Spring Training Game Thread

[Dojji]

Anyone get a good look at Felix Doubront yet? I'd be interested in how he looked today.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

I haven't watched a single game yet.

[das11209]

Is anyone else little concerned about Ortiz? I know it's spring training - but I am having a bad feeling that he might start the season like last year?

[RWTP24]

Is anyone else little concerned about Ortiz? I know it's spring training - but I am having a bad feeling that he might start the season like last year?

 

Well he still looks like pretty bad. I hope he turns it around, but I don't see it happening.

[Dipre]

Well he still looks like pretty bad. I hope he turns it around' date=' but I don't see it happening.[/quote']

 

Less than 20 AB's into Spring Training?

[Dojji]

Concerns about David Ortiz are legitimate this year. I know I'm watching him very carefully too. I think RWTP is throwing in the towel way early too, but we need the guy, and I'm still having nightmares about last April and May.

[italstallianion]

I think it's one of those "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me" sort of things. We all know how long it took Ortiz sucking in order for him to be moved down in the lineup and for him to finally recover. While he did well after he got into his groove, it still took a painstaking amount of time to get there. Now that we went through that horrific period, we are much more sensitive to the situation in order to prevent last season's disaster from manifesting itself one year later. Hopefully Tito has an equally short leash on Ortiz as most of us had (ie pulling Ortiz from the lineup after a bad April instead of a bad April and May).

[Dojji]

No, "pulling Ortiz from the lineup" is pointless. If you're going to pull him from the lineup, you're basically giving up on him and it's time to release him.

 

Dropping him in the lineup? That's another matter. But other than perhaps a few benchings for rest's sake, this guy needs to be in the lineup every day.

[italstallianion]

No, "pulling Ortiz from the lineup" is pointless. If you're going to pull him from the lineup, you're basically giving up on him and it's time to release him.

 

Dropping him in the lineup? That's another matter. But other than perhaps a few benchings for rest's sake, this guy needs to be in the lineup every day.

 

 

Benching is another form of pulling him from the lineup. You can pull him from the lineup because he's tired, or you can pull him from the lineup because he's sucking and wasting a lineup spot. Either way, it's still pulling him from the lineup.

[Dipre]

It's less than 20 AB's into Spring Training.....

[bsox0407]

Should we have been worried about Ellsbury hitting .100 before his two home run game. Come on. Its the spring a lot of players are still working on their timing. It is still early in the spring. we have over three weeks left of ST.

[das11209]

I think it's one of those "fool me once' date=' shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me" sort of things. We all know how long it took Ortiz sucking in order for him to be moved down in the lineup and for him to finally recover. While he did well after he got into his groove, it still took a painstaking amount of time to get there. Now that we went through that horrific period, we are much more sensitive to the situation in order to prevent last season's disaster from manifesting itself one year later. Hopefully Tito has an equally short leash on Ortiz as most of us had (ie pulling Ortiz from the lineup after a bad April instead of a bad April and May).[/quote']

 

Even when he started hitting the home runs( he never hit for average) - he never looked like old Papi.

[das11209]

Should we have been worried about Ellsbury hitting .100 before his two home run game. Come on. Its the spring a lot of players are still working on their timing. It is still early in the spring. we have over three weeks left of ST.

 

Hitting is part of Ellsbury's game while that is all Ortiz does. Given how he started last year - I think the concerns are legit.

[Dipre]

Hitting is part of Ellsbury's game while that is all Ortiz does. Given how he started last year - I think the concerns are legit.

 

Less than 20 AB's into Spring Training?

[jacksonianmarch]

Ortiz looked like he was washed up for 2 full months before he broke out. I do think the sox give him a bit of rope, but it wont be 2 months long. I wouldnt worry about anything in ST unless a pitcher's velocity is down more than 5mph consistently by the end of camp or if a guy gets hurt. Thats about it

[Dipre]

Wakefield got hammered by the Orioles today, 3.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, all earned.

[Spudboy]

No fun throwing a knuckler on a windy day.

[riverside sluggers]

Ben Sheets is making Oakland's FO and fans nervous haha. In 4.1 innings he's allowed 18 Hits. His last start he allowed 10 runs without retiring a batter

[VA Sox Fan]

Exhibition Game 15: Mets at Red Sox

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 17, 2010 08:42 AM

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you. Here are the lineups:

 

RED SOX (8-6)

Marco O'Scutaro SS

Dustin O'Pedroia 2B

Victor O'Martinez C

Kevin O'Youkilis 1B

David O'Ortiz DH

Adrian O'Beltre 3B

Jeremy O'Hermida LF

Mike O'Cameron CF

Josh O'Reddick RF

 

Pitching: RHP John O'Lackey followed by RHP Jonathan O'Papelbon, LHP Hideki O'Okajima, RHP Ramon O'Ramirez, RHP Manny O'Delcarmen and RHP Daniel O'Bard.

 

METS (8-6)

TBA

 

Pitching: RHP Mike Pelfrey followed by RHP Toni Stone, RHP Bobby Parnell, RHP Kiki Calero and RHP Jenry Mejia.

 

Game time: 1:05 p.m.

 

TV/Radio: NESN, WEEI.

[Spudboy]

So who's watching the game?

 

Reddick continues to rake. Horseface looked good.

 

Sox lead 1-0 in the top of the 5th.

 

Paps is now on to pitch.

[BoSox21]

4 more scoreless IP for Lackey today.

[yeszir]

Lackey's holding a press conference to talk about how awesome he is

[yeszir]

Well that game was going well. The mets just took the lead on a 3 run HR in the 8th.

[Dojji]

Is that Ram Ram or Ram A. Ram?

[italstallianion]

Lackey's holding a press conference to talk about how awesome he is

 

 

Does he still sound like an inbred Ray Romano?

[bsox0407]

Is that Ram Ram or Ram A. Ram?

 

Ramon S. Ramirez according to MLB.com.

[Dipre]

Just as i'm signing in to watch Papelbon pitch, my internet decides to be funny and abandon me. FML.

[VA Sox Fan]

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Orioles-Red Sox game updates

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 20, 2010 01:04 PM

 

Middle of the 5th, Red Sox 2, Orioles 0

 

Wakefield is going to make the Early-Bird Special in time. His line so far: 5 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, 2 wild pitches, 65 pitches, 38 strikes. He has been terrific

[Dojji]

Marco flashing the power lol.

[Spudboy]

Marco flashing the power lol.

 

He got all of that one.

 

3-0 Sox in the bottom of the 7th.

 

Wake looked very good.