2014 season

we don't have any excuses

Lee being out doesn't help but he's only 1 every 5. (I think he's headed for surgery - he still hasn't been cleared to throw and they won't provide an update)

iwantmycrayons wrote:

blondie wrote:

we still suck, won only 1 game in the last WEEK but haven't lost ground in the standings  

same here, and it took ninth inning heroics from Papi to make that happen.


maybe now that napoli is back.....maybe

It doesn't seem like they are playing with any urgency, like they are content with last years success.

Ez wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

blondie wrote:

we still suck, won only 1 game in the last WEEK but haven't lost ground in the standings  

same here, and it took ninth inning heroics from Papi to make that happen.


maybe now that napoli is back.....maybe

It doesn't seem like they are playing with any urgency, like they are content with last years success.

they lost nava's bat, voctorino's bat salty's bat, and ellsbury's bat and speed etc.

that's alot to lose.

Yea, that's a lot to lose, they should have brought back Salty, he really wanted to stay in Boston

Ez wrote:

Yea, that's a lot to lose, they should have brought back Salty, he really wanted to stay in Boston

that was the one move I wasn't happy with.

i knew they wouldn't sign ells, but salty was comfortable, the pitchers liked him, and he was a horse aqll year wehn ross was out with the concussion.

instead we have 2 37 year old catchers, neither of which are helping much.

i'm surprised nava has taken such a downturn, i thought he would be more in line with his career numbers, 360-270 hitter with good plate discipline, and victorino just can't get healthy.

gonna be a long summer, i don't see them making any major moves at the trade deadline, they will want to protect the prospects, and what you see as the team right now will be essentially what they are at the end of the season, win or lose, this is the team for this year i believe.

At this point, I just hope they resign Lester, than this will have been a successful season, somewhat, can't afford to lose him though!

Ez wrote:

At this point, I just hope they resign Lester, than this will have been a successful season, somewhat, can't afford to lose him though!

yeah me too, regardless of whatever they have coming up in the minors, they need him. i would be happy if they gave lackey some cash to stay for 2 more years, but lester is a definite, they have to sign him.

I wouldn't mind Lackey sticking around either, well the Lackey from the last 2 seasons anyway.

So, is it football season yet?  

not soon enough

  nine innings of scoreless ball.

the red sox scored one, ONE(1) run in the last 3 games, the fork has been stuck.  

waiting for the trading

 

blondie wrote:

  nine innings of scoreless ball.

right after I posted that our 3B hit a 3 run walk off HR

sadly, it was an inning after Hamels departed so he didn't even get the win, Pap did. Hamels dominated though - 11 strikeouts in 8 innings.

iwantmycrayons wrote:

the red sox scored one, ONE(1) run in the last 3 games, the fork has been stuck.  

 waiting for the trading

I hear ya on that. Runs are tough to come by. They can get to third easily enough - they just have trouble making that final turn

finally, good defense, timely hitting, and good pitching, all on the same night.

So how long until that happens again?

Ez wrote:

So how long until that happens again?

at the current rate, probably mid july

And jimmy Rollins is the phillies all time hit leader   

 

win 2 lose two.

81 wins, MAX this year

Thats if they are lucky!

we dropped 2 of 3 to the CUBS!


(sorry Derek)

RIP Tony Gynn Sr. - dead at 54 from cancer.

fucking cancer strikes again.

I loved Tony Gwynn, I met him once and he was a very classy guy, great ambassador to the game, RIP Tony, you were one of the all-time greats!

The braves fans do the tomahawk chop every.single.inning

They scored one run in 24 innings then 5 in the 13th   

another offensive onslaught,    they won 1-0, but were 0-7 with runners in scoring position. they got a run on a sac fly that the left fielder for some reason made no attempt to throw our nava.

however Delarussa seems like he might be a decent 4-5 starter. he has had a couple of pretty good games, a couple stinkers too, but overall he may have what it takes to pitch in the majors.
now if they can just keep him away from bucholz and doubront he may have a future.

I haven't given up on Bucholz yet, he has ace stuff if he can ever learn to channel it.

Ez wrote:

I haven't given up on Bucholz yet, he has ace stuff if he can ever learn to channel it.

if he can shake off the bard's disease he has been afflicted with

The braves are looking like the phillies and the phillies are looking like a baseball team

another offensive onslaught, and i take back the brock holt thing, if they are going to do anything this year they will be riding the back of brock holt.

he is the only guy even resembling a major league hitter at the moment.

2-1 win, and lester added more money to what it will take to keep him.

Holt made an amazing catch in center, maybe he is the spark they need!

Ez wrote:

Holt made an amazing catch in center, maybe he is the spark they need!

launching point!!!!!!   


yeah he is somethin, he has played 5 different positions, none of which are his normal 2nd/short position, and played them all pretty well.


I was surprised to see him in center last night, and that catch was pretty damn impressive.

7 games under .500 but climbing in the standings - we're only 5 out

the NL East is a joke this season

Tanaka has been killing iit. Have you seen his numbers? 11-1, 1.99 era, has gone at least 6 innings in every start and never allowed more than 3 earned runs, he has to be the top candidate for the Cy Young

Ez wrote:

Tanaka has been killing iit. Have you seen his numbers? 11-1, 1.99 era, has gone at least 6 innings in every start and never allowed more than 3 earned runs, he has to be the top candidate for the Cy Young

yeah he's the real deal, at least he is this year.

right now i'd give it to him.



bucholz had even better numbers this time last year   

 

before he was beset with bard's syndrome, a mysterious yet debilitating baseball affliction   

Yea, at one time I thought Bard was our future closer  

it's still amazing to me what happened to him, it's like somebody hit him on the head, he woke up and completely forgot how to pitch.

0-0 in the bottom of the 8th
lackey has been great, though gibson from the twins has equaled him
gibson out, reliever in
looks like lackey will pitch the ninth unless they can scrape a run in the eigth

up 10-5 with 3 outs to go for the SWEEP! They hit, they walked, they stole bases. And this is with their "day game after a night game" lineup. Miami is losing, hopefully the Astros will beat the Nats and St. Louis will take down the Mets today. I'm sure this is all false hope but who cares.

on to St. Louis for 4.

top of the ninth lackey still pitching, 2 outs and about 97 pitches

1-1 in the bottom of the 10th papi saves the team from disaster

hooked one around the pesky pole

c'mon napoli

BACK TO BACK DINGERS!!!! NAP'S HIT ONE TO DEEP CENTER FOR THE WALK OFF!!!!!!

I just heard

what a way to end the game!

iwantmycrayons wrote:

BACK TO BACK DINGERS!!!! NAP'S HIT ONE TO DEEP CENTER FOR THE WALK OFF!!!!!!

  

that should make the loooooonnnng plane ride to the west coast a little easier to handle.

annnd they swept the series from the twinnies, and had a 5-2 homestand