The MLB Thread

[Allan]

Wakefield going for win number 200 tonight. Again....

 

Phillies could clinch tonight behind Cole Hamels.

[Allan]

Anyone watching the Red Sox game? They are pinch hitting for Ortiz in the bottom of the 1st, despite him being the DH?

 

I'm assuming he must have picked an injury after the team sheets had been handed over. Strange one.

[RedKnight]

He's obviously picked something up in the warm up. I thought they might put Lowrie at 3rd and move Youk to DH considering he's got a sports hernia and this is his first game back.

[RedKnight]

Ortiz had back spasms.

[Allan]

Ortiz had back spasms.

 

Cheers. Keeping an eye on 3 games tonight via Gameday. Marlins @ Braves, Cards @ Pirates & Blue Jays @ Red Sox.

 

Atlanta's inability to hit with runners in scoring position is already rearing its ugly head after just 2 innings. Frustrating.

[Allan]

Bit back and forth in the early stages at Fenway.

[RedKnight]

Tampa currently losing and the Angels don't start 'til 3am.

[Allan]

Wakefield should pick up win number 200 now. Red Sox 10-5 up after 6. Rays and O's tied at 2-2 through 7.

 

Braves lead the Marlins 3-1, thanks to a 3 run shot from Brian McCann. Cards and Pirates are all square through 7.

[RedKnight]

Rays lost, most of Pawtucket is now playing for the Sox and Wake's 200th is won and done as it's 14-5. Good night.

[Allan]

Rays lost, most of Pawtucket is now playing for the Sox and Wake's 200th is won and done as it's 14-5. Good night.

 

They keep adding runs, 18-5 now. 7 runs so far in the 8th inning, 5 of which were with 2 outs.

 

Cards beat the Pirates 6-4. The Braves are just about to wrap up a victory as well. 7-1 up, top of the 9th, 2 out.

 

EDIT: Braves win 7-1.

['PRECIATE CHA!]

Hey, the Rockies may win! Doubt it though

[Allan]

Mariano Rivera gets his 600th save tonight. His next save will see him go level with Trevor Hoffman for the record number of saves in MLB history.

 

Say what you want about the Yankees, but that's one hell of an achievement. Shoe in for Cooperstown.

[Trumo]

Red Sox v Blue Jays at Fenway right now. Blue Jays up 2-0 after the 1st. Lackey continues to show why he makes $20m plus a year.

[Trumo]

Actually, this time it ain't Lackey doing his best to fuck it up.

[chrisbonnie]

Red Sox v Blue Jays at Fenway right now. Blue Jays up 2-0 after the 1st. Lackey continues to show why he makes $20m plus a year.

 

really?

 

ive only started watching baseball this year, and being honest, have only watched about 4 red sox games,

 

but everytime i watch them, that Lackey fella stinks the fucking place out

 

as Lisa Simpson would say, "we want a pitcher, not a belly itcher"

[Trumo]

really?

 

ive only started watching baseball this year, and being honest, have only watched about 4 red sox games,

 

but everytime i watch them, that Lackey fella stinks the fucking place out

 

as Lisa Simpson would say, "we want a pitcher, not a belly itcher"

 

It was sarcasm! Although to be fair, although he gave up 2 runs in the 1st, he didn't do that badly otherwise. The really poor inning was from Bard in the 8th when Red Sox were leading 4-2, where he made a couple of errors and effectively gifted 3 runs to the Blue Jays. He was replaced by Papelbon for the 9th, but no further scoring meant the Blue Jays won 5-4.

 

The Red Sox are giving up an awful lot of runs lately, and it's only putting pressure on the guys with the bat. The batting line-up has been weakened with Ortiz out following back spasms, and Youkilis playing but in need of a hernia op.

 

I only starting following baseball this year too, and decided to nail my colours to the good ship Red Sox. I have no affinity with anywhere in the US, but since FSG are involved at Boston, it made it worthwhile to follow the Red Sox and see how decision making at the top could impact that OTHER side I follow.

[Guest ShoePiss]

6 home runs for the Giants so far and it's only the top of the 5th. We've gone from not being able to score to doing it for fun.

[Allan]

6 home runs for the Giants so far and it's only the top of the 5th. We've gone from not being able to score to doing it for fun.

 

8 wins in a row now for the Giants. Too little, too late?

 

Wild Card races are hotting up, and some...

 

Rays 2 games behind the Red Sox now in the AL. In the NL, the Cards & Giants are 4 games behind the Braves, with the Cards game against the Phillies yet to start tonight.

[RedKnight]

Weiland and Lackey tomorrow in a double header. I might actually cry if the Red Sox blow this and even if they make the post season, they look so banged up and average that they won't last long anyway.

[RedKnight]

I swear to God if I see another John Lackey start again I'll fucking throw my laptop through the window.

 

John Fuckin' Lackey! He makes so angry that it's not healthy. Would it kill the Red Sox not to give teams a 2-3 run start in the 1st inning? I'm sick of this team now, they don't deserve to go into the playoffs and even if they did, they're so fragile now that they'd probably get swept anyway. The season has just been smoldering, then burning and now is a raging fire and no one can put it out.

 

Ditch Lackey, Crawford, Drew and get in a pitcher who can actually hit the strike zone and someone who can actually get on base. As David Ortiz said not four hours ago, "fuck this shit".

[RedKnight]

Lackey's ERA in his 12 losses this season: 8.95 ERA. 61 ER in 61 1/3 IP.

 

That's just inconceivably bad. To quote Brian Wilson "I feel like I wanna rage. Right now".

[RedKnight]

Wow! There IS a pitcher worse than John Lackey. Step forward Brian Matusz.

[Allan]

Only the Wild Cards to be decided as Texas, Arizona & Milwaukee all clinched their respective divisions today.

 

The Red Sox and Braves are still in the driving seat for playoff berths via the Wild Card, with Boston 2.5 games ahead of the Rays, and the Braves 3 games clear of St. Louis.

[Guest alantkayll]

Red Sox!! Its beyond a joke now.

[Trumo]

If you are giving up at least 6 runs per game, you ain't gonna win many games. The Rays are also winning against the Blue Jays, so it's highly possible the Red Sox won't even make the wild card.