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[brs3]

So, it begins...kind of... I'll take what I can get.

[Foulkey Reese]

Bobby V's gonna go all out tonight.

[rembrat]

Failure to win the WS falls on you br3 for breaking protocol.

Who is pitching? Buchholz is pitching in the B game. So Padilla and?

[brs3]

Failure to win the WS falls on you br3 for breaking protocol.

Who is pitching? Buchholz is pitching in the B game. So Padilla and?

I thought about that before creating the thread, but thought ST was fair game. Looks like it's been done at least once already this spring. If not, I'll accept the blame in 7 months.

[brs3]

ESPN's MFY Blog says Nova & Doubront will start things off.

[Brianish]

Quietly rooting for Doubront to win the 5th starter's job.

[soxhop411]

Lets win this Sox

Edited by soxhop411, 13 March 2012 - 11:00 AM.

[Rasputin]

There is a red sox radio broadcast and for those of you with access, it is also on YES.

[Foulkey Reese]

There is a red sox radio broadcast and for those of you with access, it is also on YES.

Can't wait to hear what Michael Kay has to say about the collapse.

[Brianish]

Can't wait to hear what Michael Kay has to say about the collapse.

At least with Kay it's A: to be expected and B: understandable. We'd do the same to the Yanks. It's when the Orioles announcers do it that I get annoyed.

Edited by Brianish, 13 March 2012 - 11:39 AM.

[brs3]

per extra bases

RED SOX (6-2-1)
Mike Aviles SS
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Jacoby Ellsbury DH
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
Will Middlebrooks 3B
Lars Anderson 1B
Juan Carlos Linares CF
Josh Kroeger RF
Alex Hassan LF
Pitching: LHP Felix Doubront followed by RHP Michael Bowden, RHP Vicente Padilla, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Brandon Duckworth, RHP Will Inman.

[trekfan55]

Why is Buchholz pitching in the B intrasquad game instead of this one?

[adam42381]

Why is Buchholz pitching in the B intrasquad game instead of this one?

I'd have to assume they're wanting to see how Doubront fares against higher level hitters since he's being seriously considered for the 5th spot in the rotation.

[rembrat]

Yup. Him and Padilla and Bowden too who has a shot at the bullpen.

[trekfan55]

I'd have to assume they're wanting to see how Doubront fares against higher level hitters since he's being seriously considered for the 5th spot in the rotation.

That I can agree with, but Buchholz is coming off a chronic back injury and is penciled into the 3 spot, so it's also important to evaluate him better.

[adam42381]

That I can agree with, but Buchholz is coming off a chronic back injury and is penciled into the 3 spot, so it's also important to evaluate him better.

Maybe they want Buchholz to get some work against a weaker lineup to build his confidence before throwing him out there against an MLB-caliber lineup?

[rembrat]

Actually it could be that they want to keep him going on 3 day's of rest like they are doing with Beckett to build up arm strength. Buchholz last pitched on Friday. This is something new this year. I'm not sure if Lester is on it too.

[adam42381]

Actually it could be that they want to keep him going on 3 day's of rest like they are doing with Beckett to build up arm strength. Buchholz last pitched on Friday. This is something new this year. I'm not sure if Lester is on it too.

That seems like the most likely scenario.

[derekson]

I don't know if this is what Valentine is thinking, but I know Joe Maddon has his normal starting pitchers pitch B games quite frequently when the A game is against a divisional rival. The thinking is that they want to limit the hitters' exposure to the guys they know will be in the rotation. Guys like Price and Shields end up pitching in the B game pretty much whenever their turn comes against the Sox or Yankees.

Edited by derekson, 13 March 2012 - 01:19 PM.

[bosox4509]

Schilling did the same thing in 2004. When we played divisional oponents in the spring he pitched in the B game. He wanted to limit their batters from seeing what he threw and how he would approach them.

[InsideTheParker]

There is a red sox radio broadcast and for those of you with access, it is also on YES.

MLBN is suppposedly picking up the YES feed. If it's blacked out in MA for some reason not even a lawyer can understand, I shall scream. I've caught more than one Ys b'cast this spring, and was blessed by the absence of M. Kay. Hope the trend continues.

[Sprowl]

Pitching: LHP Felix Doubront followed by RHP Michael Bowden, RHP Vicente Padilla, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Brandon Duckworth, RHP Will Inman.

I'd have to assume they're wanting to see how Doubront fares against higher level hitters since he's being seriously considered for the 5th spot in the rotation.

For Doubront, Bowden, Padilla and Tazawa, this is a high-stakes game, and who better to face than the Yankees for pitchers vying for the last starting position.

I think Doubront's stuff gives him the highest ceiling, but Aceves has pitched very well so far. A starting rotation of Lester-Bard-Buchholz-Aceves-Beckett is formidable. Beckett is having the worst spring so far.

[rembrat]

For Doubront, Bowden, Padilla and Tazawa, this is a high-stakes game, and who better to face than the Yankees for pitchers vying for the last starting position.

I think Doubront's stuff gives him the highest ceiling, but Aceves has pitched very well so far. A starting rotation of Lester-Bard-Buchholz-Aceves-Beckett is formidable. Beckett is having the worst spring so far.

lol wut

[MakMan44]

Is this on NESN or just MLBN?

[Rasputin]

No NESN. They have a hockey game or something.

[MakMan44]

No NESN. They have a hockey game or something.

Thanks, no way for me to see this one then.

[Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat]

Bruins are on NESN, Sox are on MLBN

[derekson]

Lou Piniella, Michael Kay, and Paul O'Neill? Great.

[InsideTheParker]

So, has MLBN announced if they will abandon Cleveland and Dallas for Boston and NY? (Going into the tenth after the break.)

[InsideTheParker]

So, has MLBN announced if they will abandon Cleveland and Dallas for Boston and NY? (Going into the tenth after the break.)

NM, they just went to our game.

[Rasputin]

Lou Piniella, Michael Kay, and Paul O'Neill? Great.

I already need a shower.

[rembrat]

Nova was really lucky last year.

[SemperFidelisSox]

"That's a good point, Michael."

Lou Piniella's broadcast career is not off to a good start.

[derekson]

94 from Doubront early. Control seems a bit off though.

[derekson]

Paul O'Neill already making a fool of himself by calling Bard a 1-pitch pitcher who succeeded in the pen with just an overpowering fastball.

[Brianish]

Paul O'Neil has clearly never seen Bard's slider.

[Hee Sox Choi]

O'Neill says Bard only has one pitch.

[rembrat]

Oniell said Bard has 1 pitch. Welp, where is the paint thinner...

[rembrat]

The unintentional quadruple post. Nice.

[Brianish]

Nice fastball.

[Pearl Wilson]

LOL Piniella made ARod cry when he sent him up against Eck.

[tonyarmasjr]

Paul O'Neill already making a fool of himself by calling Bard a 1-pitch pitcher who succeeded in the pen with just an overpowering fastball.

Can we hope their hitters feel the same way?

[paulb0t]

At least Felix is slow in his delivery, so by the time he throws his next pitch I've nearly forgotten how iffy his command is today.

[Pearl Wilson]

Now a balk.

[Brianish]

If you don't do it in a spring training game, Lou, how are you going to time it properly in the season?

[rembrat]

Lou shitting all over Bobby.

[derekson]

I'm sure all the Valentine haters will be encouraged to learn that they're agreeing with Lou Piniella.

[Sprowl]

Doubront stuck with the fastball, and didn't hit his spots perfectly, but velocity looks good for mid-March.

[rembrat]

I'm sure all the Valentine haters will be encouraged to learn that they're agreeing with Lou Piniella.

Valentine is a bigger jackass than Lou is. Don't see your point.

[Foulkey Reese]

And here we go...