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Interesting bottom third of the order tonight:
Wily Mo scratched again. ... Is Cora #7 so the Sox can have LRLRLR in the 3-8 spots? That seemed weak with Pena at #9, but more forgiveable with Harris. ... The Sox should run wild on that outfield; lossen up your right arm, DeMarlo!Youkilis, 1B Damon, CF
Loretta, 2B Jeter, SS
Ortiz, DH Sheffield, DH
Ramirez, LF Rodriguez, 3B
Nixon, RF Posada, C
Lowell, 3B Cano, 2B
Cora, SS Williams, LF
Mirabelli, C Long, RF
Harris, CF Phillips, 1B
Ian Browne reports that the New York media crushed the Boston media 15-0 earlier today (their 9th straight win). Tyler Kepner of the Times threw eight shutout innings (a complete game). The Globe's Chris Snow started, but didn't make it out of the second inning, allowing 10 runs in 1.2 innings. The Boston linescore: 0 runs, 5 hits, 10 errors. Ouch. ... A second game is scheduled for June 7.
What is most surprising to me is that Gonzalez is not starting again after Tito came out and said that he started Cora because of the atmosphere in the globe today.
ReplyDeletetito totally bullshits. or tries to.
ReplyDeletealso i think he thinks alot of cora, and gonzo going 0-17 before that homer in philly doesn't help his cause.
it's like clockwork. we don't give wake run support when we have the chance(s), and then his knuckler vanishes, he walks guys, and then he has to go to his 'fastball' which is so easy to hit.
ReplyDeletecan tek maybe *not* swing at the first pitch while pinch-hitting in the 9th in the future? thx.
ReplyDeletecrissssssssssp. come back so the bottom of lineup may not suck quite so badlyyyy(((
i'll take yr gd red sox nation card. you play ;D
a lead in that situation is different from a deficit tho. would you really wanna see tavarez come in to face a-rod with two on in scoring position?
ReplyDeletethe knuckler wake threw to a-rod wasn't even that bad of a pitch, it was down. even a-rod didn't know where it went after he hit it.
that game was spoiled early on. johnny set the tone with the homer. and then twice we had two on with noone out but couldn't capitalize.
I'm feeling gypped because I missed Schilling's gem on Monday night (sick as a dog) though I read all about it, had to deal with an emergency Tuesday and missed all but the 8th and 9th on NESEN (guess I saw the best part).
ReplyDeleteThe fustration: NY 7 hits, 7 runs, 3 RLISP: Sox 10 hits, 5 runs, 13 RLISP. That part must have been fustrating to watch.
Hope I can see RJ and Clement duel tonight in the rubber match.
The Globe sports section was very good this Wedensday morning though with an excellant wrap by Chris Snow, a McMullan peice on Sheffield, and a Edes piece on A-Rod.
Johnny D. enthuses about what a great teammate A-Rod is after trashing him last year. Interesting in the context of the sports psychologist that A-Rod and others players employ who was profiled in yesterday's Globe.
Tito was caught saying something smart about the bottom of the line-up and how the runs pile up when they are hitting.
That may be how this team lives or dies this year, how the bottom half of the order performs consistently and how the back-half of the pitching rotation performs.
Can Clement put together good outings back to back? Can we drive in some runs when Wake pitches.
Damn, what would our W-L record be if we'd scored runs behind Wake? We coulda been on pace for 107 wins.
What kind of indictment did Franco pass on Gonzalsez, or did that idea come down from on high? Cora did good last night. Is it possible he will take over at short?
What's with the passed balls? Was the knuckler moving that much and if so why were the Yanks so successful -- well seven hits were'nt too bad, but two of those hits, whew . . .
Ah, Schlitz.
ReplyDeletejack: you're right. even tho i don't feel good with anyone in the bullpen save pap and timlin, it's what a manager should do in that situation.
ReplyDeletehonesly, tito must know this? what's the matter with him?
he needs to read this blog i think ;)