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		Bad: Boston Red Sox start the season 0-4. Really Bad: Marking their worst start since 1996. Uh Oh: By losing to the Cleveland Indians (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)		82
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CavalierEternal		2011-04-06 12:56:30 AM

and

bighasbeen		2011-04-06 01:38:53 AM

Can't we wait a couple weeks before pointless Yankees or Red Sox news?

Please?

NewportBarGuy		2011-04-06 02:08:25 AM

bighasbeen: Can't we wait a couple weeks before pointless Yankees or Red Sox news?

Please?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... You're funny.

ShadyLamarr		2011-04-06 03:31:26 AM

Even as a Sox fan I will admit that it's funny to listen to the exact same fans who predicted 100+ games are now saying that they're in danger of missing the playoffs.

/Dude. Dude. Hold off a bit.

aneternalenigma		2011-04-06 03:33:52 AM

And a gigantic crowd of 9,000 was there to see it!

Pot Pie Man		2011-04-06 03:52:52 AM

EABOD Subby, the Indians have had a couple rebuilding years, but they are by no means a bad team. Between Shin-Soo Choo, Carlos Santana, Travis Hafner looking good again, Asdrubal Cabrera, and the return of Grady Sizemore, they have a fairly solid top of the lineup.

It's not like they're the Pirates or something.

/Indians Homer

Truthiness		2011-04-06 04:18:40 AM

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puffy999		2011-04-06 04:43:22 AM

Truthiness: CavalierEternal: and

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Awesome.

Jedekai		2011-04-06 05:35:39 AM

The season's division leaders, God help us:

AL

East: Baltimore Orioles 4-0
Central: Kansas City Royals 4-1 (WTF?!)
West: Texas Rangers 5-0

NL

East: New York Mets 3-1
Central: Cincinnati Reds 4-0
West: San Diego Padres 3-1

I am fairly certain at the end of this season it will be Twins in Wild Card. Because if the Yankees and The Twins face each other in Round 1 AGAIN, there will be fatalities. Believe me.

MAYORBOB		2011-04-06 07:04:01 AM

Sure, it's always best to make predictions on eventual outcomes and gloat at current standings with less than three percent of the season over. On the other hand, what happened to THE GREATEST TEAM EVER?

xanadian		2011-04-06 07:38:52 AM

Oh come on. The Indians have become a pretty good team. Now, if you had been talking the Royals.........

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Karls Marxley's Rise Up and Jam		2011-04-06 07:41:35 AM

No way Truthiness, as soon as I saw the Indians logo Cav posted that was what immediately came to mind, and I didn't even to open Paint before you beat me to it! Bravo.

Lanny Budd		2011-04-06 07:44:35 AM

Regression toward the mean. Baseball has twelve gazilliony other acronymic statistical indices, why not RTTM?

ShadyLamarr		2011-04-06 07:46:52 AM

Jedekai: The season's division leaders, God help us:

AL

East: Baltimore Orioles 4-0
Central: Kansas City Royals 4-1 (WTF?!)
West: Texas Rangers 5-0

NL

East: New York Mets 3-1
Central: Cincinnati Reds 4-0
West: San Diego Padres 3-1

I am fairly certain at the end of this season it will be Twins in Wild Card. Because if the Yankees and The Twins face each other in Round 1 AGAIN, there will be fatalities. Believe me.

Fatalities? Are you suggesting there'll be riots and suicides after the Twins get swept by the Yankees in the first round, AGAIN?

/Just kidding
//The Twins might take a game.
///Farking Yankees

Publikwerks		2011-04-06 07:50:24 AM

Man, the Sox suck out loud right now. Crawford needs to find his bat, and maybe Tek needs to get back behind the plate, cause Salty isn't calling a good game like Tek does.

Morlith		2011-04-06 08:11:30 AM

Publikwerks: Crawford needs to find his bat, and maybe Tek needs to get back behind the plate, cause Salty isn't calling a good game like Tek does.

The bats need to wake up, so you're right in the first half of this sentence. Salty is working the game just fine. It's not his fault that a) the Rangers are on fire right now and they'll hit anything that's remotely near the plate and b) that Sox pitchers have been throwing batting practice for the other team. I think the biggest problem is that the players are putting too much pressure on themselves to be "The Greatest Team Ever" instead of just going out there and playing the game. Nobody wins with that mentality because the players are trying to force things to happen instead of playing well.

WinoRhino		2011-04-06 08:16:06 AM

Publikwerks: cause Salty isn't calling a good game like Tek does

Just stop. Sox fans that think the pitching problems are because Varitek "isn't calling the game" are just as bad as the people who think the sky is falling because they're off to a bad start.

Against the Rangers the home runs that were hit were the result of pitchers missing their spots. There were two that were hit when Salty called for the ball off the plate and Lester put it down the middle missing the spot. There was one that was hit (by Kinsler?) up the left field line that was an inside curveball off his shoelaces. Stop the madness. Varitek is a good catcher, but not to such a degree that it dramatically changes the pitching quality.

Mosox42		2011-04-06 08:36:22 AM

We're contenders now.

YoungSwedishBlonde		2011-04-06 08:38:12 AM

ShadyLamarr: Fatalities? Are you suggesting there'll be riots and suicides after the Twins get swept by the Yankees in the first round, AGAIN?

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Serges		2011-04-06 08:44:50 AM

Truthiness: CavalierEternal: and

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soopey		2011-04-06 08:52:36 AM

WinoRhino: Publikwerks: cause Salty isn't calling a good game like Tek does

Just stop. Sox fans that think the pitching problems are because Varitek "isn't calling the game" are just as bad as the people who think the sky is falling because they're off to a bad start.

Against the Rangers the home runs that were hit were the result of pitchers missing their spots. There were two that were hit when Salty called for the ball off the plate and Lester put it down the middle missing the spot. There was one that was hit (by Kinsler?) up the left field line that was an inside curveball off his shoelaces. Stop the madness. Varitek is a good catcher, but not to such a degree that it dramatically changes the pitching quality.

Ding ding ding... From what I've seen the pitchers have generally been on the same page as Salty on pitches called (except for Beckett last night). The pitchers have just either missed their spot or the batters have made some incredible swings.

I'll chuckle if Matsuzaka is the first pitcher to get a W this year.

The Crepes of Wrath		2011-04-06 09:01:18 AM

jayhawk88		2011-04-06 09:06:44 AM

Jedekai: Central: Kansas City Royals 4-1 (WTF?!)

I have an explanation for this: I can never watch another KC Royals game again.

First 4 games: Did not see any part of any game. The only time I interacted with a game in any way was catching the score via the web of the opening game day at some point during work. Result: Lost opening day, then 3 straight walk-off wins.

Last night: Get home, letting the girls play and tire themselves out before bed. I switch over from Backyardigans to the game, it's 0-0 in the first. Within 5 pitches, Hochevar has given up 3 runs. I laugh and go find an NBA game.

Couple hours later: Girls finally in bed, I get on my computer, check the score. It's 4-4 in the top of the 6th, I decide to leave the score page up while I play a bit of Minecraft. Within 5 minutes, the White Sox have put up 2 runs. I laugh again and close the score window.

Right before bed: I load up the scores again just to see how badly they lost, and it's tied in the 10th. I immediately close my browser window and go to bed.

This morning: Another walk-off win in the 12th.

I am now officially avoiding any and all contact or interaction with the Royals during their games. I'm not a superstitious man, but I'm just going to go with this until I have reason not to.

WinoRhino		2011-04-06 09:07:17 AM

soopey: From what I've seen the pitchers have generally been on the same page as Salty on pitches called (except for Beckett last night). The pitchers have just either missed their spot or the batters have made some incredible swings.

I'll chuckle if Matsuzaka is the first pitcher to get a W this year

I expected to see Beckett shake off Salty a lot because he has a history of being very particular about who he throws to. I wasn't able to watch as much of the game as I wanted to last night but did see it a few times. One time it appeared like they went through three iterations before Salty called time-out and reset himself in his stance before trying again.

As for Daisuke: Power nibbler for the win. Walks are better than homeruns from meatballs over the middle. ;)

TheManofPA		2011-04-06 09:10:40 AM

YoungSwedishBlonde: ShadyLamarr: Fatalities? Are you suggesting there'll be riots and suicides after the Twins get swept by the Yankees in the first round, AGAIN?

Is it too early to go to Vegas and put money on:
"Controversial call not reviewed cost the Twins game 2 of the series leading to 3 straight Yankee wins"

Lt. Cheese Weasel		2011-04-06 09:14:20 AM

ShadyLamarr: Even as a Sox fan I will admit that it's funny to listen to the exact same fans who predicted 100+ games are now saying that they're in danger of missing the playoffs.

/Dude. Dude. Hold off a bit.

No team that started 0-4 has ever won the World Series. EVAH.

Dog Welder		2011-04-06 09:20:44 AM

OH NOES! With 172 games to go, can they ever catch up?

Dog Welder		2011-04-06 09:21:27 AM

Or, whatever number of games. It's a lot. It's too farking many, really.

/baseball sucks

NeoCortex42		2011-04-06 09:29:27 AM

Lt. Cheese Weasel: ShadyLamarr: Even as a Sox fan I will admit that it's funny to listen to the exact same fans who predicted 100+ games are now saying that they're in danger of missing the playoffs.

/Dude. Dude. Hold off a bit.

No team that started 0-4 has ever won the World Series. EVAH.

No team trailing a series 0-3 has ever won a championship. EVAH.

Oh, wait.

/Unfortunately this also applies to whoever happens to be playing the Bruins. :(

Wise_Guy		2011-04-06 09:36:00 AM

Publikwerks: Tek needs to get back behind the plate, cause Salty isn't calling a good game like Tek does.

It was Saltalamacchia calling for those hanging curves and fastballs down the middle?

Robo Beat		2011-04-06 09:41:59 AM

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1stgenwhtrash		2011-04-06 09:43:42 AM

I jumped off the bandwagon when they dropped two in a row.

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/in the preseason

fatalvenom		2011-04-06 09:51:18 AM

Well, at least I still have the Bruins.

Shiat.

wage0048		2011-04-06 09:55:20 AM

Jedekai: The season's division leaders, God help us:

AL

East: Baltimore Orioles 4-0
Central: Kansas City Royals 4-1 (WTF?!)
West: Texas Rangers 5-0

NL

East: New York Mets 3-1
Central: Cincinnati Reds 4-0
West: San Diego Padres 3-1

I am fairly certain at the end of this season it will be Twins in Wild Card. Because if the Yankees and The Twins face each other in Round 1 AGAIN, there will be fatalities. Believe me.

The Twins played their first 3 games in Toronto and their next two in The Bronx, two places where they have a notoriously hard time winning. The fact that they're 2-3 is actually a pretty good sign, and if they can pull off another win today or tomorrow against the Yankees, it'll be a successful road trip.

It's a Trap!		2011-04-06 10:00:51 AM

More like the Red Sux, AMIRITE?

Hope they turn it around soon, otherwise it's the goddamn Yankees yet again

FreakinB		2011-04-06 10:01:47 AM

A 4-game losing streak during June wouldn't get nearly as much attention. Don't overrate the first week of the season, kids. Even if I'd like to since the Mets are 3-1.

Yanks_RSJ		2011-04-06 10:12:48 AM

Can't wait to see how Carl Crawford deals with having two dozen reporters at his locker in Fenway when he'shiatting .125 on Friday.

wage0048		2011-04-06 10:14:23 AM

Yanks_RSJ: Can't wait to see how Carl Crawford deals with having two dozen reporters at his locker in Fenway when he'shiatting .125 on Friday.

nice.

litespeed74		2011-04-06 10:33:24 AM

Not a huge bball fan but I used to always cheer the Red Sox because they were the underdog to the Yankees...which I hate. But now the Red Sox act like they are the cock of baseball and the yanks are the ballsack.

Go Mariners!

Hung Like A Tic-Tac		2011-04-06 10:35:38 AM

Truthiness: CavalierEternal: and

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Love it! Go Tribe!

/why are you laughing?

YouWinAgainGravity		2011-04-06 10:39:59 AM

There are only 156 games left. That's it, they're done. Might as well not even play the rest of the season, there's no way to overcome 4 losses with that few games remaining.

Treygreen13		2011-04-06 10:50:12 AM

Killer Cars		2011-04-06 10:52:39 AM

I did jokingly say the Red Sox will struggle without Mike Lowell limping around in the dugout. I now upgrade that comment to "marginally serious".

Dafatone		2011-04-06 11:02:38 AM

Let's all laugh at John Lackey and his ridiculous contract!

Travis_Bickle		2011-04-06 11:05:23 AM

Dafatone: Let's all laugh at John Lackey and his ridiculous contract!

Oddly enough, Beckett's contract might be worse.

soopey		2011-04-06 11:07:31 AM

Treygreen13: 2.bp.blogspot.com

Frozen Yogurt Wars!? Oh dear god. Will there be a NATO intervention?

sbchamp		2011-04-06 11:10:35 AM

Go Rays!

Omnivorous		2011-04-06 11:18:41 AM

Dog Welder: OH NOES! With 172 games to go, can they ever catch up?

It's actually very easy:
* the Red Sox get sucked into a black hole so that they can annul the last 4 games
* the same parallel universe has a season 10 games longer than this universe
* a bunch of old guys in Boston uniforms get 10 years younger in the process and start to hit the ball

Dafatone		2011-04-06 11:23:21 AM

Travis_Bickle: Dafatone: Let's all laugh at John Lackey and his ridiculous contract!

Oddly enough, Beckett's contract might be worse.

I somehow missed that one. Still, Beckett's been very good before. I guess Lackey's had one good year, but it looks kinda lucky.

Note to GMs: Don't pay 12-18m a year for a decent pitcher.

Wise_Guy		2011-04-06 11:41:59 AM

Dafatone: Travis_Bickle: Dafatone: Let's all laugh at John Lackey and his ridiculous contract!

Oddly enough, Beckett's contract might be worse.

I somehow missed that one. Still, Beckett's been very good before. I guess Lackey's had one good year, but it looks kinda lucky.

Note to GMs: Don't pay 12-18m a year for a decent pitcher.

From a Peter Gammons tweet:

last 5 yrs. ERA: Beckett 4.29, Burnett 4.23; last 3 yrs:Beckett 4.39, Burnett 4.42; careers, Beckett 3.96, Burnett 3.99

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