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I'm obviously still perturbed at the pitch call by Varitek where a Mike Lamb who at the time was hitting only .207, got a splitter instead of Papelbon's signature punch out pitch fastball
Why????????? Why give a hitter better odds at beating you? Why not throw the ball at 97 mph and get beat by your best?
Was it a full count? I'm forgetful of it, not that it matters now or then?
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Reputation:96
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sorry , I meant slider, not splitter
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Did the Lamb-wagon make it happen?
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perhaps tek felt that lamb was struggling so bad that he was hoping and praying and looking fastball. dunno for sure but 2 of the last 3 games have been brutal to watch. i don't care what julio knoblach is batting, i would have lowry in there. the kid can play. lugo makes that little league type play last night perhaps we don't even need pap in the game.
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Who cares bucky? Paps blew two saves. It happens. He is a great closer, but he was off yesterday. He isn't going to be lights out everytime.
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Are you trying to tell me that Paps is Human?
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He was probably figuring that Lamb would be sitting on the fastball. Then again, Pap has the kind of stuff where it shouldn't matter whether the hitter is looking for it or not - it's still good enough to blow by him. Sometimes these guys over think things. Then again, if the slider was down enough, and Lamb waived over the top of it while thinking fastball, everyone would be saying that the pitch call was great. I'd give Tek a pass because, overall, he calls a great game.
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Evel, Lowrie is going to be heading back after today most likely and with him will go Hansen.. Cora and Casey will be back after they play the 1st game of a doubleheader ifor Pawt.
and deion:.. thanks for the info.. Gomez did fould off pitches but was terribly late on them... anyway, just beantown' said, it's over... just was thinking otherwise and was ticked off that we had the game in hand at the same time the yanks had lost
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Since:Aug 10, 2006
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Not for nothing, but I haven't seen the 97-98 MPH fastball much from Papelbon this seaon. One game in late April is all I can remember.
Saw another alarming stat. The last 23 hitters he's faced, he's struck out only 1.
Makes me wonder if there's more going on here.
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