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I am glad that they made a move. If Wil bombs out, Bogaerts will get his chance. Hopefully, he can reestablish himself. Last night was a good start-- two hits and no k's.

LOL@ Rodney. He blew a 3-run save to the Dodgers and then he lost the game on a DP comebacker that he threw into the outfield. His throw wasn't even close.

In case you missed it, Lyon got released by the Red Sox on August 1st. Contreras currently has a 9.00 ERA at Pawtucket.

What about Thornton?

We could benefit from picking up a bullpen arm.

Doesn't he have options? Will Alex Wilson be coming back anytime soon?

The Royals are very hot right now. We caught them at the wrong time.

Big squander.

Like you, I check the wires every day to see if we brought up Bogaerts. Until we do, we need this puke Holt.

We have run into a very hot team this weekend.

We need a backup SS for when Drew strains his va jay jay.

I don't think Middlebrooks could be worse and every once in a while, he'll hit a bomb.

Rubby's fastball went a long way last night. He has been very inconsistent at AAA. Overall, his numbers for the season are not very good. The numbers don't indicate much promise or any encouragement regarding his development. His command is not good at all. I hope that we can get some value for him as part of some package down the road before he loses all value.

I think the last time Bard pitched was May.

Back to back 4 hit nights for Ortiz. Monstah!!

he's under performing for a #5.

Maybe Theo will sign him for $100 million +. He gave Carl Crawford $142 million.

I repeat Snyder and Holt stink.

We are playing to win a Division and beyond in 2013. If Bogaerts belongs in the majors and can help us, years of control should not matter.

Both stink.

This third base platoon is a black hole for this team. I think that they must be looking at upgrades.

I have watched a lot of Victorino since his Phillie days. The guy can track down flyballs better than anyone. I am glad to see that the numbers agree with my eyes. I still got it.

It has been a very exciting season thus far, and the team has performed well beyond any expert's expectations (except for SFF). The FO did the right thing and got a big reinforcement for the rotation. The team is poised to make a run, but the damn Rays will not go away, and their pitching scares me to death. After having played this well for this long, losing the division and getting a wild cards spot will be a big let down. We have won only 1 division in 17 years, and this is looking like our year with the Yankees collapsing. From here on out, games will be very tense. Every play and every managerial decision will be under the microscope, and that's the way it should be. Red Sox Nation is intense and we have something to root for. Last year, game threads were uneventful, because the team was terrible and no one cared. The only drama every night was whether the team would find a new way to lose. From here on out, Farrell's every move will be dissected. He's had pretty much a free pass until this point. Bobby V had set the bar so low that Pedro's mannequin would have been an improvement as the manager. We have been playing very well so far so Farrell has been on a Honeymoon with the fans and press. That's going to change. The fans are drooling over the post season. Last night, Farrell made a stupid decision in starting Wright. We don't have a 10 game lead. There is no luxury to experiment. To his credit, he got Wright out of there very quickly before things got out of hand. A lot of managers hold firm to the 7 run rule. The base running mistakes will be more irritating than they were before. Umpire's calls will make our heads explode and we will want to charge the mound if anyone hits Pedroia or Ortiz. The passion is back. It's no time for being mellow. If you want mellow, root for the Angels.

I hate knuckleballers.

I am not looking forward to seeing a knuck baller start for us.