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[TheoShmeo]

Winning only one of four against this team would be unacceptable.

Let's pitch well AND hit today.

Lead us to the split, Doobie.

[Nuf Ced]

Game is at 4:10 pm ET.
Two leftys as probably starters: Felix Doubront vs. Jason Vargas.

This is the first career start against the Mariners for Doubront. Vargas tied a Seattle team record by allowing 11 home runs in the month of June.

Noteworthy plate appearances versus Vargas:

Adrian Gonzalez (11): .364 BA/.417 OBP/.545 SLG, 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 1 walk

Kelly Shoppach (9): .444/.500/.889, 1 double, 1 home run, 2 RBIs, 4 strikeouts

http://espn.go.com/m...52/jason-vargas

[cherno]

Well, Doobie usually gets a ton of run support, so I'm hoping the Sox will remain true to form.

I can't believe the Sox have to go back in September for 3 more. Two games at Fenway & 7 at Safeco this year? Who makes this schedule?

Edited by cherno, 01 July 2012 - 09:11 AM.

[mfried]

Well, Doobie usually gets a ton of run support, so I'm hoping the Sox will remain true to form.

I can't believe the Sox have to go back in September for 3 more. Two games at Fenway & 7 at Safeco this year? Who makes this schedule?

Please start Shoppach over RH Salty. Also, n.b., today is the first day we will seriously miss Mac. I expect a lot from Ortiz, Ross, hopefully WMB.

[P'tucket, rhymes with...]

Well, Doobie usually gets a ton of run support, so I'm hoping the Sox will remain true to form.

I can't believe the Sox have to go back in September for 3 more. Two games at Fenway & 7 at Safeco this year? Who makes this schedule?

Who cares? This is Seattle. If you can't give your W-L percentage a healthy boost playing these guys at home, away, or anywhere in between, you don't have any business playing in October.

Edited by P'tucket, rhymes with..., 01 July 2012 - 10:14 AM.

[The Grackle]

Let's win a pair.

[gfur732]

Who cares? This is Seattle. If you can't give your W-L percentage a healthy boost playing these guys at home, away, or anywhere in between, you don't have any business playing in October.

Personally, my issue with it is that games starting at 10 pm are a complete pain to watch. I stayed up late last night, only for them to lose and then had to be up a little before 5 am for work this morning.

I would imagine that cherno's complaint also has less to do with the competitive advantage Seattle gains from the extra home games and more to do with everything else that stinks about them playing in Seattle.

[cherno]

I would imagine that cherno's complaint also has less to do with the competitive advantage Seattle gains from the extra home games and more to do with everything else that stinks about them playing in Seattle.

As the Fonz would say, "Correctamundo".

This team, for whatever reason, traditionally doesn't play well in Seattle. This goes back at least 8-9 years. On paper, the Sox should have won at least 3 out of 4 in this series. Yet here we are. I agree, if the Sox are a true playoff team, they have to get it done. Maybe they turn it up a notch during the stretch drive. But historical, this team has struggled in Seattle.

Maybe if the Sox concentrated on small ball instead of trying to hit homers in a spacious, deep park, things would be different. But I'm grasping at straws. I really have no idea why the Sox play so poorly there, especially on offense.

Edited by cherno, 01 July 2012 - 11:34 AM.

[Sprowl]

Happy Canada Day, and Sink the Mariners!

[ilol@u]

July is the month the Sox turn this shit around. They will be 2nd place in the division by the end of the month, guaranteed.

MY PARENTS ARE ILLITERATE INNER-CITY HARPS WHO RAISED ME TO BE PROACTIVELY STUPID.

[Buzzkill Pauley]

New word filter, eh SoSH?

[E5 Yaz]

1. Mike Aviles ® SS
2. Dustin Pedroia ® 2B
3. David Ortiz (L) DH
4. Cody Ross ® RF
5. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B
6. Will Middlebrooks ® 3B
7. Daniel Nava (S) LF
8. Kelly Shoppach ® C
9. Brent Lillibridge ® CF


1. Ichiro Suzuki (L) RF
2. Casper Wells ® CF
3. Kyle Seager (L) 3B
4. Jesus Montero ® C
5. Miguel Olivo ® DH
6. Justin Smoak (S) 1B
7. Dustin Ackley (L) 2B
8. Chone Figgins (S) LF
9. Brendan Ryan ® SS

[TheoShmeo]

Seeing Darnell go was was good stuff. Seeing Brent Lillebridge in there against a lefty...not so much.

[steeplechase3k]

The 175 mile drive home to Portland is a lot easier after a win. Please win this game.

[InsideTheParker]

According to TBS, the White Sox are .294 with RISP. Where do I find the stat for the Red Sox? I have looked a little, but have been having trouble with team-wide stats.
p.s. Yankees dead last in BA w/ RISP. And yet up at the top in the division. Go figure.

Edited by InsideTheParker, 01 July 2012 - 01:23 PM.

[soxhop411]

According to TBS, the White Sox are .294 with RISP. Where do I find the stat for the Red Sox? I have looked a little, but have been having trouble with team-wide stats.

http://sports.yahoo....n_2012&sort=722

[gatorgurl67]

#RedSox lineup change: Brent Lillibridge leading off and Nick Punto batting 9th at SS.
Sorry for the bad news.

Edited by gatorgurl67, 01 July 2012 - 01:46 PM.

[Rasputin]

Losing sucks balls.

Lets win.

[Rasputin]

#RedSox lineup change: Brent Lillibridge leading off and Nick Punto batting 9th at SS.
Sorry for the bad news.

That is like getting kicked in the balls and the face at the same time.

[mfried]

That is like getting kicked in the balls and the face at the same time.

Sounds like Aviles has been kicked somewhere literally or figuratively. And he can hit lefties! Bad news indeed.

[InsideTheParker]

http://sports.yahoo....n_2012&sort=722

Thank you very much. Web-page bookmarked.

[mauidano]

#RedSox lineup change: Brent Lillibridge leading off and Nick Punto batting 9th at SS.
Sorry for the bad news.

What the...?

[soxhop411]

What the...?

Mike is under the weather

[Al Zarilla]

Mike is under the weather

Some bad fish? I thought Youks took the creeping crud with him to Chicago.

[Joe Shlabotnick]

That is like getting kicked in the balls and the face at the same time.

Maybe getting the nut punch before the game will save us from the walk off nut punch today.

Edited by Joe Shlabotnick, 01 July 2012 - 02:29 PM.

[AimingForYoko]

#RedSox lineup change: Brent Lillibridge leading off and Nick Punto batting 9th at SS.
Sorry for the bad news.

I first read that as Lillibridge was out and Punto was in...

[AimingForYoko]

Maybe getting the nut punch before the game will save us from the walk off nut punch today.

Reverse nut-punch?

[mauidano]

Reverse nut-punch?

H-mmmm. You may be onto something there...

[E5 Yaz]

The Phillies' asking price for Hamels is said to be a package of four to five prospects, tweets Buster Olney of ESPN.com. Olney adds rival executives believe such a package could be hard to come by.

ya'think?

[soxhop411]

ya'think?

Only if we are guaranteed to sign to an extension would I trade for him. Since we can't get a draft pick if he walks (as per CBA)

[Beomoose]

I'm pretty high up, but I'm fairly sure I could hit Bobby with a chili dog from here. Fair warning, Mr. Valentine.

[E5 Yaz]

I'm pretty high up, but I'm fairly sure I could hit Bobby with a chili dog from here. Fair warning, Mr. Valentine.

Don't waste a chili dog ... throw and Ichiroll

[soxhop411]

I'm pretty high up, but I'm fairly sure I could hit Bobby with a chili dog from here. Fair warning, Mr. Valentine.

You need one of these...

A hot Dog Gun

Edited by soxhop411, 01 July 2012 - 03:10 PM.

[Beomoose]

Why in God's name is Lilly leading off?

[Al Zarilla]

Why in God's name is Lilly leading off?

We have a player named Lilly now?

[gatorgurl67]

Great inning.

[Rasputin]

We have a player named Lilly now?

Going for the Snape market, clearly.

[E5 Yaz]

He has his mother's eyes.

[Rasputin]

He has his mother's eyes.

Unfortunately, he also has his mother's bat.

[jnlevetoncnmt]

We have a player named Lilly now?

It's short for Lilliputian.

[Marbleheader]

Felix, consider this your AAA start. Don't suck.

[Sprowl]

New word filter, eh SoSH?

It's an old, old word filter. We haven't added a new filter in years, and occasionally delete some. For example:

ELJE
Mikey

You didna useta be able to do that. Coulda works, but could øf is verboten, unless you really work at it by adding that Teutonic twang.

[Pesky Poles]

Well is looks like we won't have another Cook start today...

[Beomoose]

Just me or did Ross slip and nearly face plant?

[AimingForYoko]

It's an old, old word filter. We haven't added a new filter in years, and occasionally delete some. For example:

ELJE
Mikey

You didna useta be able to do that. Coulda works, but could øf is verboten, unless you really work at it by adding that Teutonic twang.

Really? Because I tried could of yesterday (or this morning w/e) and it worked fine.

Now "PROBABLY" is still out and still hilarious.

[E5 Yaz]

I just Googles Teutonic twang

[Pesky Poles]

Mariners are 4-11 against the AL East. AND WE STILL CAN'T BEAT THEM!

[E5 Yaz]

Mariners are 4-11 against the AL East. AND WE STILL CAN'T BEAT THEM!

You might be all the inspiration the need

[Sprowl]

Why in God's name is Lilly leading off?

I don't think Lilly looks right. It should be Lili, as in

[LuckyBen]

Felix looks like a Latin Beckett in his gameday pic