Beckett95

solid inning for clement, hopefully he can settle down and pitch well

as long as clements on the mound, the lead should hold...

lieber still has only thrown 24 pitches through 2 innings compared to clements 23 after 1

Willy Mo looking like his oldself

doublessssssssss

23 pitches, 12 strikes

atleast he got out of it

Clement f***ing sucks

well clements best pitch, by far, is his slider. thats what he has the most success with.

abreu owns clement lifetime

only 10 that whole inning

tommorow Youk's playing 3rd and Lowell is sitting and on Sunday Youk's playing first and Ortiz is getting the day off. So Youk will be leading off Saturday and Sunday.

well theres no other choice really. With Youk not playing Trots the best option

hoping he atleast gets a chance to start a game. I like Dinardo best in the bullpen

what about it?

from the sox blog on boston.com

Red Sox 1. Trot Nixon, RF 2. Mark Loretta, 2B 3. David Ortiz, 1B 4. Manny Ramirez, LF 5. Jason Varitek, C 6. Mike Lowell, 3B 7. Wily Mo Pena, CF 8. Alex Gonzalez, SS 9. Matt Clement, SP Phillies 1. Jimmy Rollins, SS 2. Chase Utley, 2B 3. Bobby Abreu, RF 4. Pat Burrell, LF 5. Ryan Howard, 1B 6. Shane Victorino, CF 7. David Bell, 3B 8. Sal Facano, C 9. Jon Lieber, SP the sox also made a roster move and brought up Abe Alvarez and put Mike Holtz on the DL. i think id rather see Alvarez start sunday instead of Dinardo. I think Dinardo's a bullpen only guy, while alvarez waas 5-0 in 7 starts at pawtucket with a 2.18 era.

id have to say Brandon Webb's the best pitcher in the division, followed by Peavy, Schmidt and Penny. Tomko's had a real good season so far, but i wouldnt expect that from him the whole year

clements 7-4 with a 3.60 era against Phillidelphia life time

ive brought good luck to clement this year. im pretty sure his 2-0 in my game threads this year.

sorry, had no idea

Game Info: Date: Friday, My 19th, 2006 First Pitch: 7:05 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/5235.jpg PITCHING MATCHUP: BOS: RHP Matt Clement (3-3, 5.58 ERA) Clement has been inconsistent thus far. In his last start, he gave up six hits and four runs over five innings, walking two and striking out four in a loss to the Rangers. Before being shut out last Friday in a rain-shortened game, the Red Sox had provided Clement with more run support (six runs per game) than any other Red Sox starter. Boston is 4-3 in Clement's previous seven starts. PHI: RHP Jon Lieber (3-4, 5.50 ERA) Lieber is coming off of one of the best performances of his long career. The veteran retired the first 20 batters he faced in and eventual two-hit shutout over 8 2/3 in beating the Reds, 2-0, on Saturday night. He's 1-1, with a 5.55 ERA in four career starts appearances against Boston, all coming as a member of the Yankees. PREVIEW: Interleague Play in National League venues means different things to different teams. For the Red Sox, it means that David Ortiz gets to break out his mitt. For the first time since last July, Ortiz will start at first base when the Red Sox open their Interleague slate against the Phillies on Friday night. Regarded as the best designated hitter in baseball, the menacing Ortiz rarely has to play defense. "Wish me good luck," quipped Ortiz, who has started 85 games at first since 2003, but just 10 last season. Ortiz has proven in the past that he can play solid defense without much practice. Look no further than Game 3 of the 2004 World Series, when he made a perfect throw across the diamond to nail Jeff Suppan of the Cardinals at third base. But this isn't to say that playing defense with a rusty glove is easy. "I think he gets concerned about -- I don't know if embarrassing himself is the right word -- but he's a pretty proud guy," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. "To go out there after not playing for what, six, seven, eight weeks, that's not fair. I just don't know what else to do. He did a great job in the World Series. "We'll just do the best we can. The first thing is, I hope he doesn't hurt himself because he hasn't been out there much. I hope he doesn't make errors because he hasn't been out there much. ... We want to win and I don't want him to embarrass himself. We're asking him to do something he hasn't done." Ortiz, who will likely start two of the three games against the Phils, is taking it all in stride. "It's all good," said Ortiz. "I handle it. I'll tell you what the toughest thing about baseball is: Heat -- and I handle it." The Red Sox, who have Matt Clement pitching the opener against Jon Lieber, will be dealing with a Phillies squad that has caught fire of late. "It's always a good test," said Red Sox right fielder Trot Nixon. "Philly's got a good ballclub. It's National League rules. We're going to lose a hitter, but we'll have a good bench. We'll get good pitching, play good defense. It's just like it is in the American League. You just lose one hitter." The other difference is that Boston's pitchers will have to take their first hacks of the season. Not that Francona wants them to take that many. "With the pitchers hitting, we took them in the cage at home and had them bunting and hitting off the tee," Francona said. "I've come to the conclusion now that they do more harm than good. They go in there and hit and they get hurt [when] they swing too hard. Hopefully they can get a bunt down."

article in todays globe by chris snow

hes played 2 games at 2nd in his career. Ill take defense over offense especially in a national league game. Youk will be a key pinch hitter towards the end of the games.

atleast pavano's been able to stay healthy since signing with the yankees