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Jav_sol wrote:Sox play one crappy game and get spanked 8-0 by the Twins. It's only nine games into the season, but this team's inconsistency is very frustrating to watch. :grumble:

I was going to post almost the exact comment, hitting wise Pedroia, Youkilis and Martinez are the only consistent hitters. See that Papi sat out today, may be seeing more of that if he can't stop his rapid descent, :shakehead: let's keep our spirits up, 153 games to go! :sweat:

Dodger bullpen tries to blow another big lead against the Giants, but they manage to win 10-8. :shakehead:

hitomi #1 wrote:
I was going to post almost the exact comment, hitting wise Pedroia, Youkilis and Martinez are the only consistent hitters. See that Papi sat out today, may be seeing more of that if he can't stop his rapid descent, :shakehead: let's keep our spirits up, 153 games to go! :sweat:

Yeah, Pedroia's hitting has pretty much been the only positive thing on this team. :sweat:
A lot of people want Lowell to DH instead of Ortiz. But not everyone asks for Lowell in this musical fashion: :mrgreen: http://audio.weei.com/m/30368590/whine-of-the-week-04-16-10.htm

Jav_sol wrote:
Yeah, Pedroia's hitting has pretty much been the only positive thing on this team. :sweat:
A lot of people want Lowell to DH instead of Ortiz. But not everyone asks for Lowell in this musical fashion: :mrgreen: http://audio.weei.com/m/30368590/whine-of-the-week-04-16-10.htm

Sounds like a hit in the making. :nut: Uh, and not the kind of hit they need. :doh:

Know there was a big happening in Atlanta, :applaud: game of the day though has been the Mets vs. Cards. Thru 18 innings it was 0-0! Mets scored in the top of the 19th, but with 2 outs in their half the Cards tie it up, now we're in the 20th! Wonder if there's any pitchers left, worst news though is for the beer drinkers, don't they shut off the taps at the end of the 7th inning? :nut:

Dodgers get crushed by the Giants, 9-0. :sweat:

There's joy in Queens as the Mets scored once again in the 20th and held on to win 2-1. :twisted: Cards can only blame themselves, 15 hits and 11 walks yet only 1 run, left the tying run at 2nd in the 20th inning. :banghead:

hitomi #1 wrote:Know there was a big happening in Atlanta, :applaud:

Yup, Ubaldo Jiminez, first no-hitter for the Rockies ever. :applaud:

Now only the Mets, Padres, and Tampa Bay have never had a no-hitter pitched for them. Kind of surprising the Mets are on that list when you consider all the great pitchers they've had over the years.

gaijinmark wrote:

Yup, Ubaldo Jiminez, first no-hitter for the Rockies ever. :applaud:

Now only the Mets, Padres, and Tampa Bay have never had a no-hitter pitched for them. Kind of surprising the Mets are on that list when you consider all the great pitchers they've had over the years.

Year after they traded Seaver, he pitched one, :hehe: plus that guy Ryan had a couple after he also got traded. :doh:

hitomi #1 wrote: plus that guy Ryan had a couple after he also got traded. :doh:

Yeah, I don't know if Nolan Ryan even up for Jim Fregosi is the worst trade ever, but it should be on everybody's short list.

Finally have got around to reading Summer or '49, :woot: so far it's good, style of writing is just like 1964 as far as giving a good background of all the players and events. Also just finished another book called Crazy '08 by Cait Murphy, it's about the 1908 season. Gives a good overall of what the game was like back then, most of the emphasis is on the Cubs and Giants pennant race and the tie game they played, plus the playoff game that resulted from that, interesting book if you like Baseball history. :applaud: Cubs were actually a mini dynasty back then, that was the year of their last Series win, plus they won 4 pennants in a 5 year stretch....I know, Cubs and dynasty in the same sentence. :nut:

Dodgers win a close one over the Giants, 2-1, on Manny's two-run homer.

Sox got stepped on again by the Rays, 7-1, few lineup changes did no good plus Lester got hit hard again. :grumble:

hitomi #1 wrote:Sox got stepped on again by the Rays, 7-1, few lineup changes did no good plus Lester got hit hard again. :grumble:

So much for run prevention. :beaten:

Jav_sol wrote:
So much for run prevention. :beaten:

That run prevention is sure working for the Rays :muack: ...good news is that they doubled their run output from Sunday, bad news is that it meant they only scored 2 :doh: as the Rays completed the sweep winning 8-2 and outscoring the Sox 20-8 in the 3 games. :beaten:

hitomi #1 wrote:
That run prevention is sure working for the Rays :muack: ...good news is that they doubled their run output from Sunday, bad news is that it meant they only scored 2 :doh: as the Rays completed the sweep winning 8-2 and outscoring the Sox 20-8 in the 3 games. :beaten:

Yeah, Lackey was terrible. :shakehead:

Jav_sol wrote:
Yeah, Lackey was terrible. :shakehead:

He'll be okay, he's been doing it well for so many years, 4th and 5th spots though don't look strong at all...plus that (non)hitting?! :usuck:

PS- Least the Bruins won. :victory:

Dodger pitching gets hammered again and they lose to the Reds, 11-9, in Cincinnati. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:Dodger pitching gets hammered again and they lose to the Reds, 11-9, in Cincinnati. :shakehead:

I was going to mention that too, that's usually their strength. :puppydog: Looked bleak for the Sox again until a 9th inning rally put them over the top, 7-6 against the Rangers. :victory: Lineup shaken up again, worked as a newomer McDonald had 2 big hits in the 8th and 9th, starting pitchers are still struggling though.

hitomi #1 wrote:I was going to mention that too, that's usually their strength.

Not this year, so far. :bleh: