October 24th vs. Colorado: World Series Game 1

[schillingouttheks]

THA MOTHAf***IN' WORLD SERIES, BITCHES. I love you all. It all comes down to this. Keep winning, and go for banner #7. I hope 26 to 6 has to request a name change when this series is over...

 

Game Info:

Date: Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Teams: Colorado Rockies (7-0) @ Boston Red Sox (7-3)

Series: Tied, 0-0

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/col.gif#26 Jeff Francis (17-9, 4.22), (2-0, 2.13)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif#19 Josh Beckett (20-7, 3.27), (3-0, 1.17)

 

Mojo of the day:

Papelbon's dance. Love it.

 

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RIVERDANCE MOJO!

[TedWilliams101]

Win tonight? The game is tomorrow...

[TheKilo]

I liked the non-standard gamethread titles better.

[.406]

Game 1: Let's Get It

[Cocos Disciples]

Yee I'm goin.

[riverside sluggers]

Josh Beckett (**7 games vs Colorado, 5-1 with a 3.48 ERA---**Career at Fenway Park in 37 games, 19-11 with a 4.22 ERA)

Willy Taveras, 1 for 8 (.125 avg) 3 Ks

Kazuo Matsui, 5 for 14 (.357 avg) Double, 4 Ks

Matt Holliday, 6 for 17 (.353 avg) Double, Triple, HR, 2 RBIs, 3 Ks

Todd Helton, 6 for 15 (.400 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, 2 RBIs, 4 Walks, 3 Ks

Garrett Atkins, 7 for 13 (.538 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, 4 RBIs, Walk, 2 Ks

Brad Hawpe, 1 for 12 (.083 avg) 5 Ks

Troy Tulowitzki, 3 for 5 (.600 avg) 2 Doubles, RBI

Yorvit Torrealba, 4 for 13 (.308 avg) K

Ryan Spilborghs, 0 for 5, Walk

///

Jamey Carroll, 5 for 14 (.357 avg) 2 Walks

Cory Sullivan, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) Double, RBI

 

Jeff Francis (**2 games vs Boston, 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA---**Career at Fenway Park in 2 games, 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA)

Dustin Pedroia, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) HR, RBI, K

Kevin Youkilis, 1 for 5 (.200 avg) Double, Walk, 2 Ks

David Ortiz, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) Double, RBI, Walk, K

Manny Ramirez, 3 for 5 (.600 avg) Double, RBI, Walk, K

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

Jason Varitek, 4 for 6 (.667 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, 2 Ks

J.D. Drew, 4 for 13 (.308 avg) Double, RBI, K

Julio Lugo, 3 for 7 (.429 avg) K

Jacoby Ellsbury, 0 for 2, K

///

Coco Crisp, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, Walk

Eric Hinske, 1 for 1 (1.000 avg) Double, RBI

 

**Beckett this season vs Colorado in 2 games, 1-1 with a 5.25 ERA. **At home in 20 games, 12-5 with a 3.68 ERA

 

**Francis this season on the road in 19 games, 11-5 with a 4.34 ERA

[zackredsox]

Winning this game would kill there confidence and could cause an easy sweep. So win it!!!

[TheKilo]

Winning this game would kill there confidence and could cause an easy sweep. So win it!!!

 

You're vastly underrating this Colorado team. There's a reason they won 21 of 22 games. They are a very good baseball team and will give the Sox fits.

 

That being said, I have to think the layoff hurt them some. Facing live pitching for the first time in over a week in the form of God will be tough.

 

I would really caution against discounting these Rockies.

 

That being said, I like the Sox in 6.

[schillingouttheks]

Win tonight? The game is tomorrow...

 

I know. That's why when I made the thread originally, I put the correct date in the title and in my layout template. But whatever, I changed it.

[schillingouttheks]

I liked the non-standard gamethread titles better.

 

Fair enough. I'll change it back.

 

The "starting-the-gamethread-a-day-early" thing seems to be working for us though, so I'm keeping that.

 

My mojo really has been amazing this postseason...

[jacksonianmarch]

Go Rockies...

 

Actually, I cant even pretend to think that this is gonna be a series. Can you just sweep them so we can get this season over with?

[zackredsox]

Heres the Roster. Tavarez should be on it and Gagne shouldn't. Not sure if Snyder should be on there either.

 

PITCHERS (11): Josh Beckett, Manny Delcarmen, Eric Gagne, Jon Lester, Javier Lopez, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Curt Schilling, Kyle Snyder, Mike Timlin.

 

CATCHERS (2): Doug Mirabelli, Jason Varitek.

 

INFIELDERS (7): Alex Cora, Eric Hinske, Mike Lowell, Julio Lugo, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis.

 

OUTFIELDERS (5): Coco Crisp, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Bobby Kielty, Manny Ramirez.

[mtbykr]

Gotta love the Murphy's/Paps Riverdance Mojo:

 

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[nateg]

In for win!

[Ray10]

All I have to say is LETS GO RED SOX. And Beckett just do what you've been doing and I'm sure we'll end up winning this game. Gonna be a great game I know that much.

[example1]

You're vastly underrating this Colorado team. There's a reason they won 21 of 22 games. They are a very good baseball team and will give the Sox fits.

 

That being said, I have to think the layoff hurt them some. Facing live pitching for the first time in over a week in the form of God will be tough.

 

I would really caution against discounting these Rockies.

 

That being said, I like the Sox in 6.

 

So you're guessing close games that the Sox win? Rockies put up a fight but can't quite get it done against the Sox?

 

Colorado IS a very, very good team and they are not to be underestimated. But teams don't win 21 of 22 games for a reason, they win that many for a number of reasons. That type of streak is absurd and the type of thing begs to be slowed. It might carry on, but those types of streaks are bound to be broken by a team as good as the Sox.

[yeszir]

Today I am going to be the obnoxious Red Sox fan up until game time when I'll turn into a nervous emotional wreck.

[TheKilo]

So you're guessing close games that the Sox win? Rockies put up a fight but can't quite get it done against the Sox?

 

Yes. I don't think they have any pitchers that remotely scare me, outside of Francis and Corpas. Fuentes is VERY hittable and their 7th inning guy is LaTroy Hawkins. That should tell you something. As for their rotation, I feel Jiemenez is too wild and prone to the long ball. Yeah, he could spin a gem, but I think the Sox's patience will wear him down. Fogg/Cook are "meh". The guy who could be tough is Morales, being a rookie pitcher and left-handed. But that's not enough to convince me we won't hit him.

 

Colorado IS a very, very good team and they are not to be underestimated. But teams don't win 21 of 22 games for a reason, they win that many for a number of reasons. That type of streak is absurd and the type of thing begs to be slowed. It might carry on, but those types of streaks are bound to be broken by a team as good as the Sox.

 

The layoff will hurt more than it will help. They have a good lineup...but is it better than ours?

 

C - Varitek/Torrealba - Push, maybe slight edge to Colorado.

1B - Youkilis/Helton - Right now, it'd be advantage Youkilis. Over the season, Helton. Call it a push.

2B - Pedroia/Matsui - Edge Pedroia.

SS - Tulowitzki/Lugo - Edge Tulo

3B - Lowell/Atkins - Edge Lowell b/c of Atkins' road split

RF - Drew/Hawpe - Right now, advantage Drew

CF - Ellsbury/Taveras - Push

LF - Ramirez/Holliday - Slight Edge to Ramirez

DH - Ortiz/Spilborghs - Huge edge to Ortiz

 

All in all, lots of similarities. I'd take our top 5 right now (Ortiz, Ramirez, Lowell, Youkilis, Pedroia) over their top 5 (Holliday, Helton, Tulowitzki, Hawpe, Atkins).

[das11209]

More on Kilo's line of thought - this good SI article breaking down player by player in both offence and defense categories:

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_donovan/10/23/worldseries.breakdown/index.html

[redsoxrules]

Yee I'm goin.

 

I was looking at stubhub and holy s*** the cheapest ticket is 575$ and thats for a bleacher seats , 3000 for a field box and 4500 for EMC club 3... thats f***ing retarted

[redsoxrules]

ME and my kids are sooo pumped!!!

 

GO SOX!

 

 

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[arbitrary]

Whats the weather like there? Will the rain miss the game?

[VA Sox Fan]

Whats the weather like there? Will the rain miss the game?

 

October 24, 2007

 

More weather

By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff

 

Just got off the phone with meteorologist Mark Rosenthal, and I wanted to report back on the potential weather implications of tonight.

 

He said that the forecast looks like occasional showers, with some downpour action. But, unlike when he looked at the forecast this morning, he thinks the game will be played tonight with the forecast becoming less threatening. There appears to be some rain around Western Pennsylvania and southwest of Washington that should be watched.

 

He predicted gametime temperatures of the low to mid 50s, chilly but not freezing.

 

(It's the World Series. Got to call in the experts for the big game...)

 

Posted By: abenjamin | Time: 12:18:53 PM

[das11209]

Line up:

 

The lineups are out for Game 1 of the World Series...

 

Red Sox

 

1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B

3. David Ortiz, DH

4. Manny Ramirez, LF

5. Mike Lowell, 3B

6. Jason Varitek, C

7. J.D. Drew, RF

8. Julio Lugo, SS

9. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

 

SP - Josh Beckett

 

Rockies

 

1. Willy Taveras, CF

2. Kaz Matsui, 2B

3. Matt Holliday, LF

4. Todd Helton, 1B

5. Garrett Atkins, 3B

6. Brad Hawpe, RF

7. Troy Tulowitzki, SS

8. Yorvit Torrealba, C

9. Ryan Spilborghs, DH

 

SP - Jeff Francis

[redsoxrules]

Vtec batting 6th ? and Drew 7th?

[das11209]

Vtec batting 6th ? and Drew 7th?

 

I guess - got it from boston.com. Could be because of the left handed pitcher and Vtec is much better hitter when he bats right handed?

[TheKilo]

I guess - got it from boston.com. Could be because of the left handed pitcher and Vtec is much better hitter when he bats right handed?

 

That and it makes the bottom 1/3 stronger.

[rician blast]

I guess - got it from boston.com. Could be because of the left handed pitcher and Vtec is much better hitter when he bats right handed?

 

My guess is you're correct.

[redsoxrules]

Rain a likely factor for Game 1

 

 

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071024&content_id=2280489&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos

[silvercreekcc2006]

While CS could use another day's rest, I'm not sure I can handle waiting another day! Go Sox!