Comments on: BOS 5, PHI 2: Swing it

By: Topher D

Topher D — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:59:34 +0000

yeah, I agree, I believe or thought Saito would have and should have been in there. Ramirez has now stumbled in his last 2 relief stints ( 3 homeruns),he has been very good all year before then. The bullpen seperates the Sox from every other team in baseball. Theo made an excellent trade , Crisp for Ramirez Just a thought, will Bard be the closer for this team in the near future?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:13:14 +0000

i thought it would have made more sense for ramirez and okajima to switch innings with all of the lefties philly had up in the 9th.
while nitpicking i think saito is being underutilized as well

By: Gerry

Gerry — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:12:23 +0000

Never, ever mock el bastardo! And J.H., never mock your opponents. The curse has been reversed. That’s all we need.

By: Colin

Colin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:25:28 +0000

LOL Bastardo…

By: jvwalt

jvwalt — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:56:01 +0000

I don’t usually like second-guessing a manager’s tactics in retrospect — a logical move can fail, a “stupid” move can succeed — but I can’t help wondering why Saito didn’t pitch the ninth. We signed him as a “backup closer” for nights when Papelbon needed a rest; Saito was obviously available, since he pitched later on; why not the ninth?
That said, it’s really nice to have a bullpen deep enough that we don’t have to resort to the Kyle Kendricks of the world in extra innings.