Official Boston Red Sox 2005 Thread

[Stu]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vinceanity2k3

The D-Rays have been hot in the second half and I expect them to be a huge thorn for a lot of the contending AL East teams.

Definitely. They play tough at home and have better records in the division than both the Red Sox and Yankees.

[Stu]

Quote: Originally Posted by elicoleman

**** Baez. The end.

I loved how Baez did a fist pump after getting the last out in the 9th, after letting up 2 runs to blow the save. What a jackass.

[elicoleman]

Quote: Originally Posted by camulos

I loved how Baez did a fist pump after getting the last out in the 9th, after letting up 2 runs to blow the save. What a jackass.

2 damn outs away from being tied in the AL East and he chokes the big one.

I have this eerie feeling he'll be a Yankee within 3 years, too.

[deeman11747]

Quote: Originally Posted by elicoleman

2 damn outs away from being tied in the AL East and he chokes the big one. I have this eerie feeling he'll be a Yankee within 3 years, too.

You know it.

*Counts the days until Gene Michael is back as GM*

[Beantown]

Quote: Originally Posted by GBrushTWood

Schilling was extremely shaky in the 10th. I just hope we can attribute that to being a little bit overworked in the last 2 days, because the Red Sox really aren't going far if he can't get guys like Damon Hollins and Travis Lee out. The old Schilling would overwhelm these guys.

Both weren't bad pitches...the Hollins one was a pitch in on the hands that he somehow managed to get a hit out of, and that travis lee hit was like a womanly slap at the ball with a bat and he popped it down the line.

[Mxracer23x]

Well Matt Clement seems fine. I really liked Manny Delcarmen. Hopefully this builds his confidence

[GBrushTWood]

Quote: Originally Posted by camulos

Except for the 2 hits, HR, 2 RBI and 2 Runs. 95% of the players in baseball with Manny's speed don't run that out, but because it's Manny he gets criticized. Guy just can't win.

How can you excuse any player for not running hard to 1st base? In the 10th inning of a tie game? He literally WALKED down the line! I think John Olerud might have beat him in a race to 1st there.

Manny isn't some kind of sacred cow, he can be legitimately criticized in a separate manner from stupid hatred such as "he's a lazy dimwit".

[Stu]

Quote: Originally Posted by GBrushTWood

How can you excuse any player for not running hard to 1st base? In the 10th inning of a tie game? He literally WALKED down the line! I think John Olerud might have beat him in a race to 1st there. Manny isn't some kind of sacred cow, he can be legitimately criticized in a separate manner from stupid hatred such as "he's a lazy dimwit".

I think it's legitimate criticism but saying they won the game in spite of Manny falls in the "stupid hatred" form in my book when he obviously contributed to the win. Maybe I'm just defensive from listening to him take a beating on WEEI all day, but people seem to have a big target on Manny where if it had been Ortiz, who would've done the same exact thing, he would've gotten a free pass.