A fellow, perfectly decent Red Sox fan asked a question so I answered it. Why should I have to be guarded about what I say, on a Red Sox forum no less, just because of one lame troll? :dunno:
Yeah, you'd think he'd admit he was wrong or back off the constant bashing of Red Sox players once he claimed Smoltz and Penny's shoulders are hanging by strings and both returned and are perfectly healthy. But nope, he maintains that he wasn't wrong because Smotlz hasn't been productive (in 3 starts) and Penny could get hurt at any moment.
I don't really think he's here to debate as much as he is to criticize the Red Sox. The other Yankees fans on this site seem like they are here for the purposes of debate and discussion, so I don't have any issue with them. Jacko though... not so much.
He acts like he was the neglected red headed step child of the Red Sox throughout his childhood and now he's going to take out his lifelong grudge on the internets.
Vs. AL teams currently with a winning record:
Red Sox - 28-20 (.583)
Yankees - 24-19 (.558)
*I could only find the AL records, that's why I used them. But the Red Sox had a better record in interleague, so I don't think only including AL teams skews the stats in their favor.
As far as I know, Buchholz never complained about his mechanics being changed. But the Red Sox did attempt to change his mechanics in 2008 to more of a 3/4s deliver because they felt that was better for his arm. The result was that he lost a lot of tilt on his breaking stuff, and he didn't pitch well. So they scrapped the new delivery and sent him back down to the minors. This year, his delivery is back to normal and he's pitched well again. For reference:
2007 (age 22) - 1.77 ERA in 86 innings at AA, 3.96 ERA in 38 innings at AAA, 1.59 ERA in 22 innings at MLB
2008 (age 23) - 6.75 ERA in 76 innings at MLB, 1.80 ERA in 15 innings at AA, 2.47 ERA in 43 innings at AAA
2009 (age 24) - 2.11 ERA in 93 innings at AAA
Figured we could use a thread for this stuff just to keep everyone updated.
Mark Kotsay is returning from the lineup after being day-to-day with a calf injury.
Jed Lowrie's rehab start got rained out last night. He's hoping to get in at least a couple at bats today at Lowell. His DL stint runs out this Friday, so the Red Sox may have to use an option to get him continued time in the minors.
Daisuke Matsuzaka is throwing on flat ground up to 60 feet in Fort Myers in his effort to strengthen his shoulder.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/07/news_and_notes_5.html
Ouch! That must feel like needles.
http://www.weather.com/outlook/events/sports/map/interactive/38377:20
Looks like it's going to rain until around 8, then not rain for a little while, then continue to rain at 10. Seems like enough of a window to get in an official game, we just might not play all 9.
I hope it's after the 5th. I kind of use that as a personal barometer of how the team is doing, and the earlier it happens, usually the worse off we are.
Trevor Cahill
Rookie, never faced the Red Sox.
7.05 ERA, 1.77 WHIP against lefthanded hitters.
2.23 ERA, 1.14 WHIP against righthanded hitters.
5.13 ERA, 1.86 WHIP on the road this year.
7.07 ERA in three games against AL East teams.
Red Sox
1. J.D. Drew, RF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
4. David Ortiz, DH
5. Jason Bay, LF
6. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
7. Mark Kotsay, 1B
8. Nick Green, SS
9. George Kottaras, C
-- Tim Wakefield, RHP