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[pedro1918]

Going to the game with my daughter, who is really looking forward to seeing Big Papi. Don't mess things up for me, Bobby.

Let's not get hurt here and then it's off to Detroit!

[unclebobo]

Mrs. Bobo and I will be there today in sec 105.

A Pedey home run ball would be excellent.

[Derek's Friend]

I'll be there as well. Any idea on the starting pitchers?

[unclebobo]

mlb.com says it's Buchholz vs Jackson

Edited by unclebobo, 03 April 2012 - 10:33 AM.

[redsoxfan1776]

Clay Buchholz is starting against Edwin Jackson.


I'll be in section 129.

[Red(s)HawksFan]

Lineup, per @MikeSilvermanBB

Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Ortiz DH
Youkilis 3B
Sweeney RF
Ross LF
Saltalamacchia C
Aviles SS

Buchholz P

[Derek's Friend]

Clay Buchholz is starting against Edwin Jackson.


I'll be in section 129.

Nice Thanks for heads up. I was hoping it would be Buchholz. Lineup looks like the opening day lineup too.

[SoxScout]

I hate not going G-Y-O-R-S-S

[wibi]

Watching tickets on Stubhub right now with the expectation that in the next hour prices will drop a little bit

I'll be there I just dont know where yet

[OilCanCoulter]

sitting in 105 with the kids and some knuckeheads from work.

[rembrat]

Sweet lineup.

[InsideTheParker]

If anyone finds a free stream for this, I'd love to know about it.

[Carl Everetts Therapist]

If anyone finds a free stream for this, I'd love to know about it.

I second this, I'm stuck at work, but would love to watch online......

[mauidano]

No TV and No radio apparently...
http://www.boston.co...it_leag_28.html

[derekson]

It's on MASN, for those with MLB.tv or Extra Innings.

[InsideTheParker]

The game is on XM 177 also.

[attydave]

Nats radio feed is on MLB.com

[SoxScout]

striking how much nicer washington's park is on tv than miami's.

[JCizzle]

Damn it, I should have just taken the afternoon off and gone. Instead I'm just counting down the last two hours of a pretty slow day.

[Hee Sox Choi]

Don't hurt yourself, Clay!

[Carl Everetts Therapist]

Buchholz was sitting about 91.5 mph in the first inning, figure he sits around 92 ,93 for a typical mid-season start. Judging from that alone I'd say he's pretty set for it being the last ST game of the season.... If he's healthy he has a good year

[derekson]

That ball Sweeney hit carried farther than I thought it would. He might hit a decent number of doubles off of the Monster and surprise some people with a decent SLG.

[derekson]

Two great ABs from Ellsbury, working the count full on both and getting a single in the second one.

[MalzoneExpress]

Mrs. Bobo and I will be there today in sec 105.

A Pedey home run ball would be excellent.

Would an RBI double suffice?

[SoxScout]

pedroia's double

[SoxScout]

Aviles just bunted, 1st and 2nd, 1 out.

[derekson]

Pretty sure Aviles was trying to bunt for a hit because the 3rd baseman was playing so far back.

[SoxScout]

Pedroia another double, driving in 2

[Carl Everetts Therapist]

Crooked inning of sorts, this team can score in bunches

[Buzzkill Pauley]

I really like BobbyV batting AG and Papi back-to-back.

It's like he's luring the opposing team's manager into using a lefty specialist rather than the best available all-purpose reliever.

[SouthernBoSox]

Does Gonzalez really only have 4 RBI this spring? How is that possible.

[derekson]

I really like BobbyV batting AG and Papi back-to-back.

It's like he's luring the opposing team's manager into using a lefty specialist rather than the best available all-purpose reliever.

It works well as long as Ortiz keeps hitting lefties like he did last year. If he goes back to his performance against LHP from 2009-2010, encouraging lefty relievers won't be good.

[InsideTheParker]

So, was Aviles awful there or good even to stop it?

[derekson]

Almost a spectacular play from Aviles there. Still a good effort.

[SoxScout]

Ramos just murdered a 3-R HR off Buch

[derekson]

To my eyes it looked like a good play to even get to that ball. He appeared to be shaded toward the hole, playing DeRosa to pull the ball, so he ranged pretty far to his left to even stop it.

Edited by derekson, 03 April 2012 - 03:34 PM.

[InsideTheParker]

To my eyes it looked like a good play to even get to that ball. He appeared to be shaded toward the whole, playing DeRosa to pull the ball, so he ranged pretty far to his left to even stop it.

Thanks. Your description helped more than the Nats announcers did, tho they're not bad. They were saying earlier that Ramos had a very eventful off-season. Gosh, I should think so, as he was kidnapped! I had forgotten about that.

[SoxScout]

Another Nats HR, Buch was looking better when he had the perfecto going.

[Doooweeeey!]

Another Nats HR, Buch was looking better when he had the perfecto going.

To my eyes both HRs looked like pretty decent pitches low and in.

[Sprowl]

Mrs. Bobo and I will be there today in sec 105.

A Pedey home run ball would be excellent.

Clay Buchholz is starting against Edwin Jackson.


I'll be in section 129.

sitting in 105 with the kids and some knuckeheads from work.

SoSHers represent!


Justin Thomas gets another audition, but with his mediocre stuff up in the zone, it's hard to see him making the team.

[MalzoneExpress]

Another Nats HR, Buch was looking better when he had the perfecto going.

And in other news, water is wet.

[SoxScout]

And in other news, water is wet.

You can pitch like shit and get outs and pitch nasty and roughed up.

[Back Bay]

Thomas setting up a BS opportunity to test Bowden.

[Sprowl]

You can pitch like shit and get outs and pitch nasty and roughed up.

... and Thomas can pitch like shit and get roughed up. The bullpen becomes clearer - I don't think there will be two lefties in the pen until Hill comes off the DL or Doubront is demoted from starter.

[derekson]

... and Thomas can pitch like shit and get roughed up. The bullpen becomes clearer - I don't think there will be two lefties in the pen until Hill comes off the DL or Doubront is demoted from starter.

Miller might be an option at some point as a short reliever.

[SoxScout]

I am of the opinion that Bowden will forever suck, I hope he find his way to a new organization.

Edited by SoxScout, 03 April 2012 - 04:23 PM.

[InsideTheParker]

Has the composition of the bullpen been announced? Is Bowden definitely in it?

[Back Bay]

Has the composition of the bullpen been announced? Is Bowden definitely in it?

Who else is actually competing?

And Atchison should get some shot in the long relief. he just pound the zone.

[Sprowl]

Miller might be an option at some point as a short reliever.

Yep, I forgot about Miller. With his historical first-inning control problems and velocity that takes a few innings to ramp up, I have a hard time seeing him as a reliever.

At the moment, I'm having a hard time seeing Bowden as much of anything. His calling card was supposed to be fastball command (since it isn't stuff, movement or velocity), but he had no command at all on that bases-loaded walk.

[Sprowl]

Who else is actually competing?

And Atchison should get some shot in the long relief. he just pound the zone.

Atchison is death on RHB. I like him as half of a brace of platoon specialists.