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June 1, 2012: Red Sox @ Blue Jays

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It's a new month. The Sox are 14-6 in their last 20. They are 6-1-1 in their last 8 series.

 

Keep winning.

 

Buchholz vs Alvarez

 

Lineups are out (nudge, nudge, VA :D )

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In lieu of VA, I will post the lineups.

 

 

Good afternoon. Here is a preview of tonight's game:

 

RED SOX (26-25)

Podsednik CF

Nava LF

Gonzalez 1B

Ortiz DH

Saltalamacchia C

Middlebrooks 3B

Sweeney RF

Aviles SS

Punto 2B

Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (4-2, 7.19)

 

BLUE JAYS (27-24)

Johnson 2B

Escobar SS

Bautista RF

Encarnacion DH

Rasmus CF

Lawrie 3B

Arencibia C

Cooper 1B

Davis LF

Pitching: RHP Henderson Alvarez (3-4, 3.56)

 

Game time: 7:07 p.m.

 

TV/Radio: NESN, MLB Network / WRKO

 

Red Sox vs. Alvarez: Sweeney 2-7, Gonzalez 0-5, Pedroia 1-6, Ortiz 2-5, Youkilis 0-5, Aviles 0-2, Salty 0-2.

 

Blue Jays vs. Buchholz: Bautista 6-22, Mathis 1-9, Escobar 1-5, Arencibia 0-8, Encarnacion 0-7, Davis 0-6, Vizquel 1-5, McCoy 0-4, Johnson 0-2.

 

Stat of the Day: David Ortiz, Josh Hamilton and Joey Votto each have 30 extra-base hits, the most in baseball.

 

Notes: After a 4-3 homestand against the Rays and Tigers, the Sox have three games in Toronto before returning home for six games against the Orioles and Nationals. .. The Sox have won three of four, four of six and 14 of 20. ... The Sox are 1-2 against the Jays this season, those games coming April 9-11 at Rogers Centre. ... The Sox were 15-14 in May. ... Buchholz is 7-3, 2.58 in 12 career appearances against Toronto, 7-1, 2.29 in the last four years. He is 5-2, 1.62 in seven starts in Toronto. ... Buchholz has a 4.56 ERA in his last four starts. It was 9.09 in his first six. ... Buchholz's 7.19 ERA is 121st (and last) in the majors among qualified pitchers. His 1.83 WHIP also is last. ... Alvarez is 0-0, 0.72 in two career starts against the Sox. He held the Sox to one run over six innings on April 9. Alvarez has been hit hard in his last three starts this season: 17.1 IP, 28 H, 12 ER. ... The Red Sox have 36 RBIs from their leadoff hitters, by far the most in baseball. ... Saltalamacchia has five home runs in his last 10 games. ... Ortiz has hit 29 home runs at Rogers Centre. Among opposing players, only Alex Rodriguez (34) has more. ... Big Papi has 390 career home runs, 54th all time. Jim Edmonds is next on the list with 393.

 

Song of the Day: "Blue Jay Way" by The Beatles.

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They were raving about him the other night when he hit his 4th HR Pumps, saying that he turned it around and we are stupid for thinking he has sucked this season.
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So are we going to see the good Buchholz....or the evil Buchholz tonite?

We need to win at least two games in Toronto. Just winning series is the goal.

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They were raving about him the other night when he hit his 4th HR Pumps' date=' saying that he turned it around and we are stupid for thinking he has sucked this season.[/quote']

 

I must have missed that. He has sucked this season and thats a fact.

Two on, no one out.

Runs are on the way. Two errors. Sloppy baseball.

Watch for the Deer in the Headlights on the part of Buchholz.

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Gonzo K's.

What a surprise.

 

His K rate isn't really out of whack with his career norms. 19.6% vs 18% I wouldn't consider that outside of normal variation. It's just more noticeable because he's not hitting home runs anywhere near as often. 16.5% career vs 6.5% on the season.

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His K rate isn't really out of whack with his career norms. 19.6% vs 18% I wouldn't consider that outside of normal variation. It's just more noticeable because he's not hitting home runs anywhere near as often. 16.5% career vs 6.5% on the season.

 

Its his BA and OPS that are the most concerning. I would settle for .300 with lots of doubles too as long as some of them drive in runs. Also, he looks silly at the plate sometimes, swinging at balls in the dirt and does not look like he is having intelligent ABs, swinging at too many first pitches. Its not been a good year for him. He is going to really have to rake for four months to approach career norms now.

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The deer in the headlights just stopped the car dead and then brutally murdered the driver and passenger.

 

LOL...

 

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u295/CrZyPeOpLeRoCk/deer.gif

 

 

With teeth...........

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His K rate isn't really out of whack with his career norms. 19.6% vs 18% I wouldn't consider that outside of normal variation. It's just more noticeable because he's not hitting home runs anywhere near as often. 16.5% career vs 6.5% on the season.

 

His FB% is up around where it was in 2008-2010, when he averaged about 36 HR/season. His LD% is also up at 22.4% (highest of his career).

 

He's getting hosed by HR/FB. His HR/FB is usually anywhere from 16.5% to 20.5%. This year, it's 6.5%. That's unfathomably low for a guy like Gonzo.

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Its his BA and OPS that are the most concerning. I would settle for .300 with lots of doubles too as long as some of them drive in runs. Also' date=' he looks silly at the plate sometimes, swinging at balls in the dirt and does not look like he is having intelligent ABs, swinging at too many first pitches. Its not been a good year for him. He is going to really have to rake for four months to approach career norms now.[/quote']

 

If he has a June like he did last year, he'll be most back on track. (1.185 OPS)

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