Comments on: John Lackey can’t be Boston’s Game 4 starter http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: pxeeks http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191840 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:24:21 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191840 He’s a bumpkin. Awful!

]]> By: indaburg http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191785 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:31:32 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191785 Hope you’re right, hitt, about being 3.5 back. (ha, my autocorrect changed hitt into butt.) I love making the Sox and their fatalistic fans sweat (Exhibit A: aceshigh’s post). I thought last night was for sure going to be a loss. As bad as Lackey has been, Wade Davis had a career 11.02 era against the Sox. As long as the Rays squeak out a couple of hits, they can hang on. Please Jabu, don’t let bats go cold tonight.

]]> By: indaburg http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191782 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:18:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191782 That would be me.

]]> By: aceshigh11 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191777 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:52:45 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191777 This is a nightmare.

The wildcard is now slipping away. These guys are playing like don’t even care anymore. It seems to happen every year, and some of the blame invariably has to go to Francona.

He does not motivate his guys, preferring to be passive with them and allowing to rest rather than pushing for the division win. It is a terrible strategy…

Yes, there really is not upside to the division…home field advantage has been proven not to matter (considering the Sox road record), and facing either the Rangers or the Tigers is gonna be tough either way, but it’s the lack of a KILLER MINDSET that gets me.

The Yankees push at the end, while the Sox drink margaritas and cruise. Who would YOU have more faith in?

]]> By: aceshigh11 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191776 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:49:23 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191776 You think?? ;)

Between John Lacklustre and AJ Burnout, I don’t who is worse.

]]> By: hittfamily http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191768 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:04:27 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191768 That’s what I’m wondering. Sox are down to a 3.5 game lead come Monday. Hellickson, our fifth starter, has been just as good as Lester. Tonight, they faced our worst starter, and got smoked. Go Rays!!

]]> By: pisano http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191765 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:14:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191765 titknocker ….I think that pretty much sums it up.

]]> By: titknocker http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191739 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:59:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191739 John Lackey SUCKS!!!!!

]]> By: basiltharat http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191738 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:52:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191738 I’m a Rays fan. Well, first and foremost I’m a Yankee fan. Then I moved to St. Pete and kind of adopted the Rays as my second team. So maybe I should count as half a Rays fan and my dad as the other half.

“… the Red Sox also have to be concerned with simply making the postseason.” — I’m assuming Red Sox fans know that this is silly.

]]> By: raysfan1 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191729 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:21:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191729 3 Rays’ fans? Woohoo!! …uh, wait… who’s the third besides me and Hittfamily?

]]> By: Glenn http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191721 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 01:56:45 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191721 When a team is playing poorly, it is easy to write them off. The Sox are too good to just forget about them. They couldn’t be playing any worse right now.

]]> By: drmonkeyarmy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191711 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 01:01:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191711 If the season ended today, Lackey would have the highest ERA for a pitcher without a losing record. He has an ERA of 6.30 barely edging out Adam Eaton and his 6.29 ERA. Being mentioned in a sentence with Adam Eaton is not a good thing.

]]> By: proudlycanadian http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191708 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:54:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191708 The way the Sox are playing lately, they may not have to worry about pitching in the playoffs. They are down to 1 effective starting pitcher and his next start will be against Shields.

]]> By: Matthew Pouliot http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191706 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:50:01 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191706 Ha. No, it was written as soon as he departed. I don’t take chances like that… what if he had gone and thrown seven scoreless innings…

OK, fine, in this case it would have been risk free.

]]> By: quintjs http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/09/john-lackey-cant-be-bostons-game-4-starter/comment-page-1/#comment-191705 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:46:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=84730#comment-191705 This is where the Sox get into trouble. Because Aceves is perfect for his role, he just comes in and puts in zeros. Its why he has so many wins. You want him to do that in the postseason – tied game, or extra innings you just send in Aceves and he will pitch until your offense wins it.

That said, you have to stretch him out and make him your 4th starter.

Side question – Matthew, did you write this article during the game or did you have it ready to go?

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