warwickjay said...
Wednesday Sept 5th. Game tonight..
the great: Vernon 3 hits and his 2 run home run to dead Center to win 6-4.
the good: Stairs throw to get Ortiz;Troy's home run out of the stadium;
Bottom of the 7th Boston bases loaded; Janssen strikes out Drew and Youklis. Accardo gets last 5.
the bad. League 4 pitches walk in 7th.Janssen injured ?

JP after game: "the whole (Boston) series digest of season, team does not quit, slight chance for play-off. Miraculous to see where team is at, so many players with sub-par years plus injuries.
""Vernon does not have something physical to stop him playing, it's a nagging thing. Lyle's hand will not be 100% until next year.Read with bad back injury and Zaun thumb injury, hard to come back immediately. Vernon's home run ball up and over plate, no way to get that extension with an injury".

JP grades team:"Offense C: Pitching B/B+: Bullpen A: Defence B : (could be better with holding on runners)"
"Next season hope BJ will be back all season, Chacin back and Leagueand young players gain from this experience and others bounce back from bad seasons".
"we still have outside chance of wild card, we still play Yankees 7 times, Red Sox still have to play Yankees".

Stairs and Lind for 2008? "Hopefully Stairs will come back and Lind may have to stay in Triple A".

"Disparity in payrolls in Division, has widened since JP has been here". They have advantages to do international and so many other things.

Accardo after BJ returns."Will be set-up guy. Hope League and Ryan will allow deeper bull-pen". Spring training will stretch all pitchers out, likes Janssen as starter and closer..

Gibbons and lineup cards problems. JP "definitely should not happen, and have been reminded that it should not happen. Does not make us look like like a major league organization".

Playoffs. Why not 8 teams? JP " More in favour now of adding another wildcard team and is in favour".

Frasor next year and Aaron at shortstop. Aaron feels more comfortable at 2nd and will not be moved to SS. like Frasor, traded for him, good arm and no intention of trading a good arm, never have enough pitching".

Platoon Lind/Jonhson and Stairs/Thomas. JP "not a bad idea, but Frank 90 rbis and 25 HR would not get same production, Matt has had magical year, will he have same next year? Frank even struggling still gets on base as does Glaus."
September 5, 2007 8:32 PM