| 07 August 2009
... except, that was pitiful.
The John Smoltz experiment is over. He couldn't win against the dregs (WAS, OAK, KC) and the better offenses are lighting him up like a Christmas tree (8 HRs in last 4 GS). You can't allow 25 runs in 20 innings and keep your job - I don't care who you are.
Get me Michael Bowden. Get me Tazawa-bunga! Hell, my schedule is WIDE open on Tuesday, give me a shot at Detroit. I can't do much worse...
Just shut this guy down and move on.
Oh, and a note for the offense... WAKE UP! Especially you Big Papi. I know you're busy preparing your speech about being on the 2003 PED list, but here's a quick lesson I learned in little league:
When the pitcher walks the two guys in front of you on eight pitches... DON'T SWING AT THE FIRST PITCH YOU SEE!!!
I almost destroyed my brand new 46" TV when he grounded into the DP in the third and then did it again in the 5th, flying out with two guys on and no outs. Thankfully, it's against my religion to waste perfectly good beer, so I held onto my bottle... this time.
Bottom Line: The Yanks handed us 12 free passes (7 from Joba alone) and we did nothing with it. Instead, there's a big old 38 in the LOB column today and a huge question mark hanging over this team...
Oh... and the injury bug has moved on from our pitching staff and is now infecting the rest of the team. Rocco Baldelli hit the DL yesterday and Jason Bay is likely to miss the whole Yankees series with an aggrevated hamstring. That, and Jed Lowrie left the game with a ailing forearm last night...
If this thing is still contagious, can somebody lick John Smoltz water bottle... please?
On the plus side... Boston still runs on Dustin: (3 for 4 with a HR and two RBI).
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