Jake

I keep coming back to how well we always play w/o Rose against the Heat. The Heat defense sucks against our team offense (most defenses suck against a good team-oriented offense) but had very little problem dealing with Derrick when he was basically just bringing it up and driving/shooting. We have seen multiple instances now when we outscore the Heat w/o Derrick on the floor vs being outscored w/ Derrick. The main vulnerability to our team w/o Derrick is those spurts when no one can score, obviously. I'd say we're more or less unharmed defensively w/o Derrick. Could being Rose-less help us against the Heat (if we get there)? I know I'm not the only one that entertained the thought, even last year, that Rose was killing us offensively against Miami.

Tapatalk x100 I would double my post count if I could post from the s***ter

I like wite's prediction better.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 29, 2012 -> 04:10 PM) 11-11...a game back after a month. The old saying goes that you can't win the division in April, but you can certainly lose it. Well...the Sox certainly didn't lose it. The pitching has been great and I expect it to stay great. I also expect the hitting to (on the whole, some individuals will regress a bit) get better. That's a good recipe for an improving record.

What was the Soxtalk response to Hector tipping pitches? I never read anything about it. Between the fact that Matt is rolling today, the importance of this win, and the potential pitch tipping business, perhaps Santiago wasn't an option today. I'd imagine they may be working on things mechanically if he is in fact tipping pitches.

While you have to give Hector another shot at closing before giving up on him, it doesn't have to be today. Leave Matt in there unless he struggles.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 29, 2012 -> 04:02 PM) Viciedo is 5/16, HR, 2 RBI since that thread was made.

That's what happens when lefty specialists walk 2 of the 3 lefties.

Rich Hill dun goofed

My favorite part about Thornton...in the years we've had him, when has he ever come into a tough spot and not thrown strikes? He's been hit around here and there, but he's been unbelievably dependable to not put on free baserunners when it hurts the most. I love knowing that he's going to come in and challenge somebody.

I really like being able to use Thornton in any random, tough situation that pops up.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 28, 2012 -> 11:19 PM) Beckham has played 200 games at USCF and is a .222 hitter at home. Get rid of him. Time to send him down, flip a coin and give Lilli or Escobar a shot. Give the other more time than usual at third base as well. If we contend, make a move for a third baseman.

We can do it, but the odds are against us. Everyone has to at least to play average or better, with at least one or two basically playing out of their minds.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 28, 2012 -> 08:27 PM) Why did Kenny give up on Sweeney? We traded him for an All-Star outfielder. That trade sucked, but it seemed both fair and good at the time.

Good start Alexei.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 28, 2012 -> 08:25 PM) I cringe at the thought of Gavin going tomorrow trying to avoid a 4 game sweep. Hey now, game's not over. Even bad offenses run into a run here and there. Plus, Paul has to bat again

I won't even think about Viciedo except for when he's doing something good. He gets essentially a one season pass to do whatever he wants.

Well, we're getting to the right part of the lineup. If we don't score, I'd think about throwing Hector out there and seeing what happens.

Peavy really let us down by giving up a run today.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 28, 2012 -> 08:16 PM) This is such nonsense OVER and OVER with GB! At least he made him sweat

He's gotta run into a hit eventually.

Bad hitters and 0-2 counts go together like stink and s***.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 28, 2012 -> 08:08 PM) Both Beckham and Morel can be 0 WAR players if they just play decent defense. They need to bat above .220 for me to even care how they play defense. It seems unlikely at this point that both can do that. Maybe we can live with Lilli being our second baseman and if we're still in it at the deadline, make a run for a third baseman. The opposite possibly true as well.

Wrong guys, wrong spot coming up to take advantage of this scoring threat

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 28, 2012 -> 08:05 PM) We really don't have any major league quality/ready IF's in this org right now. You're at best hoping on Kuhn. That's not much. You're hoping Lillibridge or Escobar can be a 0 WAR player. Like I said, it seems like we have to bring one in from the outside.