6/29: Red Sox at Orioles, Game 1

[lovetoaster]

I'd love to see Wheaties launch one here. Heck who am I kidding, I'd just settle for a seeing eye single...

Ask and you shall receive

[Hank Scorpio]

As I argued in an earlier thread, you can't look at these things based on the whole league. You have to judge in comparison to the the AL only. The NL has to toss out a pitcher to hit .120 every game. The fact that any NL team is ahead of an AL team speaks volumes of the ineptitude of the AL team in question.

Fair enough:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggregate?sort=ERA&split=0&group=7&season=2009&seasonType=2&statType=pitching&type=reg

Back of the pack.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggregate?statType=batting&seasonType=2&group=7&typereg&split=0&season=2009

Back of the pack, but not to the point where one big game wouldn't get us to the middle of the pack. We've been underachieving to this point, I think we'd all agree.

[JTrea81]

Now that is how you have success against Lester.

Work the count! :clap3:

[Dadaist]

Our lineup is too impatient to face Lester. We need more guys to work the count against him. He has given up 5 runs in his last 11 innings, so you can get to him. When Roberts and Jones swing on the first pitch, that doesn't help.

Lester is throwing 70% strikes, what do you want them to do? Would you prefer a called strike out to a swinging strike out?

[Mike B]

IMO we need to find a "best player". I feel like we don't have an offensive player capable of being the best player on a playoff team.

Define best player...Pujols....ARod, Cabrera, Han Ram....then I agree but there are very few of those.

[Hank Scorpio]

Chances Andino K's?

85%

REVERSE JINX!!!!!!

[JTrea81]

Chances Andino K's?

85%

REVERSE JINX!!!!!!

Bah, you non believer...

[isestrex]

Define best player...Pujols....ARod, Cabrera, Han Ram....then I agree but there are very few of those.

History proves you don't need a "best player"

All you need is a trio of pitching studs (or an amazing duo) with a well rounded offense.

[Mike B]

Our lineup is too impatient to face Lester. We need more guys to work the count against him. He has given up 5 runs in his last 11 innings, so you can get to him. When Roberts and Jones swing on the first pitch, that doesn't help.

Are you watching, Lesters is throwing strike after strike. He gets to two strikes and sets up that sweeping curve. Lights out. You have to attack pitchers like that because ball 3 and 4 are rare.

[Mike B]

History proves you don't need a "best player"

All you need is a trio of pitching studs (or an amazing duo) with a well rounded offense.

That was my original point.

[Knife_Dixon]

Define best player...Pujols....ARod, Cabrera, Han Ram....then I agree but there are very few of those.

Well....yeah, but all of those teams that are competing have that guy.

[Moose Milligan]

That was an absolutely horrendous call.

[JTrea81]

Whoops, that one did look outside.

Hopefully Trembley comes unglued sooner than later. These calls are definitely pro-Sux.

[Dadaist]

Look Roberts took pitches! Hooray! Problem solved! They really got to Lester there by taking pitches! Awesome!

[PBR Street Gang]

Those are the calls you get when you are around the plate.