GameThread: Game 5 - Red Sox @ Angels
by Randy Booth on Apr 11, 2009 3:00 PM EDT
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PrintBoston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels, Apr 11, 2009 4:10 PM EDT
Dear Red Sox,
Last time I checked, you had nine players in your starting lineup. Is it okay if they, together, produce some type of offense?
Thanks a lot!
Love,
Randy
Seriously, let's bust out the bats. Today's starters are Brad Penny and Joe Saunders:
| RED SOX | ANGELS | |
| NAME | B. Penny |
J. Saunders |
| W-L | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| ERA | n/a | 0.00 |
| K/9 | n/a | 2.7 |
| BB/9 | n/a | 2.7 |
Saunders was pretty good last year, so the Sox will have to really step up to win this game. This is Saunders' second start of the year. On April 6 he went 6.2 innings and allowed no runs to earn the victory.
This is Penny's first start as a Red Sox.
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Afternoon 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)
Somebody tell Jacoby
This is the Major Leagues, not Major League. Stealing too aggressively won’t trigger a rally – it’ll generate extra outs.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
by 0157H7 on Apr 11, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
And Mike Lowell does what he does best
crushes a home run strokes a solid single grounds into another #$#@ double play…
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Walking Figgins aside
Penny looks good. 26 pitches through two innings, very efficient. Dice-K – pay attention.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
Sox seem to be starting this season in a bit of a slump, but oddly im not any less excited about this team. I like what we’ve seen from penny today for a #5 starter, and i think we’re going to win alottt of games.
by spinz on Apr 11, 2009 5:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Bay
I disagree with the folks that have said Bay shouldn’t/won’t be with the Sox next season. He’s done a tremendous job in left field, he works hard and he meshes well with the rest of the team.
The weird thing about our Baldelli lineup
is that if they bring a “righty specialist” they get four righties in a row.
I think they should flip Youk and Papi.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Apr 11, 2009 6:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Q re: Figgins
Why don’t announcers talk about what a little guy he is?
Seems like that’s all announcers talk about whenever Pedroia is up, and Figgins is the same size or smaller.
Is he a little taller?
He’s listed at 5’9" 155lbs.
But yes, he is a little guy.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
Good win.
Papelbon did not have his best stuff, but he battled through it.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
that was more interesting than it needed to be.
papelbon being urbina.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
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