5/20 @ The Philadelphia Zoo

[BornToRun]

JFB to outduel cliff lee. Get it done, Josh.

[mvp 78]

TBS, very funny

[Palodios]

Hopefully Beckett can keep his trade value up a bit here.

[VA Sox Fan]

RED SOX (19-21)

 

Aviles SS

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz 1B

Gonzalez RF

Middlebrooks 3B

Saltalamacchia C

Nava LF

Byrd CF

 

Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (3-4, 4.97)

[iortiz]

A-God and Papi again, YES!

[mvp 78]

Byrd again, NO!

[VA Sox Fan]

Red Sox call up Lin, option Gomez

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff May 20, 2012 12:07 PM

 

By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff

 

PHILADELPHIA — A few notes from Citizens Bank Park on a beautiful Sunday morning:

 

• The Red Sox, who are a little short in the outfield, optioned 1B Mauro Gomez and called up Che-Hsaun Lin from Pawtucket.

 

• Cody Ross (left foot) was walking around much better than he was on Saturday and said he feels much better, too. He's hopeful of getting back in the lineup on Monday. His plan is to "treat the crap out of it" during the game.

 

• Ryan Sweeney is questionable with whiplash, the result of that spectacular diving catch on Saturday. He also was checked for a concussion after the game. But the DL seems unlikely at this point.

 

• Jacoby Ellsbury is strengthening his shoulder but has yet to even try dry swings. So he's not close to returning.

 

• The players were having a good laugh about Vicente Padilla's fly ball to deep center field in the eighth inning. Padilla told Dustin Pedroia that he had not picked up a bat in at least a year. He also revealed that he's a switch hitter, which nobody knew.

 

Padilla played in Philadelphia and when he came to the plate, Jimmy Rollins motioned to reliever Joe Savery that Padilla was a capable hitter. But Savery threw him a belt-high fastball — "It was a pie," Pedroia said — and Padilla clobbered it. But it was to dead center and Shane Victorino tracked it down.

 

• Bobby Valentine said he appreciates it "a thousand percent" that Adrian Gonzalez is willing to play right field, noting that few players of his stature would be "willing or able" to switch positions like that.

 

• This will be two games in a row that Jarrod Saltalamacchia is catching Josh Beckett and Salty is catching a day game after a night game against a lefty. Valentine likes what he sees from his catcher of late.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Hopefully Beckett can keep his trade value up a bit here.

 

Beckett is not going to get traded. He's too good of a pitcher to get traded. If they trade Beckett, they concede the season. If they concede the season, they concede revenues. And that's not going to happen.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Interesting that they called up Lin as opposed to Podsednik. Lin plays better D, but Podsednik can definitely swipe a bag or two off the bench, maybe bunt for a hit or two as well.

[BornToRun]

Okay, let's send these losers home unhappy.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Holy Moly!!!!

 

ATTA BOY AVILES!!!!!

[BornToRun]

Aviles f***s up lefties.

[VA Sox Fan]

Aviles......en fuego!!

[Station 13]

Pedroia look awful this series.

[NativeBostonian]

Wow, that was a shot.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Pedroia look awful this series.

 

He always goes ice cold right before he gets absolutely white hot.

[BornToRun]

Nice hitting gonzo.

[a700hitter]

Aviles is crushing now even more than he was in Spring Training. He has his swing down right now.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Gonzo owns Lee. I like it.

 

Lets see if WMB can get a piece of him.

[BornToRun]

Let's go Josh Motherf***ing Beckett!

[SoxFanForsyth]

Eck is announcing on TBS today. I almost want to listen to him over Don and Jerry.

[NativeBostonian]

That was a fast half inning.

[Station 13]

Aviles contact rate surprised me. He does not strike out much.

[Station 13]

He always goes ice cold right before he gets absolutely white hot.

 

He must be seeing 2 pitch/PA this series.

[BornToRun]

Aviles contact rate surprised me. He does not strike out much.

 

And his batting stance just looks cool.

[BornToRun]

Nice curve.

[SoxFanForsyth]

And his batting stance just looks cool.

 

If Aviles was hitting .180, you would be talking about how big of a douchebag he looks like when he's hitting :lol:

[BornToRun]

If Aviles was hitting .180' date=' you would be talking about how big of a douchebag he looks like when he's hitting :lol:[/quote']

 

Well it's a good thing he isn't hitting .180, then. :harhar:

[BornToRun]

I hope Nava sticks as the 5th outfielder. I never want to see DMac's ugly face on this team again.

[BornToRun]

Solid inning, Josh. Just keep doing what you just did.