6/29 @ Fenway South

[Cocos Disciples]

Spudboy mojo could only take us so far.

 

Lester vs. Some Guy

[Dutchy]

Some Lester stats...

 

June - 27 IP, 2.33 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, .188 BAA

Vs. Baltimore - 55 IP, 2.45 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, .254 BAA

 

He faced them in his 3rd start of the year and went 7 scoreless. A similar performance tonight would put his ERA at a much more respectable 4.35.

[VA Sox Fan]

Red Sox:

 

1. J.D. Drew, RF

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

3. Kevin Youkilis, 3B

4. Jason Bay, LF

5. David Ortiz, DH

6. Mark Kotsay, 1B

7. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

8. Jason Varitek, C

9. Nick Green, SS

-- Jon Lester, SP

 

Orioles

 

1. Brian Roberts, 2B

2. Adam Jones, CF

3. Nick Markakis, RF

4. Aubrey Huff, DH

5. Nolan Reimold, LF

6. Ty Wigginton, 1B

7. Melvin Mora, 3B

8. Matt Wieters, C

9. Robert Andino, SS

-- Jason Berken, SP

 

WIN!!!! Go Lester!

[Dutchy]

Red Sox:

 

1. J.D. Drew, RF

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

3. Kevin Youkilis, 3B

4. Jason Bay, LF

5. David Ortiz, DH

6. Mark Kotsay, 1B

7. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

8. Jason Varitek, C

9. Nick Green, SS

-- Jon Lester, SP

 

Orioles

 

1. Brian Roberts, 2B

2. Adam Jones, CF

3. Nick Markakis, RF

4. Aubrey Huff, DH

5. Nolan Reimold, LF

6. Ty Wigginton, 1B

7. Melvin Mora, 3B

8. Matt Wieters, C

9. Robert Andino, SS

-- Jason Berken, SP

 

WIN!!!! Go Lester!

 

:dance::dance::dance:

 

FINALLY!

[pedroia_the_destroyah53]

JD drews stats leading off...

 

2007: 61 PA, 264/344/453

2008: 39 PA, 172/385/207

2009: 4 PA, 250/250/250

Career: 279 PA, 244/349/389

 

i hope he does awesome and im wrong that he shouldnt be leading off, we need something to get the offense going again.

[Spudboy]

Spudboy mojo could only take us so far.

 

Lester vs. Some Guy

 

Clearly the performance of a rookie. I feel shame.

[Dutchy]

JD drews stats leading off...

 

2007: 61 PA, 264/344/453

2008: 39 PA, 172/385/207

2009: 4 PA, 250/250/250

Career: 279 PA, 244/349/389

 

i hope he does awesome and im wrong that he shouldnt be leading off, we need something to get the offense going again.

 

Drew's stats leading off - .244/.349/.389

Pedroia's stats leading off - .252/.311/.365

 

I'm not saying Drew's the ideal leadoff hitter, but Pedroia's .311 OBP is atrocious and he's hit really well in his career batting second in the order.

[ms_sox]

It's funny because whenever my husband is watching and Pedroia comes to the plate, he always comments that "Oh yeah, this guy...he never seems to get on base very much."

 

Course, hubby doesn't watch every game, and I keep trying to tell him Pedroia can be awesome...but hubby's not convinced yet.

 

HITS & RUNS & WIN PLZ.

[VA Sox Fan]

Lowell's shot, Tito's batting order

 

Posted by Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff June 29, 2009 05:34 PM

 

After third baseman Mike Lowell received his Synvisc injection in his right hip this afternoon in Boston, the Red Sox are in a "waiting mode" in regards to Lowell's playing stauts, manager Terry Francona said. Before the shot, Lowell had "about 15 CCs of fluid taken out," Francona said. "Which for a hip is pretty extensive." Francona was optimistic the fluid draining would help Lowell feel more comfortable. Lowell will do some therapy with trainer Scott Waugh tomorrow, and he'll stay in Boston until the Red Sox come back from Baltimore.

 

So that's the plan. What comes next? Lowell has already spoken to Theo Epstein and had "pretty extensive conversations" with Francona.

 

"Worst-case scenario, he goes on the DL," Francona said. "Just to buy us a couple weeks where he can kind of get a second wind for the second part of the season. We can also wait a few days, and then just let him play. That's OK, too. We're just kind of in a waiting mode. We'll see. I think we have the ability to wait a couple days."

 

As for players in Baltimore, two of them had to do a quick doubletake at the lineup this afternoon. J.D. Drew and Dustin Pedroia swapped the second and first spots, which, as Francona said, is "not the biggest deal in the world." The move is not a reaction to the Red Sox scoring only six runs in their weekend series against the Braves. Francona wants to get Pedroia out of the leadoff spot, where he's hit since Jacoby Ellsbury was moved down May 31.

 

Batting first this season, Pedroia is batting .214 with a .264 on-base percentage. Pedroia is "too conscientious," Francona said, and he didn't mean that in a bad way. When Pedroia hits leadoff, he changes his approach, working the count like a leadoff hitter should.

 

Since May 31, when Pedroia first batted leadoff, he has seen 3.94 pitches per plate appearances. Before, he had seen 3.78 pitches per plate appearance. (For an idea of how much that matters, Pedroia's leadoff rate ranks 70th in the AL over that span. His pre-leadoff rate ranked outside the top 100 in the AL during that time.)

 

"The last thing I want guys to do when we move them is change," Francona said. "I don't if he has the ability. He sees himself hitting first, and he wants to do the right thing. He's getting himself in a hole in the count.

 

"He wasn't complaining. He goes, 'I'm fine.' I think Pedey is trying too hard to do the right thing. We just want him to be himself."

 

In his one game at leadoff this year, Drew went 1 for 4 with a single. Francona did not consider moving Ellsbury back to the leadoff spot. Down the road, Ellsbury might be the best leadoff option. Right now, with this team, he's not. The Sox are 15-7 when Ellsbury plays and doesn't bat leadoff.

 

"That was the other thing Pedey said," Francona said. " 'He goes, 'We're winning.' I said, 'If it's bothering you, why don't you tell me?' He goes, '[expletive], we're winning.' That's Pedey. That's we love him. He cares more about winning than himself. I believe that."

[VA Sox Fan]

It's funny because whenever my husband is watching and Pedroia comes to the plate, he always comments that "Oh yeah, this guy...he never seems to get on base very much."

 

Course, hubby doesn't watch every game, and I keep trying to tell him Pedroia can be awesome...but hubby's not convinced yet.

 

HITS & RUNS & WIN PLZ.

 

Did he miss the entire 2007 and 2008 seasons? :dunno:

 

Continue to educate the hubby!

[ms_sox]

Did he miss the entire 2007 and 2008 seasons? :dunno:

 

Continue to educate the hubby!

I'm trying! I don't think he'll ever be much of a sports fan tho. Most of the time he's out in the yard or working in the other room while I'm watching game.

[Dutchy]

It's funny because whenever my husband is watching and Pedroia comes to the plate, he always comments that "Oh yeah, this guy...he never seems to get on base very much."

 

Course, hubby doesn't watch every game, and I keep trying to tell him Pedroia can be awesome...but hubby's not convinced yet.

 

HITS & RUNS & WIN PLZ.

 

Pedroia's a much better hitter when he's batting second in the order. Have your hubby watch this game!

[redsoxrules]

Pitching match up REALY favors us tonight , I'll be disapointed if we lose

[Cocos Disciples]

JD Drew, etc.

[Spudboy]

Drew gives one a ride to center. Wooohoooo!

[redsoxrules]

JD is the man

[Spudboy]

Most excellent! 1-0.

[WhiskeyBreath]

Sweet start.

[redsoxrules]

Excellent start

[Dutchy]

Looks like that new lineup is working out quite nicely!

[Spudboy]

I just took a look at some other threads. We have some new members that are posting in some language that I am not familiar with. It's almost painful to try to read what they have typed.

[Dutchy]

I just took a look at some other threads. We have some new members that are posting in some language that I am not familiar with. It's almost painful to try to read what they have typed.

 

UZR? BABIP? Spanish?

[Spudboy]

Ellsbury has to take second here.

[Dutchy]

LOL, Varitek was the only position player that was at the rail to prevent Weiters from falling into the dugout. Catcher love.

[Spudboy]

UZR? BABIP? Spanish?

 

No. Indecipherable English. Must be that text s*** everyone uses except me. It's f***ing annoying.

[Spudboy]

Plunk! Green gets it in the upper arm. Ouch!

[BoSox21]

LOL, U R LIKE OMG RLY GR8

[Spudboy]

f***! Big missed opportunity there.

[WhiskeyBreath]

That hurts.

[Spudboy]

LOL' date=' U R LIKE OMG RLY GR8[/quote']

 

Lol! I can figure that out! The s*** I'm talking about has to be read 2-3 times. Even then, it makes little sense.