MORE Sports: State of the Sox after last night's drubbing from the Tigers
1) Now it can be said, following the 7-4 Tigers win that could have been about 12-4 easily: The Tigers are the best team in baseball, and are the favorites for the World Series. They were stealing bases, playing defense, getting good pitching....all the things that a team needs OTHER than the stable full of stud pitchers and hitters that we know they already have. Thank God they have a crappy closer in Todd Jones or they might win 110 games and not lose once in the playoffs.
When Nate Robertson has an 11-8 record and a sub 4.00 ERA at this stage of the season, your pitching is good, since he is their 4th or 5th starter. Jeremy Bonderman, who is young and has great stuff, throws for Detroit tonight. If Big Schill ever had a time to come up big, tonight and his Yankees start is the time. Not that he hasn't carried the starters. Beckett (5.02 ERA!!!) has been worse than Derek Lowe (3.97 ERA) this season, and no I don't care about the wins. It's runs allowed that matter, not how many 8-7 games you "win". What is going on with the Sox #2? He isnt even average most starts. Does he need a week off? They almost certainlyl can't give it to him, with the Yanks, Sox, Chicago, Minnesota and Detroit going for three spots, with the Tigers practically guaranteed one of them. And of course Lester has regressed since his first three starts. What is going on there? He walks folks, but why is a rookie getting worse not better? Is it the pitch calling? The coaching (Wallace is finally back so Nipper can go back to jogging with Clemens or whatever Nipper does)? Theo has to answer for Clement, Wells, Seanez, Tavarez all regressing from seasons pre Boston and what they've produced. It does seem to be a pattern, as has been mentioned at BaseballProspectus.com and other sites.
I am happy, though, for Detroit as a baseball town. Like Cincinnati, Kansas City and some others the fans there were used to seeing quality baseball before the big market teams (and it's not like Detroit isn't a big market, Mr. Tigers Owner) like Boston and New York took over the leagues. Maybe it would be for the best to have a historic franchise win it all this year...?
Hell no. On second thought I hope Bonderman and Zumaya have arm problems, Dmitri Young goes AWOL, and Pudge acts/hits his age. Go Red Sox! The season is not lost!
2) DeMarco Hale as a third base coach.
Sure it was stupid so send Manny (Manny? On a close play at the plate? My God, my heart was in my throat..) when the score was 7-4. Bases loaded and one out is better than two on, two out for the Sox hottest hitter in Wily Mo Pena. Manny's run meant zilch, it was the guy at first who needed to score for anything to matter, despite it being the eighth inning. That, hopefully, was just a complete and total brain cramp by someone who has thankfully stayed under the radar all season. And that is a good thing: Wave Em In Wendall and others were bad enough. Those third base coaches need to keep a low profile: that means they are doing their job.
One stupid, stupid decision should not ruin what has been a decent season out there for Hale.
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One final note to Theo and Tito:
DON'T
FUCKEN
PITCH
TAVAREZ
OR
SEANEZ
EVER
EVER
AGAIN
IN
A
RED
SOX
UNIFORM.
Pawtucket, if they accept: fine. BUT NOT BOSTON. They are human blowtorches. The season is in the homestretch. As off as Hansen and sometimes Timlin are pitch 'em till their arms fall offs. NO MORE RUDY OR JULIAN!!!!!
When Nate Robertson has an 11-8 record and a sub 4.00 ERA at this stage of the season, your pitching is good, since he is their 4th or 5th starter. Jeremy Bonderman, who is young and has great stuff, throws for Detroit tonight. If Big Schill ever had a time to come up big, tonight and his Yankees start is the time. Not that he hasn't carried the starters. Beckett (5.02 ERA!!!) has been worse than Derek Lowe (3.97 ERA) this season, and no I don't care about the wins. It's runs allowed that matter, not how many 8-7 games you "win". What is going on with the Sox #2? He isnt even average most starts. Does he need a week off? They almost certainlyl can't give it to him, with the Yanks, Sox, Chicago, Minnesota and Detroit going for three spots, with the Tigers practically guaranteed one of them. And of course Lester has regressed since his first three starts. What is going on there? He walks folks, but why is a rookie getting worse not better? Is it the pitch calling? The coaching (Wallace is finally back so Nipper can go back to jogging with Clemens or whatever Nipper does)? Theo has to answer for Clement, Wells, Seanez, Tavarez all regressing from seasons pre Boston and what they've produced. It does seem to be a pattern, as has been mentioned at BaseballProspectus.com and other sites.
I am happy, though, for Detroit as a baseball town. Like Cincinnati, Kansas City and some others the fans there were used to seeing quality baseball before the big market teams (and it's not like Detroit isn't a big market, Mr. Tigers Owner) like Boston and New York took over the leagues. Maybe it would be for the best to have a historic franchise win it all this year...?
Hell no. On second thought I hope Bonderman and Zumaya have arm problems, Dmitri Young goes AWOL, and Pudge acts/hits his age. Go Red Sox! The season is not lost!
2) DeMarco Hale as a third base coach.
Sure it was stupid so send Manny (Manny? On a close play at the plate? My God, my heart was in my throat..) when the score was 7-4. Bases loaded and one out is better than two on, two out for the Sox hottest hitter in Wily Mo Pena. Manny's run meant zilch, it was the guy at first who needed to score for anything to matter, despite it being the eighth inning. That, hopefully, was just a complete and total brain cramp by someone who has thankfully stayed under the radar all season. And that is a good thing: Wave Em In Wendall and others were bad enough. Those third base coaches need to keep a low profile: that means they are doing their job.
One stupid, stupid decision should not ruin what has been a decent season out there for Hale.
================================
One final note to Theo and Tito:
DON'T
FUCKEN
PITCH
TAVAREZ
OR
SEANEZ
EVER
EVER
AGAIN
IN
A
RED
SOX
UNIFORM.
Pawtucket, if they accept: fine. BUT NOT BOSTON. They are human blowtorches. The season is in the homestretch. As off as Hansen and sometimes Timlin are pitch 'em till their arms fall offs. NO MORE RUDY OR JULIAN!!!!!
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