4/18 vs. Texas Rangers

[Thumper]

Teams: Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox

Location: Fenway Park, Boston

Date/Time: April 18, 2008 at 7:05pm EST

TV: NESN, MLBtv, FOX(?)

Starting Pitchers:

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/logos/38x45/bos_38x45.gif #18 Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (3-0, 2.70)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/logos/38x45/tex_38x45.gif #46 Luis Mendoza, RHP (0-1, 1.80)

 

Scouting Report:

Rangers: The Red Sox will get a firsthand look at what they gave up when they sent Mendoza to the Rangers on July 30, 2006. Mendoza was signed by Boston as a free agent out of Mexico on June 12, 2000. He lost his first start of the season to the Blue Jays on Saturday, when he allowed four runs in five innings. Three of the runs were unearned.

 

Red Sox: The Red Sox have won all four of Matsuzaka's starts. However, he is the first to admit that he doesn't deserve the credit for his last win, which came over five shaky innings against the Yankees. Matsuzaka threw 116 pitches, walked six and struck out two. He allowed five hits and four runs. Matsuzaka pitched just once against the Rangers last season, getting the win despite giving up seven hits and five runs over five innings. In that one, Matsuzaka pitched through an extreme case of the flu, which made the performance a heroic one in the eyes of manager Terry Francona and his teammates.

 

I won't be on tomorrow night, I have a game, that's right Thumper has a game. A rehab tryout to see if my ankle (and arm now) are good enough to get me back into the game (ho ho Thumper Triple-A Lulz). No, Double-A now for an independent league here in New Orleans. So anyway, the BoneyTek, Beckett Blop s*** aside, here's the info for the next game.

[schillingouttheks]

CONTINUING WITH THE CAPS MOJO ... HOORAH!

[riverside sluggers]

MANNY! MVP! MVP!

 

LUIS MENDOZA (1 GAME VS BOSTON, 0-1 WITH A 21.00 ERA---CAREER AT FENWAY PARK IN 1 GAME, 0-1 WITH A 21.00 ERA)

JACOBY ELLSBURY, 0 FOR 1, WALK

DUSTIN PEDROIA, 0 FOR 1, WALK

DAVID ORTIZ, 1 FOR 2 (.500 AVG) HR, 4 RBIS

MANNY RAMIREZ, 1 FOR 2 (.500 AVG) K

KEVIN YOUKILIS, 0 FOR 2

J.D. DREW, 0 FOR 1, WALK, K

JASON VARITEK, 1 FOR 2 (.500 AVG) DOUBLE, RBI

SEAN CASEY, 1 FOR 2 (.500 AVG)

JED LOWRIE, 1 FOR 1 (1.000 AVG) DOUBLE

 

DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (2 GAMES VS TEXAS, 2-0 WITH A 6.97 ERA---CAREER AT FENWAY PARK IN 17 GAMES, 11-4 WITH A 4.68 ERA)

IAN KINSLER, 1 FOR 4 (.250 AVG) DOUBLE, WALK, K, SB

MICHAEL YOUNG, 3 FOR 5 (.600 AVG) 2 DOUBLES, WALK, K

JOSH HAMILTON, 0 FOR 2, RBI, K

MILTON BRADLEY, 1 FOR 2 (.500 AVG) DOUBLE, WALK, K

HANK BLALOCK, 1 FOR 3 (.333 AVG) HR, 2 RBIS

DAVID MURPHY, 0 FOR 2

FRANK CATALANOTTO, 2 FOR 5 (.400 AVG) DOUBLE, HR, 2 RBIS, K

GERALD LAIRD, 1 FOR 4 (.250 AVG) K

BEN BROUSSARD, 1 FOR 8 (.125 AVG) DOUBLE, 4 KS

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RAMON VAZQUEZ, 1 FOR 2 (.500 AVG) HR, 2 RBIS

[rician blast]

Keeping with the "say something derogatory about the opposing team's player(s) theme in a limerick" which worked well last night:

 

There once was a shortstop named Young,

Like a field mouse this player was hung,

He could take on a butt,

tell he busted a nut,

without ever coming close to the dung;

 

holy crap, that's kinda sick and twisted, I know, but I'll let it sit.

[Cocos Disciples]

GOING TO THE GAME TONIGHT BABY

[schillingouttheks]

GOING TO THE GAME TONIGHT BABY

 

THAT'S AWESOME DUDE. WHERE ARE YOUR SEATS??

[Cocos Disciples]

DUDE, 3B GRANDSTAND.

[schillingouttheks]

HAVE FUN! THE RANGERS HAVE SOME NEW FACES ... IT'LL BE COOL TO SEE JOSH HAMILTON.

[BoSox21]

who'd we get for Mendoza?

 

EDIT: nevermind, just saw it was Bryan Corey

[riverside sluggers]

LOWRIE IS IN THE GAME FOR LUGO

[ORS]

What the f*** is flare out to the right? Stop throwing that s***, it's garbage.

[a700hitter]

The usual 25 pitch inning from Dice K.

[ORS]

He's more frustrating to watch than Wake and Lester combined. Wake you can rationalize with the knuckleball, Lester never had control. Dice has it, but something happens to make him lose it from time to time. Don't know if it's lack of focus, or what, but it pisses me off because I get teased with what could be.

[ORS]

I love Pedroia, but that kid puts more ball 4's into play than I like.

[redsoxrules]

dice needs a 10-15 pitch inning here

[ORS]

Another ump who thinks he's the show.

[das11209]

I have seen enough of Lowris ( meaning 1 play) to proclaim he is better than Lugo.

 

A empty position at shortstop may be better than Lugo at this point.

[a700hitter]

62 pitches after 3 innings. Between him and Lester, the bullpen will be in tatters by July.

[ORS]

WHEEEE!

[redsoxrules]

f*** YEAH PAPI!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[das11209]

Welcome back Ortiz

[a700hitter]

He loves that home cooking.

[MANNYHOF24]

It's nice to see Ortiz get a big hit finally. Hopefully this will get him going.

[a700hitter]

Now, hopefully Dice bK can start to economize on his pitches.

[MANNYHOF24]

Lowrie looks like a good little player. Its refreshing after watching Lugo the past couple years.

[a700hitter]

Casey seems to hit the ball on a line almost every AB.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Jason Varitek doubles (5) on a line drive to shortstop Michael Young

 

someone want to explain that?

[a700hitter]

Jason Varitek doubles (5) on a line drive to shortstop Michael Young

 

someone want to explain that?

It was a wall ball double where Murphy got caught back at the wall and the ball rebounded toward the IF and Young came out to play the ball.

[ORS]

Jason Varitek doubles (5) on a line drive to shortstop Michael Young

 

someone want to explain that?

Off the monster. Murphy misplayed it by being too close to the wall and it almost rolled all the way back into the infield.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Im torn about the Yanks-Os game. I want the Yankees to lose, but I also want the reins tonight. I guess sex is sex no matter what, but it's still more fun having the wheel. Always a tough choice when they play New York.