8/27 vs The Dead Birds

[BornToRun]

Kick some ugly, orange, birdy ass tonight boys. f*** them up.

[VA Sox Fan]

RED SOX (77-55)

Ellsbury CF

Victorino RF

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Gomes LF

Napoli 1B

Saltalamacchia C

Drew SS

Middlebrooks 3B

Pitching: LHP Felix Doubront (9-6, 3.79).

[Thunder]

Keep it going with that mojo!

VA will do lineups, I will do game notes.

Btw, O's are the only AL East team that Sox have a losing record against.

 

Game time: 7:10 p.m.

 

TV/radio: NESN / WEEI.

 

Red Sox vs. Chen: Pedroia 4-10, Middlebrooks 3-9, Ellsbury 2-7, Gomes 1-6, Ortiz 0-6, Ross 1-5, Napoli 1-3, Saltalamacchia 1-3, Victorino 1-3, Nava 2-2.

 

Orioles vs. Doubront: Jones 2-14, Wieters 1-13, Davis 6-12, Hardy 0-11, McLouth 1-9, Machado 4-8, Markakis 4-7, Valencia 2-4, Flaherty 1-2, Pearce 0-2.

 

Stat of the Day: The Orioles are 12-4 in their last 16 games at Fenway Park.

 

Notes: After going 9-10 over a stretch that saw them play 16 of 19 games on the road, the Red Sox open up a nine-game homestand with a three-game set against the Orioles … The Orioles, who’ve lost eight of their past 14, are two games behind Oakland in the wild card race, as they head into a tough stretch against the Sox and then the Yankees … Doubront is still looking for his first win against the Orioles. In four career starts, he’s 0-2 with a 3.28 ERA despite 12.77 strikeouts per nine innings. In his last outing against the Orioles on June 13, he gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits in 4.2 innings … Chen is 2-1 with a 2.96 ERA in four career starts against the Sox. Three of those came at Fenway Park, where Chen is 1-1 with a 3.44 ERA … After going 15 for 34 with two homers and seven RBIs in his first 11 games since returning to the Sox on Aug. 10, Will Middlebrooks went 1 for 11 in three games against the Dodgers. Still, he’s hitting .356 and slugging .556 since returning … David Ortiz enters the series seven hits shy of 2,000 for his career. He has seven hits in seven games this season against the Orioles, batting .280 with two homers and three RBIs … Jonny Gomes has reached base in each of his past 13 games, going 10 for 40 with three homers and 13 RBIs … Orioles slugger Chris Davis, who leads the league with 46 homers, has hit .303 with eight home runs and 19 RBIs in August.

 

Song of the Day: “Don’t Give Up” by Washed Out.

Edited August 27, 2013 by Thunder

[SoxFanForsyth]

Not playing Bogaerts against a lefty with pretty extreme splits is incomprehensible.

[Thunder]

Wei-Yin Chen (7-6, 3.19) vs Felix Doubront (9-6, 3.79)

[mvp 78]

Not playing Bogaerts against a lefty with pretty extreme splits is incomprehensible.

 

I could explain away the West Coast starts, I don't understand this one. Seems like XB isn't here to platoon, just observe.

 

 

@PeteAbe: Farrell made is clear several times that Bogaerts was called up as a bench player, not to replace Drew. They're not changing SS now.

[VA Sox Fan]

ORIOLES (70-59)

Roberts 2B

Machado 3B

Davis 1B

Jones CF

Markakis RF

Wieters C

Hardy SS

Valencia DH

Pearce LF

Pitching: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (7-6, 3.19).

[mvp 78]

@bruceallen: NESN says Jerry Remy will be out at least through Labor Day. Eckersley will fill in this series, Jon Rish for the four games following.

 

Eck is great, but a Rish/Orsillo will mean the games will be on mute.

[SoxFanForsyth]

I understand what Pete Abe is saying, but playing Bogaerts against a tough lefty is not "changing shortstops", its "giving your team the best chance to win".

 

Oh here's another golden nugget from Farrell (from Brian MacPherson)

 

Farrell on SS decision: "I'm not going to turn away from Stephen Drew" just based on an opposing pitcher's splits.

 

wut. Saboteur!!!!

[rjortiz]

I understand what Pete Abe is saying, but playing Bogaerts against a tough lefty is not "changing shortstops", its "giving your team the best chance to win".

 

Oh here's another golden nugget from Farrell (from Brian MacPherson)

 

Farrell on SS decision: "I'm not going to turn away from Stephen Drew" just based on an opposing pitcher's splits.

 

wut. Saboteur!!!!

 

Can't say I'm too surprised. Managers seem to overvalue veterans.

[Youk Of The Nation]

All of you who complain about Fox announcers or NESN announcers or ESPN announcers, I am telling you, go buy a cheap radio and listen to WEEI. Castiglione and O'Brien are wonderful, and when O'Brien is out doing ESPN games Castiglione more than makes up for any deficiencies his cohost might bring.

 

For me, baseball is best in this order:

 

1. At the game, duh

2. Radio

3. Talksox GT while using radio

4. Talksox GT while watching TV

5. Just TV

6. Talksox GT while using Gameday

7. Just the TalkSox GT

8. Just Gameday

9. At work, getting news from drunken idiots coming in and giving the incorrect score.

10. On TV with McCarver

Edited August 27, 2013 by Youk Of The Nation

[Thunder]

I understand what Pete Abe is saying, but playing Bogaerts against a tough lefty is not "changing shortstops", its "giving your team the best chance to win".

 

Oh here's another golden nugget from Farrell (from Brian MacPherson)

 

Farrell on SS decision: "I'm not going to turn away from Stephen Drew" just based on an opposing pitcher's splits.

 

wut. Saboteur!!!!

 

Neither one has faced Chen. It doesn't matter if its a lefty or not.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Neither one has faced Chen. It doesn't matter if its a lefty or not.

 

um, wut.

[rjortiz]

Neither one has faced Chen. It doesn't matter if its a lefty or not.

 

I think his career .100 point OPS split, and his current season .200 OPS split beg to differ.

[Thunder]

Just because he's fared a certain way against lefties in the past doesn't mean that will happen here. Either one could be great, awful, or somewhere in between. Drew is the vet, let him play.

[rjortiz]

Just because he's fared a certain way against lefties in the past doesn't mean that will happen here. Either one could be great, awful, or somewhere in between. Drew is the vet, let him play.

 

I think we should start Aaron Cook tonight. Just because he's fared a certain way against MLB lineups in the past, doesn't mean that it will happen here. Either one could be great, awful, or somewhere in between. Cook is the vet, let him play.

[mvp 78]

Can't say I'm too surprised. Managers seem to overvalue veterans.

 

But he's only a rental. It's not like he's under contract for 3 years.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I think we should start Aaron Cook tonight. Just because he's fared a certain way against MLB lineups in the past, doesn't mean that it will happen here. Either one could be great, awful, or somewhere in between. Cook is the vet, let him play.

 

There is a huge difference between the starting pitcher and one of nine batters.

[rjortiz]

There is a huge difference between the starting pitcher and one of nine batters.

 

I was trying to point out that it isn't a good idea to ignore evidence because something good might happen.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Who the hell cares if Stephen Drew is a vet? That's pretty dumb rationale.

[MNSoxChief102]

All of you who complain about Fox announcers or NESN announcers or ESPN announcers, I am telling you, go buy a cheap radio and listen to WEEI. Castiglione and O'Brien are wonderful, and when O'Brien is out doing ESPN games Castiglione more than makes up for any deficiencies his cohost might bring.

 

For me, baseball is best in this order:

 

1. At the game, duh

2. Radio

3. Talksox GT while using radio

4. Talksox GT while watching TV

5. Just TV

6. Talksox GT while using Gameday

7. Just the TalkSox GT

8. Just Gameday

9. At work, getting news from drunken idiots coming in and giving the incorrect score.

10. On TV with McCarver

 

I agree wholeheartedly. As someone who has spent the majority of my life rooting for the Sox from 1500+ miles away, being able to listen to the games online via the radio broadcast is a godsend. Castiglione is absolutely brilliant as a broadcaster and I enjoy every moment I get to listen to him call games. It's old school and I love it.

[Thunder]

Who the hell cares if Stephen Drew is a vet? That's pretty dumb rationale.

 

They traded Iggy to clear room at SS... for Drew

[Station 13]

f***ing win.

[Thunder]

I was trying to point out that it isn't a good idea to ignore evidence because something good might happen.

 

This is a new pitcher though, so there is no evidence to go off of. Every pitcher is different.

[mvp 78]

They traded Iggy to clear room at SS... for Drew

 

No, they traded a backup SS for a top of the rotation starter. Don't see the problem there.

[rjortiz]

This is a new pitcher though, so there is no evidence to go off of. Every pitcher is different.

 

The evidence is his career -20 wRAA against lefties, and Chen's .648 OPS against lefites. There's enough there to suggest that Drew is completely useless against lefties, and Chen is good at suppressing them.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

They traded Iggy to clear room at SS... for Drew

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[Thunder]

Lets forget about this. We got a game starting here!

WIN!!

[Station 13]

STFU Don.

[BigPapi]

Should have rung up roid davis on that pitch, but he did it anyways. Nice job douby.