riverside sluggers

now its up to Drew to make sure this is not another lost inning EDIT: I mean Hermida

This is where DeMarlo Hale is being missed. Never had complaints about him being 3rd base coach

Why did they send Youk??

Beckett owns Carlos Pena. 3 for 28

We want runs. This is vintage Beckett, hope he gets the W

Tek is Mr. April!!!

Its Hermida's 1st time playing left field in Fenway Park

Id say lets go Pats, but I dont think theyll be all that great this coming season

Varitek with the same arm as V-Mart. Crawford now has 28 straight steals against the Sox. Next year he'll be doing it in pinstripes

He's good for a .300 avg, 20+ HRs, 100+ RBIs, hard to strike out. Yeah Id take him at DH

It was sarcasm because Beckett is having Varitek as his binky

Beckett vs Tampa Bay last year in 5 games, 2-1 with a 5.02 ERA, At home in 16 games, 10-1 with a 3.59 ERA

Someone needs to tell Beckett that Varitek wont be here for rest of his contract

Id say Alfonso Soriano gets the leg up on most overpaid player

If they do place Cameron on the DL, hopefully its Reddick thats called up

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=4590226

Round Two 33. St. Louis: Arrelious Benn, WR, Illinois 34. Detroit: Jahvid Best, RB, California 35: Tampa Bay: Morgan Burnett, FS, Georgia Tech 36. Kansas City: Sergio Kindle, OLB, Texas 37. Philadelphia: John Jerry, OL, Ole Miss 38. Cleveland: Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers 39. Oakland: Everson Griffen, DE, USC 40. San Diego: Cam Thomas, NT, North Carolina 41. Buffalo: Brandon LaFell, WR, LSU 42. Tampa Bay: Golden Tate, WR, Notre Dame 43. Miami: Nate Allen, FS, South Florida 44. New England: Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma 45. Denver: Matt Tennant, C, Boston College 46. New York Giants: Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri 47. New England: Carlton Mitchell, WR, South Florida 48. Carolina: Colt McCoy, QB, Texas 49. San Francisco: Vladimir Ducasse, OL, Massachusetts 50. Kansas City: Rob Gronkowski, TE, Arizona 51. Houston: Toby Gerhart, RB, Stanford 52. Pittsburgh: Kareem Jackson, CB, Alabama 53. New England: Ricky Sapp, OLB, Clemson 54. Cincinnati: Aaron Hernandez, TE, Florida 55. Philadelphia: Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, CB, Indiana (Pa.) 56: Green Bay: Dexter McCluster, RB/WR, Ole Miss 57. Baltimore: Dominique Franks, CB, Oklahoma 58. Arizona: Tyson Alualu, DL, California 59. Dallas: Jordan Shipley, WR, Texas 60. Seattle: Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida 61. New York Jets: Alex Carrington, DE, Arkansas State 62. Minnesota: Chris Cook, CB, Virginia 63. Indianapolis: Daryl Washington, OLB, TCU 64. New Orleans: Chad Jones, S, LSU

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-mock_draft_50_html-201047 Mock draft on Yahoo, from National Football Post.. Damn they have Dez Bryant going to the Dolphins. A 1-2 punch of him and Marshall is scary to think about 1. St. Louis Rams: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma After his brilliant pro day performance, Bradford looks like a lock for the No. 1 overall pick. 2. Detroit Lions: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska Even with all the upgrades the Lions have made along their defensive line, Suh still offers the kind of potential blue-chipper they can’t pass up. 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma The Buccaneers are a team with needs across the board, so expect them to settle for the best player at this pick. 4. Washington Redskins: Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State With the quarterback position now set, look for the ‘Skins to try to fix up the O-line. 5. Kansas City Chiefs: Eric Berry: FS, Tennessee The Chiefs have needs all over their secondary, and getting an elite talent at this stage in the draft is an absolute steal. 6. Seattle Seahawks: Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa Besides Okung, Bulaga looks like the draft’s safest offensive tackle prospect and should instantly fill a major void in Seattle. 7. Cleveland Browns: Jared Odrick, DL, Penn State The Browns need a five-technique DE in the worst way, and in my opinion, Odrick is a better overall prospect than Tyson Jackson, who went three to the Chiefs last season. 8. Oakland Raiders: Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma Williams has been one of the draft’s fastest-rising prospects this postseason and gives the Raiders some talent and flexibility at offensive tackle. 9. Buffalo Bills: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida The Bills need to put fans in the seats and have had nothing but glowing remarks about Tebow and his leadership capabilities. In what could be the real surprise of the first round, Buffalo opts for Tebow at nine. 10. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame Jacksonville still has major quarterback questions, even with David Garrard on the roster. Clausen could be the guy who takes over as the starter sooner rather than later. 11. Denver Broncos: Rolando McClain, ILB, Alabama McClain instantly gives the Denver defense some much-needed thump inside vs. the run game. 12. Miami Dolphins: Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State Bill Parcells has had no trouble in the past taking character-concern guys high if the talent is right (see Vontae Davis), and Bryant is certainly worth a chance at this point. 13. San Francisco 49ers: Joe Haden, CB, Florida The 49ers still have needs at cornerback, and Haden is the best the draft has to offer. 14. Seattle Seahawks: C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson D-line could be the pick here, but with the overall depth of the defensive line group, the Seahawks could just opt for one of the draft’s most dynamic threats. 15. New York Giants: Maurkice Pouncey, OL, Florida With no linebackers on the board worthy of the pick, the Giants can still get an impact interior lineman who has the ability to end up being one of the NFL’s best. 16. Tennessee Titans: Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech Tennessee needs to add more talent to its defensive end position, and Morgan might be the draft’s best option. A great value at this point. 17. San Francisco 49ers: Earl Thomas, FS, Texas An offensive lineman could be the pick here, but adding another talented defensive back to an undermanned secondary might be too good to pass up. 18. Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Iupati, OG, Idaho Iupati gives the Steelers a potential dominant interior presence inside. 19. Atlanta Falcons: Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan A tough, NFL-ready pass rusher who would add a much needed threat opposite John Abraham. 20. Houston Texans: Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State The Texans are thin at cornerback, and Wilson looks like a guy who should be able to come in and compete for a starting job from day one. 21. Cincinnati Bengals: Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers Davis is a talented kid, but questions about his immaturity might cause him to drop a bit on draft day. However, he’d give the Bengals some flexibility at the tackle position and would allow them to kick current LT Andrew Whitworth inside. 22. New England Patriots: Dan Williams, DT Tennessee Williams isn’t an ideal five-technique, but the idea of having him inside next to Vince Wilfork when the Pats go with a four-man line could make opposing offenses think twice about running the football. 23. Green Bay Packers: Charles Brown, OT, USC Maybe a bit of a surprise here with Maryland product Bruce Campbell still on the board, but I just think Brown is a better fit for what the Packers want to do in the run game. 24. Philadelphia Eagles: Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida Although Pierre-Paul is a little raw, he may have more upside than any other prospect in the draft and is a good value at this point. 25. Baltimore Ravens: Terrence Cody, NT, Alabama The Ravens not only had Cody in for a visit, but having already addressed their wide receiver needs this offseason, getting an immovable nose tackle at the end of round one is quite a find. 26. Arizona Cardinals: Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland Campbell offers the Cardinals a major upgrade at the left tackle position and has the kind of skill set to be as good as he wants to be at the next level. 27. Dallas Cowboys: Taylor Mays, S, USC Dallas is a real wild card here, but with questions at safety, it’s going to be tough for Jerry Jones pass on the much-hyped Mays. 28. San Diego Chargers: Ryan Mathews, RB, Fresno State Mathews is a no-nonsense type of runner with a big frame and impressive burst for a guy his size. He gives the Chargers some much needed thump in the run game. 29. New York Jets: Demaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech Thomas offers the Jets a unique weapon in the pass game who has the ability to consistently create mismatches on all levels of the field because of his size. 30. Minnesota Vikings: Brian Price, DT, UCLA Price is one of the few defensive tackles in this year’s class who can win on third down and gives the Vikings yet another legit threat inside. 31. Indianapolis Colts: Rodger Saffold, OL, Indiana We know Colts president Bill Polian loves to draft Big Ten guys, and Saffold has the talent and versatility to play either guard or tackle at the next level. 32. New Orleans Saints: Jerry Hughes, OLB/DE, TCU Hughes gives Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams another hybrid weapon he can use to get after the quarterback from a variety of spots.

Cant wait for the Sox to face Vazquez. As its been said on this board numerous times, him moving to the AL East is nothing but trouble. Especially having Yankee Stadium as his home park

Nope Hermida will actually play haha, damn number of lineup changes today

Twins Span CF Hudson 2B Mauer C Morneau 1B Cuddyer RF Thome DH Kubel LF Hardy SS Punto 3B Pitching: LHP Francisco Liriano.

Haha wow as a kid, i lived in melissa tx, which is just 15 mins away from Allen. The small town I lived in just had a middle school... but the whole town literally showed up up for the middle school's football team haha

Wakefield last season vs Minnesota in 1 game, 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA (1 run in 7 innings). On the road in 10 games, 4-4 with a 5.10 ERA Liriano last season vs Boston in 2 games, 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA. At home in 12 games, 2-5 with a 4.55 ERA