5/30 - Beat the birds.

[ksushi]

Beckett and Cabrera in this one. May Beckett rebound and Manny notch #500 in a Sox win.

 

Beckett: 5-4 4.43 era 61.0 IP 11 BB 65K .237 BAA

 

Cabrera: 5-1 3.70 era 73.0 IP 30BB 42K .236 BAA

 

It's going to be important for Beckett to step up with DiceK likely out a while. This staff needs an ace, and he's it.

 

WIN.

 

 

Dead bird mojo?

 

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[The Dustball]

One of the most important factors in the game is which Daniel Cabrera will show up tonight. Let's go Sox!

[yeszir]

Some woman emailed me offering 4 tickets to the NATIONAL AQUARIUM in Baltimore. She made a huge deal out of it, like it was some honor bestowed upon us at Talksox or something.

 

Anyways, yea. Beat 'em.

[yeszir]

Also, this 7:05 game time is a sight for sore eyes

[Thumper]

Also' date=' this 7:05 game time is a sight for sore eyes[/quote']

 

Word. 6:05 here, even better.

 

Let's kill sum' birds.

 

I'm calling Manny's 500th tonight.

[VA Sox Fan]

Red Sox

 

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

3. David Ortiz, DH

4. Manny Ramirez, LF

5. Mike Lowell, 3B

6. Kevin Youkilis, 1B

7. Jason Varitek, C

8. Coco Crisp, CF

9. Alex Cora, SS

--Josh Beckett (5-4, 4.43), SP

 

Orioles

 

1. Brian Roberts, 2B

2. Melvin Mora, 3B

3. Nick Markakis, RF

4. Aubrey Huff, DH

5. Kevin Millar, 1B

6. Luke Scott, LF

7. Ramon Hernandez, C

8. Adam Jones, CF

9. Freddie Bynum, SS

-- Daniel Cabrera (5-1, 3.70), SP

 

Ok is Jacoby or Coco playing center? Would imagine Jacoby in RF.

 

Go Josh! GO RED SOX!!!!

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANNY!!

[Thumper]

Lead-off double to start the game.

 

Keep it going for the next 9 innings now.

[The Dustball]

Nice job Papi. 1-0. I still don't like this agressive approach the team has seem to have taken up though.

[Thumper]

2-0.

 

This agressive s*** may actually work.

[Thumper]

Drew's out of the line up and at a place called vertigo.

 

I thought we were suppose to take Lugo out before every game? What happened to the tradition already?

[Thumper]

Oh Lugo IS out the line up! Just now saw that.

 

No wonder we've scored early.

[The Dustball]

What the f*** is this? The suicide squeeze? In the 2nd inning? That was dumb as s***, cost us a run.

[Thumper]

Was Crisp trying to be Jackie Robinson?

[The Dustball]

Great. Pathetic throw by Varitek, not even close. Now another man gets into scoring position. 2-1.

[The Dustball]

Rare error by Pedroia.

[The Dustball]

Homerun by Huff. Tie game. 2-2.

[VA Sox Fan]

Drew's out of the line up and at a place called vertigo.

 

I thought we were suppose to take Lugo out before every game? What happened to the tradition already?

 

 

:lol:

 

I thought the same thing.

[The Dustball]

Beckett's most likely done after this inning, hopefully he can end this threat right here.

[Beaneater]

Weird -- Beckett gets through 5.1 w/o a walk, and then he can't find the plate? At least he got the last guy...

[The Dustball]

Just send Ellsbury here. I'm not feeling too comfortable in this game with our crappy bullpen. Oh well, at least they're rested.

[The Dustball]

Thank you. Good move. 21st stolen base of the year for Ellsbury.

[a700hitter]

They are going to pitch to Ortiz?

[Beaneater]

And Ellsbury was the beneficiary of another, um, coincidental error. I can't think of anyone else that has been around so many errors. Maybe the statheads can find someone.

 

All for naught, though. Yarg.

[a700hitter]

Remy is making a good point that Ellsbury could have stolen home standing up. The third baseman was playing SS and the pitcher went into a full wind up.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

battle of the bullpens....doesn't have the same feel from last year

[The Dustball]

Wow, Youk's average has dropped alot recently. He's at .299 now. If I recall correctly he was at like .320 a week or so ago.

[redsoxrules]

Wow' date=' Youk's average has dropped alot recently. He's at .299 now. If I recall correctly he was at like .320 a week or so ago.[/quote']

 

yeah thats been a patern for the last 3 years now, he gets a hot start and then cools down , hopefully he'll get hot again soon

[The Dustball]

yeah thats been a patern for the last 3 years now' date=' he gets a hot start and then cools down , hopefully he'll get hot again soon[/quote']

 

Ya but doesn't the decline pattern usually start after the all-star break? Although, I must say that numerous times this season Youk has smoked the ball only for a fielder to rob him of a hit.

[The Dustball]

Solid 2 innings of work from Okajima. Let's score. now.

[a700hitter]

What is with the A-hole HP Ump? He punches out Coco on a strike 2 that looked like ball 4 then he cops an attitude. What a jerk. Use your clicker and remember the count.