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[RedOctober3829]

Lineups for today's game. It should be a good pitching matchup with prized prospect Homer Bailey against Jon Lester. Jonathan Van Every replaces Ellsbury in CF with Crisp still on the shelf. Big Papi gets a day off as well. The Reds' other prized prospect Joey Votto is starting at 1B as well.

Here's the lineup:
Ryan Freel 8
Scott Hatteberg D
Brandon Phillips 4
Edwin Encarnacion 5
Joey Votto 3
Juan Castro 6
Drew Anderson 7
Jolbert Cabrera 9
Paul Bako 2
Homer Bailey

Dustin Pedroia 4
Kevin Youkilis 3
Jason Varitek D
Manny Ramirez 7
Mike Lowell 5
JD Drew 9
Julio Lugo 6
Jonathan Van Every 8
Kevin Cash 2
Jon Lester

Extra Bases

Edited by RedOctober3829, 05 March 2008 - 12:41 PM.

[Foulkey Reese]

I would enjoy seeing Lester throw strikes today

[SoxScout]

Dave O'Brien just announced the lineups with Cora playing instead of Lugo.

[SoxScout]

Lester's 1st:

Swinging bunt hit
Long single, 1st/3rd
Grounder to Youk, steps on 1st, throw to home, pickle, double play.
Ground out to third

Edited by SoxScout, 05 March 2008 - 01:10 PM.

[Andrew]

Vintage in-and-out-of-trouble Lester. Though the hit by Freel was just a 'lucky' infield hit. Great play by Youkilis for the double play, though.

[Foulkey Reese]

So long as he's throwing strikes, I'm happy

[RedOctober3829]

Magic link?

[Andrew]

Ha. I'm listening on an actual physical radio today, sorry.

[SoxScout]

"Swing and a miss at a high fastball, he blazed that by Varitek."

[Andrew]

Pedroia robbed of a double on a liner to left.
Youkilis flies out just shy of the warning track in center.
Vintage Varitek strike out, swinging on a fastball up in the zone.

1-2-3 go the Sox.

Edited by Andrew, 05 March 2008 - 01:17 PM.

[Andrew]

Joey Votto strikes out on a nasty curve by Lester.
Juan Castro grounds out on a hop to Cora at short. Cora throws high to Youkilis who makes a great play to pull it down for the out.
Drew T Anderson nails a curve down the line for a double.
Orlando Cabrera's older brother Jolbert with an RBI single to left. Drew T Anderson scores.
Paul Bako walks.
Lester falls behind 3-0 to Ryan Freel. Manages the count full before Freel grounds out to Lowell at third.

1-0 Reds after 1 and a half.

Edited by Andrew, 05 March 2008 - 01:33 PM.

[Andrew]

Manny flies out to left.
Lowell singles with a flare into left center.
JD Drew lines a single to left field. Lowell moves up to second.
Cora smokes a single into center field. Hit too hard for Lowell to score. Bases loaded.
Van Every strikes out swinging.
Kevin Cash singles up the middle. Lowell scores. Drew scores on a poor throw home. Cora stays at second. Doug Mirabelli dies a little inside.
Pedroia robbed on a good play by Phillips at second.

2-1 Red Sox after two full.

Edited by Andrew, 05 March 2008 - 01:46 PM.

[InsideTheParker]

You all know that the Twins are playing the Yankees on ESPN, right?
Twinkies ahead on a Young HR against Kennedy.

Really appreciate your updates, Andrew.

Edit: Now 2-1 Yankees on RBIs by Betemit (who looks very good) and Damon.

Edited by InsideTheParker, 05 March 2008 - 01:51 PM.

[rembrat]

I got your pm SS, no problem man, now is the time to work out the kinks.


Gameday link
http://mlb.mlb.com/m...cinmlb_bosmlb_1

[rembrat]

You all know that the Twins are playing the Yankees on ESPN, right?
Twinkies ahead on a Young HR against Kennedy.

Really appreciate your updates, Andrew.

Fuck. I'm missing it. I would have really enjoyed seeing that tater as my hate for Ian Kennedy has increased over the off season.

[Andrew]

I missed what happened but the Reds go 1-2-3 with Lester striking out the last batter, Encarnacion.

[Andrew]

What the Hell? Who is doing the announcing on ESPN? It sounds like O'Brien.... but he's doing the Sox radio.

[rembrat]

I missed what happened but the Reds go 1-2-3 with Lester striking out the last batter, Encarnacion.

Apparently, a groundout to Cora by Hattenberg followed by Brand Phillips lineout to Manuel Ramirez. Nice clean inning or Lester.

[InsideTheParker]

What the Hell? Who is doing the announcing on ESPN? It sounds like O'Brien.... but he's doing the Sox radio.

Sutcliffe and Thorne (the guy who does Orioles games).

[Andrew]

Youkilis walks on four straight pitches. The third pitch was a poor curveball that almost hits him.
Varitek flies out to the warning track. Close, but no cigar.
Manny singles to short center. Youkilis to second.
Lowell flies out to Freel in center. Youkilis tags and moves up to third.
Drew lines out to Votto at first.

2-1 Sox after three full.

Edited by Andrew, 05 March 2008 - 02:00 PM.

[Foulkey Reese]

Lester today

3 IP
4 Hits
2 BB
2 K's
1 ER

Oki in

[rembrat]

Oki gets 3 ground outs to retire the side.

[InsideTheParker]

Lester today

3 IP
4 Hits
2 BB
2 K's
1 ER

Oki in

Just for the heck of it, Today:Santana 3.0 IP 2 Hits 1 R 1ER 1BB 4SO 0HR 7.20 ERA

[Foulkey Reese]

Just for the heck of it, Today:Santana 3.0 IP 2 Hits 1 R 1ER 1BB 4SO 0HR 7.20 ERA

Even the awful Jacoby Ellsbury might be able to get a hit off of him!

[InsideTheParker]

Even the awful Jacoby Ellsbury might be able to get a hit off of him!

You are very perceptive, my friend.

By the way, the Yankees are beating the Twinkies 4-1. The Ys can hit, but in addition, Gomez's play in the field has been poor.

[Foulkey Reese]

MDC in

[rembrat]

MDC in

More importantly his battery mate is now Dusty Brown. WOOOOOO

[Foulkey Reese]

More importantly his battery mate is now Dusty Brown. WOOOOOO

He's hitting .667

Can they start the season with Tek in the minors?

[InsideTheParker]

So Andrew has stopped giving updates.
Looks as tho MDC got them out 1.2.3, with a fly-out and 2 strike-outs.
Anyone got anything on the RS 1/2 of the inning yet?

[tailwind]

Just an update on the MFY.

JtC gave up a monster shot to Jones, then promptly smashed the next batter in the ankle.

[InsideTheParker]

Looks as tho Joba just gave up a 3 run HR and then hit a guy.

[Foulkey Reese]

I have nothing but ill will towards that Joba f*ck

[rembrat]

So Andrew has stopped giving updates.
Looks as tho MDC got them out 1.2.3, with a fly-out and 2 strike-outs.
Anyone got anything on the RS 1/2 of the inning yet?

Youk singles (Moss in)
Ted strikes out
Manny singles (Kietly in)
Lowell grounds out out
JD strikes out

Edited by rembrat, 05 March 2008 - 02:49 PM.

[Andrew]

Dusty Baker PH Andy Phillips.. managing to win for some reason.

[Rasputin]

Who the heck is pitching?

[Andrew]

Sorry, I'm trying to clean the house while I listen.

Javier Lopez is pitching.

Andy Phillips 3 run triple. Single by the next batter. 5-2 reds

Edited by Andrew, 05 March 2008 - 02:54 PM.

[rembrat]

Javier Lopez.

[Rasputin]

Who the heck is pitching?

Javier Lopez.

And he sucks.

Still.

[Andrew]

Javier Lopez's dad is an FBI agent?

[Andrew]

If a real first baseman is playing instead of Moss this is probably a 0 run inning, by the way.

[mabrowndog]

Reds finally retired in the top of the 6th.

6-2, Cinci.

That was a pretty horrible inning.

[rembrat]

Breslow is pleased.

[Andrew]

The Moss audition at first isn't going well.

[Foulkey Reese]

The Moss audition at first isn't going well.

explain plz

[Andrew]

The sixth inning was basically his fault. Three balls he should have handled or at least stopped are what lead to that being such a big inning. It was five unearned runs. He hasn't looked natural there all spring.

[mabrowndog]

Sean McDonough in the booth with Castiglione & O'Brien. Ripping Clemens now.

"The whole thing is pathetic, and he did it to himself."

"He threw his wife under the bus on TV in front of the whole nation. It doesn't get any worse than that."

"A lot of people have reminded me that my dad coined the phrase Texas Con Man, and wondered what he'd be writing about Clemens were he still alive today. He always got the sense that Roger always had trouble telling the truth."

I really miss Sean's pull-no-punches frankness.

[mabrowndog]

Hansack on to pitch

[InsideTheParker]

Speaking of lefties, Mike Myers is pitching for Torre right now.

[Foulkey Reese]

Speaking of lefties, Mike Myers is pitching for Torre right now.

Ortiz taking him deep in his first at bat against him as a Yankee in 2006 was a hell of a moment.

[InsideTheParker]

It looks as tho Moss ended a bases-loaded one-out threat by the Sox by hitting into a DP. Not his day.