Kudos to Richard and Dotel. Damn if only Buerhle, Danks, Floyd could have pitched! Javy is just bad and if we somehow advance to the playoffs I really hope Ozzie even considers starting Richard over Javy. Lets get 3 here and do extras! If not lets get them tommorow and come home with some momentum!!

Two bloops and a blast and we are tied. Or 6 walks in a row. Or three walks, a sac fly and a triple. Or a catcher's interference, reach on error, hit by pitch, suicide squeez and ground rule double. Or three straight bombs. Or two K's, a dropped third strike, a stolen base, a double off the fence, and a jack.

 

Strike that last one, Ozuna's gone.

come on boys! at least go down fighting!

If Richard starts the game its an entirely different scenario. Who knows how he comes out for his first playoff/big game, if he gets shelled early then what happens? If he has no control what do the Sox do.

 

Javy may not be great, but he is a known commodity. You know that he will give you 5 or so innings and at his worst give up 6 runs.

 

This is not 2005, the Sox offense is going to have to win some games if we really want any chance at advancing. Shields didnt look great, the Sox had plenty of chances, and they failed.

 

Just like Javy failed to get out of innings when he had 2 outs, the Sox failed to score when they had runners on and less than 2 outs.

 

Thats the difference so far, one team came through, one team did not.

 

Now if the Sox come through this inning, nothing matters.

Wheeler in.

Who's pitching for TB tomorrow?

Scott Kazmir

Starts: 27

W-L: 12 - 8

era: 3.49

IP: 152.1

H: 123

SO: 166

BB: 70

 

call me crazy but the Rays aint sh.it to me,lets beat them tomorrow.

Well we have their closer up, so lets put a finish on this as it may help us tomorrow night.

 

 

 

Give 'em a finish.

Well, to be fair, everyone won the 2004 World Series.

....except the Cubs.

And, by extension, everyone lost the 2007 World Series except the Red Sox because now their fans are worse than the Yankees.

PK trying to make this a quick inning.

Scott Kazmir

Starts: 27

W-L: 12 - 8

era: 3.49

IP: 152.1

H: 123

SO: 166

BB: 70

 

Oh boy.

Two bloops and a blast and we are tied.

Do you REALLY expect the heart of our lineup to swing for "bloops"?

THey got their home run swing on.

Didnt Wheeler put the 3 guys on before Paulie's Granny in Game 2?

Do you REALLY expect the heart of our lineup to swing for "bloops"?

THey got their home run swing on.

 

Broken bats?

Give 'em a finish.

a lose with momentum is better than nothing

 

We REALLY NEEDED to find a way to get 2 lefties into the first 3 games. Tampa Bay is VERY vulnerable against lefties. It's possible Danks doesn't even get a crack at it. I'd hate for that to be the case, but its possible.

 

Kazmir, when ON, can be beyond nasty.

lets go paulie!

Didnt Wheeler put the 3 guys on before Paulie's Granny in Game 2?

I knew I recognized that name from somewhere!!!

We REALLY NEEDED to find a way to get 2 lefties into the first 3 games. Tampa Bay is VERY vulnerable against lefties. It's possible Danks doesn't even get a crack at it. I'd hate for that to be the case, but its possible.

 

Kazmir, when ON, can be beyond nasty.

Isn't Danks starting Game 3?

Scott Kazmir

Starts: 27

W-L: 12 - 8

era: 3.49

IP: 152.1

H: 123

SO: 166

BB: 70

 

 

 

Thome needs to sit tomorrow... awful against Kazmir. Very doubtful it will happen though.

Paulie pissed that he fouled that one.

oops

LOL @ Paulie. That was ball three.

Does Konerko think he's AJ?