2007 RED SOX CHAMPIONSHIP RUN

perkdog

Ok fellas enough of the BS .....Lugo k'ed 3x's, Schilling looks old, BLAH BLAH BLAH

LETS SUPPORT OUR RED SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The offical 2007 Red Sox Championship run thread is here!

SOUND OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kcballboy

We beat you.

perkdog

<< <i>We beat you. >>




I Know can you believe it? Well maybe Beckett can stop you guys, we will see... I just hope you guys play the Yankees like that

Estil

That's my wife's team! She's from Boston, you know, and in fact I got her the 2004 Red Sox championship DVD box set for our first Christmas together in 2005. Now if only they made a box set of the top ten greatest Kentucky Wildcats games ever.

Barndog

I will support the Sox as long as I live, and criticize everything they do, it is the curse of and standard practice in Red Sox Nation

perkdog

<< <i>I will support the Sox as long as I live, and criticize everything they do, it is the curse of and standard practice in Red Sox Nation >>




All Red Sox guys think like that. I have a NASTY love-hate relationship going on with them.

perkdog

ctsoxfan

<< <i>I will support the Sox as long as I live, and criticize everything they do, it is the curse of and standard practice in Red Sox Nation >>



Exactly - well said!

Dice-K debuts tommorrow, I can't wait.

RipublicaninMass

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<< <i>I will support the Sox as long as I live, and criticize everything they do, it is the curse of and standard practice in Red Sox Nation >>



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we're 200% ahead from Monday

mercurynut

I guess instead of going 162-0 we can settle for 161-1. I can live with it!

TheVon

Aside from Mike Lowell's fielding, they looked much better tonight.

Dice-K should be fun to watch. Anyone else worried about his stamina in a five man rotation though?

perkdog

<< <i>Aside from Mike Lowell's fielding, they looked much better tonight.

Dice-K should be fun to watch. Anyone else worried about his stamina in a five man rotation though? >>



Im more concerned about the pressure from the media both in Japan and the States.

Looking good through 5 though.....

perkdog

GREAT WIN! Dice looked great with 10K's in 7 innings work...not bad. I know, I know it was the Royals but it was a nice way for him to debut!!! We will take it!

aro13

What concerns me the most is the bottom of the lineup. Tek looked bad last year, bad in spring training, and looks bad early. Crisp has had one good swing after a weak spring. I know it is only 3 games but if Ortiz goes 0 for his first 50 I would still not be worried about him, but Tek and Crisp are a concern.

ctsoxfan

Not too shabby of a debut, eh? 7IP, 6H and 10K's - he was only in "trouble" one inning.

I agree about Varitek and the bottom of the order, but not too much. It's early, and Varitek is basically still coming back from a serious injury (Crisp was never 100% healthy last year either). Pedroia is a rookie, but all he needs to do is play solid defense and get on base at a decent clip from the 9 spot. The top 6 guys look solid as ever.

Not sure what happened to Schilling on Monday, but you saw Beckett throw strong yesterday. You have to love the starting rotation, even with Tavarez at the 5.

Barndog

Varitek must be using Mirabelli's bat. No doubt Coco is using his own bat. That explains it all.

Bosox1976

Six hitter lineup is problematic. Tek looks o-l-d.

Sad to say that since the steroid scandal really hit, he has dropped an awful lot of weight, and an awful lot of bat speed (and I am a big fan).

perkdog

Mike, Tek still has got those Keg-legs to support him. Lets look at Tek for what he is...a GREAT battery mate.

perkdog

We really cant call any hitter "problematic" yet either, 3 games?

Barndog

<< <i>We really cant call any hitter "problematic" yet either, 3 games? >>


Varitek's problems (and Crisp's) extend back much, much further than these three games.

Michigan

<< <i>I will support the Sox as long as I live, and criticize everything they do, it is the curse of and standard practice in Red Sox Nation >>




A true fan will always be critical of their favorite team, it shows that they care.

perkdog

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<< <i>We really cant call any hitter "problematic" yet either, 3 games? >>


Varitek's problems (and Crisp's) extend back much, much further than these three games. >>




Agreed, all im saying is its a new season and they have only begun.

TheVon

My personal view is that I don't care if V-Tek hits below the Mendoza line so long as he's calling the pitches 4 out of every 5 games this year. I don't think it was a coincidence that our pitching stunk so bad down the stretch last year when he wasn't behind the plate.

As for Coco and Dustin, I'm willing to give them a little more time (but not much). I don't ever expect monster numbers from DP, but I had higher hopes for Crisp, as I'm sure we all did. I still think Coco is good defensively, but if he never starts to hit the way he's supposed to I think Theo and Tito are going to start pushing for Pena to get his at bats. We've got Ellsbury waiting in the wings too.

perkdog

Often enough I find myself thinking Crisp is a bust, but given that he was injured and starting a fresh season healthy (I hope) the jury still needs to be out on him. He is not that far removed from productive seasons at Cleveland, I hope he can get to that level again.

ctsoxfan

I'd give Crisp a few months to show what he can do, but I agree - there is probably a short leash on him this season. I'd like to see Pena get some more AB's, but where do you play him?

On Varitek, I agree strongly that he needs to be behind the plate, and any hitting you get from him is just a plus. He will hit, I'm not worried about that, but the way he calls the game and handles the pitching staff is just about the best in the game today.

perkdog

A very nice game by Wakefield wasted.

Barndog

<< <i>A very nice game by Wakefield wasted. >>



didn't this kind of "run support" seem to happen to Wakefield all last year too?

Brian48

Yep. Last year and a half actually. Completely wasted effort. Wake pitched a great game.

Barndog

<< <i>Yep. Last year and a half actually. Completely wasted effort. Wake pitched a great game. >>



and when it happens that he gets shelled, the Sox will score 9 and lose. The life of a Sox fan

ctsoxfan

On NESN, Remy said it best about todays game - the Sox played like they had early dinner reservations.

They swung at almost every first pitch, and showed no patience at the plate. Too bad for Wake.

softparade

Why is it that no one has mentioned that "Wake" was simply outpitched?

ctsoxfan

Nah - 9 times out of 10, the Sox would win that game today. Tejeda got a lot of long fly ball outs, and when the weather gets warmer, a lot of those balls wouldn't stay in the park. Wakefield pitched well enough to win, but got zero run support.

perkdog

Ok, we need to start hitting the ball.

ctsoxfan

No argument from me on that. Big Papi is off to a very slow start, and the rest of the bats aren't helping much.

perkdog

Maybe Papi and the 'boys will snap out of it and give Schilling some huge run support, hopefully he wont need much though.....

softparade

Papi will undoubtably be the force that he is. Schilling however is 40 and fat

perkdog

<< <i>Papi will undoubtably be the force that he is. Schilling however is 40 and fat >>




Ok so he is 40? Whats your point? HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN FAT!!!

softparade

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<< <i>Papi will undoubtably be the force that he is. Schilling however is 40 and fat >>




Ok so he is 40? Whats your point? HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN FAT!!! >>



I know, but he is FOURTY AND FAT

ctsoxfan

He's still a better pitcher than anyone currently pitching down in the Bronx.

By a longshot, actually.

perkdog

Papi hitting his first bomb of the year!

Bosox1976

Atta boy Papi! Schilling has that curve snapping now.

perkdog

NICE JOB PAPELBON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to get out of that UGLY jam!!!!

perkdog

Nice work for the Sox tonight, Ortiz providing the fireworks.

Brian48

Man, Papelbon was ON tonight! What a weapon!

perkdog

AGREED!!!!!!!!!!!!! And lets tip our hat to the 40 year old fat guy as well

ctsoxfan

Now that's a save - and the old fat guy didn't do so bad either.

Big Papi has returned!

softparade

Papelbon was LIGHTS OUT! The fat guy will be up and down all year. Trust me ....

Brian48

<< <i>AGREED!!!!!!!!!!!!! And lets tip our hat to the 40 year old fat guy as well >>



Yeah, and that's another thing. When Schill went out, I started to cringe. The middle relief has been bad the last couple of years, but this year seems particularly bad. Even with 100+ pitches, I think they should have let Schill go out for that 8th.

perkdog

Well I hate to see Papelbon log any extra innings but Schilling was ready for the showers, he pitched a great game. I meen keeping him in there would have been a risk, say he ended up with a no decision or loss it would have been maddening and everyone would be screaming at Francona.

Morgoth

Schilling looked great tonight. I think Varitek deserves some credit as well for the way they pitched Texiera. Good move in keeping Papelbon in the pen.

perkdog

Believe me I dont care if Tek produces big numbers at the plate or not he is so valuable to our staff it sometimes gets overlooked if he is not producing at the plate.