S5Dewey

That's been done. 3 yrs/13.5M

Get to Mookie

Ya. I've heard it said that a bad ankle sprain can take as long to heal as a break. :-(

JDM 0-4 today with two K's and two botched plays in the OF. PLEASE don't put him out there again!

WTF happened to the LEFT ankle? Did someone on the Rays stab him in the ankle while he was in their dugout??

We have different ideas of 'kinda looked ok'.

This is disappointing. When I saw him pitch at the end of last season I thought he was absolutely unhittable.

But still no errors!!

The Sox have been busy shooting themselves in the foot - no, both feet - all day. If there was anything they could do wrong, they did it. Ugh

Jesus Sucre! I hate seeing a reliever walk someone. :-(

Is Lin in Pawtucket?

Let's wait until we see what's actually wrong with XBo. I didn't see anything that looked twisted or broken. Best case scenario is that he skinned up his ankle sliding into the dugout.

I hope the next time Cora gets it into his mind that he wants to put JDM into the OF someone ties him to a chair and makes him watch a replay of this game.

I have to say, I'd be a lot more concerned about the outcome of this game if we weren't playing the Rays.

I'm getting really tired of not seeing JBJ in CF.

The Ray's catcher's name looks like what I want to say right now. Jesus Sucre!!

How long ago was it when some posters wanted Vaz traded because Swihart is a better hitter?

In your dreams!!!

Hanley is better at 1B than JD is in the OF.

I'll say again what I said during ST - JDM doesn't look comfortable in the OF. Even on that catch he misjudged the ball and had to reach over his head for it. I hope HE figures that out and tells Cora that he no longer considers himself an outfielder.

This OF has now cost us two runs today. Correction..two OUTS today.

JBJ too

yup!!

But that's all based on offense. There's only one way to win a baseball game and that's by keeping your opponent from scoring more runs than you do. Our weakest position is not CF. In fact, that's one of our strongest positions. The issue is that whatever spot JBJ fills in the BA is one of the weakest ones - or at least one of the most erratic ones. I strongly believe that this team can carry JBJ's erratic offense as long as he's playing defense the way he does. As long as our pitching staff and defense are performing as well as they are and we keep winning there is NFW I even consider trading JBJ. To trade him would be trading one problem (lack of offense in his spot) for another (lack of defense in the OF).

Of course, the number of possibilities are endless. It's possible that we'll have a 10 game lead over the Yankees mid-September so Hanley wouldn't have to play. I'd bet against it, but it's possible. It's also possible that the Yankees (or any other team) will have a 10 game lead over the Sox in mid-Septemeber so we can sit Hanley to keep his option from vesting. But again, I'd bet against it. It's possible that Hanley gets 650 PA's and is burned out by the time the playoffs start but even if that happens I like our chances of winning the WS more if we make the playoffs than if Hanley doesn't vest and his not vesting keeps us out of the playoffs. (!!) Obviously the chances of Hanley's getting hurt increase with every games he plays. The same can be said for every player. I just don't see that as being a legitimate argument for not playing him if he's playing well. Barring what I see as remote possibilities, if Hanley's playing well and we have a legitimate shot at the playoffs I want him on the field, plain and simple. And I don't care how many PA's he gets. Just as you don't save a pitcher for tomorrow because it might rain tomorrow, you also don't sacrifice a chance at the playoffs this year in anticipation of next year. You don't know what next year will bring.