boston red sox

[Mortimer]

This is getting very bad!

Cards are the overacheivers so far. I hope they knock the Cubs out.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

I wouldn't worry about the REDSOX( if I was one of their fans scattered about in areas that have no team themselves.) They will kick it in gear when the time comes. Both these teams will easily make the playoffs. I wouldn't trust the CUBS to hit in the playoffs. The Dodgers went into Wrigley and stopped CUB hitting well enough, but the L.A. Women hitters couldn't get enough runs to beat them. I will believe the Cubs are World Series contenders when I see them score bunches of runs in the post.

[gales0678]

scuds how are the red sox going to make it when they have no one in the bullpen (besides the guy in the 9th), when their starters can't go more than 5-6 innings

if dice k were good he wouldn't have to labor through over 100 pitches for 5 innings, he s/b going 7/8 innings

let's face it they would have had a better chance with GPK last night than DelCarmen or Hansen , neither one could get an out in the 7th

Watch the games closley - the stike zone gets expanded at Fenway for their pitchers , doesn't happen on the road

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by gales0678

scuds how are the red sox going to make it when they have no one in the bullpen (besides the guy in the 9th), when their starters can't go more than 5-6 innings

if dice k were good he wouldn't have to labor through over 100 pitches for 5 innings, he s/b going 7/8 innings

let's face it they would have had a better chance with GPK last night than DelCarmen or Hansen , neither one could get an out in the 7th

Watch the games closley - the stike zone gets expanded at Fenway for their pitchers , doesn't happen on the road

Red Sox will make the post. That's all I am saying. Dice has some mechanical problem, right? As long as he isn't hurt, then he will come back around. Teams can look pretty sorry on road trips. Lets see how they look in a couple weeks.

[gales0678]

not this year scuds

beckett isn't lights out this year and the rest of the rotation is avg at best

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by gales0678

not this year scuds

beckett isn't lights out this year and the rest of the rotation is avg at best

Jon Lester is 6-3 with a 3.48 ERA. His VORP is 20.5
Dice K is 9-1 with a 3.12 ERA. His VORP is 16.1
Wakefield is 5-6 with an ERA of 3.72. His VORP is 15.6
Beckett is 7-5 with an ERA of 3.65. His VORP is 18.9
Masterson is 4-2 with an ERA of 3.75. His VORP is 9.2

Explain how this is average?

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Red Sox will make the post. That's all I am saying. Dice has some mechanical problem, right? As long as he isn't hurt, then he will come back around. Teams can look pretty sorry on road trips. Lets see how they look in a couple weeks.

See, Gales, they are in 1st going into the break.

[gales0678]

maybe so scuds , but , let's see how they fair on the upcoming road trip after the break

i guess if they win 70 home games and win 25 on the road they will get in