July 3rd @ Oakland

[SemperFi Sox]

Nava LF

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Ross RF

Gonzalez 1B

Saltalamacchia C

Kalish CF

Aviles SS

Punto 3B

[redsoxbeatz]

Punto again?? f***.

 

At least Salty isn't in the 4 spot anymore.

[Bellhorn04]

Looks like it's a good thing we didn't sign Oswalt. He's getting his head handed to him by Youk and the White Sox. He's given up 31 hits in 14 innings for the Rangers so far. Welcome to the AL.

[DocHolliday]

1st game jitters out of the way.

 

SCORE SOME RUNS and take the series!

 

GO SOX!

[redsoxbeatz]

Morales and Cook are swapped!!

 

Youk is 2-2 as CWS rout Texas.

[Station 13]

Morales and Cook are swapped!!

 

Swap starts? Swap for a bag of chickens?

[Bellhorn04]

Wow, Washington leaves Oswalt in to get totally pummelled.

[redsoxbeatz]

Swap starts? Swap for a bag of chickens?

 

Semen swap!!

 

No, rotation.

[FredLynn]

Punto again?? f***.

 

At least Salty isn't in the 4 spot anymore.

 

Gonzales again....f***.

[FredLynn]

Yankmees and Angels are both losing. We have no more time to waste. Lester must step up and avoid throwing another of his many eggs, and the offense has to get off tonite. There is little time to waste now.

[Bellhorn04]

Yankmees and Angels are both losing. We have no more time to waste. Lester must step up and avoid throwing another of his many eggs' date=' and the offense has to get off tonite. There is little time to waste now.[/quote']

 

Yes, a little sense of urgency wouldn't hurt at this point.

[FredLynn]

Here are the roster updates:

 

OAKLAND — Aaron Cook will start for the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon. That's regular rest for him.

 

That sets up the Sox to pitch Josh Beckett (Friday), Franklin Morales (Saturday, Game 1), Felix Doubront (Saturday, Game 2) and Jon Lester (Sunday) against the Yankees this weekend.

 

From a matchup standpoint, that makes sense. Cook pitches to contact and against the Yankees at Fenway, that's potentially trouble. Better to pitch to contact against Oakland at Oakland Coliseum.

 

The Yankees also have only a little lower OPS against lefties (.780) than they do against righties (.792).

 

In other news:

 

• Mauro Gomez was called up and Daisuke Matsuzaka was put on the DL. Gomez has played 71 games at third base in the minors, but none since Single A ball in 2009. He's basically here as a righthanded hitting pinch hitter.

 

• RHP Justin Germano is on the way to Oakland. Once he arrives, RHP Clayton Mortensen is likely to be optioned. Adding Germano to the roster would require opening a spot on the 40-man roster, too.

 

• Will Middlebrooks is improving but is not yet on the field. Bobby Valentine said they can always back-date the DL stint if he has a setback, but they're hoping he can get on the field this weekend.

[Bellhorn04]

Here are the roster updates:

 

OAKLAND — Aaron Cook will start for the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon. That's regular rest for him.

 

That sets up the Sox to pitch Josh Beckett (Friday), Franklin Morales (Saturday, Game 1), Felix Doubront (Saturday, Game 2) and Jon Lester (Sunday) against the Yankees this weekend.

 

From a matchup standpoint, that makes sense. Cook pitches to contact and against the Yankees at Fenway, that's potentially trouble. Better to pitch to contact against Oakland at Oakland Coliseum.

 

The Yankees also have only a little lower OPS against lefties (.780) than they do against righties (.792).

 

In other news:

 

• Mauro Gomez was called up and Daisuke Matsuzaka was put on the DL. Gomez has played 71 games at third base in the minors, but none since Single A ball in 2009. He's basically here as a righthanded hitting pinch hitter.

 

• RHP Justin Germano is on the way to Oakland. Once he arrives, RHP Clayton Mortensen is likely to be optioned. Adding Germano to the roster would require opening a spot on the 40-man roster, too.

 

• Will Middlebrooks is improving but is not yet on the field. Bobby Valentine said they can always back-date the DL stint if he has a setback, but they're hoping he can get on the field this weekend.

 

Interesting package of news there.

[Station 13]

Yeah Cook at Fenway we seen twice get ball in the air and it's trouble.

[FredLynn]

Interesting package of news there.

 

I sure hope this means we won't see any more of DiceK Matsusaka. If I never see him pitch again for the Sox it will be too soon.

[SemperFi Sox]

score some mother f***ing runs

[Bellhorn04]

I sure hope this means we won't see any more of DiceK Matsusaka. If I never see him pitch again for the Sox it will be too soon.

 

Probably done. He really iced the cake last night. It's a tossup between him and Bard for who had the ugliest exit from the scene this year.

[Station 13]

score some mother f***ing runs

 

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[jung]

Holy Cow, the White Sox must have batted around twice to plate 9 runs in one inning. Should do Oswalt's back wonders.

[FredLynn]

Probably done. He really iced the cake last night. It's a tossup between him and Bard for who had the ugliest exit from the scene this year.

 

You really think so, eh? My guess is that he will be back. Bard, probably not this year.

[FredLynn]

Yankmees lose.

[jung]

Are we trying to set a DP record?

[Station 13]

Bard will be back by August or September.

[FredLynn]

Sure coulda used some runs in the first inning there, especially with the leadoff walk.

Now Lester has to show us what he is made of. Unfortunately, I already know what he is made of.

[FredLynn]

Bard will be back by August or September.

 

Hard to say. Depends on him entirely. He pitched a good inning last time out, but I didn't hear what his velocity was. He needs 95+ to be effective.

[Station 13]

Yeah where's the first pitch strike Lester.

[FredLynn]

f*** Lester. He absolutely sucks. He is worthless, and it has nothing to do with luck. He simply stinks.

[Station 13]

Groove dude. Fall behinds and has no idea where he throws it too.

[jung]

Lets see....anybody want to predict that Lester won't give up more than two runs tonight? Coco Crisp....wow

[FredLynn]

Here comes another Jon Lester Easter Egg, gift wrapped for the weak hitting Oakland A's. Lester makes me sick.