5/9 @ Kansas City

[Youk Of The Nation]

Come on Red Sox, don't disappoint me. Today is my birthday, and also Billy Joel's birthday. You don't want to piss either of us off.

[a700hitter]

Happy Birthday, YOTN! Lester will ace up for your birthday.

[boston22407]

Lester pitch like a ACE! WIN!

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Happy birthday YOTN!!

[Laser Show]

Happy Birthday Billy Joel!

[kapsis21]

Happy Birthday YOTN. Hope Lester mans up today!

[Station 13]

We're winning this.

[boston22407]

HB YOTN !

[VA Sox Fan]

YOTN Birthday MOJO!!!

[SoxFanForsyth]

Happy Birthday YOTN!!!

 

Hope you have a better birthday than my last one.

 

September 28th birthdays suck. :thumbdown

[NZSox]

Gordon Edes ‏ @GordonEdes

Middlebrooks in lineup//RT @TBritton_Projo: Aviles ss, Pedroia 2b, Ortiz DH, Gonzalez 1b, M'brooks 3b, Ross lf, Salty c, Byrd, cf Sweeney rf

 

WMB is in!

[Station 13]

did MacDime got diarrhea?

[a700hitter]

did MacDime got diarrhea?

Word from the manager's office is that McDime stinks. I don't think that means he has diarrhea.

[NZSox]

Come on Red Sox' date=' don't disappoint me. Today is my birthday, and also Billy Joel's birthday. You don't want to piss either of us off.[/quote']

 

Happy Birthday mate.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Also it's Candace Bergen's birthday. Make of that what you will. John Brown's, too, a man who is too often overlooked in Civil War History.

[Station 13]

Word from the manager's office is that McDime stinks. I don't think that means he has diarrhea.

 

if MacDime has diarrhea, I would call the CDC.

[kapsis21]

KANSAS CITY -- Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett has found himself in the middle of another controversy that has drawn the ire of Boston's rabid fan base.

 

Last Wednesday, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine announced that Beckett would be scratched from his start on Saturday because of tightness in his right lat. Valentine and general manager Ben Cherington both said it was a precautionary move, and also a way for Aaron Cook to get a crack at pitching in Boston's rotation.

 

Reports have now surfaced that Beckett was golfing with teammate Clay Buchholz at a Boston-area course on Thursday.

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120509&content_id=30821472&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos

not that this team needed any more controversy...

didnt know where to put it.. maybe on its own thread? the 5/6 thread was closed. admins move it if you think its necessary

[VA Sox Fan]

RED SOX (12-17)

 

Aviles SS

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Gonzalez 1B

Middlebrooks 3B

Ross LF

Saltalamacchia C

Byrd CF

Sweeney RF

 

Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (1-2, 4.62)

 

ROYALS (10-19)

 

Dyson CF

Gordon LF

Butler 1B

Francoeur RF

Giavotella DH

Pena C

Falu 3B

Getz 2B

Escobar SS

 

Pitching: LHP Bruce Chen (0-4, 4.98)

 

Game time: 8:10 p.m.

 

TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI

[kapsis21]

^^ why would they remove Moustakas and Hosmer from their spots, just cuz Lester who is Left handed.. understand with position players esp OF but if they are going to be the future 1 and 3 baseman why not have them hit in their regular lineup spot..

edit i dont think i care..

[Laser Show]

^^ why would they remove Moustakas and Hosmer from their spots, just cuz Lester who is Left handed.. understand with position players esp OF but if they are going to be the future 1 and 3 baseman why not have them hit in their regular lineup spot..

edit i dont think i care..

 

They know we're struggling and need some help

[BornToRun]

Take all the help we can get. Win this f***ing game and then clean house vs Cleveland.

[Sox Fire]

Prince Fielder's birthday is today to

[redsoxbeatz]

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120509&content_id=30821472&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos

not that this team needed any more controversy...

didnt know where to put it.. maybe on its own thread? the 5/6 thread was closed. admins move it if you think its necessary

 

So, he was golfing prior to the game he was scratched for or during?? Either way it doesn't make mad. This pitching staff already sucks.

[redsoxbeatz]

Prince Fielder's birthday is today to

 

I wonder how many calories that obese man consumes everyday and how manyof them come from processed sugars or grains. Good swing but he will die before he turns 50 -- happy bday tubs

[jung]

Interesting line up for tonight's game. I do wonder eventually how V is going to set up this line up relative to AGons and his apparent power outage. I don't see any particular reason for Agons home run totals to improve. He no longer swings such that he will or should produce many home runs.

 

While AGons was struggling more at the end of the home stand having AGons hit behind Pedey was killing Pedey. Pedey was getting nothing to hit that he could drive as pitchers were pitching around Pedey to get to Agons. Even as Agons improves his batting average, pitchers will pitch more carefully to hitters that are home run threats than those that are not. Now AGons is behind Ortiz. Lets see if pitchers pitch around Ortiz the way they were pitching around Pedey to get to Agons.

 

Another thing to watch for tonight and quite possibly more critical, Lester against the Royals. Lester takes the ball tonight and should dominate this team. Lester has been a fail for the most part as the teams #1 pitcher. He certainly gets about as good an opportunity to act like one as you can get against the lowly Royals. Lets see.

[NZSox]

Probably in the wrong thread, but how far away is Ells?

[a700hitter]

Interesting line up for tonight's game. I do wonder eventually how V is going to set up this line up relative to AGons and his apparent power outage. I don't see any particular reason for Agons home run totals to improve. He no longer swings such that he will or should produce many home runs.

 

While AGons was struggling more at the end of the home stand having AGons hit in front of Pedey was killing Pedey. Pedey was getting nothing to hit that he could drive as pitchers were pitching around Pedey to get to Agons. Even as Agons improves his batting average, pitchers will pitch more carefully to hitters that are home run threats than those that are not. Now AGons is behind Ortiz. Lets see if pitchers pitch around Ortiz the way they were pitching around Pedey to get to Agons.

 

Another thing to watch for tonight and quite possibly more critical, Lester against the Royals. Lester takes the ball tonight and should dominate this team. Lester has been a fail for the most part as the teams #1 pitcher. He certainly gets about as good an opportunity to act like one as you can get against the lowly Royals. Lets see.

If Gonzo is not going to hit for power, he'll be added to Theo's long list of bust acquisitions.

[jung]

I just edited my post. I had put in my post that Agons had been hitting ahead of Pedey. Mistake on my part. I had intended writing that paragraph differently and did not correct that sentence when I should have. It is corrected now. Agons was batting behind Pedey and is now batting behind Ortiz.

 

Sorry folks

[kapsis21]

So' date=' he was golfing prior to the game he was scratched for or during?? Either way it doesn't make mad. This pitching staff already sucks.[/quote']

 

Beckett is the only consistent pitcher so far. Rather than taking rest he decides to go golfing not an intelligent move. But he is beckett for a reason

[Palodios]

Beckett is the only consistent pitcher so far. Rather than taking rest he decides to go golfing not an intelligent move. But he is beckett for a reason

 

His replacement gave up 7 runs over two innings while he was out golfing, and he got hammered by Detroit. Just because he's had a little luck against Minnesota and Chicago doesn't make him consistent.