Minnesota @ Boston GameThread, Jul 7, 2008 7:05 PM EDT

	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Scott Baker	5-2	3.65	1.20	57	12

	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Daisuke Matsuzaka	9-1	3.12	1.39	65	49

Minnesota Twins	Boston Red Sox
Carlos Gomez - CF	Jacoby Ellsbury - LF
Alexi Casilla - 2B	Dustin Pedroia - 2B
Joe Mauer - C	J.D. Drew - RF
Justin Morneau - 1B	Manny Ramirez - DH
Jason Kubel - DH	Mike Lowell - 3B
Delmon Young - LF	Kevin Youkilis - 1B
Brian Buscher - 3B	Coco Crisp - CF
Nick Punto - SS	Jason Varitek - C
Denard Span - RF	Julio Lugo - SS

C'mon Tek

Just give me a walk or two. That’s all. Just get on base a couple times.

by sggut95 on Jul 7, 2008 5:50 PM EDT 0 recs

Drew leadoff

I’m all in for it, or at the very least he should hit 2nd. He’s too good right now to bat low in the order.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 6:41 PM EDT 0 recs

Who is around tonight?

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:10 PM EDT 0 recs

I'm sort of here

Too busy to post much, however. I hate law school.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

If we didn't have Youk

I’d be okay with Morneau in our team. I think that even with that MVP award, he’s somewhat underrated.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:17 PM EDT 0 recs

He is good

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

And while you're at it

You can put Jose Reyes at short, and Josh Hamilton in LF.

by sggut95 on Jul 7, 2008 7:19 PM EDT 0 recs

Josh Hamilton in LF

Man, Hamilton and Drew on the same team is too great to even imagine.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'm not sure I wouldn't rather have Casey DH right now

It seems like we’ve been without Papi and Manny for a while.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:20 PM EDT 0 recs

I hate watching Dice-K pitch

He gets two quick outs and then loads the bases.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:21 PM EDT 0 recs

Dice-K with 2 walks, 24 pitches and bases loaded.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:21 PM EDT 0 recs

Thank ya, Young

Can’t believe what the Rays got on a trade for this dude.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:23 PM EDT 0 recs

They fleeced the Twins

I’ve never been a big Delmon fan.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yeah

I think Delmon will suck in the near enough future.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

riddiculous that he was drafted so high

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

Agreed

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

Sorry I'm late, seems like a small crowd tonight

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:25 PM EDT 0 recs

A bad week will do that

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

Fenway's cyber-faithful are here

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

I don't know if you guys have heard..

but Masterson is going to the bullpen, I don’t think that is a good idea with his K/BB ratio and sometimes flyball tendencies

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:30 PM EDT 0 recs

It's either that or just keep him in the minors

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up 0 recs

minors

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up 0 recs

Nice play by Youk

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:33 PM EDT 0 recs

Good quick inning for Dice-K

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:34 PM EDT 0 recs

Crazy idea

Should we see what the Royals might want for Miguel Olivo?

He’s been throwing out runners like crazy, hitting relatively well, and has a reasonable club option for next season.

He doesn’t block pitches well, if THT’s WP+PB/G data can be trusted as a barometer.

Does anyone think Varitek could (re)learn to catch Wake? Maybe he catches Wake and Daisuke (another one with a propensity to uncork some wild ones) and Olivo catches Becks, Lester, and Buch? Is this too strange an idea?

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:37 PM EDT 0 recs

Any offensive upgrade at catcher would be great ...

as long as it isn’t too expensive.

As for Wake, I’m not sure.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

That's why Olivo would be the target.

He’s no spring chicken, and hasn’t been phenomenal, but has been better than both of our catching options at the plate. Doesn’t seem like he should cost anything terribly significant.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up 0 recs

KC's GM is not fool

Moore will still want something decent.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

Sure.

But Bowden and Buch etc. have been thrown around for all the Texas kids. This guy is less club/cost-controlled and not as highly-regarded. But still performing better than our craptastica situation. I feel like I’m being most unfair to Kevin Cash here.

I’m not saying he’d be gotten for “nothing” but it wouldn’t be someone we’d almost definitely regret a few years down the line.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

Wow, Manny swung his bat

After last night’s game, I though he forgot how to.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:37 PM EDT 0 recs

Surviving Grady's take was disturbingly accurate.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

I didn't see it

I’ll have to take a look.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up 0 recs

That third strike against Rivera was out of the zone

I don’t care if it was or not, in my mind it was and we only lost the game because of that. :)

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

All were borderline

But not bad calls, and Manny needs to be protecting 0-2 anyway.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

I thought all three were good pitches

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

They were

But before the replay I got pretty pissed about the call.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

All three were good pitches.

But ESPN’s k-zone showed they were right on the edge of the zone, with two that could’ve been called outside the zone.

All of that’s really to Mo’s credit.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

Evening All!

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 Jul 7, 2008 7:42 PM EDT 0 recs

Evening.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hiya

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

Howdy

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

Coco Crisp

Why people don’t talk more often about how bad a hitter this dude is?

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM EDT 0 recs

I mean

People that wanna trade Lugo at all cost.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

Coco doesn't cost us games with his glove.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

Although, Lugo really outplayed Jeter defensively in theat series

I’m being serious. He made some good plays.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

Oh, absolutely.

And he’s capable of making very good plays, as I often tried to point out last season.

But then he botches some at the worst time.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up 0 recs

...speaking of...wow.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

I honestly think something isnt ‘right’ with Jeter. I have never thought he had the range he got credit for but for the past few years he has seemed ill at ease.

"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 Jul 7, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

He knows there's a better SS to his right.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

And to his left.

And behind him, probably.

And behind the plate (Posada started as an IF.)

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by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

Thank god the MFY can't see that

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

Ha!

Good point . Jeter’s expressions at that intro Arod press conference were priceless.

Arod's presence would make me itch too.

"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 Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Dice-K on track for another 5 inning start

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM EDT 0 recs

Holy crap Lugo.

You’re awesome.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:49 PM EDT 0 recs

Speak of the Devil

Nice play by Lugo

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:49 PM EDT 0 recs

STOP SWITCH-HITTING!

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:51 PM EDT 0 recs

Or SWITCH-FANNING THE PEOPLE ON THE FIRST-BASE SIDE.

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by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Tek's bat is REALLY sloooooow

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM EDT 0 recs

Joba was throwing heat right down the pipe at him

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

But Joba isn't pitching tonight

Tek is a mistake hitter now.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

I know

if even

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

He's naturally right-handed.

Stop switch-hitting, for crying out loud. OMFG. Okay, I’m done.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

I got it

I think it’s worth a shot.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

hi everyone

Lugos making good plays? Sign of the apocolypse!

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on Jul 7, 2008 7:53 PM EDT 0 recs

Hi

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

Nice to see ya

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yo.

And no. The sign will be when it’s a one-run game and a ball is hit to him and he doesn’t bobble it or throw it to the dugout fence.

He’s capable of good plays somewhat often, actually. Seems like he’s good for a handful of (near) web-gems a week.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

eh hes still human

lugo just struck out

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on Jul 7, 2008 7:54 PM EDT 0 recs

Ellsbury really has to get going

... and as I write this, he singles …

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:56 PM EDT 0 recs

He needs to stop being thrown out on steal attempts

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

Molina has a very good arm.

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by Drugs Delaney on Jul 7, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up 0 recs

Is Mauer's arm good?

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

by sox-inda-south on Jul 7, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

Pretty good.

He’s not a Molina or in-his-prime I-Rod or anything. But pretty good.

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by Allen Chace on Jul 7, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

At least Molina has to do something right

He gives his brother a competition for the worst hitter like ever.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 7, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up 0 recs