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BRAD PENNY, JAVIER LOPEZ, AND JULIO LUGO…. We need to talk..
From the top:
Why are you not out of my rotation?:
Penny’s ERA tells a better story: 7.50 ERA with only 5 Ks and a 1.67 WHIP and 13 ER
That’s going INTO this game. Watch his ERA jump tomorrow, I’ll give you a post to show you.
Daisuke needs to come back, Masterson needs to take Penny’s spot. Either than or Clay needs to be called up to send this !@#% down to AA ball.
This just in: I’ve found Penny’s new ERA etc.. lets take a look.
He’s still 2-0 because Javier “White Flag” Lopez managed to make himself look like a bigger fool than Penny today.. but I digress:
8.66 ERA => 6 Ks => 1.98 WHIP => 17 ER
There is a good reason that games penny is in end up lit up on both sides by offense. Red Sox offense has to cover his junky pitching, and he gets lit up like a christmas tree.
Hunter Jones is the hero today, covering Penny and pitching 2.1 scoreless innings.. He’s a callup. He’s showing up Penny… this is sad. Our starter doesn’t compare to a rook callup.
I say lets ambush Penny and drop him into the ocean.
Next up:
Tito, Stop putting this man in, he blows leads faster than the Yanks blow through money.:
Javeir Lopez. I hope you leave the stadium in shame today. Javier Lopez played straight little league baseball today. Lets start from the top of the 9th.
Lopez is doing ok… he gets to two outs albeit putting someone on.
Coming around for the third out, there is a runner ready to score. Lopez pitches, Cabrera lines it to Youk.. who makes one of the best plays of the night to get to the ball. Lopez is running to first and gets on first, the play is a routine “pitcher covers first” type.
Then it happens. LOPEZ DECIDES TO LOOK AWAY FROM YOUK AND STARE AT HIS FEET! Youk throws and LOPEZ DROPS THE BALL as the winning run comes in. For shame Javier.
This is why you’re Javier “White Flag” Lopez. When you come in, we lose.
Finally:
Hate to say I told you so:
Ok, you’re not the worst offender of this group. Your bat was quiet decent today. I have to say it though…
Nick Green has outdefended and out batted Julio.
Nick Green was brought in later in the game as a defensive substitute for Julio.
Nick Green > Julio Lugo.
When Youk is making a routine throw to second, right at you, you shouldn’t drop it. You’re a shortstop, its your job to have a hot glove.
That concludes tonight’s post…
Julio Lugo, please get injured again.
Brad Penny, learn to pitch
Javier Lopez, go back to the minors
Not looking forward to class tomorrow,
-Mike
Can you say SWEEP?
Game 2: Sox 16 – Yanks 11
Game 3: Sox 4 – Yanks 1
I can say sweep (Yankee and Homestead!)… and 10 game streak… and 2nd in AL East… 1st in Wildcard…
Things I want to address:
1) Youkilis, you are the new face of fear.
2) I am fairly certain that Masterson descended from baseball heaven and is here to lift the Sox into the playoffs.
3) Jacoby Ellsbury has CAJONES.
Lets start from the top:
Youkilis has grown into a very scary batter.
.444/.391/.482
You know that he’s a threat when the New York Yankees are crapping their pants as he steps up to the plate.
They pitched around him, and intentionally walked him a number of times.
Damaso Marte thought he had the balls to pitch to him, so he pitched one in the strike zone and Youkilis launched it over the monster.
Good work buddy.
Next up.. Justin Masterson:
You were one of my heroes as a reliver last year. You got called up and you rose to the occasion, filling any space you were placed into.
At spring training, you signed a baseball for me.
This season, you not only lived up to my extremely high expectations, you blew them out of the water.
Relief was your shindig, you were there. You did your job every time you got on to that mound.
Then the unthinkable happened: Dasiuke Matsuzaka crapped out. He’s on the DL.
Who comes to the rescue? JUSTIN FREAKIN MASTERSON!
Not only did you nicely fit in the starting rotation, you have had two AWESOME starts.
You held the Yankees to 1 run, I am in awe.
Finally… Jacoby Ellsbury, The Speed Machine:
Man. Jacoby has got some BRASS BALLS, no make that steel.
Pettitte is pitching and you have the the cajones to take off and try to steal home, not only that but you MAKE IT.
You didn’t think I’d leave you without a link did you?
Watch it here (Courtesy of SOX & Dawgs, props on the quality video guys!)
Brave is an understatement.
Jacoby Ellsbury is the Man.
You will RESPECT the Man.
This year, there’s some things he has to live up to as he won his spot in CF, he’s paying off for that promise in full. Nice to see you back Ellsbury.
Monday: We go to Cleveland
Wakefield v. Lee
Wakefield is on fire as of late, lets see Wakey demolish some tribesmen.
I’ve recently stumbled into a superstition of my own. I’ve worn my titanium necklace (the same one Beckett wears, the camo one), and a Sox shirt since this streak started. I was wearing this the day it began, and I’m still wearing Sox shirts (I have quite a lot of them). After 10 straight games, my superstition is well founded. I’ll keep wearing it. Nuff’ said.
Losing a ton of sleep,
-Mike
Tale of Two Leagues
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