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Sons of Sam Horn : Archives : SoSH Red Sox Archives : S.o.S.H. Archives : Game Thread Archive : 2007 Red Sox Game Threads  |
 Jun 6 2007, 11:32 PM
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 He starts no new topics  Posts: 11,968 From: Raleigh, NC  |
(This thread is reserved to talk about the baseball game happening on June 7th)
I'll start: Curt Schilling will pitch for our team, Joe Blanton will pitch for their team. Please, no I am unoriginal and unfunny. Please put me out of my misery, pictures or funky writing in this thread. Please, just try it. Add info as it becomes available pertaining to this afternoon's affair. This post has been edited by 941827: Jun 6 2007, 11:48 PM -------------------- ***New Episode*** THE Ginger Skinny Radio Hour podcast - http://gingerskinny.podbean.com/
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Jun 6 2007, 11:37 PM
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QUOTE (Drocca @ Jun 7 2007, 01:32 AM)  (This thread is reserved to talk about the baseball game happening on May 7th) I'll start: Curt Schilling will pitch for our team, Joe Blanton will pitch for their team. Please, no I am unoriginal and unfunny. Please put me out of my misery, pictures or funky writing in this thread. Please, just try it. Add info as it becomes available pertaining to this afternoon's affair. Dueling game threads? I go with this one. -------------------- "It's a dirty era folks, deal with it. Of course, I think the segregation era in the "good old days" was much worse, and I think the greenie era gets too much odf a pass as well. The false image of baseball as a pristine and pure game throughout history that many continue to put forward is actually pretty fucking annoying."
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Jun 6 2007, 11:42 PM
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 Posts: 2,053 From: Back on the South Shore again |
May 7th?
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Jun 6 2007, 11:47 PM
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If the Sox can only score 2 runs against Joe Kennedy and Lenny DiNardo, I'm not sure how they can be expected to do better than that against Joe Blanton. And yet that's what is going to be required to win the game.
Lugo leading off is killing this team. With Drew back in the lineup tomorrow, there is no excuse for not using this lineup: Youks Pedroia Ortiz Manny Drew Lowell Tek Lugo Crisp In fact, I'd probably start Cora over Lugo tomorrow out of sheer desperation to get something going. |
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Jun 6 2007, 11:48 PM
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QUOTE (kartvelo @ Jun 6 2007, 09:42 PM) May 7th? Fixed it. |
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Jun 6 2007, 11:52 PM
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 Posts: 3,148 From: Maine |
QUOTE (941827 @ Jun 7 2007, 12:47 AM) In fact, I'd probably start Cora over Lugo tomorrow out of sheer desperation to get something going. Actually, Lugo is one of the few Sox with a decent track record against Blanton: 5 for 14 with 2 doubles. Manny owns him, but the current roster has a cumulative OPS of 590 against him. |
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Jun 6 2007, 11:53 PM
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Transcends message boarding Posts: 9,206 From: Oregon |
When Gertrude Steinbrenner said of Oakland "there's no there there," she was referring to the Red Sox offense.
-------------------- "Occupying space is generally the last skill to deteriorate." -- P'tucket rhymes with ...
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Jun 7 2007, 01:06 AM
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Posts: 143 From: San Francisco by way of NH |
Just got back from the game, and, well nothing to say that hasn't been said already in the game thread.
I'll be there again tomorrow afternoon, having made long-ago plans with a friend to attend (otherwise, I'd be tempted to skip it...who am I kidding, I would skip it). Nothing to say except just win. |
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Jun 7 2007, 02:52 AM
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dj paul pfieffer  Posts: 12,373 From: the district |
"When all else fails, use fire."
Ergo, Derique. Oh, and 5 points to the first person to know the quote. This post has been edited by CaptainLaddie: Jun 7 2007, 02:52 AM -------------------- "Why do I have to say this shit every fucking week. Yankee fans are subhuman. They have no rights. They need to be killed. What the fuck are you sitting here for? Go kill them. Hasn't Islam taught you anything?" - Loxie Cakes, dropping knowledge.
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Jun 7 2007, 03:09 AM
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 pulls together outfits with scarves Posts: 13,488 From: Santa |
Isn't that from Zelda? My cousin used to be obsessed.
-------------------- SAVE BUCHHOLZ
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Jun 7 2007, 03:19 AM
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 Posts: 1,511 From: SS Botany Bay |
QUOTE (941827 @ Jun 7 2007, 12:47 AM) If the Sox can only score 2 runs against Joe Kennedy and Lenny DiNardo, I'm not sure how they can be expected to do better than that against Joe Blanton. And yet that's what is going to be required to win the game. Lugo leading off is killing this team. With Drew back in the lineup tomorrow, there is no excuse for not using this lineup: Youks Pedroia Ortiz Manny Drew Lowell Tek Lugo Crisp In fact, I'd probably start Cora over Lugo tomorrow out of sheer desperation to get something going. Right now, Drew is not hitting like a #5 hitter, the only tool currently functioning is his OBP, and he's a good baserunner, so I say put him leadoff. At leadoff, he might not feel pressure to swing and try to make things happen. Even if his power is gone, the good eye seems to be in tact. Youkilis has hit better at #2 than elsewhere. Based on the numbers and qualitative observation (and instinct) I would say: Drew Youkilis Ortiz Manny Lowell Varitek Crisp Pedroia Lugo Lowell is not a long term solution at #5, but for now that's where he belongs. I like having Pedroia in between the two speedy guys, he's a good contact guy and it might help cut down on the double play risk by having one speedy guy on base in front of or behind slowpoke Pedroia. Right now the consecutive at-bats of Crisp and Lugo and their inability to make good contact are killing this team offensively. If the bottom of the order is struggling, we need to at least maximize our chances with our high OBP guys in front of the RBI machines. |
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Jun 7 2007, 05:14 AM
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 Posts: 555 From: Guelph, Ontario |
Some you win, some you lose. It's time to try winning.
-------------------- "What do the $200 million Yankees do best? Choke." -- Murray Chass
"I guess I'm never dying in peace, because this feud with the Yankees is much deeper and more personal than I ever imagined. I want to beat them. I always want to beat them. I will never stop wanting to beat them." -- BSG |
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Jun 7 2007, 06:59 AM
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 Posts: 388 From: The Heart of the Evil Empire |
Yes, we were bound to run into some bumps along the way. Yes, the lack of offense is frustrating. Yes, a few losses in a row quickly brings back all those years of a hot start followed by a steady slip into mediocrity. BUT, most of the "little guys" are doing their thing, there are as many overachievers and under, and if we are so sure Papi and Manny will come around why not a little faith in JD and the other big bats? This is a great team which, while not perfect, will overcome this setback. The guys will come through. Schilling WILL get us back on track. In honor of same, "WHY NOT US" this year?
Go Sox - Win Today! |
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Jun 7 2007, 08:02 AM
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 Posts: 724 From: NatsTown! |
Prior to this trip to Oakland, the Sox have had three other losing "streaks" this season, each of the 2-game variety.
Curt Schilling has been able to bring them back after each skid -- his brilliant game in Texas on 4/8, a very nice showing in Baltimore on 4/25, and last Saturday which, while not his finest hour, got the job done. The old man gets it done today. -------------------- "There is nothing not douchey about Mark Teixeira." -- templeUsox in the 2009 ASG thread
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Jun 7 2007, 08:53 AM
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 Posts: 1,842 From: Jersey City, NJ (by way of Philadelphia, PA) |
It is a time for an ace to stand up and do what's he's paid to do: win a game that the team desperately needs to win.
Last time out, the rest of the team bailed out Curt. Now it's time for Curt to reciprocate. Bring your best, big guy! This post has been edited by Remagellan: Jun 7 2007, 08:55 AM -------------------- "Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights." - John Wooden
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Jun 7 2007, 09:09 AM
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 Posts: 631 From: Brooklyn |
Schill still prides himself on being the "ace" of the rotation, well here's a real opportunity to prove it. We need a big time performance out of him and he knows it. He'll come through. Of course, I wouldn't be opposed to the offense putting up 5+ runs tonight... or hell just not hitting into 3+ double plays would be swell.
-------------------- "Generous? That's paint bitch!" G38
"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaity to life and to everything." -Plato |
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Jun 7 2007, 11:16 AM
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I don't relish the idea of getting swept by Oakland. So, don't get swept. That's all I ask.
-------------------- "Papelbon plays Scrabble in the pen. I hear he likes to put CAT on the triple word scores." ~ SJH
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Jun 7 2007, 11:35 AM
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 SoSH Member Posts: 7,315 |
The Sox are running out of Tardcaps, almost all of the June supply has been used already.
So start winning some games, asstards. |
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Jun 7 2007, 11:42 AM
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 Posts: 2,838 From: On a Delta flight somewhere |
Hit and you will win. G38 will be dealing today. Bats need to come alive and hit.
Just win. -------------------- Andy's apology is sort of like the old Kids In The Hall Line "He's not gay. He just has sex with men every once in a while to make sure he doesn't like it." -Jose Melendez on Andy Pettitte's HGH apology
"Why in God's green earth would thinking about my own erectile dysfunction give me an erection?" - TRic |
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Jun 7 2007, 11:56 AM
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Get a win so people stop acting like the sky is falling. The Sox are going through their first extended stretch of bad play all year. Every team has them. Schilling will come up big and the bats will wake up in time for the weekend in Arizona.
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