Game time: 7:05 pm EDT

Scheduled starters: Andy Sonnanstine (5-9, 5.73) v. Tim Wakefield (16-10, 4.39)

The game will be on NESN.

Boston weather:

1 pm observation at KBOS: Wind out of the east at 12 mph, visibility 0.25 mile in heavy rain, fog, and mist, 400 feet overcast, temperature 63F, DP 61F

Forecast: Not promising. A strong cold front is approaching from the west northwest, and there's a warm front nearly stalled out off the south coast of New England. The heavy rain we've got right now is ahead of the cold front, which will move off to the east later tonight. There's a good chance that eastern NE will see over an inch of rain between now and around 9-10 pm, and a chance of heavy rain right around game time. There probably won't be any severe weather, because the atmospher is too stable at this time, but we are likely to see some heavy rain. The wind will be east to northeast, which is blowing in. It'll be in the low 60s.




I will be out of town this evening, so I won't be able to post a cancellation of the game. So... If anyone finds out that it is postponed or cancelled, post it here, and maybe one of the barkeeps can add it to the Topic Description line in the Title.

Anni

Weather permitting, the lineups:

Boston
1. Ellsbury LF
2. Pedroia 2B
3. Ortiz DH
4. Lowell 3B
5. Drew RF
6. Youkilis 1B
7. Crisp CF
8. Lugo SS
9. Cash C

Tampa Bay
1. Iwamura 3B
2. Crawford LF
3. Pena 1B
4. Upton CF
5. Young RF
6. Harris 2B
7. Gomes DH
8. Navarro C
9. Wilson SS

They are playing Navarro with a broken hand again; if they don't run on him tonight I will lose it.

You've got to have men on base to run.

Just sayin'.

JD Drew bats up and he just stares at "strike 3" as He strikes out! same old!!!!!!

Drew's passiveness at the plate is just unreal. It's hard to make a case that he isn't up there looking for a walk. Just wow.Oh ****.

We are not losing tonight, no sir.Maybe Wakefield is not alright?

Great, the Rays have figured out Wake. Duck, the apocalypse is coming. We ****ing better beat Sonnanstine tonight.

Again, Wakefield has nothing.
Second start in a row. Either he's hurt(still) or the law of averages has caught up to him for this season.

Good thing we have an 8-game lead on Detroit for the WC.

Sonnastine is terrible, therefore he will easily shut us out through 7.

Wakefield's still not right after that injury, and JD Drew is just a pansy.

This is the most annoying Red Sox team in a long time.

Yah he is definitely not right, good work, get Tavarez out there

By Sunday this team will be in 2nd place. Bank it.

It must be so tough for you to be negative, its like all you do.

I doubt it. I wouldn't be surprised, however, if we are up 0.5 on Monday morning. Bases loaded, nobody out for Melky in Toronto.

If Pena hits a HR, I'm gonna lose it.

Thank G.

I'm not sure if I can handle a 2nd version of what happened last August with the Yanks. Better start watching the Tigers on the scoreboard.

Yah we arent gonna finish 3rd this year, we are going to make the playoffs.

So all you negative nancies need to relax

Tavarez has pitched 1.1 innings this month; I wonder if he is being saved to start this weekend instead of Dice-K?

I bet Tito throws Matsuzaka out there.

You’re right, I do tend to post much more when I’m pissed off. That doesn’t mean I’m always negative.

I only call the fire dept. when the house is on fire, I guess they will tell me “you never call with good news”…

Matsuzaka is starting this weekend, so its not Tavarez

That dude just got pwned trying to catch that.

I'm surprised Okajima hasn't been thrown out their to go 4-5 IP

Actually, I wouldn't have mind seeing Buchholz take over.

I would rather to save Clay over the weekend while we are playing against the Toilet

Pretty sure thats Delmon Youngs first hit offa Wakefield for his career, so I think its time to take him out

Yeah Young couldn't even put the bat on the ball in Tampa; big trouble. We're gonna have to get a big contribution from Lester the next couple weeks.

Nice! Jacoby will catch Drew's HR total by Sept. 25th.

Enough with this GIDP's bullshit! I wonder if we are top 5 teams for most GIDP's this season!

Uh, hook please?

I wish they would give Youk an Error on that, but they wont, and this is AWFUL

WTF. 4 game lead now. I really wish I could be optimistic and say they'll take this game, but this offense has been offensive. There is currently zero spark. I think I agree that they'll be in second place by Sunday. We need Manny back.

That's a bit negative...

Well I hate Kevin Youkilis, I didnt say anything about being in 2nd place That's game though.

This is awesome

We look terrible.

I meant the AWFUL comment.


Coco looks up! Classic

Ovah!

Now that made me laugh out loud! "Awesome"

Well...

No Wake

No Dice K


JD Drew in


Tito...


We are bad, man

This team is awful right now. And it doesn't seem to bother them that much.

I know. with first base open, lets pitch to the number 2 home run hitter in the league!! Great Managerial decision by Francona!!

Maybe they're on cruise control just banking on the WC.

Heeeeeeeeere come the Red Sox!

Well it bothers me! Opps... sorry.. This is AWESOME!

WTF??!! I just got home from work and I see this??? What the heck happened?

Shhh...

Red Sox are awesome Yankees are the suck the division race is over I hate all you stupid fans who are negative leave JD Drew alone Yankees are the suck.

ugh

Nice AB Lugo. Must win this fing game. We need it!

He can't let Cash hit here!!

I will gladly take that back.

A pseudo rally I see?

I know just the man to kill it...

Cash Money