Spudboy

NEVER! Fatboy was an illusion!

Break out the Gimp.

Holy f***ing s***!

The IQ of this board took a massive leap up today when you signed on.

But but but....... Home field advantage does not exist!

You have to bring Sale back out.

Skip class!

This is one f***ing great game.

Wrong thread dude.

I agree with you Thunder. Let Big Dick at least start the inning.

f*** me sideways.

How was that on Benni. He had no chance.

Sounds reasonable to me. I would add in the part of the Sox hitters sitting on the first pitch. I understand that for some reason it was in search of OBP and taxing a starter to et to the lesser arms in the pen. Or so I have read and have been told. I have almost never understood how going down in the count 0-1 can be a good thing but alas I concede that there are still aspects about this great game that I do not understand. So I have thought that standing in the box scratching their balls and fidgeting with their gloves was dumb, even for players who have been very productive like Pedroia. That guy actually backs out of the box as the pitcher is delivering his pitch. Whatever the justification for taking the first pitch may have been or continues to be, It seem that the idea will work against a team looking to get into a pen loaded with power arms and specialists. Again, I don't claim to know "all that" about baseball. It just seems prudent to allow ones philosophy and strategy evolve as the game changes.

Very good post that sticks to facts and leave the emotion out of it.

I say trade one of our stout relief corp to Milwaukee for Travis Shaw.

ERod blows goats. His ability is overrated by the bag lapping Boston fans.

No, I don't believe that he is and did not say so. Of course if you are serious about finding that answer you should speak with our defensive metric Gurus as they know everything about baseball.

It makes sense.

Or maybe he suffers from Buch disease and is just a lunkhead. And with only two pitches.

Did he defend Beni's sloppy play of caroms off walls and erratic arm?

I would think that with all the virtues that you listed yesterday that there would be several GMs looking to trade for the dredded one. Even if the Sox had to eat some of his contract. Then they could use the money saved to sign your binky Martinez and possibly Santana. Now pardon me while I go look for a clue.

Me too but. I liked Kalish too. Shame about him, really.

So I now must assume that the former starting pitchers that provide color are completely wrong in pointing out that Sale's arm was lower and his pitches flatter with less bite because of fatigue. Thanks for clearing this vital issue up for me big guy.

Hey how come you don't use your favorite stat WAR to sell his value? Don't tell me you are cherrie picking stats!!!! In any case when he is on the Dl next season because of an ingrown hair in his taint I will be here to remind you of your absolute certainty that he is a must have for the Sox.

So? You see that as a routine play?