[RedSoxAnni]

Game time: 7:10 pm

Scheduled starters: Ubaldo Jimenez (3-2, 4.04) v. Clay Buccholz (3-1, 9.09)

The game will be on NESN and WEEI

Boston weather: 4 pm observation at KBOS: Wind out of the northwest at 10 mph with gusts to 20 mph, visibility 10 miles, few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, broken layer at 9,000 feet, overcast at 18,000 feet, temperature 60F, DP 29F

Forecast: Mostly cloudy and cool. It will be in the 50s at game time with the wind blowing out toward righ.

[RedSoxAnni]

Cleveland                               Boston                                
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 Pos  Player               HR  RBI  AVG. Pos  Player              HR  RBI  AVG.
 ---  ------               --  ---  ---- ---  ------              --  ---  ----
  LF  Damon, Johnny         0    2  .171  CF  Sweeney, Ryan        0   10  .351 
  2B  Kipnis, Jason         6   21  .270  2B  Pedroia, Dustin      5   14  .303 
  SS  Cabrera, Asdrubal     3   12  .343  DH  Ortiz, David         7   23  .352 
  DH  Hafner, Travis        4   14  .245  1B  Gonzalez, Adrian     2   19  .283 
   C  Santana, Carlos       4   16  .255  3B  Middlebrooks, Will   3    9  .323 
  RF  Choo, Shin-Soo        1   12  .239  LF  Nava, Daniel         0    1  .500 
  CF  Brantley, Michael     0   11  .256  RF  Ross, Cody           5   21  .250 
  1B  Kotchman, Casey       2    9  .194   C  Saltalamacchia, Jar  4   10  .236 
  3B  Hannahan, Jack        3   18  .300  SS  Punto, Nick          0    3  .138 
   P  Jimenez, Ubaldo (3-2, 4.04)          P  Buchholz, Clay (3-1, 9.09)

[Cambridge]

Maybe it's a good sign that the top of the first inning was "almost" a disaster.

[FishCake]

Thank you Middlebrooks.

[rominer]

I can only imagine what Clay Buchholz will do with a one run lead.

[FishCake]

rominer, on 11 May 2012 - 06:45 PM, said:

I can only imagine what Clay Buchholz will do with a one run lead.

He leads the starters with 3 wins. It will all end well.

[rominer]

Clay owes Nava and Salty a steak dinner.

[rominer]

FishCake, on 11 May 2012 - 06:49 PM, said:

He leads the starters with 3 wins. It will all end well.

Fortunately for Clay Buchholz, he's facing the other team's Clay Buchholz.

[rominer]

They should put a stripe down the middle of the plate. That way when Clay Buchholz throws a strike, we can say that he got paint.

[Cambridge]

Nick Punto comes up with men on base and once again proves that he a good defensive infielder.

[rominer]

That was a first. An idiot fan reaches over and grabs a ball in play, and it actually benefits the Red Sox.

They should still kick that guy out of his seats and make him sit in some obstructed view section somewhere.

[FishCake]

Damn Punto. Don't make me like you!

[rominer]

FishCake, on 11 May 2012 - 08:04 PM, said:

Damn Punto. Don't make me like you!

Don't make Punto like you. It will not be pretty if GoNM and Nick Punto end up in the same tree together.

[rominer]

It's amazing. Buchholz still seems to be throwing most of his strikes right down the middle. Cleveland is just hitting them for outs.

[BigSlick]

I haven't watched any of tonight's game.

Maybe rominer was right and I've been the one jinxing them.

I'm not turning the game on.

[FishCake]

In the least exciting news ever, the Sox acquire Podsednik.
https://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal

[rominer]

BigSlick, on 11 May 2012 - 08:24 PM, said:

I'm not turning the game on.

You're lucky. You don't get to hear how f**king annoying Jon Lester's wife's voice is.

Holy shit.

FishCake, on 11 May 2012 - 08:27 PM, said:

In the least exciting news ever, the Sox acquire Podsednik.
https://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal

In case Jason Repko doesn't work out.

[SoxAroundTheWorld]

FishCake, on 11 May 2012 - 08:27 PM, said:

In the least exciting news ever, the Sox acquire Podsednik.
https://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal

Really? Ugh. Ross, Sweeney and Podsednik. Has it really come to this?!? Wrist, meet razor...

[FishCake]

rominer, on 11 May 2012 - 08:29 PM, said:

You're lucky. You don't get to hear how f**king annoying Jon Lester's wife's voice is.

Holy shit.

Like, cancer and stuff.

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In case Jason Repko doesn't work out.

Oh yeah, him. Keep forgetting he's on this team

[rominer]

Of course, I've been complaining about Buchholz throwing all his strikes down the middle...but then, when he does throw strikes that aren't down the middle, they get called balls. So I guess he has no choice.

FishCake, on 11 May 2012 - 08:37 PM, said:

Oh yeah, him. Keep forgetting he's on this team

Excellent advice.