Updates: Sox at A's
SOX LOSE IN 12 BY A HAIR (2:33, END 12, 6-5 A's)
After walking the bases loaded with one out, Lopez struck out Suzuki on three pitches. Then the Sox, after 4 hours, 24 minutes of baseball, lost by the thinnest of margins. Buck chopped the ball sky high in the middle of the diamond. Pedroia charged and threw across his body. Buck beat the throw by about a millisecond.
Lopez walked Giambi to lead off the inning, not what the Red Sox wanted against a lefty from their lefthanded specialist. Holliday grounded weakly up the middle, and Velazquez made a nice, charging play. But then Lopez walked Cust and Crosby. Rajai Davis pinch ran for Giambi at third.
Suzuki fouled off the first pitch he saw, and then the next, getting himself in an 0-2 hole. He struck out on the third pitch, an 87-mph sinking fastball. Then Buck stepped to the plate and hit the second pitch he saw for the game-winner.
GALLAGHER ANSWERS, LOPEZ ENTERS (2:18, MID 12, 5-5)
Despite Papelbon's quick inning, he's done for the night. Lopez is in. The Red Sox went down in order: Varitek struck out looking (his third strikeout tonight after entering with none on the year), Velazquez grounded to short. Ellsbury lined to left-center, where Sweeney made a diving catch.
Giambi leads off. No action in Boston's 'pen.
PAPELBON MAKES QUICK WORK (2:12, END 11, 5-5)
After his marathon Saturday, Papelbon was efficient in the 11th. He needed 15 pitches to get a 1-2-3 inning -- Ellis flied to left, Sweeney lined to third after a pesky at bat, and Cabrera flared to center.
Righthander Sean Gallagher has replaced Ziegler. Javier Lopez is warming in the Red Sox bullpen. Varitek leads off.
PAPELBON ENTERS (2:01, MID 11, 5-5)
Bay singled after Youkilis and Drew were retired, but Lowell struck out looking at a 2-2 offspeed pitch at the knees.
Jonathan Papelbon has entered. He's due to face Ellis, Sweeney, and Cabrera.
PERFECT 10 (1:54, END 10, 5-5)
The Red Sox bullpen continues to keep the Sox alive. Cust flied to right. Pedroia saved a hit with a ridiculous backhanded, lunging catch in shallow center that robbed Crosby. Suzuki walked.
The Red Sox bullpen has 12 strikeouts in nine innings without allowing a run. A 12-strikeout, complete game shutout by Masterson, Delcarmen, Ramirez, and Okajima.
Youkilis leads off against Ziegler.
SOX LEAVE BASES LOADED (1:44, MID 10, 5-5)
The Sox loaded the bases after Varitek walked with one out, Ellsbury walked with two outs, and Pedroia followed with an infield single, a chopper that bounced to third baseman Crosby. Ziegler, the righty side-armer, got Ortiz to pop to shallow left, where Ellis made the easy catch. Ortiz is 0 for 4 with a walk tonight. For the season, he is 5 for 28 with no extra-base hits.
Okajima remains in the game. Can the Red Sox bullpen throw the equivalent of a complete-game shutout?
ON TO EXTRAS (1:33, END 9, 5-5)
Okajima's continued the bullpen's great work. He induced lazy flies from Cabrera and Giambi, and he struck out Holliday looking with a nifty piece of pitching. He froze Holliday with an outside fastball right on the black, then got strike three on the next pitch with an inside fastball on the black.
Brad Ziegler is in for the A's.
OKAJIMA IN (1:25, MID 9, 5-5)
If the Red Sox are going to win this game, it will be in extra innings and Hideki Okajima will get the game there. Ortiz struck out looking. Youkilis flied to left. Drew got something going with a two-out single, but Bay, after fouling off several pitches with the count 2-2, struck out swinging.
RAMIREZ ROLLS (1:11, END 8, 5-5)
What a job by the Red Sox bullpen. Ramirez allowed a lead off walk to Buck, but he came back by striking out Ellis and getting Sweeney to hit into a 4-6-3 double play. The bullpen has allowed five hits, one walk, and no runs in seven innings.
Ortiz is leading off the ninth against Russ Springer.
ELLSBURY STRANDED (1:01, MID 8, 5-5)
Ellsbury put a great swing on a ball for a two-out single, but Pedroia couldn't move him over because of a great play from Mark Ellis. Pedroia popped foul by the Red Sox bullpen, and Ellis darted all the way over from second to make a diving catch with his back to the infield. Great play.
RAMIREZ GETS HIS MAN (12:51, END 7, 5-5)
After starting Suzuki with two balls, Ramirez evened the count at 2-2. His next pitch stayed up, and Suzuki smacked it to right-center. Ellsbury and Drew appeared as if they were about to collide, but Drew caught the liner on the run in front on a sliding Ellsbury, stranding the go-ahead run at second.
DELCARMEN CAN'T FINISH (12:48, BOT 7, 5-5)
With two men on base and two outs, Ramon Ramirez is coming on to replace Delcarmen. Delcarmen started the inning by walking Giambi on a 3-2 check swing. Delcarmen appeared as if he was going to cruise through, striking out Holliday on an inside, 95-mph fastball and Cust on a 79-mph curve; Cust still may be undwinding from the swing he took. Crosby singled to right, though, which brought Ramirez into the game to face Suzuki.
CASILLA GETS LOWELL (12:36, MID 7, 5-5)
Lowell popped up to Crosby in the middle of the infield. Casilla is a really impressive, hard-throwing reliever. The go-ahead was left in scoring position.
SOX THREATENING (12:33, TOP 7, 5-5)
Ortiz led off with a walk, but he was erased when Youkilis hit into a double play. Drew reached on an error by Giambi, and he moved to second when Bay walked. Bailey has exited in favor of righthanded Alexi Casilla, who will face Lowell, the man who already has the game-tying.
ROCKY START FOR DELCARMEN, STRONG FINISH (12:25, END 6, 5-5)
Delcarmen allowed a leadoff single to Suzuki and put two on with one out after Mark Ellis hit a single, too. But he struck out Sweeney looking and got Cabrera, after knocking him down twice with inside heat, to ground into a fielder's choice.
MASTERSON DONE (12:11, MID 6, 5-5)
The Sox went down in order, including a grounder to first by Ellsbury and a fly to right from Pedroia. Manny Delcarmen has entered for Masterson, who gave a clutch performance. Four innings, two hits, six strikeouts.
Matsuzaka left with arm fatigue.
MASTERSON MANS UP (12:07, END 5, 5-5)
The Red Sox have not received a more important performance from any this young season than the one they're getting from Masterson tonight. In relief, he's allowed two hits in four innings and thrown 60 pitches -- and 42 strikes. He has six strike outs.
That inning, he struck out Holliday looking at a nasty, 91-mph two-seam fastball that dropped straight down. Cust grounded to first. Crosby swung over a slider. Masterson has given the Sox a chance to win a game that, given their starter's outing, they have no business winning.
SOX TIE IT UP (11:55, MID 5, 5-5)
It was not visually impressive, but the Red Sox have drawn even and knocked out Eveland. Youkilis -- who else? -- started the rally with a one-out infield single. Drew followed with a single to right, sending Youkilis to third. Bay knocked in Youkilis by smacking the ball off of Eveland, who recovered and just barely got Bay at first. Lowell followed by ripping the ball off of Crosby; Drew scampered home from second when it dribbled into shallow left.
Andrew Bailey is in with two outs and Varitek batting.
MASTERSON ESCAPES JAM (11:42, END 4, 5-3 A's)
Buck snapped Masterson's six-out streak with a leadoff single, and Cabrera sent a two-out single into right, which Drew added another base to when he let the ball roll under his glove. With men on second and third, Masterson struck out Giambi on a 94-mph riding fastball. His work this spring as a starter has paid dividends tonight. Through three innings and 48 pitches, Masterson still looks strong.
ELLSBURY STRANDED (11:29, MID 4, 5-3 A's)
Ellsbury reached on an error by third baseman Crosby, one of those errors that he forced with his speed; Crosby's throw after he bobbled Ellsbury's grounder would have beat most runners. He stole second, too, but Pedroia grounded weakly to second.
MASTERSON ROLLING (11:23, TOP 4, 5-3 A's)
Masterson struggled a bit in first two outings. He entered with batters hitting .500 off of him, and he gave three runs on four hits Friday in one inning. So far, he's retired all six batters he's faced. He struck out Cust and Crosby that inning, then induced a weak fly from Suzuki to shallow left.
The Red Sox already have two outs. Varitek struck out looking -- his first K of the season -- and Green grounded to short.
SLIPPING AND SLIDING (11:13, MID 3, 5-3 A's)
The A's finally figured out a way to get Youkilis out. He walked to lead off the third. Drew followed with a fly to shallow left. Holliday charged and slid feet first to make a snow-cone catch. He came up firing to first base, which Youkilis had strayed off of. As first base coach Tim Bogar hollered for Youkilis to slide, he tip-toed back to the base. He made it in time, but his feet got tangled with Giambi's, and he tripped and fell down, off of the base. Giambi applied the tag.
The play may have the Sox a run. Bay followed with a double to right, where Buck's dive came up hilariously short. He dove and missed the ball by a good five feet. Lowell grounded to third to end the inning.
BACK TO NORMAL (11:04, END 2, 5-3 A's)
Masterson calmed things down in the second. Cabrera grounded to short, Giambi grounded to second, and Holliday grounded to short. He threw 12 strikes in 14 pitching. That was refreshing.
Garciaparra left last inning with tightness in his right calf. Still no word yet on Matsuzaka.
MASTERSON REPLACES MATSUZAKA (10:57, MID 2, 5-3 A's)
The Red Sox went 1-2-3 on grounders from Ellsbury and Pedroia and a fly ball to center from Ortiz.
The real news is that Daisuke Matsuzaka has been pulled after one inning, replaced by Masterson. Matsuzaka's previously pitched just one inning in a start last year against the St. Louis Cardinals. There is no word if Matsuzaka was pulled due to ineffectiveness or if he might be injured.
In the inning, he allowed five runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out none.
MATSUZAKA CRUMBLES (10:50, END 1, 5-3 A's)
John Farrell came out for a chat after Cust's RBI single, but if he told him to throw strikes, Matsuzka didn't listen. Nomar Garciaparra, noted for his free swinging, walked on four pitches. Kurt Suzuki sent a missile to right, right at Drew, fortunately for the Red Sox. Travis Buck pulled a line-drive single to rightfield, which scored Cust and brought Justin Masterson to his feet in the Red Sox bullpen. Mark Ellis reached on an infield single. Sweeney, the 10th batter of the inning, grounded to Youkilis. Matsuzaka needed 43 pitches.
Between Eveland and Matsuzaka, the pitchers threw 83 pitches in the first inning, which lasted 41 minutes. The way in unplayed had to be crushing for the Red Sox, who finally scored some runs and got going, only to be overtaken immediately.
Garciaparra is out, replaced by Bobby Crosby at third. Didn't see if or how he was injured.
TIED UP (10:40, BOT 1, 3-3)
Jack Cust followed by flaring a single up the middle to score Holliday. Matsuzaka's only out has been a sacrifice fly to the warning track, and he has thrown 24 pitches.
A'S SLASH LEAD (10:37, BOT 1, 3-2 SOX)
The Red Sox gave Daisuke Matsuzaka a three-run lead, and he promptly allowed a leadoff single, followed that with a walk, and took 13 pitches to record his first out. After Ryan Sweeney and Orlando Cabrera reached, Jason Giambi smacked a sacrifice fly to left, pushing Sweeney to third. Matt Holliday followed with a double high off the left-centerfield fence, scoring a pair of runs.
LOWELL DELIVERS (10:27, MID 1, 3-0 SOX)
The Red Sox well-documented offensive woes stopped swiftly tonight. Lowell shot another single up the middle, and Varitek followed with a walk to load the bases. Nick Green left 'em loaded by looking at an inside slider for strike three, but the Sox have a three-run lead for the first time since they entered the eighth inning Opening Day.
SOX BUST OUT (10:20, TOP 1, 2-0)
The Red Sox entered the game batting .180 with runners in scoring position. Thanks to the major league's leading hitter, they started 1 for 1 tonight. Jacoby Ellsbury led off with a grounder to second. Dustin Pedroia, one of the Red Sox buried deepest in a slump, showed a possible spark with a ground ball single through the left side. David Ortiz grounded out into the shift, sending Pedroia to second for Kevin Youkilis. He poked 1-2 pitch through the box, grounding it into center to score Pedroia. J.D. Drew followed with a double to left, scoring Youkilis. Jason Bay walked to extend the inning. Here comes Mike Lowell as Oakland starter Dana Eveland gets a visit.
The wind will be a major factor tonight. It's blowing extremely fast, and in Oakland-Alameda Stadium, with it's high banks of seats, it's whipping around in several different directions. Already in the first, it seemed to blow Matt Holliday's throw into the infield after Drew's double a bit off target.
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This pitching is a joke! Every night its a struggle! How many times can the Sox jump out to a lead just to give it right back. It will be a long year if the starting pitching looks like this!
And before you can blink Dice-K has given all three runs back... hmmm, hits and walks and no strike outs. We cannot have Dice and Wake pitch back-to-back... our bullpen will be worn out!
Seriously. How bad is Dice-K? But hey, World Baseball Classic champion, right? Dreadful....
I thought we were supposed to be rich in pitching? Ugh. Just ugh.
AND THEN WALKS NOMAR ON 4! PITCHES AND GIVES TRAVIS F'N BUCK THE LEAD!! AND THEN MARK ELLIS? I'm in a nightmare! Someone please wake me up! Three in the first was too good to be true! What a chump!
This is absolutely rediculous. Is Dice-K hurt or something? His fastball is peaking at 87 mph. Unbelieveable the minute we get a lead it goes up in flames...He has to be hurt
This is a gutless team. They are overpaid, lazy and have no heart. Terry Francona better start pushing some buttons before the season is lost. He is way too buddy buddy with them. Well he better get used to "Ex Red Sox Manager". This team needs leadership and someone better start earning their money or they will go down as the biggest frauds ever.
Tommorow Dice-K goes on the DL and the Sox call up Buckholtz.
Dice-K was doing the exact same thing last year - every time the Sox score he gives up runs his next time out. He got lucky to get as many wins as he did. It seems like a mental issue, like he becomes afraid to throw strikes.
NO MORE WBC!!! I would never again allow a Red Sox player to play in that crap. It obviously had Dice-K messed up and Pedroia got hurt and isn't batting his weight yet (and don't forget he ways half of what Papi weighs).
After a 3-0 lead I thought we where back in the groove, who would have thought we would be leaving the inning down 2. And a GREAT top of the 2nd.....
Relax guys 150+ more games...he may be hurt, might just be a bad night. Calling the team out for no heart is a joke...
It was not pure luck he went 18-3 with a sub 3 era...
Theo and Co. is about to enter crisis mode very shortly. They're looking at Dice and Lester on the DL at the same time for an extended period. Plus, lack of depth and firepower on the offensive side. This team has become very old and very bad very quickly.
It is time to panic. I would send BOTH Lester and Dice-K down to Pawtawckett to get their act together and call up Buccholz and Masterson would be the other starter, what have we got to loose. I like both Lester and Dice-K but BOTH of their 2 outings have been pathetic!!! AND last year showed, every win counts, one more win and Game 7 would have been in Fenway.......
So frustrating. That's all I have to say at the moment. Let's hope with the pitcher change things improve for the rest of the game. Side note: I live here in the West and I can attest that the wind has been crazy all day. :)
At least DK will go down as the best WBC pitcher of all time. And as far as we can tell that's more important to him than any success that he has for the team that actually pays him. One way to look at his last year is that it was one of the luckiest seasons that any pitcher has ever had. By the end of the year he'll be the bridge to Okajima.
This is now beyond a joke. It looked like Youk was the one, and maybe the only one, who was playing baseball. There is NO excuse for his out at first. We all love Youk, but that was pathetic, NO EXCUSE. And he would have scored on Bay's hit. This is absolutely PATHETIC. Maybe the entire team should be sent to Pawtucket for a week and bring the kids up for a week. And I am staying up to watch this C__P.
Joe B.,
Do you really think the Red Sox would get rid of Francona after a rought start to ONE season? This is a guy who brought two titles to Boston after an eternity of waiting. Step back off the ledge and relax. Even if they have a down year, it's not the end of the world. Quit calling for the man's head.
can we all agree that Dice K is just a glorified junkballer...he doesnt throw strikes...he is not an ace...he lucked into 18 wins last year...enough about him, can we now focus our attention onto the overrated Ellsbury? can someone please tell him to hit the ball teh other way and not swing for the fences every time hes up?? he's turning to an automatic ground ball out everytime!
RELAX-it's WAYYYY too early for you guys to panic. Jeeeeez-what a bunch of whiners...Relax...
Absolutely disgusting. Bring on the Bruins.
Oakland, Fenway, or ALASKA??? Looking at some of the fans in the stands (I have the A's broadcast) it looks like the fans are at Fenway, actually they look even more bundled up that andy game this season at Fenway! Actually I wish the game would have been at Fenway, I could be in bed now instead of staying up watching this abosolutely PATHETIC excuse for a baseball game, and the problem is this crap might go on for a another hour or two, BUT I am hopefull this will turn around...... I HATE WEST COAST TRIPS!!! And its even worse when the team plays like this.....
DICE PLAY DREW!!! OH MY GOD, what is gong to happen next!!! This is BEYOND PATHETIC. I keep on saying, it can't get WORSE, but it is!!!!!!!! Something HAS to be done. What, I'm not sure, but this is worse than the Bad News Bears.
I like Tito, but unless he does something dramatic before tomorrows game, maybe he has to take the fall, either that or send the ENTIRE TEAM TO PAWTUCKET!!!!
Maybe he should make a statement and pull Drew (not that he is the only blame)
The Red Sox have some major issues based upon the results in the first 8 games of the season. While the sample size is small, it does not bode well as a predictor the the remaining 154 games.
- Ortiz's career might be over. He looks incredibly off balance and out of wack at the plate. Not sure really what we can do here... at this point I'd take Lars Anderson as our DH
- Just based on this game, seems like we should consider Masterson in the rotation. We still have Ramirez/Saito/Okajima as middle relievers.
hate to say it, but this would NOT be happening if we still had manny... he brought together the team in a way few others could (have you seen how the dodgers have been hitting with him around?)
Yay, tied the game. Go Sox.
And I'd have to agree with the "relax" sentiment. Ups and downs are part of the game. A bad start doesn't always mean you lose the whole game. At least wait for the end-score. heh.
I thought our pitching was supposed to be one of the best, if not the best.
Really hoping that the team will settle down into some rhythm soon.
Speaking of Manny, are we sure that WASN'T Manny in right field instead of Drew??? I think its pretty pathetic but if Manny was in the lineup, we would be a better defensive club..... Wow, PATHETIC....
I know its only 8 games, but this is the WORSE defensive team I have every seen, didn't ANYBODY go to Spring Training and work on fundamentals, like catching a ball, fielding a ball, running bases........
But on a good note, good to see we tied it up. I hope Masterson can go 8 innings......
Hmmmm. Eight games into the season and yes, the Red Sox are not performing up to expectations. And a good amount of the posters here think that THAT is the way it's going to be. Wow. Look around the league. KC in 1st place. Seattle in 1st. Florida in 1st. San Diego in 1st. None of these were expected as well. Is anyone ready to crown them victors based on a little more than a week of play? Are their players the next Yaz, Ruth, Mantle or Williams? Are their managers and GMs suddenly genius material? The Sox just tied it up but if they lose the lead again, just go to bed. How is the angst you put on yourselves doing you any good?.
Ok everyone... relax... Very very upset, go to sleep you're obviously tired. It's one game, things will be okay. Inhale, exhale...
Ok everyone... relax... Very very upset, go to sleep you're obviously tired. It's one game, things will be okay. Inhale, exhale...
Hey just breathe!, sleep during a Red Sox game, you gotta be kidding me!!! No way! I will be up to the win (hopefully!) or the bitter end! Unfortunatley it is not just one game, did you see the night before, or the night before, or.....
And after last season where a game made the difference in winning the World Series (we would have swept the Phillies) I realize we do have to worry about EVERY game, especially since it doesn't look like the Rays are going to tank it....
Big Papup. They should just concede and save the bullpen. Offense isnt gonna score any runs. Maybe they will return an interception for a run. Go BRUINS!!!
lol, after their initial scoring runs *neither* team so far can bring anyone home. Extra innings...I love it. Not the most exciting game, but makes it intense. Hubby had to go to bed, after dryly predicting "15 inning game." hehe I love baseball. Praying for the Sox to win, but regardless, even with the frustrations, it's been fun to watch.
anybody remember matsuzaka showing up to spring training last year, at which time bostondirtdogs.com ran the rather infamous headline, "FATSUZAKA"?
then came this jive about players being unable to speak TO him, not because of the obvious language barrier, but the "culture" barrier, the risk of "insulting" him?
obviously no one is truly getting through to the kid, either about his weight, tossing between starts, or his starts altogether, and i for one says the time is ripe for that to change. he has got to start playing american ball, and recognize the fact that no one here gives a hoot about japanese hitters "respecting" a pitchers array of pitches or his so-called arsenal or self confidence to throw off speed stuff in fastball counts or whatever. sweet lou piniella said it wisest and best... "throw the ball over the f!%$*&g plate". simple as apple pie. walmart... apple pie. and yes, by the way, his record last year DID have an awful lot to do with pure luck, bullpen-depletion, second-breath late rallies, and more of the pure luck. joe buck joked on air that the reason for his win-loss numbers made sense ONLY in the worlds of witchcraft AND baseball (i'm paraphrasing), and that reason was simply SUPERSTITION; that matsuzaka escaped bases loaded situations on what appeared to be every other inning because hitters BELIEVED this would always be the case, that he was in their heads, so to speak. the great joe morgan commented (on another occasion) he'd be amazed if matsuzaka's "streak" lasted longer than one singular season at a time... that hitters hit because "at some point they open their eyes" (again, i'm paraphrasing, i think. google at will!).
and what do you know, it already appears this season WILL open a lot of eyes!
ps: 10 bucks says nick swisher's "gotta laugh at yourself" act rubs steinbrenner wrong by july?
We conceded this game as soon as Lopez was brought in. The pen pitched great tonight, usually 5 runs is enough to win, but thanks to Dice-K putting Japan before the Sox, we get screwed after hitting them for a quick 3 in the first. He should lose $$$ for that, its clear in his starts he went too hard too fast in the WBC and isn't ready for the season. I agree with the poster who said he will DL,, they should DL him and send him back to Fort Myers to finish his "Spring Training." Instead of Buchholz, the Sox should recall Daniel Bard and move Masterson into the rotation. They stretched him out for a reason this spring, and he did a great job tonight in basically a spot start. This also proves the Sox need a long relief guy, the pen is shot for tomorrow and we know Wake is a crapshoot.
get 'em next time boys. still, and will always, love that dirty water! :p
This is our 85 win year folks.
We must thank Papi for achieving greatness and doing so much for thie Nation, but time to be realistic about this.
We will be playing lights out come August, good Papi or not - but it will be too late and not enough to overcome.
Unless we can string a 5 game winning streak somehow very soon.
People need to chillax!! Yes Dice-k need to stop playing for wbc because everytime he goes he has this fatigue when he comes back like in 07. Not like last year when he did pretty decent going 18-3 with 2.90 era? Still it would have been a better game if they had Lowrie or Lugo. Lately pitching on this team stunk for last 8 games or so? besides beckett =)
SOX NEED ANOTHER BAT!!!!!!!
I BET THE SOX WILL END UP IN 3rd place this year.
Are they ever going to start winning baseball games? 2-6? I'm gonna freakin' puke. And great, Wake is pitching tomorrow, 2-7 anyone?
Poor Red Sox. So close, yet so far.
Some people think they're doggin' it or they're being lazy, but not to me. These losses look like they're making ballers like Youkilis and Pedroia sick.
Aside from Dice-K (I'm all for the WBC, just night right before the season. Make it January or something. If that doesn't work, THEN put it in a can.), I thought there were some great positives about from tonight's game...
...the bats were better and the bullpen looked good.
I guess it is time to panic for all the fair weather fans who bought their caps in 2004. It's time for everyone to calm the F down. I'm a younger fan but I remember some very dark days in boston sports (18 and 64 ring a bell, let alone 1 and 15). Just remember when we hoped to make the playoffs; let alone win a championship. This season just started, Youk and Pedrioa will get us hitting again, and our pitching will only get better throughout the season. So everyone take a deep breath and STFU
It's early, no need to panic...yet. But there are some glaring problems already. The starting pitching has been terrible overall. Ortiz seems to be fading fast. Can Ellsbury hit enough to keep a major league job? Just being a great athlete isn't good enough and Reddick isn't ready yet. And the SS job is in disarray. V-tek's hitting continues to decay.
Still, there are some bright spots and some goiod major-league prospects should be knocking on the door over the next three-four years. But the Red Sox may have to consider this an off-year and miss the playoffs if they don't turn start to turn things around by the end of the month.
Lopez = time to go to bed.... Tito, what the where you thinking???? Was it BEDTIME so you put in Lopez????? I wouldn't have Lopez on my MLN club, I wouldn't have Lopez on my Pawtuckett team, I wouldn't have Lopez on my Little League team, I wouldn't have Lopez on my summer whiffle ball league, I wouldn't have Lopez on my T-Ball team!!!! Enough said. We have blames the WBC, deservingly so, we have blamed the players (pitching, hitting, fielding, running) very deservedly so, BUT maybe a BIG portion of the blame needs to go to MANAGEMENT - TITO WHAT WHERE YOU THINKING????? I guess we ded need to go to bed......and I feel it this morning.....
Very Very Upset needs some Very Very Valium....dude, you are out of your mind. "send Lester and Dice-K to Pawtucket..". Please pull your head out of your a$$ and then log back on. People like you make real Sox fans look bad. WTF...
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