2013 Spring Traing Game Thread

[BigPapiEnFuego]

Iglesias just made the first contact of his career, congrats

[SoxFanForsyth]

Wow. Iggy. Nice!!

[a700hitter]

Iglesias with a 2 run blast over the LF Wall. It looked like he didn't even get it all.

[SoxFanForsyth]

He's gained about 10-12 lbs of muscle. Who knows how that translates. Quite the opposite of what I expected from him today. Error in the field, 2 run bomb.

[jung]

Iggy vying for the clean up spot.

 

The shame of it for him last season is that I think he sort of choked on his first real extended stay with the big club. Remy is right, when he takes his usual swing he does have a real swing...but for most of his time here last time around he had adopted that slap swing and it was just terrible....dribblers just past the pitcher's mound all day long. We did not see him take full swings until very late in his stay here. I really do think that was a consequence of Iggy choking on his first real extended period of play here.

 

I think you can see that he has a more compact swing compared to end of last year. That is supposed to be the hope at this point...shortening his swing in the hope that he will generate more bat speed.

[jung]

Wow...that must have been a hit and run effort....too late a brake by Bradley to be straight steal.

[a700hitter]

Bad jump. Doesn't look as quick as Ells. Is he supposed to be as fast as Ells?

[a700hitter]

N ice to see a catcher with a quick release that can throw guys out. Good throw by Ross.

[jung]

Earned more respect for Iggy in one day than I had for him all last year...now while that sounds like hyperbole, he stuck his knee down in front of the runner coming in at 2nd and took the full force of the slide as a result...not too bright but very tough and muscled up for that HR......first time I have seen anything that suggests to me he might be a SS that the Sox might actually like as opposed to one they just give up on and finally trade away. Iggy has to get farther inside the scope of what the Red Sox consider important for their SS....not necessarily the same things for the Sox as for other clubs.

[jung]

JBJ is supposed to be very fast. I cannot fathom him breaking that late on a straight steal.

[iortiz]

He did a Dice K-- loaded the bases with no one out. He got out of the inning giving up one run.

 

He needs to work a loooot.

[SoxSport]

Iggy hits a dinger.

 

:lol::lol:

[redsoxrules]

Its spring training

[a700hitter]

Iggy hits a dinger.

 

:lol::lol:

I love your enthusiasm. It is great to see baseball again.

[BigPapiEnFuego]

Its spring training

 

Thanks, If you didn't point that out I would of thought it was the pro bowl or something

[BSN07]

Thanks, If you didn't point that out I would of thought it was the pro bowl or something

 

I think that's why he pointed it out. We all know you need a hand occasionally.

[BigPapiEnFuego]

Glad to know you guys got my back :thumbsup:

[Orange Juiced]

Rubby hits 100 on the gun. Electric stuff, says Farrell.

 

Obviously WAY too early to conclude anything, but is there reason for real optimism for this kid?

[a700hitter]

Why are the Spring Training games starting so early this year? Is it because of the WBC? I don't remember ST games ever starting in February.

Does anyone know the answer to this?

[mvp 78]

2006 - started on 2/21

2009 - started on 2/25

 

Your guess is probably right.

[Lucienbel]

2006 - started on 2/21

2009 - started on 2/25

 

Your guess is probably right.

 

Mmm, I'd think that they're likely trying to get guys that will be playing in the WBC some playing time with their MLB teams as well.

 

I'm not going to really complain though, with the crappy weather it's nice to have something to do when they do televise the games.

[VA Sox Fan]

RED SOX (2-3)

Ellsbury CF

Pedroia 2B

Victorino RF

Saltalamacchia C

Middlebrooks 3B

Drew SS

Nava 1B

Hamilton DH

Pitching: LHP Franklin Morales followed by LHP Drake Britton, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Joel Hanrahan, RHP Koji Uehara, RHP Andrew Bailey and LHP Andrew Miller.

 

Game time: 7:05 p.m.

 

TV/Radio: NESN

[VA Sox Fan]

Crap, Middlebrooks already out of the game with a wrist injury. Took a weird swing.

[jung]

I will take any lineup at all at this point....just having baseball is enough for now.

 

Oh no! WMB just let go of the bat grimacing in pain from something on his right side. Maybe pulled some meat off the bone.

 

He was taking a pretty hefty swing when he pulled his hands inside awkwardly and dropped the bat like it was a hot potato. It must have been a very sharp pain.

[VA Sox Fan]

Where is a700 to rip Salty for the throw into CF?

 

Great, another pitcher with goofy ass facial hair.

[BSN07]

It's quiet... Too quiet...

[jung]

Nice piece of hitting Pedro

[VA Sox Fan]

It's quiet... Too quiet...

 

Yes it is. Nice hit Pedro.

[VA Sox Fan]

Ok, they are saying Middlebrooks has a sore right wrist, the same wrist he injured last season. It looked more than sore to me from his reaction. Hope that's all it is.

[a700hitter]

Where is a700 to rip Salty for the throw into CF?

 

Great, another pitcher with goofy ass facial hair.

I can't be here for all of Salty's mess ups.