Sox @ Angels 3 game series

Post #1 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:05 am

Just thought I would start this since the game is beginning soon.

After the sad events with the Angels, it's kind of tough to root against them.

Those new sox uniforms aren't that bad.

JCizzle · Post #2 » by **JCizzle** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:33 am

Anyone else use MLB.tv online? I can get the NESN video, but not audio feed, hope it isn't like this all the time. Bleh.

JCizzle · Post #3 » by **JCizzle** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:23 am

Bleh, this team's offense looks horrible so far.

Dirty Water · Post #4 » by **Dirty Water** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:59 pm

JCizzle wrote:Bleh, this team's offense looks horrible so far.

It will come around. Lowrie is not cutting it at the plate.

JCizzle · Post #5 » by **JCizzle** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:38 pm

Ghost of the Garden wrote:
JCizzle wrote:Bleh, this team's offense looks horrible so far.

It will come around. Lowrie is not cutting it at the plate.

I dunno, he got horribly screwed last night on the called strike 3, which was easily a couple inches off the plate.

He'll come around soon enough in my opinion, he was really encouraging last year prior to the wrist injury. Papi and Bay really worry me because they're our power guys - yet haven't done **** yet.

Dirty Water · Post #6 » by **Dirty Water** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:37 pm

JCizzle wrote:
Ghost of the Garden wrote:
JCizzle wrote:Bleh, this team's offense looks horrible so far.

It will come around. Lowrie is not cutting it at the plate.

I dunno, he got horribly screwed last night on the called strike 3, which was easily a couple inches off the plate.

He'll come around soon enough in my opinion, he was really encouraging last year prior to the wrist injury. Papi and Bay really worry me because they're our power guys - yet haven't done **** yet.

Jason says hi.

JCizzle · Post #7 » by **JCizzle** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:41 pm

Both Jasons have had good games so far actually.

Dirty Water · Post #8 » by **Dirty Water** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:07 pm

Paps looked pretty shaky, but a win is a win. We really needed that one.

greenbeans · Post #9 » by **greenbeans** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:31 am

A win! Thank god, I was starting to get worried. Good to see Bay with a couple homahs, should give him some confidence

Post #10 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:26 am

These uniforms have grown on me, I love em.

Two dingers for bay is real nice. I was working, how did Penny fare? Did he look good?

Dirty Water · Post #11 » by **Dirty Water** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:19 am

Celtics_Champs wrote:These uniforms have grown on me, I love em.

Two dingers for bay is real nice. I was working, how did Penny fare? Did he look good?

He was mediocre. If he does that all year we'll be ok.

Post #12 » by **sunshinekids99** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:27 pm

Penny was solid yesterday, can't complain if he can provide that from a 5th starter. I just can't wait to see what Smoltz can bring to this team. If everybody stays healthy I'd be quite worried if I was Wakefield.

Post #13 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:02 pm

I too will be glad when Smoltz gets healthy. I can't wait to see him pitch.

JCizzle · Post #14 » by **JCizzle** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:32 pm

Yeah, Smoltz should be awesome to watch. It's already fun to watch him joke around with the guys on the bench.

As of now, watching Dice then Wake on back-to-back days is veryyyyyyyyyyyy aggravating. I love em both, but man they make you pull your hair out.

Dirty Water · Post #15 » by **Dirty Water** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:47 am

I can't stand JD Drew. How do you take three strikes to end a game. Pathetic.

Post #16 » by **sunshinekids99** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:31 am

It was pretty obvious that Drew could not pick up anything from Fuentes. Not like the Sox had much of a choice there with just Lowrie being able to hit from the right hand side.

JCizzle · Post #17 » by **JCizzle** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:48 pm

I saw a pretty accurate assessment of his last two ABs somewhere else.

Paraphrased:

"He swings on the first pitch from Shields, who hadn't been able to throw a strike, and then doesn't swing once against a guy that was throwing nothing but strikes the whole night."

I really don't understand Theo's infatuation with the strangest players. No way should he have given this contract to JD, just as he should never have signed Lugo. If you're Jason Bay why would you accept less than what JD is making to play 50 less games than you do.

Dirty Water · Post #18 » by **Dirty Water** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:31 am

I've been a really big Drew hater since he came here. VERY UNCLUTCH.... GRANTED he did have that huge slam in the 2007 ALCS, otherwise it seems like in key desperate situations he is trying to draw a walk rather than help us win some games. It's VERY frustrating for me just because I was a HUGE Nixon fan, and he was always hustling and super clutch.