May 25th @ Texas

[EvilDonut]

Boston Red Sox (31-15) vs. Texas Rangers (18-29)

 

Game Info: 8:05 pm EDT Fri May 25, 2007

TV: NESN, FSH

Currently: Arlington, TX

Temp: 70° F

 

 

 

Starting Pitchers

 

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D. Matsuzaka..................................................B. McCarthy

Bos...............................vs.............................Tex

 

6-2.............................Record...........................4-4

4.06...............................ERA............................5.82

58..................................K................................25

18.................................BB...............................21

5..................................HR............................... 5

 

 

 

Mojo of the Day

 

Clint Eastwood!

 

Do they feel Lucky?

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[ORS]

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Will Munny: Who's the fellow owns this shithole?

 

Will Munny: You, fat man. Speak up.

 

Skinny Dubois: Uh, I... I own this establishment. I bought the place from Greeley for a thousand dollars.

 

Will Munny: You better clear outta there.

 

Man: Yes, sir.

 

Little Bill Daggett: Just hold it right there. Hold it...!

 

Little Bill Daggett: Well, sir, you are a cowardly son of a bitch! You just shot an unarmed man!

 

Will Munny: Well, he should have armed himself if he's going to decorate his saloon with my friend.

 

Little Bill Daggett: You'd be William Munny out of Missouri. Killer of women and children.

 

Will Munny: That's right. I've killed women and children. I've killed just about everything that walks or crawled at one time or another. And I'm here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you did to Ned.

[BoSox21]

OH MY GOD, Michael Kay is hosting the Dan Patrick Show.....CHANGE STATION!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ANiMAL]

Great Job EvilDonut on the post.

 

Prediction: 8-6 Red Sox

 

Balls will fly in Arlington

Dice K 6IP 5ER 7H 2BB 5K 3HR

5 Homers in this game is my prediction. Manny and Papi will go yard for the other 2.

[BSN07]

Go Sox!!!!!!

[Beckett95]

id love to be in texas right now as it is about 20 degrees colder than it is here in the northeast. dont know how that makes any sense.

[redsoxrules]

A sweep would be nice especially with the Guardians and yanks on deck

[Cocos Disciples]

Texas is horrible. Blalock is out. We'll win.

[BoSox21]

we're fine as long as adam doesnt post

[TedWilliams101]

I think we're going to see a lopsided game. Dice-K pitches 7-innings, 2ER. We put up at least 8 runs.

[riverside sluggers]

Daisuke Matsuzaka (1 game vs Texas, 1-0 record with a 9.00 ERA---Career at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in 1 game, 1-0 record with a 9.00 ERA)

Kenny Lofton, 0 for 2, Walk

Michael Young, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) Double, K

Mark Teixeira, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Triple, Walk

Sammy Sosa, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) Double, RBI, K

Frank Catalanotto, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) HR, 2 RBIs, K

Nelson Cruz, 0 for 2, 2 Ks

Ian Kinsler, 0 for 1, Walk

Gerald Laird, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) K

Ramon Vazquez, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) HR, 2 RBIs

 

Brandon McCarthy (5 games vs Boston, 1-1 record with a 4.17 ERA---Career at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in 7 games, 3-2 record with a 5.86 ERA)

Julio Lugo, 1 for 5 (.200 avg) RBI, Walk, 2 SBs

Kevin Youkilis, 0 for 8, 2 Ks

David Ortiz, 0 for 5, 2 Walks

Manny Ramirez, 1 for 6 (.167 avg) Walk

J.D. Drew, Walk

Mike Lowell, 1 for 1 (1.000 avg) HR, RBI, Walk

Jason Varitek, 0 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks

Coco Crisp, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) Double, HR, RBI, Walk

Dustin Pedroia, 1 for 1 (1.000 avg) 2 RBIs

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Alex Cora, 0 for 1

 

Daisuke Matsuzaka this season on the road in 5 games, 4-1 record with a 3.77 ERA

 

Brandon McCarthy this season at home in 4 games, 2-1 with a 7.80 ERA

[Cocos Disciples]

Was McCarthy the kid who shut us out in 05?

[Seldini]

Was McCarthy the kid who shut us out in 05?

 

7 innings, 3 hits, no runs, 7 Ks. Yup. That's the guy.

[redsoxrules]

if we can win this game we should be able to sweep them , pitching matchup for the next 2 games are heavily in our favor , even with JT pitching on sunday

[mtbykr]

any news on the line up for tonight?

[TheKilo]

any news on the line up for tonight?

 

It's the big boy lineup.

[Cocos Disciples]

Texas Lineup:

 

Lofton

Young

Teixeira

Sosa

Catalanotto

Cruz

Kinsler

Laird

Vazquez

 

They're in a rain delay.

[TedWilliams101]

Not another rain delay. Jeez. It seems like the rain is following us.

[example1]

any length expected? WIll the game be called?

[RedSoxRooter]

Game is a long way from starting

By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff

ARLINGTON, Tx - Well looks like a long night at the ballyard. The Rangers just announced this game won't start anytime before 8:30 p.m. central time. The current band of showers is expected to be around for at least the next hour. At that point they'll make another evaluation of the situation.

[jacksonianmarch]

a rainout would be awesome. An already interesting rotation would become very interesting if your rotation was forced to stretch out to 6 pitchers for one turn.

[ORS]

a rainout would be awesome. An already interesting rotation would become very interesting if your rotation was forced to stretch out to 6 pitchers for one turn.

Immaterial. It looks like the Angels still have you in their back pocket. Worry about beating them first.

[jacksonianmarch]

Immaterial. It looks like the Angels still have you in their back pocket. Worry about beating them first.

 

I am a fan of my team first and a fan of whoever is playing you guys second. My second favorite team is getting a boost with a rainout.

[TheKilo]

Radar looks good to get this one in.

[TedWilliams101]

Jacksonian, looks like the Yankees bullpen right now is doing what it does best, giving up a ton of runs.

[RedSoxRooter]

First pitch at 10

By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff

ARLINGTON, Tx. - The Rangers have just announced that tonight's game will start at 10 p.m. Boston time.

 

The grounds crew is taking the tarp off the field right now. The rain has subsided, but it's not completely over.

[HeadOfSoxNation]

Let's roll those Dice.

 

 

 

I don't care how cliche that is, I really like it.

[example1]

EI says PPD/Rain. f***. Another blacked-out Saturday game now?

[TheKilo]

EI says PPD/Rain. f***. Another blacked-out Saturday game now?

 

Look a couple of posts up.

[example1]

Look a couple of posts up.

 

I love it when EI is just plain wrong. Excellent.