10/5 vs. Angels: ALDS Game 3

[PATS12RULE]

im gonna go ahead and say he stays in anaheim

 

go sox

[BoSox21]

Lineups...

 

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, RF (.143, .250, .143)

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B (.389, .389, .444)

3. David Ortiz, DH (.200, .250, .200)

4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B (.250, .368, .563)

5. Jason Bay, LF (.333, .333, 1.333)

6. Mike Lowell, 3B (.214, .267, .214)

7. Jed Lowrie, SS (.250, .250, .250)

8. Jason Varitek, C (.000, .333, .000)

9. Coco Crisp, CF (.294, .294, .706)

 

1. Chone Figgins, 3B

2. Garret Anderson, LF

3. Mark Teixeira, 1B

4. Vladimir Guerrero, DH

5. Torii Hunter, CF

6. Juan Rivera, RF

7. Mike Napoli, C

8. Howie Kendrick, 2B

9. Erick Aybar, SS

 

SP: Joe Saunders (17-7, 3.41)

[BoSox21]

No Drew tonight....why?

 

There is no need to be alarmed about the lack of J.D. Drew from the Red Sox lineup, although his ailing back did factor in to why he is sitting to start tonight’s game. Sox manager Terry Francona explained that Drew is sitting partly for health reasons, and partly for baseball reasons.

 

“It’s a little bit of both,” Francona said. “I talked to J.D. yesterday, and he’s doing pretty good. We talked about having back-to-back games. We talked for 10 minutes. If there’d have been a big fight, I probably would have played him. I don’t know. That may be incorrect.

 

“The other thing is, Coco [Crisp] has done pretty well against [saunders]. So, I think it just makes some sense. We’ll have J.D. sitting over here with a bat in his hand. I just think this is the way our team has been the whole year. I don’t know that we’ve had [the same] nine guys play every game. I’m not sure that always makes us the best team.”

 

Francona indicated Drew would be available to pinch hit. Because of Drew’s back problem, Francona said he would give Drew plenty of advance notice.

 

Boston.com

[Youk Of The Nation]

My predictions: Sox win anywhere from 6-8 to 1. Youk has a big night with at least one HR, as does Pedroia. Beckett pitches 7 2/3 scoreless.

[Drew It Again]

pumped

[ORS]

Suck it, dinosaur.

[Youk Of The Nation]

WHERE did that miss?

[Youk Of The Nation]

Bitch siddown.

[MANNYHOF24]

Sit down.

[MANNYHOF24]

Beckett has a nasty curve working this inning.

[MANNYHOF24]

Shittt.

[MANNYHOF24]

WHERE THE HELL WAS THAT?

[Youk Of The Nation]

Okay, this is Juan Rivera.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Seriously?

[MANNYHOF24]

f*** Beckett, what the hell.

[Drew It Again]

ugh settle down

[ORS]

Danley usually has a pretty fair strikezone, but it's damn tight tonight. The first pitch and ball 4 were strikes according to the rulebook, but who the f*** needs to play by the rules, right?

[Drew It Again]

all in all ill take it

[MANNYHOF24]

Beckett wasnt getting any calls in that inning. At all. Anything close went the other way.

[ORS]

The mistake was being so careful with Vlad. He's been power deficient in the postseason, I make him continue to press. I also thought Pedroia could have made a throw to the bag. Beckett beat Hunter there.

[Drew It Again]

beckett didnt get over to first no excuses, he kept it at 1 run now lets get the bats going

[Drew It Again]

f*** you tex

[Youk Of The Nation]

Yeowch.

[Youk Of The Nation]

And the MVP chants begin for Pedroia.

[MANNYHOF24]

Beckett has to economical all night now.

[Youk Of The Nation]

f***ING SERIOUSLY?

[MANNYHOF24]

Beckett doesnt have a great fastball so far.

[ORS]

Now Danley's just being a dick. Pitch #2 to Figgins was at least 6" inside the strikezone in both directions. The umpiring attention whoring needs to stop. Automate the strikezone.

[MANNYHOF24]

Beckett doesnt have much in this inning.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Like ZOMG he called a strike.