5/22 @ Chicago White Sox

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

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Buchholz (6-0, 1.78 ERA

 

vs

Santiago (1-2, 2.78 ERA)

 

Enough is enough. We already lost the series, but we're not going to let these below .500 chumps sweep us. Clay will come through with not a no hitter, but a perfect game. Also, offense will come back to life in this game. You heard it here first. When in trouble, use RSFFL's mojo for emergencies. Let's start winning A.K.A Charlie Sheening!

[Bellhorn04]

Well, we're sort of catching a break because Sale was originally scheduled to pitch. But Santiago has decent numbers and we have been sucking against lefty starters.

 

Naps, Middlebrooks, Gomes, can you please rectify this situation tonight?

[User Name]

I really don't understand how a team built to hit LHP, can't hit LHP.

[SoxFanForsyth]

I am also befuddled by this.

[User Name]

The funny thing is, that in general stats, the numbers don't reflect this. The difference in OPS vs RH and LH starters is negligible.

[VA Sox Fan]

RED SOX (27-19)

Ellsbury CF

Gomes LF

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Napoli 1B

Nava RF

Middlebrooks 3B

Drew SS

Saltalamacchia C

Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (6-0, 1.78).

[Standing Room]

Red Sox are first in the majors with a .348 wOBA against righties and 15th in the majors with a .312 wOBA against lefties.

[MJantomaso]

hit the f***ing baseball please.

[Thunder]

RED SOX (27-19)

Ellsbury CF

Gomes LF

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Napoli 1B

Nava RF

Middlebrooks 3B

Drew SS

Saltalamacchia C

Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (6-0, 1.78).

 

Ells is on a short leash. Switch Nava and Gomes. Don't have a power guy hit higher than 3rd.

[redsoxbeatz]

Ellsbury can still turn this around and be a monster here on out. Tonight is the night he gets it going!

[Thunder]

Ellsbury can still turn this around and be a monster here on out. Tonight is the night he gets it going!

 

He had a hit last night...

[SoxFanForsyth]

Ellsbury can still turn this around and be a monster here on out. Tonight is the night he gets it going!

 

Dang!! I was just coming here to post this exact same thing!!!

 

I think Ells gets hot fast and it all starts tonight.

[jung]

Hopefully Ortiz gets a 1st inning shot with runners on. Buch should not need much against the WS. If they are an impatient team generally, they should really tie themselves in knots against Buch the way he has been pitching.......strikes in ugly places for the hitters.

[VA Sox Fan]

WHITE SOX (21-23)

De Aza CF

Ramirez SS

Rios RF

Dunn DH

Konerko 1B

Viciedo LF

Gillaspie 3B

Keppinger 2B

Flowers C

Pitching: LHP Hector Santiago (1-2, 2.78).

[VA Sox Fan]

Hopefully Ortiz gets a 1st inning shot with runners on. Buch should not need much against the WS. If they are an impatient team generally, they should really tie themselves in knots against Buch the way he has been pitching.......strikes in ugly places for the hitters.

 

AND....our Sox need to hit the ball, get on base and score!!

[SoxSport]

Farrell pissing against the wind again--batting Ells leadoff.

[VA Sox Fan]

Way to be Ells.......zzzzzz

[Thunder]

What's new Jacoby?

[Station 13]

3 pitches, and pull the ball in the ground again.

[jung]

Looked like the mound kicked that up in the air and took a good deal of steam off of it. Not sure it would have gotten through anyway after that mound kick. No telling where it would have gone.

[Thunder]

Take one for the team Jonny! Just don't hit into a DP now Pedey.

[VA Sox Fan]

Nice break with Gomes being HBP.

[Thunder]

Now we got something going!

[VA Sox Fan]

Nice PEDEY!

[User Name]

They better score a friggin' run here.

[User Name]

Wish granted.

[Thunder]

Papi is MVP so far this year.

[VA Sox Fan]

PAPI PAPI PAPI beats the shift! So LOVE it!!!!

[italstallianion]

Here we go!!!

 

It seems like we could have lost the last two games by double digits and we only lost them by 2, in fact we very easily could have won the last one when we were no-hit through two thirds of it. Let's end this series on a high note. We need to cash in with runners in scoring position, and for a team that seems like it should hit HR's off of lefties, we have been getting beat by mediocre/decent ones. Let's hope Doubront's start yesterday was something to build off of. That can determine the outlook of our rotation for the remainder of the season.

[Thunder]

Come on Nava!! Slap the s*** out of this guy early.