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Gain some distance from those pretenders from Chicago.
With Pauley vs Buehrle tomorrow, this would be a good game to win.
Yesterday was my fault. I wasn't around to say WEINER DOG FOULKEY REESE SO CUTE PET HIS LUCKY LITTLE HEAD!
Win it for Sarah Palin!
Predict who takes Vazquez WayBack tonight. My call:
Bay
Ortiz
Varitek
Bay
Ortiz
Varitek
Nah, Alex Cora.
Amalie's floating head m0j0?
This is going to be a really tough series if the Sox keep running out lineups that look like that.
RED SOX
1. Mark Kotsay, RF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. Jason Bay, LF
6. Jed Lowrie, 3B
7. Coco Crisp, CF
8. Alex Cora, SS
9. Jason Varitek, C
-- Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP
WHITE SOX
1. Orlando Cabrera, SS
2. A.J. Pierzynski, C
3. Carlos Quentin, LF
4. Jermaine Dye, RF
5. Jim Thome, DH
6. Paul Konerko, 1B
7. Nick Swisher, CF
8. Alexei Ramirez, 2B
9. Joe Crede, 3B
-- Javier Vazquez, SP
RED SOX
1. Mark Kotsay, RF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. Jason Bay, LF
6. Jed Lowrie, 3B
7. Coco Crisp, CF
8. Alex Cora, SS
9. Jason Varitek, C
-- Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP
WHITE SOX
1. Orlando Cabrera, SS
2. A.J. Pierzynski, C
3. Carlos Quentin, LF
4. Jermaine Dye, RF
5. Jim Thome, DH
6. Paul Konerko, 1B
7. Nick Swisher, CF
8. Alexei Ramirez, 2B
9. Joe Crede, 3B
-- Javier Vazquez, SP
Other than swapping Ellsbury for Crisp what do you want them to do? Bailey at first and sit Cora?
Sox v. Vazquez
Can Byrd pinch hit?
Sox v. Vazquez
CODE
*********************PA** AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Mark Kotsay 36 32 6 2 0 0 4 4 4 .188 .278 .250 .528
Sean Casey 34 33 13 5 0 1 8 1 2 .394 .412 .636 1.048
David Ortiz 23 20 5 1 0 2 4 3 7 .250 .348 .600 .948
Coco Crisp 17 16 5 0 0 1 3 1 3 .313 .353 .500 .853
Jason Varitek 17 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 .063 .118 .063 .181
Alex Cora 15 14 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .286 .333 .286 .619
Kevin Youkilis 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000
Jason Bay 10 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 .300 .222 .522
Dustin Pedroia 7 7 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 .571 .571 .571 1.142
Paul Byrd 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total 172 160 41 8 0 4 24 11 38 .256 .308 .381 .689
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Mark Kotsay 36 32 6 2 0 0 4 4 4 .188 .278 .250 .528
Sean Casey 34 33 13 5 0 1 8 1 2 .394 .412 .636 1.048
David Ortiz 23 20 5 1 0 2 4 3 7 .250 .348 .600 .948
Coco Crisp 17 16 5 0 0 1 3 1 3 .313 .353 .500 .853
Jason Varitek 17 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 .063 .118 .063 .181
Alex Cora 15 14 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .286 .333 .286 .619
Kevin Youkilis 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000
Jason Bay 10 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 .300 .222 .522
Dustin Pedroia 7 7 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 .571 .571 .571 1.142
Paul Byrd 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total 172 160 41 8 0 4 24 11 38 .256 .308 .381 .689
Can Byrd pinch hit?
QUOTE(jayhoz @ Aug 29 2008, 04:27 PM) 
Other than swapping Ellsbury for Crisp what do you want them to do? Bailey at first and sit Cora?
I didn't mean that as a shot at Tito. Just saying that the White Sox are a good team, and it's unfortunate that the Red Sox are stuck throwing out line ups like that.
Casey's neck problem has been a real drag.
Theoretically, I'd like to see Kotsay at first, Youks at third, Lowrie at SS and Ellsbury (or Crisp) in CF, but I suspect that Kotsay isn't quite ready for that, yet.
QUOTE(TheoShmeo @ Aug 29 2008, 04:30 PM)
Theoretically, I'd like to see Kotsay at first, Youks at third, Lowrie at SS and Ellsbury (or Crisp) in CF, but I suspect that Kotsay isn't quite ready for that, yet.
You'd need both Ellsbury and Crisp in the OF.
Anything to get Cora's nonagenerian range off the damn field. God.
I was at the game that Lackey went into the 9th with a no hitter about a month ago and Cora bungled 3 plays that any competent SS would have made and somehow skated with only 1 error, IIRC. He was laughably bad. Casual fans who went with me to the game were asking me why the Sox would put a guy like that on the field. Sadly, I had no answer. I still don't.
I was at the game that Lackey went into the 9th with a no hitter about a month ago and Cora bungled 3 plays that any competent SS would have made and somehow skated with only 1 error, IIRC. He was laughably bad. Casual fans who went with me to the game were asking me why the Sox would put a guy like that on the field. Sadly, I had no answer. I still don't.
QUOTE(Rough Carrigan @ Aug 29 2008, 04:36 PM)
Anything to get Cora's nonagenerian range off the damn field. God.
I was at the game that Lackey went into the 9th with a no hitter about a month ago and Cora bungled 3 plays that any competent SS would have made and somehow skated with only 1 error, IIRC. He was laughably bad. Casual fans who went with me to the game were asking me why the Sox would put a guy like that on the field. Sadly, I had no answer. I still don't.
I was at the game that Lackey went into the 9th with a no hitter about a month ago and Cora bungled 3 plays that any competent SS would have made and somehow skated with only 1 error, IIRC. He was laughably bad. Casual fans who went with me to the game were asking me why the Sox would put a guy like that on the field. Sadly, I had no answer. I still don't.
David Laurila is gonna be pissed
QUOTE(jayhoz @ Aug 29 2008, 04:32 PM)
You'd need both Ellsbury and Crisp in the OF.
True.
My ideal line-up with the current injuries would have Kotsay, Ellsbury and Crisp in it, and Cora and Bailey on the bench. That assumes that Kotsay could play first which may not be the case at this point.
QUOTE(WayBackVazquez @ Aug 29 2008, 02:44 PM)
Predict who takes Vazquez WayBack tonight. My call:
Bay
Ortiz
Varitek
Bay
Ortiz
Varitek
It takes a real man to hit a home run: Dustin Pedroia
Good start
And .... we're back.
Let's go Youks.
Let's go Youks.
Thanks Crede.
Love the diving Ellsbury catch to start out a quick inning for Daisuke. More like that, please.
Pavano mowing down the Blue Jays 
Anyone else have trouble with the "IPS Server" or something like that? Good start for the Sox.
Bad play, should've gone home.
Bad play, should've gone home.
Ugh. Come on Bay, what the eff?
fuck you jason. that's all.
QUOTE(RedOctober3829 @ Aug 29 2008, 07:22 PM)
fuck you jason. that's all.
That's like his first squander since he's been here
Javier Vazquez is usually a pretty good pitcher for 5+ innings. But I don't know if there's a good pitcher in MLB with such a consistent record of giving up bombs that ruin previously good outings around the 6th or 7th innings.
Well that was horrific
Squander. Ugh.
Highly disappointing. 
Big-time squander. I knew I could count on it.
Holy shit, Kevin Cash got an endorsement deal?
QUOTE(Foulkey Reese @ Aug 29 2008, 07:22 PM)
That's like his first squander since he's been here
Speaking of squander...I think Kotsay just became an official Red Sox.
KILL ALEX CORA!
Nice to see Cora make a Lugo-esque effort at a ball up the middle.
DiceK
new stop&shop logo
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A GIDP would be nice here. If he keeps the pitch count under 20 it would be great, considering the inevitable blow up inning.
Swisher is now Amish.
It would be really fun to watch Ozzie Guillen get beat up
QUOTE(Rough Carrigan @ Aug 29 2008, 04:23 PM)
Javier Vazquez is usually a pretty good pitcher for 5+ innings. But I don't know if there's a good pitcher in MLB with such a consistent record of giving up bombs that ruin previously good outings around the 6th or 7th innings.
QUOTE(WayBackVazquez @ Aug 29 2008, 11:40 AM)
What I have noticed is that his managers have loved to try to coax long outings from him, and as a result he ends up giving up a 3-run home run in the 7th or 8th inning of what was previously a superb outing. The guy is obviously a great talent. Has he just been mismanaged?
Dicek looks excellent so far
Nice catch. Gotta give Dye that much.
QUOTE(Foulkey Reese @ Aug 29 2008, 04:33 PM)
Dicek looks excellent so far
He does indeed. His velocity is variable, but higher (up to 95) in the first two innings than it has been in the last couple of starts. Relatively few cutters and slurves so far.
Dye plays the RF corner very well.
An excuse me double for Tek
Nice catch by Dye...that sucks for the young Cardinal.
White Sox announcers were bitching about the strikezone.
White Sox announcers were bitching about the strikezone.
Automatic double. Get it right Orsillo.
Shock to see Cora jammed by inside slider and popping out to short.
All the complaining notwithstanding, Cora's actually been fairly serviceable offensively the past few weeks.
37 pitches for Vasquez over two innings. I hope that the Red Sox batters remain patient and let him run up the pitch count.
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