Kimmi

LOL Could be!

Nice pics Thunder. Glad you had a great time and the Sox were able to give you a win! Good game all around - good pitching, good defense, good offense.

Interestingly, there is a stat for that. It's called TOOTBLAN (Thrown Out On The Bases Like A Nincompoop). It does not include caught stealing. The Sox are tied for 11th in outs made on the bases with 18. The Rays have the most with 24 and the Jays have the fewest with 13. Pedroia leads the team with 5.

If the team just plays to their ability, we should be fine, at least until midseason reinforcements can be obtained. We don't need our players to have career years or even to exceed expectations. Just play to their projected ability, which they haven't done so far.

If you don't like the product, don't buy it. It's as simple as that.

Many Sox fans do come across as having a sense of entitlement Spud. I'm not talking about you. You are just voicing your frustration with this team, which is understandable. Our current ownership has always been willing to spend, and they have done so every year. They aren't cheap. They have put a product on the field every year that at least on paper, should contend. If the Sox are still in the hunt at the trade deadline, they will make moves to try to improve the team. That's really all you can expect them to do. Sometimes it will work out, sometimes it won't. When it doesn't work out, there's nothing wrong with being upset or frustrated. I am as frustrated with this team as anyone else here. That's what fans do. OTOH, demanding that the FO do something about it, or demanding that Farrell or Cherington be fired, (as if fans have any power to demand such things) comes across as entitlement. Expecting the FO to sign a big name free agent, no matter what the cost, comes across as entitlement. Complaining that the FO is cheap when they have a payroll in excess of the luxury tax limit comes across as entitlement. It's the very thing that we disliked so much about Yankees fans. Maybe it's because we didn't have forums and all the instant access to everything on the internet then, but I don't remember Sox fans being like this prior to 2004. Sure, we wanted to win and we got frustrated when we didn't, but it wasn't the feeling that we were "entitled" to better, like it is now.

Brian Matusz was ejected from the game last night for a foreign substance on his arm. He was ejected in the 12th inning of the game, in which the Os lost 1-0 in the 13th. Poor Buck.

RSFFL game thread mojo + Thunder in game mojo = Red Sox Win! We got this! Go Sox!!!

Wow, I figured you were a little older than that.

Have a great time at the game Thunder! Bring us another victory!

Nice win tonight! We gained a game on both the Yankees and Rays.

This is the type of offense that we should be seeing more regularly.

I haven't really watched enough of LaRussa to know, but it sounds about right.

Considering the way he was thrown into the fire before he was ready, Swihart is doing a good job behind the plate.

Maddon, Scioscia, and Showalter - The trifecta of micromanaging idiots.

Papi is due. Time for a big hit. At the very least, get this runner in from 3rd!

Wright has cut down on his walks. Since he has done that, he has pitched much better.

Outside of the first inning, he pitched extremely well.

This is pretty much me anytime I have to listen to FOX or the opposing team's broadcast.

Our pitching needs to hold this lead. Shut them down!

That is what I'm talking about! Pedroia for MOY if Nap takes off.

Wright appears to have settled in nicely. Time for the offense to kick it into gear. Let's go!

The point stands that they are a mediocre staff. Their current stats don't show that because they started off so poorly. Why is it so hard for you to be remotely optimistic about your team?

My neighbor is a Reds fan. He said that he would give anything to have had the same success that the Sox have had since 2000. His feeling about the 2 last place finishes in 2012 and 2014 is 'who the heck cares?' when you have WS Championship in between, not to mention 2 other championships in recent memory. I would guess that most fans of other teams would feel the same way. Red Sox fans have had it good since this ownership group took over. Really good.

The love fest for the Angels is beyond sickening.