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  1. illinoisredsox
    Need to pile it on with this pen.
  2. illinoisredsox
    Not sure I'd say that about Ziegler. Barnes was good, a walk and an infield hit in 2 1/3; ran out of gas at 35 pitches. Abad did the same amount of damage in 5 pitches.
  3. illinoisredsox
    I still say Showalter has a deal with the devil when it comes to facing the Sox. The O's seem to get every effing break there is when playing Boston.
  4. illinoisredsox
    It does help if you load the bases with less than 2 out, although in the Sox case that hasn't been the case lately.
  5. illinoisredsox
    The hell with the face; make that punch about 3 feet lower. Alas, he'd be hiding behind Davis or some other large body.
  6. illinoisredsox
    Maybe Leon was banged up a little and Farrell wanted him to have the whole day off before heading for Baltimore. Not hard to imagine a foul tip or something hitting a fleshy or not so fleshy part over the weekend. Not saying he was or wasn't, but it's one of the "inside" knowledge thing that managers know and we as fans are not privy to.
  7. illinoisredsox
    IMO, no, Pedroia is not a Hall of Famer. But then, I have very high standards in this regard and there are many players who are in who I don't think should be. Pedey is very good, but it's not the Hall of the Very Good.
  8. illinoisredsox
    Can't say Napoli didn't earn that one.
  9. illinoisredsox
    Time to get the pen up. Those types of ABs take a toll on any pitcher.
  10. illinoisredsox
    Don't know what he struck out on, but it seems lately when he gets 2 strikes, guys are pounding him down and away with breaking stuff and eventually he swings over it.
  11. illinoisredsox
    Well, he's 11-5 (and the Tribe is 15-6 in games he starts) so he obviously knows how to win and keep his team in games. He's been very bad his last 2 outings (14 ER in 8 2/3 innings) but before that he was pitching to a 3.43 ERA. I'd say he's better than your run of the mill bum.
  12. illinoisredsox
    Agree (not that I can see it). Sometimes I wonder if delays in NY are because a couple of replays come in at the same time. But this is the only game going, so that's not an excuse.
  13. illinoisredsox
    Nope. As a 5+ year vet, he can refuse the minor league assignment; the Sox would then either have the choice of keeping him on the 25 man roster or releasing him outright. If he's released, I'm pretty sure somebody else would take a shot with him for the major league minimum (~$500K) and the Red Sox would be on the hook for the difference in salary (which would count against the luxury tax cap). Castillo and Craig don't have 5 years of service, which is why that move works on them. I don't see anyway the Sox get out of this contract without swapping it for another bad one.
  14. illinoisredsox
    Roster moves: Outgoing - Wright to the DL, Elias optioned to Pawtucket, Hanley to the bereavement list. Incoming - Hembree recalled. Marco Hernandez and Deven Marerro called up as well.
  15. illinoisredsox
    Well, to be fair, he should have had one his last time out, the victim of one of those bullpen meltdowns last week.
  16. illinoisredsox
    I've read that Porcello was already on his way back to Boston, so he was not available. ERod had just pitched the day before, so I can somewhat understand not using him. I could even beleive that holding Pomeranz back for possible use as a pinch hitter later on (he has some halfway decent stats for a pitcher) was a thought, but that may be giving Farrell a little bit too much credit. I suspect it was mostly because Pomeranz was pitching Wednesday and Wright wasn't scheduled until Thursday.
  17. illinoisredsox
    Agree. I had no problem with the decision to run for Ortiz that day. I had no problem using a pitcher. I think Pomeranz would have been a better choice but any of them would have been okay IMO. As far as bullpen guys, Barnes and Ross would have been the only possibilities; Barnes had gone 1 2/3 and Ross 1 1/3 the day before and so were the least likely to be used (Barnes less likely than Ross)
  18. illinoisredsox
    No matter what anyone thinks of the decision/choice, IMO ALL the pitchers need to get some practice in running bases in spring training (and have drills in it during the season as well), if for no other reason than it gives whoever the manager is more options in this day and age of 12 man pitching staffs. NL pitchers pinch run, there is no reason AL pitchers can't.
  19. illinoisredsox
    No matter what, the Sox pay prorated minimum. Might be worth kicking the tires.
  20. illinoisredsox
    Just saw the baseball gods took their revenge on ARod's farewell. 5 minutes in, a massive thunderstrom ended the ceremony. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
  21. illinoisredsox
    At this time of the season, nobody is 100%.
  22. illinoisredsox
    The way they've hit behind him most of the time the past couple months, that might only guarantee a tie game.
  23. illinoisredsox
    I agree. Willis may well be going as well. Either he can't figure the pitching staff out or the entire staff is totally tone-deaf to any instruction. Either is possible.
  24. illinoisredsox
    They didn't sign him to a long term extension to have him go manage somewhere else. He's the next guy,
  25. illinoisredsox
    Of course, that assumes Buchholz wouldn't have imploded as well (he only faced 1 guy). Abad looked good for 1 hitter (struck Gardner out). Barnes has been very good the last 4 times out; I could have seen leaving Buchholz in but I can make a case for using Barnes there as well.
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