Game time: 7 pm
Scheduled starters: Julian Tavarez (3-4, 4.89) v. Ted Lilly (14-12, 4.44)
Toronto weather: 3 pm observation at CYYZ: Wind out of the east southeast at 9 mph, visibility 15 miles, few clouds at 2,800 feet, overcast layer at 17,000 feet, temperature 61F, DP 50F.
Forecast: There's a chance of showers this evening as a warm front moves from west to east. It'll be in the upper 50's, with the wind out of the south to southeast at less than 10 mph. If the roof is open, that would be blowing out, but wind is not much of a factor because of the design of the Rogers Center.
Roof Forecast: There's a good chance that they'll start the game with the roof closed.
Full Version: BOSTON at Toronto, Friday, September 22, 2006
Toronto, eh? Battle for second place. Part of me says "let them have it," if for no other reason than to stop the talk about the Sox always finishing second to the MFY.
Fortunately, that is only a small, insignificant part of me, which I usually keep tied up in the wine cellar, only allowing it out when there is a full moon and the Danube is actually blue.
That's not the case tonight. So let's win. Mr. Ugly will give us five passable innings tonight, and Papi will go deep again. I'd make more predictions about individual performances, but I'm never sure anymore who is in the line up. Such is September baseball for also rans. I don't like it, but let's not let ourselves get pushed around. Beat the crap out of them!
Fortunately, that is only a small, insignificant part of me, which I usually keep tied up in the wine cellar, only allowing it out when there is a full moon and the Danube is actually blue.
That's not the case tonight. So let's win. Mr. Ugly will give us five passable innings tonight, and Papi will go deep again. I'd make more predictions about individual performances, but I'm never sure anymore who is in the line up. Such is September baseball for also rans. I don't like it, but let's not let ourselves get pushed around. Beat the crap out of them!
CODE
Boston Toronto
------ -------
Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
2B Pedroia, Dustin 1 4 .182 LF Johnson, Reed 12 48 .322
1B Loretta, Mark 4 57 .290 DH Catalanotto, Frank 7 55 .306
DH Ortiz, David 52 132 .287 CF Wells, Vernon 32 101 .305
LF Youkilis, Kevin 13 72 .285 1B Overbay, Lyle 19 84 .311
3B Lowell, Mike 18 71 .281 3B Glaus, Troy 35 96 .251
RF Pena, Wily Mo 11 41 .307 RF Rios, Alex 16 71 .295
C Mirabelli, Doug 6 25 .193 C Molina, Bengie 17 50 .287
CF Kapler, Gabe 2 9 .241 SS Hill, Aaron 5 45 .290
SS Gonzalez, Alex 9 46 .251 2B Adams, Russ 3 27 .224
P Tavarez, Julian (3-4, 4.89) P Lilly, Ted (14-12, 4.44)
------ -------
Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
2B Pedroia, Dustin 1 4 .182 LF Johnson, Reed 12 48 .322
1B Loretta, Mark 4 57 .290 DH Catalanotto, Frank 7 55 .306
DH Ortiz, David 52 132 .287 CF Wells, Vernon 32 101 .305
LF Youkilis, Kevin 13 72 .285 1B Overbay, Lyle 19 84 .311
3B Lowell, Mike 18 71 .281 3B Glaus, Troy 35 96 .251
RF Pena, Wily Mo 11 41 .307 RF Rios, Alex 16 71 .295
C Mirabelli, Doug 6 25 .193 C Molina, Bengie 17 50 .287
CF Kapler, Gabe 2 9 .241 SS Hill, Aaron 5 45 .290
SS Gonzalez, Alex 9 46 .251 2B Adams, Russ 3 27 .224
P Tavarez, Julian (3-4, 4.89) P Lilly, Ted (14-12, 4.44)
09/22 18:21:34 ET
Lowell!
Did anyone not see that coming after the dropped ball?
Crisp is out again? With the same finger problem? The sox must have the absolute worst medical staff in baseball.
Awesome sac fly. Not sure I've ever seen that before. Nice play by Wily.
Awesome sac fly. Not sure I've ever seen that before. Nice play by Wily.
QUOTE(Farmer Ted @ Sep 22 2006, 07:36 PM) [snapback]590731[/snapback]
Crisp is out again? With the same finger problem? The sox must have the absolute worst medical staff in baseball.
Or maybe he re-injured it?
I guess you're right. The entire Red Sox organization sucks.
How dare they not deliver the post season appearance that is our birthright?
My birthright was that the Sox won the WS during my life.
Since that has happened, my birth was just right.
btw: Born in 1949.
Since that has happened, my birth was just right.
btw: Born in 1949.
QUOTE(Farmer Ted @ Sep 22 2006, 07:36 PM) [snapback]590731[/snapback]
Crisp is out again? With the same finger problem? The sox must have the absolute worst medical staff in baseball.
Right about now some globe intern is probabably going through the records to find the story from years ago where Nomar was overheard complaining about the medical staff, saying "They're killing us!"
hello?
Hmmm.... ya know what? if Julian Taverez keeps up like this, I just MIGHT willing to consider him as a 5th starter for 2007 season, a big MIGHT! and put wakey in BP instead of SP, just a thought! damn I am already excited about "2007" and this season is not over yet!
i say go for the CG.
Complete game for Julian Effin Tavarez...whoda thunk it?
QUOTE(SFFM38 @ Sep 22 2006, 06:31 PM) [snapback]590756[/snapback]
Hmmm.... ya know what? if Julian Taverez keeps up like this, I just MIGHT willing to consider him as a 5th starter for 2007 season, a big MIGHT! and put wakey in BP instead of SP, just a thought! damn I am already excited about "2007" and this season is not over yet!
I don't know that I'm quite ready to take that leap.
In fact, I know I'm not, because I want another starter added to this team in the offseason so that we don't have to have this 5th starter debate.
But I'll tell you one thing. He is one f**king entertaining motherf**ker on the mound. If he's back in the pen next year, I hope he gets a warmer reception than he did this year.
(Which is to say I sure as hell hope he pitches next year more like he has as a starter than like he did out of the pen this year.)
That game was one Pedroia misplay of a bad hop from being a shutout, too.
Tavarez was so happy, he didn't even mind being interviewed by Cervasio.
CODE
Boston ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg.
Pedroia, Dustin 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183
Loretta, Mark 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .291
Pena, Carlos 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Ortiz, David dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .285
Cora, Alex pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Youkilis, Kevin lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .283
Murphy, David lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Lowell, Mike 3b 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 .282
Pena, Wily Mo rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303
Mirabelli, Doug c 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .195
Kapler, Gabe cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Gonzalez, Alex ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 .254
Totals 35 7 9 3 0 1 7 5 11
Toronto ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg.
Johnson, Reed lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
Catalanotto, Frank dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
Wells, Vernon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
Overbay, Lyle 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Glaus, Troy 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Rios, Alex rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
Molina, Bengie c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Hill, Aaron ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
Adams, Russ 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
Totals 31 1 7 1 0 0 1 1 1
Boston 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -- 7
Toronto 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 1
E_L.Overbay. LOB_Boston 6, Toronto 4. 2B_M.Loretta, A.Gonzalez 2, L.Overbay.
HR_M.Lowell (19) off T.Lilly. GIDP_T.Glaus, B.Molina. DP_Boston 3(M.Lowell)
(M.Lowell, D.Pedroia and M.Loretta) (A.Gonzalez, D.Pedroia and C.Pena).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Tavarez, Julian (W 4-4) 9 7 1 1 1 1 0 99-60 4.52
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Lilly, Ted (L 14-13) 5 1-3 5 5 2 4 8 1 122-75 4.41
Accardo, Jeremy 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 9-7 4.91
Tallet, Brian 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 2 0 19-13 4.11
Towers, Josh 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 28-18 8.84
J.Accardo pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
IBB_off T.Lilly (D.Ortiz).
T_2:51. A_33,874.
Pedroia, Dustin 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183
Loretta, Mark 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .291
Pena, Carlos 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Ortiz, David dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .285
Cora, Alex pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Youkilis, Kevin lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .283
Murphy, David lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Lowell, Mike 3b 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 .282
Pena, Wily Mo rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303
Mirabelli, Doug c 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .195
Kapler, Gabe cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Gonzalez, Alex ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 .254
Totals 35 7 9 3 0 1 7 5 11
Toronto ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg.
Johnson, Reed lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
Catalanotto, Frank dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
Wells, Vernon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
Overbay, Lyle 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Glaus, Troy 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Rios, Alex rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
Molina, Bengie c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Hill, Aaron ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
Adams, Russ 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
Totals 31 1 7 1 0 0 1 1 1
Boston 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -- 7
Toronto 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 1
E_L.Overbay. LOB_Boston 6, Toronto 4. 2B_M.Loretta, A.Gonzalez 2, L.Overbay.
HR_M.Lowell (19) off T.Lilly. GIDP_T.Glaus, B.Molina. DP_Boston 3(M.Lowell)
(M.Lowell, D.Pedroia and M.Loretta) (A.Gonzalez, D.Pedroia and C.Pena).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Tavarez, Julian (W 4-4) 9 7 1 1 1 1 0 99-60 4.52
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Lilly, Ted (L 14-13) 5 1-3 5 5 2 4 8 1 122-75 4.41
Accardo, Jeremy 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 9-7 4.91
Tallet, Brian 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 2 0 19-13 4.11
Towers, Josh 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 28-18 8.84
J.Accardo pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
IBB_off T.Lilly (D.Ortiz).
T_2:51. A_33,874.
QUOTE(The Ghost of Ned Martin @ Sep 22 2006, 05:48 PM) [snapback]590736[/snapback]
Or maybe he re-injured it?
I guess you're right. The entire Red Sox organization sucks.
How dare they not deliver the post season appearance that is our birthright?
Yeah, that's exactly what I said. Nice use of hyperbole.
Maybe you haven't been following the Sox too closely the past two seasons, but there is a disturbing trend of players coming back from injury before they are fully healed, to the detriment of the team. And also playing longer than they should with an injury, when they should be on the DL. I don't think that it's too big of a leap to question the competence of the training and medical staff.
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