Game time, 1:05 pm.
Scheduled pitchers, Brad Radke v. Curt Schilling
The game will be on WSBK, mlb.tv, and on WCCO (Twins) via mlb gameday audio.
Ft. Myers Weather at 11 am: few clouds at 1,900 feet, visibility 8 statute miles, temperature 83F, DP 72F, winds out of the south at 15 knots, gusting to 23 knots.
Forecast: Hot, hazy, and humid with a chance of showers and thundershowers until 4 pm. That dew point is creeping up...
Anni
Full Version: Twins at BOSTON, Fri. March 25, 2005
Expect Schilling to throw 50 - 60 pitches today. I hope the usual suspects don't make too much of this outing. He's 4-5 weeks behind the other starters, and needs to ease himself back in to pitching.
Sox starting lineup:
Damon, cf
Nixon, rf
Ramirez, lf
Ortiz, dh
Renteria, ss
Millr, 1b
Varitek, c
Mueller, 3b
Bellhorn, 2b
Schilling, p
Damon, cf
Nixon, rf
Ramirez, lf
Ortiz, dh
Renteria, ss
Millr, 1b
Varitek, c
Mueller, 3b
Bellhorn, 2b
Schilling, p
Schilling's first inning:
Punto, L9 (2 pitches)
Bartlett, BB (8 pitches)
Bartlett steals second base on first pitch to Mauer (a ball)
Mauer, K looking (4 pitches)
Munson, L3 (1 pitch)
no runs, no hits, one left, 15 pitches
No score
Punto, L9 (2 pitches)
Bartlett, BB (8 pitches)
Bartlett steals second base on first pitch to Mauer (a ball)
Mauer, K looking (4 pitches)
Munson, L3 (1 pitch)
no runs, no hits, one left, 15 pitches
No score
1 - 0 Boston after 1.
Damon singled.
Manny hit into fielder's choice, Ortiz doubled to score Manny.
Damon singled.
Manny hit into fielder's choice, Ortiz doubled to score Manny.
It's nice to see a lineup of familiar names: have we had all our starters in a game this spring before today?
Hmmmm...I kind of like Trot 2nd, Rent 5th.
Sox fans outside of Boston with Directv have been screwed again. They've blacked it out again, for no reason. NESN has contacted Directv to find out what the problem is.
Damon, Nixon, Manny, Ortiz -
3 out of 4 lefties - I can't see Tito doing this much.
3 out of 4 lefties - I can't see Tito doing this much.
back-to-back HR, j jones and m restovich
3-1 twins in the 4th
3-1 twins in the 4th
Schilling just gave up back-to-back homers. It's just ST.
EDIT - beaten to it. natch.
EDIT - beaten to it. natch.
QUOTE(wincheck @ Mar 25 2005, 12:59 PM)
Schilling just gave up back-to-back homers. It's just ST.
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That's what I kept telling myself after seeing RJ blow Atlanta's hitters away yesterday...
But I still wish our guy pitched RJ's game and RJ gave up back-to-back...
Schilling reaches his pitch count with 2 outs in the 4th. Timlin comes in to get the 3rd out.
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Sox fans outside of Boston with Directv have been screwed again. They've blacked it out again, for no reason. NESN has contacted Directv to find out what the problem is.
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I feel your pain. I got off work early today with plans to watch Schill only to have the jackasses at Directv ruin my day again. I also called them only to get some stooge tell me that its a NESN problem...which I knew was a flatout lie. Directv consistently hires idiots with absolutely no knowledge of the product or how it works. This chick was telling me how some games are blacked out blah blah blah. I explained that as a ten year customer and sports fanatic I am quite well versed in the blackout rules...and todays game doesn't apply. Especially since the on screen mesage says to subscribe contact customer service at DTV as opposed to the blkacout mesage which usually states "this game is not available in your area".
She then, apparently frustrated, said that NESN has seperate rules and can blackout any game they want...and have exercised that option today. I then hungup. I called NESN and they expressed apologies and said they are going back and forth with directv over this...and will have it resolved by opening day.
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Damon, Nixon, Manny, Ortiz -
3 out of 4 lefties - I can't see Tito doing this much.
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I knew it was too perfect. I'm in Spring Training still, too. I need to get my mind ready for serious baseball talk.
I heard an interview with Francona on WBZ this morning; he said that he was going to bat Nixon second against right-handers, and Renteria second against lefties. So we might see this lineup...
Anni
Anni
Foulke pitching in the sixth. Still 3-1 Twinkies.
The Twins announcers are really badmouthing Bellhorns defense. They say he missed several easy plays
They've been badmouthing the Sox defense all afternoon. They said Manny missed an easy play, and then made a diving catch on a line drive that he should have been able to catch easily. Bellhorn apparently booted a couple, including the grounder that hit the rubber and bounced by second base into center for the first run off Schilling.
Is anyone watching this? Is the defense that bad?
Anni
Is anyone watching this? Is the defense that bad?
Anni
5-1 Twins after 6.
Foulke gave up HR to Cuddyer in the sixth.
Foulke gave up HR to Cuddyer in the sixth.
Radke has shut down the regular offense for 6 innings.
Mantei pitching in the seventh.
Anni
Anni
Schilling gives up three runs in debut; Red Sox ace surrenders back-to-back homers against Twins
" ..."I pitched very poorly, left some balls up, gave up a run with two outs and nobody on," Schilling told reporters after his outing. "Command-wise, it was spotty. Lot of work to do."
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Admittedly not in game shape yet, Schilling said his ankle felt fine and his arm felt good, but was tired on the mound.
"I was tired going into the game I think, as much mentally as physically,” Schilling said. “This is a day I've been looking forward to since November. I was a little spent this morning getting ready for this game. ..."
" ..."I pitched very poorly, left some balls up, gave up a run with two outs and nobody on," Schilling told reporters after his outing. "Command-wise, it was spotty. Lot of work to do."
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Admittedly not in game shape yet, Schilling said his ankle felt fine and his arm felt good, but was tired on the mound.
"I was tired going into the game I think, as much mentally as physically,” Schilling said. “This is a day I've been looking forward to since November. I was a little spent this morning getting ready for this game. ..."
Directv fixed the problem just in time to see Varitek hit a double.Still 5-1 bottom of the 8th.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, making his first start of spring training, delivers a throw to Minnesota Twins' Jason Bartlett in the first inning in Fort Myers, Fla., Friday March 25, 2005. Schilling gave up three earned runs on five hits in his three and 2/3 inning outing.
I'm glad there's still a week to go in spring training. Another 5 hit game.
CODE
MINNESOTA (5) AT BOSTON (1)
MINNESOTA AB R H BI BOSTON AB R H BI
N Punto cf 5 0 1 0 J Damon cf 4 0 1 0
J Bartlett ss 2 0 2 0 J Sherrod rf 0 0 0 0
A Ojeda ss 2 0 0 0 T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0
J Mauer dh 4 0 0 0 G Lombard rf-cf 1 0 0 0
E Munson 1b 4 0 0 0 M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0
M Cuddyer 3b 3 1 1 1 B Hall lf 1 0 0 0
A Fox 3b 1 0 0 0 D Ortiz dh 3 0 1 1
J Jones rf 2 1 1 1 S Wooten ph 0 0 0 0
A Rios pr-rf 1 1 0 0 E Renteria ss 4 0 0 0
M Restovich lf 3 2 2 1 K Millar 1b 3 0 1 0
M Ryan lf 1 0 0 0 J Varitek c 3 0 1 0
C Miller c 2 0 2 2 A Concepcion c 0 0 0 0
M LeCroy c 1 0 0 0 B Mueller 3b 3 0 0 0
L Rivas 2b 3 0 0 0 M Moriarty 3b 0 0 0 0
F Molina 2b 1 0 0 0 M Bellhorn 2b 3 0 1 0
B Radke - 0 0 0 0 I Suarez 2b 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 5 9 5 TOTALS 31 1 6 1
MINNESOTA 010 202 000 -- 5
BOSTON 100 000 000 -- 1
GAME ENDED WITH TWO OUTS, ONE RUNNER LEFT ON BASE.
E--L Rivas. DP--BOSTON 1. LOB--MINNESOTA 6,
BOSTON 5. 2B--J Varitek, D Ortiz, M Restovich, C
Miller. HR--J Jones 1 (1) (off C Schilling), M
Restovich 1 (1) (off C Schilling), M Cuddyer 1 (3)
(off M Timlin). SB--J Bartlett 1 (3). CS--J Damon.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
MINNESOTA
B Radke (W,2-1) 6 5 1 0 0 5 0
T Mulholland 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
J Nathan 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
G Perkins 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 0
BOSTON
C Schilling (L,0-1) 3 2-3 5 3 3 2 2 0
M Timlin 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0
K Foulke 1 2 2 2 1 0 0
M Mantei 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
J Gonzalez 2 1 0 0 0 2 0
SO--MIN: A Fox, E Munson, M Cuddyer, M LeCroy, J
Mauer. BOS: E Renteria 3, J Damon 2, M Bellhorn 2,
B Mueller, M Ramirez, G Lombard, B Hall. BB--MIN:
J Jones, C Miller, J Bartlett. BOS: S Wooten.
T--2:31. A--7,759.
MINNESOTA AB R H BI BOSTON AB R H BI
N Punto cf 5 0 1 0 J Damon cf 4 0 1 0
J Bartlett ss 2 0 2 0 J Sherrod rf 0 0 0 0
A Ojeda ss 2 0 0 0 T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0
J Mauer dh 4 0 0 0 G Lombard rf-cf 1 0 0 0
E Munson 1b 4 0 0 0 M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0
M Cuddyer 3b 3 1 1 1 B Hall lf 1 0 0 0
A Fox 3b 1 0 0 0 D Ortiz dh 3 0 1 1
J Jones rf 2 1 1 1 S Wooten ph 0 0 0 0
A Rios pr-rf 1 1 0 0 E Renteria ss 4 0 0 0
M Restovich lf 3 2 2 1 K Millar 1b 3 0 1 0
M Ryan lf 1 0 0 0 J Varitek c 3 0 1 0
C Miller c 2 0 2 2 A Concepcion c 0 0 0 0
M LeCroy c 1 0 0 0 B Mueller 3b 3 0 0 0
L Rivas 2b 3 0 0 0 M Moriarty 3b 0 0 0 0
F Molina 2b 1 0 0 0 M Bellhorn 2b 3 0 1 0
B Radke - 0 0 0 0 I Suarez 2b 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 5 9 5 TOTALS 31 1 6 1
MINNESOTA 010 202 000 -- 5
BOSTON 100 000 000 -- 1
GAME ENDED WITH TWO OUTS, ONE RUNNER LEFT ON BASE.
E--L Rivas. DP--BOSTON 1. LOB--MINNESOTA 6,
BOSTON 5. 2B--J Varitek, D Ortiz, M Restovich, C
Miller. HR--J Jones 1 (1) (off C Schilling), M
Restovich 1 (1) (off C Schilling), M Cuddyer 1 (3)
(off M Timlin). SB--J Bartlett 1 (3). CS--J Damon.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
MINNESOTA
B Radke (W,2-1) 6 5 1 0 0 5 0
T Mulholland 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
J Nathan 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
G Perkins 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 0
BOSTON
C Schilling (L,0-1) 3 2-3 5 3 3 2 2 0
M Timlin 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0
K Foulke 1 2 2 2 1 0 0
M Mantei 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
J Gonzalez 2 1 0 0 0 2 0
SO--MIN: A Fox, E Munson, M Cuddyer, M LeCroy, J
Mauer. BOS: E Renteria 3, J Damon 2, M Bellhorn 2,
B Mueller, M Ramirez, G Lombard, B Hall. BB--MIN:
J Jones, C Miller, J Bartlett. BOS: S Wooten.
T--2:31. A--7,759.
Not exactly an inspiring effort from the offense...
There's an error in the box score. Cuddyer's HR was off Foulke, not Timlin.
Has there been a box score this spring done correctly? Is it that f*cking hard?
Official scorer Spring Training, I guess...
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