[shock11]

Boston will break this game wide open soon

[yisman]

The play is 0-0 end of 3rd inning.

Nah.

[NBA_Brosuf]

Nah.

ok... 0-0 end of 4th then

such a tight game so far

[Living The Dream]

Boston will break this game wide open soon

I hate the Red Sox with a passion, but I agree

[Love The Action]

Last year Niemann was easily better at home.

He's only had 5 starts at home this year. Too small of a sample size to claim he struggles at home beyond just random variance.

Fair enough...but you have to give some credence to a current trend that has been consistent all year. Anyway, that was not my only reason for the play, but merely one aspect. Hope all Boston backers cash..good luck!

[yisman]

^ Action what I'm trying to say is that unless he's been that way in past years, you can't extrapolate from 5 starts that he's a better pitcher on the road. Consider that last season, his ERA at home was almost a run and a half lower than on the road.

brosuf that wasn't the play though. That's just what happened.

[Tech N9ne]

worried . Sweating this game out. don't look good, need a run. c'mon beantown!!

[necro]

i have
Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Under 8 (-120) MLB [General]
07/17/11 08:05 PM ET


Tampa Bay Rays +1.5 (-135) MLB [General]
07/17/11 08:05 PM ET


Tampa Bay Rays +117

[Tech N9ne]

Still sweatin this out. C'mon Boston put up something, wtf

[face]

snooooooooooze festival. nothing to see here, gonna do laundry

[illfuuptn]

Last year Niemann was easily better at home.

He's only had 5 starts at home this year. Too small of a sample size to claim he struggles at home beyond just random variance.

Too small a sample size to claim he was truly better at home last year. Park factors are the only reason why pitchers' true performances differ by park. Maybe the cowbells made his fastball better?

[Tech N9ne]

This is rough right now, sweatin like a motherfukker

[Tech N9ne]

Broken glass delay, fukk this shitty field

[Living The Dream]

This is rough right now, sweatin like a motherfukker

Farnsworth always get lit up by the Sox. I am a Yankee fan and he was horrid against them watch this 9th inning with 2-3-4 up

[BRAVES1985]

good start to the 9th !!!!

[Love The Action]

Need Pedroia to get on and then a sweet two-run bomb...

[tatommack]

Need Pedroia to get on and then a sweet two-run bomb...

omg i thought he did it i need the same thing 4 units on boston -1 1/2

[Living The Dream]

Here comes a 3 run bomb

[tatommack]

where are all those that took boston team total -4 1/2 cause the odds were -136

[tatommack]

omg big papi what a joke this guy stinks

[tatommack]

come on drew park it

[lilb999]

Why wouldnt they bunt him over to third with no one out?

Joke....

[Aeiou1x2]

Let's go Rays!!

[yisman]

Too small a sample size to claim he was truly better at home last year. Park factors are the only reason why pitchers' true performances differ by park. Maybe the cowbells made his fastball better?

My point is that if one were to say he's better on the road, it'd have to be backed up by prior seasons, and it isn't.

Since he was better at home last year, you can't then say he's now a road pitcher and can't pitch well at home.

Some pitchers do happen to pitch better in certain ballparks (different than the league average), but you need a large pool of evidence to back that up.

Niemann is likely just random variance, considering that he was better at home last season.

[yisman]

What a sick catch.

[tatommack]

wow nice catch i thought i just lost 4 bills

[Tech N9ne]

Yep beautiful catch but we need to score a motherfukkin run

[Love The Action]

^ Action what I'm trying to say is that unless he's been that way in past years, you can't extrapolate from 5 starts that he's a better pitcher on the road. Consider that last season, his ERA at home was almost a run and a half lower than on the road.

brosuf that wasn't the play though. That's just what happened.

No...I know. I never said that he was a better pitcher on the road or at home. All I said is that he has struggled at home this year. Not that he was a bad pitcher at home his entire career. I was pointing out a season trend, not a lifetime trend. I do agree that he will probably regress to his career averages at home for the rest of the year.

Now, let's get at least two runs from Boston in the top of the 11th and go to bed with some extra money in our pockets.

[Love The Action]

What a sick catch.

Game saver. Now let's get some runs from Big Papi right here.

[mikey360]

Hope Boston gets something here, I wanna go to bed, wanna see Boston cash this.

[yisman]

ok, we're on the same page then.

[yisman]

OK, why would Francona wait and only now pinch-run for Ortiz? If you ask me, you either do it right away or not at all.

I guess he figured it's a better chance now that he wouldn't need Ortiz in future innings (because the odds of scoring are higher)?

[tatommack]

are you kidding bases loaded no outs and you strike out this is why i only bet on rangers and yanks these other teams cant hit

[lilb999]

Have a feeling Sox wont get a run outta this...

[mikey360]

It feels like unless they get a walk on run they won't get anything.