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FYI - Anthony Rizzo will be making his debut tonight for the Padres. Game starts in like 5 min.

I don't understand this comment? They said they still will play. From weather.com's radar, it looks like the rain will taper off around 9:30 - 9:45 unfortunately.

Sure. But at a time when Pedroia has a bum knee and a screw in his foot, is it really that outrageous to think that Crawford may be more valuable than him this year, from an offensive standpoint?

PeteAbe RT @Sean_McAdam: Pedroia exam complete. Finding: just bruised knee cap, expected in lineup tomorrow. 2 minutes ago Hmm....any chance he can get here for the game :dunno:

GordonEdes Francona on Pedroia: "I don't think he's going to miss any time.'' 13 minutes ago That is a tweet from Gordon Edes obviously tweeted just a few minutes ago...let's hope and pray he is right. Yanks just got floored with terrible news about Joba. Tommy John in his future

Let's wait until we face a RHP before we jump to conclusions. I bet he's 2 vs a RHP.

Well I see no reason NOT to extrapolate this information to make a projection for tonight's game. I think it's fairly obvious that Sabathia is trending toward 7.2 IP, 11 runs, 8 K's, right?:thumbsup:

Exactly. Showing that we're not going to see a decrease in production from the 2 slot. EDIT: Just saw your other post. Nevermind about this one.

This was my 2nd post -

I agree, Scut or Lowrie should hit 2. I would actually rather see Scut there because Lowrie can hit in the 6 spot because he's got significant power against LHP (.426/.438/.672/1.110 vs LHP this year) and he'll drive in some runs. I like Ells - Scut - Gonzo - Youk - Ortiz - Lowrie - Crawford - Cam - Tek for tonight's game.

Oh he doesn't? Sorry pal. You think I just make up these stats? Why don't you do me a quick favor. Run on over to baseball-reference.com, look up Carl Crawford's Game Logs, and use the Click to Sum function to summarize his games from May 23 - June 8. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=crawfca02&t=b&year= That's the link right there. Go check that out and then maybe go edit your other comment.

He's heating up. His April numbers don't mean anything on June 9th. That's what I'm saying. I understand that his overall numbers may be low, but look at what he's done recently. He's got a .403 OBP and a 1.162 OPS in his last 15 games, which covers 62 PA. That's not just a 12-15 AB span where he's on fire. He's been tearing it up ever since Cleveland. Look - If this was a rookie who we knew nothing about, I could see leaving him down in the line up. But when the 2 slot opens up and you've got a guy with a 1.162 OPS over the last 15 games that has 45-50 SB speed hitting in your 6 hole? You move him up. No questions asked.

First off, since May 1st, Crawford is hitting .312/.341/.514. During that same span, Pedroia was hitting .241/.353/.323. Look. Vintage Pedroia? Better hitter, better OBP, etc. Definitely. No doubt about it. But right now? And for the past month +, you gotta go with Crawford. The difference in their OBP over that span would be made up with Crawford's speed. As far as the argument (not sure who posted it) about driving up the pitch count, that's absolutely a ridiculous argument. Crawford is seeing 3.76 P/PA, Pedroia is seeing 4.26 P/PA. THAT'S 2 EXTRA PITCHES PER GAME!!! That is not a significant argument at all. While Pedroia is out, Crawford is the ideal 2 slot hitter. Especially with him heating up. .362/.403/.759/1.162 in last 15 games.

Yeah. He was horrid in the 2 hole in Tampa. :dunno:

I would say that Carl is going to hit in the 2 slot tonight, but then I remembered CC is pitching and we'll go with Lowrie or Scutaro in the 2 slot.

I agree. While this would suck tremendously, this year is different than last year. If we can keep the rest of the team healthy, that hole can be covered up, especially with Salty hitting. His defense will be severely missed, but think about it this way - Since April 15th, Pedroia has been hitting .221 with a .638 OPS. So if he goes down for a month, it's not like it was last year when he was on an absolute tear and the line up took a major hit. He's struggling to get going right now and has lost significant power. It's hard enough for him to hit with a screw in his ankle, if his knee is jacked up too, it's near impossible. If getting Pedroia the surgery will get him back to being a .300/.375/.450 hitter from July - October, then I'm 100% for it. Scutaro or Lowrie can fill the gap at 2B and, honestly, could even be an offensive boost considering Pedroia's production this year. When Pedey is healthy, he puts a charge into this team. Lets get him healthy for the dog days.

Only Adrian Gonzalez can go 0-4 with 3 K's and STILL have 2 RBI. That guy is retarded good.

PEDROIA TO GET KNEE CHECKED OUT IN BOSTON By: Rob Bradford Print NEW YORK -- Dustin Pedroia will return to Boston Thursday to have his right knee examined. The ailment has been bothering him since landing on the knee during the Red Sox' game against the Orioles May 16. The examination will be held at Massachusetts General Hospital and is viewed as precautionary, with the team wanting to ensure that the injury won't get any worse by continuing to play. While it is the same knee Pedroia experienced structural issues with during the 2010 season, the current injury is not related to last season's ailment. There is a strong possibility that Pedroia could be back in the Red Sox' lineup Friday, or at some point during the team's three-game series in Toronto over the weekend. Pedroia is currently is hitting .247 after going 1-for-3, flying out to deep center field in his first two at-bats against Yankees starter A.J. Burnett. He has hit in five of his last six games, totaling a .304 (7-for-23) during the stretch. The Boston Globe was first to report Thursday's examination. ================================================================================================= Hopefully he will be back with us on Friday or Saturday. At the same time, he probably needs a couple days off at the very least to give his knee a rest. I'm sure 30 games in 32 days didn't help too much before the NYY series.

Best record in the AL!

Ahhhh Yeahhhhh!!!! First Place!!!!

Holy s***, Gonzo. I think you may have been able to slip a piece of paper under there when you jumped