never been Bucks forte.

[Slasher9]

Maybe you are joking but that idea occurred to me as well. Thinking has never been Bucks forte.

 

i was 100% serious when stating that a tired Clay could be good for him and us. dont think. just throw the ball.

[Bellhorn04]

I think the more Clay looks like Fire Marshall Bill the better he will pitch.

[Spudboy]

i was 100% serious when stating that a tired Clay could be good for him and us. dont think. just throw the ball.

 

I agree!

[Spudboy]

I think the more Clay looks like Fire Marshall Bill the better he will pitch.

 

 

"Let me tell you something!"

 

 

[Kimmi]

Am I the only one who had to Google 'Fire Marshall Bill' the first time this comparison was made? LOL

[SoxnCycles]

Am I the only one who had to Google 'Fire Marshall Bill' the first time this comparison was made? LOL

 

Yup!

[a700hitter]

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By John Tomase

http://fullcount.weei.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Dombrowski_David-Red-Sox-head-16.jpgDave Dombrowski

The Red Sox looked suitably bleary-eyed as they stumbled into Comerica Park on Thursday morning, and with good reason. To recap some of the happenings from the last 24 hours:

— On Wednesday night, the Red Sox beat the Orioles 8-1 behind an excellent start from David Price. That game wasn’t without its minor controversy, though. After Price’s first pitch, a 90 mph fastball, manager John Farrell consulted with the umpires about the stadium radar gun.

While Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy was on the mound, the scoreboard only registered pitch type. As soon as Price took the mound, it immediately began showing velocity as well. Because that information gives the Orioles an unfair advantage, Farrell complained and the velocity was removed for Price.

— The game was called in the seventh inning because of heavy downpours after a delay of one hour and 17 minutes. The Red Sox hustled to the airport at midnight and proceeded to sit on the runway for more than two hours because the conveyor belt that loaded their luggage onto the plane was broken. Once that was fixed, they taxied a short distance before they had to stop again because of a faulty generator.

They finally took off at 2 a.m., checked into the hotel around 4, and didn’t fall asleep until 5. Most players arrived at the park between 10 and 10:30, meaning they’ll play Thursday’s game on roughly four hours sleep.

“It was a quick turnaround, but we’re here and ready to go,” manager John Farrell said.

— The Tigers, who gain a competitive advantage by forcing the Red Sox to play under adverse circumstances, were under no obligation to move the game time, though it’s worth noting that three times since 2012, when the Tigers have played a Wednesday night game on the road, they’ve returned to play Thursday night home games.

Also, the idea that the game wasn’t moved because of a conflict with the Lions is disingenuous, since the baseball schedule was released last September and the NFL preseason schedule didn’t come out until April. The Red Sox filed their first complaints before the new year, according to a team source.

— That said, the Red Sox are notorious for making visiting teams play night games at Fenway Park on getaway day, so what goes around comes around. Earlier this year, for instance, the Red Sox made the Braves play a night game before Atlanta flew to Chicago for a day game the next afternoon with the Cubs

This just adds to the list of reasons why I despise Showalter. He is the biggest prick in the game. I hope his team misses the wild card, but I don't want him to get fired, because I would fear that we would hire him.