soxfan3530 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 anytime Rios would like to start the 2011 season would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Bad at bat by Rios. Way to get on base. Not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 AJ shoulda punched that 0-2 pitch into left for a hit. He needs to change his approach. He's old with no power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Hawks finally score a goal. Trailing 2-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Pathetic roller to second by AJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) must be nice to have a closer that can produce uneventful innings. Edited April 16, 2011 by zenryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 1-2-3 again! Another bad loss. Morel for a defense 3b he sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 All in my ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 04:35 AM) AJ shoulda punched that 0-2 pitch into left for a hit. He needs to change his approach. He's old with no power. He needs to be batting 9th...only problem is so should Morel and Pierre. Another 1-2-3 to end a game. Ozzie continues to manage us out of games...terrible season so far for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 04:38 AM) 1-2-3 again! Another bad loss. Morel for a defense 3b he sucks. At least the 5k there won't go home too sad. Rios, Morel and AJP are easy outs right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Congratulations Brent Morel, you singlehandedly f***ed this teams chances of winning tonight. Fraud, just like all the other Sox prospects who are supposed to be good at something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 04:38 AM) He needs to be batting 9th...only problem is so should Morel and Pierre. Another 1-2-3 to end a game. Ozzie continues to manage us out of games...terrible season so far for him. Ozzie may suck but it's ridiculous to think one bunt call cost us this game. You play to tie at home and win on the road or so the dreaded book says. I don't care if Ozzie gets the boot or not, but that's on Beckham, not the manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) Well, we did lead the game for the 13th time in a row. Only 24 more to go to match our previous record streak. We'd beaten the Angels seven games in a row, so you knew it was likely to end with Weaver and Haren pitching this weekend and Humber on the mound. Humber's been a lot better than expected, actually. Morel's been shaky so far, but I'll excuse the error tonight because of the wet field and playing conditions. I'm not sure how many will if he continues his current error pace, though. Santos continues to look strong. Wish Dunn would have come through earlier...I think the game would have turned out differently if we took a 3-0 lead instead of 1-0 at that point. And B. McCarthy's pitching for the A's like he did for the Sox in 2005. At least he's beating the Tigers. Edited April 16, 2011 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 04:41 AM) Ozzie may suck but it's ridiculous to think one bunt call cost us this game. You play to tie at home and win on the road or so the dreaded book says. I don't care if Ozzie gets the boot or not, but that's on Beckham, not the manager. Greg, what good does bunting do in front of Dunn? It's not like he's going to go up there trying to slice one to left field to score the run. This is the same guy who didn't have a sac fly for a few years. Ozzie's pathetic attraction with the bunt and small ball has f***ed us in a handful of games now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 10:43 PM) Greg, what good does bunting do in front of Dunn? It's not like he's going to go up there trying to slice one to left field to score the run. This is the same guy who didn't have a sac fly for a few years. Ozzie's pathetic attraction with the bunt and small ball has f***ed us in a handful of games now. this. you DONT take the bat out of the hands of one of our best hitters. you just dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I'm not saying it's right. Managers' ideas are to put the tying run on second with one out. Would they have walked Dunn? That also would go against the book, putting the winning run on first base, but let's say they did? Still first and second one out. The idea is you have a good chance to tie. Not saying it's right, but it's the book for the home team many times to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 03:45 AM) this. you DONT take the bat out of the hands of one of our best hitters. you just dont. You don't bring in Adam Dunn to have a team that plays small ball. That's just baseball stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 First and second one out in theory is not a bad position to be in if indeed they walk Dunn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 They might as well fire Ozzie if KW doesn't want the Sox to repeat that scenario. Cause we know all too well Ozzie will do that every time in late innings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 On the bright side, they got the game in and won't have to call up Jeff Marquez to start a game next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 10:47 PM) I'm not saying it's right. Managers' ideas are to put the tying run on second with one out. Would they have walked Dunn? That also would go against the book, putting the winning run on first base, but let's say they did? Still first and second one out. The idea is you have a good chance to tie. Not saying it's right, but it's the book for the home team many times to do this. This book you speak of, please throw it into the nearest garbage can. Set in on fire, then piss on it's ashes. Ozzie is predictable and the magic 8 ball lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Royals win again. Sox fans would be excited if we were 9-4 like they are instead of 7-6 blahdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) Especially with Humber on the mound against Weaver. You have to take your shot for the big inning, home or not (referring to bunting early in the game). Not to mention the fact that with the bullpen in its current condition, does a one run lead do anything? Hope they didn't waste Santos for tomorrow's game, I don't want to hear that excuse from Ozzie for not using him in a save situation. And what I really don't understand is bunting (sac) with players like Alexei, who have REPEATEDLY failed in that same situation, year after year. If he bunts on his own, that's one thing, he's successful as often as not in those situations. Edited April 16, 2011 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 10:52 PM) Royals win again. Sox fans would be excited if we were 9-4 like they are instead of 7-6 blahdom. We'll be sub-.500 in a week, put that on the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 04:52 AM) And what I really don't understand is bunting (sac) with players like Alexei, who have REPEATEDLY failed in that same situation, year after year. If he bunts on his own, that's one thing, he's successful as often as not in those situations. or bunting in front of Juan Pierre, who can't hit the ball deep enough to score a runner on a sac fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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