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Yankees v Red Sox on Fox Sports, 12:30 Pacific / 3:30 Eastern (Original Post) pinto Apr 2012 OP
Thanks - I only missed four pitches. bluedigger Apr 2012 #1
I agree. Had to break down and buy mlb.tv Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2012 #2
For the record... bluedigger Apr 2012 #3
sweet.. militant_lib2553 Jun 2012 #4
Red Sox ashleywilliam Dec 2012 #5
Krik Edward krik65 Dec 2012 #6

bluedigger

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3. For the record...
Mon Apr 23, 2012, 11:35 PM
Apr 2012
Saturday’s disaster against the Yankees was the cherry on top of this poop sundae. Facing professional placeholder Freddy Garcia and his fearsome 85-mph fastball, the Red Sox picked up a few runs here and a few more there and, hey, before you knew it they were up 9-0. Red Sox starter Felix Doubront didn’t allow a run until Mark Teixeira’s sixth-inning, two-out solo homer. Having thrown 99 pitches and holding an eight-run lead, manager Bobby Valentine removed the young lefty Doubront. It was a perfectly reasonable move that shouldn’t need defending. After all, blowing that lead would mean giving up nine runs over three innings, which would amount to an ERA of 27.00. Ha ha! That would be ridiculous.

It would be. What happened next would make a bad sequel to Fever Pitch. Over the next two innings, six Red Sox pitchers—two failed to record even a single out—were responsible for this:

14 runs allowed (13 earned)
12 hits (six for extra bases)
Five walks (two intentional)
A 2.31 increase in the team’s bullpen ERA
All this took place minutes after Philip Humber, a waiver-wire pickup by the Chicago White Sox, was throwing the 21st perfect game in history. That’s a bit like a beautiful girl you could have dated marrying a prince while you get electrocuted trying to update your Match.com profile. And while you’re lying on the floor, twitching, your dog pees on you.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16617


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