October 13th vs. Cleveland: ALCS Game 2

[schillingouttheks]

Whew. Just got back from my football game in time to get back and make this thread. ALRIGHT. More of last night, please. That's all. My mojo is on a f***in' roll... GO SOX!

 

Game Info:

Date: Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Teams: Cleveland Guardians (3-2) @ Boston Red Sox (4-0)

Series: Red Sox, 1-0

First Pitch: 8:00pm EDT

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

TV: FOX

Starting Pitchers:

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/cle.gif#55 Fausto Carmona (19-8, 3.06), (0-0, 1.00)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif#38 Curt Schilling (9-8, 3.87), (1-0, 0.00)

 

Mojo of the day:

I love it when drunk people dance.

 

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DRUNKEN DANCING MOJO!

[riverside sluggers]

Fausto Carmona (3 games vs Boston, 1-2 with a 5.00 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 2 games, 0-2 with a 45.00 ERA)

Dustin Pedroia, 0 for 2

Kevin Youkilis, 0 for 3, 2 Walks, K

David Ortiz, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) HR, 3 RBIs, 2 Ks

Manny Ramirez, 0 for 2, Walk, K

Mike Lowell ---

J.D. Drew, 0 for 3

Jason Varitek, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Walk

Coco Crisp, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) K

Julio Lugo ---

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Alex Cora, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) K

Eric Hinske, 0 for 3, K

 

Curt Schilling (7 games vs Cleveland, 2-2 with a 3.79 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 70 games, 29-11 & 6 saves with a 4.01 ERA)

Grady Sizemore, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) Triple, RBI, 3 Ks

Asdrubal Cabrera ---

Travis Hafner, 4 for 9 (.444 avg) Double, RBI, 2 Ks

Victor Martinez, 4 for 8 (.500 avg) Double, HR, 3 RBIs, Walk, 3 Ks

Ryan Garko, 0 for 3, K

Jhonny Peralta, 1 for 6 (.167 avg) Walk, 3 Ks, SB

Kenny Lofton, 7 for 25 (.280 avg) Double, HR, 3 RBIs, Walk, 3 Ks, 2 SBs

Franklin Gutierrez ---

Casey Blake, 3 for 9 (.333 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 Ks

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Josh Barfield, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) K

Chris Gomez, 11 for 36 (.306 avg) HR, 11 RBIs, 9 Ks

Jason Michaels, 1 for 6 (.167 avg) RBI, Walk, 3 Ks

Trot Nixon, 2 for 9 (.222 avg) RBI, Walk, K

 

Carmona this season vs Boston in 1 game, 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA. On the road in 16 games, 9-4 with a 2.80 ERA

 

Schilling this season vs Cleveland in 1 game, 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA. At home in 13 games, 4-3 with a 4.06 ERA

[yankeessuck013]

just f***ing win.

[Ray10]

Common boys do what you guys did last night. Jump on the pitcher early. LETS GO RED SOX.

[ORS]

Unwelcome start.

[a700hitter]

Ump has a tight zone.

 

Edit: I should have bet the over

[a700hitter]

I didn't think the park would hold that one.

[a700hitter]

1-0 on the Wall Ball by Martinez.

[a700hitter]

Pedroia swung at two pitches in the dirt.

[riverside sluggers]

Have to jump on Carmona when he is rattled, Manny grounds into the double play to end the threat. Carmona at 21 pitches

[ORS]

Curt is going to have to battle and assume a little more risk coming inside. They are sitting on the outside pitch and taking it the other way.

[a700hitter]

That was a nice turn by Lugo and Pedroia.

[ORS]

Nice. Now wait Carmona out, and make him bring it up and in the zone.

[ORS]

Anyone remember the kid on your team that couldn't hit and went up to the plate praying the pitcher wouldn't throw him a strike? Sometimes, I get that vibe from JD Drew. I know he's got loads of talent, and this isn't a rant about how much he cares, but sometimes, the way he looks at the plate, he just reminds me of that kid praying for a walk so he doesn't hit another weak chopper or strikeout. Weird.

[MANNYHOF24]

We can hit Carmona, we just have to hope that Schilling can hold it together for 6-7 innings to give us a chance. By the way, has anybody eles noticed that Lugo has turned out to be a pretty solid defensive SS?

[riverside sluggers]

Drew went from being the hottest hitter back to a cold fish, batting now in the .150s for the playoffs. Sorry McCarver you dense head, it was not a good AB he had grounding out to start the inning

[a700hitter]

He certainly doesn't remind me of the kid who practically ran up to the plate because he couldn't wait to hit.

[MANNYHOF24]

Really good to see Schilling settle into an easy 1-2-3 inning.

[ORS]

He certainly doesn't remind me of the kid who practically ran up to the plate because he couldn't wait to hit.

No, certainly not. A sense of urgency doesn't apply to him. I'd bet dollars to donuts he drives 5 mph under the speed limit in the hammer lane and can't figure out why the person behind him is flashing his lights.

 

It's just a visual thing. When I look at Manny at the plate, without knowing a thing about him, he just looks like a guy you don't want to throw one down the middle to. For a counter example just to show it isn't just my perception tied to performance I've seen, my visual impression of Hinske is one of a guy that looks dangerous. If I were on the mound and I didn't know a thing about him, once I saw Drew I'd think I had the guy in my back pocket from the get go.

[MANNYHOF24]

Good start. Crisp with a single.

[a700hitter]

Nice hitting by Crisp. Carmona is not bringing the ball up at all. When he misses, he's missing low.

[ORS]

He needs to be moving here. With the combination of Carmona's and Lugo's GB tendancies, they need to send Crisp or move him over.

[ORS]

Well done. Martinez blows behind the plate, too.

[ORS]

If Lugo walks, I'd double steal with Pedroia up. A DP would be killer.

[ORS]

Ball 4. His ball moves so much, everything that looks like a strike is out of the zone. Perhaps that will sink in.

[riverside sluggers]

Lugo tried bunting on 2-1 count? If he didnt it would have been 3-1

 

EDIT And he strikes out, cmon guys get this run in!

[a700hitter]

Pedroia needs to get selective and get some hits

[a700hitter]

Pedroia with a 4 pitch walk.

[riverside sluggers]

The only good thing going so far is that the pitch count for Carmona is rising

[MANNYHOF24]

Manny up with a chance to do serious damage.