Comments on: Just Win Baby

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 06:50:38 +0000

98. As I have said, Torre has Quantrillized Tanyon. If the Yankees fail to make the playoffs, that will be the main reason why.

I don't understand how he can use Mendoza in a big spot for his fist time out. Last week, Cashman said that he wasn't ML ready.

Boston does have the edge in offense over the Yankees, while the Yankees' pitching is marginally better.

By: singledd

singledd — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:48:11 +0000

97. "Johnson, a Wang, and a Putz"
How to they stand up to the "First Team" of Dick, Bush and Colon?

By: Paul in Boston

Paul in Boston — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:46:35 +0000

96. Cliff,

When I posted here a few days ago that the Sox lineup was singularly spectacular in scoring runs and were winning despite a mediocre pitching staff, you implied in your response that the Yankees were the same -- but this is not the case, especially at Fenway. Scoring seven or more runs a game seems to be the rule up here. Two, three, heck five run leads mean nothing to this Sox team. If they had half-way decent pitching they'd be leading the AL East by 15 games.

Courtesy Steve Lombardi, for Boston; runs scored, runs allowed, W-L record, not including the last two games:

April: 5.65/4.36/12-11
May: 5.29/4.99/16-12
June: 6.00/4.73/17-9
July: 5.04/4.71/14-13
August*: 7.04/5.44/16-9

Sigh. It's going to be very hard to catch them, especially when losing 2/4 to Seattle.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:42:21 +0000

95. The D Rays have been full of good starts against Boston this week. They just get trippd up by mediocre middles and horrible endings. Sox will win this one in the end...again.

Man, this was an utterly discouraging loss. I'm not rational enough to write about it just yet.

By: randym77

randym77 — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:33:45 +0000

94. Well, that sucked.

Go, Devil Rays. They're off to a good start.

By: BklynBomber

BklynBomber — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:31:56 +0000

93. Here we go Deeee-Rays, here we go...

Sh*t.

There was no 'grind' in this game. Maybe Georgie needs to skip the t-shirts and TATTOO some of the guys. Maybe starting with himself. We just split with a Triple-A team. Nice.

By: rabid stan

rabid stan — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:27:26 +0000

92. Props to the bullpen for coughing this one up.

That last looked like the one that hit Wright

By: BklynBomber

BklynBomber — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:26:57 +0000

91. ... for Everyday Eddie, that is

By: rabid stan

rabid stan — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:25:24 +0000

90. Need that Jorge magic.

By: tocho

tocho — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:23:30 +0000

89. Hey guys, not to worry. The OBP machines of Williams, Lawton and Posada are coming up... for homerun hitting machines of Cano and Jeter...

By: BklynBomber

BklynBomber — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:23:29 +0000

88. 4 runs? No problem...

By: rabid stan

rabid stan — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:21:40 +0000

87. Blanked by mediocre pitchers, lit up by mediocre lineups...

We're above .500, right?

By: yankz

yankz — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:19:40 +0000

86. Yikes.

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:19:34 +0000

85. And now a HR to a guy who hasn't hit one in a year, leave it to us

By: randym77

randym77 — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:19:32 +0000

84. Arrghhh. This is pathetic.

By: rabid stan

rabid stan — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:19:25 +0000

83. Definitely still pitching for the Sox

Go D-Rays!

By: Hank

Hank — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:19:13 +0000

82. I think vockins (#79) just might have it right. Good night everybody.

By: Hank

Hank — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:18:00 +0000

81. I love Sheffield, Matsui, and Bernie, but when was the last time a Yankee outfielder made a great play? Just once in a while I'd like to see a great play out there, just for novelty's sake.

By: rabid stan

rabid stan — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:17:55 +0000

80. Ugly.

Why did Sheff try to barehand it off the wall?

By: vockins

vockins — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:17:24 +0000

79. Maybe he's still playing for the Sox.