Ladies and gentlemen, Jeff Weaver is awful. No. Really. I mean awful. Technically, the Mariners are in 2nd place in the AL West. However, if GM Stoneman of the Pick-A-Damn-City Angels gets a big bat to protect Vlad in addition to a Juan Rivera return, well. They'd probably just run away with the West even more.
Did I have a point? Well, sort of. Continuing to employ Jeff Weaver is inexcusable, unless it's as some kind of service to the community-at-large. And for $8+M, (plus performance bonuses for stuff like games started and innings pitched, rewarding him for sucking while staying healthy) it would make a lot more sense to hire someone to suck for league minimum. (Yes, this was a pretty frickin obvious statement to make.)
Anyway. Lineups.
Sox:
- Drew, RF
- DP, 2B
- Papi, DH
- "Being", LF
- Youks, 1B
- Lowell, 3B
- 'Tek, C
- Crisp, CF
- Lugo, SS
- Ichiro, CF
- Lopez, 2B
- Vidro, Designated (singles) Hitter.
- Sexson, 1B
- Broussard, RF?
- Johjima, C
- Beltre, 3B
- Betancourt, SS
- Bloomquist, LF
Sox Matchups vs. Weaver.
- Lowell: 3/10, HR, 2 BB
- Lugo: 4/12, 2B, 2 BB
- Papi: 7/23, 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, SF
- Manny: 7/23, 3 HR, 4 BB, 3 HBP
- 'Tek: 8/19, 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, HBP
- Youks/Crisp: 2/5, 2B each
- Hinske: 10/25, 5 2B, 3B, HR, 2 BB
- 'Belli: 2/7, 2B, BB
Mariners vs. Tavarez.
- Beltre: 5/18, HR, BB, HBP
- Vidro: 7/18, 2B, HR