6/26 Vs. The Colorado Rockies

[Youk Of The Nation]

Making this thread now, since I'll be working from 11:30-9:30 tomorrow.

 

Just win. I deserve a ten-gamethread streak, goddamnit.

[Palodios]

Just win. I deserve a twenty-gamethread streak, goddamnit.

 

Fixed.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I like the way you think.

[VA Sox Fan]

RED SOX (46-33)

Ellsbury CF

Victorino RF

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Napoli 1B

Nava LF

Saltalamacchia C

Drew SS

Iglesias 3B

Pitching: RHP John Lackey (4-5, 3.03).

[VA Sox Fan]

Game time: 4:05 p.m.

 

TV/Radio: NESN, MLB Network/ WEEI.

 

Red Sox vs. Oswalt: Drew 9-28, Victorino 5-15, Gomes 1-2, Napoli 0-3, Ellsbury 0-1, Pedroia 1-1.

 

Rockies vs. Lackey: Cuddyer 6-21, Torrealba 3-11, Gonzalez 2-8, Helton 3-7, Herrera 1-4.

 

Stat of the Day: If Iglesias did not get a hit in his next 50 at-bats, his batting average would still be .301.

 

Notes: This two-game series comes to an end with two veteran starters facing each other. Lackey and Oswalt have combined for 664 appearances and 295 victories in their careers. ... Oswalt, 35, is making his second start of the season and is facing the Red Sox for the only the second time in his career. He threw 1.1 innings of relief for Texas at Fenway Park last Aug. 8 and allowed four runs. ... Lackey is 3-1, 2.42 in his last seven starts. He has registered a quality start in eight of his 12 starts this season. ... Ortiz is 13 of his last 30 and Drew 6 of his last 17. ... The Sox have a +76 run differential, tied with the Tigers for the best in the American League. ... Only the Cardinals (48-29) and the Pirates (47-30) have a better record than the Sox. ... The Sox have committed six errors in their last two games. ... The Sox are 24-15 at home with wins in five of their last six games and 11 of the last 15. ... The Rockies are 2-8 against the AL East. Today is the last game of Colorado's nine-game road trip. They are 2-6 so far.

 

Streaking on: Cuddyer has hit safely in 22 straight games at 40 of 93 (.370). He is one shy of tying Dante Bichette for the team record. Bichette, who is Colorado's hitting coach, had his streak in 1995. Cuddyer also has reached base safely in 41 consecutive games. ... Iglesias is riding a streak of 27 straight games of reaching base safely.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Lackey strikes out the side in the first, around two hits and a run. Eh.

[Youk Of The Nation]

lol Roy Oswalt.

[Rick Ross]

I wish Iglesias would hit higher in the order. Then he'd get more plate appearances and won't need to play 125 games in order to qualify for the batting title!

[italstallianion]

I like Roy Oswalt but I hope the Sox put up some video game numbers.

[Bellhorn04]

Good thing I checked the MLB scoreboard...didn't know it was an early start.

[BornToRun]

Nice surprise to see that we're televised today.

[BornToRun]

Seeing Lackey hit 95 on the gun is truly awesome.

[mvp 78]

Nice surprise to see that we're televised today.

 

Just checked the schedule. All the games are televised.

[BornToRun]

Just checked the schedule. All the games are televised.

 

Hardy har. Not if you're in jersey.

[jung]

I still think Lackey is throwing harder than he was before TJ although I guess Bradford still thinks otherwise. While he may have been hitting 94 previously I can't remember 95 from him at all.

[BornToRun]

In the middle of 2008/9, who'd have thought we'd be getting a 1.000+ OPS out of Papi at age 37?

[Station 13]

Salty is a 8-hole hitter, Drew 9th, Iggy moving on up!

[Youk Of The Nation]

Jarrod Saltalamacchia's Daily Schedule:

 

7:00:00 - Alarm goes off

7:00:05 - Attempts to hit snooze button, misses

7:00:10 - Misses again

7:00:15 - Misses again

7:00:20 - Falls out of bed after flailing wildly in general direction of alarm clock

7:05:00 - Gets into shower

7:10:00 - Gets out of shower, somehow managing to not get wet

7:30:00 - Sets small fire in kitchen after cracking eggs six inches to left of frying pan, on top of stove

7:35:00 - Puts out fire after three attempts at aiming fire extinguisher

8:00:00 - Drives to stadium

10:30:00 - Arrives at stadium after missing exit three times

11:00:00 - Finally parks properly after several attempts

12:00:00 - Practices striking out in batting cages

12:30:00 - High-fives batting coach, misses and slaps Make a Wish Foundation child in face

1:00:00 - Practices striking out some more

1:30:00 - Accidentally makes contact with ball, berates self for losing focus

1:35:00 - Drops the subject. Three times.

1:40:00 - Practices striking out off of tee

2:15:00 - Practices throwing out runners

2:30:00 - Somehow strikes out on close play at second

4:00:00 - Sets pitching machine to "Wakefield", practices striking out

4:30:00 - Sets pitching machine to "Softball", practices striking out

6:30:00 - Prepares for game by taking practice swings, high fiving teammates. Misses all of them.

7:00:00 - Takes place behind the plate, strikes out.

7:25:00 - Strikes out swinging

7:42:00 - Strikes out looking

8:01:00 - Strikes out swinging and looking

8:05:00 - Beach ball blows onto field from crowd. Strikes out on it.

8:30:00 - Homers, called out after missing three bases

8:45:00 - Strikes out swooking

9:00:00 - Game ends, misses all high-fives

9:02:00 - Jogs off field towards wrong exit

9:15:00 - Gets into car

9:20:00 - Misses ignition with key several times, finally starts car

12:00:00 - Gets home after missing exit three times

1:00:00 - Puts pajamas on

1:00:04 - Misses right leg

1:00:15 - Puts pajamas on properly

1:05:00 - Attempts to initiate intimacy with wife. Strikes out.

[italstallianion]

I applaud the effort.

[BossSox]

Jarrod Saltalamacchia's Daily Schedule:

 

7:00:00 - Alarm goes off

7:00:05 - Attempts to hit snooze button, misses

7:00:10 - Misses again

7:00:15 - Misses again

7:00:20 - Falls out of bed after flailing wildly in general direction of alarm clock

7:05:00 - Gets into shower

7:10:00 - Gets out of shower, somehow managing to not get wet

7:30:00 - Sets small fire in kitchen after cracking eggs six inches to left of frying pan, on top of stove

7:35:00 - Puts out fire after three attempts at aiming fire extinguisher

8:00:00 - Drives to stadium

10:30:00 - Arrives at stadium after missing exit three times

11:00:00 - Finally parks properly after several attempts

12:00:00 - Practices striking out in batting cages

12:30:00 - High-fives batting coach, misses and slaps Make a Wish Foundation child in face

1:00:00 - Practices striking out some more

1:30:00 - Accidentally makes contact with ball, berates self for losing focus

1:35:00 - Drops the subject. Three times.

1:40:00 - Practices striking out off of tee

2:15:00 - Practices throwing out runners

2:30:00 - Somehow strikes out on close play at second

4:00:00 - Sets pitching machine to "Wakefield", practices striking out

4:30:00 - Sets pitching machine to "Softball", practices striking out

6:30:00 - Prepares for game by taking practice swings, high fiving teammates. Misses all of them.

7:00:00 - Takes place behind the plate, strikes out.

7:25:00 - Strikes out swinging

7:42:00 - Strikes out looking

8:01:00 - Strikes out swinging and looking

8:05:00 - Beach ball blows onto field from crowd. Strikes out on it.

8:30:00 - Homers, called out after missing three bases

8:45:00 - Strikes out swooking

9:00:00 - Game ends, misses all high-fives

9:02:00 - Jogs off field towards wrong exit

9:15:00 - Gets into car

9:20:00 - Misses ignition with key several times, finally starts car

12:00:00 - Gets home after missing exit three times

1:00:00 - Puts pajamas on

1:00:04 - Misses right leg

1:00:15 - Puts pajamas on properly

1:05:00 - Attempts to initiate intimacy with wife. Strikes out.

 

I'm surprised he has a wife after striking out so many times. No way she's above a 4.

[italstallianion]

She was a high school teacher at his school.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Oh, hey, he struck out.

[User Name]

Drew has wheels

[Jasonbay44]

Good s*** Drew

[italstallianion]

I'm surprised that this is Roy Oswalt's first career start against Boston.

[User Name]

Why? He played for the Astros almost his entire career, and in the previous format, it was nearly impossible for him to pitch against an AL East team.

[italstallianion]

Why? He played for the Astros almost his entire career, and in the previous format, it was nearly impossible for him to pitch against an AL East team.

 

 

I just assumed because he's 35 and pitched regularly in the league since 2001. This is his 337th career start. It's one thing to not pitch AT Boston, but it's another thing never to have started against Boston. Hell in MLB The Show it only takes me a couple of seasons and I've gone against every team in the league.

[italstallianion]

Any chance we see Andrew Bailey? haha

[User Name]

Man up Taz

[jung]

Maybe Oswalt and his agent strategically avoided coming to an AL team all these years. Would not be complete surprise.