jacksonianmarch

And like I said, we probably shouldnt have left Nova in. Oh well

Might be time to pull Nova. His sinker isnt sinking

So you're going to give it to a guy who has had an ok start against a team resting half their regulars?

Lackey actually throwing well

Nova looking good

This is awesome

That might be the last time you see Wake in red socks. He's a classy guy

We're gonna have Nunez, Montero, Tex, Cano, and Granderson tonight against Slackey

Ace ticket a little presumptive about the playoffs, eh? LOL Crawford!!!

You have 1 more inning. Cause any threat will be met by the three headed monster of Sori-Rob-Mo

If Burnett somehow holds onto this game then let me be the first one to declare the sox officially dead. He cannot shut anyone down these days, and if he somehow shuts down a team clawing for a playoff spot, then the sox might as well pack up the tent and move on

Ortiz walks, AdGon goes yard and the Yanks will be clinging to a 1 run lead into the 5th

What did I tell you? 4th inning, he falls apart

Lackey looks stoned in the dugout

Rays up as well. Posada goes yard!!

Hoping for a K PB right here

Well AJ is pitching. So you guys won't score until te 4th, when you'll get 6 runs

The fundamentals are staggering

Also, I still think 2007 can work out for us, although it isnt nearly the haul 2006 was. Romine should see a lot of big league time in 2012 and Brackman started to look like a shutdown reliever by the end of it. Laird is also still there. But thus far, yes, 2007 was a pretty bad draft yr.

Callis has been hot and cold with his draft analysis for awhile, IMO. He mostly pans the Yanks picks until he sees them the following season, when he gushes over them. The sox 2006 draft did net them Bard and Masterson, but the rest flopped. Anderson was in there too, but he's a flop now.

The 2006 draft, the one that will live in infamy. Also, this is the same year the Yankees signed Montero out of the IFA ranks. Ian Kennedy is now an ace in the desert and will probably be top 3-5 in the NL Cy Young race. Joba Chamberlain was becoming a shutdown reliever before blowing out his UCL, but he should come back as a top notch reliever. Zach McAllister is on the cusp of breaking the Guardians rotation as he dominated AAA this yr. He's already made 2 spot starts Colin Curtis was our #4 OFer last yr for a stretch, he's been out the whole yr with an arm problem George Kontos recovered nicely from TJS and shoulder surgery and is now in our pen as a Sept callup. He'll be a contributor in the pen next season. Mitch Hilligoss was dealt to Texas and is out of baseball Tim Norton blew out his shoulder twice, was on the verge of contributing this yr before injuring the shoulder again. He didnt need surgery this time around. He still has a strong 1-2 punch out of the pen, but he'll get a chance with another org this off season Dellin Betances is up to AAA now and has looked utterly dominant for the most part. He's a top pitching prospect in baseball, just needs to keep the BBs down Mark Melancon was dealt for Lance Berkman and is now their closer. Daniel McCutchen was dealt to the Pirates in the Nady and Marte deal. He's been a solid middle reliever for them this yr Paul Patterson injured his foot and arm and was never heard from again David Robertson has been the balls in the Yankees pen. Out of that group, you have a Cy Young contender in Kennedy, 3 shut down relievers in Melancon, Chamberlain and Robertson, a good MLB reliever in McCutchen, a top pitching prospect in Betances, and 3 other guys who are likely to be on a big league roster come opening day 2012 (Kontos, McAllister, and Curtis). Couple that with the signing of Montero and that was a hell of a draft

You've got your best chance in game 1 with Wake vs Burnett. Burnett has been dogshit for awhile now and Wake always has the chance to spin a gem if the flutterball flutters away from bats. In the nightcap, Lackey has been the worst pitcher in baseball, and Nova, at least over the last 3 months or so, has been one of the best.