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No worries. Doing well here! Hope all is well with you and yours!

STFU about the September collapse already!

It's actually "yes ma'am" in my case, no biggie! Let's go fella's!

Hello! :thumbsup: Go Red Sox! WIN!

Crawford close to getting in a game Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 7, 2012 03:30 PM DETROIT — Carl Crawford’s return from surgery on his left wrist is picking up steam in Fort Myers. The left fielder continues to take batting practice on the field and is getting into an extended spring training game is “imminent” according to Bobby Valentine. Rather than travel to Boston for the Opening Day festivities, Crawford will stay in Florida and continue his work. “I heard he’s progressing really nicely,” Valentine said. “The way it seems right now, he’s feeling very good.” Crawford would start out as a DH then work his way into the field. “We’re trying to get a very comprehensive, yet not rushed, program for him,” Valentine said. Crawford would go from extended spring training to a minor league assignment before rejoining the Red Sox. The hope is that will happen sometime in May.

Wasn't sure where to post this: Hill and Miller start rehab assignments tonight Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 7, 2012 01:55 PM DETROIT — Help is on the way for the Red Sox bullpen. Lefthanders Rich Hill and Andrew Miller are scheduled to start rehab assignments today with Single-A Greenville according to Bobby Valentine. The Drive host Lakewood at 7:05 p.m. Hill is coming back from Tommy John surgery and Miller from a strained left hamstring. Valentine also said that Carl Crawford's debut in extended spring training games is "imminent."

I'm not sure how Abraham picks the Song of the Day. And YES, I am very ready for the game! :thumbsup: How about you?

Game 2: Red Sox at Tigers Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 7, 2012 11:40 AM Here are the lineups: RED SOX (0-1) Jacoby Ellsbury CF Dustin Pedroia 2B Adrian Gonzalez 1B David Ortiz DH Kevin Youkilis 3B Ryan Sweeney RF Cody Ross LF Jarrod Saltalamachia C Mike Aviles SS Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (13-7, 2.89 in 2011) TIGERS (1-0) Austin Jackson CF Brennan Boesch RF Miguel Cabrera 3B Prince Fielder 1B Delmon Young LF Alex Avila C Jhonny Peralta SS Andy Dirks DH Ryan Raburn 2B Pitching: RHP Doug Fister (11-13, 2.83 in 2011) Game time: 4:05 p.m. TV/Radio: FOX / WEEI Umpires: HP-Bill MIller, 1B-Dan Iassonga, 2B-CB Bucknor, 3B-Dale Scott. Song of the Day: "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye. Notes: Beckett is 3-2 with a 2.50 ERA in six career starts against Detroit, 2-1, 1.31 in three starts at Comerica Park. ... Beckett allowed two earned runs in 19 innings during spring training (major league games games only). ... Ortiz has gone 72 at-bats without hitting a homer. ... Saltalamacchia is 1 for 13 against Detroit in his career. ... Fister was 8-1, 1.79 in 11 games for Detroit last season after being obtained from Seattle. He is 1-2, 3.33 in four career starts against the Red Sox. Tigers vs. Beckett: Jackson 1-4, Boesch 1-6, Cabrera 1-11, Fielder 1-3, Young 5-14, Dirks 1-5, Peralta 4-20, Avila 2-6, Santiago 1-6. Red Sox vs. Fister: Ellsbury 1-3, Pedroia 0-2, Gonzalez 1-3, Ortiz 2-11, Youkilis 2-5, Ross 0-0, Salty 1-2, Sweeney 2-7, Aviles 0-0.

Classic gem right there. Thank you again ORS and UN?

That made me laugh

I just posted the line ups in the In Game Thread for today's game fyi

#2 Starter. Pretty cool.

Cook, Ohlendorf dropped from Red Sox roster Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 3, 2012 12:07 PM The Red Sox have reassigned righthanded pitchers Aaron Cook and Ross Ohlendorf to minor league camp. They will be in the rotation for Triple-A Pawtucket. The contenders for two roster spots at this point are RHP Scott Atchison, C Dan Butler, INF Pedro Ciriaco, OF Jason Repko, INF Nate Spears and LHP Justin Thomas. That's assuming that Michael Bowden and Vicente Padilla are safely in the bullpen, which seems to be the case. The Sox have to decide whether they want to carry an extra pitcher.

Dammit 700, I was getting ready to give you s*** about your 3rd person use in another thread:angry:;) You beat me to it!

I must have mis-remembered that.

What is the world coming to?????

From Peter Abraham and the Globe Top of the 8th: Red Sox 5, Twins 1: Gonzalez doubled and scored on a double by Theodore S. Ciriaco, the greatest Red Sox player ever. Ciriaco has 8 extra-base hits in 41 ABs this spring. He had 12 in 277 ABs with Class AAA Indianapolis last year.