http://firebrandal.com/2009/04/08/tb-7-bos-2-pena-breaks-funk-lester-lackluster.html Analyzing the Boston Red Sox since 2003 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:15:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://firebrandal.com/2009/04/08/tb-7-bos-2-pena-breaks-funk-lester-lackluster.html/comment-page-1#comment-38654 Sean O Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:40:10 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/04/08/tb-7-bos-2-pena-breaks-funk-lester-lackluster/#comment-38654 Ugh, not much positive to say about that one. Had nifty seats (for 12 bucks) right up against the bleacher wall between the two CF scoreboards. But the temp quickly plummeted after the start of the game, and the wind around the lower bowl was not kind. I hated seeing old Lester out there, along with complete ineptitude from our offense. Just not a good game all around. And as Chris C. said, they've definitely reduced the size of drink cups. But, on the plus side, they've added a proper railing (with shelf!) behind the plate for SRO people, which is going to completely change the way I see games. A truly wonderful addition, one of those under-the-radar unadvertised changes that makes all the difference, especially if you ever had to half-lean on those police barricade things previously. Ugh, not much positive to say about that one. Had nifty seats (for 12 bucks) right up against the bleacher wall between the two CF scoreboards. But the temp quickly plummeted after the start of the game, and the wind around the lower bowl was not kind.
I hated seeing old Lester out there, along with complete ineptitude from our offense. Just not a good game all around.
And as Chris C. said, they’ve definitely reduced the size of drink cups. But, on the plus side, they’ve added a proper railing (with shelf!) behind the plate for SRO people, which is going to completely change the way I see games. A truly wonderful addition, one of those under-the-radar unadvertised changes that makes all the difference, especially if you ever had to half-lean on those police barricade things previously.

]]> http://firebrandal.com/2009/04/08/tb-7-bos-2-pena-breaks-funk-lester-lackluster.html/comment-page-1#comment-38653 Tim Daloisio Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:50:35 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/04/08/tb-7-bos-2-pena-breaks-funk-lester-lackluster/#comment-38653 Look, Lester wasn't "sharp", at the same time, he made the pitches he needed to make to get out of the inning in the 5th (aside from the Pena HR). He got the flair that happened to drop behind third and induced the double play from Longoria. I wouldn't be too far down on Lester in this outing. But it certainly wasn't his best. Look, Lester wasn’t “sharp”, at the same time, he made the pitches he needed to make to get out of the inning in the 5th (aside from the Pena HR). He got the flair that happened to drop behind third and induced the double play from Longoria. I wouldn’t be too far down on Lester in this outing. But it certainly wasn’t his best.

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