Put a fork in the Red Sox

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The next 48 gme stretch? LOL! That's close to 1/3rd of the season. You havent been right about Boston yet. You just take numbers out of the sky, make projections on those numbers and declare this as gospel?

This entire thread has been laughable since it was started. The race should be great this summer and if any team were to fade my money would be on Tampa since many of their pitchers way overperformed early in the season and may be on their way to evening out.

these numbers are not out of the sky chuck

they are 43-28

they have played 41 at home and only 30 on the road

they are 17-13 on the road with no west coast trips yet , they get 2 west coast trips over the next 48 games chuck

the red sox will be done by travers day chuck , they will at best go .500 over these next 48 games

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by gales0678

these numbers are not out of the sky chuck

they are 43-28

they have played 41 at home and only 30 on the road

they are 17-13 on the road with no west coast trips yet , they get 2 west coast trips over the next 48 games chuck

the red sox will be done by travers day chuck , they will at best go .500 over these next 48 games

Why do you think they will have trouble on the West Coast? Seattle is awful, oakland is average at best, The Angels are not a great team at home and are having pitching issues, The West coast NL teams just arent that good especially matched up with AL teams. Boston is 43-28 and are currently trotting an outfield of Daniel Nava, Darnell McDonald and Bill hall...and winning. They have the deepest pitching staff, best bullpen and are leading the league in offensive production. This despite missing Ellsbury and Cameron for most of the season and Beckett for quite a few starts.

And unlike Tampa they may add at the deadline. You are so biased against them that you confuse wishful thinking with reality.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Why do you think they will have trouble on the West Coast? Seattle is awful, oakland is average at best, The Angels are not a great team at home and are having pitching issues, The West coast NL teams just arent that good especially matched up with AL teams. Boston is 43-28 and are currently trotting an outfield of Daniel Nava, Darnell McDonald and Bill hall...and winning. They have the deepest pitching staff, best bullpen and are leading the league in offensive production. This despite missing Ellsbury and Cameron for most of the season and Beckett for quite a few starts.

And unlike Tampa they may add at the deadline. You are so biased against them that you confuse wishful thinking with reality.

[Cannon Shell]

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/m...ory?id=5312872

Think this will help the Yankees? There may be a Chan Ho Park sighting in place of Hughes. If the yankees are serious about 175 inning limit what exactly are they going to do if they make the playoffs? Bench thier best starter this year?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/m...ory?id=5312872

Think this will help the Yankees? There may be a Chan Ho Park sighting in place of Hughes. If the yankees are serious about 175 inning limit what exactly are they going to do if they make the playoffs? Bench thier best starter this year?

It's almost like they are looking for a reason to go after Cliff Lee.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

It's almost like they are looking for a reason to go after Cliff Lee.

I don't know if they are willing to part with what Seattle will want. Montero.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Why do you think they will have trouble on the West Coast? Seattle is awful, oakland is average at best, The Angels are not a great team at home and are having pitching issues, The West coast NL teams just arent that good especially matched up with AL teams. Boston is 43-28 and are currently trotting an outfield of Daniel Nava, Darnell McDonald and Bill hall...and winning. They have the deepest pitching staff, best bullpen and are leading the league in offensive production. This despite missing Ellsbury and Cameron for most of the season and Beckett for quite a few starts.

And unlike Tampa they may add at the deadline. You are so biased against them that you confuse wishful thinking with reality.

chuck i'm a realist , i look at the scehdule , the hard part of their season is the next 48 games , going .500 over those 48 games will be tough and just going .500 will probably lose ground to the yanks and rays over the same time peroid because the schedule is easier for those 2 teams , the yankees have the easiest by far over this stretch

so after these 48 games boston will have done well if they are within 6 - 7 games of yankees and rays as well

good luck chuck it starts tonight in colorado , my guess this week is a 3 - 3 road trip vs NL west teams

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by gales0678

chuck i'm a realist , i look at the scehdule , the hard part of their season is the next 48 games , going .500 over those 48 games will be tough and just going .500 will probably lose ground to the yanks and rays over the same time peroid because the schedule is easier for those 2 teams , the yankees have the easiest by far over this stretch

so after these 48 games boston will have done well if they are within 6 - 7 games of yankees and rays as well

good luck chuck it starts tonight in colorado , my guess this week is a 3 - 3 road trip vs NL west teams

How do you know how tough it is going to be a month and a half in advance? Hell teams can go on bad streaks at the drop of a hat. How does your crystal ball tell who is going to be playing well three weeks from now? In your mind the Yankees and Rays are going to go 31-17 over that same period. That is even more unlikely than boston going 24-24. You are saying that those two teams will play win at a .646 rate when they have played at a .614 (Tampa .609)rate so far this season.

[Cannon Shell]

A quick glance at the schedule reveals 13 games against Seattle, Cleveland and baltimore. They will be favs in everyone of those games unless they catch King Felix against someone other than Lester.


Using the marty theory of just guessing what the wins and losses are I have Boston going 28-20 over the next 48.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

A quick glance at the schedule reveals 13 games against Seattle, Cleveland and baltimore. They will be favs in everyone of those games unless they catch King Felix against someone other than Lester.


Using the marty theory of just guessing what the wins and losses are I have Boston going 28-20 over the next 48.

ok chuck will see i got 24-24 you got 28-20 , i'll buy you a barbecue sandwich and soda if they get 26 wins over the next 48 , 25 is a push , 24 or less i get the barbecue and a soda and a carvel sundae with a cherry of course from the clubhouse - deal?

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by gales0678

ok chuck will see i got 24-24 you got 28-20 , i'll buy you a barbecue sandwich and soda if they get 26 wins over the next 48 , 25 is a push , 24 or less i get the barbecue and a soda and a carvel sundae with a cherry of course from the clubhouse - deal?

Gales, whats the deal with the Kenneally barn this summer?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by gales0678

ok chuck will see i got 24-24 you got 28-20 , i'll buy you a barbecue sandwich and soda if they get 26 wins over the next 48 , 25 is a push , 24 or less i get the barbecue and a soda and a carvel sundae with a cherry of course from the clubhouse - deal?

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