Stiff Lower back for Garcia.

 

Lots of back issues on this staff

Maybe if he had shook the spiderwebs off last night he'd have been more effective today.

Edited September 1, 201015 yr by BigSqwert

You musta missed a many Sox vs. Twins games where the Twins used that strategy.

 

The Twins bunted down 3 in the 6th inning?

Do you bunt here?

You might as well. We could use one more run.

Do you bunt here?

 

No. But Ozzie probably does

Welke's giving the outside corner on that curveball.

I was thinking that it seems almost impossible to imagine any situation in which the Sox bring back Manny. If he performs well, he'll want a hell of a lot more money than we'd want to give him. If he performs poorly, it will likely cause a lot of negative feelings in the organization and they wouldn't be interested in bringing him back.

The big question is going to be...how much money is Manroid willing to play for next year?

 

There's not going to be a whole lot of teams out looking for a 39 year old DH next offseason. If Manroid is willing to play for a couple million dollars, then the Sox are probably as likely of a destination as anywhere (maybe the Rays might have interest, but otherwise?).

 

I still am not convinced that Manroid will be motivated to play for a 90% pay cut.

The Twins bunted down 3 in the 6th inning?

 

Yep. Why do you think Ozzie called them Piranyas.

Who's their closer. Doubtful that Carrasco makes it to the 9th.

My thoughts on why bunting guys to 2B or 3B in this offense doesn't work:

 

We have a team of tightass mental midgets. When you force a guy like Rios or Konerko or Alexei or just name somebody, they get tightass when the pressure is on them to HAVE to get the run in, because the bunt implies that Ozzie wants the next two guys to come through with a hit.

 

Let the hitters swing the bat with a runner on first or second with no outs and they play loose because there's no f***ing pressure on a single player to get the run in

 

It sucks that we have a lineup of chokers but it is what it is.

 

Here's another thing: the Sox are actually ahead of the league average on getting guys home from 3rd with less than 2 out. The league average is an astoundingly low 53%, which tells you that (1) a lot of teams struggle to bring home those runners; and (2) all things being equal, you have a slightly better than 50% chance to bring home the run that will still leave you 2 runs short, with few outs remaining. Not so hot.

lol @ Manny's take-out slide.

Ha.

 

 

That's why it's a bad idea to hit Mark Teahen behind Manny.

lol @ Manny's take-out slide.

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probably shoulda bunted

??

 

He tried to take the SS out and went way out of the base-line.

What a terrific line. 1 Run on 5 hits and 3 errors.

Go Scherzerererererer

probably shoulda bunted

 

If only we didn't bunt last inning and bunted this inning.

 

But that would be first and second guessing.

great inning guys.......argh this team is so frustrating.

What a terrific line. 1 Run on 5 hits and 3 errors.

 

Glad they were ready for the early start . . .

Never mind. Carrasco will probably throw a CG.

Now that we've got Manny, we've got 1 hitter who goes up there with a plan.

Here's another thing: the Sox are actually ahead of the league average on getting guys home from 3rd with less than 2 out. The league average is an astoundingly low 53%, which tells you that (1) a lot of teams struggle to bring home those runners; and (2) all things being equal, you have a slightly better than 50% chance to bring home the run that will still leave you 2 runs short, with few outs remaining. Not so hot.

 

 

Don't forget that we lead the league hitting with RISP....which means it was absolutely imperative to move Pierre from 2B to 3B....errr

So much for that shot in the arm I thought we'd get after acquiring Manny. The team looks asleep.