Game time: 1:25 pm

Scheduled starters: Randy Johnson (16-8, 3.79) v. Tim Wakefield (16-11, 3.96)


The game will be on FOX.


Boston weather: 10 am observation at BOS: Few clouds at 25,000 feet, visibility 10 miles, temperature 61F, DP 47F, wind out of the southwest at 9 mph


Forecast: High pressure will dominate, with mostly clear, sunny skies. It should be in the low 70's by game time. The wind will continue from the south or southwest at less than 10 mph. That's blowing out toward left.

We are SO kickin your ass today RJ.

I won't be able to watch today's game because I will be at the Bruins BBQ, but hopefully we get to Randy early and often, the knuckler is knucking, and the Sox get the W.

I know he's been struggling but looking for Belli to get a big hit today. We need some patience and make ugly boy throw some pitches and maybe get squeezed. That pisses him off.

Pole Love Mojo making it's third appearance.

**MOJO** - Fantastic Four Day 3

The Red Sox keep rolling, and so does the mojo from the world's first super team: the Fantastic Four. Today, it is the leader of the group as well as the team's namesake: Mr. Fantastic.



Blessed with the super stretching ability, Reed Richards is capable of extending his body to incredible lengths, excellent mojo for today's game versus the Yankees. Think a ball is going to reach the gap? Nope, looks like Johnny's arm is just long enough to extend and get it, just as Graffanino's body will find a way to lay out and stretch to make the distance. Think our guys are going to get thrown out at any bases? Not when we can stretch our hands around any would be taggers. Let's not forget about errant knuckleballs, ones that will be easily blocked by the expanding powers of Doug Mirabelli.

But it is in fact not his super powers which make Mr. Fantastic so valuable, he brings much more to the table. He is a certifiable super-genius, often willing battles with science instead of brawn.



I don't even know what that big gun does, but I know I don't want to mess with it. It is these smarts from the dugout to the pitcher's mound to the field and the basepaths that will guide the Red Sox through the game. With Randy Johnson on the mound, the Red Sox can't afford to give away outs on either side of the ball, and it will be smart baseball play that will prevent that.

Even more than his rubber-like appendages and his massive brain, it is Mr. Fantastic's leadership that makes him so important to the team. And just as the Fantastic Four would be nowhere without Reed's guidance, so too will the Red Sox falter without their own veteran leadership. It will be up to Tim Wakefield, the longest tenured Red Sox player, to set the tone. He has been coming up big all September, and this is the one we need from him the most.

It is also worth noting that Reed Richards is married to Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman. And if you think that mentioning that is just a flimsy excuse to post another picture of Jessica Alba in her Fantastic Four costume, well... you'd be absolutely right.

Charlie Mojo

Randy, you might have pitched in pressure filled games before. This is a whole new level. Time to Wake(field) up, Randy, we're comin for ya.

Elder Statesman vs. The Ugliest man in baseball




Win Today.

Win one for the Nipper!

Is today's game on national TV? Anyone?

Thanks.

Edit, I see now that Anni said it's on Fox. My SF Bay Area Yahoo TV listings show no game. Have to wait and see.

OK, TVGuideOnline has the game on at 10 (PDT) on Fox. Oh well, Yahoo is a bunch of Yahoos anyway. Stanford guys, I'm impressed.

The game is on FOX

I have noticed something about RJ. He has for about most of the season completly dominate except for one inning every game. If we can get to him that inning than we will be able to crack it open (example of this the white sox game when he gave up back-to-back-to-back home runs and a 2 run shot but completly shut them down every other inning)

Sweet... game's on Fox? So I get to listen to the dipshits call the game? Sweet. I better go roll one up.

Win today's game.

You find yourselves in the exact same place you were in yesterday. Right now, there is nothing else in the world besides winning today's game. Tomorrow is still tomorrow. Whatever happens in Cleveland is still ultimately irrelevant. You must count on yourselves. You can defeat them. No lazy, pop fly Yankee-Staduim-special by an admitted cheater will beat you today. This time, Wake gets the win he deserved in New York.

You are in a better position than you were yesterday, but it is still time to win or go home.

Win today's game.

There is nothing else.

Ok so if we take 1 out of the last 2 vs the Yankees then we move into a tie. And there is a good chance there will be some kind of playoff with the Yanks, Indians, or both. Mr. Wakefield I do not want any more playoff games than necessary;

There's only 1 thing left to do then.......

Roll one for me. JUST WIN!

whats the over/under for McCarver references to Dent and Boone?

I can't wait to see Scooter!!!!!!!!!!

^Sarcasm

I understand the need for defense today, but our lineup scares me. Trot has never faced RJ as far as I am aware of and Renteria is the only player with any kind of success against him either. Here's to Timmy and the flutter.

Win, please.

Do my eyes deceive me or is Fox actually going to give us this game out here in the desert?

Go Sox

I say 10 times - in the first inning alone.
Boy, watching Boone look so feeble last night on ESPN in the late innings when the winning run was on second, it reaffirms my belief that his shot against Wake was even flukier than Dent v. Torrez.


The 4-8 spots in the Sox order could be a problem with Millar, Mueller, Belli and Nixon. The only one I'm really confindent about holding his own is Mueller. Maybe Millar has extra adrenaline this time against RJ after their stare-down in the stadium. He almost hit a homer against him on opening day in New York but Matsui went over the wall and took it back. Boy, that was so long ago.
Belli is a wildcard. He could surprise w/ a key hit or two or he could stink on ice. Nixon has hit better against lefties but still not all that terrific. Tito summed it up by saying Trot's Ok against lefties as long as he swings at pitches that are strikes. That's like saying I never have problems paying my car loan as long as I don't blow the money on beer and strippers.

Go Sox. Go Wake.

Let me just say: Do NOT let up... It is so ON!!!

4 minutes and 9 innings until VICTORY!

For those worried about the lineup:

The only way I could see an offensive improvement would be Varitek at DH, Ortiz at 1B, and Millar in RF (in other words, Varitek replacing Nixon).

Of course, Ortiz at 1B and Millar in RF would be a disaster defensively.

So, Tito could go either way.

Today, to take on the power of Mr. Fantastic, I call upon somebody who really needs a good hand today more than anybody else. No, I'm not talking about Millar, though he may need a bit of one. I'm talking about Trot Nixon. This is gonna be a very rough challenge for him, so may he find a way to stretch singles into doubles, doubles into triples, and somehow poke the ball thrown by RJ to where the fielders aren't at. He's not very good against lefties, they say, but then again, Mr. Fantastic wasn't exactly known as the best of the Fantastic Four...so stretch on Trotter, we're gonna need ya.

He's not okay at all.

.238 avg with 4 extra base hits all year against LHP. Add to that he's hitting .233 in September, only .231 at Fenway all season, and he is probably in for a long day.

Looks like we get the game here in California! Paper said Houston and Cubs at 1:00 local time. Need to put TiVo to work, will be out all day.

Boone sighting, and the game hasn't even started yet.

Boone reference #1 came after about 7 seconds into the intro.

Just

Win

Today

Does anyone have Wakefield's stats on 3 days rest? Is RJ on normal rest?

Sometimes it's hard to believe that their isn't a script written for baseball because of how beautifully lately the events between Boston and New York have become.

First pitch Strike one keep it up.

and we're underway!

Wake on three days rest has an ERA of over 5.00, so hopefully things change today.

Base hit for Jeter. 200th of the season, meh.

I have the high definition on and it looks like such crappy quality. Is it because of the sun at Fenway or is my TV messed up? Just curious...

ugh base hit Jeter....

I missed that completely how did Jeter get on??

Here we go.

are you kidding me with that ugly ass sprint logo in the backstop? get migraines MUCH?

1st and 3rd, no one out.

This picture looks like a frigging PS1 game.

Ok the day is not starting off quite how I imagined it...I think if Wake didn't try to stab it it might have been a playable ball....maybe.

Come on WAKE!!!!!!

uh oh...

the sound seems off on the hi def too...

Yikes
Watchers, any movement on the flutterball or are the MFYs going after it ?

Damn replays I thought Giambi knocked it out.

2 quick strikes to roid boy. Get him, Wakes

1-0

Hey Renteria, wtf are you doing? You weren't even taken out on the slide.

Ironic fate? 1-0 MFY top 1st Wakey vrs Johnson Giambi's RBI