7/12 vs. Mark "Mayor of Cooperstown" Teahen

[BoSox21]

starting this one early cause ill be gone pretty much all day tomorrow

 

1:35pm start time

 

KC: B. Chen (0-3, 6.88)

BOS: J. Beckett (10-3, 3.62)

 

seriously, how is Bruce Chen not rotting in AAA somewhere?

[Youk Of The Nation]

I read a Star Trek book where one of the characters, an engineer named Chen, was pulled directly into the warp core by a creature of pure energy that had been nesting in it.

 

I think that's a good omen.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Oh, and some brilliant poster made this comment after the 8-6 loss the other day:

 

 

Remember, we have three more against the Royals and the Yanks have three against LA. We could very easily be looking at a 2 or 3 game lead going into the Midsummer Classic, and I don't think that's overly optimistic.

 

 

 

 

I think we should all listen to this guy. He makes sense.

[jacksonianmarch]

Chen is a AAAA player. He goes to AAA and completely dominates. Then he gets brought up and sucks. He had a 3 game shutout streak when they called him up.

[Spudboy]

Facing lefthander Bruce Chen, Jacoby Ellsbury is back in the leadoff spot and Rocco Baldelli is in rightfield for J.D. Drew.

 

Red Sox

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

3. Kevin Youkilis, 3B

4. David Ortiz, DH

5. Jason Bay, LF

6. Jason Varitek, C

7. Rocco Baldelli, RF

8. Nick Green, SS

9. Aaron Bates, 1B

-- Josh Beckett, SP

 

Royals

1. David DeJesus, RF

2. Mitch Maier, CF

3. Billy Butler, 1B

4. Mark Teahan, 3B

5. Jose Guillen, LF

6. Brayan Pena, DH

7. Alberto Callaspo, 2B

8. Travis Buck, C

9. Tony Pena Jr., SS

-- Bruce Chen, SP

[Cocos Disciples]

I'm sensing a quiet GT.

[VA Sox Fan]

Pitch well Beckett!!!!

 

WIN!!!!

[Spudboy]

1-2-3.

 

Big bats today. I can see it in the Sox eyes.

[Dutchy]

Not a bad start from Beckett.

 

KK

[a700hitter]

What was the reason for the visit to the mound?

[Spudboy]

I missed it.

[Dutchy]

Poor Ellsbury, if he was hitting in Yankee Stadium he'd have 15 homers by now.

[Dutchy]

What was the reason for the visit to the mound?

 

Maybe the pitching coach realized, "Oh s***! Bruce Chen is on the mound."

[Dutchy]

Dang, I thought that one was headed out. Double for Pedey.

[a700hitter]

Maybe the pitching coach realized' date=' "Oh s***! Bruce Chen is on the mound."[/quote']No, they said that they checked on Beckett.

[Dutchy]

No' date=' they said that they checked on Beckett.[/quote']

 

Oh, I don't know. I didn't turn it on until his second strikeout pitch.

[Dutchy]

Wow, that was FANTASTIC baserunning by Pedroia. 1-0 Sox

[Jasonbay44]

Nice base running by Pedroia.

[Dutchy]

Ortiz hasn't gone deep yet today? :sleep:

[Jasonbay44]

That pitch was so nasty not even Mark Teahen could hit it.

[Dutchy]

Beckett looks like Lester out there. 97 mph fastball with a nasty curve. Racking up the strikeouts.

 

KKKK

[Jasonbay44]

Great inning by Beckett. He looks great so far.

[Dipre]

Beckett's curveball should be illegal.

[The_Destroyah]

no one worry, im here

[Dutchy]

I'm excited about the idea of watching Beckett, Lester and Smoltz make most of our starts from now on.

[Spudboy]

Excellent AB for the pride of Woonsockett.

[Dutchy]

Rocco! Good job buddy. I don't get why everyone shits on him.

[Dipre]

Aaron "The Beast" Bates at bat.

 

Can't miss this one.

[a700hitter]

Bates should be comfortable against AAA Chen.

[The_Destroyah]

Rocco is great for an off the bench player especcially against southpaws