Boston Red Sox Thread

[Peeps]

so "your" saying dustin never looked at the shirt, just put it on?

[elliseamos]

so "your" saying dustin never looked at the shirt, just put it on?

it's david ross. jumped around the NCAA for 3 years and then went to MLB. Like I said, grammar is not his thing.

[Norah]

that was a bunch of horse shit

[Simple Torture]

Why can't they use instant replay on plays like that again? If you're going to use it for HRs, might as well use it for close plays at the plate. Hopefully this won't mean anything come October.

[MattA75]

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/07/30/r ... standings/

that response is honestly the best thing the Red Sox have done in 3-4 years

[philpritchard]

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/07/30/red-sox-rays-engage-in-twitter-fight-after-shift-in-al-east-standings/

that response is honestly the best thing the Red Sox have done in 3-4 years

I like the response, but good god, that article reads like a petulant 16-year-old Red Sox fan's Facebook post.

[philpritchard]

The Peavy deal seems like a really good trade for Boston. I thought Chicago would have retained some of his salary to get a better return.

[Norah]

We'll see. I still liked Iglesias.

[MattA75]

Can't believe all we had to give up was 3 low A prospects and Iglesias to get Peavy

Iglesias is coming back down to earth at the plate and his value was never going to be higher. His glove is spectacular, but we have Bogaerts in the wings, and I still think Middlebrooks at worst is a .260, 20 HR, 85 RBI third baseman (and he's been good defensively at Pawtucket in the 35 games or so he's been down there, and his plate discipline is getting better too).

I guess the only thing that sucks is that Iglesias went to Detroit, who is one of our main playoff competitors for the foreseeable future, but whatever, he's probably the Hispanic version of Adam Everett.

But a foursome in the playoffs of Buchholz, Lester, Peavy and Lackey is certainly promising.

[Electromatic]

Can't believe all we had to give up was 3 low A prospects and Iglesias to get Peavy

Iglesias is coming back down to earth at the plate and his value was never going to be higher. His glove is spectacular, but we have Bogaerts in the wings, and I still think Middlebrooks at worst is a .260, 20 HR, 85 RBI third baseman (and he's been good defensively at Pawtucket in the 35 games or so he's been down there, and his plate discipline is getting better too).

I guess the only thing that sucks is that Iglesias went to Detroit, who is one of our main playoff competitors for the foreseeable future, but whatever, he's probably the Hispanic version of Adam Everett.

But a foursome in the playoffs of Buchholz, Lester, Peavy and Lackey is certainly promising.

Consider that Church, is much better than an unavailable Peralta.

[Coach]

At first I was surprised and not too impressed. Now, I kinda like the deal.

[Norah]

I think it's a stupid deal. I don't really hate it, but I don't like it and it's not a move I would have made.

[Simple Torture]

Never seen a DP-7U before.

[Norah]

Never? I bet you have.

[Simple Torture]

Honestly can't remember one; I vaguely remember John Valentin's unassisted triple play, though.

[Norah]

I mean I don't remember seeing one either but I'm not about to definitively say I've never seen it. It's not something you see everyday but I'm sure you'll stumble across a couple over the years.

[Simple Torture]

This page makes it seem like it's pretty rare (i.e., the fact that no one in the NL has ever had more than 2 in their career), but a quick Googling shows that it was done earlier this season, as well:



Also, apparently there was an 18-year gap between them from the 70s to the 90s: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1 ... 64,1683076

[Norah]

Ok they're pretty rare.

[Simple Torture]

Let's put that aside and be happy for a nice win

[Green Habit]

Let's put that aside and be happy for a nice win

Yet another walkoff win that I was able to watch.

In related news:

Too bad King Felix is coming up tomorrow, so I don't know how long this lead will hold.