9/9 vs Rays

[TheKilo]

Lost in all of the Papelbon talk was the epic suck of Varitek - who ONCE AGAIN GETS OFF SCOT FREE when he has s***** pitch calling.

 

Percival was BEGGING to put him on base, and if he just stands there he gets hit with a pitch and we're in business.

 

Epic, epic suck from a guy who is supposed to be "baseball smart"

[a700hitter]

Why isn't Crisp playing tonight? Is Francona afraid to have a hot batter in the lineup?

 

Here are the lineups for tonight's game:

 

Red Sox

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

3. David Ortiz, DH

4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B

5. Jason Bay, LF

6. Mike Lowell, 3B

7. Mark Kotsay, RF

8. Jed Lowrie, SS

9. Jason Varitek, C

-- Josh Beckett, SP

 

Rays

1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B

2. Dan Johnson, LF

3. Carlos Pena, 1B

4. Cliff Floyd, DH

5. Willy Aybar, 3B

6. Eric Hinske, RF

7. Dioner Navarro, C

8. Gabe Gross, CF

9. Jason Bartlett, SS

-- Andy Sonnanstine, SP