4/7 @ Detroit

[SoxFanForsyth]

Beckett vs Fister?-I-Hardly-Know'er!

 

Bats are coming alive today.

 

Win.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Beckett vs Fister?-I-Hardly-Know'er!Bats are coming alive today.

 

Win.

 

[iortiz]

Beckett vs Fister? We should win this anyday but the thumb will tell.

[Pedroia2]

Lets go boys!! Wake up those bats and Josh bang out those Ks.

[jung]

The Sox do have to break out the bats and Josh does have to break out the K's. Allowing the opposition to make contact will not work out to well for the Sox this year. That by the way is the biggest flaw in the "lets bring on Cook" discussions. Contact exposes the Sox defense for what it is.

 

Go Josh....Go bats!

[Brown28]

Beckett will be fine, he's pissed about everyone always talking about the beer and chicken s*** instead of his 2.86 ERA last year. A pissed off Beckett is my favorite Beckett and Im willing to bet money he has a nice day tomorrow.

[mvp 78]

Waiting to see if Youk can break out of this 12 month funk.

 

Go Sox!

[BornToRun]

Beckett will be fine' date=' he's pissed about everyone always talking about the beer and chicken s*** instead of his 2.86 ERA last year. A pissed off Beckett is my favorite Beckett and Im willing to bet money he has a nice day tomorrow.[/quote']

 

Pissed off Beckett resulted in 8 innings, 10 K's, and 2 hits vs the skanks on Sunday night last year as a jumping off point to the second best year of his career. He'll show up to pitch.

[Palodios]

Pissed off Beckett resulted in 8 innings' date=' 10 K's, and 2 hits vs the skanks on Sunday night last year as a jumping off point to the second best year of his career. He'll show up to pitch.[/quote']

 

Remember when he was pissed off in 2010, hit about five Yankee players, and had one of the worst games of his career, to start the worst season of his career? I'm not convinced.

[boston22407]

Lets Go Redsox!

[Flynnatic10]

Fister?-I-Hardly-Know'er!

 

I see what you did there.

[VA Sox Fan]

Game 2: Red Sox at Tigers

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 7, 2012 11:40 AM

 

Here are the lineups:

 

RED SOX (0-1)

Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Dustin Pedroia 2B

Adrian Gonzalez 1B

David Ortiz DH

Kevin Youkilis 3B

Ryan Sweeney RF

Cody Ross LF

Jarrod Saltalamachia C

Mike Aviles SS

Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (13-7, 2.89 in 2011)

 

TIGERS (1-0)

Austin Jackson CF

Brennan Boesch RF

Miguel Cabrera 3B

Prince Fielder 1B

Delmon Young LF

Alex Avila C

Jhonny Peralta SS

Andy Dirks DH

Ryan Raburn 2B

Pitching: RHP Doug Fister (11-13, 2.83 in 2011)

 

Game time: 4:05 p.m.

 

TV/Radio: FOX / WEEI

 

Umpires: HP-Bill MIller, 1B-Dan Iassonga, 2B-CB Bucknor, 3B-Dale Scott.

 

Song of the Day: "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye.

 

Notes: Beckett is 3-2 with a 2.50 ERA in six career starts against Detroit, 2-1, 1.31 in three starts at Comerica Park. ... Beckett allowed two earned runs in 19 innings during spring training (major league games games only). ... Ortiz has gone 72 at-bats without hitting a homer. ... Saltalamacchia is 1 for 13 against Detroit in his career. ... Fister was 8-1, 1.79 in 11 games for Detroit last season after being obtained from Seattle. He is 1-2, 3.33 in four career starts against the Red Sox.

 

Tigers vs. Beckett: Jackson 1-4, Boesch 1-6, Cabrera 1-11, Fielder 1-3, Young 5-14, Dirks 1-5, Peralta 4-20, Avila 2-6, Santiago 1-6.

 

Red Sox vs. Fister: Ellsbury 1-3, Pedroia 0-2, Gonzalez 1-3, Ortiz 2-11, Youkilis 2-5, Ross 0-0, Salty 1-2, Sweeney 2-7, Aviles 0-0.

[iortiz]

VA, do you select the song of the day or do you take it from somewhere else?

[VA Sox Fan]

VA' date=' do you select the song of the day or do you take it from somewhere else?[/quote']

 

I cut and paste it from The Boston Globe. It was posted by Peter Abraham.

[VA Sox Fan]

VA' date=' do you select the song of the day or do you take it from somewhere else?[/quote']

 

I just edited my post for clarification.

[iortiz]

I cut and paste it from The Boston Globe. It was posted by Peter Abraham.

 

Ohhh, I gues it has a relationship with the game, doesn't it? Anyway.. I will listen it!

 

BTW, ready for the game?

[VA Sox Fan]

Ohhh, I gues it has a relationship with the game, doesn't it? Anyway.. I will listen it!

 

BTW, ready for the game?

 

I'm not sure how Abraham picks the Song of the Day.

 

And YES, I am very ready for the game! :thumbsup: How about you?

[iortiz]

I'm not sure how Abraham picks the Song of the Day.

 

And YES, I am very ready for the game! :thumbsup: How about you?

 

Well, in Monterrey is hot as hell, so.... the day is perfect for a BBQ and tons of cold beers and watch the game with my brother that just arrived from Mexico City with his wife and baby for the weekend, so... Yeah! I'm ready and waiting for the first pitch! :thumbsup:

[VA Sox Fan]

Well' date=' in Monterrey is hot as hell, so.... the day is perfect for a BBQ and tons of cold beers and watch the game with my brother that just arrived from Mexico City with his wife and baby for the weekend, so... Yeah! I'm ready and waiting for the first pitch! :thumbsup:[/quote']

 

Sounds great! Enjoy the game with your family!

[jopete19]

It's blacked out here! Let's go sox!

[iortiz]

Sounds great! Enjoy the game with your family!

 

Thanks Va, you too...

 

This game is ours! :thumbsup:

[ORS]

My middle daughter's 6th Bday party is today at 3:00 (CST), right when the game starts. So, I'll miss most of the game.

[VA Sox Fan]

My middle daughter's 6th Bday party is today at 3:00 (CST)' date=' right when the game starts. So, I'll miss most of the game.[/quote']

 

Pretty good reason to miss most of the game.

[VA Sox Fan]

Wasn't sure where to post this:

 

Hill and Miller start rehab assignments tonight

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 7, 2012 01:55 PM

 

 

 

DETROIT — Help is on the way for the Red Sox bullpen.

 

Lefthanders Rich Hill and Andrew Miller are scheduled to start rehab assignments today with Single-A Greenville according to Bobby Valentine. The Drive host Lakewood at 7:05 p.m.

 

Hill is coming back from Tommy John surgery and Miller from a strained left hamstring.

 

Valentine also said that Carl Crawford's debut in extended spring training games is "imminent."

[TylerD]

Beckett vs Fister? We should win this anyday but the thumb will tell.

 

Couldn't agree more. I defended the Sox as much as I could Thursday when they lost. But if they get beat today I really will have no excuses lol. Let's go Sox!!!!

[Cocos Disciples]

Must win.

 

Just kidding. But it would be nice. Why not.

[BornToRun]

Remember when he was pissed off in 2010' date=' hit about five Yankee players, and had one of the worst games of his career, to start the worst season of his career? I'm not convinced.[/quote']

 

Well he's transformed as a pitcher since 2010 and he had a fantastic spring. I firmly believe that the Beckett we saw last year is here to stay.

[Flynnatic10]

Hopefully this won't be the start of a mediorce season for Josh because it is an even season!

[SoxSport]

Well' date=' in Monterrey is hot as hell, so.... the day is perfect for a BBQ and tons of cold beers and watch the game with my brother that just arrived from Mexico City with his wife and baby for the weekend, so... Yeah! I'm ready and waiting for the first pitch! :thumbsup:[/quote']

 

Saw the Red Devils play the other night against the Rangers? They got beat, but they have a few hitters. That first baseman is huge.

 

Enjoy the game on Fox. Hope chicken is on that BBQ menu.

[BecKett]

Hopefully this won't be the start of a mediorce season for Josh because it is an even season!

 

Thought the same thing to myself. It's amazing how awful he is every even season.