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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 14:50:05 GMT -5
Special white-on-red K sign for his career high, nice.
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 14:53:01 GMT -5
119 pitches... CGs are nice but don't hurt yourself please.
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Post by ray88h66 on May 3, 2014 14:56:20 GMT -5
Lester on cruise control. He has been on the black all day. Hardly anything over the heart of the plate, and the misses are just off the black. Fun to watch.
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Post by jmei on May 3, 2014 14:58:20 GMT -5
Just an incredibly spectacular performance from Lester today. The stuff isn't what it used to be, but his command was just so, so sharp. That last at-bat from Reddick is the perfect illustration-- he threw maybe six or seven cutters and fastballs on the corner of the zone down and away, in a location where Reddick could do nothing with it but had to swing to protect the plate. The best-pitched game from a Red Sox pitcher I can remember in the last year or two, and against an offense which had been the best in the league. We complain plenty when a pitcher poops the bed, and we should praise the hell out of Lester for his brilliance this afternoon.
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 14:58:29 GMT -5
Why is it necessary to get both Capuano and Mujica warmed up? Can neither of them be fully trusted with a 6-run lead, or do they not get in enough work between games?
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Post by Oregon Norm on May 3, 2014 14:58:51 GMT -5
119 pitches... CGs are nice but don't hurt yourself please. Someone else will finish up, that's just about guaranteed. Whatever we all might think about Lester's status, one thing is for certain. The guy is a horse. He's carried the team around on his back more than once.
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Post by jmei on May 3, 2014 15:01:31 GMT -5
Why is it necessary to get both Capuano and Mujica warmed up? Can neither of them be fully trusted with a 6-run lead, or do they not get in enough work between games? C'mon man, this game has gone just about as well as can be expected, the Bruins just won, it's a beautiful day out. Relax and enjoy the good feels.
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Post by aussiesox on May 3, 2014 15:03:27 GMT -5
Randy Johnson (twice) and Warren Spahn are the only other lefties to strike out 15+ with less than 2 hits and no runs in an outing, spectacular feels like an understatement.
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 15:05:30 GMT -5
C'mon man, this game has gone just about as well as can be expected, the Bruins just won, it's a beautiful day out. Relax and enjoy the good feels. It was pretty nice today but it's very dark now (to be expected after 10 PM), and I don't follow ice hockey currently but was a Canucks fan last.
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Post by Oregon Norm on May 3, 2014 15:05:36 GMT -5
Randy Johnson (twice) and Warren Spahn are the only other lefties to strike out 15+ with less than 2 hits and no runs in an outing, spectacular feels like an understatement. Great stat, and welcome to the board.
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 15:05:48 GMT -5
What was THAT?
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Post by templeusox on May 3, 2014 15:06:00 GMT -5
This is absolutely inexcusable. Get Uehara in the game.
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Post by jmei on May 3, 2014 15:06:58 GMT -5
So, uh, that escalated quickly.
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 15:07:45 GMT -5
I can't agree but John Farrell does.
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Post by templeusox on May 3, 2014 15:08:06 GMT -5
You have to get Capuano out. This is a full-scale implosion.
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Post by Guidas on May 3, 2014 15:08:39 GMT -5
Crap. Now we have to waste Koji? This is a joke.
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Post by chavopepe2 on May 3, 2014 15:09:09 GMT -5
He can't face another batter... this is a full scale meltdown!
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Post by Guidas on May 3, 2014 15:09:22 GMT -5
Get him out before Cespedes hits. Sheesh.
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Post by wskeleton76 on May 3, 2014 15:09:25 GMT -5
Why Capuano is still on the mound?
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Post by templeusox on May 3, 2014 15:09:53 GMT -5
Thank you for being pro-active Farrell. That's a dismal performance. You've got to get Nick Punto out to start the inning. No excuses.
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Post by Oregon Norm on May 3, 2014 15:12:09 GMT -5
You have to get Capuano out. This is a full-scale implosion. You have spoken, they have heard.
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Post by jmei on May 3, 2014 15:13:04 GMT -5
Is this really happening? Jesus Christ.
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Post by Guidas on May 3, 2014 15:13:42 GMT -5
HFS - come on!
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Post by mgoetze on May 3, 2014 15:13:47 GMT -5
Now this is scary.
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Post by jmei on May 3, 2014 15:14:33 GMT -5
Is this really happening? Jesus Christ.
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