[simple simon]

ok as the title would suggest, this thread is for fans of the Red Sox

i can see a little bashing here and there from the true fans, like after Schillings melt-down the other night, but i dont want any drive-by-bashers here.......there will be none of that

criticism is one thing, but out right Red Sox haters coming in here to just bash Boston will not be tolerated........and any such posts will be removed

if you feel you just have to constantly put down the Red Sox feel free to start a new thread and i will be glad to sticky it for you

[simple simon]

ok, the first game of the season is out of the way.....and there isnt much to cheer about

i suppose you can be happy Papi is in-shape enough to lumber around the bases quickly enough to get a double

Schilling is supposed to be our ace and he looked like hell......walking in a damn run

but, actually, another thing to remember is that the Sox have a history of poor opening days........a losing record

so it isnt the end of the world

many of the "experts" fully expect Dice-K to have a great year.....possibly even 20+ wins........so that adds a lot

Schill will pull his head out of his butt and be fine........Beckett should be good for 15+ wins........Wakefield should be good for 12+........and Paplebon should be great as the closer

if we can get some quality middle relief somehow Boston should be a favorite in the AL

[LSC9901]

19 more wins to go for 20 !!!

[simple simon]

he was great today thats for sure

but id like to see some bats warm up

[legend]

Could Ortiz be missing Jackson, the former hitting coach? He doesn't look very comfortable at the plate, and we all know hitting is mostly mental.

[simple simon]

youre so right legend........Ortiz is 2 for 11 right now which isnt really like him

his career BA is only .283......but still i would agree something is wrong

just have to hold out faith he will come out of it

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

19 more wins to go for 20 !!!

i really hope so dude

i have to think as impressive as he was, he will only get better.....he must have been nervous

i think Tuesday in Boston will show alot.........his nerves should be as high as they will get until the playoffs .........if he can do as well Tuesday as he did yesterday (or maybe even better) then we found our new ace

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by simple simon

youre so right legend........Ortiz is 2 for 11 right now which isnt really like him

his career BA is only .283......but still i would agree something is wrong

just have to hold out faith he will come out of it

I like Ortiz, but that 2 for 11 is fine right now...cause he belongs to Lefty's Crew in the GTG league and I am facing him...save those 50 homers when he faces someone else...

And boston has a history of this Big Bopper DH-1B types...George Scott, Mo Vaughn, David Ortiz...I don't think they are happy unless they have a plus 250 lb guy lumbering around...

[simple simon]

how could the 'Nation' not be pleased right now ?

if we could just get a few runs for Wakefield we would be doing incredible

the future is looking very very bright

[LSC9901]

Ortiz is only 231 right now but once he gets in the groove that will hopefully jump up to a more respectable number. A little increase in pitching ability and a few more runs and we'll be in the hunt.

[simple simon]

things could hardly be going better

sure we could use a few more runs in a few games, but i am confident that will come

our team ERA at the moment is 2.58 cant really ask for more then that

if we can manage to keep our team EAR below 3 it should be an amazing season

[simple simon]

things couldnt look much better right now

the bats are coming to life and the pitchers are doing well

Lester had a good start in rehab last night and he should be in the rotation soon hopefully an upgrade from Tavarez

then we may just be unstoppable

[MJHMarc]

In the AL East, they are slaughtering the Yankees. It's not looking good for the Bronx Bombers thus far. I heard that Joe Torre may get the axe, but I believe this measure isn't all that possible.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by MJHMarc

In the AL East, they are slaughtering the Yankees. It's not looking good for the Bronx Bombers thus far. I heard that Joe Torre may get the axe, but I believe this measure isn't all that possible.

I guess I've never really understood the idea of firing a manager. I've always understood that the largest benefit from doing that was to increase morale. That has zero to do with pitching or hitting. Joe didn't throw one pitch last night so how do you blame pitching on the manager ??? Maybe I just view it all wrong but I don't see him as making bad decision after bad decision. Get to the root of the problem. Right now it is pitching. Giambi's bat is crap right now. Why aren't they talking about canning the batting coach ?

Oh well they are helping the Red Sox dominate so it can't be all bad.

[simple simon]

once again the Sox beat the Yankees and lead the AL East by a few games

life is great in Red Sox Nation