jacksonianmarch

Torre would have trotted Proctor out there. That is default. So long as Proctor's arm is still attached to his body, he will go into the game.

Ah, and THEN deal Buchholz and Lester for Mirabelli again when Wakefield is feewing awl wonewy and misses dougie.

I am being facetious. Or am I. I remember a few deals that imploded on the young GM.

and then he'll package Buchholz and Lester together for Roberto Hernandez.

Right now I could throw better with my dick than the yankee rotation is. But like I said before, this is a team of finesse pitchers who couldnt get their breaking stuff over. If they continue to have that problem we will continue to struggle. I think a return to a controlled environment would help them considerably (in Minnesota).

Donnelly should be the first in line with Timlin on the rack for now. I just dont see why you should tinker with it. Donnelly had an alright yr last yr and has experience setting up. Pineiro has been on the rag for the past 3 yrs and has no experience with high pressure innings. I just dont get how you put Pineiro in for that situation. Anyone think Donnelly is getting Dave Riske disease? Tito for some reason just passes over him because he looks funny and then the sox deal him away, only he becomes a key cog for the recipient?

I think he will be traded for 50 cents on the dollar at the deadline for some bullpen help.

Middle relief by definition does not suck. Nowadays, pitchers are bred to throw 6 and screw. This means that on average, you will need to use 2 middle relievers until you see your closer, every single game. Most every team has some reliable middle relief options. Except Boston. Theo hasnt learned how to build a pen since Foulke decided to crap out. He lucked into Papelbon and hasnt been able to even come close to building around him.

My take on the game... Schilling was very good. He wasnt vintage, but he battled and worked through 7. He made a lot of mistakes in the zone that didnt get hit, but the split was pretty nice and his curve was working well. Obviously, something to build on. If he can maintain his velocity like he did tonight, he will be very tough to beat. The offense was awful aside from Papi. The guy drives in all the sox runs in the game while the rest cannot hit a guy who got run out of Philly for his suckitude and then came to the ALWest and posted a 4.5 ERA. The offense will likely wake up in the fens though. The middle relief is awful. You get a huge lead, and they should hold it, but Pineiro melted under the pressure. BTW, the only guy I'd expect to be halfway decent in that situation has seen less than one inning all yr. Where is the spectacled one? Overall, 3-3 on a road trip isnt too bad if you think about it, but when you have 3 in KC and 3 in arlinton, you should be up 4-2. Then again, my boys dropped 3 of 5 at home vs the DRays and Orioles, so I am one to talk. For now, its early and Schilling and Papi looked very good.

Paps never had a 5 out save last yr. He's gonna get one here. And he isnt going to be overworked. HAHA.

they dont even want a part of this.

why would anyone ever swing at that?

yah, its gotta be the toetap. f***ing idiot.

SHOULDER EXPLOSION!!

bad baseball.

Schilling, Lopez and Pineiro? 3 bro.

it took 3 to get to yours.

And hence why I said your pen was garbage. Papelbon has some serious s*** out there, but when the rubber meets the road, Paps will pitch...a lot. You can probably count on the jokers in the middle relief to keep big leads or small leads against s***** teams, but when a good offense comes to the plate and you have a 2 run lead in the 8th, who can you trust to close the door?

ETA on Papelbon's shoulder exploding? July 31st?