Win Again.

Dice saved the pen. Quick hook for Laptop please Tito.

Youkilis is a scratch from the lineup with a shoulder injury.

Jacobites rejoice. Your savior is once again atop the lineup. Cora and Casey also in the lineup.....I thought Wake was DL'ed.

BOSTON

Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Drew RF
Lowell 3B
Bay LF
Casey 1B
Varitek C
Cora SS

Buchholz SP

CHICAGO

Cabrera SS
Pierzynski C
Quentin LF
Dye RF
Thome DH
Konerko 1B
Swisher CF
Ramirez 2B
Uribe 3B

Floyd SP

Why the f*ck does Tito keep starting Cora on days where Buchholz starts? He is absolutely not a major league caliber SS anymore. He literally lacks the ability to adequately play the position.

His putrid defense has screwed Buchholz over and over and over and over.

Nice to see Lowell in front of Bay again too.

/pissy rant.

I got half my wish with Drew dropped down, which is the more exciting aspect of Jacoby leading off. Not to go on a rant, but if the Sox are going to make a solid run, I think Ellsbury is going to have to be an ignitor at the top of the order anyway. Might as well try it.
Unfortunately, the artist formerly known as Mike Lowell is still hitting five. Baby steps with the lineup, huh Tito?

On a side note, why is Griffey out again? Why did they get him then?

Is it too much to ask for this??

Ellsbury
Pedroia
Ortiz
Bay
Drew
Youks
Lowell
Lowrie
Tek

Well, here's to hoping Laptop can get it done today. Please spot the FB. Please.
Win.

Sorry, Clay - but its on you today to get it done. Show us last September was no fluke. Kick ass today big time, with a little help from your offense. Keep it going guys.

GO SOX - WIN TODAY!

NESN said that Lowrie had hurt his foot a little bit yesterday but was available if needed today. That explains Alex Cora starting, although it still sucks that we don't have a back up middle infielder who can actually....field.

I'm at the game with pk1627 in the Ueker seats prob 30% Sox fans. We each sold Swisher bobbleheads for $10. Ellsbury looked awesome in bp, we got pretty close to my idol Pedroia.

Bizarre - Drew and Ortiz back to back? Two lefties in a row? Talk about handing Guillen's late-inning LOOGY to him on a silver platter.

Welcome to the laser show.

I'm pretty sure we saw the late-inning LOOGY last night, and he was just demoted to AAA before the game.

Cora at SS and Dreamboat at leadoff. Apparently Tito doesn't think this is an important game.

Nice to see teams pitch around Drew to get to Lowell.

pitching around drew to get to lowell...time to sack up man

LOWELL!!!!

Bay could have done that.

LOWELL

You can put it on the board ..................... YES!!!

ALIVE

WHOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!

that'll do...lol

HOLY CRAP ARE YOU KIDDING ME

This place is a fucking bandbox.

HIP GIMPS UNITE!!!!


God Bless ya Mike.

Thanks for being fat, Carlos!

Yeah. Just tell Mike on national television he is in a slump.

Wooo hoooo!

What a fucking hideous 0-2 curve by Floyd.

Holy shit that just kept carrying and carrying...looked like a popup.

Happend Friday, hbp in the 9th.

2 that inning and he paid for both.

Holy shit!!! Lowell??

Alright Clay, we need you today.

He could eat some hay, or lay by the bay. What do ya say?

lolz

Like a gazelle.

Jesus, the ball is carrying in this place.

ballet-esqe

Buchholz throwing a 2-seamer? On the first 2-2 pitch that was down in the dirt but O-Cab tapped foul, O-cab turns to Varitek and asked if that was a fastball then gave this look like "WTF?"

Wow, even Cora made a play.

francona must hate buchholz. only explanation for why he insists on playing cora everytime I am an Idiot starts.

Whoa, she is a pig!

looks like it. a mph or 2 less than his 4 seamer, but much better movement.

Nice start to this game

Sox Appeal makes me want to follow the Mets

Gave it a ride, too.

The Captain just can't get a break.

Stupid Swish

Second game in a row that Varitek hits one the the wall only to have it caught.