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The Sox must be leading the league in turned double plays.

I step out for 10 minutes to get me some grub and miss this??? Bah!!! Was it a shot?

Ichiro scores. 1-0 Seattle.

I'm amazed they aren't even showing the game on TV in Seattle...

Honestly, I think Delcarmen is being groomed to be Timlin's replacement. He's got good stuff.

It is odd, but how much worse can it be than Boston? I'm glad there's no roof.

HAPPY PATRIOTS DAY! (MOST FUN GAME OF THE YEAR) Game Info: Date: Monday, April 17th, 2006 First Pitch: 11:05 am ET (8:05 am PT ) TV: NESN Starting Pitchers: http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/6266.jpghttp://bellsouthpwp.net/c/h/chinigor/TALKSOX/VS.GIFhttp://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/7268.jpg http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/sea.gif #55 Gil Meche (1-0, 6.75) http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif #55 Lenny DiNardo (0-0, 3.38) Seattle, 6-7 vs Boston, 8-4 (aka: the battle of the #55s) BOSTON -- Hopefully Jason Varitek has better luck catching Lenny DiNardo than first-base coach and former big league catcher Bill Haselman. Red Sox manager Terry Francona confirmed Sunday morning that the left-hander is scheduled to make the start Monday morning against Seattle, replacing the injured David Wells (strained right knee) in the rotation. "He threw a side [saturday] and unless we run into something crazy, that's what we have planned," Francona announced. "I bet he could go 80 to 90 pitches, that wouldn't surprise me. He doesn't have to and hopefully [sunday] goes as planned. We haven't been in the bullpen the last couple of nights and you get an outing like [Tim Wakefield's on Saturday], it really helps," Francona said in describing DiNardo's pitch limit. DiNardo will be making his second big-league start. He got the call from Francona last Sept. 2 against Baltimore, also at Fenway Park. He took the loss in a 7-3 setback at the hands of the Orioles, allowing four runs (one earned) and seven hits over six innings. "I think anytime you experience anything, it should help," said the skipper. "You just have to use it to your advantage. I think we all try to do that. Experience is good, that why they call it experience but you have to use it to your advantage." He walked only one in that September start and struck out a career-high six batters, showing that he was beginning to gain a measure of command of his pitches. "When he first came, he has this unique ability to make the ball move, he just can't throw it straight. It sinks, it cuts. It's funny because when [bill Haselman] goes out to warm him up, it's hitting him in the wrist, the ball is just not straight," Francona said. "He's learning as he's going, but he's done a pretty good job of learning." Should Francona need to go to his 'pen early, it's not guaranteed that right-hander Jermaine Van Buren, who was recalled from Pawtucket to take Wells' spot on the 25-man roster, would immediately come in and make his Boston debut. "It depends on where we are," Francona said. "This is a little bit of a unique day. If Lenny needs to come out in the third or fourth, we might go to [Julian] Tavarez. It just depends where we're at. I don't think you automatically just go to supposedly the 'long' guy in the fourth or fifth inning. We have to finish out the game, and it might be the biggest rally of the game or the most important inning of the game, so we'll see where we're at. That, and the Yankees suck."

Try the photo gallery http://www.talksox.com/forum/photoplog/index.php

Well, they are not going to remove Pap from closer until they feel they have someone who can close out a game. I don't know yet Foulke is ready - or if he will be. I'm diggin' this VanBuren guy. He had great closer numbers in the minors - but he's the long guy.

97? Nope. As for Pena, I'll stick by almost any move by Theo, but dang, it's not looking like the Arroyo trade was one of his most logical. Especially if they knew about the Well's situation.

Not bad at all. Anything's an upgrade to the dome. http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/images/ballpark/ph_gallery05_690.jpg http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/images/ballpark/ph_gallery01_500.jpg http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/images/ballpark/ph_gallery02_690.jpg http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/images/ballpark/ph_gallery04_680x289.jpg http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/images/ballpark/ph_gallery07_690x446.jpg http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/images/ballpark/ph_gallery08_500.jpg http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/images/ballpark/ph_gallery10_667x500.jpg

nevermind. I got it to work.

Link's dead for me too. What gives?

Aww. I missed it. Sounds like it was a great game. ha ha

I hope I'm wrong but any lineup that has Cora/Snow/Pena/Bard/Gonzalez in it all at once is not going to score 7 runs. Wake had better be on.

Thank God. I actually woke up earlier this morning thinking "Crap. I'm taking Monday off to watch the game and Wells is pitching??... Maybe I'll just go to work instead." Now I can look forward to the game. They keep touting DiNardo as the next Arroyo, so now's a good time see.

As excited as I am about Schilling, it's the Schilling/Beckett combo that has me drooling. If Foulke gets back to his old self like Schilling seems to have, Papelbon will be the entire key to the season (starting or relieving). Schilling, compared to Beckett, right now really does seem to be the real #1 of the staff. And I'm with 700 on this one - Schill could have come back with nothing for the remainder of his contract with the Sox and I'd be the first one in line to have his number retired forever. Welcome back Schill.

good road team

3-1

What's the Yankees road record?

Great game. Schilling and Beckett are 3-0. Pap 5 saves. Schilling's ERA is 1.7, Beckett's 1.9, Pap's is 0.00.

I'll play Number of Red Sox Wins: 5 Total # Red Sox Runs Scored : 32

ummm. Well, weather.com says it's supposed to start raining at 7pm and won't stop until 3am tomorrow morning. Not looking good if you ask me. http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USMA0046?from=36hr_fcstHourLink_undeclared

What? Giving up so soon? This team can put up a 5 spot just like that! Oh wait, no they can't.

Just got this email and my night just brightened up quite a bit.