April 16th vs. Seattle

[ACL BoSox]

I figured I'd give it a whirl, mix things up a little.

 

Josh Beckett vs. Jarrod Washburn

 

After Washburn allowed six runs and nine hits in five innings against the red-hot Guardians, he said he let his teammates down. It wasn't his best performance by any means, but he was facing one of the top offenses in the league. Washburn gave up back-to-back home runs in the fifth to Jhonny Peralta and Travis Hafner. He's 3-2 with a 4.44 ERA ERA in his career against Boston.

 

Beckett struggled in the first inning in each of his two starts, only to settle down enough to have a superb outing in each game. The right-hander has given up 10 hits and two earned runs over 14 innings. This is Beckett's second career start against the Mariners. He lost the first one, giving up 10 hits and seven earned runs over 6 2/3 innings.

 

http://www.unionleader.com/uploads/media-items/2006/april/412beckettpic.jpg

 

All I can say is... just win...

[stocker323]

 

http://www.unionleader.com/uploads/media-items/2006/april/412beckettpic.jpg

 

That picture is the new background on my comp.

[riverside sluggers]

Jarrod Washburn (8 games vs. Boston, 3-2 record with a 4.44 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 4 games, 1-1 record with a 3.75 ERA)

Kevin Youkilis, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) Double, 2 RBIs

Mark Loretta, 1 for 1 (1.000 avg) Double, RBI

David Ortiz, 2 for 9 (.222 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, 3 Walks, 2 Ks

Manny Ramirez, 5 for 14 (.357 avg) Triple, HR, 2 RBIs, 8 Walks, K

Jason Varitek, 3 for 16 (.188 avg) 2 RBIs, 2 Walks, K

Mike Lowell, 0 for 3

Dustan Mohr, 2 for 13 (.154 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 Walks, 3 Ks, SB

Wily Mo Pena --

Alex Gonzalez, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Double, Walk, K

Josh Bard, 2 for 7 (.286 avg)

Alex Cora, 2 for 3 (.667 avg)

 

Josh Beckett (1 game vs. Seattle, 0-1 record with a 9.45 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 1 game, 1-0 record with a 1.29 ERA)

Ichiro Suzuki, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) RBI, K

Richie Sexson, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, K

Raul Ibanez, 0 for 3, 2 Ks

Adrian Beltre, 3 for 11 (.273 avg) Double, Walk, 4 Ks

Carl Everett, 0 for 2, Walk, 2 Ks

[jsinger121]

The Sox Lineup today

 

Youkilis 1B

Loretta 2B

Ortiz DH

Manny LF

Varitek C

Lowell 3B

Mohr CF

Pena RF

Gonzalez SS

[a700hitter]

Terry's playing the starters today!

[Sox Fan on Cape]

Terry's playing the starters today!

I feel better about that ! A good chance for us today, just have a good first Beckett.

[ksushi]

Today, I predict Manny comes out of his slump.

[Goalstopper]

well manny did get a hit yesterday. i predict manny will get a homer.

[nebhusker]

not a typical beckett first inning, in other words good

[jsinger121]

Youkilis flashing the leather......he has played a very solid first base

[jsinger121]

1-0 Sox on an RBI groundout by Manny

[jsinger121]

2-0 Sox now on a huge break.....varitek grounded to third and beltre threw to first and sexson tagged him but the umpire called tek safe.

[TheRivernator]

these umps suck. They killed us last night and give you guys a run. f*** them...

[ksushi]

That was a very very bad call. I don't know how that happened. What is wrong with refs and umpires lately? The super bowl was terrible, most of the NFL playoffs were god awful, and so far this season all over baseball the umpires have been blowing calls all over the field.

[ksushi]

I'm watching on MLB TV and its really annoying, their gun is off and Becketts fastball is around 86 mph. Kinda scary. But then his curve was at like 65, so clearly something was wrong.

[ACL BoSox]

Argh at Pena, play it safe!!!

[ACL BoSox]

ugh, Tie Game

[ksushi]

Great play by Wily Mo, his defense has come a long way.

[Rdsxmbnt]

nice play to end the inning

[riverside sluggers]

I'm watching on MLB TV and its really annoying, their gun is off and Becketts fastball is around 86 mph. Kinda scary. But then his curve was at like 65, so clearly something was wrong.

 

clearly it is. Jerry Remy from NESN keeps saying, 94-97 range

[Rdsxmbnt]

Ya hes easily throwing 94+. He looks good, if Pena plays that ball as a single this game is 2-1 or even scoreless

[ksushi]

Given Pena's arm it would have been 1st and 3rd.

[RedSoxRooter]

97? Nope.

 

As for Pena, I'll stick by almost any move by Theo, but dang, it's not looking like the Arroyo trade was one of his most logical. Especially if they knew about the Well's situation.

[ksushi]

Pena trade was fine. He'll be a good hitter and the Wells situation isn't a situation as soon as they stretch out Papelbon.

[ksushi]

Alright, this gun is buggin me. Is Beckett really throwing 88-90 right now?

[Rdsxmbnt]

no hes throwing harder than that, the gun is off.

[RedSoxRooter]

Pena trade was fine. He'll be a good hitter and the Wells situation isn't a situation as soon as they stretch out Papelbon.

 

Well, they are not going to remove Pap from closer until they feel they have someone who can close out a game. I don't know yet Foulke is ready - or if he will be.

 

I'm diggin' this VanBuren guy. He had great closer numbers in the minors - but he's the long guy.

[ksushi]

Foulke will eventually be closer again. He looks more like hes getting his stuff back.

[Rdsxmbnt]

ok we have a lead again. 3-2 Sox

[ACL BoSox]

but our avg w/ RISP is nearing 0