Game time: 7:05 pm EDT
Scheduled starters: Scott Kazmir (11-8, 3.79) v. Curt Schilling (8-6, 4.04)
The game will be on NESN.
Boston weather:
4 pm observation at KBOS: wind out of the east at 8 mph, visibility 9 miles, overcast at 1,100 feet, temperature 65F, DP 59F.
Forecast: A stationary front is stalled off the south coast, and we've got a cool flow off the ocean bringing in low clouds and possibly fog later on. It'll be in the 60's with a raw east wind, which is blowing in. There's only a slight chance of rain; the marine layer is only about 2,000 feet thick, but the cool air is keeping the rain that's out west from reaching the coast.
Full Version: Tampa Bay at BOSTON, Monday, September 10, 2007
Ortiz with the night off, per Globe:
One option for a unbiased manager would be to play Moss in LF, as he's had some success vs. LHP this year, shift Ellsbury to CF, and give Crisp a night off in the field.
Here's what Tito put out:
Julio Lugo, DH
Coco Crisp, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Mike Lowell, 3B
Bobby Kielty, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Jason Varitek, C
Jacoby Ellsbury, LF
Alex Cora, SS
I'd rather see Clayton. Seriously.
Nevermind, Edes told me this morning the Sox are 34-14 when Cora starts. Carry on!
One option for a unbiased manager would be to play Moss in LF, as he's had some success vs. LHP this year, shift Ellsbury to CF, and give Crisp a night off in the field.
Here's what Tito put out:
Julio Lugo, DH
Coco Crisp, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Mike Lowell, 3B
Bobby Kielty, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Jason Varitek, C
Jacoby Ellsbury, LF
Alex Cora, SS
I'd rather see Clayton. Seriously.
Nevermind, Edes told me this morning the Sox are 34-14 when Cora starts. Carry on!
Looks like Tito is mailing this one in. I'd still rather DH Ortiz with LHP as he'd be more likely to draw a walk than either Lugo or Cora. At least Drew is sitting against the lefty.
Unfortunately, I'm expecting a lot of bunting and small ball with that lineup. Not much of a choice, though. Schill's gonna have to be pretty good tonight.
I just hope this is one of those game where Tito, disregarding conventional wisdom, puts together this scrappy lineup that some how manages to score 8 runs. It could happen.
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Tampa Bay Boston
--------- ------
Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
3B Iwamura, Akinori 7 27 .285 DH Lugo, Julio 6 67 .239
LF Crawford, Carl 11 77 .315 CF Crisp, Coco 6 56 .269
1B Pena, Carlos 38 106 .278 2B Pedroia, Dustin 6 45 .325
CF Upton, BJ 23 76 .313 3B Lowell, Mike 18 103 .324
RF Young, Delmon 12 81 .293 RF Kielty, Bobby 1 8 .246
2B Harris, Brendan 10 55 .283 1B Youkilis, Kevin 16 77 .289
DH Norton, Greg 3 17 .214 C Varitek, Jason 13 62 .262
C Navarro, Dioner 8 38 .221 LF Ellsbury, Jacoby 2 8 .373
SS Wilson, Josh 2 22 .274 SS Cora, Alex 2 17 .240
P Kazmir, Scott (11-8, 3.79) P Schilling, Curt (8-6, 4.04)
--------- ------
Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
3B Iwamura, Akinori 7 27 .285 DH Lugo, Julio 6 67 .239
LF Crawford, Carl 11 77 .315 CF Crisp, Coco 6 56 .269
1B Pena, Carlos 38 106 .278 2B Pedroia, Dustin 6 45 .325
CF Upton, BJ 23 76 .313 3B Lowell, Mike 18 103 .324
RF Young, Delmon 12 81 .293 RF Kielty, Bobby 1 8 .246
2B Harris, Brendan 10 55 .283 1B Youkilis, Kevin 16 77 .289
DH Norton, Greg 3 17 .214 C Varitek, Jason 13 62 .262
C Navarro, Dioner 8 38 .221 LF Ellsbury, Jacoby 2 8 .373
SS Wilson, Josh 2 22 .274 SS Cora, Alex 2 17 .240
P Kazmir, Scott (11-8, 3.79) P Schilling, Curt (8-6, 4.04)
09/10 17:37:17 ET
QUOTE(Jermaine Van Buren Fan @ Sep 10 2007, 04:42 PM) 
Here's what Tito put out:
Julio Lugo, DH
Coco Crisp, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Mike Lowell, 3B
Bobby Kielty, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Jason Varitek, C
Jacoby Ellsbury, LF
Alex Cora, SS
Julio Lugo, DH
Coco Crisp, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Mike Lowell, 3B
Bobby Kielty, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Jason Varitek, C
Jacoby Ellsbury, LF
Alex Cora, SS
I smell conspiracy.
MLB should investigate Tito to see if he's on the take from Fox. They’d want nothing more than see the Yanks pull a few games closer befor Saturday’s game which they’re carrying.....anything to help their ratings.
Fox = bastards
That is an awful lineup.
The worst Red Sox lineup I can think of in recent years.
Of course now that I said that, we'll score 15 runs.
The worst Red Sox lineup I can think of in recent years.
Of course now that I said that, we'll score 15 runs.
Ugh, other Scott Kazmir match up! This has to be 3rd time We had to face him this year! too bad We couldnt dodge a bullet by not facing Kazmir!
QUOTE(Preacher @ Sep 10 2007, 04:50 PM)
Looks like Tito is mailing this one in. I'd still rather DH Ortiz with LHP as he'd be more likely to draw a walk than either Lugo or Cora. At least Drew is sitting against the lefty.
Per the Globe his knee is bothering him again and Kazmir owns him....who knows, maybe they know what they are doing.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...as/extra_bases/
FINALLY! The blackout is over... I get to watch the Sox again. I hate when they play Baltimore or Atlanta!
QUOTE(SFFM38 @ Sep 10 2007, 06:19 PM)
Ugh, other Scott Kazmir match up! This has to be 3rd time We had to face him this year! too bad We couldnt dodge a bullet by not facing Kazmir!We've beaten him twice this year, he's beaten us once.
I'm not sure if I even want to watch this game. That lineup is just ugly. I would rather see Clayton and Moss. Why the hell is Jacoby hitting 8th?
But just imagine if Coco got on! He would've caused three balks!
Anyone else sense an incredible lack of intensity in this game?
Schill could turn himself into the RH version of Boomer...less velocity but pinpoint control. I doubt he comes back, because an NL team will give him at least 2 years, but he could be very effective in the NL for 2-3 years.
Let's just hope he's got one more Herculean postseason run left in that arm, and that those 6 weeks off keep him strong through October.
Let's just hope he's got one more Herculean postseason run left in that arm, and that those 6 weeks off keep him strong through October.
Crisp is a pathetic offensive player. Awful.
UGH, This line up is brutal to watch!!!! I really want to see this team going 6 games up while MFY are idling tonight!
CBS Sportsline's Gamecast shows Schilling threw a 98 mph heater to Pena. True?
QUOTE(Yaz888 @ Sep 10 2007, 08:01 PM)
CBS Sportsline's Gamecast shows Schilling threw a 98 mph heater to Pena. True?
I'm not watching the game but absolutely not.
QUOTE(Yaz888 @ Sep 10 2007, 05:01 PM)
CBS Sportsline's Gamecast shows Schilling threw a 98 mph heater to Pena. True?
I was just about to ask what Schills fast ball looked like... somehow I doubt 98.
Anyone?
No way
Only 91
Only 91
^^^^ 98?? no way and I am watching it alot tonight, its probably a typo 98 reversed it to 89 and now that sounds right.. mostly its between 86-90 so far and a few times it did registered at 91.
That play just earned Cora three more starts.
We need to get Kazmir outta there, what the hell was that Youk
Joe Maddon reminds me of Uncle Junior.
Schilling's fastball is 89-91. He's throwing lots of offspeed pitches. That was a tremendous at bat by Norton who battled Schilling for a 10 pitch at bat before lining a double just out of the reach of Ellsbury in left.
Schilling's fastball is 89-91. He's throwing lots of offspeed pitches. That was a tremendous at bat by Norton who battled Schilling for a 10 pitch at bat before lining a double just out of the reach of Ellsbury in left.
Oh **** that.
Schill is about to crap the pants for this Inning, so I am hoping for Tito to start warming up some of people in BP that we can actually use.. 1 for MDC,1 for Clay, 1 for Timlin, etc
The headline on MLB.Com:
"Sox Not Taking Division Lead For Granted"
Then you take a look at our line-up
"Sox Not Taking Division Lead For Granted"
Then you take a look at our line-up
Nice Pitch!
I think Schilling has pitched very well, but the pitch count is up to 89 after 5 innings, and I think he may be through for the night.
The Red Sox need to get to Kazmir here.
The Red Sox need to get to Kazmir here.
Is it just me, or has Scott Kazmir delivered more pitches to the Red Sox than our batting practice pitcher?
We seem to be facing this guy every other day.
We seem to be facing this guy every other day.
Shes kinda cute, get rid of Tina for her
So pumped to have Cora hit here. Who needs Moss?
Do they always have to do this extra curricular stuff---like have the blood drive lady on--DURING a Red Sox at bats? Can't they wait till the D-Rays are up?
Ellsbury?
Schilling's up to 99 pitches.
For those of us not in New England and without the NESN, do we have anyone warming up? I'd be surprised (well, no I wouldn't) to see Curt return to the mound in the 7th.
One run on five hits? Props to him.
For those of us not in New England and without the NESN, do we have anyone warming up? I'd be surprised (well, no I wouldn't) to see Curt return to the mound in the 7th.
One run on five hits? Props to him.
How about scoring a few to help Schill out, eh?
QUOTE(BamaBoSox @ Sep 10 2007, 08:52 PM)
Schilling's up to 99 pitches.For those of us not in New England and without the NESN, do we have anyone warming up? I'd be surprised (well, no I wouldn't) to see Curt return to the mound in the 7th.One run on five hits? Props to him.
I believe Corey is warming. I'd prefer he come in, but I can pretty much guarantee Schilling will be back out there.Die Jim Duquette.
Damn, Kazmir is really on tonight. He's up to 96 pitches, but I bet he'll be back out for the 7th.
Just like that, we turn it over to a guy who hasn't thrown a pitch in the majors since 2002?
I would say "Thank God for Tampa Bay" in this situation, but then I was reminded of the score. This inning is more than crucial.
I would say "Thank God for Tampa Bay" in this situation, but then I was reminded of the score. This inning is more than crucial.
Wow. Props to Tito for lifting Schilling - still no excuse for the lineup.
Nice job by Corey.
Still a dumb move.
Still a dumb move.
QUOTE(Bergs @ Sep 10 2007, 09:09 PM)
Nice job by Corey.
Still a dumb move.
Still a dumb move.
Lifting a 40 year-old with a recent shoulder problem after 99 pitches?
Corey pitched last year in the majors, who said he had not pitched since 2002?
Kielty singles. Finally, a freaking baserunner.
Let's get some runs, Sox!
Let's get some runs, Sox!
Youkilis is absolutely terrible, I cant get over how much I hate him.
He should have bunted
He should have bunted
Wow - Youks bitches at EVERYTHING.
He's worse than Jeter and Papi. At least those two can actually hit the ball.
He's worse than Jeter and Papi. At least those two can actually hit the ball.
QUOTE(Ralpho316 @ Sep 10 2007, 08:12 PM)
Corey pitched last year in the majors, who said he had not pitched since 2002?
Brainfart on my part at 8:05.
I was reading an obviously outdated article.
Well we will probably have a year off of Kazmir eventually, once the Devil Rays drive him into the ground and he needs TJ surgery
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