jacksonianmarch

this is the question that will be asked for weeks. Point is, the extra strain on Paps was unnecessary. Using Donnelly could have at leats improved the sox chances of not completely sucking in the 8th.

no kidding. I am trying to repress that memory, thanks.

Has anyone seen the weather predictions for the sox upcoming games? Holy s***, if any of you guys are going to the games, wear your long johns. Tuesday- 2:05 45 degrees at gametime, it will feel like 39 Wednesday- 7:05 37 degrees at gametime Thursday- 4:05 Rainy and 38 degrees Friday- 7:05 37 degrees at gametime Saturday- 3:55 beginning near 50, but tapering off to 40 with rain Sunday- 1:05 44 degrees and rainy Monday- 10:05 AM will start out in the low 40s, work its way up to 49 degrees and rainy It looks like the sox will be catching the back end of the cold front, pack warmly.

yeah, he did.

Joba strained a hamstring in the early part of ST and is currently on the DL. He should be back in a week to 10 days at this point.

HAHA. Got me there. Gassy shits, that is awesome. either way, g'night.

Yeah, but to have a 3b with that kind of potential vs a CFer with a limited ceiling seems a no brainer to me.

and as far as dealing him 2 yrs in, who would want him if he shat the bed enough for you to want to deal him? He is nearly impossible to trade as is.

It wont develop into Crohn's disease. They are two distinctly different entities.

I didnt update from yesterday, so now seems like a good time. As for today, all games were rained out except Charleston. AAA Yankees win 5-3. Ross Ohlendorf started out awful, but gutted his way through 5IP, while allowing 3ER and 11 baserunners. On the offensive side, Eric Duncan hit his second homer of the season a 3 run shot and is positioning himself for a late season callup to snag the 1b spot. To this point, he is hitting .300 with 2HR and 6RBI in 3 games. AA Alan Horne threw 5IP allowing 3ER for the win. Horne K'd 7 in the win. Lefty reliever Garrett Patterson, the enigmatic, erratic, power armed lefty K'd 2 in his one inning of scoreless relief. On offense, Brett Gardner went 2 for 5 with a triple and his first SB of the season, raising his average to .308. A+ Tampa Yankees lost 3-1. In the loss, George Kontos threw 6 strong innings, 6IP 2ER 6H 5K 1BB. On the offensive side, Jose Tabata went 2 for 3 and hit his first homer on the campaign. He is now 6 for 9 on the young season and starting out absolutely on fire. A Riverdogs won yesterday, 2-1. Grant Duff threw 5IP of 1 hit ball en route to the win. Highly touted rookie, Austin Jackson went 2 for 3, raising his average to .364. Riverdogs won today, 8-1. Dunn pitched 6IP of 1ER ball with 8K's. Mitch Hilligoss had 2 hits and Austin Jackson contributed 1 in the win.

I am being nice when I say he was awful.

WMP could be a very good statmonger if given a lot of time. Over time, he could be a monster, but he hasnt had the regular at bats to develop into the hitter he should be.

the true test for Francona will be if he goes back to Pineiro in a setup role this week. You have 20 games in a row coming up. Pineiro figures to see a bunch of innings, role TBD.

okay, the francona count is at 1. I stand corrected.

Overall, Pavano will start something anew tomorrow. His track record has him being fantastic away from the unfriendly confines.

I had heard he had ulcerative colitis which is chronic.

as a UConn fan, I can say that Thabeet will be one hell of a player in 10 yrs. Until then, he will get pissed on at the pro level, a bunch worse than he gets pissed on at the college level. Kid is AWFUL.

well, when I was being taught the finer art of hitting, you were always taught to wait on the outside pitch and then drive it. Make contact with the ball as the ball is about to cross the plate (which is not the case for a ball down the middle or middle in). It seems like Youk doesnt stay back on the outside pitch and instead gets his lower half moving forward and is left with just the wrists to slap the ball the other way. He waits back well with his top half, but the bottom half goes out and all he is left with is a slap hitter to right.

found it and I agree. For a burly guy, he lacks a lot of power. If he gets one middle in, he can drive it to left, but he lacks the opposite field power that most great hitters have. It is strange, he seems to give up on the ball if it is on the outer half.

I said he'd be a little better.