riverside sluggers

sorry dude no cause in defending the tragedy that Sean Henn was oh wow yea Dinardo has done 2 less innings than Henn did in his short stint (11 ER in 16 innings, that is considered s***** to say the least)

pitcher vs batter matchups Matt Clement vs: (career against Orioles in 6 games a 4-0 record with a 3.46 ERA, career at Camden Yards in 2 games a 2-0 record with a 1.29 ERA) Eric Byrnes, 2 for 7 (.286 avg) Double Bernie Castro, 0 for 4 Sal Fasano, 0 for 3, 2 Ks Jay Gibbons, 6 for 18 (.333 avg) 3 Doubles, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs, K Geronimo Gil, 0 for 1, K Chris Gomez, 0 for 3 Javy Lopez, 6 for 23 (.261 avg) 2 RBIs, Walk, 3 Ks Eli Marrero, 0 for 3, K Luis Matos, 2 for 7 (.286 avg) RBI, 3 Walks Melvin Mora, 7 for 16 (.438 avg) Walk, 3 Ks David Newhan, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) B.J. Surhoff, 4 for 10 (.400 avg) 2 Doubles, RBI, Walk, K Miguel Tejada, 8 for 20 (.400 avg) 2 Doubles, 3 Ks Erik Bedard vs: (career against Red Sox in 4 games a 1-2 record with a 7.58 ERA, career at Camden Yards in 24 games a 6-9 record with a 4.15 ERA) Johnny Damon, 2 for 9 (.222 avg) Double, RBI, Walk, SB Edgar Renterria, 2 for 2 (1.000 avg) RBI David Ortiz, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) RBI, 3 Walks, K Manny Ramirez, 3 for 9 (.333 avg) 2 RBIs, 3 Ks Kevin Millar, 4 for 7 (.571 avg) Double, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs, Walk Jason Varitek, 1 for 7 (.143 avg) 2 RBIs, 3 Walks, 3 Ks Tony Graffanino, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) Double, K Bill Mueller, 1 for 8 (.125 avg) Walk, 2 Ks Adam Hyzdu, 1 for 1 (1.000 avg) Double

last night's come from behind gretly pitched win was hopefully the starting point of something good

clement, offense i say to you this "its time to get back into 1st"

frasor shouldnt have been left into face a-rod, arod has had 4 hits in 4 at bats against him (not a hit but a 4 pitch walk still kills)

today's lineups sees the return of Jason Giambi, and Torre has put cano back down in the order yet again Toronto 1) Russ Adams ss 2) Frank Catalanotto dh 3) Vernon Wells cf 4) Shea Hillenbrand 3b 5) Eric Hinske 1b 6) Gregg Zaun c 7) Reed Johnson lf 8) Gabe Gross rf 9) Aaron Hill 2b NY Yankees 1) Derek Jeter ss 2) Alex Rodriguez 3b 3) Jason Giambi 1b 4) Gary Sheffield dh 5) Hideki Matsui lf 6) Jorge Posada c 7) Robinson Cano 2b 8) Bernie Williams cf 9) Bubba Crosby rf

pitcher vs batter matchups Scott Downs vs: (career against Yankees in 2 games an 0-1 record with a 4.82 ERA, career at Yankee Stadium in 1 game an 0-1 record with a 1.50 ERA) Mark Bellhorn, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Robinson Cano, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) Double, K Felix Escalona, 0 for 2 John Flaherty, 0 for 1, K Jason Giambi, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) Walk, 2 Ks Derek Jeter, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) 2 RBIs Hideki Matsui, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) RBI, 2 Ks Jorge Posada, 3 for 5 (.600 avg) Alex Rodriguex, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) Double, Walk, K Gary Sheffield, 2 for 7 (.286 avg) 3 RBIs, Walk, K Bernie Williams, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) Walk Tony Womack, 1 for 7 (.143 avg) Walk, K, SB Jaret Wright vs: (career against Blue Jays in 7 games a 1-3 record witha 8.90 ERA, career at Yankee Stadium in 8 games a 2-3 record with a 7.80 ERA) Russ Adams, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) RBI, Walk, SB Frank Catalanotto, 6 for 18 (.333 avg) 3 Doubles, RBI, 3 Walks, 4 Ks Gabe Gross, 0 for 1 Aaron Hill, 0 for 1 Shea Hillenbrand, 4 for 9 (.444 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, 2 Walks Eric Hinske, 3 for 7 (.429 avg) Double, RBI, K Orlando Hudson, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) 2 Ks Corey Koskie, 0 for 17, 2 Walks, 4 Ks Frank Menechino, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) K Greg Myers, 0 for 2, RBI Alex Rios, 0 for 3 Vernon Wells, 4 for 8 (.500 avg) Double, HR, 5 RBIs, K, SB Gregg Zaun, 2 for 6 (.333 avg)

Downs, Blue Jays try to draw even Toronto (75-78) at New York (90-63), 1:05 p.m. ET After losing to New York in the series opener, the Blue Jays will play the Yankees on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game set. Scott Downs will take the mound for Toronto, looking to boost his record over the .500 mark for the first time this season. Downs has only two decisions in his last five starts, but those are both wins. He worked five innings in his most recent start, allowing seven hits and three runs during a 7-5 loss to the Mariners. He did not factor in the decision. The Yankees will counter with right-hander Jaret Wright, who will pitch for the first time since being hit in the right elbow by a piece of Eric Hinske's broken bat on Sept. 18. Wright was forced to leave that start after 2 1/3 innings, and he took the loss after allowing four runs -- three earned -- and five hits. Pitching matchup TOR: LHP Scott Downs • 3-3, 4.32 ERA in 2005 • 0-1, 4.82 ERA vs. NYY in 2005 NYY: RHP Jaret Wright • 5-3, 5.61 ERA in 2005 • 1-1, 2.89 ERA vs. TOR in 2005

Manny Delcarmen, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Anibel Sanchez, Brandon Moss, Jacoby Ellisbury, Alejandro Machado, Zak Farkes, Clay Bucholz... just to name a few

yeah ok real immature bashing red sox homegrown players. well i think melky cabrera is a worthy gold glove winner, and sean henn is "more" of a cy young candidate than dinardo is Sean Henn in 3 games in 2005, 0-3 with a 11.12 ERA (16 ER in 11.1 innings) Lenny Dinardo in 6 games in 2005, 0-1 with a 2.79 ERA (3 ER in 9.2 innings)

Side Track Pitching Stats for September Chad Bradford in 6 games, 10.80 ERA (4 ER in 3.1 innings) Jeremi Gonzalez in 4 games, 7.71 ERA (6 ER in 7 innings) Matt Clement in 4 games, 1-3 record with a 7.36 ERA (20 ER in 22 innings) Chad Harville in 6 games, 0-1 record with a 6.35 ERA (4 ER in 5.2 innings) -- David Wells in 4 games, 2-1 record with a 4.81 ERA (13 ER in 24.1 innings) Mike Myers in 5 games, 4.50 ERA (1 ER in 2 innings) Mike Timlin in 9 games, 1-1 record and 6 Saves with a 4.15 ERA (4 ER in 8.2 innings) Curt Schilling in 4 games, 2-2 record with a 3.86 ERA (12 ER in 28 innings) Bronson Arroyo in 5 games, 4-0 record with a 3.60 ERA (14 ER in 35 innings) Tim Wakefield in 4 games, 1-1 record with a 2.41 ERA (9 ER in 33.2 innings) Jonathan Papelbon in 7 games, 1-0 record with a 2.08 ERA (2 ER in 8.2 innings) Lenny Dinardo in 3 games, 0-1 record with a 1.13 ERA (1 ER in 8 innings Craig Hansen in 1 game, 0.00 ERA Manny Delcarmen in 2 games, 0.00 ERA

(updated September 24) September Stats, Cause for Concern Roberto Petagine, 1 for 6 (.167 avg) RBI, 2 Ks Jason Varitek- 10 for 60 (.167 avg) Double, 5 RBIs, 3 Runs, 8 Walks, 19 Ks Edgar Renterria- 15 for 82 (.183 avg) 2 Doubles, 8 RBIs, 12 Runs, 4 Walks, 16 Ks In the Middle Adam Hyzdu, 3 for 9 (.333 avg) Run, 2 Walks, 2 Ks Doug Mirabelli- 5 for 21 (.238 avg) 3 Doubles, 2 Runs, 7 Ks Trot Nixon- 15 for 60 (.250 avg) 3 Doubles, Triple, HR, 9 RBIs, 8 Runs, 11 Walks, 11 Ks Johnny Damon- 16 for 62 (.258 avg) 3 Doubles, 6 RBIs, 7 Runs, 5 Walks, 6 Ks Bill Mueller- 20 for 73 (.274 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, 2 RBIs, 6 Runs, 10 Walks, 14 Ks John Olerud- 12 for 43 (.279 avg) Double, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs, 7 Runs, 6 Walks, 7 Ks Alex Cora- 9 for 32 (.281 avg) Double, 2 Triples, 6 RBIs, 5 Runs, 3 Walks, 3 Ks Carrying the Team Kevin Millar- 14 for 48 (.292 avg) 6 Doubles, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs, 7 Runs, 2 Walks, 11 Ks Tony Graffanino- 17 for 52 (.327 avg) 4 Doubles, Triple, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 9 Runs, 8 Ks Manny Ramirez- 24 for 79 (.304 avg) 2 Doubles, 7 HRs, 17 RBIs, 14 Runs, 6 Walks, 15 Ks David Ortiz- 24 for 76 (.316 avg) 2 Doubles, 10 HRs, 22 RBIs, 15 Runs, 15 Walks, 14 Ks

Chacon has bumped back to 2 solid starts after getting rocked by Boston, Id still suggest he shouldnt make the start for game 1 this coming Friday

Nomar will not come back, he and the sox front office left on sour notes, lets not forget he's injury prone. remember edgahh's 4 year $40 million contract?---i dont think they will at all try to unload his contract this offseason have Nomar at 3rd?, the only options for 3rd base are Mueller and Youk in 2006

damn. that is shady of him to do so. Now thats out of the way, still my favorite pick to be 1st baseman for 2006 is Aubrey Huff, unlike Konerko he said he would be open to go to Boston

best offense: Manny is getting back to himself (big thanks for starting to hustle more on the bases) HR, 3 RBIs, 2 Runs---Cora having a 3 hit night--Edgahh had a good night with 2 hits, 3 Runs, Walk---Tront with his clutch 2 RBI double dishonorable mention: Damon needs to get it going, 0 for 5 tonight--as well as Tek (still no where near out of his slump) 0 for 4 with 2 Ks best defense: Edgahh had a clean night best pitching: Bronson almost made it a short night for himself, but he settled down very nicely to notch his 14th win of the season---Myers, Papelbon and Timlin held down the O's bats to close out the game

Timlin with the way of the K!!!! his 10th save of the season

another pitching change, as rookie 2b castro let a ball slip thru his glove for ortiz to get on. cmon manny!!

optimism, shall we? timlin's ERA with the bases empty is at 0.96

well yeah its just these yankee fans who think he will just bomb when there is pressure on. he's got such good stuff, i cant wait to see him as a regular starter

Paps our setup pitcher for rest of 05? yes i very much think so

leadoff walk for miguel tejada (who has had good numbers against arroyo)---even remy said he was thinking a relief pitcher shouldve started the 8th

dont worry Tony G is expected back tomorrow, he'll give offense a boost, with the sox he has hit over .300

thank you tek for slapping some sense into bronson 10 retired in a row good to see Manny, Trot, Edgar, and Cora picking it up--especially Edgahh