BornToRun

Agreed. Overpaid Headcase.

I'd start an Alfredo Aceves Does Not Suck Club but I'd just be being overwhelmingly dishonest at that point.

I'll settle for 5-6, 4 ER from Ace tonight.

Last night sucked but over the course of 162 games, stuff like that's gonna happen so let's just put it out of mind and focus on this game. Even me and my extreme optimism can't expect anything other than Aceves getting hit so hard it violates his civil rights tonight so i just hope that the offense can keep up and light up Tillman.

Except for when Aceves is pitching and you can tell just by the sound of contact that somebody's car just got dented.

So how was Dempster tonight? His line doesn't look too terrible considering the conditions and the defense but I haven't been able to actually watch the game.

New?

Walking and then the next guy ripping an XBH is a pretty awesome strategy.

Obligatory post of sexual gratification as a result of Nava's on base skills helping us tie the game.

That could've been a lot worse.

Every damn time. They could throw Dice K out there every day and they'd find a way to win the division.

Oh Vasquez, now I know who you mean. I do recall his glove earning him a lot of praise this spring.

Valid point. Still, it seems that no matter how much it might make sense for them to suck, they always find a way to win 90 games and win the division or wild card. Like in 2011 when Garcia and Colon remembered how to pitch.

I'm going to admit to some ignorance on my part and ask, who's Hernandez?

Anybody else really annoyed that the decomposing corpses that form the Yankees lineup have been scoring a s*** ton of runs the last 3 games? SSS I know but friggin Vernon Wells is hitting well for them.

Who catches then? Ross is in his mid 30's and has never caught more than 112 games and that was in 2007 and Lavs was absolutely awful with the bat last year in the time he spent up with the big club.

Win.

Just for the record, I've been calling WMB the WMD ever since he came up.

Oh Kason Gabbard. I always liked him, it's a shame his career never panned out.

I don't think he hits well enough against lefties at this point to be a full timer but he's definately a good bench player who can play a couple different positions and get on base at an excellent rate against RHP. I'll take Nava over a lot of other team's 4th or 5th outfielders.

I really don't think it's worth it to keep arguing over Dojii's Nava love. What's the point? He really likes the kid and everyone of us has had a certain player that we wind up getting attached to at some point. I used to be irrationally in love with Salty. I find myself becoming more and more of a rider on the Nava bandwagon. He's versatile and has awesome on base skills vs righties, so what if Dojii is obsessed with him? It isn't hurting anything and it isn't worth arguing over. The Sox are looking good and have been fun to watch, why can't we just enjoy that?

First off. Dempster wasn't that bad vs the Yankees. I think your jumping the gun to suggest he's gonna pitch to a 5.40 ERA all year. I doubt we'll see him in the 3's but a low 4 is both possible and passable in my opinion. Doubront is a young hard throwing lefty who struck out more than a guy per inning last year. He only lasted 5 in his first start but he didn't walk a batter which is a solid sign considering that that was his big issue last year. Lackey had an arm strain and tests show no structural damage to his arm, to say he will be shuttling in between the mound and DL all season is just unjustified pessimism. He had a scare but we later found out that he's fine. He very well may have injury problems this year but so might the rest of the rotation. Not to mention that he's in the best shape he's ever been in with the Red Sox and looked the best he ever has with us on Saturday before leaving with his injury, getting good velocity on his pitches and striking out 8 over 4 1/3. Lester and Buch have indeed been awesome to start the year, that much I agree with, but saying that the back half of our rotation is "bad, really bad" is unbased hyperbole on your part.

This. The awesome OBP skills are pretty sweet too.

Game! Regardless of the home run and double, he's still better than Aceves by a country mile and it feels like we might actually have a closer this year.

He's getting squeezed now.