The Official 2008 RED SOX Championship run thread!!

seems to me the movement he had on his fastball earlier in the season is now minimal to gone

...and Beckett's continues

All is well in title town.

<< <i>I agree Barndog . . . Papi looks good, Beckett doesn't. Beckett is starting to look like he did a couple years ago with a lot of Ks and a lot of homers given up.

Al - Hopefully I'll regain my #2 spot on the Red Sox registry in about two weeks. I'm looking at a few cards so . . . we'll see. >>



let's see if Farrell can earn his money with figuring out Beckett, Papelbon, and DelCarmen!

Red Sox looking solid. Papi has found his groove...but, where's Manny? Is it me, or is Drew just sorta so-so? No consistency, and for his pay check he should be doing a lot more at the plate.

I almost feel bad for the Yankee's fans...key word "almost". I just don't have the heart to sling mud over on their thread. Their team is a total mess and no relief in sight. What a slamming they took from the Mets on King George's turf. How long before Girardi is toast?

Hey Von...sounds like you're gonna break out the wallet and make a move on the Registry. Maybe I better get busy. GL - Al

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<< <i>I agree Barndog . . . Papi looks good, Beckett doesn't. Beckett is starting to look like he did a couple years ago with a lot of Ks and a lot of homers given up.

Al - Hopefully I'll regain my #2 spot on the Red Sox registry in about two weeks. I'm looking at a few cards so . . . we'll see. >>



let's see if Farrell can earn his money with figuring out Beckett, Papelbon, and DelCarmen! >>



Pap is fine -- the first BSV was Luso's fault, and the second was a 2 run single that was a good pitch that the batter reached for and blooped into left field. Yeah, he gave up a hit and walked a guy before that, but he was actually not pitching bad. He can't strikeout every batter, even though fans think he should.

DelCarmen is a problem -- Farrell will earn his $$ if he develops Del into a relaible setup pitcher. They should give up on Hansen though -- he is a lost cause.

maybe Hansen is up to "show" before the trade deadline? Please, Luso too!

Sadly, I think we're stuck with Drew...wasn't it 6 years at $13m per? To tough to unload I think. But, to me, the guy is far too inconsitent for what he's doing at the plate. Oddly, I don't think I've ever seen him joking around in the dugout, like many do. Just and odd kinda guy to me, pretty robotic. I'm sure the wheels are turning, I wouldn't be surprised at any changes that would include Timlin, Lugo and I gotta dump Hansen. Who knows?

Not to generate hate mail, but whaddya ya think about the Yankee's situation? How embarrassing if they continue on this slide and then the AS game is on us, last year of Yankee stadium, blah, blah. Swept at home by the Mets! BIG ouch!! I really wonder if Hank Steinbrenner is gonna go whacko and start firing people. Unless there is a major recovery and soon, I think something is gonna happen.

Hope Lester has it tonight, Red Sox playing some good ball. CAVEAT, KC has often been tough to beat!

AWESOME.

I just wish it happened last week or next week because the guy I'm playing in fantasy baseball just scored 114 points on me. Oh well, it's the best -114 point deficit of my fantasy baseball life.

Outstanding!!

2 No-Hitters in 2 years!!

And the Mets have not even had ONE in the entire history of the team!

Man, you Redsox guys are blessed 2 no hitters and a World Series. All in less than one year. Thanks for letting a Pirate fan chip in, although the Sox are my favorite AL team.

<< <i>I hate to take some of the spotlight away from Lester, but how cool is it that Varitek has now caught four no-hitters? I think ESPN reported that was a record. I was browsing baseball-reference.com and I saw that Varitek actually caught a fifth no-hitter on October 1, 2006 which was thrown by Devern Hansack against the Orioles. The only problem was that it was only a 5-inning game so it doesn't count. Anyway, as a Red Sox fan I am just really thankful that I've had the privelege to watch Varitek call games. He might not have the offensive numbers to land him in the Hall of Fame, but I can't think of another catcher that I would have rather had on my team over the past 10 years or so. >>

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Yeah, I was making this point to a buddy last night...he'll get a little more consideration than you'd think but has no shot of getting in. Don't get me wrong, there are guys with lower career OPS (about .790) that are in for defense - like Mazeroski - but some of his numbers are just too low. The one that will really kill him is only being an All Star twice. If I'm not mistaken, that would be the lowest total for anyone in since 1950. I also don't think he ever hit .300, and his caught stealing ratio has never been particularly high.

I love Tek but I think he's due for more "local hero" status than Hall of Fame discussions.

<< <i>I agree with you, he's doesn't have a legitimate shot at the Hall, and that's fine . . . I just think that when it comes to calling the game and handling pitchers, nobody equals V-Tek these days. >>



Exactly. The way he set up that last batter was a prime example.

Varitek won't make the Hall, but probably the Red Sox Hall of Fame for sure.

How about Masterson tonight? Nice follow up to Lester's no-hitter!