7/19 Space Mountain

[mvp 78]

Oldest ride, longest line. Wooooooooo!!!

[Spudboy]

Wally World.

Hope someone woke the Sox up today. This is embarrassing.

GO SOX!!!!1!!1

[curiousd]

I wonder if a poll should be started: Will the Sox score a run sometime in the second half of the season? Yes? No? Uncertain?

[FenwayFaithful]

It rains like this in southern Cal?

[Kimmi]

I hate rain delays.

[BigPapi]

The whole al is not that great this year. Other than the royals who have been good because of decent hitting and a fantastic bullpen, everyone else is pretty mediocre. Only one other team, Minnesota, is on pace for 90 wins or more. No team is laughably bad either, as the the last place athletics are on pace for 72 wins. It would really be a shame if the sox don't take advantage of a weak al.

[a700hitter]

Has this game been postponed?

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Oldest ride, longest line. Wooooooooo!!!

Lmao someone was a Ric Flair fan growing up. In Boston you and I will be, stylin' n profilin' limousine riding, jet flying, kiss stealing(at least I will be, you can't since you're married), wheelin' dealin', son of a guns!

[Station 13]

Has this game been postponed?

It's only just 7 there. They'll give it another 90 minute at least.

[Station 13]

Napoli and Victorino are playing. I can't.... I just can't.

[FenwayFaithful]

Postponed. Doubleheader tomorrow.

[Station 13]

No game tonight. DH, 2 and 7 tomorrow.

[a700hitter]

Game rained out. First rain out at Anaheim in 20 years. At least this should help their drought situation. It's only a matter of time before they will be whining about mudslides.

[BOSOX11]

Mudslides have already started.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Game rained out. First rain out at Anaheim in 20 years. At least this should help their drought situation. It's only a matter of time before they will be whining about mudslides.

Yeah, those ungrateful bastards.

[a700hitter]

Yeah, those ungrateful bastards.They have the best climate (average temperature 74 and no humidity and no mosquitos) in the country and they are always bitching and moaning about something. And when they don't have mudslides, drought or wild fires, they remind us of the threat of earthquake. When is the last time that they had a really good earthquake, They should try living through a New England winter, whiners.

[Thunder]

Yeah, those ungrateful bastards.

I thought you were contemplating moving there.

[yankthis]

....Will the Sox score a run sometime in the second half of the season? Yes? No? Uncertain?

First they've got to work on the old "two hits in the same inning" trick.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I thought you were contemplating moving there.

I am, though I'm leaning towards LA or SD, SF is still on the list.

[Jasonbay44]

Rodriguez not looking good early

[Jasonbay44]

Huge break, but obviously I'll take it

[Beaneater]

5 outs, 5 K's so far for the Sox offense. :(

[Northern Star]

Hanigan popped up!!! Way to break the streak!

[Northern Star]

Anaheim are one of my "nothing" teams. There's nothing about them, their relatively short history or their ballpark that I find remotely interesting or worthy of my time. And I refuse to call them Los Angeles.

[BigPapi]

Hanley cmon.

[Jasonbay44]

Can we stop putting Hanley in LF...

[Beaneater]

Aaaaand Rodriguez doesn't appear to have it today. Come on Eddie, buckle down and get some outs!

[Jasonbay44]

Rodriguez looks awful today

[Jasonbay44]

Kole Calhoun has a beautiful swing.

[Beaneater]

Well that got out of hand quickly. Good thing we don't have a doubleheader tod--... Oh.

[Jasonbay44]

They might wanna take him out or something

[NativeBostonian]

So, who are we going to sell at the trade deadline?

[a700hitter]

7 run rule.

[BigPapi]

You could tell the last 4 or so at bats the angels knew exactly what was coming.

[NativeBostonian]

I'd say send the kid down to work on not tipping his pitches. But, we don't have anyone to replace him.

[BigPapi]

There hasn't really been any middle ground for e-rod this year. He has either been amazing or awful when the hitters know exactly what he is gonna throw.

[Northern Star]

So is this kid still tipping his pitches or what's the deal, because you might have to put the ace talk on hold at this point.

[BigPapi]

So is this kid still tipping his pitches or what's the deal, because you might have to put the ace talk on hold at this point.

The simple solution would be for him to dip his head every time he throws a pitch.

[a700hitter]

I would be hanging my head too if they were hitting me that hard.

[Beaneater]

No point in sending him to Pawtucket; he may as well get his on-the-job training in the bigs. It's not like he's the weak link in an otherwise playoff-caliber rotation.

[Northern Star]

over/under on Angels' lead after Noe is through? 11?

[NativeBostonian]

So is this kid still tipping his pitches or what's the deal, because you might have to put the ace talk on hold at this point.

Let's all also remember he is only 22 years old.

[BigPapi]

I would be hanging my head too if they were hitting me that hard.

Hahaahhahahaha.

[Northern Star]

Trivia: in the offseason, Kole Calhoun designs handbags.

[Northern Star]

Let's all also remember he is only 22 years old.

And how many 22 year olds tip their pitches and regularly get hammered for it?

[BigPapi]

And how many 22 year olds tip their pitches and regularly get hammered for it?

He also certainly needs to work on his slider.

[Northern Star]

What is Farrell trying to prove by sending Napoli out there? Showcasing for a trade? The man is an automatic out.

[a700hitter]

I'd agree to blow up the team, but is there anything to blow up? No one will want Napoli. We will get very little for the brittle Vicorino. They want to keep the most valuable assets in Betts and Bogaerts. Hanley is a huge financial commitment and he has not defensive position. Ortiz will die a Red Sox and Pedroia is still the heart of the team. He is probably the most valuable trading asset, but Ben doesn't have the cajones to trade him. Hanigan will not bring back much. No on wants Castillo for his contract. Panda might be a tradeable asset, but we would have to eat a lot of his salary. As for our pitchers, the kid ER is a keeper. Of the rest of them, probably only uehara has trade value. No one wants Masterson or Kelly for a stretch run, unless they want to miss the playoffs. Porcello's contract is a non starter. Maybe Miley's contract is reasonable enough to not be a deterrent to a trade.

[BigPapi]

Way to hustle papi.

[Beaneater]

We SCORED!!!! A strange and oddly warming sensation!

[Youk Of The Nation]

Another close game, I see.

Oh well.

[Northern Star]

"Don't call it a comeback..."

[Northern Star]

Another close game, I see.

Oh well.

Got em right where we want them.

[Station 13]

this team sucks

but you knew that.

[Spudboy]

Did anyone else note during this lovely game that Fat Boy cost his team another 4 unearned runs this game ( so far ).

That makes 5 runs his shit play has lead to in the last 11 innings.

But it is easy to see that he is "above average" defensively. And absolutely the idea of getting him was good. The execution was bad!!!!!

When ever I dis this over paid lump off goo I get criticized and asked "so you would prefer to have Middlebrooks?" I used to give a detailed, rational answer to that question.

Now I will start giving a brief and rational answer to it. Yes.

[Station 13]

the team allow an insane amount of unearned runs because of Panda and Hanley, mainly the former who just cannot field and throw. Fatboy cannot keep this shit up anymore. Every position players except Xander and Mookie just don't have any range.

[Palodios]

Pablo always seemed like an attention grab signing. Shields will be a better deal in every single year of their respective contracts.

I'd look to try to eat 15-20 million on that contract and dump him. Holt is the future at 3B.

[BigPapi]

Besides his poor defense, the other problem with Hanley this season is his ops. .790 isn't a bad ops by any means, but it's low for a guy with 19 hrs and a .265 batting average. He doesn't walk and somehow only has 6 doubles on the season.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Red Sox: 9 hits, 1 run
Angels 10 hits, 11 runs

I'm sick.

[Station 13]

Red Sox: 9 hits, 1 run
Angels 10 hits, 11 runs

I'm sick.

Our middle orders sucked all year. They just K or hit a double play ball when they come up.

[Northern Star]

Pablo always seemed like an attention grab signing.

This. Flashy big Yankees type of signing. Idiotic.

[Northern Star]

Sandoval's likely only going to decline with age while carrying all that weight.

[iortiz]

I just realized that we lost again, but now 11-1? Wtf?

Seriously, what in the hell are we waiting to rebuild this? Sell and/or DFA some of these bums.

[iortiz]

Holt to the bench and Napoli in the Lup for game 2. LOL!

Farrell is killing this team.

[Bellhorn04]

Holt to the bench and Napoli in the Lup for game 2. LOL!

Farrell is killing this team.

Yeah this is beyond fucked-up now. Farrell has officially melted down.

[SoxHop]

1 run in three games........

on a night if it isn't the pitching, it's the offense. If it's not the offense, it's the pitching...........

They come out of the half break and lose three in a row............ wow...........

[Northern Star]

Napoli sucks ass to the point where it's on Ben that a suitable substitute hasn't been found.

[SoxHop]

Napoli sucks ass to the point where it's on Ben that a suitable substitute hasn't been found.

They have to be just hoping he gets a hot streak so he has some value...... there is no other reason to keep him in now.