5/7 @ Detroit Tigers

[VA Sox Fan]

Red Sox

 

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

2. Jed Lowrie, 2B

3. David Ortiz, DH

4. Manny Ramirez, LF

5. Mike Lowell, 3B

6. Kevin Youkilis, 1B

7. J.D. Drew, RF

8. Jason Varitek, C

9. Julio Lugo, SS

 

Clay Buchholz, SP

 

Tigers

 

1. Curtis Granderson, CF

2. Placido Polanco, 2B

3. Carlos Guillen, 3B

4. Magglio Ordonez, RF

5. Miguel Cabrera, 1B

6. Gary Sheffield, LF

7. Matt Joyce, DH

8. Edgar Renteria, SS

9. Ivan Rodriguez, C

 

Armando Galarraga, SP

 

Go Clay! GO RED SOX!!

[VA Sox Fan]

Boston Globe:

 

DETROIT -- It's raining in Detroit, with the tarp on the field, though it's looking like they'll get this game in. Might be delayed a bit, but the forecasts are looking more promising than they were earlier in the day.

[Cocos Disciples]

I don't want a double header tomorrow, so please play.

[The Dustball]

Keep up the good work this season Clay! Go sox, make it 6 in a row

[Thumper]

Clay Buchholz No-No Mojo:

 

[youtube=No-No Mojo]ydEE28rZOlg

[TheKilo]

Jed? I like it, for some weird reason.

[a700hitter]

I don't like tonight's lineup. If you are going to sit down one of you big on-base guys and table-setters for Papi and Manny, Tito should have moved Youk up to the second slot to set the table. I don't get putting Lowrie in that slot.

[ORS]

Get ahead in the count.

[Youk Of The Nation]

That was a cool video. I love Beckett at the end yelling 'much better than Curt Schilling!'

[a700hitter]

That was one of the dopier plays that you'll see this year. It's blooper reel material.

[The Dustball]

That was lame. Cheap hit

[ORS]

Unfortunate, now retire the next two.

[ORS]

Shame this kid has an innings limit, I could see him being the best on the staff come October.

[Jayhawk Bill]

Buchholz is getting screwed on low strikes.

[ORS]

Yeah, and Galaraga seems to be getting the call at the knees. I think that has something to do with his pitches having more vertical movement so they appear "higher".

[ORS]

Pitch f/x seems to be down on Gameday, and I'd love some credible data on the location of strikes 2 and 3 to Ellsbury.

[Jayhawk Bill]

Pitch f/x seems to be down on Gameday' date=' and I'd love some credible data on the location of strikes 2 and 3 to Ellsbury.[/quote']

 

My cynical observation is that the MLB-paid operator ceases reporting Pitch f/x results when the umpire is blatantly biased.

[a700hitter]

Batters just cannot pickup Bucholz's changeup. Plus, the damn thing just dives out of the zone. He makes guys look ridiculous.

[The Dustball]

s*** Polanco with the RBI double 1-0 tigers.

 

EDIT: 2-0 Guillen RBI

[The Dustball]

Ugh WTF thats 3 straight hits, granted the last one was a cheap little blooper

[ORS]

Something's got to be wrong with his FB tonight, not locating it or something, because he needs to throw one at some point.

[ORS]

They are going to be on top of it if they know the speed.

[a700hitter]

Ever since I complimented his changeup, he haqsn't gotten an out. I take it back!

[The Dustball]

Wow. Lowrie is lucky, he should've just gone to first with that

[Jayhawk Bill]

Something's got to be wrong with his FB tonight' date=' not locating it or something, because he needs to throw one at some point.[/quote']

 

 

Entering tonight, Buchholz has a career OPS allowed 173 points higher with runners on base than with bases empty. He struggles pitching from the stretch--it may be issues throwing the fastball from the stretch.

[a700hitter]

Youk cuts the lead in half!!

[The Dustball]

Youuuuuuuuuk! Hes been showing off the power lately!

[redsoxrules]

sweet theres 2 runs back

[Jayhawk Bill]

Granderson swung six inches too high on Buchholz's strike three changeup.

[ORS]

Oh piss off, Kazoo.