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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Dice K, gives up 7 earned runs and 5 walks in 5 innings.
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He's struggling at Fenway so far. It's not the ballpark, tho, when you walk the first three hitters of the game. Last time, he waited until the 4th inning to walk the first 3 hitters. When he's settled in, he's really good. But he gets himself into really bad stretches a little too often.
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And yes, DJ, Manny shoulda been nailed on strikes before he homered in the 8th. He did go around on that checked swing.
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I think I remember the check swing. I don't seem to remember thinking "Ooo, he got away with one." And I don't remember the announcer (Jerry Remy, former Sox 2nd baseman, and a better announcer than 90% of the bozos you hear on national TV) commenting on it.
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should happen, tho, is that when the Sox visit Seattle, the M's pitcher places a large bruise in Manny's ribs with the first pitch he throws. I am a staunch defender of Manny, but he behaved very badly after the second home run. He stood there, walked 10 steps or so, started to jog, pointed to the heavens with both hands, rounded the bases, tossed his helmet away and then jumped up and down with his (reluctant) teammates as if it was a walk-off game-winner.
I know he's been off to a slow start and he was probably genuinely happy to have a great game, but I wouldn't object if the M's gave him a wake-up call in Seattle.