August 2nd vs. Baltimore

[Anuj09]

Tim Wakefield

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Vs

Jeremy Guthrie

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Date: Thursday August 2nd, 2007
Teams: Baltimore Orioles (50-56) @ Boston Red Sox (65-42)
First Pitch: 1:05 EDT
Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
TV: NESN


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[KeepTheFaith1229]

yeah baby

once gagne gets into a game though, we'll need some new mojo

[Cityofchampions33]

LET"S DO THIS!!!!!

[VA Sox Fan]

Baltimore:

1. Brian Roberts, 2B
2. Corey Patterson, CF
3. Nick Markakis, RF
4. Kevin Millar, 1B
5. Miguel Tejada, SS
6. Aubrey Huff, 3B
7. Jay Payton, LF
8. Jay Gibbons, DH
9. Paul Bako, C

SP: Jeremy Guthrie, RHP

Boston:

1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
6. Coco Crisp, CF
7. Eric Hinske, RF
8. Doug Mirabelli, C
9. Alex Cora, SS

SP: Tim Wakefield

[redsoxrules]

Baltimore:

1. Brian Roberts, 2B
2. Corey Patterson, CF
3. Nick Markakis, RF
4. Kevin Millar, 1B
5. Miguel Tejada, SS
6. Aubrey Huff, 3B
7. Jay Payton, LF
8. Jay Gibbons, DH
9. Paul Bako, C

SP: Jeremy Guthrie, RHP

Boston:

1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. Eric Hinske, RF
6. Mike Lowell, 3B
7. Coco Crisp, CF
8. Doug Mirabelli, C
9. Alex Cora, SS

SP: Tim Wakefield


lowell is hitting in the 5 spot , crisp 6 and hinske 7

[riverside sluggers]

This is the kid who started the Mother's Day Miracle game. EDIT: Well at first, Drew was penciled in to be in the lineup. No word if he'll join the team in Seattle. Sox shouldve put him on bereavement list, that way they could call someone up


Jeremy Guthire (3 games vs Boston, 2.37 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 2 games, 2.05 ERA)
Dustin Pedroia, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) 2 Walks, K
Kevin Youkilis, 1 for 8 (.125 avg) Double, K
David Ortiz, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) Double, RBI, Walk
Manny Ramirez, 2 for 7 (.286 avg) RBI, K
Mike Lowell, 0 for 4
Coco Crisp, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) Walk, SB
Eric Hinske, 1 for 6 (.167 avg) HR, RBI, K
Doug Mirabelli, 2 for 2 (1.000 avg) HR, RBI, Walk
Alex Cora, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) Walk, K
///
J.D. Drew, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) Double
Julio Lugo, 0 for 7, K
Wily Mo Pena, 0 for 1, K
Jason Varitek, 0 for 4


Tim Wakefield (43 games vs Baltimore, 14-13 & 4 saves with a 4.07 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 239 games, 75-64 & 13 saves with a 4.39 ERA)
Brian Roberts, 7 for 37 (.189 avg) 2 Doubles, RBI, Walk, 6 Ks, 2 SBs
Corey Patterson, 1 for 12 (.083 avg) 2 RBIs, 3 Ks, SB
Nick Markakis, 1 for 12 (.083 avg) K
Kevin Millar, 9 for 19 (.474 avg) 3 Doubles, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs, 2 Walks, K
Miguel Tejada, 21 for 69 (.304 avg) 5 Doubles, 5 HRs, 9 RBIs, 2 Walks, 14 Ks, 2 SBs
Aubrey Huff, 7 for 48 (.146 avg) Double, Triple, 3 HRs, 4 RBIs, Walk, 8 Ks
Jay Payton, 1 for 10 (.100 avg) 2 RBIs, 2 Ks
Jay Gibbons, 10 for 38 (.263 avg) Double, 3 HRs, 4 RBIs, 9 Walks, 6 Ks
Paul Bako, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Walk
///
Brandon Fahey, 0 for 4, K
Chris Gomez, 14 for 40 (.350 avg) 3 Doubles, Triple, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs, Walk, 4 Ks, SB
Ramon Hernandez, 11 for 32 (.344 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 HRs, 8 RBIs, 2 Walks, 5 Ks

Guthrie this season vs Boston in 2 games, 2.05 ERA. On the road in 14 games, 5-0 with a 2.70 ERA

Wakefield this season at home in 12 games, 8-4 with a 5.33 ERA

[redsoxrules]

drew's not playing

[redsoxrules]

holy fuck people this is the lineup

1 pedroia
2 youk
3 ortiz
4 manny
5 lowell
6 crisp
7 hinske
8 mirabelli
9 cora

[VA Sox Fan]

holy fuck people this is the lineup

1 pedroia
2 youk
3 ortiz
4 manny
5 lowell
6 crisp
7 hinske
8 mirabelli
9 cora

Yeah, we know.

[riverside sluggers]

easy there guy, i just noticed the updated lineups after posting the matchups. I got that previous lineup from weei at 11 am

[redsoxrules]

yeah sorry folks , im having a bad day

[Rdsxmbnt]

FINALLY Youk is batting 2nd and Pedroia batting 1st, its about time

[redsoxrules]

FINALLY Youk is batting 2nd and Pedroia batting 1st, its about time

yes finnaly, i love the lineup from 1-6 but sucks pretty bad from 7-9

[redsoxrules]

1-2-3 for wake in the first

[BoSox21]

Clemens getting pounded on pretty good in the 2nd. OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS

[VA Sox Fan]

Clemens getting pounded on pretty good in the 2nd. OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS

:lol:

[VA Sox Fan]

From GOM last night's in the in-game thread:

This is as shitty a pitching matchup as it gets. Both teams pen is in the game in the second inning. Probably the start of the 2nd inning.

My response:

Same to Raja....

Ok, so I was confused last night and thought Clemens was pitching, but it came true regardless.....ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

[ORS]

This team allows backdoor entry when they have runners on.

[redsoxrules]

manny! 1-0

[schillingouttheks]

Manny's a beast.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Garland coughs up half the lead.

[schillingouttheks]

Garland coughs up half the lead.

More than that.

[schillingouttheks]

8-6...

Fuck the White Sox. They suck so fucking much.

[redsoxrules]

FUCK YOU CHICAGO

[schillingouttheks]

So uh, how's Ozzie going to explain this one?

And oh, Wakefield's beasting.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Jesus fucking christ Garland.

[VA Sox Fan]

DAMN!!!! CHICAGO BLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good job Papi and Manny!!!!

[Rdsxmbnt]

hinske! white sox suck!

[VA Sox Fan]

Atta boy Hinske!!!!

[Rdsxmbnt]

dougy!

[schillingouttheks]

Hinske! AND MIRABELLI? HOLY SHIT.

[VA Sox Fan]

Dougie goes LOOOONNNNNNNG!!!!!!!

[ORS]

backaback

[hoke3182]

Look's like I picked a good time to get home.

[riverside sluggers]

Holy shit?? Who wouldve fucking guessed? Back to back from the duo of Hinske/Mirabelli

[schillingouttheks]

Dougie goes LOOOONNNNNNNG!!!!!!!

DOUGIE'S GOIN' DEEP TONI-, I MEAN, THIS AFTERNOON!

[hoke3182]

how'd they score the first run?

[schillingouttheks]

how'd they score the first run?

Manny RBI double, Ortiz scored.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Back to back homers by...Eric Hinske and Doug Mirabelli?

[schillingouttheks]

Back to back homers by...Eric Hinske and Doug Mirabelli?

Is it just me, or does Hinske seem like a guy that's just really easy to root for? He loves playing for this team in any role and even though he struggles, he gives it his all. When he succeeds you just feel good for him.

[Youk Of The Nation]

White Sucks.

[schillingouttheks]

Are you fucking kidding me? The White Sox just fucking blew it. THEY BLEW IT. An 8-run 2nd inning for the Yanks. Is this 1919 all over again, but in the regular season? Fuck you, Chicago.

[hoke3182]

White Sucks.

What's the score now?

[VA Sox Fan]

DOUGIE'S GOIN' DEEP TONI-, I MEAN, THIS AFTERNOON!


:lol: :lol:

Chicago better win this game 20-8, except that they suck and can't.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Is it just me, or does Hinske seem like a guy that's just really easy to root for? He loves playing for this team in any role and even though he struggles, he gives it his all. When he succeeds you just feel good for him.

Yeah. I was talking about that with this guy I work with who is a rabid Jays fan. Ill fucking curse and hate on guys when theyre down...Lugo, Mirabelli, Tavarez, et cetera...but Ive never done the same for Hinske. Its a rare former ROY who wont complain about playing time. Gotta like the guy.

Incidentally, my job is really odd. Its full of dedicated fans of a lot of teams, strange for Connecticut which is usually Sox, Yanks, Mets. Weve got 3 Sox fans, 2 Yankees fans, 2 Mets fans, a Jays fan, a Rockies fan (me), two Cardinals fans, a Cubs fan, an A's fan, and get this, 4 Angels fans. Makes for great conversations.

[Youk Of The Nation]

What's the score now?

8-8. Both teams scored 8 in the second. Clemens better thank his lucky fucking stars he didnt get tagged with this loss.

[schillingouttheks]

Alright Wake, come on. I can't handle anymore disappointment right now. Settle down and get out of the inning.

[hoke3182]

Alright Wake, come on. I can't handle anymore disappointment right now. Settle down and get out of the inning.

shit

[Rdsxmbnt]

great now wake blows it

[schillingouttheks]

Fuck. Fucking fuck. What a shitty day this just turned into.

[redsoxrules]

for fuck sakes

[redsoxrules]

finally , and now we need to score more runs

[Rdsxmbnt]

why isnt manny on 2B?

[riverside sluggers]

Great baserunning skills Manny

EDIT Good going, just like in Cleveland, the very next batter bounces into a double play

[Rdsxmbnt]

and theres the DP

[redsoxrules]

fuck fuck fuck

[schillingouttheks]

...and that would be the lead.

[ORS]

Mike Lowell is in full corpse mode.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Whoa, when did Karstens get off the DL?

[Youk Of The Nation]

KevinFC down after a pretty good at bat.

[schillingouttheks]

At least Dye is hurting the Yankees...? God I would have loved to have his bat. 10-8 White Sox. NOW HOLD ONTO THE GODDAMN LEAD.

[redsoxrules]

white sox take the lead back ( not really excited cause they'll fuck it up again )

[Youk Of The Nation]

WMP homers for the ChiSox. Oh, wait.

[schillingouttheks]

Jesus, Mirabelli.

[Rdsxmbnt]

doug on fire today!

[Youk Of The Nation]

No one but himself has driven in Doug this season. Lets change that, mkay?

[Youk Of The Nation]

Bases loaded, one out for Big Papi. Please. Score. Runs.

[riverside sluggers]

Its Papi time, these O's outfielders cant handle the glare from the sun today

[redsoxrules]

come on papi , blow this game open

[redsoxrules]

youk kinda reminds me of when we had shea hillenbrand on this team . good in april and may and sucked the rest of the year

[TedWilliams101]

OMG

[schillingouttheks]

Mirabelli is a goddamn idiot.

[Rdsxmbnt]

what a joke

[riverside sluggers]

Baserunning lesson after the game, what the fuck Dougie

[Youk Of The Nation]

Awesome.

[Rdsxmbnt]

No one but himself has driven in Doug this season. Lets change that, mkay?

theres a reason for that <_<

[ORS]

In play out(s), I'm guessing DP.

[TedWilliams101]

Doug being a slow idiot.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Coco!

[riverside sluggers]

Doug did tag up when Markakis made the catch... but he then had a brain fart as if he had left too early. Ok Doug if youre not sure if you left the bag early or not, dont bother trying to make it back to home plate. I hope he doesnt sleep well tonight. That play could cause Wake to not get his 13th W of the season

EDIT: Papi, he should be, was purely pissed off when he came into the dugout as he flipped the cooler lid in agression

[Youk Of The Nation]

Where is Doyne?!

[TheKilo]

Mirabelli should be cut after that fiasco. You can't be doing that shit as a backup catcher.

[schillingouttheks]

Ugh. We need to get some wheels on this team in the offseason.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Yeah, cause Lugo and Crisp just arent fast enough.

[riverside sluggers]

Yay Mirabelli is on deck

[TheKilo]

PH Varitek and warm up Gagne.

[riverside sluggers]

Drew is pinch running for Hinske? Why not just pinch hit for Belli

EDIT: Oh my god he redeems himself, 4-3

[schillingouttheks]

Yeah, cause Lugo and Crisp just arent fast enough.

Said it out of frustration. Watching Lowell and Mirabelli run makes me vomit.

Mirabelli better drive the run in here. I don't care if he's hit a homerun today.

[TheKilo]

WARM UP GAGNE!!!!!

[schillingouttheks]

Okay Mirabelli. Monkey's off your back. :D

Warm up the arms! I'd like Gagne, please.

[Rdsxmbnt]

nice doug!

[riverside sluggers]

Okajima in the 7th, Gagne in the 8th, Papelbon in the 9th yes please

I can only assume it would be Gagne in the 8th because thats what he mainly talked about in the press conference

[schillingouttheks]

Cora!

[schillingouttheks]

Okajima in the 7th, Gagne in the 8th, Papelbon in the 9th yes please

I can only assume it would be Gagne in the 8th because thats what he mainly talked about in the press conference

The 8th is next. We already pitched the 7th. They should just give Oki the day off since he pitched yesterday and let Gagne get his debut. OR they could be using Oki in the 8th and Gagne in the 9th because they don't like pitching Paps on back-to-back days (especially on a day game after a night game). We'll probably see Gagne go for the save.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Said it out of frustration. Watching Lowell and Mirabelli run makes me vomit.

Mirabelli better drive the run in here. I don't care if he's hit a homerun today.

I still agree with Castiglione...even though he isnt fast, Lowell is a smart baserunner, and that counts for a lot. Remember when he danced down the line at third and got Lugo out of the rundown? Stretched that single into a double? Hes a heads up baserunner, even if he does run like an old man.

[BoSox21]

I dont care who it is. just get the 6 fucking outs

[Rdsxmbnt]

cora coming through!

[riverside sluggers]

The 8th is next. We already pitched the 7th.

Oops, mind cramp. I had stayed up last night until 2 am haha

Okajima pitching the 8th? Tito at least bring out Gagne to close it out

EDIT: Damn 7-3 now, Pedroia just keeps it going

[Youk Of The Nation]

OMG Doug scored a run.

[schillingouttheks]

Oops, mind cramp. I had stayed up last night until 2 am haha

Okajima pitching the 8th? Tito at least bring out Gagne to close it out

That's what he'll do. Paps pitched the 9th last night and Tito already dislikes using Paps on back-to-back nights anyway. Also taking into consideration that Paps was used last night and it's now a day game, Gagne will probably close it out regardless of the score.

[TheKilo]

MDC in the 8th, Gagne in the 9th.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Doynein!

[Rdsxmbnt]

doyne coming in!

[BoSox21]

MDC in the 8th, Gagne in the 9th.

Brilliant!

[schillingouttheks]

MDC in the 8th, Gagne in the 9th.

Don't you just love having 3 potential closers?

[TheKilo]

So glad we got Gagne to lighten the load on Okajima.

[schillingouttheks]

LOL, the NESN update for the Yanks game said Roger was booed off the mound at Yankee Stadium. :lol: I fucking love it.

I can't believe it. They say New York's the best place to play, but when they boo people like Roger Clemens off the mound they look incredibly stupid.

[ORS]

NINJA!!

edit: NINJAJIMA.........damn, that works

[riverside sluggers]

Fucking sweet, ecstatic to see Gagne make his Sox debut

[redsoxrules]

white sox...could you please win your game ? k thx

[riverside sluggers]

Gagne strike out his first batter as a sox on just 3 pitches

I fucking love this pen

Make that 2 Ks in his debut :)

[schillingouttheks]

Gagne is on fucking fire.

Shut the fuck up Tejada.

[ORS]

7 pitches, 2 K's, no balls, big juevos

[Rdsxmbnt]

ummm...

[schillingouttheks]

Way to fuck up guys....that was stupid. The game should've been over but nooooooooooooo now Gagne gives up a stupid run. Just end the game Gagne, you beast.

[ORS]

The location of that ball in play per Gameday looks strange for a GR2B, what gives?

[Rdsxmbnt]

The location of that ball in play per Gameday looks strange for a GR2B, what gives?

lowell messed up, though gameday isnt entirely accurate it was more towards the stands

[schillingouttheks]

The location of that ball in play per Gameday looks strange for a GR2B, what gives?

Lowell and Cora got it confused and the ball landed right inside the left field line and bounced up into the stands.

[schillingouttheks]

Game over. Nice job Gagne. WIN THE GAME CHICAGO.

Ugh, onto Seattle. This could be a frustrating weekend.

[riverside sluggers]

Phew Manny makes the last out, Gagne's stat line looks uglier than what it actually was (it shouldve been 1-2-3) but still a solid presence of things to come

[BoSox21]

Lowell and Cora got it confused and the ball landed right inside the left field line and bounced up into the stands.

should it have been an out?

[schillingouttheks]

should it have been an out?

Yes.

[Rdsxmbnt]

Wake tied for first in the AL in wins now

[riverside sluggers]

Damn Wakefield is now tied for the lead for Wins in the AL, 13. Today he notched his 150th career win as a Sox, only Roger Clemens and Cy Young have done better (tied at 192). It was also his 75th career win at Fenway Park

[KeepTheFaith1229]

Hawt win

[jacksonianmarch]

Rob Bell? Ya serious?

[Coco's Disciples]

Just got my internet back. Glad we won. Just win a fucking game in Seattle.

[redsoxrules]

Just got my internet back. Glad we won. Just win a fucking game in Seattle.

fuck one, lets win 2

[VA Sox Fan]

Just got my internet back. Glad we won. Just win a fucking game in Seattle.


We just need to keep winning series. We have Lester, Matsuzaka and Beckett going, I feel pretty good about our chances....