July 1st vs. Texas

[Rdsxmbnt]

July is a new month, June was rocky but we're finally back home and would like to see the offense going on a tear. Still the best Win% in baseball, lets get some wins under our belts before the all-star break.

 

Game Info:

Date: Saturday, July 31st, 2007

Teams: Texas Rangers (33-47) @ Boston Red Sox (49-30)

First Pitch: 2:05 pm EDT

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

TV: NESN

Starting Pitchers:

 

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(5-5 4.60)

 

vs.

 

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(4-6 6.02)

 

MOJO of the day:

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Lansdowne Street where we'll hopefully be seeing some HRs tonight!

[riverside sluggers]

Crisp, Lugo, and Lowell are out of todays lineup

 

Kameron Loe (7 games vs Boston, 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 3 games, 2-0 with an 0.69 ERA)

Dustin Pedroia, 2 for 5 (.400 avg)

Kevin Youkilis, 5 for 10 (.500 avg) 2 Doubles, RBI

David Ortiz, 1 for 8 (.125 avg) 2 RBIs, 3 Walks

Manny Ramirez, 3 for 11 (.273 avg) 2 Doubles, RBI, 2 Walks, 2 Ks

J.D. Drew, 1 for 5 (.200 avg) Walk

Eric Hinske, 0 for 7, 2 Ks

Jason Varitek, 5 for 11 (.455 avg) Double, HR, 4 RBIs, Walk

Alex Cora, 2 for 3 (.667 avg)

Jacoby Ellsbury, 0 for 2

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Coco Crisp, 3 for 6 (.500 avg) Triple, K

Mike Lowell, 1 for 8 (.125 avg) Walk

Julio Lugo, 1 for 4 (.250 avg)

Wily Mo Pena, 0 for 2

 

Julian Tavarez (22 games vs Texas, 2-5 with a 5.74 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 42 games, 9-6 & 1 save with a 4.45 ERA)

Kenny Lofton, 3 for 11 (.273 avg) K

Ramon Vazquez, 3 for 10 (.300 avg) RBI, Walk, K

Michael Young, 3 for 11 (.273 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, K

Sammy Sosa, 6 for 24 (.250 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, 4 RBIs, 4 Walks, 4 Ks

Frank Catalanotto, 3 for 11 (.273 avg) Double, RBI, 2 Walks, K

Marlon Byrd, 2 for 11 (.182 avg) Double, K

Brad Wilkerson, 3 for 12 (.250 avg) Triple, RBI, 3 Walks, 5 Ks

Adam Melhuse, 0 for 3, Walk

Travis Metcalf, 0 for 3

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Victor Diaz, 1 for 1 (1.000 avg) HR, RBI

Jerry Hairston Jr., 2 for 4 (.500 avg) Walk

Ian Kinsler, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) 3 RBIs, K

Gerald Laird, 0 for 6, K

 

Loe this season vs Boston in 3 games, 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA. On the road in 8 games, 3-2 with a 4.61 ERA

 

Tavarez this season vs Texas in 3 games, 0-2 with a 5.36 ERA. At home in 5 games, 2-3 with a 4.33 ERA

[a700hitter]

Freakin Lofton is as hot as a pistol. Maybe we should pick him up at the trading deadline.

[a700hitter]

Get a grounder from Vasquez. He's a DP waiting to happen

[Youk Of The Nation]

Great start.

[ORS]

Tavarez is picking a nice time to s*** the bed.

 

EDIT: Ok, I'll shut up for a bit.

[a700hitter]

Nice DP

[a700hitter]

Beautiful play by Cora to end the inning.

[ORS]

Heckuva play by Cora.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Holy f***ing Cora.

[Rdsxmbnt]

nice job to get out of the jam

[Youk Of The Nation]

RISP. How about, I dont know, driving him in? Just for a little change of pace?

[a700hitter]

Byrd butchered that ball. He looked worse than WMP. Speaking of WMP. I can't understand why they aren't taking this opportunity to get his bat into the lineup.

[a700hitter]

RISP. How about' date=' I dont know, driving him in? Just for a little change of pace?[/quote']3 balls 0 strikes witha all soft stuff. not challenging him

[a700hitter]

He challenged Manny and that wasn't smart. He just missed that one. He risked the 3 -run bomb when the guy after him is a singles hitter.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Good job guys.

[riverside sluggers]

Sox have stranded 22 runners the last 19 innings against Texas pitching

[ORS]

Manny, warning track power currently.

 

As for Loe, has anyone seen a bigger guy that looked like more of a pussy? Something in his face. It's just a weak, ineffectual look. You can't lose to guys like that.

[ksushi]

Manny has been looking really bad against good fastballs and hasn't been Manny for awhile... I might be a little concerned.

[Rdsxmbnt]

nice inning for Julian

[a700hitter]

Manny has been looking really bad against good fastballs and hasn't been Manny for awhile... I might be a little concerned.

Manny is the last guy I will worry about. Maybe in a two or three more years, I'll be a little concerned, but by then he'll probably be hanging out on a beach in the DR.

[CrespoBlows]

Manny is the last guy I will worry about. Maybe in a two or three more years' date=' I'll be a little concerned, but by then he'll probably be hanging out on a beach in the DR.[/quote']

 

He's 35 years old. Usually players with his kind of skills, begin to slide when they are a little younger.

 

Given his talent level, it's not surprising he was able to fend off age related decline up until now.

[riverside sluggers]

In other news, Mariners manager Mike Hargrove has stepped down from his job

 

Mariners manager Mike Hargrove resigned Sunday and was replaced by bench coach John McLaren.

 

Bizarre. After all of this time on the hot seat, Hargrove finally had some job security after the Mariners' strong first half. The 57-year-old Hargrove said he was stepping aside because his "passion has begun to fade" and it would not be "fair to myself or the team" to continue. Hargrove will manage today's game and then be replaced by McLaren on Monday.

[a700hitter]

Lofto again!

[CrespoBlows]

Continuing on the unrelated, Troy Percival looks pretty decent after a two year hiatus.

 

95 mph fastball, good curveball.

[a700hitter]

He's 35 years old. Usually players with his kind of skills, begin to slide when they are a little younger.

 

Given his talent level, it's not surprising he was able to fend off age related decline up until now.

I don't doubt that at 35 he can't produce the numbers that he has put up for the past few years, but those numbers were somewhere in the stratosphere. Even a declining Manny is still the firs or second best hitter on the team. In a couple or three years, maybe not, but right now he and Ortiz are still our top two guys.

[riverside sluggers]

The top of the order is settled down on just 9 pitches

[a700hitter]

This is ridiculous letting this POS Loe go through the game this easily.

[redsoxrules]

theo, please get a big bat before the trading deadline

[a700hitter]

theo' date=' please get a big bat before the trading deadline[/quote']Has anyone heard who might be available other than Texeira?