Game Time: 2:05 pm

Scheduled Starters: John Rheinecker (4-4, 4.82) v. Curt Schilling (11-3, 3.42)

Boston weather: 8 am observation at BOS: Wind out of the northeast at 9 mph, visibility 10 miles, scattered clouds at 6,500 feet, temperature 68F, DP 62F.

Forecast: There's a slight chance of showers this afternoon associated with TS Beryl, which will track southeast of Nantucket later this evening. Although it does not affect Boston, the NWS WILL be upgrading from a Tropical Storm Watch to a Warning for the Cape and Islands and Plymouth County later this morning. The heaviest winds and rains will be east of the track. The cloud shield associated with the storm will move into the Boston area beginning this afternoon, so it will become more cloudy as the day goes on.

It will be in the 70's at game time, with a wind out of the east, blowing in.

Red Sox Line up

1. Coco CF
2. Lorretta 2nd
3. Youk 1st
4. Manny LF
5. Tek C
6. WMP DH
7. Kapler RF
8. Agon SS
9. Cora 3rd




Edit to switch Tek and WMP

What the heck? Another day-game? Cool!

What's up with that lineup? Are they playing St. John's, or something? I'm confused today.

Tek may be 5th and WMP 6th... not sure yet

Source? And why would WMP DH over Manny?

EEI....

Why is Tek in the 5 hole?

ESPN is showing the game as being televised, but they're also showing the White Sox - Tigers game, which is an hour earlier, as being televised. Not ESPN2, but ESPN for both. I wonder if that's an error on their Scoreboard web page. Split screen? I need to decide whether to take the day off. Anybody have more information? Grazie.

Probably because Tek typically does well from the right side of the plate.

He's actually been better from the left side thie year.

True, but sample size is an issue and this has been an odd year for Tek anyways. Three year splits (2003-05):

vs. RHP: .266/.353/.457 .810 OPS
vs. LHP: .327/.410/.587 .997 OPS.

This year his OPS batting righty is .674.

In the past he has been a MONSTER against leftys.

DAMN YOU GUYS ARE FAST!!!

Oh yeah....

GO SOX!

We need the Mojo! PRAY FOR MOJO!!1!!1!seventynine

[codebox]Texas Boston
----- ------

Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
CF Matthews, Gary 10 49 .330 CF Crisp, Coco 4 16 .267
2B Kinsler, Ian 7 27 .309 2B Loretta, Mark 3 37 .301
SS Young, Michael 7 58 .309 1B Youkilis, Kevin 10 44 .286
1B Teixeira, Mark 12 58 .272 LF Ramirez, Manny 25 68 .306
3B Blalock, Hank 12 62 .279 C Varitek, Jason 9 41 .243
RF DeRosa, Mark 6 34 .332 DH Pena, Wily Mo 4 18 .321
DH Mench, Kevin 11 43 .268 RF Kapler, Gabe 2 7 .342
LF Wilkerson, Brad 14 39 .238 SS Gonzalez, Alex 6 30 .282
C Barajas, Rod 8 28 .261 3B Cora, Alex 0 11 .305
P Rheinecker, John (4-4, 4.82) P Schilling, Curt (11-3, 3.42)[/codebox]

mojo does it's happy dance, then passes out...

*MOJO* - BOS vs TEX - Revolutionaries Day 4



"Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death, taxes and Manny Ramirez RBIs." --Benjamin Franklin

Isn't that how it goes? It sure seems that way. Well, the Red Sox will need Manny being Manny today, with Ortiz out of the lineup following two games and only two runs scored (against the Royals!). Of course, Franklin has some good advice for watching today's game as well.

"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

Amen to that.

Let's go Floyd Landis all over Rheinecker!

Why not just have Youk at 3B, Cora at 2B, and Loretta at 1B?

BTW breaking news on Bonds not being indicted. I posted a link in the Around the majors thread. The grand jury is going to continue the investigation though.

Initializing Game Data....

At first the game wasn't coming in on mlb.tv, but it is now, a NESN broadcast.

Oh well, Gamecast works. 6 - 4 - 3 DP to end the top of the first. no runs, one hit, no errors.

Breaks evening out for Youk...

I see where this is going. Bases loaded for Tek. They keep doing it.....

Thanks Manny! Nice to see a change to the script.

NEVER LOSE MANNY... Greatest Red Sox since Ted Williams.

So when did they let Rheinecker out of prison?

Yeah, "watching" a game with little colored circles on Gameday just isn't as much fun.

An early lead and Curt on the mound makes for a happy start

Well, White Sox - Tigers game is on TV.

What's that, a crooked number in the first inning, in a whole game? I remember those.

Sure does, great to see Wily Mo back as well

Nice play by Cora at third!

2 down...

I accept full blame for the top of the 2nd inning today.

we're not in Kansas anymore, Toto....

Nothin Schill can do about that...

oh jesus...c'mon curt... and somebody let out a massive f-bomb on tv

Wilkerson was 1-13 against Curt before that double. He must be really off his game today.

Not a fan of binary code?

I have a feeling this is going to be a "Shelling" rather than "Schilling" kind of day. Hopefully we can keep up.

Curt has no one to blame but himself. He had 2 out and grooved an 0-2 pitch to Mench.

I think Curt was pretty upset. After the bloop hit to right I swear I heard someone yell f***!

Guess I'll go take it out on some trees that need pruning. Be back, hopefully finding a Bosox lead.

Wow, Remy absolutely butchered Toivonen's name.

Why do crowds cheer FCs where the lead runner is out?

Ortiz could probably use a day off. But, then why is Lowell not in the lineup? And replaced by Cora, a lefty, against a lefty pitcher? So no Ortiz, Nixon, or Lowell. We don't want to try to put any distance between us and the Yanks now, I guess.

Extra bases on the Globe Sox page says Lowell was sick today.

They said Lowell was scratched because of the stomach flu. (Code for a hangover?)

I really thought Crisp was going to go on a tear the 2nd half, but he still looks like a bum up there.

Loretta's "range" is just pathetic. What's the best way to not make an error? Don't get to the ball.

Schilling is just getting BABIPd to death.

Come on everyone has been clamoring for him to hit leadoff.

To anyone actually watching the game, does Curt look like he has movement on his pitches? Can't tell from Gameday, but 7 hits in 2 1/3 makes it seem as if he's throwing batting practice or morphed into Jason Johnson...

Edit: Blalock K's, maybe Schill's been unlucky so far?

He's left some over the plate, but he's also given up a few cheapies. Of course, when that many balls are hit near Loretta, you're bound to give up hits.

Nice catch, Curt.

Loretta single, nice

Now imagine how good the offense would be doing right now if Crisp wasn't leading off. Loretta 2-2, Youk 1-1 with a walk.

According to the Globe, Lowell was tossing his cookies this morning...