Thome now has a four game home run streak.

And now...he gets to go back to the Cell.

Quick question--did Thorton throw anything besides a fastball this afternoon? In past appearances thus far it's been a consistent diet of fastballs and one outside, weak slider per outing.

Didn't see the game but I think our bullpen by the end of the year can be filthy. Cotts, McCarthy, Thorton and Jenks have stuff and all fairly young. Am I shining my rose colored glasses and drinking the Kool-Aid. Jenks and Thorton seem to get dinked to death which evens out over time.

 

If i didn't read the reviews on thorton I would think he is the cats pajamas.

I just looked, I have the Sox this week in my 13 run pool. Come on, strike out

 

 

 

Mets and Dodgers also scored 13 so far this week

Mets and Dodgers also scored 13 so far this week

 

 

Bad day for 13 run pool

Edited April 13, 200619 yr by Soxfest

Quick question--did Thorton throw anything besides a fastball this afternoon? In past appearances thus far it's been a consistent diet of fastballs and one outside, weak slider per outing.

 

Mostly fastballs. But he got the final out on a nifty curve for a called strike three.

Offense was superb today .

Mostly fastballs. But he got the final out on a nifty curve for a called strike three.

 

He also K'ed Guillen on a nasty slider.

He also K'ed Guillen on a nasty slider.

 

so in other words ... Thornton looked pretty damn good, eh?

so in other words ... Thornton looked pretty damn good, eh?

 

Very much so. The best part might have been how he stayed composed. 3 of the weakest hits of the day loaded the bases, and instead of getting flustered by the bad luck, he threw more strikes and then K'd Granderson on another nasty slider to win it. I was really impressed.

Very much so. The best part might have been how he stayed composed. 3 of the weakest hits of the day loaded the bases, and instead of getting flustered by the bad luck, he threw more strikes and then K'd Granderson on another nasty slider to win it. I was really impressed.

 

That's good, now I'm wondering since I've only seen him pitch twice this year. Once in ST and the other a couple of games back ... Has his windup changed drastically?

That's good, now I'm wondering since I've only seen him pitch twice this year. Once in ST and the other a couple of games back ... Has his windup changed drastically?

 

Looks more fluid. He's definitely throwing a lot more strikes, so I think it's a small change in mechanics and a big change mentally

Looks more fluid. He's definitely throwing a lot more strikes, so I think it's a small change in mechanics and a big change mentally

 

Gotta love the work Coop can do in such a small amount of time.