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GameThread: Rays (16-12) @ Red Sox (17-13)

Red_sox_game_41206_026_tiny by Randy Booth on in Open Thread

First, let me just say I hate the last two weeks of a semester. I've been so busy that it seems like the Red Sox have gone extinct.

Second, let's score some runs, shall we? Your starters:

W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Clay Buchholz 1-2 4.08 1.28 27 10

W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Edwin Jackson 2-2 3.86 1.30 22 16

And the lineups:

Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox

05/02/08 7:05 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Rays Boston Red Sox
Akinori Iwamura - 2B Jacoby Ellsbury - CF
Carl Crawford - LF Dustin Pedroia - 2B
Jonny Gomes - DH David Ortiz - DH
Carlos Pena - 1B Manny Ramirez - LF
Evan Longoria - 3B Mike Lowell - 3B
Eric Hinske - RF Kevin Youkilis - 1B
Dioner Navarro - C Brandon Moss - RF
Gabe Gross - CF Jason Varitek - C
Jason Bartlett - SS Julio Lugo - SS

 

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anyone?

go sox!!

"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."

( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)

by MassGal on May 2, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

How long am I going to have to stay up

watching Gameday refresh itself?

"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo

by DJDP23 on May 2, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

oh yeah, new Battlestar tonight

I’ll be here…in a sense

"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo

by DJDP23 on May 2, 2008 9:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I'm kind of here

Go Sox!

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

a single, a walk, then 3 Ks

coulda done without the baserunners, but good work, Buch

"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo

by DJDP23 on May 2, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Great inning there by Buch

And now Lugo with the 2b.

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by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 10:29 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Lugo doubles, so does Scrappy!

Run scores

"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo

by DJDP23 on May 2, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

71 pitches now for Buch

Please, bullpen, don’t blow this lead. We already got our run of the game.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Brandon Moss with the home run!

"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo

by DJDP23 on May 2, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

I missed the HR

Shit, I was watching the Celtics-Hawks game. I hope Brandon Moss can make us not miss Drew.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

We got our bats back!

OMG, I sure missed scoring more than a run every game…

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by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

we scored more runs with 2 outs in that inning

that we scored in 3 games against the Jays

"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo

by DJDP23 on May 2, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Off of work finally.

Couple thoughts:

F you too, Celtics. Just kidding, but win on Sunday.

You sometimes get these (what seems like it’ll be) 5-inning uneven starts from your young starters with good stuff and potential. Let’s just be glad Tampa’s has not had it at all tonight.

I apologize for no recap last night. I had some good sarcasm planned. I may still put it out there in a two-fer. We’ll see.

2nd and 3rd, 1 out. Let’s not let this get crazy…

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Celtics

Can somebody explain to me WHY THE FUCK the potential tying 3 with 8 seconds to play was shot by Rajon Rondo?

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by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

No idea. I thought that's why we had Cassell.

When those situations come up, Doc can go with Cassell, Pierce (if he hasn’t fouled out), Allen, Posey, and KG or Powe or even House if they think they need 5 options to shoot it.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

You know

Posey had just hit a 3, a heavily guarded 3. The Celtics had 8 seconds to work the ball, and still tried the suicidal shot…

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by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Seriously. I love Rajon Rondo

But if he’s not in there just for his speed and ability to pass, then there’s no need for him to be in on that possession.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Agreed

He should not have been on court in that situation. Still, it’s the HAWKS. If the Celtics can’t beat them in Boston, well… But I highly doubt that.

Still, going to a 7 game series against such a weak team is not a good sign…

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I actually think

we match up better against the Cavs anyway.

The Hawks really have some young, talented guys with desire, drive, and varying un-yet-met levels of potential.

The Cavs have LeBron and several guys whose games are limited in several ways.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

And maybe I'm just saying this...

because I think the NBA RotY plays in Atlanta…

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

The Cavs suck

I hate that team. LeBron is maybe the best player in the game today, because his team is REALLY bad, and he can still make ‘em go deep into the POs. He wouldn’t be having that average anywhere else, but he’s sure better than Kobe ‘The Rapist’ Bryant.

Horford should have been indeed the ROY. Again, the NBA gives the award to a guy whose team sucked big time. I may never understand it.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

See.

Can’t blame Durant for his team sucking, or for doing exactly what he was probably told to do (throw up 20-70 shots a night). He did that, and did it all well.

But Horford was asked, especially as it became clearer they’d be in contention, to be everything they’d need a big man to be. And aside from being respectable at FT% and having an about average post game, he responded. What they asked him to do was tougher, and he did most all of it.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Horford improved the Hawks

Durant did not. If he wasn’t there, it wouldn’t have made any difference, the Sonics would have sucked just the same way. I think Durant is the best player from that draft, and he’ll get a MVP or 2 before he’s done. But he wasn’t the ROY.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Eh. Durant had a losing battle to fight in Seattle

...in a number of ways.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Yeah, it's not his fault

I didn’t mean it that way. The Sonics are not a good team, and they only think about moving out. He couldn’t have done any better than he did. But still I wouldn’t name him ROY. It would be like giving MVP to LeBron.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Wild pitch. 6-1.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Carl Crawford out at home

Wow, is lucky and Youk is good… :)

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by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

MGBB: Would you let Buch start the 6th?

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I would

It’s a big lead, and he threw 89 pitches so far… He can give us another inning. But I would not let him start the 7th…

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Oh, absolutely not.

And I’m honestly thinking, with MDC’s struggles lately. (And I’m starting to think that his flu troubles might’ve been the worst of anyone on the team), going with:

7th: Aardsma/Lopez
8th: Oki
9th: Paps

Unless we get a bigger lead.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Paps

I don’t think we’ll need him. Maybe let Oki get the save.

If we had a bigger lead, that would be the only bad thing about not having Gagne this season. Maybe we should let Timlin fit his shoes. :)

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Maybe we should let Timlin fill the bullpen coach's shoes or something...

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Maybe we should let Timlin to be a high five guy

And make him a specialist at that… :)

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Post-ASB, ideal bullpen:

Paps, Oki, MDC (who will get his internal system and/or head straight before then), Hansen (with Timlin voluntarily hanging em up), Aardsma (who will remember that walks = bad), Lopez (who really hasn’t been that horrible this year), and…I dunno. Masterson? Lee Gronkiweizneihjshljfkljhgoihjioguehrugbjfkljkljeufueh?

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

And Bryan Corey!!

Now I’m just kidding… That bullpen would be great, if MDC can get his head straight, and if Hansen can be what he can be.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

DR. DOUBLES!

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Edwin Jackson, for one start at least, reverting to his

Daniel Cabrera sans-bad attitude days.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Lowell is sure back

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by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

We certainly could use at least 2006-era Lowell this season.

Which is I think what we’ll get.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

There's only one player I'd have for a 3rd baseman in my team rather than Lowell

And that would be David Wright. And just because I’m a really big fan of that guy, and he’s young.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

...I could be talked into the guy who plays the position for Tampa...

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Or...Kansas City, or Washington.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I could do that too

But Wright is the only 3rd baseman I’d trade a shitload of prospects to get…

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Boo. Tek, GIDP.

A wall-ball sure would’ve been nice…

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Pitching change?

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Oh. Lopez. You've

been surprisingly okay this year, despite your ERA. Just get Hinske to GIDP.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Wow. You almost kind of listened.

Excellent.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

6-7 more runs plz.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Bunt single for

Crisp Julio Lugo.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:46 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

4 pitch BB

Old times Lester there…

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by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Whew. Easy there.

We don’t know if that’s “old times” just yet.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

It is

Now Lester is a new, badass Lester… Until his next crappy start, then he’ll be just Lester again.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:58 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

DP GIDPs.

F.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:51 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

D. Well. Let's just keep em down.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:52 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

GIDP again

Woohoo! Oh, wait, that’s not supposed to be a good thing…

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 2, 2008 11:53 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

I'm on Gameday

How irate should I be about the throwing error by Lugo?

by nuthinboutnuthin on May 2, 2008 11:55 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Didn't know there was one (Gamecast).

But as always, you should be irate.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Unless

We find out it was one of those deep-in-the-hole GBs, that no SS we’ve had since young Nomar would’ve gotten to anyway, then irate.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 2, 2008 11:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Oh...

I’m assuming it was the former. Part of my whole “Viva Jed!” campaign…

by nuthinboutnuthin on May 3, 2008 12:00 AM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Count me in.

I’ll pass out flyers or whatever.

And, it’s hard to get too mad at Lugo. This is the player he’s always been. This is one to chalk up on Theo if the mediocrity continues.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 3, 2008 12:02 AM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I completely agree

Except for: “it’s hard to get too mad at Lugo“

by nuthinboutnuthin on May 3, 2008 12:05 AM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I mean, to the point of wishing him harm in some way.

At the plate, he’s not doing anything different than he did in Houston or Tampa.

...honestly, same thing with his SS play.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 3, 2008 12:06 AM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

How did he got such a big contract?

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by MerryGoByeBye on May 3, 2008 12:26 AM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Nah...

You’re right about his play. I’d prefer a $ 9mm SS, but if I can’t have that, I at least want a $ 9mm scapegoat

by nuthinboutnuthin on May 3, 2008 12:31 AM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

And

Did someone turn the offense switch to “ON.” For a while, I thought they had changed the rules making it illegal to score more than one run…

by nuthinboutnuthin on May 2, 2008 11:57 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Well

It looks like Lopez is making things interesting…

by nuthinboutnuthin on May 2, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

It looks like we'll need Paps

And MDC is in.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 3, 2008 12:00 AM EDT reply reply   0 recs

6-2. 1 out. Unless I'm WAY behind.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Julius Erving is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on May 3, 2008 12:01 AM EDT reply reply   0 recs