5/4 vs Baltimore

[a700hitter]

Middlebrooks batting second tonight. That's surprising.

[SoxFanForsyth]

So today when I was at lunch, I started thinking, Chen is a LHP. You know who would be the perfect 2 hole hitter against LHP??

 

Will Middlebrooks. I really hope they slot him in the 2 slot tonight. I think that's a great spot for him vs LHP when Sweeney can't play there.

 

EDIT: I just saw a700's post. I love that. Great move by BobbyV.

[kapsis21]

Middlebrooks batting second tonight. That's surprising.

 

yowza

 

So today when I was at lunch, I started thinking, Chen is a LHP. You know who would be the perfect 2 hole hitter against LHP??

 

Will Middlebrooks. I really hope they slot him in the 2 slot tonight. I think that's a great spot for him vs LHP when Sweeney can't play there.

[Station 13]

Middlebrooks batting second tonight. That's surprising.

 

Unless they think MacDime or Byrd can slide in vs a lefty.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Aviles SS

Middlebrooks 3B

Gonzalez 1B

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Ross RF

McDonald LF

Byrd CF

Shoppach C

(Lester P)

 

Gotta love Pedey in the 4 slot.

[KCBRUIN]

Middlebrooks goes yard tonight. Sox win big.

 

Where's Sweeney at?

[Station 13]

Middlebrooks goes yard tonight. Sox win big.

 

Where's Sweeney at?

 

He's out vs a lefty. I would try to get him to start hitting lefty, he's seeing the ball better these days.

[KCBRUIN]

Aviles SS

Middlebrooks 3B

Gonzalez 1B

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Ross RF

McDonald LF

Byrd CF

Shoppach C

(Lester P)

 

Gotta love Pedey in the 4 slot.

 

Can't imagine how good that lineup will be with Ellsbury and Crawford back healthy. The only weak link in offense will be catcher.

[jung]

Wow...think the Sox like what they see from Middlebrooks...I do. One thing I really like about some of the young blood the Sox have in Pawtucket and on the brink is that they do not seem to shy from the spotlight. Lavarnway did not gag on his opportunity last year. WMB flashed some glove the other night in a way that made you feel like he wanted to show us what he had....not shy at all.

 

It would be great if we had a place to put Aviles so we could still enjoy his bat and have Iggy still here to play SS, with WMB, Pedey and Agons around the horn. Would that be somthin' to see if only for a game or what?

[SoxFanForsyth]

Can't imagine how good that lineup will be with Ellsbury and Crawford back healthy. The only weak link in offense will be catcher.

 

Yeah. And if Lavarnway was up here?? Damn.

 

Ellsbury

Middlebrooks

Gonzalez

Pedroia

Ortiz

Ross

Crawford

Lavarnway

Aviles

 

That lineup is sick vs LHP.

 

And vs RHP? It's devastating.

 

Ellsbury

Crawford

Pedroia

Gonzalez

Ortiz

Middlebrooks

Sweeney

Salty/Lavarnway

Aviles

 

I've said this before, I'll say it again. Just try to keep pace and stay within striking distance because the 2nd half of this season is going to be complete and utter domination.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Wow...think the Sox like what they see from Middlebrooks...I do. One thing I really like about some of the young blood the Sox have in Pawtucket and on the brink is that they do not seem to shy from the spotlight. Lavarnway did not gag on his opportunity last year. WMB flashed some glove the other night in a way that made you feel like he wanted to show us what he had....not shy at all.

 

It would be great if we had a place to put Aviles so we could still enjoy his bat and have Iggy still here to play SS, with WMB, Pedey and Agons around the horn. Would that be somthin' to see if only for a game or what?

 

We do. It's called Left Field. What it boils down to is having Darnell or Iglesias. I would rather have Iglesias at SS, Aviles in LF than Aviles at SS, Darnell in LF.

[kapsis21]

We do. It's called Left Field. What it boils down to is having Darnell or Iglesias. I would rather have Iglesias at SS' date=' Aviles in LF than Aviles at SS, Darnell in LF.[/quote']

 

go near the dugout and yell that to BV will ya!! the infield of Iggy Pedey and WMB is slick

[BigPapiEnFuego]

We do. It's called Left Field. What it boils down to is having Darnell or Iglesias. I would rather have Iglesias at SS' date=' Aviles in LF than Aviles at SS, Darnell in LF.[/quote']

 

This should really happen.

[Bloodsox0]

Can't imagine how good that lineup will be with Ellsbury and Crawford back healthy. The only weak link in offense will be catcher.

 

If Salty and Aviles continue hitting homers (Shoppach can do it too) then the offense is set. The problem is the pitching, Beckett leading ERA in the high 4s is depressing.

[jung]

Yea I know a spot in the outfield should be a natural for Aviles and I guess if Iggy were still here tonight I would really be pissed if they missed an opportunity to put Aviles out there instead of d-mac. Avlies purposefully put time into outfield play this offseason so it would have seemed a natural to put him out there just to see what he could do especially when comparing his bat to d-macs.

 

I guess I am sort of surprised that the Sox have not already put Mike out there before this even just for a game to see what he can do since the alternative is the almighty d-mac. So of late I have been thinking that the Sox are really really reluctant to give Mike a shot out there for some reason which I cannot fathom. Again if it were not for the fact that the alternative is d-mac I guess I could get it.

[mvp 78]

If Salty and Aviles continue hitting homers (Shoppach can do it too) then the offense is set. The problem is the pitching' date=' Beckett leading ERA in the high 4s is depressing.[/quote']

 

The pitching is a huge problem, but FO hasn't seemed inclined to make substantial moves this year.

[iortiz]

Good start Jon. Lets go Red Sox!

[Brennan]

Boom, Orioles have a baserunner.

[Station 13]

f***ing nasty there.

[Station 13]

Pedroia and Gonzo swing feebly but are on the bases.

[Station 13]

Squander #1 of the night.

[Brennan]

Wow, they GIVE us two baserunners and we can't do anything.

[Station 13]

Ross triple!

[NZSox]

Cody!

[Brennan]

Nice hit Cody. Do something DMac.

[Station 13]

MacDime?

[Brennan]

Why the hell did they get Byrd?

[Station 13]

jesus Christs

[FredLynn]

Runners on first and third, no out out=no runs?

You gotta be kidding me.

[MNSoxChief102]

Finally... a team that's worse defensively then we are