5/16 St. Louis

[illinoisredsox]

Okay, who pitches the 8th? Do you trust Barnes? Dare to use Kelly back in STL? Leave Hembree in?

 

My guess is Barnes.

[SoxHop]

Okay, who pitches the 8th? Do you trust Barnes? Dare to use Kelly back in STL? Leave Hembree in?

 

My guess is Barnes.

 

Barnes...... hold your breathe.......

 

then question why we couldn't bring Kimbel in for 6 outs every day....

[SoxHop]

That's a bad ass slide

[Carter]

Egad this game has gotten boring! I'd rather watch Green Acres reruns!

 

C'mon, let's have some action.

[Jasonbay44]

Here comes a Vazquez DP

[Jasonbay44]

Xander has some really underrated speed, and Fowler has a really weak arm.

[a700hitter]

Weak throw by Fowler. It had nothing on it. XB slowed himself down by looking at the throw twice.

[SoxHop]

Come on JBJ!

[Jasonbay44]

Jesus these two teams are great at fielding!

[SoxHop]

ahahaha!!!! What a total piece of s*** play

[a700hitter]

The only time this offense can score more that 3 runs is when the other teams D falls apart.

[Carter]

f*** this s***...good nite Boys.

[bosoxmal]

One inning to go---- then Kindee!

[SoxHop]

Jerry and OB joking about things happening this game........ but nothing really happening........ it's kind of like they are talking about this season....

[illinoisredsox]

Don't like using Hanley here; I would consider having Pomeranz ph and sacrificing.

[SoxHop]

I'll take the win.

 

I like E-Rod........ I think he will be very servicable.......

 

If this team played like a sharp club, they would be a few games better in the standings.....

 

I think Vasquez is more show than a solid receiver........... I like Leon better.........

[Station 13]

Tonight the Cardinals handed us the game, not the other way around. Thank you very much.

[Spudboy]

Vazquez looks like he's always taking a s***.

 

Post of the day.

[Spudboy]

Marrero has really flashed a nice glove the past few games.

 

Itoadaso.

 

Now all he has to do is put up a .300-.330 OBP and he has the job.

[Spudboy]

Wonder what is wrong with that gun of his. He has taken some beating by slamming into walls, maybe it hurt his shoulder.

 

That is an excellent question and idea.

 

His arm is WAY off this year.

[mvp 78]

Itoadaso.

 

Now all he has to do is put up a .300-.330 OBP and he has the job.

 

Not a chance. He's a career .256 OBP guy and didn't even get to .300 last year in Pawtucket.

[TylerD]

I'll take the win.

 

I like E-Rod........ I think he will be very servicable.......

 

If this team played like a sharp club, they would be a few games better in the standings.....

 

I think Vasquez is more show than a solid receiver........... I like Leon better.........

 

I'll take a win any day of the week I just wishared we could get on a streak of some type. It seems we just keep playing right around .500

[Maxbialystock]

Tonight the Cardinals handed us the game, not the other way around. Thank you very much.

 

All due respect--you did, after all, start a winning thread--I give our guys a lot of credit. Cardinal errors helped, but we still had 5 rbi's and 2 dingers. Plus the Cardinals only rally, 3 runs in the 3d, depended heavily on ERod hitting their pitcher and put him on base instead of getting should have been an easy out. I whined about ERod, but he went 6 while giving up 3, a quality start. The bullpen was great. The defense was very good, especially the great play by Mookie in RF, plus having Marrero at 3B. No errors.

 

The Cardinals are right now leading the NL Central and were playing in their park--thus no DH (probably a blessing in disguise for the Sox) and their starter Lynn had been very good his previous 4 starts. So wasn't it neat when Betts lead off with a dinger and JBJ added one an inning later?

 

I am the world's leading proponent of the thesis that earned and unearned runs are total bs created by the pitchers lobby. To me a run is a run, and an error is not an excuse for a pitcher to say, "OK, whatever happens now ain't on me but on the turkey who just made the error." Our team beat their team 6-3 on their field fair and square.

[Spudboy]

Not a chance. He's a career .256 OBP guy and didn't even get to .300 last year in Pawtucket.

 

I agree that it is unlikely. It's a shame really.

 

However, recently Farrell said that Mererro had altered his approach for MLB and that sometimes players can do that and have better success in MLB than in the minors.

 

I think that Farrell was just putting a wishful thinking spin on his 3rd base plight. In the same interview he seemed to dis the other three guys who have failed there this year.

 

I found that weird.

[Slasher9]

i blame farrell for this win.