I'm convinced. David Ortiz just isn't human. How many times can one guy come up with walkoffs?
Manny isn't going to have one walkoff because Ortiz comes up big like clockwork.
big papi is da man.
every time you think he can't possibly do it again, he does it again!
if he's not the MVP this year, there's something wrong with the system...
check Big Papi for batteries
Check him for batteries.
On a different note, losing 'Tek to the knee injury is going to hurt (not to mention Nixon being out for 2-3 weeks). OUCH
tek is irreplaceable.
pena/kapler should be an adequate rightfield platoon...
HR Hit by Pena
There were a few tape measure HR shots in that 9-8 game but NONE was hit further than Pena's blast. It cleared the light tower at the Green Monstah, crossed Lansdowne and hit and broke the headlight of a car parked there. Had it not been for that car, it would gone onto the tracks. Cripes! Anyone have doubts about Pena's power?
Just read where it said that 'Tek will be out for about a month 'cause of the tear in his meniscus. Sheet. Lucky we got Mirabelli. Who cares whether or not
he can't hit his weight. let's just hope he can handle the rest of the pitching staff besides Wakefield.
red sawx management made it clear this week they aren't going to mortgage the future to try to win it all this year.
i just hope they know what they're doing...
Coupled with what NY Yankees did with getting Abreu by the waiver deadline ... and the recent Red Sawx developments (Wells' flopperoonie and other key player injuries) makes you want to ...ummm ...pray for the best.
I just hope that one of the pitching crew emerges as a decent #3 or #4 starter. No one has middle relief anywhere so we'll limp along with what we got now and hope for the best. Maybe Wells can turn it around still...maybe Clement? May it happen soon, though~
Ortiz walk-off numbers
Ortiz walk-off numbers:
"Ortiz has come to the plate 19 times in walkoff situations since the end of the 2004 regular season (postseasons included) and reached base 16 times.
He is 11 for 14 (.786), with 7 HRs and 20 RBIs. This season, he is 8 for 9, with 5 HRs and 15 RBIs. Amazing."
So, Ramirez being where he is in the batting order has helped this situation out immensely. What can the strategy be for an opposing pitcher, walk the both of them? Hell, YES!
May the BOTH go in the Hall of Fame together when they become eligible - first time first ballot, too
papi is the august player of the month.
loretta did his papi impression last night.
great win, but it seems like they need a late-game miracle in order to win games now.
it would be nice to see them take an early lead and hold it against inferior teams like cleveland...
Pitching machine for middle innings
Region: You said "papi is the august player of the month." You meant July 'player of the month', of course. Then again, you might be psychic.
OK...after last night's game (BTW, loved it), I had this thought about what to do about pitching problems in innings #6 through #8:
Mediocre (pitching) teams like Cleveland aside...how's this for an idea ---
Substitute a pitching machine for the middle innings. The hitters will bail you out of the mess by the last out of 9th and then Papelbon (or occas. Timlin when healthy again) will carry the win home.
Seriously, Loretta with his walk-off game-winning double reminds me why Epstein should be in line for my vote for 'Executive of the Year'. Yes, YES - I know it's early and there's lots of important part of the season to go. I think it took real guts to not give away the store or their future by trading for Oswalt or Clemens by the trade deadline. Let's see how this plays out by October.
I sure hope that I won't have to eat my words.
Re: Pitching machine for middle innings
Quote:Region: You said "papi is the august player of the month." You meant July 'player of the month', of course. Then again, you might be psychic.
jeezzus that was an error, wasn't it.
oh well, there goes my chance at winning a gold glove this year...
today it was manny's turn for a walk-off hit, extending his streak to 27 games.
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet...
Here come the White Sox!
2 outta 3 from the yanks.
a sweep of the Tigers.
and a record of 39-25 record against teams which currently have records above .500. It's the best winning percentage in baseball when facing elite competition.
i would expect nothing less from the defending champs...
detroit is in town this week.
it'll be a good litmus test for the sawx -- are they contenders or pretenders this year?
We softened them up for you, their young pitching is getting tired, their old pitching is getting tired... I predict this is the beginning of the end for the Tigers.
they were pretty damn fiesty tigers last night.
beckett's no ace, i'm afraid.
maybe in the NL he is, but not here, with all the big bats...
<sigh> Sure hope that Wells isn't done.
Sure hope that Beckett isn't done
Sure hope that Clement isn't done.
Getting the picture?
still waiting for the competitiveness of schilling & wells to rub off on young master beckett.
every time they show him in the dugout he's got that damn happy-go-lucky expression on his face -- "life's good and i'm a millionaire, so i don't care if i win or lose!"
i don't see clement coming back this year.
no great loss there.
he hasn't been the same pitcher since he took that line drive off the noggin last year...
sitting on pins needles about impending Yankee games.
Trade for Hinske was no great deal... just a body that could add some minor hitting help to bench and fill in as utility player-- OF and infield at the corners. He used to hit for power but has been platooned recently. Apparently, he was Rookie of the Year in '02.
FYI, trade was for lower minor leaguer to be named later. Still has to be approved by Commish office as there is a salary diff. of $1.4 m Red Sox have to fork over, too, in order to complete the deal.
