Over the Monster: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
Around SBN: Fedor vs Rogers Results and Live Coverage

GameThread: Rangers @ Red Sox - June 7

Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox, Jun 7, 2009 1:35 PM EDT


Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, of Japan, throws against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Tuesday, June 2, 2009.  (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

More photos » by Paul Sancya - AP

5 months ago: Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, of Japan, throws against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The Red Sox go for the series win today at 1:35 p.m.:


Current Series

3 game series vs Rangers @ Fenway Park

Fri 06/05 WP: Kevin Millwood ( - )
LP: Brad Penny ( - )
1 - 5 loss
Sat 06/06 WP: Jon Lester ( - )
LP: Derek Holland ( - )
8 - 1 win

0 recs  |  Comment 137 comments |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

Thankfully, the Sox have a day off tomorrow

So, if Dice-K doesn’t have it, it’s an empty the bullpen day.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What’s the reason everyone here didn’t want Michael Young as our SS again? Was it the contract?

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Young can't play SS

He’s awful defensively.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

his lifetime defensive numbers are not that bad?

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bad D? The Guy won the Gold Glove at Short last year

200 hits every year (except last year when he has 2 broken fingers) yeah he sucks!!!!!

Larry Parrish Was Da Man!

by TRFAN on Jun 8, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

the GG means so much because sports writers understand baseball…not. Young is a horrible SS, a career big minus in UZR/150. That is why he was moved to make room for someone who can actually field. And what do his 200 hit have to do with his fielding ability (or lack thereof)?

by Buzzy on Jun 8, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Other "Gold Glovers"

Derek Jeter, Bobby Abreu, Raul Mondesi, David Wright, and Edgar Renteria.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 8, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bad defense.

Also, we’d have to trade for him. Young is not worth Buchholz, and I don’t think he’s even worth Bowden.

"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 Jun 7, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Words cannot express

how irritated I am at Youk for getting caught like that.

"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 Jun 7, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dice blows

he is going to get smacked around if he keeps tossing that flat 92 mph crap right down the middle of the plate, 5 Ks or not…

by Buzzy on Jun 7, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I hate watching him pitch

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I keep thinking that

he’s too good to keep pitching like this. That one day he’ll figure it out and start dominating MLB hitters. His stuff is really good, and I see no reason why he can’t be as good as Beckett or Lester.

"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 Jun 7, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dice-K's stuff isn't that good

He is, at best, slightly above average.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WTF, Bay?

Late to the ball and a bad throw. A good LF nails Murphy at the plate.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 2:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Would be nice if we had outfielders who could hit the plate

like, ever.

"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 Jun 7, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sox just giving this one away.

Dice-K isn’t pitching that badly.

"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 Jun 7, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I've got an idea

How about I try to steal a bag after the batter nearly goes deep? How about I try to steal against the best defensive catcher in Texas? How about I risk making the final out of the inning?

"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 Jun 7, 2009 2:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dice-K blows

He is the worst starter on the team right now.

Ellsbury misplaying ball in CF doesn’t help either.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 2:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Scary but Dice K’s trade value is less than Penny’s at his point.

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Reminder on Drew's shoulder

Boston may opt out of either of final 2 seasons if Drew:
spends 35 days on the disabled list in either 2009 or 2010 with injury related to pre-existing right shoulder condition, or
finishes 2009 or 2010 season on the disabled list and cannot play outfield the following season

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you, Ian Kinsler

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 2:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ellsbury showing some bad base running almost gets thrown out at 2nd.

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, peeps.

How’s DiceK been, apart from the three scoring plays?

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He has lots of Ks

He’s run tons of deep counts (what’s new), and Texas has smoked some balls. Typical Dice-K—nothing special.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He just had a 1,2,3 forth, with an AMAZING catch by Ells

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mid-warning track

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was a diving catch on the warning track, at the 410 mark dead center. He slide and ended up inches away from the wall.

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ells!

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Papi... :(

And his homer last night wasn’t that great either.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I was happy to see him homer last night. But I agree last nights HR was more luck than power.

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kotsay homers!

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kotsay!!

4-3

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, lol

“Use subject lines man – so we can minimize the pic” – Will Do

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kotsay is great to have back

Prefer him in the lineup to Baldelli

by BigRedDog42 on Jun 7, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Against a LHP, I might prefer Baldelli.

Not quite sure – would have to check Kotsay’s splits.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kotsay, as much as I think he cost us the pennant last season starting, he’s a nice luxury to have as a bench guy.

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He didn't cost them the pennant

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are wrong, go look at the amount of runners he LOB. You are 110% wrong in that statement.

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Sox have gotten some breaks today

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gameday says the triple was hit to Kotsay...

yet it showed up on the map as right to Ells – WTF?

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kotsay picked the ball up after backing up Ells

Why aren’t you watching? The game is on TBS.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’re welcome

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dammit, DiceK.

So close to a quick inning – SO close.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That wild pitch cost him. I think if Ells plays Cruz’s hit off the wall better, he only gets a double and not the triple, so the wild pitch only moves the player over to third.

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dice-K with another WP

Right now, he’s the 6th best picther on the Sox (Masterson is better as a starter). If Smoltz and Buchholz can pitch well, Dice will be the 8th best picther on the team.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dice-K

Even if Dice-K isn’t the starter we thought we were getting when we made the investment.

I think the Dice-K deal, really gave the Red Sox’s a major presence in Japan. Opening up a major market for us to go after future talent.

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

But they’ll turn on us if he do anything disrespectful to their idol.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Red Soxs In Japan

Also, I think the Junichi Tazawa deal some what hurt our standings in Japan.

From my understanding it was an unwritten rule to target Japanese players before they are drafted to the NPB. I think our picking Tazawa up straight out of the industrial league upset a lot of teams.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/11/25/tazawa.plugh/

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He hasn't been good to start the year.

But he is returning from injury and should be cut some slack. This is only his 6th game, and he was good the past two years. It’s too early to give up on him.

"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 Jun 7, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's been decent in the past

His numbers last year were somewhat deceiving. He was very lucky, and he puts a lot of strain on the pen.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ugh. Get this guy out of my rotation.

Penny too. Smoltz and Bucko in.

by USG on Jun 7, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

But keep it secret from Japan, so that we don’t piss them off.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rays/Yankkes:

3-1 Rays up, in the bottom of the 6th

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I guess if the Rays win we stay in 1st.

But they’re creeping awfully close. We’ve got 4 teams legitimately in the race.

by USG on Jun 7, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Someone should have taken him.

He has really good stuff. I guess the salary was too high.

"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 Jun 7, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not at all.

Padilla is somewhat like Dice-K; the raw materials are there, the results aren’t.

"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 Jun 7, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ells out, looks like he got hurt on his amazing catch.

by ruktuim on Jun 7, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good to know our centerfielder right now is the loser of rocks, paper, scissors

Hopefully Ellsbury is alright before they decide the Yankees series with Ink a Dink

by BigRedDog42 on Jun 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ha.

It’d be nice if Ells could develop so that we wouldn’t need kid’s games to decide roster moves.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is just a laughable game.

How many baserunners are the Sox gonna piss away?

by USG on Jun 7, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Really? WTF?

Is an intern calling the baserunning?

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think they may be letting the Hawk do it.

“If it flies to left field, you run.”

by USG on Jun 7, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm proposing a new rule for the Sox

Any player whose baserunning error ends an inning pays a million dollar fine.

Any game with multiple such errors results in double fines.

by RSNexile on Jun 7, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sending ORTIZ?!!!

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU TITO? DO YOU WANT TO LOSE THE SERIES??!!!

"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 Jun 7, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

sorry

/All Caps, /Invective Limit for Month, /Uncontrollable Anger.

"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 Jun 7, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This reminds me of the beginning of the season

When the Sox were charging into outs as if Dusty “No Clogging the Bases” Baker was managing the team.

"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 Jun 7, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha.

Gotta hope Tito isn’t calling up Dusty for managing advice.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, wait, wait...

They’re playing Rocks Paper Scissors in the dugout. If, say, Youkilis wins, they stay, but if Pedroia wins, they have to go.

Papi and Green take over when those guys are out to bat.

by USG on Jun 7, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

My god, these announcers suck.

Blah, blah, bla- AL QAEDA?!?! BLAHBLAH BLAH!!!!

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That was a pretty home run.

Can we keep the ball in the park now, Okie?

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Oki's been great this year

I’m not going to get on him for a solo shot.

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know.

Just saying, let’s have that be the only homer he gives up this year.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Feckin' Cruz

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kotsay!

MVP of the game for us, so far.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ugh...

I hate all this stuff when it doesn’t go our way.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dusty!

That was a brilliant play to rob Vizquel of a hit.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The MFY won

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not a good day for us.

And the freakin’ crew is talking about Wilson’s glove.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

15th DP for Lowell!

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That sucked

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The bad news is , we still need a hitter.

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Um no. Nick johnson is NOT what this team needs.

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why not?

He’s as good a hitter as Dunn, cheaper, and gives us roster flexibility.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

False x 2-, he is not as good a hitter as Dunn and he will not be cheap whatsoever. He’s a rental. We need a solution long term, especially in the event Mr. Bay leaves.

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ahem:


And there are options this offseason that we can take advantage of.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That’s fine if we stand pat or pick up Johnson the off-season will be here sooner than later, and we can discuss those options about the first week of October.

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Johnson will cost one of : Bard/Delcarmen/Ram-Ram/Bowden

Thanks, but no thanks.

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really?

I’d do the first two deals, but not not the last two.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

False

1)how do you define hitting ability?
2)Why do you think he would cost more than Dunn?
3)Why do you consider Dunn to be any sort of long term solution?

by Buzzy on Jun 7, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

meh,O-Cab...really?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

DO NOT BRING JACK WILSON OR NICK JOHNSON TO BOSTON !!!

by matzushocka45 on Jun 7, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We don't need him.

We can afford to wait for Jed.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 7, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

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

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 8, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to the SB Nation blog about the 2007 World Series Champions, the Boston Red Sox.
Start posting about the Red Sox »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recent FanPosts

Small
JT20 Dynasty League
Tatersox_small
Hermida for Pierre?
Small
Not in love with Jed
Small
Didn't See Here Already- Peter Gammons on Josh beyond 2010, compared to Doc and CC
Old-patriots-logo_small
Sox trade for Hermida
Small
Regarding Lowrie, Some Analytical Questions, and, I Guess We'll See
Soxhat_small
The difference between the Red Sox and Yankees...
Seabass_small
Ellsbury's Inexplicable RngR
Amd_johnny_flynn_small
When Free Agency comes, Jason Bay Should Not Leave
Small
Brad Mills hired by Astros

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >


Managers

N32606527_32219358_6072_small Randy Booth

Editors

Master_shake_small Allen Chace

Rorscach_small 0157H7

Authors

Zissou551_small SoxDevil

Helmet_icon_small bs.uf15bosox9bears23

Pedroia_small ltrain2

Red_seat_small USG

Small soxstats