Game time: 1:15 pm

Scheduled starters: Kris Benson (9-9, 4.71) v. Jason Johnson (3-11, 5.96)


NOTE: The game will be on FOX.

Boston weather: 8 am observation at BOS: Wind out of the northwest at 10 mph, visibility greater than 10 miles, sky clear, temperature 62F, DP 46F.

Forecast: Cool and clear. It should be in the low to mid-70's by game time. The wind will remain northwest all day, which is blowing out toward right. Wind speed will be generally less than 15 mph, but there is a chance of some gusts to 20 mph once the grounds starts heating up.

Once again, FOX screws the Red Sox fans. I'm in Southern CT, and they're going with the Angels-Yankees game. Which is fine, but then allow NESN to carry the Sox game as it does for all the other games. But NO, the almighty FOX network gets to decide who watches what.

I hate FOX with the intensity of a thousand white-hot suns.

Unless you live in Western Massachusetts.


The Sox/O's won't be on in most other places either



Unless you live in Metro Boston or Baltimore, prepare to be McCarverized.

I'm getting the Tigers and the White Sox, but I figured that would be the case.

EDIT....

DC rooters unite. We'll be getting the game today.

Booyakasha. Respect.

And a big f**k you to Fox for all of eternity for everyone else.

I'm in SW CT, and it's on WTXX (ch. 20 on Cablevision).

Just got a great surprise. The Fox station in West Palm Beach is carrying the Sox game. This has to be a good sign!

Only 8% of the U.S. gets Red Sox/O's and 54% gets Yankees/Angels...

holy crap johnson, there's already 1st and 3rd and you don't have an out yet. Get it together because Tejada is coming up

dodgers/giants ....

Ugh, this could get ugly fast

why does he work so slow? It must irritate the hell out of the defense

****in Johnson

we were lucky to get away with only 2 scoring

gotta find something positive from that debacle

that was a ball ump hole

Damnit! None of the proxy numbers are working to bypass the mlb.tv blackout. Where's 2bShorty when you need him?

good to see the yankees pitching struggling a bit

and the yankees going 1-2-3 is nice too




try this one:

193.136.242.251
Port: 80

fixed that for ya....

Worked like a charm. Thanks a ton man.

Is it possible to get around the Fox blackouts?

Go Manny!

(Stupid Fox!)

DP, oh well

Could someone explain how to put that info into my mlb.tv stuff so I can watch the game?

Manny's 9-11 off Benson, and has a 26 game hitting streak.

Of COURSE, he grounds into a double play.

Options/Connections/Manual proxy configuration/Type in those numbers then click apply to all proxys then ok all the way out

Thanks

I dont have a subsrciption so I can't do it

Nice, a 1-2-3 inning

Cano crushes a 3 run homer to right.

3-1 Yanks.

Willy mo nailed that, bring him home belli

and he did

You are a god.

So how long until they figure out how to clse this wonderful loophle???

just keep it close johnson, and I will be happy

Well the numbers change each time this happens so I'm not sure but it's worked all year for me.

coco reaches and gets the extra base, i like

ouch that one really hurt

Crisp didn't argue, so I guess he was out.

Remy says Gonzo had time to get Gibbons, so why's that ruled a hit?

Looked like an error to me.

things are starting to come unglued after that gonzo bobble

I hate Coco Crisp.

And Snyder isn't starting because...?

God, Terry is truly inept. And we thought we'd seen the last of Grady.

just a question, when the Sox scouted Coco, did they not recognize that he has no arm? Isn't that kinda important? I know it's been mentioned all the time here, but it has been glaringly obvious this game.

You know when the white flag has been raised when Taveras is warming up, and the Yankees are leading 5-1. Excellent

They knew he had no arm. I don't think they knew he'd be as bad as he's been in CF, as he was the best (defensive) LF in baseball last year, but he's just been awful any way you slice it.

Baseball is a funny game. If Gonzalez doesn't make that error (I don't care if they called it a hit) Johnson's on his way to another good inning.

Of course, walking the next batter didn't help.

Then one grounder is a 2 run hit and the next grounder is a DP.

I've been all over Coco this year, but he made a damn good play on that double, getting to the ball quickly and keeping the man from scoring from 2nd base on a double.

Jason Johnson is f-ing terrible. I find it hard to believe this is the best Theo could do. We should have gotten at least someone the caliber of Lieber.

Last start for JJ please

The only time I'm glad Crisp is hitting leadoff is when the bottom of the order comes up and I remember Crisp isn't going to be batting.

Yeah Lieber's 1.4 VORP is really worth his contract. Keep in mind that VORP is over 18 starts.

I want to kill Johnson...rather have Benson...seriously

Breaks are going against Boston so far, but that 1st inning DP by Manny is looking big right now.

I don't want to clout the actual roster thread with some random tangent, but imagine this bad boy next year:

R-Youkilis-3B
L-Johnson-1B
R-Ramirez-LF
L-Ortiz-DH
R-Pena-RF
S-the real Crisp-CF
R-Lugo
S-Varitek
R-Pedroia

I'd shit myself.

Who f'ing cares if he is worth his contract? Keep coddling Theo and his "value" of players..and we are going to see alot more sitting home in October. Where was Theo's "value" of the player when he was pissing MILLLIONS AND MILLIONS out the window signing Clement and Rent-a-wreck? Hmmmm? Lieber is a QUANTUM leap over Jason Johnson and this is the sack of crap Theo is pinning our hopes on? Jason f'ing Johnson?"" Are you serious? Every game is HUGE now..we cannot afford to give games away by starting AAAA pitchers. Apparently Theo is unaware of this.

Lieber is a good pitcher.... Sometimes you have to overpay..especially when circumstances dictate. If it is ONLY money that it will take to improve our chances in the playoffs..and a NEED like a SP... YOU DO IT! BOTTOM LINE! Theo has done an abyssmal job this year and we are ill-prepared to make a run at the playoffs with a jobber like Jason Johnson in the 5 slot....not to mention the lack of good vets in the bullpen..but that is another ball of wax.

Wake-up People..this is NOT 2004. Theo got a free pass last year...how long does he get to do nothing when our team is in contention and has GLARING holes to fill?