Matsuzaka vs. Sheilds
Win.
Matsuzaka vs. Sheilds
Win.
"Knicks suck, Jets suck, Yankees suck"
-Peter Griffin, talking to a New Yorker
Yeyeyeyeyeye ALCS BITCHES!
We have to get off on the right foot here. Please.
West Virginia University 2014
can't wait for this game
Winning is good, let's try it.
I have awesome feeling about this start for DiceK, btw.
Dice against the Rays in his career: 8 starts, 2-3, 3.75 ERA, 52 K/23 BB. 5 of those starts have been in the Trop: 3.41 ERA, 33 K/15 BB.
"You know what fun is? Fun is winning. Fun is winning championships."
-Ron Jaworski
Daisuke Matsuzaka (**9 games vs Tampa Bay, 3-3 with a 3.27 ERA---**Career at Tropicana Field in 6 games, 2-2 with a 2.75 ERA)
Akinori Iwamura, 10 for 27 (.370 avg) Double, HR, RBI, 3 Walks, 7 Ks
B.J. Upton, 2 for 17 (.118 avg) HR, 2 RBIs, 2 Walks, 5 Ks, 3 SBs
Carlos Pena, 5 for 17 (.294 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, 4 RBIs, 9 Walks, 6 Ks
Evan Longoria, 1 for 5 (.200 avg) RBI, Walk, 2 Ks
Carl Crawford, 4 for 13 (.308 avg) 2 Walks, 2 Ks, 2 SBs
Cliff Floyd, 1 for 8 (.125 avg) RBI, Walk, 3 Ks
Dioner Navarro, 3 for 21 (.143 avg) HR, 2 RBIs, 6 Ks
Gabe Gross, 2 for 7 (.286 avg) Walk, 3 Ks
Jason Bartlett, 1 for 14 (.071 avg) Double, RBI, 5 Ks
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Willy Aybar, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) RBI
Fernando Perez, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) K
Ben Zobrist, 0 for 6, Walk, 3 Ks**Matsuzaka this season vs Tampa Bay in 4 games, 2-0 with a 2.05 ERA. **At Tropicana Field in 3 games, 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA. **On the road in 15 games, 10-0 with a 2.35 ERAJames Shields (**9 games vs Boston, 2-5 with a 4.85 ERA---**Career at Tropicana Field in 44 games, 20-9 with a 3.25 ERA)
Jacoby Ellsbury, 1 for 4(.071 avg) Walk, 3 Ks
Dustin Pedroia, 6 for 13 (.462 avg) Double, RBI, Walk, K
David Ortiz, 7 for 17 (.412 avg) 4 Doubles, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, Walk, 3 Ks
Kevin Youkilis, 2 for 20 (.100 avg) Double, 2 Walks, 6 Ks
J.D. Drew, 6 for 18 (.333 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 Ks
Jason Bay, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Walk
Mark Kotsay, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) Double
Jed Lowrie, 0 for 5, RBI, 3 Ks
Jason Varitek, 1 for 13 (.077 avg) RBI, 6 Ks
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Sean Casey, 2 for 4 (.500 avg)
Alex Cora, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) K
Coco Crisp, 2 for 10 (.200 avg) 3 Ks
**Shields this season vs Boston in 5 games, 2-3 with a 4.98 ERA. **At home in 19 games, 10-3 with a 2.67 ERA
"See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or, look at the question this way: Is it possible that there are no coincidences?"
I have a feeling Shields gets down a couple runs early and then DMats gets pulled after 5 because of pitch count. Then the sox pen is left to hold a lead for 3 until Paps can come in. Granted, this seems to be the way the sox season has gone all yr with Dice on the mound.
Hal sucks
Lets win this one, come on Dice-k!
DiceK 8 innings 4 hits 2 walks, 1 run, 6ks
"Knicks suck, Jets suck, Yankees suck"
-Peter Griffin, talking to a New Yorker
5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K.
Never seen that before!
Red Sox
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
5. J.D. Drew, RF
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. Mark Kotsay, 1B
8. Jed Lowrie, SS
9. Jason Varitek, C
--Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP
Rays
1. Akinroi Iwamura, 2B
2. B.J. Upton, CF
3. Carlos Pena, 1B
4. Evan Longoria, 3B
5. Carl Crawford, LF
6. Cliff Floyd, DH
7. Dioner Navarro, C
8. Gabe Gross, RF
9. Jason Bartlett, SS
--SP James Shields
WIN!!!!
DAMMIT, I'm nervous.... GO RED SOX!!!!
It's weird to think that we've been in 4 of the past 6 ALCS's. That's A LOT. Let's win #3.
That lineup, I love it.