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Well, if any of you want to pass the time till the sox game, watch the Belmont Stakes at 5:30 on NBC. Ya gotta be pulling for Smarty. Here's the Kentucky Derby clip: http://teamsmartyjones.com/pages/page.cfm?...26&featureid=-1 Go Smarty! (Until 7pm, then GO SOX!)

And Da Belly is behind the plate! D-Lowe.... the good thing about his ERA is that he hasn't pitched a lot of innings per start. So if he has a couple of good games in a row, it will be back down in the 4s. He's gone after this year anyway. He's still better than Frank Castillo. If the Royals still play on turf (I don't think so, but I'm not sure), he could get banged around this weekend.

Pedro may be the smartest man on earth, but his body is no longer worth 15 million per year. I think it's a gamble at 12 million - or, hell 10. Too bad really.

Wonderful. This game is on the MLB National Black-Out list. So I can't watch it on tv OR on the net. Woohoo. This sucks.

Ahhh. Crespo's in. It's MOVIETIME!!! (Big Fish!)

Well that's it. What a try by Kapler!

Two things you won't see every day. A Reese error and a bounce like that off the wall. I'm surprised bounces like that don't happen more often.

Well Mulder ain't going 9 tonight... Weird 1st inning. Both pitchers look like they have good stuff but they both couldn't locate very well.

I'm looking for a bounce-back performance from Arroyo tonight. And a sweep. GO SOX!

I think it's in the best interest of the club to keep it quiet. It's a psychological thing when another team comes into town knowing your team is banged up. We probably don't know the truth about Kim so that everyone thinks he's still of some value. I'm convinced to this day that Pedro tore (more than just "slighly torn" or "frayed") his rotator cuff. Nomar is being treated with kid gloves for other reasons. First, the longer he sits out, the better the chances are he may sign for a little less (anywhere), but especially in Boston. Management also will probably say anything he wants them to say to keep him happy and atone for the offseason. Trots injury sounds to be the most honest - and why not? The sox have nothing to lose or gain by lying about it. He's had a history of back problems (minors), and pulled his leg late last year. I think the leg was probably pulled about as badly recently as it was when he missed a month last year. Remember Lyons was dealt for some guy(...) and wound up needing surgery right away. I personally think Mendoza is a head case and that's why he sucks and isn't playing. I don't think he's injured, but I think head cases are more troublesome value-wise than a minor injury here or there. So the sox say it's a hip or shoulder tendenitis, but really he just doesn't have the marbles to pitch anymore - at least in Boston. Plus keeping him out of site (same with Kim) lessens the perception of how bad those two deals (2years/10million for each) really turned out. Anyway, I think it's PR, but for the value of the franchise and nothing more.

I thought he was talking about Gary.

Welcome, Hoss. Finally a little humor.

Are you serious? Nobody wants Kim right now - he's not even in the US. Mueller is (incorrectly) judged as a One Year Wonder who's injury prone and may be out half the year. And Damon makes, and will make, entirely too much money to move. If anyone's "trade bait" it's Youkilis.

Protecting the runner... *Insert RSR's "I hate Bellhorn" remark*

*Insert RSR's "I hate Bellhorn" remark*

According to bostondirdogs.com.... Bellhorn, Daubach, Youkilis, Mirabelli, and Crespo in the lineup today. ouch!

Maybe I come from the shatter lives of most Boston baseball fans, but did anyone think Foulke would be this consistant???

I know..

Ya know, I've never had a problem with Manny. I am so so so happy he'll be here for another 4-5 years.

I have a question.. What are those 2 black plates/rubbers/thingys that are on the back of the pitchers mound? Are they part of Questech?

Seems like a great game to go to. 11-5 final. How did that McCarty collision in the 9th look from the seats? How did Arroyo look in person? Good game.

Well, Arroyo's out after his worst start of the year. 5-5 in the 7th. Still, it wasn't like he was in trouble the whole way. 3 solo Hrs did him in. C'mon Timlin!