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QUOTE (fathom @ May 18, 2016 -> 05:10 AM) Really Albers has just completely collapsed the last week. Even the rest of the pen hasn't been awful. He's simply lost the Sox three games. That gopher ball was inexcusable. Anybody could have ripped that pitch out. Pisses me off. Note the difference in that last pitch to Avila. Slop. He waved at it. QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ May 18, 2016 -> 05:13 AM) maybe one game can make that big of a difference. I've seen it happen before to the Sox. Mark It happens all the time to the Sox. You usually can point to one game as starting the collapse. What makes me mad is tonight we could have reversed all the bad karma. We had the game in the ninth. Abreu finishes it off and the Sox would have been jumping up and down and all that. Instead a horrible loss and now we have to worry about losing this series, too.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 18, 2016 -> 05:06 AM) Horrible lose. Umpiring and pitching a joke Also some miserable individual at bats. Bullpen is a major concern suddenly except for closer. Albers was looking automatic until the last 3-4 appearances where he's blown chunks. Now we need to get our starters to go 7 strong innings, and they go lefty, righty matchups in the eighth, paving the way for Robertson. Sorry for the brainfart question about Hawk. It is such a weird decision to not do home games I was thinking for a moment there he didn't do ROAD games. The Royals legend Denny Matthews skips most road trips (not to bring the Royals into this). p.s. If I were Robin I'd alert the media that we can't protest the game but MLB will be alerted to that play. It's like the game was fixed. The batter steps right in the way of the catcher and not one umpire rules him OUT????

That's what you want a lefty reliever to do, throw slop past the lefty hitter. That was a BAD loss as it turned out. We're starting to drop games in bunches like the Royals were doing. Sucks.

Just a single, Avila. I've never liked you. Prove me wrong.

Way to go, Adam. You, sir, are a good man.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ May 18, 2016 -> 04:59 AM) Enough about the umps. We lost this game. Albers can't finish innings anymore, Abreu has consistently failed to be a dangerous run producer, we played an absurdly weak lineup against a tough pitcher and we failed to use Frazier. Should have used him in the ninth, where he could have ended it or continued the threat, which Saladino's much celebrated SF did not do. This is on us. Not an ump. True ... but .... If they make the easy call, the right call, we get a chance to win it in the bottom of the inning. Never know. Sox mighta won it there. Good post, though.

What was Saladino f***ing around with the bunt? Just concentrate on stroking a hit, you dummy. Two out.

s***, I don't care about the standings. Why are they even discussing that? It's about playing good baseball. Nice fight, Sanchez. Nice stroke there. Good job.

Sad we couldn't put it away in the 9th. Houston was looking like it was ready to go back to the hotel but Abreu couldn't get the hit.

That ump should be disciplined.

The sudden collapse of the bullpen changes the outlook of the season big time. Better hope our defense remains rock solid. AND we're gonna have to have our starters step it up and be able to go a full seven from now on.

They took advantage of the non interference call. Very alarming, though, is our bullpen. Albers is throwing meat and it's only mid May. We ain't winning this one, barring an amazing comeback.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 18, 2016 -> 04:49 AM) Are you serious? He doesn't do home games. It is May, you should know that by now Greg Oops. I'm sorry. Brain cramp.

He definitely interfered. I noticed that Avila made a dismal throw but it wasn't his fault!!!!

Is Hawk sick? At a graduation?

Cmon Albers. Our bullpen has sucked lately. Prove we're battlers.

The weatherman screwed us. Eaton had a HR to win it.

It shouldn't be this hard to score at home. Now I know why nobody wanted to bunt in the ninth. Let's get three outs and win this. Too much longer and Houston is gonna put up a 3-spot.

Wow Robin going for it now. Robertson another inning. He wants the W in 10.

We're probably lucky we tied it, thanks to that dumb play by their first baseman playing so far back. Wish we could have won it in nine. We had them there. Might be tough to pull this baby out. It's all up to our pitching/defense now as this baby may take 3-4 innings to win.

Great call, Stoney ... ALMOST.

OK, put these bums away. s***ty play at first base, let's win it.

Well that sucked. This baby may go 14, 15 innings. Eaton did all he could there.

All right, Tyler! That all worked out. Now let's win it now or later. Preferably now.

That's it!!!! Beat this crappy team and nullify that awful loss at Texas!! Nice job. First and third none out.