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June 17, 2006

G66: Red Sox 5, Atlanta 3

Yook leads off the game with a home run, Ortiz goes deep, Gonzo goes 3-for-4, Beckett goes six (6-3-2-4-5) and knocks in a run, and Papelbot closes it out. Solid.

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Josh Beckett (5.26; 7.00 in eight road starts) / Lance Cormier (6.10), 1:20 PM

Atlanta's scheduled starter, Horacio Ramirez, was scratched because he's still not 100% after being hit in the head by a line drive last Sunday.

Manny's off today. Lineup:
Youkilis  LF
Loretta   2B
Ortiz     1B
Nixon     RF
Varitek    C
Lowell    3B
Crisp     CF
Gonzalez  SS
Beckett    P
(Beckett has a 1.750 OPS this season! So Tito the Moron bats him 9th. Of course! Jeez.)
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9 comments:

  1. thatdietcokegirlJune 17, 2006 at 11:22 AM

    manny needs another day off?!

    *blood pressure rising*

    i swear, he gets more days off than anyone in that lineup.

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  2. ZenslingerJune 17, 2006 at 11:52 AM

    Hair like that takes time to care for.

    Beckett OPS keeps rolling with his RBI single. Again I'm watching on the Internet, but...he's doing very well for throwing a lot of balls. No hits until the RBI.

    I feel for the Braves as they're my NL team, but...no mercy, not when we need it this bad.

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  3. thatdietcokegirlJune 17, 2006 at 2:33 PM

    i have to say, i was caught up in futbol all afternoon, so red sox were a flick-over-every-few-minutes kinda thing. but ya know, i flicked *alot* ;)

    lol @ the hair comment. yr right, i need to consider these things, and it's no big deal. (bloody nancy boy he is;)

    yankees lost. muhahaha!!

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  4. ZenslingerJune 17, 2006 at 2:40 PM

    They Yanks did not lose. They blew a 7-run lead and wasted a JD grand slam and Rivera gave up two runs. There is a difference, you know.

    I went into a bar to watch the end of this game and ended up watching soccer, too. Was fun.

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  5. thatdietcokegirlJune 17, 2006 at 3:14 PM

    *looks around* what?

    howeva it happened, THEY LOST.

    ;D

    anyway that *is* losing dude. i know the difference ;p

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  6. ZenslingerJune 17, 2006 at 3:18 PM

    No, no -- I mean they didn't *just* lose. They ate the big one in a mighty way.

    Great rejoicing.

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  7. From the Vined SmithyJune 17, 2006 at 10:53 PM

    Oh Suzy, you know I can't resist a little Manny-defending.

    I believe the record states that Manny has played in the most games for the Red Sox of any player for the past...three years? Maybe only two? I'll check.

    2003: Manny (154) 2nd to Nomar (156).

    2004: 1st with 152 (Millar, Damon, and Ortiz 150).

    2005: 3rd (152) behind Ortiz (159!), and Renteria (153).

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  8. ZenslingerJune 18, 2006 at 8:46 AM

    He was a perfectly good option for the Sox in 2005 based on past performance. So are Tavarez, Saenz, and so was Riske. There's just been something about arriving in Boston that has ruined relievers the last few years.

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  9. ZenslingerJune 18, 2006 at 1:55 PM

    Nationals walkoff HR against the Yanks. Bad news is that Wang pitched very well for eight innings. Good news is that if Schill can come through, first place is ours. Jays lose again as well. Last week's funk is a'lifting.

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