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HAPPY PATRIOTS DAY!

(MOST FUN GAME OF THE YEAR)

 

Game Info:

Date: Monday, April 17th, 2006

First Pitch: 11:05 am ET (8:05 am PT :lol:)

TV: NESN

 

Starting Pitchers:

 

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#55 Gil Meche (1-0, 6.75)

 

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#55 Lenny DiNardo (0-0, 3.38)

 

Seattle, 6-7 vs Boston, 8-4 (aka: the battle of the #55s)

 

BOSTON -- Hopefully Jason Varitek has better luck catching Lenny DiNardo than first-base coach and former big league catcher Bill Haselman.

 

Red Sox manager Terry Francona confirmed Sunday morning that the left-hander is scheduled to make the start Monday morning against Seattle, replacing the injured David Wells (strained right knee) in the rotation.

 

"He threw a side [saturday] and unless we run into something crazy, that's what we have planned," Francona announced.

 

"I bet he could go 80 to 90 pitches, that wouldn't surprise me. He doesn't have to and hopefully [sunday] goes as planned. We haven't been in the bullpen the last couple of nights and you get an outing like [Tim Wakefield's on Saturday], it really helps," Francona said in describing DiNardo's pitch limit.

 

DiNardo will be making his second big-league start. He got the call from Francona last Sept. 2 against Baltimore, also at Fenway Park. He took the loss in a 7-3 setback at the hands of the Orioles, allowing four runs (one earned) and seven hits over six innings.

 

"I think anytime you experience anything, it should help," said the skipper. "You just have to use it to your advantage. I think we all try to do that. Experience is good, that why they call it experience but you have to use it to your advantage."

 

He walked only one in that September start and struck out a career-high six batters, showing that he was beginning to gain a measure of command of his pitches.

 

"When he first came, he has this unique ability to make the ball move, he just can't throw it straight. It sinks, it cuts. It's funny because when [bill Haselman] goes out to warm him up, it's hitting him in the wrist, the ball is just not straight," Francona said.

 

"He's learning as he's going, but he's done a pretty good job of learning."

 

Should Francona need to go to his 'pen early, it's not guaranteed that right-hander Jermaine Van Buren, who was recalled from Pawtucket to take Wells' spot on the 25-man roster, would immediately come in and make his Boston debut.

 

"It depends on where we are," Francona said. "This is a little bit of a unique day. If Lenny needs to come out in the third or fourth, we might go to [Julian] Tavarez. It just depends where we're at. I don't think you automatically just go to supposedly the 'long' guy in the fourth or fifth inning. We have to finish out the game, and it might be the biggest rally of the game or the most important inning of the game, so we'll see where we're at. That, and the Yankees suck."

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Trot is back today, thats a shot of needed offense today. DiNardo gets his first start of the year (2nd career start). He is mostly known for being a groundball pitcher, which i have confidence in. He has faced Seattle in 1 game of relief.

 

Gil Meche (4 games vs. Boston, 3-1 record with a 4.44 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 2 games, 1-1 record with a 7.15 ERA)

Mark Loretta, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) Double

David Ortiz, 4 for 9 (.444 avg) 2 HRs, 5 RBIs, 2 Ks

Manny Ramirez, 3 for 12 (.250 avg) Double, HR, 5 RBIs, 2 Walks, 4 Ks

Trot Nixon, 4 for 10 (.400 avg) 2 Doubles, Walk, K

Jason Varitek, 1 for 6 (.167 avg) 2 Ks

Mike Lowell, 1 for 3 (.333 avg)

Alex Gonzalez, 0 for 2

Josh Bard, 1 for 3 (.333 avg)

Alex Cora, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) K

Dustan Mohr, 0 for 3, 2 Ks

 

Lenny DiNardo (1 game vs. Seattle, 0.00 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 18 games, 0-1 record with a 3.03 ERA)

Matt Lawton, RBI, SB

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"It depends on where we are," Francona said. "This is a little bit of a unique day. If Lenny needs to come out in the third or fourth, we might go to [Julian] Tavarez. It just depends where we're at. I don't think you automatically just go to supposedly the 'long' guy in the fourth or fifth inning. We have to finish out the game, and it might be the biggest rally of the game or the most important inning of the game, so we'll see where we're at. That, and the Yankees suck."

Go Tito!

 

Nice addition RSR. :D

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Lineups

 

Mariners

 

Suzuki RF

Lopez 2B

Ibanez LF

Sexson 1B

Johjima C

Everett DH

Beltre 3B

Bloomquist CF

Betancourt SS

 

Red Sox

 

Youkilis 1B

Loretta 2B

Ortiz DH

Ramirez LF

Nixon RF

Varitek C

Lowell 3B

Cora SS

Stern CF

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I'm amazed they aren't even showing the game on TV in Seattle...

I'm happy they aren't. Today's the first game of this series MLB.tv has had NESN.

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I step out for 10 minutes to get me some grub and miss this??? Bah!!! Was it a shot?

Straight away center ... into the wind. Hit the top of the wall.

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I'm happy they aren't. Today's the first game of this series MLB.tv has had NESN.

 

Watching FSN was terrible. Those guys who do their play by play are total idiots. Finally someone who feels my pain.

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I'm happy they aren't. Today's the first game of this series MLB.tv has had NESN.

They had the NESN feed yesterday.

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