brijames1957

If the Sox can't light up Civale who is washed then I don't know what to say.

Listen, up until the last 3 months has there been much of any argument about who is the top pick. Then after Roch and UCLA lost in the NCAA Tourney and he didn't have a very good showing at the plate during it everyone got on this Emerson kick. If they are now considered 1 and 1A give me the College kid over the High Schooler most every time.

The Sox look dead in the water right now. They have to at least take 2 of 3 against the A's to end this first half and then hopefully the break will revitalize them. It is looking like you will only need to be a few games over .500 to get a WC spot so hopefully the Sox can get it back together and make a run at that.

I hope they prove me wrong but I cant help but feel this is the start of the Sox coming back to earth. They just don't have the pitching to contend through 162 games. If were honest none of us had this team contending this year. With the right additions the window for winning starts next year.

This is definitely not a make or break series with 77 games left to play but it is important to at the very least split the 4 games. Yea there are no make or break series with 77 games left to play. Still at the very least you want to split the series.

If you take Emerson or Cholowsky where are they going to play. If its ss then where is Colson moving to. Can either of them play another position? What does the infield look like for the Sox heading in to the next 3-4 years. Seems like all their talent down on the farm are infielders. Remember there is also Carlson at ss. I think both Getz and Venable are big on having athletic versatile players on the roster and i agree with that philosophy. Im not going to be upset with any one of Emerson, Cholowsky, or Lackey.

It is at the point with Romo you have to send him down. He is an automatic out.

Sending Gonzo down will do him way more harm than anything. Facing minor league pitching again will do nothing but hurt his progression.

What's up with C. Montgomery's back? Is this a potential serious issue? Back issues can be awful and life long.

Costas has just become an old man who would rather talk about the past than live in the present. Sox fans finally have something to get excited about and cheer about, they don't want to hear about the 80's.

Venable was good in his press conference. Was upset with himself for not taking the bunt off with Romo. I really like that he called himself out.

I guess he was ready to be brought up.

Ok no more pitching to Olsen the rest of the series. He is a HR waiting to happen in this ballpark.

If Taylor shuts them down you have to win this in the bottom half. No extras and have Taylor pitch 2.

The bunting woes aside this has been a pretty good game. The Sox are competing hard which is exactly what you want to see. You want players who hate losing more than they love winning. Every Championship team is that way.

I really like the young players who are coming up. I hope like heck there is no lock out next year because i really believe that is when the window opens for this team. Learning to compete this year and next year the winning for real starts.

Venable managing like his bp isn't going to give up any more runs. Ok.

I have almost seen enough of Gonzales to say i like him.

Who cares about the 80's. Costas is coming across like a real prima donna jerk. Probably because he is. I want to watch the game tonight not look at graphics of old baseball players.

One thing Venable has brought to the Sox is he wants athletic players at every position. Look at the OF tonight.

Montgomery just looks like a baseball player should look.

It just seems like Vargas should be older than 26, but damn he is just entering his prime years. He is one of the untouchable players in my opinion, unless of course the return is incredible.

I have no problem with the call up. There comes a point where you have become all your going to in AAA and you become stagnant in your development. C. Montgomery is a prime example of that. As a rule you only get better by playing better competition. Now of course there is a chance he his totally overmatched and he has to go back down. But it's time to find that out. I wish him the best and here is to him becoming the everyday RF the Sox have been looking for.

Might just have to stick with him tonight. Can't burn the whole bp the first game of the series.

He has to come back and show the procedure he had done had no effect. If he does that the Tigers will deal him.