Listenin' In On the Red Sox -- 3/19/10 @ Pirates

Pedroia grounds out, Cameron goes to 3rd.

2-0 Red Sox

The old bat flip made an appearance, apparently.

Who’s getting excited about Papi? I know I shouldn’t, but…

Lot of strikes from Beckett.

And Beckett avoids getting hurt by the pop up double.

Bill Hall chops out to short.

He underestimated Reddick’s arm, though. He almost got him at the bag.

Little Papi

Has worked back from 0-2 to 3-2.

Umpires talking.

2 outs, 1st and 2nd.

Swings a bunch, strikes out.

But Cameron is out at the plate for the second time.

And the Sox build the lead back to 2.

3-1 Sox on the back of 4 hits and an error (how Cameron got on in the first).

A lot of 2-strike fouls and hits.

3-2 Sox as Iwamura scores.

Again, Beckett can’t seem to finish guys today.

what is the pitch count rough guess?

Snags it on the hop, and slides into first to beat Doumit.

3-2 Red Sox going to the 4th.

Gets Clemente to fly out to the warning track in left.

Tito has to be getting ready to give him the hook.

2-run shot off of Beckett, who’s now given up 4 runs in 3.1 innings.

But it’s certainly not been his day. 4 runs on 6 hits, 2 walks, and a homer.

And thought they said Delmon Young, not Delwyn.

Bad day for josh get them out of the way now and not later!

I know a fair number of folk here are pulling for him.

Hall almost tosses it away, but Martinez reels it in.

4-3 Pirates as they take the lead on Delwyn Young’s 5th home run of spring training.

The kid can hit. The question of whether he can walk or not remains. Maybe we’ve got the next Vlad on our hands?

4-3 going to the bottom of the 5th.

6-3 Pirates

Martinez takes control and grabs it for the 2nd out.

Atchison gives up his first earned run off the deep ball, but he’s still got a good shot at a spot with the team out of ST.

The second fielder (in right field) has to slide to grab it, and can’t come up with it, allowing Ortiz to reach. Sounds like it should be a hit.

Papi picks up his second hit of the game and continues his hot streak, but the Sox are still down 6-3.

To the 7th.

Brings it to a 2-run game

“Best hit ball of the afternoon” according to the color commentary.

Hall takes the next pitch to left for 2 bases.

Reddick up with an RBI opportunity.

The fielder can’t come up with it on the dive, and Reddick winds up on 2nd. The pinch runner (they still haven’t told me who. I’m guessing Velazquez) has to hold up and wait for it to come down, though, and only ends up at 3rd.

Aaron Bates will have a chance to do some damage now.

Pretty damn good minor league numbers throughout his career. But he’s never even gotten a shot in the majors. If someone does, they might find a legitimate MLB player. At least a pinch hitter against righties (who he kills).

The third baseman dives, but can only tap the ball towards 2nd, and everyone is safe as the game is tied.

But the first baseman makes a great play and starts a 3-6-1 double play.

Gives up a single to Negrych

Jorge Sosa, you will not be starting the league in the majors.

Is this the kid we had ?

Runners at 1st and second with 2 outs.

If any of you had Jorge Sosa going deep in your bullpen brackets, I’ve got bad news…

It gets by the center fielder, and place ends up at 2nd while Brown scores from first. 1-run game again.

Scored a hit for Navarro. Just one of those hops on a sharply hit ball.

Lots of good contact for Navarro since those first couple games. He’s been sitting around as a guy who could show up in the top-10 for a while now. This added muscle could get him there.

Navarro is tagged out trying to go first-second on the fly on a smart play by Pittsburgh’s defense and bad baserunning by Navarro.

Would have been a sac fly to tie the game were it not for Navarro. Good thing it’s ST.

Tough spring for Taz.

Badgers are playing their opening round game in the NCAA tournament.

Taz gives up the run on the homer. 1 last inning to get 2 runs.

Anyone with that name has to scare a pitcher!……………lol

9-7 Pirates, runner on first, 1 out, and Aaron Bates up to bat.