VA Sox Fan

:lol:

Had to pause the game.... Nice hit Timaaay...too bad you got stranded. Nice hit Papi...too bad you got stranded. Wake is looking good! Run support is needed. Get to Vasquez!

Nice game! Way to be Josh! Goodnight all!!

Red Sox lineup . . . Posted by Chad Finn, Globe Staff June 26, 2009 04:16 PM Mike Lowell is out of the lineup with a sore hip, while Mark Kotsay gives Jacoby Ellsbury a break in center. Red Sox 1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 2. J.D. Drew, RF 3. Kevin Youkilis, 3B 4. Jason Bay, LF 5. David Ortiz, 1B 6. Jason Varitek, C 7. Mark Kotsay, CF 8. Nick Green, SS 9. Josh Beckett, RHP

Ridiculous

You are a pompous ass and a snob, always have been. I've "known" you since 2004. Cut out the ignorant s*** and get back to baseball.

Keep it up with your pmpous-ass predictions....we know how the majority of those turn out.

So? He is a Yankee and no amount of whining about it will change that fact.

If this is the beginning of Lowell's decline, I'll be the first to admit I was wrong about him. But Texiera is history, he's a Yankee, why keep bringing up that the Sox didn't get him? What is it going to change? He wanted to be a Yankee so badly, let him lose with them.

Red Sox 1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 2. J.D. Drew, RF 3. Jason Bay, LF 4. David Ortiz, 1B 5. Mike Lowell, 3B 6. Jason Varitek, C 7. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 8. Nick Green, SS 9. John Smoltz, RHP Nationals 1. Cristian Guzman, SS 2. Nick Johnson, 1B 3. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B 4. Adam Dunn, LF 5. Josh Willingham, RF 6. Josh Bard, C 7. Willie Harris, CF 8. Anderson Hernandez, LF 9. Jordan Zimmerman, RHP WIN!!!! Good luck Smoltz!!

Nope, would think when Remy's back, he's back. Roberts is just filling in. I like him too but miss the Rem Dawg. Maybe he'll be back after the AS break. Eck got on my nerves a little at first ("paint" and "cheese") but he grew on me a little. Remy's the best IMO.

DOH! My bad, did cut/paste from the Globe. Work has been craaaaaaazy this afternoon, didn't even notice! Please excuse my oversight and tardiness on the line-up/thread....work sometimes gets in the way of my talksox time! I blame Nick Carfardo: The lineups Posted by Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff June 24, 2009 02:30 PM WASHINGTON --You'll note that David Ortiz is back in the Sox lineup hitting fifth and playing first base tonight against Nats rookie righhander Craig Stammen. MIke Lowell sits again.

Red Sox 1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 2. J.D. Drew, RF 3. Kevin Youkilis, 3B 4. Jason Bay, LF 5. David Ortiz, DH 6. Jason Varitek, C 7. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 8. Nick Green, SS 9. Jon Lester, LHP Nationals 1. Willie Harris, CF 2. Cristian Guzman, SS 3. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B 4. Nick Johnson, 1B 5. Josh Willingham, LF 6. Elijah Dukes, RF 7. Anderson Hernandez, 2B 8. Wil Nieves, C 9. Craig Stammen, RHP WIN!!!! Pitch a gem Lester!!

Joe Urbon, I believe.

Jason Bay, RBI machine Posted by Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff June 24, 2009 02:15 PM Jason Bay has come to bat with runners in scoring position 73 times this season, and he appreciates what batting in the Red Sox lineup allows. “The only way to drive guys is having guys on base,” he said. “You’re basically at the mercy of your teammates there. And then it’s your job to drive them in.” And Bay has been doing his job well about as well as any player in the major leagues. He’s had the chances. And he has capitalized. After his three-RBI night against the Washington Nationals last night, Bay has 69 RBIs, best in the American League and second only to Albert Pujols in the majors. Bay is batting .356 and slugging .712 with runners in scoring position. Bay drives in runs when it counts – he’s got 14 go-ahead RBIs and nine-game winning RBIs, second and first in the AL. Bay drives in runs frequently – he’s got one RBI per every 1.55 at-bats, which is second in the AL, only behind Joe Mauer. Bay drives in runs without hits – Bay has three sacrifice flies, second on the Sox behind David Ortiz. Bay has morphed into one of the league’s best run producers while maintaining his low-maintenance approach. He is consistently the last person manager Terry Francona worries about. “Wind him up and let him go,” Francona said. “He always seems to come up with the big hit,” centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury said. Bay has cooled a bit this month. In April, Bay had a .490 on-base percentage. In May, he hit 10 home runs. He’s been solid in June – he’s batting .280 – but not as spectacular as in the season’s first two months. That was to be expected, but it has not hindered Bay from driving in runs. “I’m not doing anything different,” Bay said. “I got off to a good start. My June probably hasn’t been as good as April and May were. But I’ve maintained the whole time I wasn’t going to hit .350 and hit 80 home runs. It was one of those things were if the hits weren’t coming, if I could get still get them in with a sacrifice fly or an RBI groundout, contribute that way. “What I get paid to do is drive in runs, and that’s what I take pride in.” Love him Sign him, please. Thank You!

An outsider's take on Sox fans Posted by Chad Finn, Globe Staff June 24, 2009 12:45 PM Take pride, Red Sox fans. Once again, you proved you travel remarkably well, essentially turning the Washington Nationals' ballpark into your home away from Fenway last night. Dan Steinberg, who writes the witty D.C. Sports Bog blog for The Washington Post, estimated that 75 percent of the attendees at Boston's 11-3 victory last night were rooting for the road team. Steinberg also noted that the influx of Sox fans offered a glimpse at how enjoyable a night at the ballpark might be if the Nationals ever became competitive: It felt like baseball mattered, and it was cool, and it'll be like that all the time when/if this team gets good. While tipping his cap to Sox fans for their passion for their team, Steinberg also provided a comical -- and rather accurate -- outsider's perspective on what Sox fans are generally like: Well, I can tell you that they really believe loafers, no socks and khakis is the ideal way to watch baseball. They believe, almost without exception, that baseball hats should be worn backwards. They believe that no t-shirt is possibly so hilarious that putting it on a green background won't make it even more hilarious. And they believe that such t-shirts are especially great if they make allusions to drinking, Boston accents and (mostly for ladies) the hotness of Red Sox players. Steinberg also provides a fun photo gallery from the game, suggesting that perhaps Sox and Nats fans aren't so different after all. Check it all out if you don't mind a chuckle at your own expense WTF?

Always liked Coco, sorry to hear the news. Another good trade for Theo.

My brother got tix to tonight's game in DC for face value ($60) on craigslist. Seats are 9 rows up from Sox dug out, not bad....but then again, it's not Fenway.

Nice to read such honesty about the current NYY team. I have a co-worker who is in complete denial at this time. Things can always turn around....or not...

Amen to that! Totally needs to be a DH.

Lucchino rips Bor-ass: Lucchino on Boras, Strasburg Posted by Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff June 23, 2009 03:07 PM Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino spoke with the Washington Post for a story in today's paper about the negotiations of Ben McDonald 20 years ago, a likely parallel for what the Washington Nationals will confront trying to sign Stephen Strasburg this summer: a historically gifted college pitcher, a team desperate for a franchise pitcher and good headlines, and, driving it all, Scott Boras. In June 1989, Lucchino was an executive with the Baltimore Orioles, and Boras was an up-and-coming "advisor." The negotiations -- which, you'll find if you read the story, were fascinating -- were a virtual introduction for Boras and Lucchino. The two have had several episodes over the years, the latest this winter with Mark Teixeira's high-profile free agency, and each has hinted (at least) a dislike for the other. In today's Post story, Lucchino didn't waste his chance for a dig at Boras. Pay especially close attention to the end of this quote: "Certainly you can see how the pre-draft hype and hyperbole are quite similar," said Larry Lucchino, Baltimore's team president in 1989, who now holds a similar position with the Red Sox. "And if anything that hype has probably increased in intensity. The team is similarly situated, with external pressure. And then [scott] Boras as the player's agent." Lucchino sighed, then added, "I'm sure it will be a long and protracted negotiation at the detriment of the player's development." Reporter Chico Harlan updated the story on his blog this morning