Game Story: 3 Is a Magical Number.

by Allen Chace on Sep 26, 2007 12:50 AM EDT in Game Stories

Not only did Being remember how to hit opposite-field singles, he also remembered the right direction to run after doing so.

The Return.

This game had just about all you could've asked for.

Being did not look rusty upon his return.
Eric Hinske got only 2 PAs.
Youks played.
Schill had it folks. 6 IP, ER, 6 Ks, 86 pitches with 62 of those going for strikes.
MDC showed Eric Gagne what power righties are supposed to do.
J.D. Drew: 3/4, BB, 2B.

The list goes on. Anyway, a lot to feel good about going into tomorrow's Blanton v. Lester game. Hopefully we can look forward to a lineup with Manny and Youks starting with Eric Hinske playing his best position (cheerleader).

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OTM

5:00 start, so I have to make my pick now.

A&B: Lester gives up 3 ER or less.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Sep 26, 2007 7:16 AM EDT reply actions

Re: Game Story: 3 Is a Magical Number.

Whatever else we do, we need to play Ellsbury

by Longsuffering on Sep 26, 2007 9:04 AM EDT reply actions

Drew vs. Hinske

have you noticed that JD is getting hot lately?

this is a good thing for two reasons (at least) :

1. this is the right time of the year to get your stuff together. we could need every
bit of production from RF in oct.

2. i waited so long for that to happen. it seems like that the patience will be rewarded
afterall.

Avg G AB R H 2B HR RBI BB K OBP Slg OPS TB AB/HR AB/K
Last seven days .400 4 15 4 6 2 2 6 2 4 .471 .933 1.404 14 7.5 3.8
September .323 19 62 15 20 6 3 12 15 14 .443 .565 1.008 35 20.7 4.4

to be true there were times when the only thing i expected from Drew at least was not to
hurt his teammates during the process to try to learn fielding RF in Fenwaypark.

i knew this is a longterm deal and we have to wait quite some time to see if this really
was a good move (i still believe it) in the end.
but he should contribute just a little bit here and there for the team in 2007 too and
now it looks like it will finally happen.

no way he is protection for Manny right now, but who knows what happens when the playoff
starts.
a few good hits (after a walk to Manny e.g.) in the first games would be helpful.

on the other side of life:

even with Drew getting hot we have problems in the lineup we should have fixed already.
Hinske is killing me.
AVG OBP SLG OPS
.206 .321 .406 .726

why is it that bad? (my guess would be...again...pitchselection)

we really do not have ANY other young man able to carry the mitt to 1B.
in general i like Hinske (and hope he will come around next year; somewhere!).
but i do not like the idea that he will be in the Sox lineup this oct at all.

plz tell me somebody that i panic and Hinske is doing just fine (or will be when the time comes).

by OilCanBoyd on Sep 26, 2007 10:54 AM EDT reply actions

Re: Drew vs. Hinske

Hopefully Youk's return means we'll be seeing less and less of Hinske.

And agreed on Drew. He's been hitting real well lately, for example that opposite field double last night was mighty fine. Hopefully he can keep it up through the post-season, and turn those "boos" into "Drew."

Just my two cents. Keep the change.

by tommy.otm on Sep 26, 2007 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Youk will be ok?

that would be nice.

somehow i have the bad feeling that Youk will have health problems til the end.

i really hope he will be ok.

by OilCanBoyd on Sep 26, 2007 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Impressive Pitching Last Night

Another impressive stat from Schilling's performance last night:

BB: 0

And only 2 given up by the gang of 4 from the 'pen.

That's enough to make any Sox fan smile.

BC14

by BC14 on Sep 26, 2007 12:18 PM EDT reply actions

Re: Game Story: 3 Is a Magical Number.

After 2 good performances, Gagne reverted to his poor form last night. He's got the arm and the stuff but can't seem to locate it and seems to get flustered. What do they do with him?

by Longsuffering on Sep 26, 2007 1:51 PM EDT reply actions

OTM for this afternoon

Lester has a quality start (i.e., 6 or more IP with 3 or fewer ER), though I'm not stipulating that he keeps it, given Tito's tendency to leave him in the game an inning too long.

In other words, through six innings, he will have given up 3 or fewer earned runs. After that, it's anyone's guess what happens.

by RSNexile on Sep 26, 2007 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

Re: Game Story: 3 Is a Magical Number.

I'm not going to say that Gagne's performance was stellar, but I thought he pitched decent. Mixed up his pitches. a couple of his changeups looked terrible. Had some decent zip on his fastball, & threw a couple great curveballs.

A couple of those at bats were real battles too.

Is it me, or does he wipe his arm off after every pitch? On a couple changeups it looked like he lost his grip, overthrew it, or something... dunno.

by kevindineen on Sep 26, 2007 3:03 PM EDT reply actions

Re: Game Story: 3 Is a Magical Number.

Just noticed your username. A buddy of mine just got invited to training camp with the Portland Pirates, the AAA affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks. The coach is Kevin Dineen, who used to play for the Whalers. Different guy, I assume?

Just my two cents. Keep the change.

by tommy.otm on Sep 26, 2007 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Re: Game Story: 3 Is a Magical Number.

The problem with a bad changeup is that it's a batting practice fastball at best. I'm not a major leaguer, but even I could hit a BP fastball out of the park with regularity. And if he's throwing "a couple" of those every outing, he's going to get pounded.

by RSNexile on Sep 26, 2007 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions