[RedSoxAnni]

Game time: 7:10 pm

Scheduled starters: Tommy Milone (3-1, 2.00) v. Clay Buchholz (2-1, 8.87)

The game will be on NESN and WEEI.

Boston weather: 6 pm observation at KBOS: Wind out of the southeast at 15 mph, visibility 10 miles, few clouds at 9,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet, broken layer at 30,000 feet, temperature 51F, DP 37F

Forecast: It will be in the upper 40s with the wind blowing out toward left.

[rominer]

How the hell does Clay Buchholz have a winning record while Lester is 1-2 and Beckett is 2-3?

Also, who the hell is Tommy Milone?

[BigSlick]

rominer, on 30 April 2012 - 05:46 PM, said:

Also, who the hell is Tommy Milone?

He's a guy who is either lucky or good according to this article...

http://bleacherrepor...d-or-just-lucky

Also, I'm watching tonight, so the Sox will win.

[RedSoxAnni]

Oakland                                 Boston                                
 -------                                 ------                                
 
 Pos  Player               HR  RBI  AVG. Pos  Player              HR  RBI  AVG.
 ---  ------               --  ---  ---- ---  ------              --  ---  ----
  2B  Weeks, Jemile         2    3  .187  SS  Aviles, Mike         4   13  .284 
  LF  Crisp, Coco           0    3  .190  2B  Pedroia, Dustin      3    7  .295 
  RF  Reddick, Josh         3    6  .267  1B  Gonzalez, Adrian     2   15  .284 
  CF  Cespedes, Yoenis      5   19  .253  3B  Youkilis, Kevin      2    9  .219 
  DH  Smith, Seth           2    5  .211  DH  Ortiz, David         4   18  .395 
   C  Suzuki, Kurt          0    8  .221  RF  Ross, Cody           5   18  .271 
  1B  Barton, Daric         1    1  .196   C  Shoppach, Kelly      0    4  .286 
  3B  Inge, Brandon         1    2  .100  LF  McDonald, Darnell    1    6  .143 
  SS  Pennington, Cliff     0    3  .183  CF  Byrd, Marlon         0    1  .308 
   P  Milone, Tom (3-1, 2.00)              P  Buchholz, Clay (2-1, 8.87)

[RedSoxAnni]

Youk is scratched again according to Peter Abraham. Here's the new Sox lineup:


1. Mike Aviles, SS
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Adrian Gonzalez, 3B
4. Cody Ross, RF
5. David Ortiz, DH
6. Kelly Shoppach, C
7. Darnell McDonald, LF
8. Marlon Byrd, CF
9. Nick Punto, 3B.

[rominer]

BigSlick, on 30 April 2012 - 05:49 PM, said:

He's a guy who is either lucky or good according to this article...

http://bleacherrepor...d-or-just-lucky

Wow. He really is either lucky or good. The conclusion of that article really makes me wonder:

Quote

He's 3-1 with a 2.00 ERA and .852 WHIP.

Two of these games have featured eight shutout innings of pitching by Milone—one against the Kansas City Royals and the other against the Chicago White Sox.

Neither team is awful.

He picked up a win against the daunting Los Angeles Angels as well.

More indication that he's not just "getting lucky" against terrible teams.

I can't tell if pitching well against the White Sox, Royals, and Angels is intended to be evidence that he's lucky (like, lucky enough to have faced the three worst offenses in the AL, excluding Oakland's bottom-ranked offense) or that he's good. "Daunting Los Angeles Angels" has to be sarcasm, if only because no serious person calls that team the Los Angeles Angels. But the rest of that wonderfully insightful analysis seems to be about perfecting the art of the one-sentence paragraph, not about razor-sharp wit.

[BigSlick]

I didn't actually read the article. I googled him and that was the first thing that came up.

[rominer]

BigSlick, on 30 April 2012 - 06:37 PM, said:

I didn't actually read the article. I googled him and that was the first thing that came up.

You should read it. It only takes about 15 seconds.

That was not well executed by the Sox. Free run for Oakland. Now let's hope that Milone isn't lucky or good today. Whichever.

[BigSlick]

rominer, on 30 April 2012 - 06:46 PM, said:

Now let's hope that Milone isn't lucky or good today. Whichever.

Papi says he isn't either one.

[BigSlick]

There goes that 2.00 ERA.

[BigSlick]

If a 10 year old in a little league game did what Weeks just did, his coach would bench him.

[rominer]

BigSlick, on 30 April 2012 - 07:07 PM, said:

If a 10 year old in a little league game did what Weeks just did, his coach would bench him.

That said, if the 10 year old's first baseman couldn't find a way to at least keep that throw from rolling to the dugout, he'd probably find a seat on the pine, too.

[BigSlick]

Fishcake... Post something. I'm getting tired of just talking to rom.

[rominer]

Peter Gammons used to shag with Dwight Evans.

I find this broadcast to be shocking.

Did you hear that, BigSlick? Shocking.

[BigSlick]

rominer, on 30 April 2012 - 07:18 PM, said:

Peter Gammons used to shag with Dwight Evans.

I find this broadcast to be shocking.

Did you hear that, BigSlick? Shocking.

Not as shocking as a Darnell McDonald HR

[rominer]

BigSlick, on 30 April 2012 - 07:20 PM, said:

Not as shocking as a Darnell McDonald HR

To answer your question, there is no other D. McDonald.

Dwight Evans lifetime with a 3-0 count: 2.514 OPS.

That is kind of good, even by "everybody is good with a 3-0 count" standards.

[BigSlick]

Youk wouldn't have had it.

[BigSlick]

Remember when there used to be a rule about the batter having to attempt to get out of the way of a pitched ball? They should bring that rule back.

[FishCake]

BigSlick, on 30 April 2012 - 07:11 PM, said:

Fishcake... Post something. I'm getting tired of just talking to rom.

Yay! Baseball!

Do you get an extra run if the outfielder goes into the bullpen?

[BigSlick]

FishCake, on 30 April 2012 - 07:49 PM, said:

Yay! Baseball!

YAY PAPI! (again)