Game time: 1:05 pm

Scheduled starters: Cory Lidle (9-9, 4.64) v. David Wells (2-2, 6.06)


Boston weather: 9:12 am special observation at BOS: Wind out of the northwest at 9 mph, visibility 10 miles, scattered clouds at 1,600 feet, broken layer at 4,700 feet, temperature 70F, DP 61F


Forecast: The low clouds will clear out by late morning, and it will be a mostly sunny day with a high in the upper 70's. The wind will be out of the northwest at less than 10 mph.


The wind will be blowing out toward right.

Exactly what Giambi needs. If the wind was blowing out to right yesterday then Giambi would have had a grand slam off Paps.

[codebox]NY Yankees Boston
---------- ------

Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
LF Cabrera, Melky 7 40 .290 CF Crisp, Coco 6 26 .271
DH Jeter, Derek 10 76 .337 2B Loretta, Mark 4 50 .309
RF Abreu, Bobby 1 8 .397 DH Ortiz, David 44 117 .286
3B Rodriguez, Alex 25 91 .287 LF Ramirez, Manny 34 100 .330
2B Cano, Robinson 8 44 .328 1B Hinske, Eric 0 0 .267
1B Wilson, Craig 2 5 .259 3B Lowell, Mike 14 60 .288
CF Williams, Bernie 9 47 .281 RF Pena, Wily Mo 9 35 .295
C Fasano, Sal 0 2 .130 C Lopez, Javy 8 35 .265
SS Green, Nick 1 3 .179 SS Cora, Alex 0 14 .282
P Lidle, Cory (1-2, 3.86) P Wells, David (2-2, 6.06)[/codebox]


08/21 12:20:25 ET

If it is worth anything, my daughter told me the Red Sox would win today. Now, she is two years old and doesn't know a darn thing. That being said, each time I have asked her if the Sox would win or lose, she has been right. It is an admittedly small sample size, four games. Here is to hoping I have some sort of psychic handicapper on my hands who will let me win millions betting on the Sox.

Tito saying that Paps is the only one unavilable in the pen today.

All that stands between us and complete, total, historic embarassment, is the remote possibility of David Wells throwing a complete game shutout.

I think our boys will be very glad to escape Boston and fly to the west coast after this game.

wow. if we lose to the B squad NY is putting out there today, i might finally jump off.

Anyone have the over/under on Wily Mo's LOB?


8 more like that and we won't need to see the 'pen!!!!!

CocOut, edition 1.

As much as i hate this team right now, i have a surprising amount of confidence in David Wells to be the stopper today.

Youk should be leading off EVERY game. Coco is a #7 batter at best

Thats how to work the count Coco! A+ baby

oh please. Coco can make an out much faster, ending our suffering much earlier.

By the way, Papi with an infield single. Way to go.

Come on, it could be a nice game tonight...

Now that Pap's isn't available, can we start a "Who's going to take the loss?" pool?

I would say he's more of a #10 or #11 hitter.

got a good laugh out of that one, lol.

Here are my quick pick, 3 pitchers.
Wells
Tavares
Foulke

A repeat of Friday would be nice here from Hinske.



Can we also start "How many guys are we going to leave on base?" pool?

Actually, those are the only 3 I wouldn't take.

I was thinking more along the lines of MDC or Hansen

Hansen's gone to AAA.

Well I can guarantee that even Hansen won't be able to lose this game. Seeing as he's in pawtucket now.

I don't think Hansen is SO poor that he can lose a game from AAA...

Then MDC it is!!!!

Rangy McRangeRange.

Ugh. Beautiful fielding...

And so it begins...

WTF was Cano thinking? That's Covelli Crisp there. He coulda had third dammit....



Here's my prediction: Crisp for Lidge in the offseason, Papelbon back to the rotation.

You think Jacoby will be ready? I'd like to at least give him some seasoning in AAA.

and why exactly would the Astros do that?

and would you trust Lidge to close?

If I were the yankees (and thank goodness, I'm not) Manny and Ortiz would not see another strike this season. NOT one, and under NO circumstances.

Here's mine...

Theo and the Boys make minor changes, let Loretta go bring up DP and try to sell us all on a youth movement

I think we'll find someone via trade.

It ain't gonna be Vernon, so who?

To get rid of Lidge and get some value in return.

Yes, I would, but I'd also sign someone as a set-up man who could potentially close. Lidge, I think, just needs a change of scenery....


Edmonds, Cameron, they could get Jeremy Reed and platoon him with Murphy until Ellsbury is ready. There are options.....

Cameron would be my choice. Edmonds is getting older, can't hit LHP this year, and his D is declining. I wanted Reed this past offseason, but he's got AAAA written all over him.

I could see that, especially if Lowell goes to SD.

Reed could still come around, he had a pretty tough year with the injuries. I think he could still come around, and with Jones in CF now, Seattle probably wouldn't be looking for as much as last year.....

CocOut, edition 2.

Dammit, I knew I should've picked up Lidle yesterday in my fantasy league.

Now I might not know too much about the game, but , isn't the idea of a leadoff hitter to get on base?

When Youks was struggling a few weeks ago it was worthwhile to move Coco up to leadoff. But whatever value may have been gained from that as a temporary expedient has long since gone by. Why is Tito the only one who can't see that. Coco doesn't get on base. Therefore, Coco should not lead off.

Was there an over/under established for runners LOB. It is Lidle, so theoretically most teams actuall will have baserunners on board. Following that logic I'll say we strand an even dozen.

I don't think so, if an enlightened manager as Francona keeps slotting him to leadoff despite his 1-17 in this series and his awful numbers out of the leadoff spot as opposed to his GREAT numbers (yes, you read it right) from the seventh...

Not in Terry Francona's mind. To him, the leadoff batter's job is to make things happen and be a speedy little pest on the basepaths. Youkilis doesn't fit that description - Crisp does...oh wait, he's never on base. Ever.

I think we should have acquired Gathright. I mean, he's even faster than Crisp... sure he's got even less power and can't get on at all (Coco seems an OBP machine in comparison), but if speed is all that is required, why not?

i didn't get to see the replay, but did Ortiz get his ankle stepped on, or was it Wilson?

quiet on here today... does anybody even care anymore?

I care.

And I really get fired up watching Pena work the count full twice in a row, and walking from an 0-2. That's great.

Work day, harder to follow the game.

Plus I work in NYC, need to lay low.

i work in NYC too, thankfully the diehard yankee fan isn't in the office today

How bad did the pitches have to be that Wily didn't swing?

Javy made an out? No.

We have season tickets here, I'm really getting it today from co-workers.

2 brought in little brooms :-(