Game time: 1:35 pm
Scheduled starters: Daniel Cabrera (6-4, 4.40) v. Daisuke Matsuzaka (9-1, 2.84)
The game will be on NESN and TBS
Boston weather: 11 am observation at KBOS: Wind out of the south at 22 mph, visibility 10 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, temperature 80F, DP 62F
Forecast: Sunny, warm, and windy. The wind will be blowing out toward left, across from first. We could see some gusts to 30 mph this afternoon.
Full Version: Baltimore at BOSTON, Sunday, July 13, 2008
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Baltimore Boston
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Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
2B Roberts, Brian 7 33 .294 CF Ellsbury, Jacoby 5 27 .273
CF Jones, Adam 5 41 .275 2B Pedroia, Dustin 9 46 .312
RF Markakis, Nick 14 50 .303 RF Drew, J.D. 17 54 .302
1B Huff, Aubrey 18 58 .282 LF Ramirez, Manny 18 60 .292
3B Mora, Melvin 11 48 .237 DH Lowell, Mike 13 57 .301
DH Scott, Luke 14 34 .257 3B Youkilis, Kevin 15 63 .316
LF Payton, Jay 6 31 .244 1B Casey, Sean 0 10 .363
C Quiroz, Guillermo 2 8 .216 C Varitek, Jason 7 28 .220
SS Bynum, Freddie 0 8 .183 SS Cora, Alex 0 5 .276
P Cabrera, Daniel (6-4, 4.40) P Matsuzaka, Daisuke (9-1, 2.84)
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Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
2B Roberts, Brian 7 33 .294 CF Ellsbury, Jacoby 5 27 .273
CF Jones, Adam 5 41 .275 2B Pedroia, Dustin 9 46 .312
RF Markakis, Nick 14 50 .303 RF Drew, J.D. 17 54 .302
1B Huff, Aubrey 18 58 .282 LF Ramirez, Manny 18 60 .292
3B Mora, Melvin 11 48 .237 DH Lowell, Mike 13 57 .301
DH Scott, Luke 14 34 .257 3B Youkilis, Kevin 15 63 .316
LF Payton, Jay 6 31 .244 1B Casey, Sean 0 10 .363
C Quiroz, Guillermo 2 8 .216 C Varitek, Jason 7 28 .220
SS Bynum, Freddie 0 8 .183 SS Cora, Alex 0 5 .276
P Cabrera, Daniel (6-4, 4.40) P Matsuzaka, Daisuke (9-1, 2.84)
07/13 12:23:53 ET
Typical Dice-K start, but at least not a run scored. 20 pitches.
Nice throw Bynum.I really don't want Drew hitting 6th when Ortiz comes back. At least spot him 5th in the lineup.Terrible.
Oh well, Drew giveth and he taketh away. 1 - 0.
Varitek threw out a runner? Quick kids, make a wish.
Looks like another typical Dice-K start: tons of pitches, an awful lot of those balls, trouble constantly. I really wonder sometimes what made him so good in Japan.
Of course, getting out of self-made jams without letting runs score might be part of it...
Of course, getting out of self-made jams without letting runs score might be part of it...
QUOTE(SoxAroundTheWorld @ Jul 13 2008, 11:32 AM) 
Looks like another typical Dice-K start: tons of pitches, an awful lot of those balls, trouble constantly. I really wonder sometimes what made him so good in Japan.
Of course, getting out of self-made jams without letting runs score might be part of it...
Of course, getting out of self-made jams without letting runs score might be part of it...
He's got great stuff. When he throws it over, he gets outs, he just seems to be afraid to. I think he needs a mind altering experience. Electroshock is too violent. What else?
QUOTE(Malzone64 @ Jul 13 2008, 08:35 PM)
He's got great stuff. When he throws it over, he gets outs, he just seems to be afraid to. I think he needs a mind altering experience. Electroshock is too violent. What else?
Good sex, good drugs, good rock and roll. One of them's gotta work.
Great catch by Youks in the wind. Anybody else playing that side of the field? Cora, Manny? 
QUOTE(Malzone64 @ Jul 13 2008, 08:51 PM)
Great catch by Youks in the wind. Anybody else playing that side of the field? Cora, Manny?
Shift had Cora on the wrong side of 2nd. Don't know what Manny's excuse was...
The 4th was typical of Dice-K's problem: 1-2-3 easy inning, but he needed 21 pitches to do it. Ridiculous.
Damn Cassey you are slow, and out.
Casey should have been called out. Not that I'm complaining...
No, no please go back. I want to know who is going to spend 3 days in Colorado.
Edit: What is Crisp going to do? Lugo? Lowell? I want to know.
Edit: What is Crisp going to do? Lugo? Lowell? I want to know.
I want to see Jacoby hit an inside the parker. I suspect he could beat both Varitek and Casey to the plate.
Bynum 2 Orieols 0
Manny hasn't had a salami in a couple years now, no?
Edit: Thanks, Don. Not since July '05. And counting...
Edit: Thanks, Don. Not since July '05. And counting...
Wow, nice play by Roberts. I wonder why Manny hasn't had one since '05?
July 5, 2005 was Manny's last granny...
Manny's not running too well. Hamstrings? I could have beat that out. Well, maybe not, it was hit medium hard.
QUOTE(Malzone64 @ Jul 13 2008, 03:20 PM)
Manny's not running too well. Hamstrings? I could have beat that out. Well, maybe not, it was hit medium hard.
It's a good thing Ellsbuy can play CF and LF at the same time.How many times is Don going to repeat when Markakis was drafted this game alone?
QUOTE(Red Sox Fan2 @ Jul 13 2008, 12:26 PM)
It's a good thing Ellsbuy can play CF and LF at the same time.How many times is Don going to repeat when Markakis was drafted this game alone?
Markakis was drafted by the Red Sox?
Dice-K: most maddening Red Sox pitcher I can remember. BB, HBP, BB after a great catch by Ellsbury. K - Now!
Edit, thanks, I'll have another.
QUOTE(Malzone64 @ Jul 13 2008, 03:29 PM)
Markakis was drafted by the Red Sox?
Dice-K: most maddening Red Sox pitcher I can remember. BB, HBP, BB after a great catch by Ellsbury. K - Now!
Dice-K: most maddening Red Sox pitcher I can remember. BB, HBP, BB after a great catch by Ellsbury. K - Now!
I wish he was
DiceK is probably going to get the K after falling behind 3-0.
11 LOB through five.
Come on, guys, these are the ORIOLES!
Come on, guys, these are the ORIOLES!
Squander after squander after squander. I wish Tek could just go fishin' instead of go the the ASG. Getting away completely might help. Payton had Jacoby played perfectly.
Now Youk is out with a possible injury - hit on the elbow.
Dice-K out for the 6th at 101 pitches..... 
I love how the Rays game is already over.
And Dice-K through six with 115 pitches, but no earned runs. Incredible, really. He's a great pitcher, but he is no friend of the bullpen.
NYY lose, and TB trailing. Shaping up to be a nice Sunday evening.
NYY lose, and TB trailing. Shaping up to be a nice Sunday evening.
Rays lose, 5-2. Right now we're tied for first place.
Come on... We can win this one!
Come on... We can win this one!
QUOTE(SoxAroundTheWorld @ Jul 13 2008, 01:03 PM)
And Dice-K through six with 115 pitches, but no earned runs. Incredible, really. He's a great pitcher, but he is no friend of the bullpen.
NYY lose, and TB trailing. Shaping up to be a nice Sunday evening.
NYY lose, and TB trailing. Shaping up to be a nice Sunday evening.
Hansen for one, Oki for one and Paps to finish? I was thinking, with the break, all Matsuzaka has to do is take the family for a swan boat or a duckboat ride, so let him start the seventh. But, I don't think so at 115 pitches.
Not Oki! He's got an ERA of 13+ against the O's!
QUOTE(RedSoxAnni @ Jul 13 2008, 01:09 PM)
Not Oki! He's got an ERA of 13+ against the O's!
Must be the rising sun. Can't throw strikes. Come on!
QUOTE(RedSoxAnni @ Jul 13 2008, 10:09 PM)
Not Oki! He's got an ERA of 13+ against the O's!
Seems Tito likes to use Oki right after DiceK. Guess when you're in the mood for Asian, you want to stick with Asian.
Struggling to remember the closers name there?
...and he promptly puts the tying runs on. Seven walks for the O's so far. This game is giving me indigestion.
Thank you Aubrey. I'll have another! That was ball 4.
Huff swings at the first pitch against a guy who had just walked two, then strikes out on ball 4. Put him on the payroll!
O's coaching staff in the dugout looks like a day at the Elks club lodge.
This has been said before, but bears repeating given recent events: Sean Casey is SLOW!!! Somebody tell him to stop trying to stretch singles to left into doubles.
Casey with another rope. Did he ever catch, I mean even in Little League? T-ball? Need his bat in the second half.
QUOTE(SoxAroundTheWorld @ Jul 13 2008, 04:31 PM)
This has been said before, but bears repeating given recent events: Sean Casey is SLOW!!! Somebody tell him to stop trying to stretch singles to left into doubles.
In addition to being SLOW, he is sometimes "not too swift"!
That said, this is the ugliest 2-0 game I have seen in a long, long time.
QUOTE(RedSoxAnni @ Jul 13 2008, 10:37 PM)
That said, this is the ugliest 2-0 game I have seen in a long, long time.
Got that right. Nice, though, to see good MDC make an appearance, despite the hanger to Scott.
QUOTE(RedSoxAnni @ Jul 13 2008, 01:37 PM)
In addition to being SLOW, he is sometimes "not too swift"!
That said, this is the ugliest 2-0 game I have seen in a long, long time.
That said, this is the ugliest 2-0 game I have seen in a long, long time.
MDC was "pretty" good out there though.
2 - 0 game, Sox hoping to get back into first place, nail biter, and all the TBS announcers talked about all half inning was whether some team ought to sign Barry Bonds. They even mentioned Clemens once.
Lugo would not have made that play
This is getting way too interesting...
FIRST PLACE! Thank you Dustin!
Had em all the way. The water is DIRTY in Boston.
Given the pitching, I did a double-take when I saw the final line for Baltimore was "1 7 1". Wow... but I'll take it.
Whew! Nice to be back where they belong, even if the getting there was pretty darn ugly. Dice goes into the break with ten wins, while Pedroia has come awfully close to carrying the team recently. Good times, but what am I going to do without Sox baseball for the next four days?!?!?
Dirty water indeed. Love it.
Dirty water indeed. Love it.
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