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wow, i just turned on the game....nice pleasant surprise to see the bats have finally come to life...all we needed was jeff weaver i guess haha
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Donnelly struck out Guillen' date=' then as Guillen was walking back to the dugout, he points at Donnelly and walks towards him. Benches and bullpens clear, Guillen tossed. A few pitches later, he hits Johjima and is tossed.[/quote']

 

I see. Guillen up to his old antics.

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this explains it from Wikipedia

 

On June 14, 2005, the Nationals began a three-game series against the Angels, who were still helmed by Mike Scioscia. This marked Guill?n's first return to Anaheim since being traded. Going into the series, both Guill?n and Scioscia kept a civil tone publicly, each indicating that the past was behind them and claiming that they held no hard feelings toward one another. However, the tensions below the surface were exposed when, during the second game of the series, Angels pitcher Brendan Donnelly was found with illegal substances on his glove.

 

Donnelly was ejected from the game, and Scioscia then came out of the dugout and exchanged hostile words with Nationals manager Frank Robinson, who had instigated the search of Donnelly's glove. The confrontation led to both teams' benches being cleared as all of the players streamed out on to the field. As he was being restrained by fellow Nationals players, Guill?n shouted angry words at the Angels, a number of whom made it clear that they felt their former teammate had been the one who told Robinson to have Donnelly's glove examined. (Several weeks later, Guill?n would acknowledge that he had indeed done so.)

 

In the eighth inning of the same game, Guill?n hit a two-run home run to tie the game, and the Nationals went on to win. After the series' final game, Guill?n blasted Scioscia and acknowledged that despite his earlier statements to the contrary, he was in fact still hurt over what had happened at the end of the 2004 season.

 

I don't got truly no respect for [scioscia] anymore because I'm still hurt from what happened last year . . . Mike Scioscia, to me, is like a piece of garbage . . . He can go to hell . . . I can never get over about what happened last year. It's something I'm never going to forget. Any time I play that team, Mike Scioscia's managing, it's always going to be personal to me.[1]

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Nice to see an offensive explosion. Really nice to see Varitek with 3 hits. We probably will have trouble get 3-5 runs tommorow with Felix Hernadez on the mound for Seattle. It should be a great pitching matchup tommorow night. I can't wait.
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So far this season Beckett has given up only 4 hits in 12 innings. He has also struck out 13 batters and walked only 4. Granted it's K.C. and Seattle but I am liking what I'm seeing so far.
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Beckett has looked sharp. The bats exploded.

 

Hello half a game out.

 

Save yourself the worry. The race is NY vs Boston and all that really matters is the loss column. And standings watching right now is nuts.

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Nice to see an offensive explosion. Really nice to see Varitek with 3 hits. We probably will have trouble get 3-5 runs tommorow with Felix Hernadez on the mound for Seattle. It should be a great pitching matchup tommorow night. I can't wait.

 

I'll be there! I'm SOOOO pumped!

 

Jeff Weaver got himself into trouble' date=' the sox patiently waited him out and slashed him. Beckett's job was easy after that.[/quote']

 

You make it seem like he didn't have a beast of a day, Jacko...

 

Come on, at least give the kid credit. He struck out ICHIRO 3 times! Besides, you're also the one that said that the Mariners' lineup is a lot more dangerous than on the surface :rolleyes:

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Jeff Weaver got himself into trouble' date=' the sox patiently waited him out and slashed him. Beckett's job was easy after that.[/quote']

 

 

Yeah its like he gave up 2 hits........

 

Thank the Offense for that!

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Yeah its like he gave up 2 hits........

 

Thank the Offense for that!

 

Credit Beckett for limiting the walks. Some pitchers dont pitch well with big leads. Beckett adjusted game plan, kept the pitches low and made it through 7. Credit to him. He dominated a pretty good lineup.

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Getting ready before I go out to Boston' date=' def taking my camera for this! With the Mariners not playing in almost a week the Sox do have the advantage, as they already did with the matchup. Go Sox! [b']Prediction: Beckett goes 7 strong, [/b]while Manny backs him up with a bomb over the monster

 

I know Tito wants to get his everyday players into a groove to start the season, but I really do hope Hinske starts today. His numbers vs Weaver are too good to sit on the bench.

 

Woohoo Sox Win! At least I got "Beckett goes 7 strong" right, but heck at 83 pitches he couldve gone longer. But understand that they were already up by 13 runs at the time & he had to keep waiting in the dugout practically each inning as they batted around

 

Just a great game to be at! Beckett is just looking so strong since ST and has held true to stray far away from relying on the fastball. He's throwing his fastball, change up (which avg 83-86) and his curve for strikes. watch out American League if this stuff continues

 

Maybe the offense just needed a jolt of 35000 adrenaline-fueled Sox fans to light a fire up their ass. What more to help is that Jeff "I wish i was Jered" Weaver. Even the pitchers that followed him were sad. Really at one point a lot of us started to feel embarrased how bad they were. Tho to their credit they havent played an actual game in what has probably felt like forever for them. Lugo & Drew the much ballyhooed free agent pickups who many criticized for their contracts are quickly embedding themselves as fan favorites. I knew a Drew homerun was coming very soon. His swing so smooth

 

Donnelly... this guy's got intensity, throws mid 90s fastball and can still ring up Ks... this is the man I want out there in the 7th or the 8th. He got a great standing ovation

 

Not meant to rain, Jacko, but I do believe today was a game where they didnt struggle at all :) Tomorrow night Im gonna be suited up in winter clothes as I see Dice-K's debut

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I think Beckett has a bit of a rocky start today. He wont get lit up' date=' but he doesnt see the 6th and the sox middle relief gets put on display at the home opener in the freezing cold.[/quote']

 

Jacko just to clarify for you & others... I was stating that about Pavano because well its Pavano... now Mussina, Wang, or Pettitte does something like that you wouldnt catch me saying "but can he do it against a top 5 offense lineup?" Those 3 have proven track records, Pavano has to earn back his dignity & the feeling from fans alike that he can win the games consistently

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Didn't get to see the game. Thanks blackout restrictions. I'm pretty sure the game wasn't even on here (in the Pacific NW), which seems like a really bad reason to blackout the game. So, it's NOT on local TV but they will black it out if I want to watch it on the computer or MLB EI? That's lame.

 

Looks like a truly dominating performance by Beckett. Offense hit. Sounds good.

 

How was the atmosphere in the park?

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The atmosphere was just electric. As I said it toned down some when Sox kept hitting off of Mariners pitchers but still everyone was having a good time.

 

The Sox didnt take long introducing Matsuzaka. Usually they announce the lineup, bench players, then the pitchers. But everyone was caught off gaurd when he was called upon right after Pedroia. The cheers just got louder as he got to the field and lined up with his new teammates. Haha dont know why but everyone got loud when the japanse massage therapist was introduced

 

Donnelly getting ejected then walking back to the dugout was another time the crowd got up on their feet to give him a standing O. BTW first game Ive been to in a long time... that didnt feature the wave

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Jacko just to clarify for you & others... I was stating that about Pavano because well its Pavano... now Mussina' date=' Wang, or Pettitte does something like that you wouldnt catch me saying "but can he do it against a top 5 offense lineup?" Those 3 have proven track records,[b'] Pavano has to earn back his dignity [/b]& the feeling from fans alike that he can win the games consistently

 

agree completely.

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Tito did manage Beckett pretty well today. It's still early in the season and with cold weather and long breaks in between innings, limiting Beckett to 7 innings and 84 pitches was a good idea. No need to wear him out with a 13 run lead despite the fact that he probably would've had a complete game with a reasonable pitch count
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Forgot also, there was a moment of silence for sports players that have been lost I guess since the season opener. They were Charlie Wagner (pitcher for '46 Sox, 2006 home opener was the one who said "Play ball"), Eddie Pellagrini (3rd/ss for '46 Sox), Red Auerbach, Dennis Johnson, Daryl Stingley, and the non-Boston related Cory Lidle.

 

It was good to see that the Sox added Lidle in the list of names to have a moment of silence for

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