Game time: 3:35 pm EDT (12:35 pm PDT)

Scheduled starters: Kyle Snyder (2-1, 7.02) v. Dan Haren (6-9, 4.02)


Oakland weather: 8 am PDT (11 am EDT) observation at OAK: Wind out of the north northwest at 8 mph, visibility 6 miles in fog, overcast layer at 600 feet, temperature 62F, DP 58F.

Forecast: The patchy fog should burn off by late morning, but there will be some lingering low stratus because of a deep marine layer off shore. This will keep the bay area cooler than the inland areas. It should be in the upper 70's by game time; we can also expect a seabreeze to develop by mid-afternoon, with winds out of the west at between 10-20 mph. That's blowing OUT.

Once again, time for The Amazing Snyder Man!
(It worked last time)

REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE, to borrow on an album title by the great Four Tops.

Wow, I didn't even realize it was a day game today.

Good news: I get to actually get some sleep tonight.

Bad News: I don't get to watch Snyder's 7 IP 1ER and a W outing

Hey, I can dream right?

I do like the West Coast for day games, since I should be able to catch at least the last hour of the game after I get home. It's almost payback for the lost sleep. Almost.

Yeah, I'll probably get to watch the last hour or so.

I am headed to the game right now. Managed to get the afternoon off at the last minute and I am going to see the Sox again today, heading to the stadium without a ticket........

Before I go, I give you "disgruntled A's fan mojo"


...be nice it's the wife.

It seems your wife likes to keep score at the game; that’s always a nice bonus. My girlfriend keeps score at all the games we attend and I’m proud (and maybe a little embarrassed) to say she scores a damn fine game and keeps score way better than I ever have.

Is it the NESN feed tonight? And is there any way to know? I always just wait 'till gametime. Not that there's much I can do about it, but it would be nice to know.

I do not believe this game will be on TV in Oakland, so if there is any feed it all, it will be NESN.

Any word on lineups?

The only info I could find was on Covers

1. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
2. Mark Loretta, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. Trot Nixon, RF
6. Mike Lowell, 3B
7. Coco Crisp, CF
8. Doug Mirabelli, C
9. Alex Cora, SS

Any word on the A's

Here it is... The official lineup was released at 3:31 pm!

[codebox]Boston Oakland
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Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
1B Youkilis, Kevin 11 47 .296 C Kendall, Jason 1 23 .277
2B Loretta, Mark 3 39 .309 CF Kotsay, Mark 7 40 .260
DH Ortiz, David 34 95 .282 RF Bradley, Milton 5 18 .272
LF Ramirez, Manny 28 79 .316 DH Thomas, Frank 20 54 .246
RF Nixon, Trot 7 47 .300 1B Swisher, Nick 22 56 .252
3B Lowell, Mike 13 52 .296 LF Kielty, Bobby 4 20 .294
CF Crisp, Coco 4 19 .266 3B Chavez, Eric 15 47 .232
C Mirabelli, Doug 3 14 .192 SS Crosby, Bobby 9 37 .229
SS Cora, Alex 0 11 .306 2B Scutaro, Marco 3 21 .226
P Snyder, Kyle (2-1, 7.02) P Haren, Danny (6-9, 4.02)


07/26 15:31:39 ET[/codebox]

And a perfect inning to start for Snyder!

1-2- hit Milton Bradley - 3!!

LOL

Milton Bradley - the Key to Fun!

Dougie's going deep tonight.

I'd really like to know how many of Crisp's hits come with two out and no one on base.

Maybe later.

our pitcher fielded a comebacker... I think we should tell Snyder to have a chat with Clement...

EDIT: he fielded two actually... and the second one was a liner!

Snyder's a lock for a gold glove now.

Yeah, Dougie's no A-Rod, he goes yard when its most meaningful

that third strike curveball on Crosby was BEAUTIFUL.

Snyder has really good stuff. Unfortunately I don't see him as becoming important in Boston's future, however he's got a little talent to spare... every now and again he really makes nice pitches. Not enough, but nice nonetheless...

*MOJO* - BOS @ OAK - Cryptozoology Day 3



Beware the long arms of the Kraken. The giant octopus snakes its tentacles, snaring any would be hits it its suction cups. There isn't a line drive or deep fly that is immune to it's tremendous range. With the Kraken as your Centerfielder, pitchers have their jobs made easy, with the Kraken taking care of the space from foul pole to foul pole, as well as 50 feet above the outfield wall, allowing the team to play 6 infielders. Doubles have been made a thing of the past.

Or at least they would be, if the Kraken were real. Which it isn't, which is excellent news for "Mr. Double".

One day at a time, Snyder.... One day at a time.

Nice and efficient. Snyder got 33 over 3.

Please don't have a meltdown here Snyder

Through 3 innings I was so proud of myself

Was that Pedro Snyder that I just heard on the radio?

Snyder hung tough there, i was expecting at least another run to come in there.

Let's get some baserunners here guys

Snyder is doing his job. The offense sucks.

. . . and against a guy they usually pound

Man, if we have offense like this against the Angels this weekend, we are going to be swept.

This game is definitely the definition of the "get away" game. Sox want to get back home as soon as possible.

edit: my bad, thought they were continuing the road trip

It will be at Fenway

But that won't help them if they don't hit.

The Angels scored 10 runs in the 2nd inning today against TB, BTW.......

Crisp made an excellent catch right there, Snyder really needs to hold them at 2 because I think it's all we might get

Haren's last 3 starts:

July 9 vs LAA: 6 innings, 8 hits, 4 ER
July 15 vs BOS: 5 innings, 9 hits, 5 ER
July 21 vs Det: 6 innings, 9 hits 7 ER

How do we only have 2 hits thru 5 innings???

usual fifth inning trouble...

Usually? He and Isringhausen were the only STL pitchers we couldn't solve in the 2004 WS. Much was made of all the finesse pitchers STL had, Haren was one of few pitchers STL had who could blow away Sox hitters with fastballs.

Doesn't matter now anyway. Big Hurt just made this game academic.

Bob G

Oy. Now, if Snyder could always be taken out in the 4th...

Well, that's it. 3-3 on the road trip.

Looks like we might have to pray that Wells can contribute this year. Or we'll be hearing about a trade for a starter in the near future.

Ahh there we go, Snyder has had his implosion

I would be really curious to see how Snyder would do out of the pen, hitters seem to be able to figure him out the second time around. He can't do any worse

Looks like Snyder wants to personally make the Big Hurt a hall of fame lock.

Snyder's expiration date has officially passed. How desperate are we for another pitcher?

He needs to be in middle relief as he's good for 3 innings. 2nd and 3rd time thru the lineup though, and it's batting practice.

David Wells cannot come back soon enough

I guess they are packing it in. Don't wanna miss the flight or anything.

Pretty much, I think they are happy to come away with a series win considering the gong show in Seattle.

Except we have to face the Angels this weekend with Weaver and Lackey while the Yanks beat up on Kazmir-less TB. And that's after they smash their personal punching bag, the Rangers, tonight. We could be looking at a deficit by Sunday night.

Yeah, I'm a damn pessimist.

Pessimist? Or realist?

realist but that doesn't mean we have to like it.

I'd send Coco and pinch hit here...