If the Sox are to turn it around, they need this guy to put up big numbers. Today’s game was a farce all the way around though, from Clay coughing up a furball to the fans, who you could actually count with your fingers in extra innings. Just seems like a nightmare we can’t wake up from and it dates back to last Sept.

Down 9 – 6 the Sox get the first 2 on in the 17th. Sadly their $100 million non-clutch singles hitter is up and proceeds to strike out on 3 pitches against the Orioles DH who was in the game because, like the Red Sox, the O’s had no pitcher left.
Gonzalez is an embarrassment. No wonder this non-leader is hiding from the media.

Adrian does not drive the ball any longer…..weak roll over ground-outs, & his fly ball outs seem to result from lazy upper body swings..  He rarely tries to hit to left field, which was supposed to be one of his strong suits while in the NL.   Even though he had great overall stats last season, he somehow refused to get hits versus the better rivals… Yanks, Tampa, & Detroit.. (check the stats…they are scary bad)…As talented as he is, he is simply not the guy you want up in any Critical Clutch Situations…For some reason, he wants no part of it….He was perfect for San Diego, as they never had critical game moments, & if they did, their fans would be Cool with it & head to the beach……

True. In the Padres run in 2010  A G was MIA in crunch time thus the 1 game division loss to San Francisco.

Gonzo has to to be super embarrassed striking out on 3 pitches from the DH. The last pitch was WAAAY outside. He also killed possible scoring threats 2 times earlier, once hitting into DP and another K. He’s definitely a better hitter than his 0-for-8 performance Sunday. He’s got to get it together soon. But just as important or more so is finding 3 starting pitchers who can go more than 5 innings without giving up 5 or more runs. As Peter Gammons said Sunday, any team that has to use it’s bullpen 4 innings or more per game is in trouble.