Guess he finally took to contacts, huh?Montana Fan said:Middlebrooks OPSing at .906 this spring with 2 dingers.
nattysez said:I just stood against the bullpen fence watching Rubby warm up for the Dbacks. I hope for his sake he was not trying to throw strikes.
Edit: walked dexter fowler on 5 pitches to start the game.
vadertime said:Baltimore acquires Micheal Bowden from Cincy. Expected to start season at AAA.
wade boggs chicken dinner said:Ryan Lavarnway expected to make Os roster since Wieters can't catch yet: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-notebook-0405-20150404-story.html#page=1
You know how Middlebrooks couldn't do anything with sliders on the outside of the plate last year? Saw him tonight and he has a wide open stance and looks like he has even less chance of hitting the outside pitch. I wonder if Chili Davis could have done anything with him. We'll never know.Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat said:In tonight's LA/SD game, old friend Crawford turned Upton's single into a triple, plating a run. No worries though, as old friend Middlebrooks limits the damage by striking out to end the inning.
brandonchristensen said:Blows my mind how much success Bronson has had since leaving (last season notwithstanding).
38 years old now...
nattysez said:
You know how you retain an attachment to your hometown, regardless of where you might end up? That’s how Papelbon says he feels about Boston, even though he is beginning his fourth season with the Phillies, a team that put $50 million in his pocket when they signed him to a four-year deal as a free agent, with a $13 million vesting option for 2016.
“It’s the same thing with me,” he said. "I came up in that organization, I was raised in that organization, I was taught how to play baseball in that organization. I was taught how to become a major leaguer in that organization, so that’s why I feel like that’s what my roots are. That’s who I am. If I get lucky enough to make it to the Hall [of Fame] one day, I’ll go in as a Red Sox. That’s who I feel like is the most part of me.”
But wouldn’t it better, someone suggested to Papelbon, that even if he feels that way, that he keep those sentiments to himself, rather than taking the risk of antagonizing the folks paying his salary?
“It’s not antagonizing,” he said. “It's speaking the truth. When I get asked that question, I give you the truth.
“I don’t say anything to piss anybody off, piss the fans off, by any means. I’m honest, you know? I'm a Phillie right now. I play for the Phillies, but there’s a big part of my heart that lies with the Red Sox, you know what I mean?”
I can imagine playing f a few years on a shitty rudderless team is a lot worse than breaking into the bigs and winning a WS. its not a ridiculous response. I would want off that team if I was him as wellHriniakPosterChild said:
HriniakPosterChild said:What will Jon Lester think?
Jose Iglesias-.545; Xander Bogaerts- .364 (Matching you sss for sss!)BestGameEvah said:Cardinals were all over Lester and the knowledge about throwing to first. I expect ALL the teams to exploit that.
2015 batting average:
Justin Masterson - .667!!! Will Middlebrooks - .154
Do you know something we don't?BestGameEvah said:InsideTheParker
sss aside, Bogie's ears must have been burning!
Bogaerts entered tonight at .364/.462/.545.Through 9 innings: .267/.353/.400.
In top of 19th inning: .421/.500/.526.
Yes, and just to update the stats on Iglesias, he is currently hitting .600/.625/.667 for an OPS of 1.292.Lose Remerswaal said:So's Jose Iglesias. 4 for 4 yesterday makes him 6 for 7 on the season!
For us historians, does your source say who the Sox player was in 1947 that got four or more in extras? We need to know this kind of stuff! Your moniker is germane today.BestGameEvah said:kieckeradinthehead
Not especially Just a good reader!
Another tidbit on my boy X
Per Elias, Bogaerts is the first Red Sox player since at least 1947 with four or more hits in extra innings. Alex Rios, in 2013, was the last big league player to do it.
Al Zarilla said:For us historians, does your source say who the Sox player was in 1947 that got four or more in extras? We need to know this kind of stuff! Your moniker is germane today.
He just tried two pickoff attempts, which could be considered remarkable progress, except the second one he threw away. It resulted in an out at third for some reason, but I'd say he has major problems.Lowrielicious said:Jon Lester ain't right.
Pre-season "dead arm" and now results not good so far in two starts.