Carl Crawford.

[bluedigger]

Anybody remember him?

[Yavin4]

1. Yeah, I Remember Him from the TV show, "Highway Patrol". n/t

Good actor.

[El Supremo]

2. That guy had the coolest voice.

[bluedigger]

5. Well played, Sir, well played.

[joeybee12]

3. As bad as this season is, we're still better off had Francona and Theo stayed...

Dice-K, Lackey, Crawford...thanks Theo!!!!

[bluedigger]

4. Well, we should be about 12 back at the break...

Maybe we can have a fire sale.

eta: You forgot Jenks and his 15 innings.

[El Supremo]

6. What happened to Aaron Cook?

The winningest pitcher in Rockies history?

[joeybee12]

7. Not sure...last two outings I recall he did well...

But that was well over a week ago.

[bluedigger]

9. They're planning to elevate the pitcher's mound 5,000' at Fenway.

Everything will be just fine.

[joeybee12]

8. Nope...only 11 and a half!

[bluedigger]

10. I said "about"...

Quit picking nits!

(Not to be confused with Nats, although I don't know why anyone would pick them.)

[joeybee12]

11. What about John Smoltz?

Although they didn't pay through the nose for him.

[bluedigger]

12. I give up - you lost me.

He was pretty funny on the Braves broadcast the other week, though.

[joeybee12]

13. The Sox took him for about half a season in 2010...

then traded him...he might have been ok as a reliever, but he wouldn't accept that and wanted to start...didn't win a game, usually blown out right away, although a couple times he did ok, but got no support.

Sox finally took one last night...is a series split too much to ask for????

[bluedigger]

15. Pedro Ciriaco

"But Ciriaco’s performance wasn’t just a highlight in a big win. It was arguably the best game by a Sox shortstop against the Yankees at Fenway in 10 years. According to Baseball-Reference.com, Ciriaco became the first Sox shortstop to have at least three hits, three RBIs, and one extra-base hit against the Yankees at Fenway since Nomar Garciaparra on May 24, 2002."

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2012/07/08/a_new_pedro_stars_for_the_sox/

[joeybee12]

16. They certainly have some young guys who are up and coming...

However, there's still the pitching that is the BIG problem.

[bluedigger]

17. era in 1st inning is over 6.

Well, there's your problem. Starters need to pitch two innings worth before the game begins. Or better yet, get rid of a few. (I'm talking about you, Beckett.)

[joeybee12]

18. Agree about Beckett...

He's not good this year and he's a bad influence on the others...

[chelsea0011]

14. Wow....hamstring problem now. Out to July 16th at the earliest.

I hear Ellsbury is healthy and enjoying AAA. If you can swing a bat in AAA, you can swing one in Boston.