Buchholz Dodges Bullets, Davis Takes a Beating
by Ben Buchanan on May 24, 2010 10:45 PM EDT
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PrintStrikeouts and ground balls will set you free.
Through the first 2 innings, Clay Buchholz allowed 5 baserunners. And 0 runs.
After the Rays loaded the bases in the first inning with 1 out, Buchholz induced a ground ball out of John Jaso, resulting in an inning ending double play. With a 2nd-and-3rd, 1 out situation in the 2nd, Clay simply struck out the next 2 batters.
With those early bullets dodged, Clay proceeded to dominate the Rays lineup for the next 4 innings. He allowed a lone run to Carlos Pena on a home run, but ended the night with 6 innings of 1-run ball, 8 strikeouts, and only 1 walk.
The offense, meanwhile gave him a ton of support against a very good Rays staff. David Ortiz got it started with his 9th home run of the year--a blast on an inside fastball around the pole in right in the second inning. Then the Sox started getting patient, and worked 3 runs in without an extra base hit. 3 singles and 3 walks--including one with the bases loaded all-but driving Wade Davis from the game.
Davis would end up exiting in the next inning after giving up a 2-out single to Jason Varitek (Tek entered the game for Victor Martinez who, after taking a foul tip off his left foot in the 3rd inning, hobbled down to first following a walk). Kevin Youkilis greeted reliever Lance Cormier with a 2-run shot to left field, giving the Sox their final 2 runs. Hideki Okajima and Dan Bard combined for 3 scoreless innings to end it, and the Red Sox took game 1.
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Great win man. A lot of fun, can’t wait to see Lester tomorrow. Gamethread wasn’t too boring without me?
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by bestbostonsports on May 24, 2010 10:50 PM EDT reply actions
I like how you call him Dan Bard
He’s all growed up.
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I always liked the name Daniel.
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by bestbostonsports on May 24, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
glad to see you away ...........well lets say whole lol
if you go back and read the rays blog you will get what i’am saying glad it was a win for you as well as the rest of us:)
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on May 24, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha. I’m banned from there
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by bestbostonsports on May 24, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
On the other hand
It also prevents a linky thingy from automagically showing up.
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Buchholz is maturing before our eyes
He’s come a long way so far just in these last two months. A year ago that bases-loaded situation in the first would have turned into two runs or more. Now? He just focuses on getting the outs. One run against this lineup and a very Quality Start is good.
Nice work by Bard and Okajima to close it out. And neither of them had to work too hard (32 pitches for 9 outs).
Interesting aside: no mention of Pedey’s three hits? Really?
Other note: NO STEALS by the Rays? Nice!
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Got to see this one
Great game, I was pumped, my GF and our 16 month old son were both looking at me with blank stares, it was great. The little guy also knows to clap twice to every “Here we go Red Sox here we go!” We have the Spanks in our sights and we’re playing well. After that we gut the Rays and fry ‘em up in an old fashion fish fry/ NE clam bake. We’ve just begun to fight.
I exercise strong self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast
I just went to DRays Bay for a sec to check things out, and they sent me a message that said this: “Just wanted to make sure you knew you are still banned”
WTF does that mean? I know Im banned, thanks for rubbing it in.
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by bestbostonsports on May 25, 2010 12:35 AM EDT reply actions
Their gameday threads are cesspools
The only reasons for a Sox fan to head over there are masochism and Schadenfreude.
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I demanded the corpses of my enemies
And they were delivered!
ALL PRAISE THE BUCHHOLZ! ALL PRAISE THE LARGE FATHER!
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Heathen! How DARE you forget the Filthy, Magnificent Bearded One?
Did he not provide yet fully one-third and more of the offense in the contest just ended? Did he not demonstrate his worth as a defender of the first point of attack of a vaunted foe?
Verily, he is mighty with both bat and glove, and dispatches his enemies with ruthlessness and efficiency. His patience is abundant, and his vengeance swift and certain should his opponents err. His accomplishments should be praised, and his name and renown should be spread throughout the land—nay, even unto the uttermost parts of the earth. Yet he is laid low, and forgotten, and remembered and admired less than that false, money-bloated idolater in the Bronx who barely registers above that line that was called Mendoza.
This abject neglect is the fault of those who are not sufficiently attentive in their lauding. Repent now, and forget not the Bearded One in thy hosannas and lauds!
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by lone1c on May 25, 2010 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice photoshopping work to get a pointing finger out of the Beard of Truth.
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This is OT but it needs to be posted
I understand why Milton Bradley wanted to get the hell out of Chicago: Their sports writers are just morons! The Chicago Tribune asked 4 “journalists” about their opinions about who are the most overrated hitters in MLB, 2 of them chose….Ichiro and JD Drew!!!!!
J.D. Drew of the Boston Red Sox is a nice complementary player, but he should not be paid as if he were a force in the heart of any batting order. Drew’s supporters point to his ability to get on base, which would be more impressive if he had the speed to capitalize on it.
Drew is in his 13th season, but he has never played 150 games in a season, has hit 25 home runs just once, has scored 100 runs just once and driven in 100 runs once. He has played in one All-Star Game.
The Red Sox are paying him $14 million this season, yet they have commonly batted him sixth or seventh and he regularly batted sixth, seventh and eighth during the pennant stretch last season.
RBIs and All-Star selections? Really? Oh and WTF is the story with “heart of the order” thing?
Westmoreland recently asked his son how he was feeling, and the response the father received didn't surprise him. "I'm going to be in Portland next year," Ryan said.
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This should go in a Fanpost
Entitled “Chicago Sports Reporters are Morons.”
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+1
Of course, that’s not the only city that one could say that about …
True, but it's the only one
You can make that claim about based on this article. . . .
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Go laugh Hix.
I wish they would focus on their own bats and on taking two from the Rays this weekend in St Pete. The Pale Sox look to throw Floyd, Garcia, Danks, and Peavy vs Niemann, Price, Davis and Shields. They can not roll over and play dead in Florida. If they need help, we can leave Mike Lowell and $9 mil at the Vinoy Hotel for a PTNL. He could surely help their line up with time at DH, 1st, and platoon at third vs lefties. Come on Williams, before the $100 mil you spent this year is down the drain.
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