Postgame: Mike Lowell is back.
So, I have to admit something kids. I was pretty concerned this offseason. Lowell was due for hip surgery, and the idea of signing Mark Teixeira seemed like prudence rather than overstocking. He'd spent most of the end of last season fielding like he'd forgotten what 'moving' was all about, and his hitting was pretty underwhelming too.
And yet, here we are. A month into the season, and Mike Lowell is among the very least of our concerns. He seems mostly back to his old ways in the field, and his hitting line thusfar (.312/.340/.581) makes me wish I had the ability to carve one of the first statues to ever have a distinctive salt-and-pepper goatee. He's kicking a. and taking names, and we're all reaping the benefits.
Of course, he wasn't alone in his antics tonight: Nick Green?!?, Youks, and DP all had very strong games at the plate as well. Jacoby Pierre Ellsbury stole 3 bases, and Drew got the scoring fun started with a double in the first. Jason Bay singled and stole a base before leaving in favor of Jeff Bailey due to an ankle issue. All indications are that this will be, at worst, a day-to-day issue. Bay has not been ruled out of the starting lineup tomorrow. Oh. And how about our backup f'n catcher? 2B and a walk? Yes please.
Wake ended his much-impressive run of starts, but qualified and got the win. Okajima, Ramon, and Saito finished out the game mostly uneventfully, though Ramon was the only RP to toss a perfect inning. (As an aside, if anyone has some kind of great double-nickname for Ramon and MDC, feel free to share. They probably need one.)
The Sox finish out against the Rays tomorrow behind Brad Penny. James Shields will be on the mound for Tampa.
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Ramon Ramirez nickname
How ‘bout Ram-Ram? Perhaps it’s too close to “Man-Ram” which I was never a fan of but it does roll of the tongue nicely.
That's what the Royals fans call him
As I recall.
"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.
If we could get rid of the connotation that 'beards' has
That’d be right on.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
I'm young and innocent.
Please don’t tell me there’s something weird that goes with having a beard – unless you’re refering to Gagne.
Reminds me of a line from 30 Rock:
“Mr. Donnelly, your mother asked me to move her to the Ritz, she said the concierge at the Sheraton has a beard and she would prefer not to get raped.” or something like that.
The Mike Lowell pic is like Chariots of Fire
Love it.
Do do do do do doooo … chishchishchish….
"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.
Was that supposed to be a rimshot?
Here: www.instantrimshot.com
SBN needs to add a button next to the pic button for that – we use it too often.
No, it was supposed to be the chariots of fire song.
"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

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