vs. RED SOX 5/21

[Hank Scorpio]

What an awful 0-2 pitch...

[Don Quixote]

Glad to see Davis keep fighting, and getting back on track.

[allquixotic]

Buchholz leaves sullen that he basically threw away the game. Tommy Hunter will be joining him shortly.

[SoBo]

Is a walk as good as a hit with a runner on third?

Better than a K.

[Don Quixote]

Great; they can't hit him for s$%^.

[Don Quixote]

Great; they can't hit him for s$%^.

Exhibits A and B for this game....

[Malike]

Better than a K.

You said a walk was as good as a hit. Its not the truth. A hit is better.

[Don Quixote]

I wonder if Gregg is superstitious about his hair.

[The Wedge]

What part of what Hunter did there should be allowed?

Honestly, I think there needs to be an overhaul as it pertains to situation. And to some extent, intent, though I realize that there is no way to prove intent, but in that situation, what he did was more of a mental screwup than any move designed to deceive the runner. Not that what he did would actually deceive the runner, especially one on third.

I just really hate the balk rules. I don't disagree that there should be balk rules, because letting the pitcher deceive the runners willy nilly is obviously not fair. But a lot of the stuff that falls under the umbrella of a balk would never actually deceive the runner. And maybe that actually wasn't one, but when I see something that really seems to me to be more of a pitcher whoopsy instead of a move thats meant to deceive (or worse yet, when a runner tricks the pitcher, wheres the parity in that??) it makes me lament again how much the balk rules just need to be re-examined.

[OldNewGuy]

I don't care about Sox homerism. I'm just curious why he thinks Ortiz is a sure-fire HOFer.

Because any fact based, non Bosox cheer leader announcer can see clearly Pappi is a shoe-in first ballot HOFer. :laughlol:

[Don Quixote]

Either way that was gonna be a strike. Lot of movement on that.

Stupid Aviles.

[The Wedge]

LOL at Thorne...an At'Em ball that falls in for a single. Don't work that way, Gar.

[Don Quixote]

Here we go....

[The Wedge]

Because any fact based, non Bosox cheer leader announcer can see clearly Pappi is a shoe-in first ballot HOFer. :laughlol:

Yeah, like Gary Thorne is alone in the world in considering Ortiz a shoe in HOF'er. Again, people hear what they want to hear.

[OFFNY]

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This will really suck if we blow 2 consecutive games that we had 3-run leads in.

Bear down, Gregg. Get 2 outs without letting the runners on base score.