Game Time: 7:05 pm

Scheduled starters: John Lackey (11-5, 3.45) v. Tim Wakefield (14-10, 4.41)


The game will be on NESN.

Boston weather: 3 pm observation at BOS: Clear, visibility 10 miles, temperature 71F, DP 49F, wind out of the southeast at 13 mph.

Forecast: Cool, clear, and dry. With no cloud cover and a light wind, we could see some radiational cooling tonight, so bring a sweatshirt! It could get into the low 60's by the end of the game.

The wind will remain east to southeast, which is blowing in from right.

Anni

I think this is an extremely important game for us. We need momentum going into NY this weekend, and with Santana pitching tomorrow, this could be a quick two games lost if we don't win tonight. Let's hopethe knuckleball knuckles...and let's walk Vlad if we can.

**MOJO** - Breakfast Cereals Day 3

With the unspectacular return of Cameo Mojo gone, the breakfast cereals return to try and get the Red Sox winning again.

With that in mind, we turn to our new breakfast cereal, chosen not for it's nutritional value (which is very good), or for its taste (which is even better), but for it's benefits for one's heart. And as some may know (like Coach Jimmy McGinty of the Washington Sentinels) "heart" is the most important thing you can bring onto the field.



Cheerios are great start to your day, as well as nice snack any time. Those lots of little O's are satisfying no matter when you eat them. And if the Sox want a satisfying win today, it will take lots of little "O"s of there own, stringing together some hits to start plating runs.

For Wakefield to shut down a very dangerous offense, he will need a little more than plain cheerios, however. Something a little sweeter, and maybe with a little sting to them. Thankfully, we don't have to look far.



With a little help from that cartoon bee, Wake's knuckleball will be sweet enough to make the Angels of Los Angeles (of Anaheim) to say "awww, nuts", a la Lenny Leonard.



Now I'm going to go do my part and enjoy a large bowl of cheerios myself.

I think you'd have to walk him - Vlad's numbers against Wakefield are pretty good - 1.955 OPS, 4 for 11 - 4 HRs with 3 BBs

Red Sox recall Delcarmen, Shoppach


The Red Sox recalled righthanded pitcher Manny Delcarmen and catcher Kelly Shoppach from Triple-A Pawtucket today. Both players are expected to be available for tonight’s game against the Angels.

Today's drink to go along w/ cereal is an old favorite of mine. Made from the sweet nectar of apples, I give you apple juice. The juice combines the sweet taste of apples and leaves you refreshed and even healthy. As they do say "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" well, I'd think a glass of apple juice could possibly keep these guys healthy and from smashing into each other, right? So may the entire team benefit in the taste of apple juice. Especially Wakey and the pen.

Damon back in the lineup, Youks out, Millar out, Olerud in

Grr...LA Angels feed on mlb.tv.

I think.

These are the Angels BA against Wakefield

Chone Figgins .333(2-6)
Orlando Cabrera .111(1-9)
Garret Anderson .315(16-53)
Vladimir Guerrero .364(4-11)
Darin Erstad .270(10-37)
Bengie Molina .455(5-11)
Casey Kotchman 1.000(2-2)
Robb Quinlan - .000(0-0)
Adam Kennedy .222(4-18)

All of Vlad's four hits are homers.

Garrett Anderson has five homers.

Also Bill Mueller is 8-16 against Lackey.

Manny's 7-13 with 4 homers

Mirabelli 2-3

the angels announcers are annoying , condescending, and arrogant.... but still not as bad as the white sox ones....
damn .. mute button again

nice inning Wake!!!!!
let's start scoring now......

Ahh, OCab...

That catch reminded me of game 4.

Wow, they get G. Anderson back, but they have Erstad bat behind Vlad anyway? Do they want us to walk Vlad every time?

Casey Fossum is not pitching well for the devil dogs

here we go Olerud!!!!!!........with no e for the spelling police out there

Nice stab , Mueller

I really wish these Angels' announcers could get their facts straight.

2-0 MFY, Fossum threw 31 pitches, the big ugly threw 13... end of the 1st inning

Bizarre play, c'mon guys ..

Francona shoulda sent the runners.

And I woulda double bagged it.

Thank you Mr. Molina.

Edit: 5 pitch inning, and 2 of those were crushed.

and Manny starts the inning with a double......

Who heard the Angel's announcers' sequence on the "first four numbers retired by the Red Sox as 9, 4, 1, 8?"

9-4-18 was the date the Sox clinched the pennant or something in 1918, and the current Sox ownership changed the order sometime in the winter of 2003 to kill the (possible) curse?

I don't believe in curses, but that's pretty funny that 9-4-1-8 hung up there in rightfield for so many winless years.

C'mon, Belli, make 'em pay!

Olerud gets the IBB... he's 38 and still getting IBB's...

We'll get to Lackey eventually...

Oh, I am so glad we got rid of Fossum.

I'm dying to know what the graffiti about Remy is all about.

Getting sick of these Dos Equis commercials...

Graffy. RUN.

let's go Papi!!!!!

Manny going deep (in the count)....BOOK IT!

All your base are belong to us. Somebody set Manny up the bomb.

it's Manny time!!!!!!

Awesome AB for Manny.

Go D-Rays!!! 3-2 Yanks now

WP!!!!!!
2-0

Uh-oh!

Just Lackey beating Lackey

Man, Trot's had some really weak at bats lately. We need to blow the game open now; can't keep on leaving billions of people on base every game...

Not to complain too much, what with the Sox leading and all, but the strike zone tonight has been, dare I say, inconsistent.

Ever notice that Mueller looks like a hockey player?

Let's hope Wake doesn't 'lose it' randomly, he has been great so far.

Happy we're leading, but hope this inning doesn't come back to bite us later with leaving all those men on...again.

The OC strikes!

Oops.

I hate when my former heroes turn against me.

Prophetic?

Sorry, no chance. Apparently.

I am nervous about this inning... I hope this isnt a wakefield fall apart 7 ER inning.