If we are really all-in, they should fire the whole coaching staff if we are a few games under .500 in mid May.

I'd give them until mid May to show something.

Schedule has been easy. Sox have played sloppy shoddy baseball for the most part.

one positive from the game is we learned that Jeff Gray is better than Tony Pena.

Royals win again.

Sox fans would be excited if we were 9-4 like they are instead of 7-6 blahdom.

 

 

But the Twins are now 4-9 and 6-20 in their last 26 games. No Mauer. Liriano looks like he might not get it together this season.

 

Of course, I'm NEVER going to count on that organization. You always do so at your own peril.

If we are really all-in, they should fire the whole coaching staff if we are a few games under .500 in mid May.

I'd give them until mid May to show something.

Schedule has been easy. Sox have played sloppy shoddy baseball for the most part.

 

And replace them with who?

 

Just for a temporary uptick?

 

Until we've found a consistent closer and Peavy comes back, it's pretty hard to make any judgements on what we have with this particular Sox squad.

 

I would be shocked if JR did this. Imagine in 2005 when the team was collapsing and they fired the manager. If anything, last year's comeback from near death has bought Ozzie the opportunity to get through this entire season.

 

Unless we find a new manager who can teach Sale and Thornton to be the next Mariano Rivera and add cutters to their repertoire, it's not worth it. Although I do think Rongey defending Thornton's slider as a consistent "solid" pitch over the course of his Sox career is amusing.

True on the Twins.

Thing is, the Royals have been playing scrappy ball and they've been getting great relief from young rookies.

Scary.

And replace them with who?

 

Just for a temporary uptick?

 

Until we've found a consistent closer and Peavy comes back, it's pretty hard to make any judgements on what we have with this particular Sox squad.

 

I would be shocked if JR did this. Imagine in 2005 when the team was collapsing and they fired the manager. If anything, last year's comeback from near death has bought Ozzie the opportunity to get through this entire season.

 

Unless we find a new manager who can teach Sale and Thornton to be the next Mariano Rivera and add cutters to their repertoire, it's not worth it. Although I do think Rongey defending Thornton's slider as a consistent "solid" pitch over the course of his Sox career is amusing.

 

True Caufield, but a month and a half is enough to judge when you are "all in."

I prefer keeping Ozzie but he can't get this team out of its maddening play the last couple seasons.

April 18 - June 1 the Sox have three long road trips. 30 road/13 home.

 

They had their chance to get some padding, and now they've blown it.

 

If they come home from Boston on June 1st at 31-27, I'll take it.

I gave up looking at upcoming schedules a few years ago.

 

Last year proved that we could dominate stretches of play against any opponent for long stretches, and that we could also struggle to beat the worst teams in baseball.

 

It's all about momentum, and until the pen is solidified, we'll bounce back and forth like the 2009 team, like a car that's not running on all cylinders.

The problem is we've played s***ty baseball this season with a favorable schedule.

That's not good.

Good starting pitching and decent offense. Other than that, fail.

You don't bring in Adam Dunn to have a team that plays small ball. That's just baseball stupid.

THIS.

Agreed. With Pierre and Becks as your 1 and 2, Dunn should be seeing runners on base, not nobody on base and one out because of a sacrifice.

 

 

This team is epically baseball stupid from the manager down.

 

I was out there last night and Humber and Gray somehow kept them in the game.

 

They gave up two outs with bunts and the Quentin AB was pathetic but then again so has Rios.

Two biggest mistakes Kenny made in the off season was putting together a mediocre bullpen together and not firing Ozzie.