He can't pitch 2 innings every night.  Marte has to do the job now.

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Absolutely correct.

Its not his fastball, it never was fast. He isnt throwing breaking balls for strikes like he did last year. Now all they do is wait for the fastball.

Pinch runner takes 2nd.

Its not his fastball, it never was fast.  He isnt throwing breaking balls for strikes like he did last year.  Now all they do is wait for the fastball.

 

Exactly.

He can't pitch 2 innings every night.  Marte has to do the job now.

 

He was a starting pitcher before. He should have the arm strength for it.

Its not his fastball, it never was fast.  He isnt throwing breaking balls for strikes like he did last year.  Now all they do is wait for the fastball.

THAT is the key. When they can wait on a fastball, or take a walk, he will get pounded. He needs to get that damn curve, or frisbee, or whatever, over the plate.

1 more Damaso.

If I remember correctly, Hermanson wasn't a very good starting pitcher. He might only be good in short bursts

Second team in the majors to reach double digits in the win column.

AND THE SOX WIN

YES!!!!!!!!!!!

However, Shingo's fastball was quick enough that if players were sitting on his slow stuff, he could get it past them. Shingo threw more fastballs past people than almost anyone else on our staff last year......who f***ing cares, IT'S OVER!

It seems to me like he is trying to locate his breaking balls so they swing and miss. He should just worry about changing speeds and throwing all the pitches for strikes.

your arm strength changes with roles. You need to be re-stretched out to go a few innings

Marte gets it done, Mauer pop up, Tiffee hard grounder to SS.

 

Sox win 3-1, nice.

Our first sweep

However, Shingo's fastball was quick enough that if players were sitting on his slow stuff, he could get it past them.  Shingo threw more fastballs past people than almost anyone else on our staff last year......who f***ing cares, IT'S OVER!

Let them sit on the frisbee all they want. Do you realize how hard it is to hit that ball anywhere. it drops a foot, its going 65 MPH, its almost impossible to hit out of the park. Bar none, throw strikes.

Another semi-ugly one but the Duke battled. Great to pickup two form Minnesota. Still, I think you guys know what the story from this one will ulitmately be.......

Thank freakin' God!!!

The story should be El Duque. Who cares about Shingo? We have plenty of quality relievers to step in and take his place while he finds the strike zone.

Minnesota left 12 guys, had double digit hits, and scored one run. They have got to be just a little bit frustrated.

 

Minnesota could have easily won both games, Sox pitching executed and kept them off the board.

 

By the way, Takatsu's pitch to Stewart for the double, he left it up in the zone. Not a good pitch. The pitch to fat ass Matt Lecroy was down and away and a good piece of hitting by the chubster.

Thank freakin' God!!!

 

I gotta get some rechargeables for this defibulator!!

Hell, the story should be that we are 10-4 in first place and 4-1 in five games against the Twinkies.

There was 25 hits in that game between the two teams and only 4 runs scored. You don't see that too often

Hell, the story should be that we are 10-4 in first place and 4-1 in five games against the Twinkies.

 

 

That's a pretty kickass story. LOL!!! Now to fatten up on bottom feeding Detoilet and KC.