August 27th vs Seattle

[RoyNHSox]

Kyle Snyder (3-2, 6.23) vs. Cha Seung Baek (0-0, 5.40)

 

 

No frills mojo. Just f***ing win.

 

 

Boston

Coco Crisp, cf

Mark Loretta, 1b

David Ortiz, dh

Kevin Youkilis, lf

Mike Lowell, 3b

Eric Hinske, rf

Dustin Pedroia, 2b

Javy Lopez, c

Alex Cora, ss

Kyle Sydner, p

 

Seattle

Ichiro Suzuki, cf

Chris Snelling, rf

Adrian Beltre, 3b

Raul Ibanez, lf

Richie Sexson, dh

Ben Broussard, 1b

Yuniesky Betancourt, ss

Rene Rivera, c

Willie Bloomquist, 2b

Cha Sueng Baek, p

[riverside sluggers]

Cha Seung Baek (1st career appearance vs Boston---Career at SAFECO Field in 5 games, 1-3 record with a 5.18 ERA)

Coco Crisp, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) Double

Eric Hinske, 2 for 2 (1.000 avg) Double

 

Kyle Snyder (1 game vs Seattle, 1-0 record with an 0.00 ERA---Career at SAFECO Field in 1 game, 1-0 record with an 0.00 ERA)

Adrian Beltre, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) Walk

Yuniesky Betancourt, 2 for 2 (1.000 avg)

Willie Bloomquist, 0 for 2, RBI

Ben Broussard, 1 for 6 (.167 avg) K

Raul Ibanez, 0 for 3, K

Kenji Johjima, 0 for 2

Richie Sexson, 1 for 2 (.500 avg)

Ichiro Suzuki, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Walk, SB

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

I found Francona comments intresting:

 

Manny Ramirez is out of the lineup Sunday for the third time in four games because of a sore right knee.

 

Ramirez apparently wasn't even feeling well enough to DH, as the Red Sox could have put David Ortiz at first base rather than go with Mark Loretta there. The frustration is clearly building in the Boston clubhouse now. "He said he couldn’t play. What the (expletive) do you want me to do?" manager Terry Francona said. "If a guy says he can’t play, he can’t (expletive) play. ... Go ask him. He said he can’t (expletive) play."

Source: Boston Herald

[MANNYHOF24]

why the hell doesnt Manny DH, and play Papi at first he really isnt that bad at first. Manny's bat is better than mark Lorettas glove at first base.

[MANNYHOF24]

I Francona comments intresting:

 

Manny is a baby a needs to stop being a pussy. This is coming from a person who is never critical of Manny. I think Tito will quit after the season.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Manny is a baby a needs to stop being a pussy. This is coming from a person who is never critical of Manny. I think Tito will quit after the season.

It is crunch time and that lineup without Manny in it looks terrible. He needs to suck it up and play. Johnny Damon is playing with a broken toe and a sore shoulder and hes had that since late April.

[YanksHater213]

hmm... just f***ing win mojo

[mtbykr]

Tito's getting killed in the media and getting no sleep. He has made some questoinable calls (at best), but it's the players who are crapping the bed--and you know it's frustrating to see your chance at making up ground slipping away...especially when the games are in hand

[mtbykr]

Tito's getting killed in the media and getting no sleep. He has made some questoinable calls (at best), but it's the players who are crapping the bed--and you know it's frustrating to see your chance at making up ground slipping away...especially when the games are in hand

[schillingouttheks]

Tito deserves that frustration. He has no idea how to get over his man crushes on some players. I also understand that we have no bullpen, but how the hell he figures he can get more than 1 inning out of anyone not named Papelbon is beyond me.

[a700hitter]

This guy Snyder sucks.

[BoSox34]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7631

 

HAHAHAHHA, Look at the picture.

[a700hitter]

So far, I am totally unimpressed with this new midget middle-infielder. I'm not seeing any special tools. Rookies without special tools should not displace experienced veterans, but that's just me. A rookie should have some special tools to win a starting job.

[a700hitter]

The Of is an adventure with a 1B/3B in LF and RF and a LF in CF.

[BoSox34]

Not much of a defensive upgrade in left with youk.

[a700hitter]

What an embarassment! Youk botching a pop fly.

[ksushi]

So far, I am totally unimpressed with this new midget middle-infielder. I'm not seeing any special tools. Rookies without special tools should not displace experienced veterans, but that's just me. A rookie should have some special tools to win a starting job.

 

Since when are you a baseball scout? Im tired of you pretending that you can evaluate talent and I'm tired of your constant negativity towards players. You even root against some of our players just because they aren't in their 40's. Don't say it hasn't happen and make me dig up threads, it has. Rivernator was easier to interact with than you.

[RoyNHSox]

The Sox outfield defense in this series has been deplorable.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Don Orsillo has a great laugh.

[CrespoBlows]

So far, I am totally unimpressed with this new midget middle-infielder. I'm not seeing any special tools. Rookies without special tools should not displace experienced veterans, but that's just me. A rookie should have some special tools to win a starting job.

 

15 AB's, and 700hitter writes the guy off. That's got to be a record.

[schillingouttheks]

Since when are you a baseball scout? Im tired of you pretending that you can evaluate talent and I'm tired of your constant negativity towards players. You even root against some of our players just because they aren't in their 40's. Don't say it hasn't happen and make me dig up threads, it has. Rivernator was easier to interact with than you.

Well, he DID say that he saw nothing special from Lester and that his control was off during ST.

 

Look what's going on now...

[CrespoBlows]

So far, I am totally unimpressed with this new midget middle-infielder. I'm not seeing any special tools. Rookies without special tools should not displace experienced veterans, but that's just me. A rookie should have some special tools to win a starting job.

 

Neither do most scouts.

 

The proof is in the pudding though. Pedroia, has constantly hit over .300, walked more then he strikes out, and plays above average defense in the minor leagues. If he didn't have any talent, he'd be gone by now.

[a700hitter]

Since when are you a baseball scout? Im tired of you pretending that you can evaluate talent and I'm tired of your constant negativity towards players. You even root against some of our players just because they aren't in their 40's. Don't say it hasn't happen and make me dig up threads, it has. Rivernator was easier to interact with than you.

I'm sorry that I called him a midget, but he is not 5'9". I don't pretend to be a scout, but I can tell a special player from the rest of the pack. He has no special skills. He may end up being a good MIF, but not a special MIF. Obviously, I am hoping that he succeeds, because he has been anointed as the next FT 2B. I just think that giving him the job without making him earn it at the ML level is a mistake. Again, you are mistaken, because I don't root against our guys -- never have and never will (not in the regular season). Just because I may be right when I say that a guy sucks (e.g. Seanez), that doesn't mean that I am rooting against them. Also, I really get a kick out of the notion that I favor older players because they are older. Have you seen a negative post from me about papelbon. On the other hand, most of my posts about Seanez and Tavarez and javy Lopez have bee negative. If you are too lazy to dig up the threads to confirm your faulty memory don't just assume you are right just STFU.

 

BTW: Pedroia jus made an E.

[a700hitter]

Neither do most scouts.

 

The proof is in the pudding though. Pedroia, has constantly hit over .300, walked more then he strikes out, and plays above average defense in the minor leagues. If he didn't have any talent, he'd be gone by now.

He has talent, but no special tools.

[CrespoBlows]

He has talent, but no special tools.

 

He hits for average, has an excellent eye, and plays good defense.

 

He has tools.

[RoyNHSox]

Wow Javy threw out a steal attempt.

[a700hitter]

OMG we threw out a base runner. Whose grandmother was running?

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Synder has thrown 70 pitches through 3 innings.

[CrespoBlows]

I'm sorry that I called him a midget, but he is not 5'9". I don't pretend to be a scout, but I can tell a special player from the rest of the pack. He has no special skills. He may end up being a good MIF, but not a special MIF. Obviously, I am hoping that he succeeds, because he has been anointed as the next FT 2B. I just think that giving him the job without making him earn it at the ML level is a mistake. Again, you are mistaken, because I don't root against our guys -- never have and never will (not in the regular season). Just because I may be right when I say that a guy sucks (e.g. Seanez), that doesn't mean that I am rooting against them. Also, I really get a kick out of the notion that I favor older players because they are older. Have you seen a negative post from me about papelbon. On the other hand, most of my posts about Seanez and Tavarez and javy Lopez have bee negative. If you are too lazy to dig up the threads to confirm your faulty memory don't just assume you are right just STFU.

 

BTW: Pedroia jus made an E.

 

C'mon, enough dodging. You clearly have a preference for older talent. You even said that you'd prefer to have Adam Kennedy then Howie Kendrick. When pressed for reasons, you struggled to come up with one, except he's more experienced, or in other words, older.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

You even said that you'd prefer to have Adam Kennedy then Howie Kendrick.