It Begins: One Game, One Sox Pitcher Bitching About Valentine
DETROIT — Red Sox reliever Mark Melancon, summoned into start of the bottom of the ninth inning, suggested that he was slightly surprised by the rapidity with which he was pulled from his team’s contest against the Tigers. Melancon recorded a hard-hit out, then allowed a pair of soft singles to Jhonny Peralta and Alex Avila to put runners on first and second with one out. At that point, manager Bobby Valentine made the move to closer Alfredo Aceves. Asked whether it felt like a quick hook, Melancon acknowledged, “Yeah, it did. It felt a little quick. But that’s not my job. My job is to get outs and I didn’t do that. I’m not going to think any more about that. I’m just going to continue to try to get outs and get after it.”
So to recap: the Sox have one loss, which is nothing to worry about. With one bullpen meltdown, which is also nothing to worry about. And one reliever second-guessing the manager, which is… well it’s not good. And when said reliever is 0-1, let 2-of-3 hitters reach base and has a small-sample 27.00 ERA and he’s already undermining his boss, that is not a good look. I refuse to overreact to the first month of the season, let alone the first game. But with got Josh Beckett skipping the team bus for his own limo, Aceves allegedly all pissed off about not being in the rotation and now Melancon bitching about how he’s getting used, this is starting to feel eerily familiar. @JerryThornton1
That’s what you call bitching?
“But that’s not my job. My job is to get outs and I didn’t do that. I’m not going to think any more about that. I’m just going to continue to try to get outs and get after it.”
Do you have the reading comprehension of a 6 year old or are you just retarded?
They’ve played ONE GAME. Did these guys forget how lucky they are? They get paid a shitload of money to play baseball. They need to shut the fuck up, stop acting like children and, I don’t know, maybe give the guy a chance?
Shank couldn’t have written such a shanky article if he tried you geriatric, hypocritical child rapis. Eat lead
Relax.
Go back to bed Jerry, come back next football season you crazy fuck
jerry trying to make something out of nothing to make valentine look bad because hsi redneck republican boyfriend schilling doesnt like valentine.
jerry, you are such a fucking turd
As a hardcore sox fan, it pains me to say this. This team is going absolutely nowhere this year with what is without a doubt the worst bullpen in the majors. Even a healthy Andrew Bailey wouldn’t help them. Was anyone actually surprised that the bullpen blew the first game of the season? They HAVE to move Bard back there and find another starter, because the 88 mph poo poo platter of castoffs isn’t going to get the job done. They may win 90+ games and even make the playoffs because of their offense, but no team has ever won the world series without reliable guys in the bullpen.
By blatantly taking comments out of context you’re becoming everything that people hate about the media. You don’t have to create a story where there is none just because it’s opening day.
Jerry is ESPN paying you to write this because youre really making something out of absolutely nothing. Just a filler blog to keep people semi-entertained.
Jerry, you need a warm glass of milk and a nap, you sociopathic old fart
Gonna be a long year red sox fans
I wouldn’t bitch about Jerry’s column. At least he kept it under 10,000 words.
Jerry, you’re an idiot. In unrelated news, my Reds are going to win the World Series.
i think sometimes you hear what you wanna hear
ugh, the dot dot dot guy is back…painfully unfunny
Baseball is dead…
so true that the players need to give valentine a fucking chance. they should all just act like theyre in high school….not say shit to the coach… just fucking play and have fun
saw beckett walking through mgm casino in detroit shortly after the game….sox are off to a good start….go tigers
Little bit of hyperbole here with the “bitching” statement, Did he question the decision? Yeah, and thats never good. Why do you think the Yankee’s dropped this idiot? He’s a whiner. The sox will be fine, they always compete, they have good upper management. If Crawford actually comes back healthy and performs, that line up is solid. And don’t sleep on Cody Ross, that mother fucker is clutch as SHIT. Dude straight scares me in RBI situations.
Jerry, I usually like you. Hell, I usually defend you. But this post sounds like you were getting paid by the pound for bullshit. You sound exactly like the kind of people you usually criticize. If you don’t have something good to write, write nothing. Or just steal something from bssny.
So, cue Jerry coming on to tell everyone he doesn’t give a gosh darn hootenanny about what we think.
I dont get what was wrong with his quote.
Thornton with a negative spin on the Sox and k1dd0 jumping in with a positive spin? I think I just saw a pig fly by my 3rd floor window.
What were you saying about refusing to overreact?? That’s one of the most normal, mundane, expected post-game quotes I’ve ever seen. Don’t worry though Jerry, you’ll have plenty to rant and rave about in no time at all when it comes to the Sox. Sox fans should be thrilled to tears over the new wild card slot this year, although it won’t save them anyway.
Bobby V for president
Turns out this Verlander guy is pretty good. Stay away from the cliff, Jerry.
In a related item, Youkilis is done.
slow news day? you fuck witt