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Francoma

In Sports on 4 June 2008 tagged francona, red sox with Comments Off

I’m a fan of Terry Francona and have little doubt he’s the best manager in Red Sox history (or at least in my life time). For that reason I often cringe when Boston fans refer to him as Francoma. He’s brought two championships in four years to a town that had been the failure poster [...]

Boston Sleeps Through Seattle

In Sports on 29 May 2008 tagged red sox with Comments Off

How much confidence do Red Sox fans have in Mike Timlin? Look no further than to the reaction at Sons of Sam Horn when Timlin was brought into a tie game in the ninth inning Tuesday.

Ugh Timlin + Safeco = disaster

Everyone can go to bed now. Losing Pitcher: M. Timlin (2-3)

Timlin Time. Please keep all [...]

Rick Sutcliffe: Derek Jeter = Chipper Jones?

In Sports on 21 May 2008 tagged rick sutcliffe with Comments Off

Rick Sutcliffe:

Chipper Jones is the National League’s version of Derek Jeter, and it’s about so much more than having spent an entire career with the same organization.

More? That would be nice.

Jones has always put the team’s interests ahead of his own personal stats — whether it’s moving to the outfield for two seasons or giving [...]

Red Sox Lose Ugly

In Sports on 14 May 2008 tagged red sox with Comments Off

There are good losses (coming back from 7-1 on the road against one of the best closers in the game) and there are bad losses; losses that go beyond the final score.
Two players forced to leave the game (Coco - stomach / Drew - wrist), unable to score with the bases loaded and no outs, [...]

Beckett Stops the Pain

In Sports on 8 May 2008 tagged delicious irony, josh beckett, justin verlander, red sox with Comments Off

Now that’s an ace.
After the worst loss of the season Josh Beckett quickly got the Red Sox back to their winning ways with 7 innings of 1 run ball. Impressive pitching against a very good lineup. Even more encouraging was the work of Hansen and Delcarmen in the 8th and 9th. If they get rolling [...]

Perception vs. Reality

In Sports on 8 May 2008 tagged chien ming-wang, cliff lee, hideki okajima, joba chamberlain with Comments Off

From commenter Felix Heredia on Bronx Banter regarding Cliff Lee:

This guy is gonna come crashing back to earth. 91 mph fastballs don’t “explode” through the zone. His pace and delivery is flummoxing batters, not unlike okajima’s briefly did. But it’s style - albeit subtle - over substance.

Hideki Okajima so far in 2008: ERA 0.60 [...]

Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

In Sports on 8 May 2008 tagged joba chamberlain, julio lugo, red sox with Comments Off

It’s rare that I’ll claim a game is lost rather than won, but it does happen. Example 1: Detroit’s 10-9 victory over Boston.
Papelbon came on in the 9th to try and protect a 1 run lead. A check swing dribbler, a slow rolling ball barely past the pitchers mound that Lugo fumbled, a bunt, a [...]

If You Ignore His Statistics Dice-K Not Worth the Money

In Sports on 6 May 2008 tagged dice-k, ignorance with Comments Off

A comment in a waswatching thread regarding Brian Cashman by Zack:

Dice-K hardly seems worth the amount they are paying him. He can try and get away with walking 8 men in 5 innings all he wants, but that only lasts so long.

So far in 2008 Dice-K is 5 and 0 with an ERA of 2.43, [...]

Hide Your Wives and Daughters, Roger Clemens is Coming to Town!

In Sports on 6 May 2008 tagged roger clemens with Comments Off

My three favorite revelations since Roger Clemens’ charade of being a family man came crumbling down:

He was standing up there at the charity event talking about the importance of family, then I see him in the casino with these two girls, rubbing the die on their [breasts].

News reports have described Clemens as being in attendance [...]