Crisp blows.

Is this a major league team we're watching?

Well that certainly sucked.

more like Coco Soggie

I could not have said it better myself.

Three terrible AB's in a row. Weaver is looking like Seaver today.

You're welcome. I wasn't listening during that goodie. I guess Manny won that one.

With all the flaws of this team - it really is amazing that we have the 2nd best record in the entire league.

But I suppose if we had just played 600 ball during interleague play we'd be in 3rd place behind NYY and Toronto...

we're 19-22 against AL team above .500 so you are right in saying interleague play helped a bit this year

Varitek can't throw out anybody.

Here comes 4-1...with our offense lately, that's insurmountable.

ESPN announcers saying perfect throw to third.

That could have been considerably worse. Could we please score some runs now?

Figgons was safe at third and at home. Beckett never even looked at him when he was on 2nd.

Great throw by varitek. He just never had a chance.

What's wrong with Vlad?

Gonzalez got his pitch and fouled it off. Then gets a cheapie.

another 2 on and less than 2 out. This time with Papi up and 1B open.

How does this Houdini Weaver get away with 80% flyball outs? Maybe not. Loretta, sounded like almost gone.

2nd & 3rd, 1 out, Papi and Manny up.

We don't score here, I am giving up on this game.

Yes! that's why he's Big Papi

Do we ever score from second on an outfield hit? Hit "too hard"?

That ball was smoked, no way Loretta could score from 2nd.

Thanks to the two RBI men on the team, new ball game and great to see Weaver cursing into his glove.

Trot has a hit, and gave that one a long ride to right center.

So not necessarily today, but it seems to me that Trot has forgotten how to go the other way this year. Most teams are pitching him offspeed and away, but Trot is pulling everything.

Well, he scored. Manny's Sac fly sounded pretty long. Probably an HR in most parks? I don't understand how this guy Weaver is that good with the huge FB/GB ratio.



I think the key to the inning was Loretta's double.

Well we've already gotten to Weaver for more runs than any other team all season. Now we just need to hit him up with his first oss

Manny's FO was at the right field edge of the triangle. Figgins got a good jump.

I agree, anytime we get hits from 1,2, or 5 in the order, we're usually in pretty good shape to score at least 1 run.

Close to 100 pitches for Beckett, Hansen warming up.

Considering the way Josh started off, he's pitched a decent game.

Solid outing for Beckett. He should be done.


...so why do I get the feeling Tito will trot him out for the 7th and wait until two men are on to pull him?

Crisp stinks.

But he does have his elbow back up in his batting stance, so I guess he's trying to make adjustments.

ESPN radio saying Figgins is one away from tying a Major League record for putouts in a game. He already has 11 thru 6 innings...

Sox fans have really given Crisp a mulligan this year. He hasn't been booed much at all.

Disappointing- looks over matched way too often-

What a stupid call by Varitek. They had Figgons dead to rights on the outside corner, so he calls for a slider.

Brilliant!

Groan. Figgins on again. Can we get him for Crisp?

Scioscia gave us a gift by having Izturis bunt and giving up an out to get Figgins to second when Figgins could have stole second and then Izturis could have bunted to Figgins to third with 3,4,5 up with one out.

Sweet K vs. OCab. One more here.

Jeezus F'ng Chr**t.

I'll trade Hansen for Willis

Me too, in a heartbeat...and not because he just gave up a 2-run HR to Pride.

He never impressed me, but also he doesnt have much ML experience.

we had a good run with the bullpen and maybe we were due to give up a few but Curtis Pride

Curtis Pride?

Curtis F*cking Pride?

Good grief.

What happened to Vlad, btw? Anyne know?

it's weird with Hansen....With Papelbon and Delcarmen they have out pitches to go with their velocity. With Hansen, his "vaunted" slider doesn't seem to eat people up.

Based on what we've seen, I think he projects as a set up guy alot like Timlin vs. a true closer.

The worst part about the last couple of games the young guns, Delcarmen and Hansen have shown cracks in their armour.

They have showed cracks in there armor all season long LOL. Neither of them have impressed me so far compared to the way Papelbon and Lester have.

Talk about being on a strict pitch count. Weaver is breezing through the 7th, 2 out and they take him out of the game.

Let's hope it backfires on them.

Cracks in their armour. How about they were rushed into key roles without enough work in the minors? Of course the reason is there's this rotting stench in the bullpen called Tavarez and Seanez.

Good point about Hansen's slider. It definitely isn't a go to pitch for him at this point.

Can't disagree about that. Add that to a very inconsistent offense with the exception of 2 people and it makes for some maddening times.

Figgins makes that catch ...Coco is lost right now

Crisp --! I've run out of adjectives.

If Crisp played good defense he could be forgiven his lousy offense. But he's not very good on defense either.

Give the CF to Pena!

Can Coco play any worse in center than he has the past week?