crushed

Absolutely crushed.

Edit: I remember, in Seattle, during batting practice, I tried to catch a Wily Mo HR with my bare hand. It hurt.

Think Wily Mo decapitated someone?

I think it might almost be a good thing that Trot got hurt...even though I love the guy

Wily Mo go a hold of that one. If it was 3 feet lower it would have been a wall ball single.

that was the first ever groundball HR I saw.
Was that the hardest hit ball in history?

Oh goodness, do I enjoy watching WMP hit! Probably I won't during his strikeout streaks, but I just do right now...

...and Pena with a line drive shot to the Monster Seats.

Remember the boo birds that came out in April because of his defensive hishaps....seems like a season ago......

sweet, that's the game right there

MDC/Timlin/Papelbon will handle this np

Or through the wall? How would they score that?

Ahhh...but you said hit, not bat.

Aint it the truth- this team might be in trouble for this year but could you imagine the whining if the young ones we didn't trade weren't around next year.

To bad the Monster & seats are up there.......would of loved to have seen that clear the Flask & tracks and ding off a semi on the Pike.

The WMP bandwagon is going to get full quickly.

All of that after it cut a hole through the old screen!

I'm calling it: Dougie's going deep right now.

Or strikes out.

I have watched a lot of red sox games over the years, beginning with Jim Rice in his prime, and I don't think I have ever seen anyone, home or visitor, hit a ball like that.
The damn thing had no arch on it whatsoever and it was still rising.
If it hit the wall, it would have been a double because it would have caromed past the outfielders and the infielders would have had to have chase it down.
a-freaking-mazing.

Trot is getting Wally Pipped as we speak. Damn. This is making Theo's decision on Trot a lot easier.

Now if Tito would just give WMP more at bats

Bailed me out on that one, thanks



Well, many criticized Arroyo-Pena. Let's say that without all those unforeseeable injuries to our SP's, that would have been a great trade. Pena IS potential... and coming through as well, before expected.
Of course, because of the injuries, Arroyo would have been more useful, but that's just second guessing.

Hog wash, don't squeeze in that agenda here.
There's no (or little) reason that the Sox couldn't have gotten a lesser player that would have still allowed them to keep their nuclous of young talant....say someone to come off the bench in the 9th to pinch run in tight games (ahlah Dave Roberts circa 2004) or another roll player that wouldn't have cost us the farm.

Edit: d'oh!

I like WMP in #5 vs. Lowell....

The hardest hit ball I've ever seen and Wily's might have been harder, was a rope over the center fielder's head off the bat of Cecil Fielder. At Fenway off the wall left of the 420 marker back to the CF who turned and fired and Cecil never had a chance about thinking double.

I hope we get to see Paps tonight, it's been awhile...although I won't complain if we score 10 runs and don't need him.

I didn't expect to see MDC here. I thought I was just reading about an injury to his hand that affected his control? He's gotten shelled his last 3 outings.

To bad they don't do HR distance estimates at Fenway anymore........any MIT students/grads here tonight?

His control looks pretty good to me

I cannot find a DelCarmen #57 jersey tee to save my life. I've tried online & Moedels (sp?). Anyone know where I can find one?

Nice play on the strikeout/passed ball by Mirabelli.

I'd laugh if Marte went yard here.

Oh wait.

Cry.

Yeah remember small deals like Freddy Sanchez and Mike Gonzalez in the deal for Jeff Suppan. If the Sox had kept those lower prospects they would have a solid infielder and a great RP to help the pen. Theo would have made a deal if one was available to be made. Remember he was the one who traded for Roberts so I'm sure that if something similar was available he would have done it. They were extremely close to getting Clemens.

I want to see how hittrackeronline estimates it.

I don't disagree and wasn't trying poke the bear but the bandwagon is a fickle means of transportation for some fans. Over reaction to the ups and downs of young players and some veterans drives me nuts. But i'm sorry and back to the game- way to go MDC

Hey Delcarmen looked feasible there...

Nice K!!

Hey Andy - here's a spoon; you can eat my asshole.

Well, Delcarmen's finger must be better... the curveball looked really good.

Or how Coco sucks...or how A-Gon can't hit.....

Just sayin'.

Boston looks like its going to go to 18-9 in one run games here, very gutsy performance by Lester there, Cleveland looks to have folded like a cheap lawn chair

as I said earlier, their bullpen is dreadful, and we really needed to get there. Had we removed Sabathia yesterday, we would have had it as well...

Now it's Mike and Jon.

whoa, whoa, whoa.....

Shit. Timlin looks bad. If Hafner reaches I'd bring in Paps.

That hurts - there goes Lester's win

Ooh that sucks. Hafner is strong.

Dun dun dunnnnnnn

Who didn't see that coming?

you were saying?

Timlin has sucked of late... big time! I guess his peripherals are catching up with him, and he'll get even worse.

Don't worry, Papi still has to bat before the end.

Well, if you are going to blow the game, you should blow it BIG, like that homer.

Papi is due up next for the Sox.

Damnit. Sorry guys.

I feel bad for Lester. Now I guess you leave Timlin in.

4 out save or a 5 out save -

Thats why you use your best reliever against their best batters.

Oh wait, we are still in the 8th

I'm going to stay optimistic. Thier bullpen still has ZERO saves and the meat of the lineup is coming up next inning.

MDC is making a strong case for setup man

Paps has pitched like 3 innings in 2 weeks. Ridiculous not to use him there. We need this game very badly. Tito just can't go for the throat.