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[Hendu's Gait]

As a brilliant twitterette said, first call off the game, then call off Bobby V's career.

[Shaky]

I think it's only going to get worse.

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[soxhop411]

Boston Red Sox ‏ @RedSox

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Today's game has been postponed due to a flood watch in Suffolk County until Monday @ noon. Makeup date is TBD. #FenwayWeather

[SoxScout]

Too bad, we could have done this: http://deadspin.com/...r-their-jerseys

[mauidano]

And there it is...the voice of reason as it relates to the postponement. Good call for all. Let's regroup, take the circus on the road and get better tomorrow. Optimism abounds!

[Mugsys Jock]

Couldn't make it to the event Friday, but made a very much appreciated appearance today!




edit: botched attempt to post picture of Chuck Rainey's baseball card... got it fixed

Edited by Mugsys Jock, 22 April 2012 - 02:45 PM.

[Foulkey Reese]

Well that was a brutal stretch of baseball. Bring on the Twins, White Sox, and A's.

[E5 Yaz]

Couldn't make it to the event Friday, but made a very much appreciated appearance today!

Why is he grabbing his crotch?

[KenTremendous]

The fifth-best thing that has happened all year.

[DaveRoberts'Shoes]

Why is he grabbing his crotch?

Fleer encouraged it

[E5 Yaz]

Fleer encouraged it

"Chuck, got a ball you can hold?"

[mikeford]

So... can we skip Bard and put him into the bullpen where he belongs now?

[E5 Yaz]

So... can we skip Bard and put him into the bullpen where he belongs now?

That will be the question, of course, with Cook having a call-up date of May 1

[YouDownWithOBP?]

Joe Amorosino ‏ @jamorosinoon7

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Daniel Bard will be skipped in rotation & will be available to come out of bullpen before next start. #7News #RedSox

https://twitter.com/#!/jamorosinoon7

[E5 Yaz]

[SoxScout]

Cook is going to come up and get fucking murdered. At least we won't have to have a pen on the days he pitches.

[tonyarmasjr]

https://twitter.com/#!/jamorosinoon7

Sweet! Another band-aid for the shotgun blast!

[soxhop411]

Didier Morais ‏ @DidierMorais

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Jason Repko placed on DL, Lars Anderson to get recalled tomorro

[Sprowl]

Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. Sometimes it rains.

[LeoCarrillo]

Daniel Bard will be skipped in rotation & will be available to come out of bullpen before next start. #7News #RedSox


This seems treacherous. Why do this unless you're putting him back in the pen? To limit his innings?

"No, Dan. Of course you're still starting. The ninth."

Panic move. Of course, now would be a decent time to panic.

[AimingForYoko]

https://twitter.com/#!/jamorosinoon7

Huh. Ok.

Does this mean they'll get another starter? Please?

[Laser Show]

I do like the Anderson for Repko move. I think he could give us some good production in left while Ells/Crawford are out.

[MakMan44]

Absolutely love the the Topic Title change btw

[Foulkey Reese]

I'm terrified that Bard is going to get Joba'd

[MakMan44]

I do like the Anderson for Repko move. I think he could give us some good production in left while Ells/Crawford are out.

So if and when they call up cook does he get sent down again? Does he have any options left or he's going to be DFA'd upon Cook's arrival?

[MakMan44]

I'm terrified that Bard is going to get Joba'd

You'd think they'd learn after watching the Yankees fuck up royally but it doesn't seem to be the case.

[Al Zarilla]

You'd think they'd learn after watching the Yankees fuck up royally but it doesn't seem to be the case.

I guess Bobby needs to learn on his own. I thought we didn't want to mess with the rotation though. Bard was getting his legs last start vs. Toronto. Unless it's just for an out or two, I don't like it.

[Sprowl]

I'm terrified that Bard is going to get Joba'd

The Red Sox have figured out how to lose a rainout.

It is absolutely a panic move. The starting rotation was the only good thing going for this team and Bard's stuff was its major upside. Just yesterday Cherington was saying to avoid a panic move, but it looks like Lucchino and Bobby V have overruled him.

The disastrous reign of Bobby the Fifth continues.

[soxhop411]

The Red Sox have figured out how to lose a rainout.

It is absolutely a panic move. The starting rotation was the only good thing going for this team and Bard's stuff was its major upside. Just yesterday Cherington was saying to avoid a panic move, but it looks like Lucchino and Bobby V have overruled him.

The disastrous reign of Bobby the Fifth continues.

Sprowl, Two things

One: I would thing this decision rests on BC, more then BV since it is like a "roster move"
Two; IMO I think Bard is just getting his work in Via the BP since his start is being skipped, and they don't want him to get injured after not pitching for a 7+ days.. If he makes his next start its nothing, So I guess we will see what comes of this

Edited by soxhop411, 22 April 2012 - 04:42 PM.

[AimingForYoko]

I'm terrified that Bard is going to get Joba'd

Hide the trampolines.


no but this move is going to terrify me.

[LeoCarrillo]

Sprowl, Two things

One: I would thing this decision rests on BC, more then BV since it is like a "roster move"
Two; IMO I think Bard is just getting his work in Via the BP since his start is being skipped, and they don't want him to get injured after not pitching for a 7+ days.. If he makes his next start its nothing, So I guess we will see what comes of this

Why would they be skipping his start though? I just don't see any other reason.

[soxhop411]

Why would they be skipping his start though? I just don't see any other reason.

Don't most teams do this every so often(skip a starters start if its rained out)? Especially since we are struggling, perhaps they want their #1 to hopefully start a winning streak?

[soxhop411]

I know its Pete but he has a point


Pete Abraham ‏ @PeteAbe
Just FYI, it's not remotely unusual for team to skip their 5th starter and have the guy pitch out of the bullpen a day or two

[LeoCarrillo]

I know its Pete but he has a point


Pete Abraham ‏ @PeteAbe
Just FYI, it's not remotely unusual for team to skip their 5th starter and have the guy pitch out of the bullpen a day or two

You may very well be right. Hope so.

I just have a hunch that they'd want to see more Bard-as-starter before they made a decision -- unless that decision's already been made.

[Buzzkill Pauley]

Sprowl, Two things

One: I would thing this decision rests on BC, more then BV since it is like a "roster move"
Two; IMO I think Bard is just getting his work in Via the BP since his start is being skipped, and they don't want him to get injured after not pitching for a 7+ days.. If he makes his next start its nothing, So I guess we will see what comes of this

No -- this is 100% a BobbyV decision. Trading for Byrd and calling up Anderson to replace Spears and Repko are Ben moves.

Ben can't dictate how BobbyV manages the roster he's got, nor should he really be able to. He can only suggest and attempt to lay out his logic in a collaborative process. If BobbyV doesn't manage his roster in a suitable manner, Ben (probably) has the power to fire him, but that's about it.

And although after I heard there was a closed-door meeting last night I knew Bard-to-the-bullpen was coming this week instead of next month, I still hate it.

[E5 Yaz]

ESPN replaces the game with a three-hour Baseball Tonight, 7-10 EST

[soxhop411]

ESPN replaces the game with a three-hour Baseball Tonight, 7-10 EST

Half the show will be about the perfect game and the sox I'm betting

[judyb]

Why would they be skipping his start though? I just don't see any other reason.

If they don't skip Bard, Lester and Beckett go too long between starts, and if they skip him and don't use him out of the pen, Bard goes way too long without pitching. I really doubt Bard will end up starting again after this, but I'm not sure there's a better way to deal with the rainout on top of the day off they just had thursday.

[topps148]

The Red Sox have figured out how to lose a rainout.

[SemperFidelisSox]

They can make this game up the Saturday before the All Star break and FOX can now pick up an extra Sox-Yankees afternoon game. Everybody wins and nobody loses an off day.

[Sampo Gida]

I know its Pete but he has a point


Pete Abraham ‏ @PeteAbe
Just FYI, it's not remotely unusual for team to skip their 5th starter and have the guy pitch out of the bullpen a day or two

A teams 5th starter is a designation usually given to the teams most ineffective starter. Bard has been pretty good, it's Buchholz that should be skipped if anyone is.

Now Bard will not be given a chance of going 6-7 IP against the Twinkies so Bobby V can use him for 1-2 innings (being the Twinkies, none of them is guaranteed to be high leverage unless the SP sucks).

[Foulkey Reese]

The Twins are a bad team that bad people like. We will crush them with our Punto.

[InsideTheParker]

The Twins are a bad team that bad people like. We will crush them with our Punto.

The Twins are very nice guys who play the game the Right Way. I would appreciate crushing them with anything/one. All the Puntos except ours have been recalled because of a tendency to catch on fire.

Rain note: 1.5 inches here so far. Still not enough.

[drleather2001]

There's nothing wrong with Twins fans. They genuinely hate the Yankees almost as much as Boston fans do.

I'll be there tonight with my wife, who is pregnant with twins and having a c-section on Tuesday morning. I don't expect we'll last past the 6th inning.

Still, win it for my unborn sons, who may just be Red Sox fans yet.

[Rooster Crows]

Another day, . . . another chance to get back on track. Lead the way, Jon - pull it together and kick their asses.

GO SOX - WIN TONIGHT!

[Buzzkill Pauley]

IN A.D. 2012

WAR WAS BEGINNING

Edited by Buzzkill Pauley, 23 April 2012 - 09:14 AM.

[CraisPikeCole]

The Sox get to face Jason Marquis, Nick Blackburn, and Liam Hendriks in a series where they have their 1-2-3 going. Anything less than a sweep to right the ship is unacceptable.

[InsideTheParker]

The Sox get to face Jason Marquis, Nick Blackburn, and Liam Hendriks in a series where they have their 1-2-3 going. Anything less than a sweep to right the ship is unacceptable.

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[MakMan44]

http://news.bostonhe...position=recent

The Yankees are weak, we must be strong to face the Marquis

[LeoCarrillo]

All the Puntos except ours have been recalled because of a tendency to catch on fire.

The AMC Punto. (Two-year leases available)