Ahh nuts.

My cousin will right the ship.

GO MANNY!

the fun part is that Gabbard actually did his job really well by getting another groundball toward the second baseman.

Kason pitched well today, he really did, despite the fact he gave up the go-ahead run like just about any bullpen guy does...

Imagine how demoralizing Boston's pitching is for the offense. If it's not the starter getting bombed it's the BP not holding the other team.

manny please don't let this get worse

I'd pitch Rivera carefully just to get to Kennedy - the guy is in a major slump

Gabbard has no stuff. He is a guy who you just wait for the other team to blow away. 1 run in 2 innings isnt too bad.

Some of this is bad luck.

I mean, it would have been fine and dandy to score 3 runs yesterday. Or to score 5, or even 11, runs today.

shields and KRod. This is bad, real bad for the sox right now.

When Pedroia lined out for a DP, I knew it was going to be a long night

nice catch mo

That was scary.

Err...good job Manny.

BTW, Moyer threw a gem today for those who didnt want him. 6IP 3ER would have been nice for the sox.

Why is Pedroia with his .333 slugging percentage still in this game?java script:emoticon(':tongue',%20'smid_43')

you never know with KRod, he nearly let Seattle tie the game the other night and was given two gift strikes on the last batter. If Seattle's offense can shake him, so can't we. But I see your point

Against the Cubs. Not the Yankees or Angels.

And 6 IP 3 ER constitutes a gem?

It's been that kind of year, but it usually happens to teams whose pitching sucks.

Like many Red Sox teams of the past.

yup, too bad we weren't facing the mighty Chicago Cubs, which might be the second worst team in MLB.

It might be time to give Hinske a lot of games instead of Lowell. Hopefully a break will get him back on track.

It would with some of our guys.

I THOROUGHLY hope to see Hinske facing Shields...

still a major league team my friend.

if it was against a team like the Mets, I would be impressed. The Cubs aren't exactly one of the more credible offenses in the NL

Mirabelli doubled... with the bat.

I think Francona is allergic to pinch hitting.

How lame was *that* at bat?

Horrible swing.

Die Terry.

Eric Hinske's on this team, y'know?

either way, why no Manny? He could at least hit a tater or get a single then be pinch run for. Having Kapler hit here is inexcuseable.

OH MY F*CKING GOD WHY IS KAPLER IN WHO GIVES A F*CK ABOUT 3 FOR 3 HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF SMALL SAMPLE SIZE FRANCONA YOU F*CKING ASSH*LE M0RON PIECE OF SH*T F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK

kapler i think has finally spent all the good will some RSN has given him

sad thing about Hinske is that he probably would have wiffed against him too

Not that time it was unforgivable not PHing for Kapler.

This is like watching a train wreck in slow-mo. I can't turn away. Oh, wait... what's on the NFL Network?

that mariner team is scrapping it out, 5-5 tie now, go mariners

Good call.

manny could be better served PH'ing in the 9th, but yep, Hinske should have been in there

Nice inning for MDC.

KRod time.

And he was robbed of that last strikeout.

Let's hope the best part about this game isn't that we only needed 3 pitchers for 8 innings...

Manny to pinch hit? For Coco?

good pitching tonight- but no offense again lucky to have any runs

Manny, Manny, Manny!!! (1 for 5? D'OH!)

Promising inning by Delcarmen. He needs to keep working on getting the breaking pitch down, though.

pinch hit fr pedroia but not kapler -****

Manny should have pinch hit for Loretta - he'd have Papi for protection.

Pedroia, Crisp, and Loretta to face KRod. Can at least one of you get on base so we can see Papi in a big 9th inning situation?

F%$K!!!!

chone bumbles and made the catch, good attempt by manny, unfortunately close only counts in horse shoes

Very close. Why couldn't Figgins drop that one?

stupid 400 feet!

Please tell me he didn't just swing at that pitch!