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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 7, 2015 20:33:32 GMT -5
Dang what was the over and under again? Go figure!
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 7, 2015 20:20:11 GMT -5
So much for that buying time to get Ortiz out strategy...
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 7, 2015 20:00:37 GMT -5
How does that chant go?
Here we go Kelly, Here we go!
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 7, 2015 19:54:00 GMT -5
If you think the sox win with Kelly going 6 plus say so now. I think you forgot something... lol
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 7, 2015 19:44:56 GMT -5
yep Kelly will implode a little now and a little next time they get a runner on.
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 7, 2015 18:49:28 GMT -5
Shaw will get a bunch of work now which is good... but will Farrel at least put Hanley over there for a couple every week is the big question?
Thanks Mike for a great '13 season!
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 7, 2015 18:45:57 GMT -5
Nibble, nibble, nibble. Kelly has the swing-and-miss stuff but he seems afraid to throw strikes. Seems like he gets in trouble 2-0 then goes into panic mode n throws a duck.
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 7, 2015 18:44:25 GMT -5
Geez give em back Kelly is getting into his Norm ... then JD starts swinging with no cause and he gets out of it ... wow
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 7, 2015 9:46:30 GMT -5
Anderson Espinoza pitching today! The heartbreak of the statistical analyses of the here n now must be crestfallen as their hero only has 5K's in his first 11 batters.
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 4, 2015 21:18:50 GMT -5
Maybe they can designate Farrell as a player manager and he can pitch the next pair of innings!
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 4, 2015 21:05:55 GMT -5
He won't be here next year. Should be Shaw, Hanley, or the bat boy at 1b. He'd probably pitch better than Breslow. Bring him over and put Breslow on first then that way breslow can pitch next inning!
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 4, 2015 21:01:50 GMT -5
Generic Breslow sucks comment Isn't he up for the 10th player award or something?
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 4, 2015 20:55:15 GMT -5
Making sure Owens' win-loss record isn't hurt isn't part of the long-term objective here. He's shown very good durability in the minor leagues and challenging him with the Yankees order a third time through is part of the development process. Also, one thing I've always been impressed with by Owens is his poise, even when his stuff isn't especially sharp. I don't think a couple inherited runs scoring after he left is going to hurt his psyche. I think with the high pitch count through 5 innings and wanting the kid to get experience in more games is more important this late in a throwaway season than one inning in a game where he struggled early with control and got the high count then got out of 5 with a satisfactory outcome ... He needs more game chances not high pitch counts in few games right now and frankly so does Boston as a team. We have enough bad relievers to mop up a few more innings so when do they get bounced? But whatever happens happens to each his own.
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 4, 2015 20:22:03 GMT -5
Unreal. Bleep you Farrell. Yeah, he should brought Ross in to start the inning. That would have worked. Or, maybe Way Back Ogando. We have numerous 6th inning options. As the last inning ended I told the wife that Owens with his pitch count and wanting to give him ML experience he should be done... but then Farrell is still here so look out!!!! I told the wife I actually don't care if the bullpen lost it but I wanted some hype for Owens. He will live but it could of been a hell of a lot better for the kid if his manager had any ability to actually manage.
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 2, 2015 17:56:51 GMT -5
Yes. Because that's what you want and need your President/CEO of baseball operations doing - Trading barbs with other teams as well as the media. This franchise has won DESPITE having a lunatic in the front office. That seems a little dramatic. It was fun and didn't hurt a damn thing. It sure does seem a little doesn't it... I was just picturing Pedro (right after the lunatic comment) rolling over on the ground with django beside him with all four paws up in the air.... whining "who's your daddy" ... This franchise wouldn't be the same good or bad without LL's 14 years of service.
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 2, 2015 15:13:20 GMT -5
Not that it matters, but every time it seems like when the game is on the line Tazawa blows it. Can he ever be consistent? More than likely it has to do with one of the 3 or 4 most abused relievers over the last 3 years... sooner or later it catches up and they need to rest.
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 2, 2015 13:26:13 GMT -5
Because him turning on an inside pitch is worse for them ... seems to me he is hitting inside pitches harder but that is just a gut feeling. So what you're saying is Xander has zero weaknesses as a hitter? Agreed. I can explain Xander like this: Years n Years ago when my daughter was learning to play ball, I set a Tee in the middle of the plate. As I stood her up there I then drew a big circle in the air covering both edges of the plate... I told her see that circle that is your part of the plate you should own it. When the pitcher hits those four corners around the edge of that circle let him have them as his, when he gets a strike or two on you ... foul those pitches off until you get one in the circle then drive it... Apparently no one bothered to tell Xander about who those 4 corners belonged to...
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 2, 2015 12:58:31 GMT -5
Why do people still pitch away to Xander? Because him turning on an inside pitch is worse for them ... seems to me he is hitting inside pitches harder but that is just a gut feeling.
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 2, 2015 10:01:37 GMT -5
LL is definitely the "bad cop" in the organization. Although most of us (including me) only really know anything about the dynamics in the FO from what we read and hear, it certainly sounds like he's had his share of misgivings (Lester, Texiera, A-Rod, Theo etc...)...But think we need to at least acknowledge that as CEO he played a large role in most/all of the Sox successes over this historic run. The funny thing is, prior to 2004, fans (again, including me) thought whomever brought the Sox a WS victory would have a free pass for life. But, isn't that a very naive of any of us to think, "free passes" don't exist in sports...Francona was accused of running a loose ship after winning 2 WS, Theo wanted out (probably in part due to LL) and immediately following some historically bad FA signings and trades, and now LL is being replaced (the guy is 70 after all and i believe he wants to step back...not being fired) and carries a lot of bad will with him as the "bad cop"...but the guy did bring in 3 WS over 11 years, not too shabby right?!...The guy gets credit for that! That said, I'm very hopeful they build in a "President of Baseball Ops" position like Theo has in Chicago...The trend of splitting responsibilities and increasing span of control seems like a total no brainer, and is also gaining steam in the NFL with some teams preferring the GM and HC to both have equal power (not saying that here, but giving an example of how Kennnedy would work side by side with a Baseball Ops President)...Again, just a thought, but think it's time for the split in responsibilities...and I can't help but notice the timing of all of this...hmmmm...comes right on the heals of a terrible season and "no deal" trade deadline...So a switch they of course have been planning for a while, but color me crazy in that even in his out processing LL has spun this into a PR masterpiece as if to say "don't worry fans, I know we didn't make any trades and that you're not interested in the team, but the change is beginning and it's starting with me"...genius actually The on field product starting falling apart when Epstein and Francona were let go. Was LL the main culprit? A few thoughts Funny that everyone doesn't consider LL was the one who led the Beckett/Lowell acquisition which led to 2007 WS Win. All the talk was about the gorilla suit back then but someone was still working in the front office. Theo doesn't deserve much if any of the credit for running out back then really. In real world reality Larry seemed to embrace his roll in the front office and did a great job of deflecting also it appears. All you have to do is look at this board and the celebrating now to see that. No one remembers who took Theo under his wing prior to the sox either. Who brought Theo here as it turned out? When a guy reaches 70 and is still working strong sometimes more rest is in their future or a different motivational bar is seen. How much of this "motorcycle wreck" and looking at life at 70 changed Larry's outlook? We don't know and probably never will regardless of what the media minions and nutcases claim. LL did a fine job for this organization and got needlessly attacked over and over and that doesn't seem fair to me.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 31, 2015 22:10:06 GMT -5
Props to Rodriguez tonight. He was struggling to throw strikes early in the game, then then find a way to overcome. The numbers are not great, but he toughed out a potentially ugly start. I thought he did really good overcoming too. What impressed me was I saw him dip his head (tipping pitches) only four times tonight. Of the 4 two were on fastballs with men on. albeit he through to the inside and off the plate on both of them... but it showed he was using his head trying to get outs... Looks like he is growing up pretty fast to me.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 31, 2015 19:52:55 GMT -5
E-Rod's just now warming up — run him back out there for another couple of innings. Let's see what he's made of. He is probably done now. But he looked great with all those off speed pitches mixed in to the last two batters he faced.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 31, 2015 19:33:19 GMT -5
Cherington should have given away De Aza, he also should make it abundantly clear to Farrell that if De Aza is on the team, he should be strictly a bench player. Farrell should not be stupid enough to start him anyways. Frustrating on both accounts. Thing I think might be in play is De Aza might be playing for a spot on the team next year... we still don't know the intentions after they DFA'ed Nava what Ben is thinking.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 31, 2015 19:26:52 GMT -5
I haven't really watched so far. Is ERod still tipping his pitches? Not yet he isn't. He is struggling throwing strikes, high and outside... Last change he threw no nod at all...
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 31, 2015 18:59:31 GMT -5
Seems like this ump is playing a lot of favorites to me with the strikes. They need to instill a way to start fining umps for that kind of "who the player is" zone.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 30, 2015 19:52:53 GMT -5
It is truly amazing how many ridiculous fundamental mistakes we have made this year. How can anyone not put these constant ridiculous things like running into outs on the manager? Bad baserunning is on the coaching stafff at every. You may have an outlier knucklehead baserunner - who should learn his lesson on the basepaths early in the season and in the clubhouse right after that - but not a whole team of them. yep Bogey was watching the coach all the way there wasn't he...
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