Royal Rooters > Philadelphia at BOSTON, Saturday, March 3, 2007

RedSoxAnni

Mar 3 2007, 11:27 AM

Game Time: 1:05 pm

Scheduled Starters: Tim Wakefield v. Adam Eaton

Jonathan Papelbon will follow Wakefield to the mound.

The game will be on NESN.

Ft. Myers weather:

11 am observation at FMY: Wind out of the west at 15 mph, visibility 10 miles, few clouds at 2,200 feet, temperature 81F, DP 68F

Forecast: Slight chance of an isolated shower this afternoon. It'll be in the low to mid-80's, with a west wind at around 10-15 mph. The wind will be blowing from left to right.

Anni

RedSoxAnni

Mar 3 2007, 12:55 PM

Lineups:

Philly

Bourn, rf
Dobbs, 3b
Utley, 2b
Howard, 1b
Burrell, dh
Werth, lf
Rowand, cf
Nunez, ss
Coste, c

Eaton, p

SOX

Pedroia, 2b
Hinske, 1b
Ortiz, dh
Ramirez, lf
Lowell, 3b
Pena, cf
Mirabelli, c
Cora, ss
Moss, rf

Wakefield, p

Cudahy

Mar 3 2007, 01:27 PM

Directv screwing up again. Game being blacked out on both Directv and MLB.com.

redsoxsfan407

Mar 3 2007, 01:45 PM

game is online. dewsaw.com has a link to it. im watching the game right now

RedSoxAnni

Mar 3 2007, 01:49 PM

Paps strikes out the side!

Cambridge

Mar 3 2007, 01:59 PM

As usual, it's (almost) all Matsuzaka all the time. I turn the game on and Don and Jerry are talking about Matsuzaka while the game is going on. Now Wake is being interviewed, and there are just as many Matsuzaka questions as knuckleball questions. Overkill in spades continues.

Red Sox Fan2

Mar 3 2007, 02:18 PM

QUOTE(Cambridge @ Mar 3 2007, 01:56 PM) [snapback]650758[/snapback]

As usual, it's (almost) all Matsuzaka all the time. I turn the game on and Don and Jerry are talking about Matsuzaka while the game is going on. Now Wake is being interviewed, and there are just as many Matsuzaka questions as knuckleball questions. Overkill in spades continues.

I have to agree. If he struggles it's going to be an A-rod scenario in Boston and if he Succeeds he's going to be talked about like the second coming of Cy Young. People need to relax and wait for him to actually pitch.

I'm not a fan of Moss' stance. WMP seemed to get a lucky hit on a late swing.

Nice hit by Lowell going down the RF line.

GreenBud

Mar 3 2007, 02:20 PM

Pineiro needs to be getting back on the juice if he wants to play on this team.

24Red Sox

Mar 3 2007, 02:21 PM

I Just can't see Pineiro closing for the Sox this year. Maybe Donnelly or a trade.

Caspir

Mar 3 2007, 02:24 PM

He looked dreadful. I know it's only Spring, but that was ugly.

SuperManny

Mar 3 2007, 02:25 PM

One of the young guns is going to end up closing. Cox, Hansen, MDC, somebody out of that group I bet.

2bshorty

Mar 3 2007, 02:49 PM

Why are they running a press conference while the game is going on?

Red Sox Fan2

Mar 3 2007, 02:53 PM

I hate not being able to hear the questions that are being asked.

2bshorty

Mar 3 2007, 02:55 PM

Papelbon's alarm clock going off in the middle was pretty funny, though.

czar

Mar 3 2007, 03:21 PM

QUOTE(24Red Sox @ Mar 3 2007, 02:18 PM) [snapback]650771[/snapback]

I Just can't see Pineiro closing for the Sox this year. Maybe Donnelly or a trade.

I heard the Mariners are going to cut Felix Hernandez because he had a bad first outing on March 2nd too.

Give him some time. If he's still this bad after I get back from spring break (end of March) then I'll worry.

Caspir

Mar 3 2007, 04:14 PM

QUOTE(czar @ Mar 3 2007, 04:18 PM) [snapback]650809[/snapback]

I heard the Mariners are going to cut Felix Hernandez because he had a bad first outing on March 2nd too.

Give him some time. If he's still this bad after I get back from spring break (end of March) then I'll worry.

It wasn't so much the line, but the guy was absolutely dreadful. No location, piss por throwing. I mean, I think half this board would have taken him deep. You're right that it's early, but when you're coming off a miserable year, you need to come strong.

Tie game baby. Nice. I feel like a loser cheering this hard for the come back. I like seeing the kids play. Ellsbury is fast as hell.

gerky

Mar 3 2007, 04:26 PM

Wow. The fake to third, throw to first move actually worked. Gotta love spring training.

SuperManny

Mar 3 2007, 05:38 PM

QUOTE(Caspir @ Mar 3 2007, 04:11 PM) [snapback]650830[/snapback]

Tie game baby. Nice. I feel like a loser cheering this hard for the come back. I like seeing the kids play. Ellsbury is fast as hell.

I can't wait for him to play CF for the Sox.

RedSoxAnni

Mar 3 2007, 05:54 PM

CODE

Philadelphia                       ab  r  h  2b  3b  hr  rbi  avg.
Bourn, Michael rf-cf                 5  3  3   0   1   0    2  .500
Dobbs, Greg 3b-1b                    5  4  4   0   1   1    4  .667
Utley, Chase 2b                      2  1  0   0   0   0    0  .143
  Sandoval, Danny ss                  2  0  0   0   0   0    1  .333
Howard, Ryan 1b                      3  0  1   1   0   0    2  .333
  King, Brennan 3b                    3  0  2   1   0   0    2  .286
Burrell, Pat dh                      3  0  1   1   0   0    0  .571
  Collier, Lou pr-dh                  2  1  0   0   0   0    0  .000
  Simon, Randall ph-dh                1  0  1   0   0   0    0  .250
Werth, Jayson lf                     3  0  0   0   0   0    0  .200
  Calloway, Ron lf                    1  0  0   0   0   0    0  .000
Rowand, Aaron cf                     3  1  2   1   0   0    1  .429
  Golson, Gregory rf                  2  0  0   0   0   0    0  .000
Nunez, Abraham ss-2b                 3  1  1   0   0   0    0  .286
Coste, Chris c                       3  0  0   0   0   0    0  .000
  Budde, Ryan c                       1  0  1   0   0   0    0  .500
  Roberson, Chris pr                  0  1  0   0   0   0    0  .000
  Wathan, Dusty c                     0  0  0   0   0   0    0  .000
  Totals                             42 12 16   4   2   1   12

  Boston                             ab  r  h  2b  3b  hr  rbi  avg.
Pedroia, Dustin 2b                   4  0  0   0   0   0    0  .182
  Bailey, Jeff 1b                     1  0  0   0   0   0    0  .286
Hinske, Eric 1b                      2  0  1   1   0   0    0  .286
  McEwing, Joe pr-1b-2b               2  1  0   0   0   0    0  .222
Ortiz, David dh                      3  0  0   0   0   0    0  .250
  Kottaras, George ph-dh              1  1  0   0   0   0    0  .200
Ramirez, Manny lf                    1  1  0   0   0   0    0  .000
  Murphy, David pr-lf                 2  1  2   0   0   0    1  .857
  Ellsbury, Jacoby pr-cf              0  1  0   0   0   0    0  .286
Lowell, Mike 3b                      3  2  2   0   0   1    3  .222
  Spann, Chad 3b                      2  0  1   0   0   0    2  .200
Pena, Wily Mo cf                     3  0  1   0   0   0    1  .400
  Robinson, Kerry cf-lf               2  0  1   0   0   0    0  .125
Mirabelli, Doug c                    3  0  1   0   0   0    1  .250
  Brown, Dusty c                      1  0  0   0   0   0    0  .333
Cora, Alex ss                        3  0  1   0   0   0    0  .125
  Rogers, Ed ss                       2  0  0   0   0   0    0  .000
Moss, Brandon rf                     4  2  1   0   0   1    1  .111
  Totals                             39  9 11   1   0   2    9

  Philadelphia      2 0 0  0 2 2  0 0 3  3  -- 12
  Boston            0 0 1  2 3 0  0 0 3  0  --  9

     E_D.Pedroia. LOB_Philadelphia 8, Boston 6. 2B_R.Howard, B.King, P.Burrell,
A.Rowand, E.Hinske. 3B_M.Bourn, G.Dobbs. HR_G.Dobbs (1) off J.Pineiro, B.Moss
(1) off A.Eaton, M.Lowell (1) off B.Mazone. SF_D.Sandoval. S_D.Wathan.
SB_J.Ellsbury (1). CS_A.Cora. GIDP_C.Coste, E.Rogers. DP_Philadelphia 1,
Boston 1.

  Philadelphia                IP      H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Eaton, Adam                   3      1  1  1  0  2   3.00
Geary, Geoff                  1      3  2  2  1  1  18.00
Mazone, Brian                 3      3  3  3  1  4   9.00
Smith, Matt                   1      2  0  0  1  0   0.00
Farnsworth, Jeff (W 1-0;B 1)  1      2  3  3  2  1  13.50
Bisenius, Joseph (S 1)        1      0  0  0  0  1   0.00

  Boston                      IP      H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Wakefield, Tim                2      3  2  1  0  2   4.50
Papelbon, Jonathan            2      0  0  0  0  4   0.00
Pineiro, Joel               1 1-3    4  4  4  2  0  15.43
Romero, JC (B 1)            1 2-3    1  0  0  2  1   0.00
Tavarez, Julian               1      0  0  0  0  0  13.50
Delcarmen, Manny             2-3     3  3  3  2  1  16.20
Smith, Chris (L 0-1)        1 1-3    5  3  3  0  0  11.57

IBB_off M.Smith (D.Brown).
HBP_by A.Eaton (E.Hinske).
WP_M.Smith, T.Wakefield.
T_3:25. A_8,169.
Umpires_Home, Randy Marsh; First, Tim Tschida;
         Second, Fieldin Culbreth; Third, Marvin Hudson.

03/03 17:47:48 ET