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SWEET an RBI!

Nice catch Crawford

Good job Crawford!!!

Love when Papi beats the shift!!

I hope so!

Yaz but I was only 3. He retired the year I graduated High School.

The game is also on TBS today.

RANGERS (2-0) Kinsler DH Young 2B Hamilton CF Beltre 3B Cruz RF Murphy LF Napoli C Moreland 1B Blanco SS Pitching: LHP Matt Harrison (3-2, 4.71 in 2010)

From The Boston Globe online in the Extra Bases section of the Red Sox page.

RED SOX (0-2) Ellsbury CF Pedroia 2B Gonzalez 1B Youkilis 3B Ortiz DH Lowrie SS Crawford LF Saltalamacchia C McDonald RF Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (17-2, 2.33 in 2010) A WIN would be nice! :thumbsup:

Wasn't a Gorman fan if I recall correctly. RIP. Thanks for everything and 1986.

RED SOX (0-0) 2 Jacoby Ellsbury CF 14 Dustin Pedroia 2B 13 Carl Crawford LF 20 Kevin Youkilis 3B 28 Adrian Gonzalez 1B 34 David Ortiz DH 23 Mike Cameron RF 39 Jarrod Saltalamacchia C 10 Marco Scutaro SS Pitching: 31 Jon Lester LHP RANGERS (0-0) 5 Ian Kinsler 2B 1 Elvis Andrus SS 32 Josh Hamilton LF 29 Adrian Beltre 3B 10 Michael Young DH 17 Nelson Cruz RF 25 Mike Napoli 1B 8 Yorvit Torrealba C 20 Julio Borbon CF Pitching: 36 C.J. Wilson LHP Game time: 4:08 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN, ESPN (blacked out in Boston) / WEEI 850 AM Last year: The Sox were 89-73, seven games out in the AL East. Texas was 90-72, winning the AL West. They beat the Rays (3-2) and the Yankees (4-2) in the playoffs before losing the World Series in five games against the Giants. Red Sox lineup vs. Wilson: Ellsbury 0-1; Pedroia 2-5; Crawford 2-12, 1 HR; Youkilis 2-7; Gonzalez 0-1; Ortiz 1-10, 4 K; Cameron 0-3, 2 K; Saltalamacchia 0-2; Scutaro 2-16, 4 K. Total: 9-57 (.158). Rangers lineup vs. Lester: Kinsler 2-16, 3 K; Andrus 4-12; Hamilton 5-16; Beltre 4-11; Young 4-23; Cruz 4-10; Napoli 3-6; Torrealba 0-0; Borbon 1-3. Total: 32-97 (.330). Wilson vs. the Sox: 3-1, 1.42 (13 appearances/3 starts) in his career, 3-0, 0.86 (3 starts) in 2010. 21 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 8 BB, 20 K Lester vs. the Rangers: 3-1, 2.94 (7 starts) in his career, 1-1, 1.69 (3 starts) in 2010. 16 IP, 14 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 11 K Sox vs. Rangers last season: The Red Sox were 4-6 against the Rangers, getting outscored 55-41. The Sox were 1-2 at Rangers Ballpark. Terry Francona: Entering his 8th season with the Sox (654-480) and 12th season as a manager (939-843). Only five active managers (Tony La Russa 2,683, Jim Leyland 1,493, Dusty Baker 1,405, Bruce Bochy 1,274 and Mike Scioscia 981) have more victories. ... In Red Sox history, only Joe Cronin (1935-47) has managed the team longer. Ron Washington: Entering his 5th season with the Rangers (331-317). Connections: Adrian Beltre played for the Red Sox last season. ... Jarrod Saltalamacchia was with the Rangers from 2007 until July 31, 2010 when he was traded to the Red Sox for three minor leaguers. ... Red Sox bench coach DeMarlo Hale was a Texas coach from 2002-05 and managed their AAA team (Oklahoma City) from 2000-01. Michael Young played for him in 2001. Random notes: The Sox were 14-19-2 in spring training, the Rangers were 13-16-1. ... Matt Albers, Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez, Bobby Jenks, Dennys Reyes and Dan Wheeler are in their first season with the Sox. ... The Sox are 4-3 in season openers under Francona. They have won the World Series in two of the three years they lost the opener _________________________________________________ PLAY BALL!! :thumbsup:

Can't believe this day is FINALLY here! What a long and crappy Winter!! GO RED SOX!! Interesting post from Peter Abraham: Opening Day lineup revealed Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 31, 2011 11:09 AM From Houston, Mike Vega reports this will be the lineup tomorrow: Ellsbury CF Pedroia 2B Crawford LF Youkilis 3B Gonzalez 1B Ortiz DH Cameron RF Saltalamacchia C Scutaro SS That's a proactive Opening Day lineup by Terry Francona as J.D. Drew sits against C.J. Wilson. Drew is 1 for 6 against Wilson. Cameron is 0 for 3 but at least is righthanded. Lefties hit .144 with a .400 OPS (yes, .400) against Wilson last season. Had Francona really had game-planned against the lefty, he could have done something like this: Scutaro SS Crawford LF Pedroia 2B Youkilis DH Gonzalez 1B Cameron RF Lowrie 3B Varitek C McDonald CF But Opening Day does mean something to certain players and it can be best to put people where they would normally be. But if this was Wilson on July 1 instead of April 1, you'd probably see all the righthanded hitters in there. The guy is death on lefties

Not worried about Youk or anyone really right now. It would be Beckett, if anyone, although he pitched well last night.

Leaving work at 1:30, getting my car serviced (oil change, state inspection...) Heading to my normal watering hole about a mile from my house, Home Team Grill. It's a very Red Sox friendly sports bar! CANNOT WAIT!! Taking April 8th off for the Sox home opener!! :thumbsup:

I'm at work so not watching on tv. But I won't EVEN try to listen on XM...Sterling and Waldmen....no thanks:thumbdown GO TIGERS!

I just never liked him. I rooted for him while he was in a Red Sox uni. It's a matter of opinion. You rip players all the time that I don't understand or agree with but I don't question you.

Seriously! Way to go Butler!:thumbsup:

Pedro "Pedey" Martinez, no doubt.

Love you too. That is all.

Roger's son is in for Houston. Weird. Play well but don't be an ******* like your dad.

Yeah. Never liked Mr. Chinpubes. Hope Jenks can pitch well regardless of his.

I've been more worried about Beckett than Dice-K. Nice job tonight. Fingers crossed. But Houston has looked kinda "single A-ish". Psyched/shocked about Jacoby...keep it up. Find your swing/groove Youk...you know what to do. Glad Salty has shaken the "NIPS"....hang tough...lookin' good! Our Red Sox look GREAT on paper. Produce boys! Come on April 1st. Oh....and Yankees SUCK!!

Jose Canseco. Eric Gagne. Matt Clement. I'm sure there are more. Sorry, can't pick one.

Red Sox keep Albers and Reyes; Aceves and Okajima optioned to minors Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 28, 2011 09:40 AM By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Red Sox have set their 25-man roster. General manager Theo Epstein just said the team will keep RHP Matt Albers and LHP Dennys Reyes. RHP Alfredo Aceves and LHP Hideki Okajima have been optioned to Class AAA Pawtucket. So the 25-man roster is: Rotation LHP Jon Lester, RHP John Lackey, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Josh Beckett, RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka Bullpen RHP Jonathan Papelbon, RHP Daniel Bard, RHP Bobby Jenks, RHP Dan Wheeler, LHP Dennys Reyes, RHP Matt Albers, RHP Tim Wakefield Outfielders Mike Cameron, Carl Crawford, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Darnell McDonald Infielders Jed Lowrie, Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Marco Scutaro, Kevin Youkilis. Catchers Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek DH David Ortiz Epstein also said that LHP Felix Doubront will start the season on the disabled list and remain in extended spring training until he is stretched out. The Pawtucket rotation will be: Aceves Doubront Brandon Duckworth Andrew Miller TBA (an in-house prospect) The final bullpen decision was based on roster management, Epstein said. Albers and Reyes are out of options and would have been lost to another team had they been placed on waivers. Aceves and Okajima have options. "A big part of this decision was the preservation of pitching depth," Epstein said. Epstein said he believes Aceves will eventually help the Red Sox and that they have faith in him as a starter, long reliever or short reliever. "It's a tough day having to send him down because he did just about everything he could do to make the club," Epstein sad. "It's a numbers game with so many good pitchers pitching well. It's an unfortunate result for Alfredo and we told him we'd see him again." Epstein said Okajima is "trending in the right direction" after a good spring training. "We think he's really close to being locked in to where he can come back and help us," Epstein said.