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QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 02:50 AM) Second and third nobody out and that happens? LOL. Saladino - overmatched, whiff. Abreu - clueless on the strikeout pitch way outside of the zone; waved at it like a complete stiff. Melky - nice little drive to right; Royals have Sox scouted perfectly; Rios makes it look harder than it was. LOL. Failure. Bad teams don't score in that situation; we have a bad team! duh

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 02:48 AM) That's it, golden opportunity and nothing to show for it just like earlier in the year. At least Trayce is 2-2. I have higher hopes for him than I do Saladino.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 02:37 AM) I want a bat this offseason. If we spend big money on Shark and not a bat I'm going to be pissed off. Not a huge bat, but I think Derek Norris for catcher could make sense. Padres have Hedges waiting to take over.

Some bad body language there

Well, that was a terrible at bat.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 02:41 AM) Gotta go up the middle or left center Sally Seems like Saladino is in-between a lot on his swings.

Nice Trayce!

QUOTE (L. Ron Paultard @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 02:38 AM) OK help me out here. I haven't seen much of the Sox last several years, but as a kid followed them closely (this board too. Is Fulmer legit? Tim Lincecum or glorified Danish? tnx Way more Lincecum-ish than Danish. Fulmer absolutely dominated the best conference in the NCAA. Biggest concern with him, IMO, is his mediocre command. I'm excited about his potential, but I have a feeling his first year will resemble Rodon's this year.

Flowers has looked incredible tonight. Definitely shortened his stroke.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 02:25 AM) Hopefully we stop pretending this roster is ready to compete right now and ask what it will take to make a sustainable, multi-year run. Full speed straight ahead, even though the pitching staff is likely to have a lot of trouble next year if they're counting on Rodon/Danks/Johnson/Fulmer to team with Q and Sale.

Going into last Thursday, the Sox and Cubs were both 2.5 games out of the 2nd wild card. If the Sox go on to lose tonight, the Cubs will have made up 4 games on that total while the Sox lost 3.5 on that total. Needless to say, the last week has sucked.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 02:07 AM) I think Robin is a laughingstock in baseball. Everybody knows he has no business managing. Case in point: Hawk never goes out of his way to support Robin, never. He doesn't ever hint he should be fired, but often says the Sox "have the talent." I can't prove it, but Hawk knows Robin is substandard. He gawn after this season. Robin and Matt Williams should go hang out next season in the "very good 3b but awful manager" suite.

greg, from 2013-2015, Danks is 112th out of 120 in terms of qualified pitchers in ERA. In terms of xFIP, he's 117th out of 120. Translation = he's been awful

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 03:03 AM) Sanchez or Alexi making that high throw home? Sanchez

QUOTE (L. Ron Paultard @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 01:59 AM) Salvador Perez pitch calling that seems to bedevil the Sox is merely common sense baseball 101 in practice. Similar pitch calling to what AJP/Mauer used to do vs the Sox.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 01:59 AM) LOL. You guys slay me. John Danks can pitch. Yep, like one of the worst pitchers in baseball for 3 straight years, I believe.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 01:54 AM) I don't care how this game turns out, etc., but it is obvious Danks is a f***ing good pitcher. I don't care what anybody tells me contrary to that. Anybody who can't admit this ... I don't know what else to say. He still massively sucks and his contract extensions is one of the worst deals in Sox history.

What freaking game is Robin and Cooper watching? Ridiculously long leash here to just about seal this game.

Keeps giving up these hits with 2 strikes.

And Danks has totally lost it. Could see this coming last inning.

Danks losing it a bit. Might be time to get bullpen up.

Abreu has that inside-out power swing going

I'll never understand why they don't do more hit-and-runs with Saladino at the plate.

Clearly the most impressive feat for a Thompson brother this year

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 02:31 AM) Rios has killed sox all year. All you have to do is pitch him low and away and he won't do any harm.