CINCO DE MAYO GAME THREAD: BOS @ SOX

[fathom]

Awful at bat by Lawrie. This offense just struggles so much against starting pitching

[southsider2k5]

That bad first strike call set up both Abreu's and Lawries ABs to expand their zones

[elrockinMT]

This is pathetic

[Capn12]

Well that was fkin embarrassing.

[BigHurt3515]

Our big hit ability is atrocious

[Bigsoxhurt35]

Johnson is gona give up at least another run this inning.

[reiks12]

I dont think Ive ever seen 6 walks in 3 innings not scoring

[pettie4sox]

Well the umps decided two outs there. Both were 3 pitch Ks with a generous strike 1.

[Soxfest]

Sox do this more than any other team over and over against soft tossing LHP

[soxforlife05]

Ballgame. One hit off this stiff unbelievable

[Big Hurtin]

Oh FFS!, how do they only have one hit off this guy

[caulfield12]

 

At least the vendors should be happy with longer game times by 30-45 minutes against BOS.

 

Or unhappy because they want to go home at a reasonable hour.

 

 

How many starts does Johnson get before they pull the plug? 3? That's about what Daniel Hudson got.

 

Guess Turner will be next, they're not going to pick Carroll over him. Guess it depends on if Gonzalez has been particularly good against a string of future opponents.

 

 

 

Just a slightly frustrating inning there offensively. Get 'em next time. That inside strike to Abreu really hurt, and then Melky never seems to hit very well as a RHB, at least not early last year.

[flavum]

Pretty terrible Major League Baseball game.

[elrockinMT]

That bad first strike call set up both Abreu's and Lawries ABs to expand their zones

 

Agreed. It's like the ump is willing him strikes

[fathom]

Johnson blazing that fastball at 89. Almost all the damage on that pitch tonight

[Kyyle23]

Pretty sure I was all on board for Fowler after cespedes was off the board

 

The revisionism is the assumption that the Sox could simply grab Fowler like that

[Bigsoxhurt35]

This is like watching the sox from the past two seasons not this year

[Buehrle>Wood]

Lol Stone sounds like he's casting steroid allegations

[lasttriptotulsa]

Johnson blazing that fastball at 89. Almost all the damage on that pitch tonight

 

Red Sox broadcast has had him 90-92 all night.

[BigHurt3515]

This is like watching the sox from the past two seasons not this year

 

I mean our hitting hasn't been that good this year and we have failed to score on a lot of guy on 3rd less then 2 outs

[caulfield12]

 

 

What happened to the "new and improved" positive thread mandate?

 

You would think we were trailing the rest of the division by 3 1/2 games already.

 

 

Is it realistic to EXPECT to win a game Erik Johnson starts against the Red Sox offense?

 

We're getting outhit 8-1 and still only down by 3. And at least our offense is showing encouraging progress in the OBP/walk category compared to the past three seasons.

[chitownsportsfan]

Another awful offensive performance against a guy just BEGGING to be lit up. Shades of the last few years no doubt the last two nights.

[elrockinMT]

Johnson blazing that fastball at 89. Almost all the damage on that pitch tonight

 

High level, lowspeed hittable fastball

[greg775]

Poor Johnson has already given up eight hits. We're at least one starter short it appears, just like KC. Latos I'm assuming will have some amazing outings and some that will suck. If Sox are all in, they better start planning on acquiring somebody.

[Bigsoxhurt35]

A scoreless inning!