Time to take our first game at the Trop. Win big, give Papelbon a break.

I like Dice. Probably more than most. I think he's coming up BIG on Monday.

Game Plan: Work the Count, Work the Count, Work the Count! Of course Tiki Barber would say something else. Don't let Kazmir get easy outs, let him go a maximum of six innings. Their bullpen might have pitched amazing last week, but I'm still not sold. It's better than facing Kazmir.

I think the key player in this series is Jacoby Ellsbury. He was getting on base and we were scoring runs. He can create havoc for a pitcher, and he can really help Dustin get fastballs to hit. Furthermore, we've been manufacturing runs lately. I know it's against our style, and it doesn't really make sense "giving up an out," but it's been working. If you can rally rally, but if you've got to manufacture a run, do it! We need all the runs we can get.

Someone want to roll the dice and see which Dice-K we get tomorrow? I think I would actually take no runs and five innings tomorrow, no matter how frustrating he is.

The road to 100 BB continues. Only 12 more to go!

Just do whatever it takes to get Cora in there.

Tora, tora, Cora!

The greatest rivalry in sports continues.

Just win!

Joe Maddon is a retard. His team should be beaten for this.

I'm pretty freaking excited for this series.

True test for the TB "fan base". If they can't get at least 30,000 people out for the most important series in their franchise history, well then, they just don't deserve the prize. Of course if they do get 30K+, it will probably be 40% sox fans....

If JD Drew doesn't start tomorrow I am going to punch Rembrat right in the junk.

The beauty of the Rays taking 2 of 3 at Fenway is watching their faces when they lose 1st place after they collapse in the last week of the season.

Sox mustn't take 1st this week, but hover just behind tasting the blood.

I'd recommend rembrat wears his protective cup.

Why isn't this game on ESPN2? Are they seriously worried about losing audience on a Cowboys/Eagles game?

I said it last week, I'll say it again: this is going to be a long game.

The only time this season the attendance exceeded $30,000 was when the Red Sox or Yankees were in town. It's been so bad that Kazmir publicly called out the Rays' fans a couple of weeks ago. Screw the Rays and their disinterested fans. Sox fans will show 'em how it's done.

Red Sox Lineup
Crisp CF
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Youkilis 1B
Lowell 3B
Bay LF
Lowrie SS
Varitek C
Ellsbury RF

Matsuzaka P

WEEI.com

Ortiz in against Kazmir surprisingly.

If the Sox just keep winning series as they go things will fall into place. Can the Rays keep pace and win as many series right to the end? I don't think they can. This is the home stretch and it's ON right up to number 162. I hope that the umpires put a lid on the slow down tactics of TB's skipper. Some of these mound visits are BS.

I'm not going to lie, I like this line up. I would may be consider having Lowrie batting first, but having the double team of speed with Crisp and Ellsbury is enticing as well. As long as somebody tells Crisp to make sure he sees some pitches, I'm fine with it. As I said last night (this morning), we need to work the count like crazy. We need Kazmir out as soon as possible.

Also, put on your seatbelts. It's going to be a bump ride. It almost always is with Daisuke behind the wheel.

Go for the jugular, Dice-K - quick and dirty. No walks, many hits and a kick ass win.

GO SOX - WIN TODAY!

With the way Dice-K rots in high leverage situations I call reverse lock in this game. Somehow, someway the Sox will win this game tonight. That said, I have no confidence in Dice whatsoever. Someone please talk me into confidence.

So after this series we play Toronto, Cleveland and New York for a total of ten games.

Tampa plays Minnesota, Baltimore, and Detroit for a total of 12 games.

Both teams have 88 wins.

So we pretty much need to sweep this series to win the division.

Daisuke will have 75 pitches through 3, but will still end up going 6 giving up 3R 2ER 4BB and 7K's.

Sox win 5-3.

I am TSC, and those are my predictions of the game.

"Tied with Tampa in the all-important win column" (lol)

Pretty much.

Even though Baltimore and Detroit blow, the Rays do end with 8 games in 7 days on the road.

2 out of 3 and we'll be fine.

Rays
1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B
2. Jason Bartlett, SS
3. Carlos Pena, 1B
4. Evan Longoria, 3B
5. Cliff Floyd, DH
6. Dioner Navarro, C
7. Eric Hinske, LF
8. Gabe Gross, RF
9. Fernando Perez, CF
-- Scott Kazmir, SP

Sweep and we control our own destiny.

I woke up this morning feeling pretty elated. After a few minutes I recalled it was because of a dream I just had.
In the dream I was hanging with Big Papi. I asked him if I could pray for his wrist, to which he surprisingly replied, sure.
So we clasped his lefts hands. I looked down and could see his scar. then started praying that his wrist would be
completely healed. Both of us teared up. Then the dream ended and I woke up. I'm hoping for a big series for the
big man!

This is going to be so painful.

Then again, I'm told some of us like pain.

I like this Scott Kazmir. Can we see more of him, please?

I want Kazmir pushing 100 pitches by the 4th.

And Daisuke not.

All right.

Let's fucking win this shit.

TB guys already bitching about the strikezone.

If DP wins MVP, he owes Kazmir a thanks.

Ball eight!

Oh god, there might be 300 walks in this game.

Edit: spellin's

Wow, is Kazmir hurt?

Wow. Seriously?

I love 5 hour games.

Did he say how this "always happens when the Sox and Yankees come to town?"

At times the head to gseries get over rated. Everyone said the division was over after the rays left town but the next series went a different direction. Obviously it is besat to win but a lot can happen in the last ten games.

89 mph, for serious?

OK Scott, groove one.

Please don't get impatient here guys... can't squander here.

Kazmir has got to be hiding some kind of injury or something. Velocity is down, control is shit, he just hung that slider...

YES!

PAPI!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH FUCK YEA BITCHES!!

PAPI IS BACK








AND HE'S BACK BIG!!!