Yeah, good defense prevents hits. That would have been a base hit with a defender with less range...

Timlin-style, I'm not calling out names.

But now Pedroia needs to use his bat a little.

36 pitches through 4 innings? Ground ball outs?? First pitch strikes???

I must be hallucinating.

So the only pitches WMP takes are strikes? Is that how it works?

I wonder if Manny still remembers that

why can't crisp get out the way cora has been this game. both are 0-2, but cora has seen like 18 pitches to crisps 3

remy is still fascinated with Rene Russo in the stands - did they not see her in "Two For the Money"? she looked awful



i think we are going to have to accept that Crisp and plate discipline are not going to be in the same sentence very often, kind of like accepting Nomar will always swing at the first pitch

Cora and Crisp have seen 20 pitches between them in their global 0-4.

17 Cora, 3 Crisp.

Let's pray Beckett keeps being astonishing. Weaver only has one more inning probably.

and that's why nomar wasn;t hitting 1st. whatever. the point has been made...

http://www.redsoxnation.net/forums/index.p...mp;#entry576468

Maybe there was more to this than we thought.

Nomar could actually hit though. I wouldn't mind a leadoff hitter who swings at the 1st pitch a lot if he had a high OBP.

11 more, 47 pitches through 5 shutout innings. This is Cy Young stuff.

And I guess this goes to all the people who think his fastball doesn't move or that he's overhyped. He has sucked, but his talent is really unbelievable.

We should just make him more consistent. Or get him caught by Mirabelli for good, since he has 13 shutout innings with him behind the plate now.

wasn't arguing that he should have, just saying that some things you just have to accept, no matter how unnerving they are

and mirabelli is catching. Don;t forget that!

I really think this is the key, at least he can have confidence that Mirabelli has a much better chance of catching certain pitches

Crisp on a full count? Ok, he struck out, but this is almost incredible!

No cable in my dorm

We need to buy something to get more channels, including NESN. Fcukers.

Gameday for now.

Nice slice through the shift. That's a neat feat for Papi.

Ortiz owns your punk ass, Weaver.

Too bad no one else can hit you.

ok youk. make him throw picthes, and lots of them!

DO'h!

That's two nights in a row that the Angels announcers are claiming that Sox pitchers are getting calls but Angels are not. Lame.

so Weaver is gone... and Figgins nearly killed Izturis...

nice grab by Cora

Is this the way Beckett pitched as a Marlin? Cause I've only seen the sucky Sox version.

Come on Beckett, focus.

This is where the rubber meets the road.

two of their hits of been those infielders..blah. I hope what I am afraid is gonna happen next doesn;t....

That DP was HUGE!!!

**** YEAH!

Very nice.

wow, we have really neutralized vlad in key situations. I am very impressed, that could have been serious trouble

Manly yes but I like it too

wow!! the exact opposite happened!!

I'm liking what I see from "the kid" (Pedrioa). Seems pretty poised for only his third game in the bigs (or do I have that wrong?)

Weaver gone.

Beckett thanked Mirabelli. Fastball count, everybody knew it, including Guerrero. Sinker came in, instead of the 4-seamer, and it turned into a DP. Beckett is SMOKING... what a pitcher he could be...

EDIT: 62 pitches through 6, with 47 strikes, he's pounding the zone and hasn't walked anybody. Way to go!

Whaddaya think... complete game? Wouldn't *that* be a mind freak.

Wazy to get out of that. A couple more runs now please.

Also... for those of you listening to Remy, what is it with him and Rene Russo? He won't shut up about her.

Please, score some runs

Woah! A pitch BEHIND Cora!

Heya late nighters- just got back from watching UFC at a friends house- is Beckett pitching great, or are the Angels just swinging at everything in sight?

Beckett is SMOKIN' HOT tonight.

ok 'belli, at least give us one of your patented long fly outs!

I think if we don't score more, we'll go to Papelbon despite what happens...


Beckett has been AMAZING tonight.

C'mon Dougie.

Great AB for Cora. Not so much for the hit (though that was nice), but because it allowed Rex Hudler the opportunity to say:

"Good thing no one was on deck for the Angels there" after the foul line drive. (Uh, yeah, good thing)

And,

"He's gonna be looking to drive something. Slap it." Ok, Rex. That explains your great career power numbers. "Drive" and "slap" are two different things. Go smoke another joint.

Cora SAFE!!! Nicely done!

Cora!

Alex Cora is the man.

thank you cabrera/kennedy

Thanks O Cab!

Cora's play was HUGE, HUGE!!! Great running. Wow... thank goodness, Dougie really almost got us in trouble.