Beckett95

Entry form : Number of Red Sox Wins: 4 Total # Red Sox Runs Scored : 35

anyone know the reason why all the toronto games start at :07 instead of :05? Every game there is either 1:07 or 7:07.

should be a high scoring game today, unless clement can locate his pitches

Game Info: Date: Sunday, April 23rd, 2006 First Pitch: 1:07 ET TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 850 Starting Pitchers: http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/6099.jpg VS. http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/6712.jpg BOS: RHP Matt Clement (1-1, 7.00 ERA) Clement was sharp in his last start, allowing three runs over seven innings, but he received a no-decision against the Devil Rays. Clement struck out six in that game. The Blue Jays have been tough on him the last couple of years. In fact, Clement's only loss thus far this season came against Toronto, which touched him up for eight hits and seven runs over four innings on April 13. TOR: RHP Josh Towers (0-3, 4.20 ERA) Towers is in an early-season slump, but he will have had six days of rest to work on some of his command issues. After his last start, in which he lasted just two innings before rain and five runs allowed cut short his outing against Chicago, Towers said his problems have been more in his head than with his mechanics. In his start versus Boston last week, he lasted six innings and gave up four runs -- all in the second frame. Game Preview: The Red Sox, with Matt Clement on the mound, will try to salvage the final game of this three-game series against the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon. Boston needs a victory to avoid getting swept for the first time in 2006. The Jays have given the Sox fits the last two years, taking 15 of the last 23 meetings between the American League East rivals. "We've been in this situation before in past years. We've got a good group of professional guys out here," said Red Sox right fielder Trot Nixon. "We know what we need to do, what it takes to go out there and win ballgames. We're going to do that. We're going to go on streaks where we win five, seven, maybe 10 games. You just got to put this loss behind you and try to go out there and play hard, avoid the sweep and move on." The Boston bats, which produced just one run on Saturday, will try to be more productive against Blue Jays starter Josh Towers. The Sox beat Towers on April 11 at Fenway Park, scoring four runs against him over six innings. Without Coco Crisp (fractured left index finger) at the top of the order, Boston has struggled to score runs at times. "Someone like Coco, he's very important to this team. But we've got a good group of guys right here right now," said Nixon. "We've got guys capable of filling in for Coco. Obviously, Coco's got a great amount of speed. He can go out there and run. But in the same sense, you string a few hits here and there, you can still score runs."

stern singled, doubled, walked twice, scored twice and had an RBI in his first game for pawtucket tonight

if Alvarez was better than Arroyo, then Alvarez would be in the Sox rotation right now.

start of the season bullpen Foulke Timlin Papelbon Tavarez Riske Seanez wat id like to see by July/August Papelbon Delcarmen Hansen Timlin Foulke Van Buren

id rather of seen Seanez be optioned than Van Buren, who looked respectable today. If Dinardo has another bad start, Id like to see Alvarez get a chance to start a game. Hes tearing up AAA so far this year.

yep, he ruined a game that should have been won. Id say this is atleast the 2nd loss this year that can be blamed on francona

ya some positives about the game--- Mannys 2 HR Beckett dominated through 7 Papelbon and Foulke looked real good

Francona really pisses me off sometimes Rudy Seanez is no better than a AA batting practice pitcher

ya, why is Francona afraid to let Papelbon pitch the 8th and 9th, if need be?

both of them pitched well last year in the NL, but neither seem to be good enough to pitch in the AL East

why do you say that?? Why couldnt Hansen help set up for the time being?

i like that alot too ya bring up the young kids and give them a shot, if Seanez and Tavarez keep pitching like they have been

their bullpen might consist of Van Buren, Delcarmen and Hansen by July instead of Seanez, Tavarez and Riske

either Seanez just really sucks, or hes injured. Most of the time you see pitchers struggling, they will be put on the DL with some injury.

put Rudy on the DL and bring up Delcarmen, and if Taveras continues to struggle, why not bring up Cla Merideth?

ya it bothers me that Timlins struggling this year. He doesnt look the same as he was last year. Id say the sox 2nd best reliever is Foulke

id MUCH RATHER see Van Buren get a shot in that situation than to bring in rudy

Seanez is hopefully either going to be DFA or put on the DL soon

rudy seanez needs to get the f*** out of here, put him on the DL or something

exactly, what was Tito doing there, bringing in seanez

1 bad outing????????? look at his friggen era

why the f*** is seanez pitching?? id rather see van buren