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Sounds like a nice play by Green!

J.D. w/ 2 K's, dammit. C'mon Bay.

So should Mike Lowell....

MIKEY!!!!

Thanks mj.....now may they all go YAHD today

Athletics 1. Ryan Sweeney, CF 2. Orlando Cabrera, SS 3. Jack Cust, DH 4. Matt Holliday, LF 5. Mark Ellis, 2B 6. Travis Buck, RF 7. Kurt Suzuki, C 8. Bobby Crosby, 3B 9. Landon Powell, 1B -- Brett Anderson, SP

Red Sox 1. Ellsbury CF 2. Pedroia 2B 3. Ortiz DH 4. Youkilis 1B 5. Drew RF 6. Bay LF 7. Lowell 3B 8. Green SS 9. Kottaras C

WIN DAMMIT!!!! Sending my old chick MOJO the Sox way C'mon Timmmmaaaaaaaaaaaay!! :thumbsup: Offense please be present and do not leave 20 men on base for a change of pace!

Matsuzaka goes to DL Posted by Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff April 15, 2009 02:17 PM The Red Sox have placed Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list and recalled lefthanded reliever Hunter Jones from Pawtucket.

Why, yes it is! Completely Why not to worry Posted by Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff April 14, 2009 01:05 PM April lies. One month – let alone one week, which is what has elapsed in the Red Sox’ season – is an inadequate measure of a team. If the Red Sox were playing an NFL season, they would be about halfway through the third quarter of the first game. Maybe 2-5, Boston's worst seven-game mark since 1996, is unsettling, but there’s a good chance it’s a mirage. First, there is one indicator that favors a turnaround. The Red Sox have a .250 batting average on balls put in play. (This means that if you take away home runs, sacrifices, and strikeouts, the Red Sox are batting .250.) The .250 mark is worst in the American League and better than only the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. The league average is .300. That means the Red Sox have run into some good defense, gotten unlucky, or both in relation to the rest of the majors. The Red Sox have been built for a marathon. By the time June comes and attrition forces other team to wedge guys who should be in Triple A into their starting rotations, the Red Sox will be bulwarked by a fresh John Smoltz. Name another rotation where Clay Buchholz could have the spring he did and not make the roster. That advantage won’t be revealed in the standings for another 40 games or so. And anyway, seven games is such a ridiculously small sample size to base any kind of conclusion on. Look at the seven-game records for every World Series champion since the strike: 2008 Phillies: 3-4 2007 Red Sox: 4-3 2006 Cardinals: 4-3 2005 White Sox: 5-2 2004 Red Sox: 4-3 2003 Marlins: 2-5 2002 Angels: 3-4 2001 Diamondbacks: 3-4 2000 Yankees: 4-3 1999 Yankees: 6-1 1998 Yankees: 3-4 1997 Marlins: 6-1 1996 Yankees: 4-3 1995 Braves: 6-1 Five of the past 11 World Champions failed to start better than .500 after a week’s worth of games, and only three post-strike champs had a start worth getting excited over. Would it be better if the Sox were hitting and Jon Lester was cruising through starts and they were in first place? Yes, of course. Would it really matter to the final outcome of this year if those things were the case? Probably not that much. I’m not trying to ignore the fact that the Red Sox have played below their expectation over the first week. And there most definitely comes a point when “It’s early” ceases to be a valid excuse. But Dustin Pedroia is not going to finish with a 52 OPS+, and Lester won’t have a 1.82 WHIP, and the Red Sox aren’t going to hit .180 with runners in scoring position, etc. You can go on and on. It's just too soon to worry. Now, if Daisuke Matsuzaka can't get past the fifth inning tonight ... (Just kidding.)

AVG OBP SLG Pedroia .179 .258 .357 Drew .150 .190 .350 Lowell .154 .185 .346 Ortiz .208 .333 .208 The team is sucking as a whole (minus Youk) after 7 games (above are some examples). It's frustrating as hell. Lay off of Lowell for 5 minutes.

The Sox lineup: 1. Rocco Baldelli, CF 2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B 5. J.D. Drew, RF 6. Jason Bay, LF 7. Mike Lowell, 3B 8. Jason Varitek, C 9. Nick Green, SS -- SP, Jon Lester Lowrie to be placed on DL Posted by Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff April 13, 2009 06:44 PM OAKLAND, Calif. -- Red Sox shortstop Jed Lowrie will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left wrist injury, the team has announced. Infielder Gil Velazquez will take his place on the roster. Lowrie will obviously be out of the lineup tonight against the A's. Nick Green will take his place at shortstop. Also, Jacoby Ellsbury has the night off against the lefthanded pitcher Dallas Braden

Home games at 7:10pm this season dude. Personally I like it.

Rays 1. Jason Bartlett, SS 2. Carl Crawford, LF 3. Evan Longoria, 3B 4. Carlos Pena, 1B 5. Pat Burrell, DH 6. Dioner Navarro C 7. Ben Zobrist, RF 8. Gabe Kapler, CF 9. Akinori Iwamura, 2B -- Scott Kazmir, LHP Red Sox 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B 5. Rocco Baldelli, RF 6. Jason Bay, LF 7. Mike Lowell, 3B 8. Jed Lowrie, SS 9. Jason Varitek, C -- Jon Lester, LHP

Nope. I think he'll have a better season batting as well. All 5 of his HR's were from the left side of the plate. Sounds like he made an adjustment that worked at the end of ST.

Rays 1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B 2. Carl Crawford, LF 3. Evan Longoria, 3B 4. Carlos Pena, 1B 5. Pat Burrell, DH 6. Matt Joyce, CF 7. Dioner Navarro, C 8. Gabe Gross, RF 9. Jason Bartlett, SS -- James Shields, SP

Red Sox 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B 5. J.D. Drew, RF 6. Jason Bay, LF 7. Mike Lowell, 3B 8. Jed Lowrie, SS 9. Jason Varitek, C SP -- Josh Beckett

Yeah, that sucks! At least they didn't wait until the last minute.

:thumbsup:

Opening Day roster set? Posted by Tony Massarotti, Globe Staff March 31, 2009 09:16 AM The Red Sox still have three days remaining in Florida, but the club appears to be finalizing its potential Opening Day roster as its days in Fort Myers dwindle. Barring any last-minute acquisitions via the waiver wire, the Sox appear to be leaning toward the left-handed-hitting Chris Carter over the right-handed-hitting Jeff Bailey for the final position spot on the 25-man roster. Assuming Nick Green remains in place as the utility man, Carter would give manager Terry Francona two left-handed hitters (Carter, George Kottaras) to go along with two right-handed hitters (Green, Rocco Baldelli) on his bench when the season begins. Carter and Bailey both have had sensational springs and neither must be exposed to waivers in order to be demoted. Bailey is signed to a minor-league contract, meaning the Sox would have to place him on their 40-man roster, but the team has the necessary roster space to make that move without any difficulty. Carter has minor-league options remaining and is already on the 40-man roster. Both players were likely to spend time with the major league club this year regardless of who broke camp with the team. Acquired in the 2007 trade for Wily Mo Pena – he, in turn, was acquired for Bronson Arroyo – Carter is batting .359 with 10 RBI and a team-leading six home runs this spring. Bailey is batting .356 with one homer and eight RBI, albeit in 10 fewer at-bats. Assuming Carter and Bailey make the team – and that Brad Penny is ready to make his first scheduled start on April 12 – here is what the Opening Day roster currently projects to look like: STARTING LINEUP (L) Jacoby Ellsbury, cf ® Dustin Pedroia, 2b (L) David Ortiz, dh ® Kevin Youkilis, 1b (L) J.D. Drew, rf ® Jason Bay, lf ® Mike Lowell, 3b (S) Jed Lowrie, ss (S) Jason Varitek, c BENCH ® Rocco Baldelli, of ® Nick Green, if-of (L) George Kottaras, c (L) Chris Carter, if-of STARTING ROTATION ® Josh Beckett (L) Jon Lester ® Daisuke Matsuzaka ® Tim Wakefield ® Brad Penny BULLPEN ® Jonathan Papelbon (closer) ® Takashi Saito (L) Hideki Okajima ® Justin Masterson ® Manny Delcarmen ® Ramon Ramirez (L) Javier Lopez DISABLED LIST ® Julio Lugo, ss ® John Smoltz, p