So if Swish is 4 for 40 vs. Lackey in his career.....why is he in the lineup? Better defense with Anderson in CF and righties hit Lackey better.

 

This is Jerry Manuel level managing here.

 

I was thinking the same....damn, great catch by Hunter robs the Sox of another run.

DAMN! What a catch by Hunter...I thought that was gonna drop.

Torii and AJ always seem to have a visible playful exchange after plays like that.

 

Or like if AJ gets a single and threatens to take 2nd on Torii's arm.

Jeez Gavin, that's his first homer of the season.

Man up already Gavin. At least the offensive is predictably showing up tonight.

58 pitches through 4 for Gavy. Not a bad number there so far.

Swisher looks like he has absolutely no chance against Lackey

Disappointing inning after the leadoff single. No reason for Swisher to be in the lineup tonight.

Swisher looks like he has absolutely no chance against Lackey

 

He looks that way against most pitchers, but you're right, for some reason he looks absolutely lost against that slow curve.

Web gem catch by Dye there... what a great catch!

So if Swish is 4 for 40 vs. Lackey in his career.....why is he in the lineup? Better defense with Anderson in CF and righties hit Lackey better.

Who would you suggest in left then?

 

 

Wow, that 2-2 pitch to Figgins was right down the plate. Going to be hard to pitch over that after Chone steals 2nd.

yeah it looked like a strike, and it Anderson can steal off us, Figgins should be going this at bat.

yeah it looked like a strike, and it Anderson can steal off us, Figgins should be going this at bat.

 

As Hawk said, that you very much for not stealing. Let's see if Uribe can get us going this inning.

Uribe swinging a magical bat tonight

As Hawk said, that you very much for not stealing. Let's see if Uribe can get us going this inning.

 

lol normally Uribe and get us going don't go together. He's got it going on though, 2 soft hits.

Say what you want about Gavin's run support, but once again, he's stood up for 5 innings so far against an offense that is now one of the most loaded ones in the league and gone pitch for pitch with John Lackey. There's a reason why he's piling up those wins.

Who would you suggest in left then?

Griffey if he's comfortable. Or have BA in LF if Griffey is not yet comfortable.

Hit-and-run time?

lol normally Uribe and get us going don't go together. He's got it going on though, 2 soft hits.

I keep pointing this out...the numbers for his career say that in September, Juan usually does actually get it going.

Hit-and-run time?

I don't know why you trade for Cabrera if you don't do a H&R with him in the 5th inning of a tie game against another team's ace with no one out.

Damn, hard hit, just right at Rivera.

just bad luck on that hit by AJ

Not the greatest of execution by our offense tonight. Extremely difficult inning coming up for Gavin.

Not the greatest of execution by our offense tonight. Extremely difficult inning coming up for Gavin.

 

What? We just killed those lats two outs