May 22nd vs. New York

[schillingouttheks]

Yankees again. Let's hope Schilling can get his location together, because that's all that's really bothering him. Let's get to Wang early and make the Yanks play catch up. Go Sox!! I hope my mojo is still flowing...

 

Game Info:

Date: Monday, May 22nd, 2006

First Pitch: 7:05 pm EST

Location: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

TV: NESN / ESPN

Starting Pitchers:

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/nyy.gif#40 Chien-Ming Wang (4-1, 3.79)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif#38 Curt Schilling (6-2, 4.17)

 

Schilling, Red Sox encounter Wang in series opener vs. Yanks

 

NY Yankees (24-18) at Boston (25-16) 7:05 pm EDT

 

BOSTON (Ticker) -- While Curt Schilling's turn in the rotation technically came up on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox opted to hold him one more day, which just happens to put him on the mound Monday in the opener of a three-game series against the New York Yankees.

 

The Red Sox certainly could have used Schilling on Sunday as they dropped a 10-5 decision to Philadelphia. Lenny DiNardo and Abe Alvarez were rocked for four runs apiece.

 

However, Schilling (6-2, 4.17 ERA) appears to be the right man to get the team back on track with a 3-0 record and 2.14 ERA in three home starts this season.

 

The hefty righthander's last start came in Baltimore on Tuesday, a contest in which he yielded five runs in 5 2/3 innings but still got the victory in a 6-5 triumph. His previous outing came against the Yankees on May 10, when he was reached for six runs in five frames of a 7-3 defeat.

 

Chien-Ming Wang (4-1, 3.79) takes the mound for New York as he looks to continue his best stretch of the season. The Taiwanese righthander has gone 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA in his last three outings after winning just once in his first six starts.

 

Wang faced Boston on May 1, yielding three runs and walking a season-high four in five innings.

 

The Yankees have lost three of their last four games following Sunday's 4-3 setback to the New York Mets in which they went 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position.

 

And also...some more mojo pictures or good luck pictures from ORS would be useful

[mtbykr]

Good Mojo---Good Mojo!

[ORS]

Animal Mother got rained out the last time they came to Fenway.

 

Animal Mother hates the rain.

 

Animal Mother blames the Yankees for the rain.

 

The Yankees are weak, and Animal Mother smells blood in the water.

 

Animal Mother likes blood.

 

http://www.afan.dk/firefly/ffpic/ab_fmj096a.jpg

 

ANIMAL MOTHER MOJO!!

[stocker323]

I really hope no one posts any dead Wang pictures today.

[Beckett95]

I really hope no one posts any dead Wang pictures today.

this is what an image search for dead wang came up with in google...

 

http://members.cox.net/sciatica/images/deadnow.jpg

 

some guy named wang and hes about to be dead

 

soo it should serve the same purpose

[monty]

With Curt Schilling struggling his last few starts, i really hope this is the game he starts to get back on track. Although with that said, i think the yanks will win big tonight..

[Cocos Disciples]

schillings gonna dominate, hes angry. also, on the espnnews bottomline thing, it said the sox are 4-10 in the last 14 games. wow.

[Beckett95]

from boston.com

 

Some interesting tidbits heading into tonight’s Red Sox-Yankees contest, courtesy of the Red Sox daily pregame notes:

 

 

The Red Sox and Yankees have met 75 times (regular season and postseason combined) since 2003, with Boston owning a 39-36 edge. Here’s the breakdown, courtesy of the Red Sox:

 

RED SOX               YANKEES 
39-36     RECORD        36-39 
.282  BATTING AVERAGE    .254 
433   RUNS SCORED         370 
115   HOME RUNS           88 
.468  SLUGGING PERCENTAGE .416 
.354  ON-BASE PERCENTAGE .334 
.4.56   TEAM ERA         5.32 

 

 

The Red Sox have won 10 of their last 14 games and is 11-5 in May (a .688 winning percentage), the third-best mark in the majors for the month. Overall, the Sox (25-16) have their best record through 41 games since 2003.

 

 

The Red Sox have the fewest number of errors in the majors (14, four fewer than any other team) and lead all teams with a .990 fielding percentage. According to the Red Sox, this marks the fewest errors the team has made through 41 games played since research was first available back in 1960.

 

 

Curt Schilling is 2-1 with a 7.13 ERA in three starts in May after going 4-1 with a 2.88 ERA in six starts in April. Schilling allowed three home runs last Tuesday for the second start in a row, the first time in his career he has allowed three home runs in consecutive starts.

 

 

Schilling picked up his 198th career win last Tuesday in Baltimore and is just two shy of becoming the 104th pitcher in major league history to reach 200 career wins.

 

 

Jonathan Papelbon earned his major league leading 15th save on Friday and is the first Red Sox closer with at least 15 saves through May 21 since Tom Gordon had 17 in 1998.

 

 

Papelbon’s 0.40 ERA is best among all major league pitchers

(15 or more innings pitched). Mike Timlin ranks fourth in that category at 0.96.

 

 

Mike Lowell has homered in four of his last eight games and leads the majors with 20 doubles and is tied with Alex Rios and Matt Holliday for second with 27 extra base hits, one behind Albert Pujols, the MLB leader.

 

Tonight's Red Sox lineup as reported on Boston sports radio WEEI:

 

1. Kevin Youkilis, 1B

2. Mark Loretta, 2B

3. David Ortiz, DH

4. Manny Ramirez, LF

5. Trot Nixon, RF

6. Jason Varitek, C

7. Mike Lowell, 3B

8. Wily Mo Pena, CF

9. Alex Gonzalez, SS

-- Curt Schilling, SP

 

[monstah27]

yea lets beat those darn yankees.

[monstah27]

we own in the power catagories.

[Cocos Disciples]

any news on the Yankee lineup, cause IMO, it should look like this:

 

Damon

Jeter

Giambi

Rod

Cano

Williams

Popcorn Guy

Soda Man

Groundskeeper

[Beckett95]

also' date=' on the espnnews bottomline thing, it said the sox are 4-10 in the last 14 games. wow.[/quote']

 

10-4, the bottomline's always screwing up stats

[Cocos Disciples]

yeah i know they are

[Youk Of The Nation]

any news on the Yankee lineup, cause IMO, it should look like this:

 

Damon

Jeter

Giambi

Rod

Cano

Williams

Popcorn Guy

Soda Man

Groundskeeper

 

 

 

 

Arod: Hey, Mr. Torre sir, you have the guy who usually brings me towels hitting cleanup!

 

Torre: Uh...yeah...Alex, about that...hes batting better with runners in scoring position, so we thought wed give him a shot.

 

Jeter and Cano: *smirk and exchange low fives*

[Beckett95]

no word on the yanks lineup yet, but heres my prediciton

 

Damon--CF

Jeter--SS

Giambi--1B

ARod--3B

Cano--2B

Williams--DH

Cabrera--RF

Stinnett--C

Cairo--LF

 

anyone know if Long's been activated yet?

[riverside sluggers]

WEEI has corrected the Sox's lineup with Cora starting at shortstop over Gonzalez. Shawn Chacon has joined the party... the DL party, Yankees have activated Long

[jsinger121]

Melky playing the right field corner makes me smile

[TheKilo]

no word on the yanks lineup yet, but heres my prediciton

 

Damon--CF

Jeter--SS

Giambi--1B

ARod--3B

Cano--2B

Williams--DH

Cabrera--RF

Stinnett--C

Cairo--LF

 

anyone know if Long's been activated yet?

 

 

In the SoSH game thread, one poster said Mike and the Mad Dog said this lineup:

 

Damon - DH

Jeter - SS

Giambi - 1B

ARod - 3B

Posada - C

Cano - 2B

Williams - CF (yup - CF)

Long - LF (that would be Terence Long)

Cabrera - RF

 

 

So I guess Long has been activated, and Posada will start...

[Beckett95]

In the SoSH game thread, one poster said Mike and the Mad Dog said this lineup:

 

Damon - DH

Jeter - SS

Giambi - 1B

ARod - 3B

Posada - C

Cano - 2B

Williams - CF (yup - CF)

Long - LF (that would be Terence Long)

Cabrera - RF

 

 

So I guess Long has been activated, and Posada will start...

 

now all the sox hitters have to do is hit it to CF/RF and they should be fine

[Beckett95]

officially from boston.com

 

The Yankees took their time posting their lineup for tonight’s game, announcing it just past 4:30. The Globe's Amalie Bejamin suggested the theory that they were waiting as long as they could hold to see if recently signed Terrence Long could make it to Boston in time.

 

Long is in the lineup in left field and batting eight. Johnny Damon will bat leadoff, but as the designated hitter. Bernie Williams will instead play center.

 

1. Damon, DH (why is he DH'ing, so no one throws stuff at him in CF)

2. Derek Jeter, SS

3. Jason Giambi, 1B

4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B

5. Jorge Posada, C

6. Robinson Cano, 2B

7. Williams, CF :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

8. Long, LF (only good OF they have in the game tonight)

9. Melky Cabrera, RF

P -- Chien-Ming Wang

[yeszir]

It seems like this series is far less hyped than the last.

[riverside sluggers]

Chien-Ming Wang (3 games vs. Boston, 0-1 record with a 4.41 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 2 games, 0-1 record with a 4.63 ERA)

Kevin Youkilis, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Walk

Mark Loretta, 0 for 3

David Ortiz, 4 for 6 (.667 avg) 2 RBIs, 2 Walks

Manny Ramirez, 4 for 7 (.571 avg) 2 RBIs, Walk, 2 Ks

Trot Nixon, 0 for 4, 2 RBIs, 4 Walks, K

Jason Varitek, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) HR, RBI, K

Mike Lowell, 0 for 3

Willie Harris --

Alex Cora, 1 for 2 (.500 avg)

///

Doug Mirabelli, 0 for 2

Wily Mo Pena, 0 for 2

 

Curt Schilling (16 games vs. New York, 5-5 record with a 4.96 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 46 games, 19-7 record & 6 saves with a 4.21 ERA)

Johnny Damon, 2 for 9 (.222 avg) Double, Walk, 2 Ks

Derek Jeter, 7 for 33 (.212 avg) HR, 3 RBIs, Walk, 10 Ks

Jason Giambi, 5 for 18 (.278 avg) 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 2 Walks, 5 Ks

Alex Rodriguez, 4 for 22 (.182 avg) 2 HRs, 3 RBIs, Walk, 6 Ks

Jorge Posada, 10 for 21 (.476 avg) 3 Doubles, HR, 6 RBIs, 3 Walks, 5 Ks

Robinson Cano, 5 for 8 (.625 avg) Walk, K

Bernie Williams, 8 for 29 (.276 avg) 4 Doubles, Triple, HR, 5 RBIs, 2 Walks, 8 Ks

Terrence Long, 2 for 9 (.222 avg) 3 RBIs, 5 Ks

Melky Cabrera, 0 for 1, Walk

///

Miguel Cairo, 3 for 13 (.231 avg) 2 Ks

Kelly Stinnett, 0 for 14, Walk, 5 Ks

[Beckett95]

i have a friggen baseball game tonight at 7 and will miss the game and the season finale of 24. <_>

[Ray10]

Already hyper up to watch this one just like I am with any Red Sox/Yankees game. Going to be a good one to watch. Schilling on the mound and he usually pitches well against the Yankees so let's hope he continues to do so tonight. Only 2 hours left until this one starts and I can't wait.

[jsinger121]

Wily Mo Pena is scratched after hurting his wrist in BP and Willie Harris will bat 8th and start in Centerfield

[yeszir]

Wily Mo Pena is scratched after hurting his wrist in BP and Willie Harris will bat 8th and start in Centerfield

Hooray.

[monstah27]

f***. no one likes willy harris. go home. we want willy mo.

[Cityofchampions33]

Let this rule the day: (random but fits kinds)

[schillingouttheks]

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In the words of others...did someone say something?

[Dana Kiecker]

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Make it so.