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haha hey sox fan in tex, i think hes still in denial that the mighty yanks were beaten by the d-rays, 3 out of 4 in tampa and then again 3 out of 4 in the house that ruth built

wade will be getting his next start in a somewhat easy game for him i guess, game 1 against tampa bay--i just dont see the sox extending his contract at the end of the season so far, he does get better after the 1st couple innings but really any team especially the sox cant have a pitcher who cant get past the sixth inning

thats cool, yeah sorry from em too, ive been since yesterday morning. must be having withdrawls from used to sox getting nice wins

terry had changed the schedule since (1) clement is doing all star game and (2) he doesnt think wade is ready to face the yanks (thank you tito!!!) Game 1- Bronson Game 2- Wells Game 3- Clement Game 4- Wakefield hmmmm yes i believe so.

terry had changed the schedule since (1) clement is doing all star game and (2) he doesnt think wade is ready to face the yanks (thank you tito!!!) Game 1- Bronson Game 2- Wells Game 3- Clement Game 4- Wakefield

wow ok, no dude i understand that, i was saying a fact plain and simple--that was stated on nesn's pre-game report of what seattle would like in turn if the sox try to make a deal for him

why is everyone on here worrying about games in september and such? we are in 1st place, lets just ease through the all star break and take one game at a time

ok if you want red sox to give up hanley ramirez or dustin pedroia for eddie, go right ahead, cuz thats only way seattle wants to deal with the sox--besides yes eddie is a great pitcher this season but he is also known to be injury prone

i think he scared brian roberts off of 2nd base, haha--id get off the base as quick as i could if i saw ortiz coming at me full speed

great last at bat, another silver lining was the sox's lone run by trot getting his ninth homerun of the season

and manny strikes out to put ortiz's rare stolen base in vain. and get the yanks 2.5 games behind us for the series against them

i wouldnt have the sox go for eddie, seattle has stated if a deal is made for eddie they would like some of red sox's top prospects

not sure whats behind this lineup, but john olerud yet again will be getting the nod to start 1st base for todays game, as well as sox are giving bellhorn the day off by having alex cora in second base

and olerud will be getting the start at 1st base again for todays game

olerud had surgery from his injury he had during the yanks/sox playoffs in october. i believe its how come he has to wear that batting helmet while playing defense

or david ortiz as catcher, haah what player in his right mind would try to knock ortiz off of the plate

id like to see 1b: david ortiz 3b: kevin youkilis DH: bill mueller, a clutch hitter as any; with bases loaded this season he is 9 for 14 and 16 RBIs

i was just saying good matchup considering NY's pitchers ERAs, mussina is currently the ace with a 9-5 record and 3.97 ERA. with johnson at 8-6 record 4.14 ERA... other than that i have high hopes for game 1 since clements last start against the yanks, the 17-1 defeat at yankee stadium starting off with clement striking out the 1st 3 batters

to be able to pitch great with a disability as that, very schilling-esque

actually in the games ive seen ortiz play at 1st base, he didnt make any errors and just plain and simple great defense

im thinking moreso Olerud, millar started it seemed at first to turn things around in beginning of june when he had 2 homeruns in the same game, but since then his average has been slumping to now .265, along with him going hitless for past several game, tho he has been robbed from orioles and rangers players doing web gem plays to catch the ball

hey watch out for the way you make your thread titles, haha, this one will surely get attention from yanks fans to invade--welcome to the site, im sure youll have fun

sorry dude but stats speak for themselves for offense: Orlando Hudson- .257 avg, 7 HR, 39 RBIs, 39 Runs scored, 4 SBs, 23 walks, 38 strikeouts Mark Bellhorn- .221 avg, 6 HR, 27 RBIs, 39 Runs scored, 3 SBs, 47 walks, 102 strikeouts with defense plays lacking as of late

from mlb.com on the trading block rumor deals, which would be an upgrade: 2B Orlando Hudson, Blue Jays Contract status: Signed through '05 July 6 -- The Toronto Sun reported that the Red Sox, Reds and Devil Rays all are interested in Hudson. He is Toronto's best trade chip, mostly because of his glovework and the fact that he hasn't even hit arbitration yet. The second baseman will start to get expensive this offseason, but he's starting to get recognized as the AL's premier defender at his position. The Jays have Russ Adams and Aaron Hill in the fold, so Hudson's likely on borrowed time.

an article from redsox.com, very assuring he will be back in fenway if apperance today for the paw sox is as any good as last nite Schilling makes second relief outing Blink and you missed Curt Schilling's second relief appearance for the Pawtucket Red Sox. Schilling, who is in the process of converting from the Red Sox's ace to a late-inning reliever because of Keith Foulke's knee injury, zipped through a 1-2-3, seven-pitch ninth inning on Saturday night that put the finishing touch on the Pawtucket Red Sox's 12-3 romp over the Syracuse SkyChiefs. Despite the miniscule number of pitches, on top of the modest 14 he threw in last Thursday's outing against Ottawa, Schilling doesn't feel those stats are a true indication of his status. "I'm not sure that the amount of pitches I throw in a game is as big a barometer as just getting ready to pitch," the right-hander said. "I threw the other day and I was ready to go after that one because I knew I wasn't going to feel anything, and I don't feel like I'm probably going to [today]. "The priority, obviously, other than pitching is to continue to strengthen the ankle. We'll use the schedule as best we can over the next couple days to do that." Schilling, who'll pitch another inning of relief on Sunday afternoon, said his heavily-scrutinized ankle is OK. As for the ninth inning with the first batter, Kevin Barker struck out on three pitches -- the last a 92 mph fastball. John-Ford Griffin bounced a 1-1 pitch to first baseman Roberto Petagine for an easy out. Jason Alfaro then flied out to right field on the first pitch. "I went curveball, split, fastball to the first hitter," Schilling explained of his pitch selection. "I went fastball, fastball, split to the second guy, and fastball in [to Alfaro]." Schilling's pitches were clocked between 75 mph and 92 mph on the Alliance Bank Stadium radar gun. And just like in his rehab start against Charlotte on July 4 plus his relief outing against Ottawa, Schilling didn't have as much zip on his fastball as he would like. "I think [the velocity is] the same," he said. "If it is the same, which it has been, then it's something I'm going to have to deal with. That's my fastball right now, and I'm going to have to pitch with it. "I think that's the adjustment I made tonight. I went out and threw a couple of different pitches and got some guys sitting on something else and made pitches." One adjustment Schilling has yet to make in his two relief outings is pitching in an actual save situation. When he worked against Ottawa, the Lynx led, 5-3, in the ninth and clipped Schilling for two runs (one earned). On Saturday, the PawSox scored their most runs in one game since June 23. But PawSox pitching coach Mike Griffin emphasized that Schilling must be prepared for any situation, regardless of score. "He's getting used to the role of coming in late in a ball game and especially in a ninth-inning role," Griffin said. "We were just fortunate to score some runs [saturday]. But he's going to be asked to handle that kind of role or go pitch in innings to get an inning's worth of work if [the Red Sox] are up by 'X' amount. So, he has to learn that type of role, also. "But I think [on Saturday] it was a little bit more relaxing for him for the first time coming in in that situation. I'm sure everybody would like to see him come in in a close game, but we have to take what comes and work with what we've got." Even though it's been a long time since Schilling last pitched in relief, the last thing he's concerned about is his personal enjoyment quotient. "You like any job if you have success at it," he said. "[if] you go out and blow saves, this job rots. You've got to fill a role. Whatever that role ends up being, hopefully it's something that will make us better. "The goal here is not for me to like this job, or for [boston] to make me happy. The goal is to win a World Series. If I'm going back there to do this for a brief period of time or for the rest of the year, whatever it has to be, I'll do it."