The Sox last visited San Francisco more recently than 2004. They played a 3 game series there in June 2010.
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The Sox last visited San Francisco more recently than 2004. They played a 3 game series there in June 2010.
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There was a lot of VERY GOOD relievers over time... I wouldn't say Mariono was the best of them all ... he was the best of the current time frane though.
You gotta remember, the relievers job changed drastically from the 70's and 80' till now ...
Back in the day a good closer would be brought in in the 8th inning if needed, sometimes even earlier.
Now days, they can't handle more than 1 inning in most cases.
Rollie Fingers, Bruce Sutter, Goose Gossage come to mind off the top of my head.
Again, the Closer role has changed drastically since these guys played.
You gotta remember, the relievers job changed drastically from the 70's and 80' till now ...
Back in the day a good closer would be brought in in the 8th inning if needed, sometimes even earlier.
Now days, they can't handle more than 1 inning in most cases.
Rollie Fingers, Bruce Sutter, Goose Gossage come to mind off the top of my head.
Again, the Closer role has changed drastically since these guys played.
The Dodgers had a closer that won the Cy Young in 1974 by the name of Mike Marshall that consistently got saves by pitching the last 3 innings of a game.
He pitched 208 innings that year.
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He pitched 208 innings that year.
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Yup, he's another one .... like I said, those were just off the top of my head.
? This is horrible. While not as devastating as the Hudson loss(Hudson may not ever be able to return to baseball),it still hurts the Braves. I wonder when he comes back,if he'll have a face mask attached to his helmet(& maybe he'll wear one of those "Mr. Kazoo/Great Kazoo" batting helmets when he returns) like batters wear in the sport of cricket,& don't women's softball batters wear facemasks with their batting helmets.
I agree. When saves first became an official stat you had to pitch the last 3 innings of the game.
As a Red Sox fan, I argue that Bill Campbell, Luis Aponte, Skip Lockwood and Mark Clear were the best closers of all time!! 
Seriously though, I don't think there's any debate who the greatest is, and that's Mo Rivera. It's not his fault that the game changed during his era, he still slammed the door. And nobody slammed the door more consistently and over a larger period of time than Mo.....#2 isn't even that close.
Seriously though, I don't think there's any debate who the greatest is, and that's Mo Rivera. It's not his fault that the game changed during his era, he still slammed the door. And nobody slammed the door more consistently and over a larger period of time than Mo.....#2 isn't even that close.
As a Red Sox fan, I argue that Bill Campbell, Luis Aponte, Skip Lockwood and Mark Clear were the best closers of all time!!
You left off Dick Radatz.
BTW, contrary to legend, Radatz did not strike out Mickey Mantle 60-something times in 80-something at bats, as Mantle used to tell people. He only struck him out 12 times in 16 at bats.
The Monstahhh was too good to be included with the flotsam and jetsam that I mentioned.
Speaking of Radatz, nobody was more outspoken than he was with how modern pitchers were pampered. The mere mention of pitch counts and specialty relievers made his blood boil!
Since his recent recall from the minors, Will Middlebrooks is hitting .441 (15 for 34) with a pair of home runs, seven RBIs and seven walks.
I like this kid a lot. IMO, his early season struggles were just a bump in the road of his progression curve.
Fortunately for you guys, you get to avoid 2 of the 3 Dodger aces, no Greinke and no Kershaw. You get to face the Dodgers two worst starters including the only one with a losing record and an ERA over 3.00.
Pitching matchups
Friday: Lackey, 8-10, 3:22 vs Nolasco, 4-1, 2.98
Saturday: Lester, 11-7, 4.09 vs Ryu, 12-4, 2.95 (Tied for lead on Dodgers in wins and their #3 ace)
Sunday: 1-1, 4.18 vs Capuano, 4-6, 4.70
You get to miss Kershaw, 12-7, 1.80 and Greinke, 12-3, 2.91
Dempster's next start has been moved back yet again, to August 30th. The Red Sox schedule included two off days in the interval following his incident, August 22 and 26, so it looks like the Sox were going to leave out the fifth starter anyway, meaning his suspension had no effect whatsoever on the scheduled starting assignments.
Middlebrooks is hitting over .400, Iglesias is hitting .300 or so in Detroit, and the much vilified Stephanie, 0-for-Drew is hitting .314 and slugging .471 in 20 games in August, and is third among American League shortstops in homers and RBI in spite of missing 26 games, and he will be third in slugging and OPS as soon as he gains twelve more plate appearances to qualify, and two of the Red Sox top minor leaguers are left side infielders. They can move Middlebrooks to first next year and you can move any minor league left side infielders to left field. Who knows, Drew may yet have a home in Boston. He's only 30 years old, plays Gold Glove caliber defense, and might me looking for just three years, which may be reasonable for a player of his caliber.
Middlebrooks is hitting over .400, Iglesias is hitting .300 or so in Detroit, and the much vilified Stephanie, 0-for-Drew is hitting .314 and slugging .471 in 20 games in August, and is third among American League shortstops in homers and RBI in spite of missing 26 games, and he will be third in slugging and OPS as soon as he gains twelve more plate appearances to qualify, and two of the Red Sox top minor leaguers are left side infielders. They can move Middlebrooks to first next year and you can move any minor league left side infielders to left field. Who knows, Drew may yet have a home in Boston. He's only 30 years old, plays Gold Glove caliber defense, and might me looking for just three years, which may be reasonable for a player of his caliber.
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Soooo, I guess this series is all set up as a no win situation for the Red Sox.
Win the series: well, they missed the Dodgers top 2 starters
Lose the series: can you imagine how bad it would have been if they had to face the top two starters
I get it now, thanks.
The Mets have done some serious damage to the Braves the last few weeks. Losing Hudson was horrible but in my opinion this injury hurts the Braves more. Not only has Heyward done a great job in the lead off role but he has saved a few games with his glove work in centerfield also. Even though Juston Upton has had two good months this year you would be hard pressed to say he, his brother B.J, Schafer, or even Gatis could be counted on to replace Heywards bat. Well, the test starts today in St. Louis so we shall see how it goes.
That is how the Boston Media tends to view things.Soooo, I guess this series is all set up as a no win situation for the Red Sox.
Win the series: well, they missed the Dodgers top 2 starters
Lose the series: can you imagine how bad it would have been if they had to face the top two starters
I get it now, thanks.
Is that how they viewed the Giants series? "You played a last place team, you should have swept them, not win only 2 of 3." - made up Media comment
Seriously though, I don't think any one team will sweep. One team will win 2 of 3 and all three games should be close.
Even if the Dodgers do get swept they will still finish the season with a winning record against the AL and a winning record against the AL east. They currently have a better record against the AL east than they do against any other division (Sox are the only team they have yet to play vs the AL east.)
