hankchifan

Particularly with the possibility of extra innings without Eloy, Grandal and with Leury and Engel in.

Foster and Ruiz are unsuitable for high stress situations.

TLR is like a college professor with tenure. He does whatever he wants without worrying about getting fired, as JR has giving him tenure.

It would help if TLR calls in sick tomorrow.

Sox win despite TLR.

You are right. He got his second tonight despite the dreaded lead off walk.

And bad manager.

Foster has one career save. We need more of our key relievers be able to throw more than one inning in critical situations. Foster should not have been there in the9 thin such an important game. We dodged a high caliber bullet.

Pollock saved the Sox and TLR’s ass. We have a hard time in these close games because we need to overcome all of TLR bad decisions and have to have plenty of luck on our side to win. That Kwan line drive to 2 nd was a bullet that Big Energy could rein in.

TLR makes no sense. He thinks he knows more than anybody and he is an obsolete has been.

Dreaded lead off walk. Best option would have been to leave Kelly on fora second inning. He is used to high stress situations. Foster has one career save.

Pollock delivered with the help of Cleveland 3B. Problem is that Foster is coming in for the save. No Graveman or Hendriks. Might as well left Kelly in one more inning, he looked good in the 8 th. Don’t trust Foster in high stress situations.

Vaughn is very slow. Most anybody else on the field tonight would have been at third. Too bad we had to take Eloy out for D. Engel is not hitting at all.

TLR should try to keep some of his legacy by resigning and going out in a more honorable way. He is unsustainable.

Francona is out managing TLR by a mile. It is embarrassing.

TLRneeds to be booed non stop out of his job.

And Vaughn is awful in RF.

If we lose this game, LaRussa has to go or might as well throw in the towel. This team is going nowhere with TLR at the helm. He doesn’t manage with the sense of urgency needed, not using his best resources and worrying about resting guys that we need in the lineup to win.

It is the 7 th inning.

We keep throwing them high fastballs that they are waiting for.

Well deserved. Bad bullpen management combined with terrible defense and terrible manager. Bringing Ruiz in a critical situation was mismanagement. Cleveland is running us out of the ballpark.

Another TLR screw up. Ruiz cannot perform in high stress situations. ReyLo has been our best 7 th inning pitcher . You need to bring him in not Ruiz. Worry about the 8 th later. This shitwas predictable. You need to win games with your best guys. No sense of urgency or desperation.

We need to get more runs. It will be hard to win 1-0.

They don’t have to throw strikes to the Sox. We are swinging at everything, including most of the pitches outside the zone. Sox just don’t work counts or take walks consistently.

But also can hit double plays..