BOS (1-1) @ OAK (1-1) - GM 3 - 10:05 p.m. EST
by Randy Booth
on Apr 1, 2008 8:30 PM EDT
in Open Thread
Boston Red Sox @ Oakland Athletics
It's finally here! The day we've all been waiting for! Opening Day ... in America? ... for the Red Sox?
Whatever you want to call it, the Red Sox are playing tonight and the game actually counts in the standings. It may not feel like Opening Day, but let's treat it like it is the true one, right?
Here are your starters for tonight's game. For some reason, I feel like we've seen this one before...:
Here is the Red Sox's lineup for tonight:
- Ellsbury, rf
- Pedroia, 2b
- Ortiz, dh
- Ramirez, lf
- Lowell, 3b
- Youkilis, 1b
- Varitek, c
- Crisp, cf
- Lugo, ss
The A's lineup to come later.
JD Drew is still hurting so Coco Crisp takes his place in the lineup, but plays center, meaning Jacoby Ellsbury is in right field. Look at the consecutive speed in the lineup: Crisp, Julio Lugo and then Ellsbury -- all back-to-back. Please take advantage of this tonight, Tito.
I'm treating this as the first "real" game of the season. Yeah, Japan was nice but who knows what those performances would have been like if it wasn't after an 18-hour plane ride? Hopefully all the jet lag is out and we can actually play some real baseball.
Go Sox!
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Interesting
To see Ells in the leadoff spot. No knock on his abilities or his speed or anything, but I'm tempted to bet my entire net worth ($6.47) that DP has a better OBP than Ells this season, and it's the most important thing for a leadoff hitter, no?
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 9:08 PM EDT 0 recs
Useless Blue Jays.
...just saying.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 9:46 PM EDT 0 recs
MF Cust.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 10:37 PM EDT 0 recs
Aright. Give up a solo HR, then nibble with Emil Brown. I see the logic.
...not.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 10:38 PM EDT 0 recs
RE:
This offense needs to explode. I haven't seen it yet all season!
by Randy Booth on Apr 1, 2008 10:45 PM EDT 0 recs
Dear Jacoby
Take a pitch.
Love,
Allen
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 10:50 PM EDT 0 recs
CS! Take that, Kurt Suzuki!
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 10:55 PM EDT 0 recs
I have a feeling Bob Geren is going to get a talking-to...
from Billy Beane about that move.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 10:56 PM EDT 0 recs
Well, to be fair, it's not like Suzuki is...
Well, Tek out there.
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by Allen Chace on
Apr 1, 2008 11:03 PM EDT
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it's beginning to alarm me
that Papi doesn't have a hit yet.
by soxaholic on Apr 1, 2008 11:03 PM EDT 0 recs
RE:
I think he's OK. Blanton is a pretty solid pitcher. We need Papi to just get warm, I think.
by Randy Booth on
Apr 1, 2008 11:10 PM EDT
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HAHA. Dropped foul. Idk. S.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:05 PM EDT 0 recs
Ugh. I just hate this Kevin in the 6-spot thing.
He's like, doomed to be stranded with the guys behind him, though I do think Lugo has a rebound year.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:13 PM EDT 0 recs
youks with the single.
Tek to K? Popup? GiDP?
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:16 PM EDT 0 recs
Heh.
You said nice wood.
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by Allen Chace on
Apr 1, 2008 11:20 PM EDT
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Lugo with the IF hit
This is where he needs to live with that speed
by soxaholic on Apr 1, 2008 11:21 PM EDT 0 recs
Off topic
But I'm really digging the live comment updating.
by soxaholic on Apr 1, 2008 11:22 PM EDT 0 recs
Totally on-topic.
And me too.
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by Allen Chace on
Apr 1, 2008 11:22 PM EDT
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I'm actually not used to not having to refresh...
by Randy Booth on
Apr 1, 2008 11:23 PM EDT
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Now this is the Sox offense at work. C'mon Papi.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:24 PM EDT 0 recs
Sweet mother. It's rust. It has to be, or we're f.ed.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:27 PM EDT 0 recs
Just got out of my rugby game
How is it going for us guys?
by AZredsoxfan on Apr 1, 2008 11:27 PM EDT 0 recs
Decidedly eh.
Actually, got a two-out rally going and tied the game. Daisuke is looking very good when not nibbling.
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by Allen Chace on
Apr 1, 2008 11:29 PM EDT
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papi
WTF is wrong with this guy? Who's watching it? Is he looking comfortable? Swinging at balls outside of the zone? Behind it? getting fooled?
by sydneysox on Apr 1, 2008 11:29 PM EDT 0 recs
It's the third game.
Believe me, if he doesn't have a good game at the plate within a couple more days, we'll have a lengthy panic-riddled discussion about it.
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by Allen Chace on
Apr 1, 2008 11:30 PM EDT
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Sweet mother. Matsuzaka WILL strike you out, cretins.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:31 PM EDT 0 recs
Excellent. Way to settle down after the solo jack, even though I yelled at him anyway.
5 IP, 2 H, 7 Ks. Would love to see the pitch count be a bit lower, but hey.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:35 PM EDT 0 recs
Daisuke
Daisuke is DEALING. One mistake that's obviously hurt him but he looks fantastic out there right now.
Little late on the play at the plate with Youk but the tag was clearly missed. Yet even though the replay showed this multiple times the Oakland announcers kept claiming that Youk must be out because he went back to tag the base again. Talk about homers...
by Gnick on Apr 1, 2008 11:38 PM EDT 0 recs
YOUKS! 3 bases baby!
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:40 PM EDT 0 recs
If anyone would have said Youk was going to hit a triple today, .... SNAP! HOME RUN!
by Randy Booth on
Apr 1, 2008 11:40 PM EDT
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to anyone watching, did Emil Brown misplay it at all?
seems like a distinct possibility..
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:40 PM EDT 0 recs
A little bit
It kind of bounced over him though. It was a legitimate triple.
by soxaholic on
Apr 1, 2008 11:41 PM EDT
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2B?
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:43 PM EDT 0 recs
He and Drew should start a "robbed of homers" club.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:43 PM EDT 0 recs
What happened?
My video cut out.
I'm one of four guys who built SB Nation 2.0. We are like the Borg, but friendly.
by sixfoot6 on Apr 1, 2008 11:44 PM EDT 0 recs
All right Daisuke.
We got you the Ump-ruined cushion.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:45 PM EDT 0 recs
mlb.tv
Does anyone else have mlb.tv? And if so is there video a little bit behind? Because soxaholic called Coco's groundout before I saw it.
by Gnick on Apr 1, 2008 11:46 PM EDT 0 recs
In fact
If you have Gameday open, you can predict the future!
by soxaholic on
Apr 1, 2008 11:47 PM EDT
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Haha. I remember that several times from last season.
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by Allen Chace on
Apr 1, 2008 11:48 PM EDT
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"In play, run(s)"
"Oh f. yeah. Show it to me MLB.tv." -A common occurance last season using gameday and mlb.tv at the same time.
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by Allen Chace on
Apr 1, 2008 11:50 PM EDT
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Let me try
then i can thread, watch, do gameday, and my math hw do in 15 mins
by AZredsoxfan on
Apr 1, 2008 11:49 PM EDT
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so am i
I just thought you where all wicked quick
by AZredsoxfan on
Apr 1, 2008 11:48 PM EDT
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MLB.tv, I've found, is consistently a bit behind.
Kept me from following GT's too closely last season.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:47 PM EDT 0 recs
Da K-man.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 1, 2008 11:51 PM EDT 0 recs
I would guess he starts the 7th at the least.
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by Allen Chace on
Apr 1, 2008 11:53 PM EDT
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I'm Thinking
7th: Dice-K
8th: Delcarmen
9th: That one guy who looks kinda scary sometimes
by Gnick on Apr 1, 2008 11:53 PM EDT 0 recs
Tavarez?
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by Allen Chace on
Apr 1, 2008 11:53 PM EDT
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Alright guys
I'm outta here for the evening. Class tomorrow's a pain. Go Sox!
by soxaholic on Apr 1, 2008 11:55 PM EDT 0 recs