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Poncier · April 2007

culot4 wrote:

This Matzusaka guy aint shit.....pitch inside to A-Rod does not mean plunk him in the back after an 8 pitch walk to Abreau and before a 2 run double. Boston paid this guy a rot a rot of money and so far he is a brust.

I doubt I'd term him a bust. He pitched well in the 2 games he lost, just got outdueled in each case, losing 3-0 and 2-1.
Last night was his first kind of poor outing, the Yankee lineup will do that to a lot of pitchers, and he still got a W.

rearviewmiror · April 2007

culot4 wrote:

This Matzusaka guy aint shit.....pitch inside to A-Rod does not mean plunk him in the back after an 8 pitch walk to Abreau and before a 2 run double. Boston paid this guy a rot a rot of money and so far he is a brust.

Again, small sample size. Like everyone has their best stuff every game. You have to pitch inside to be effective. He'll learn. Anyways everyone stands over the plate these days. Jeter and A-Rod got plunked, nature of the business. (yes I know Ortiz does it too)

Nitro · April 2007

I love how if the Yankees swept the Sox there would be a ton of new Yankees threads from obnoxious fans. Now? nope. eerily quiet.

Champagne Breakfast · April 2007

Yes. Red Sox swept. Yes they played great baseball. Yes its April. 147 games & 5 months left.
I have to say though...honestly.....
The Yanks were missing some key guys again while the sox had their A team all around the board. The other thing that suprised me was the Sox had their TOP 3 ace pitchers going and the Yanks handled each one of them. 6 runs of each one i think. Yanks pitching expcept for petitt lost this series hands down.

NOCODE#1 · April 2007

culot4 wrote:

This Matzusaka guy aint shit.....pitch inside to A-Rod does not mean plunk him in the back after an 8 pitch walk to Abreau and before a 2 run double. Boston paid this guy a rot a rot of money and so far he is a brust.

said the guy from baltimore :rolleyes:

NOCODE#1 · April 2007

hitters are always ahead of pitchers at this time of the year, it makes sense the yanks bats did well.

rearviewmiror · April 2007

Champagne Breakfast wrote:

Yes. Red Sox swept. Yes they played great baseball. Yes its April. 147 games & 5 months left.
I have to say though...honestly.....
The Yanks were missing some key guys again while the sox had their A team all around the board. The other thing that suprised me was the Sox had their TOP 3 ace pitchers going and the Yanks handled each one of them. 6 runs of each one i think. Yanks pitching expcept for petitt lost this series hands down.

Very true. It's a worrying thing too. Except that it's April. I can't think of any team that won a world series by bashing the hell out of the other team. (Unless they had good pitching too) It's always about pitching in October. The Yankees line-up wasnt too bad last year either. Didn't help them much against those Tigers.

Good pitching beats good hitting. The question for Sox fans is will this staff be good enough all year and strong in the playoffs?

Flannel Shirt · April 2007

Poncier wrote:

Last night was his first kind of poor outing, the Yankee lineup will do that to a lot of pitchers, and he still got a W.

Exactly. That line up is sick.

Champagne Breakfast wrote:

The other thing that suprised me was the Sox had their TOP 3 ace pitchers going and the Yanks handled each one of them. 6 runs of each one i think. Yanks pitching expcept for petitt lost this series hands down.

Its a team game.

To those who say 3 games in April do not mean much dont know baseball. Every game counts, otherwise, they wouldnt play em'. If the sox finish 2 games ahead of the Yankees in October, these games meant everything.

6 runs off Dice, 4 runs off Becket, and 5 off Schilling. Against that line up, not too shabby.

2 runs off the bullpen...not too shabby either.

sox lineup, D, and pitching is top notch. they have a very balanced team. Even Yankee fans know that. They may not admit it, but they know it.

Champagne Breakfast · April 2007

Its a team game.

To those who say 3 games in April do not mean much dont know baseball. Every game counts, otherwise, they wouldnt play em'. If the sox finish 2 games ahead of the Yankees in October, these games meant everything.

6 runs off Dice, 4 runs off Becket, and 5 off Schilling. Against that line up, not too shabby.

2 runs off the bullpen...not too shabby either.

sox lineup, D, and pitching is top notch. they have a very balanced team. Even Yankee fans know that. They may not admit it, but they know it.[/quote]

I know every game/series counts. Just saying its important to remember that there is A LOT of baseaball left where a lot can happen. The yanks hit a bump in the road early this year with all the injuries. The sox are solid and balanced. Lets see if they can hold up all year. I will admit i think the AL is there's to lose this year. Lets see how they handle the adversity and injuried that every team faces throughout the season.
If there was any Yankee positive this past weekend it was that the big 3 sox pitchers were handled. Not one ace shut them down. Even with the lineup of melky, kevin thompson, will nieves, josh phelps, doug ".125 meintekeiwic...forget about the fact the two minor league rookies were pitching

Character Zero · April 2007

When the Yankees swept the Sox in that 5 game series last year, partly due to injury, Yanks fans felt no sympathy so I feel non for the yanks, they brought in guys to pitch who they thought could do the job and they couldn't.

And it isn't just injuries either, Rivera looks vulnerable, and when you have to bring Pettit in for relief, you can't have that much faith in your overworked bullpen.

Plus when guys who had been struggling at the plate like Coco and Varitek come up huge it totally changes the game, regardless of who is pitching.

And these games mean something, how many years have we seen it come down to one or two game differences at the very end of the season? Say what you want this was huge for the Sox.

Go Boston!!!!!

rebornFixer · April 2007

Character Zero wrote:

When the Yankees swept the Sox in that 5 game series last year, partly due to injury, Yanks fans felt no sympathy so I feel non for the yanks, they brought in guys to pitch who they thought could do the job and they couldn't.

And it isn't just injuries either, Rivera looks vulnerable, and when you have to bring Pettit in for relief, you can't have that much faith in your overworked bullpen.

Plus when guys who had been struggling at the plate like Coco and Varitek come up huge it totally changes the game, regardless of who is pitching.

And these games mean something, how many years have we seen it come down to one or two game differences at the very end of the season? Say what you want this was huge for the Sox.

Go Boston!!!!!

Agreed. This sweep was huge.

culot4 · April 2007

NOCODE#1 wrote:

said the guy from baltimore :rolleyes:

Look at the standings bitch. We don't have the luxury of a gazillion dollar payroll yet our pitching thus far has been stellar. See your asses Wednesday at the Yard.

Character Zero · April 2007

Hahaha he has a point, Orioles are in 2nd bro.

I'm excited to see if the Sox can keep this momentum going against the Jays. Wakefield made them look like a bunch of chumps last week and I hope he does it again.

Brain of mJ · April 2007

Big sweep, a mild payback for the 5 gamer done by them last season. Happy with how they responded after being down both Friday and Sunday. Dice-K had his worst start Sunday yet, but they still pulled it through. But it all comes again next weekend.....

momofglynn · April 2007

looked pretty good tonight for the boys. I know it's early. I will never count out the Yankees ever. But it feels pretty good to be 15-7 right now.

carolinabeerguy · April 2007

momofglynn wrote:

looked pretty good tonight for the boys. I know it's early. I will never count out the Yankees ever. But it feels pretty good to be 15-7 right now.

Damn straight. You know the Yankees will wake up eventually. I am riding high on the Sox though! Just wait until Manny warms up...

brainofjb · April 2007

when manny warms up
watch out

already 11 runs tonight ... imagine a few more home runs

cant wait for wakefield tomorrow

r we gonna get the broom out again

i figured we would take 2 out of 3 this wknd
and tomorrow would be the nigth

not to be pesimistic but... we have tavares nigth3
and WANG is coming back
IMO thats the only decent pitcher that will beat us

Cross ur fingers for tavares

tomorrow night..... sox win again!!!!

this is getting crazy

if we keep playing like this WORLD SERIES

i just dont understand why we cant have more consistance with the hitting
WE dont bring it to TORONTO ....

brainofjb · April 2007

Flannel Shirt wrote:

Fuck A-Rod.

David Ortiz for President!

I LOVE PAPI

but my fav right now is DREW
hopefully he stays healthy!!!!

carolinabeerguy · May 2007

Sox are still looking good. Manny has caught fire, finally. Good to see the guys playing well. We need to give Dice-K a few more starts before we get worried. He has pitched very well other that 1 bad inning per game. He needs to eliminate that and he'll be lights out.

western pearl · May 2007

Man, good series going between the Sox and Tigers! Pretty much expected it to go this way so far. The Tigers are pretty good knuckleball hitters. The next two games should be pretty entertaining.

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