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[Big D]

It was announced 25 mins ago on WEEI. Mirabelli 8th.

I guess Francona stick with "his guys" then. Disappointing. I was hoping to see Ellsbury at the top of the order and Coco riding some pine.

[TheRealness]

One win to a slain heart, echos in the dark, a ripple in the river of life reverberates back, illuminates the night.

Slight, is the feeling, a calling beyond our ceiling. Time the map points out, its the moment. Do or die, the iron eye cast upon the plate, a knuckle ball's fate is faith. It dances like its 1973, and we see. We see.

What it is to be.

WIN.

[Oil Can's Liver]

Big win tonight....Beckett comes up BIG in game 5.....Schill closes out tribe at the Fens....All's well that ends well.

[mpl6993]

I love how Bellhorn came thru after we stuck with him in 2004 but seriously, does Coco have to bat less than .100 to get Ellsbury a start over him?

I am sick of Francona saying how great Coco's defense is and how he doesn't care how he hits.

News flash Tito, you can play stellar defense and only allow one run but if you score zero YOU STILL LOSE!

Lets set the over/under on how many walks combined between manny and Lowell at 4 tonight since they have ZERO protection behind them.

[maceeight]

Why is there no line up posted yet?

[RedOctober3829]

We win tonight. Fuck everyone else who isn't with it.

[bmacfarlane]

Time to knuckle down boys...GO SOX!

[RoyHobbs]

This is the night our Boston Red Sox get back on track.

I'm sick of the throngs of towel-waving yahoos -- shut 'em up, boys.

[maceeight]

This is the night our Boston Red Sox get back on track.

I'm sick of the throngs of towel-waving yahoos -- shut 'em up, boys.

Towels are for losers!!

[Sille Skrub]

Time to knuckle down boys...GO SOX!

Pun intended?

[RedOctober3829]

Not that I'm trying to encourage the J.D. Drew bashers out there, but here are the numbers for Drew vs. Bobby Kielty against Paul Byrd.

Drew is 2-for-10 career off Byrd.

Kielty is 10-for-30 career off Byrd. But, in case you think those numbers might be a product of success a while ago, here are the breakdowns. Kielty was 2-for-6 in 2006 off Byrd with a double. He went 4-for-11 (.364) with a double, two home runs, and five RBI in 2005. Before that, Kielty went 2-for-10 off Byrd, with both hits home runs in 2002 and 2-for-3 in 2001.

Amalie hates JD as much as we do.
LInk

Edited by RedOctober3829, 16 October 2007 - 05:10 PM.

[maceeight]

PREGAME: Game Four lineups
BOSTON

Dustin Pedroia, 2b
Kevin Youkilis, 1b
David Ortiz, dh
Manny Ramirez, lf
Mike Lowell, 3b
J.D. Drew, rf
Coco Crisp, cf
Doug Mirabelli, c
Julio Lugo, ss
---
Tim Wakefield, SP

CLEVELAND
Grady Sizemore, cf
Asdrubal Cabrera, 2b
Travis Hafner, dh
Victor Martinez, 1b
Jhonny Peralta, ss
Kenny Lofton, lf
Casey Blake, 3b
Franklin Gutierrez, rf
Kelly Shoppach, c
---
Paul Byrd, SP

Damn no Ellsbury. But looks like we'll see our old friend Kelly.

[maceeight]

Bryd talks about struggling with Porn and God

Alipour: Do you plan to up the chatter with God when you're on the mound facing the potent Red Sox lineup? Maybe try to get a tip on how to pitch to Ortiz?

Byrd: (Laughs) Our talks don't increase or decrease based on the competition. Now, if he wants to give me a tip on Ortiz, I'd certainly welcome that. And since he's listening to us right now, "God, if you've got something, fire away."



God: Put one in his wheel house. Trust me.

[The_Powa_of_Seiji_Ozawa]

oco risp should be on the bench in favor of Ellsbury, and Ellsbury should be hitting leadoff instead of Pedroia

[Youks Baltic Roots]

Jeter sits alone
A-Rod cuddles with Boras
No Yanks in playoffs

Overconfident?
Red Sox fans sit on their hands
Tribe fans wave white flags

Seven game series
Only three games in so far
No worries; we win

[BU1995Hockey]

Everything is telling me we Win this game.

Can't be worse than the non-effort last night.

Amen.

[Old Fart Tree]

"Gin makes a man MEAN!"
"Let's All Booze up and RIOT"
Go Sox, Milk and Cheese.

[Southpaw67]

What is going on at NESN? They're cutting back and forth between baseball and football, went to an interview with Wedge for a few minutes, chopped that in half, went back to football, WTF?
There's no football tonight, it's
BASEBALL TIME BABY.

WIN!!!

[JimywockyTranslator]

We are winning this game.

[5belongstoGeorge]

The Sox are favored tonight and in game 5.

The line doesn't lie.


In unrelated news Halle Berry at 4 months pregnant is still smoking! What do you think of that, Tommy?

[bmacfarlane]

Pun intended?

Yep. Pun intended.

[Pearl Wilson]

Thought they were kidding
But no, Wakefield is starting
Lester, get ready

[curly2]

There's a simple way to ease the worry of Wake's start: Score early and often off Byrd. They need something from Pedroia tonight. I think they'll get it.

[Southpaw67]

Halle wants YOU to WIN tonight, boys!

[dcmissle]

Halle wants YOU to WIN tonight, boys!

David Justice, I don't care how much insanity there was. How could you leave her?

EDIT: Some things in life are worth being Billy Bob Thornton

Edited by dcmissle, 16 October 2007 - 06:26 PM.

[Bleedred]

oco risp should be on the bench in favor of Ellsbury, and Ellsbury should be hitting leadoff instead of Pedroia

I don't know about Ellsbury hitting lead off, but I think it's shear cowardice on the part of Francona and/or Theo to not play Ellsbury.

[Lucen]

So, in the prediction thread I predicted the Sox would win one of games 3 and 4 with either Wake or Matsuzaka tossing a stinker. Matsuzaka decided it would be him, so now it's on you Timmah. 8 IP, 1R, 6K or you make a liar out of me. (Or worse, a Steve Phillips)

Get er done, Wake.

[Old Fart Tree]

Wake really has a 6.12 lifetime postseason ERA?

That is, uh, not that good.

Come on wake.

[gammoseditor]

edit; I'm an idiot. Shoppach is replacing Garko with Martinez moving to 1B. Still a plus.

Edited by gammoseditor, 16 October 2007 - 06:32 PM.

[Pandemonium67]

So tonite is special catchers night.

our special catcher >>>>> their special catcher

[Sleepy108]

Wakefield has been leaving his pitches high in the zone and the results have not been good. Hopefully, this was due to his injury and that problem has been fixed. Either way, Wakes + Fox TV coverage = a long evening. GO SOX! WIN.

[Rasputin]

It may just be my natural optimism but I like our chances tonight and I like our chances with Beckett in Game 5 and from there all we have to do is split.

[Foulkey Reese]

Yea the dead birds will probably make Wake pitch better

[LoweSox]

Sorry, but God's an Okajima fan.

[RedSoxFan]

Don't stop believing, Hold on to that feeling, Etc, et al.

[ossie schreckengost]

W
I
N

[RedOctober3829]

We're winning this game. No questions asked. No I am unoriginal and unfunny. Please put me out of my misery needed. Sack up and get timely hitting combined with solid pitching. Wakefield has been there before and he can get it done. This is where you truly know what kind of character a combination of 25 guys have. Do we have what it takes to do it when the going isn't good? Everyone can jump on the bandwagon when the team is winning(Hello Denver, Colorado), but you learn about yourself in the tough times.

This team is too talented and has too much heart not to make a run in this series. It starts tonight with #49. Get it done.

[gcapalbo]

Win. That is all.

[Gator's '88 MVP]

This team is too talented and has too much heart not to make a run in this series. It starts tonight with #49. Get it done.

I couldn't agree more. This will be a great game tonight. This team WILL make a run. If there is anyone who sacks up for the Sox when this team needs it most, it is Tim Wakefield.

[MidnightC]

Eck just said Byrd has "educated salad." That's even better than his "educated cheese" line.

[rmurph3]

You can't win the whole enchilada without overcoming some adversity in October. Time to man up. Climb on Timmeh's creaky back. Better yet, pound the crap out of Byrd so that Wake doesn't have to do the heavy lifting.

I'm thinking a nice 10-2 win, 6 innings from Wake followed by three mop-up innings from Lester.

[WayBackVazquez]

Either way, Wakes + Fox TV coverage = a long evening.

Wakefield's games are pretty much the fastest of any Boston pitcher in oh, history.

[normstalls]

just freakin win please - It will make tomorrow a lot more pleasant

[The Filthy One]

Let's score some runs todays, boys.

Oh, and let's win, too.

[reggiecleveland]

I am trying to figure out why FOX is broadcasting this game when according to the pregame show the series is over.

[5belongstoGeorge]

Fox's pregame dudes should mix in a decaf.

[Mystic Merlin]

What the fuck is Girardi talking about?

[Rough Carrigan]

Handkerchiefs are for using as snot rags or for Blanch Dubois to drop in front of potential gentleman suitors. They have no place at a baseball game as a sign of enthusiasm.

[Trautwein's Degree]

start already

[NYCSox]

What the fuck is Girardi talking about?

Be more specific.

If there was a picture of "rockhead" in the dictionary, it would be of Girardi.