VA Sox Fan

It is good. He's back where he belongs, in the NL. Kick ass Smoltzy.

Yankees lineup and some notes Posted by Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff August 23, 2009 05:33 PM Here's the Yankees lineup, plus some pregame notes: 1. Derek Jeter, SS 2. Johnny Damon, LF 3. Mark Teixeira, 1B 4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B 5. Hideki Matsui, DH 6. Nick Swisher, RF 7. Robinson Cano, 2B 8. Melky Cabrera, CF 9. Jose Molina, C -- CC Sabathia, SP Red Sox manager Terry Francona clarified Brad Penny's role going forward before tonight's game. Tim Wakefield will take Penny's place in the rotation on Wednesday, but Penny will be available in the bullpen for long relief that night if Wakefield struggles or has to be pulled early. Junichi Tazawa starts Thursday, and, if Penny doesn't pitch Wednesday, he'll back up Tazawa on Thursday night in the same way. If Penny doesn't pitch on either day, he'll throw a simulated game Friday and the Red Sox will go from there. Francona said he didn't want to convert Penny into a reliever. One other note: Victor Martinez will officially catch Wakefield on Wednesday.

No need to freak out about the line up. I'm sure Drew and Papi will be available to pinch hit.

LMAO Crunch!!!! :lol:

I'm psyched and glad Eck will still be in the booth as well, he's grown on me big time.

Remy gets the call for tomorrow By Chad Finn Globe Staff / August 20, 2009 Jerry Remy, the popular color analyst on NESN’s Red Sox telecasts, will return to the booth tomorrow when the club begins a series against the Yankees at Fenway Park. Remy has been on an extended leave of absence since early May as he recuperates from the effects of lung cancer surgery. Remy, 56, will ease back into his role alongside play-by-play voice Don Orsillo. For the time being, he will work on a part-time basis in the position he has held since joining NESN in 1988. “I’m anxious right now just thinking about it,’’ Remy told NESN’s Tom Caron before last night’s game. “But I’m sure once you get back into the swing of things, after an inning or so it will be just like old times, and we’ll have hopefully a good game and a little bit of fun.’’ Former Red Sox players Dennis Eckersley and Dave Roberts, who were among the 26 fill-ins NESN used in Remy’s absence, will continue to pinch hit for Remy in the booth while also contributing analysis to NESN’s pregame and postgame studio programming. Last November, Remy, a longtime smoker, had surgery to remove what was described as a “very small, low-grade cancerous area’’ from a lung, the knowledge of which first became public May 6, the day he announced his leave of absence. But concerns about the former Sox second baseman’s health were raised as early as spring training, when his arrival was delayed by what was later revealed to be a bout of pneumonia. He also suffered an infection shortly after the surgery, and it became clear to Remy as the first few weeks of the season passed that he was neither physically nor mentally ready for the grind. He has not broadcast a Red Sox game since May 30 in Tampa Bay, an absence of 91 games through last night, and the private Remy remained out of the public eye during his recovery. But last Wednesday, he made his first visit to watch a game at the ballpark since taking leave, receiving a standing ovation from the Fenway crowd when he visited the NESN booth in the second inning. During a meeting with the media that night, he spoke openly about his battle with depression that delayed his return and said he is receiving therapy. “I’m glad I did it [return to Fenway last week] because it really kind of gets that out of the way and when I do come back on Friday to do a game, it’s just a normal day,’’ Remy said last night. “The Yankees being in town, obviously that’s a little bit different, but to get all this personal stuff out of the way I think was a great thing for me last week. “But it is a little bit uncomfortable. You know I’m not a player, I’m just a broadcaster. To have that much attention put on you, it means people care about you.’’ © Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company.

That's how the game is played, always has been.

Your know how emotions work, right? "At some point you’ve got to protect yourself ...I let my emotions get the best of me... I don’t think there’s any plan when that happens. It’s just reaction. If I was an ultimate fighter, I think I’d have a plan." -- Youkilis on snapping after getting plunked It will be time for the rest of the team to step it up, Drew, Bay, Pedroia, Martinez etc. If we lose the Pennant race because of one player, we don't deserve to be in the race at all.

Agree. Youk had to do it. Way for Mike Lowell to step up HUGE last night.

Wrong thread bro.

:lol: basthad :lol:

Good for you!! :thumbsup:

Ok. I was wrong to use the word narcissitc while expressing my annoyance of your "3rd person bomb". VA Sox Fan is truly sorry. VA Sox Fan hopes the Sox do not lose tomorrow. VA Sox Fan would be ultra sad. Bottom line....good job calling out Jacko.

I am far from a snobby elitest. Guess I should have given you a break for being "extra-pissy" today. We're all feeling that way about the Sox, but it doesn't excuse the 3rd person reference. Unless, of course, you are a professional athelete with a huge ego. Because we can just laugh those people off. You called out jacko perfectly. A lot of us gave you recognition for your spot-on post. I can take criticism especially when it's deserved. You should be able to too.

Better than expected.

Never understood why they let him go.

Excellent post. Except for what I have bolded. Never cool to refer to oneself in the 3rd person. Not under any circumstances. Nails on a chalk board. Unecessary. Narcissistic. Pet peeve of mine, obviously.

Love Seinfeld But to each his own. Time for Lester to be the Stopper tomorrow. Beckett tried. Can't handle the sweep.