4/10 - Home Opener: Seattle @ Boston

Zen653 · 04-10-2007, 12:22 PM

Time: 2PM ET
Place: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
TV: NESN

Seattle Mariners (2-1)

CF Ichiro Suzuki
3B Adrian Beltre
DH Jose Vidro
LF Raul Ibanez
1B Richie Sexson
RF Jose Guillen
C Kenji Johjima
SS Yuniesky Betancourt
2B Jose Lopez

SP - Jeff Weaver W(0-0), 0.00 ERA

Boston Red Sox (3-3)

SS Julio Lugo
1B Kevin Youkilis
DH David Ortiz
LF Manny Ramirez
RF J.D. Drew
3B Mike Lowell
C Jason Varitek
CF Coco Crisp
2B Dustin Pedroia

SP - Josh Beckett W(1-0), 1.80 ERA

Zen653 · 04-10-2007, 01:41 PM

Great first inning for the Red Sox. 4 runs on 4 hits (Youkilis, Ortiz, Ramirez, Crisp.) A big 2-out RBI double by Coco to double the lead. He really needed a clutch hit in that spot. Boston fans have him on a very short leash after a disappointing 2006 season. Running up the pitch count on Weaver should help the Red Sox in the latter innings as well, if it exhausts the Seattle bullpen.

Zen653 · 04-10-2007, 02:04 PM

The Red Sox bats continue to smack Weaver around in the 2nd inning. Three runs on three extra base hits - doubles by Lugo and Youkilis, plus a 2-out homerun to center by J.D Drew. Weaver's pitch count is up to 70 through just 2 innings. Welcome back to the American League!

Zen653 · 04-10-2007, 02:22 PM

Red Sox chase Weaver out of the game and add another run in the 3rd inning on an RBI single by Julio Lugo. Boston could have padded the score even more that inning, as a throwing error put runners into scoring position with just one out. But Youkilis and Ortiz left them stranded.

AutomatedTeller · 04-10-2007, 07:49 PM

good, fun game for the Sox - for the Mariners, there will be better days.

It has to be rough to not play for nearly a week.

bedir than average · 04-10-2007, 07:52 PM

The score sounded like a video game, not MLB. I don't expect either side to have much of an offense tomorrow.

AutomatedTeller · 04-10-2007, 09:17 PM

quote of the day, from rotoworld:

Quote:

Jason Varitek went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a walk on Tuesday to raise his average to .250.

Varitek seems to have Babe Ruth-type bat speed these days, something that'd be more impressive if the Babe weren't 60 years dead. Let's see if he can still gets hits on days when the Red Sox aren't scoring 14 runs.

Zen653 · 04-10-2007, 10:51 PM

Despite Rotoworld's disparaging remarks about Varitek, I'm still going to name him co-MVP of today's game, along with Josh Beckett. Varitek led the team in hits and RBI. He broke out of a major offensive rut and kept rallies going so that we could put the Mariners away early.

Co-MVPs of the Game:

LVP of the Game:

AutomatedTeller · 04-11-2007, 06:00 PM

yup. I hope he's back - his swings have looked good - he's never going to have a real pretty, compact one, but he doesn't seem to be flailing.

04-10-2007, 12:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	4/10 - Home Opener: Seattle @ Boston Time: 2PM ET Place: Fenway Park, Boston, MA TV: NESN Seattle Mariners (2-1) CF Ichiro Suzuki 3B Adrian Beltre DH Jose Vidro LF Raul Ibanez 1B Richie Sexson RF Jose Guillen C Kenji Johjima SS Yuniesky Betancourt 2B Jose Lopez SP - Jeff Weaver W(0-0), 0.00 ERA Boston Red Sox (3-3) SS Julio Lugo 1B Kevin Youkilis DH David Ortiz LF Manny Ramirez RF J.D. Drew 3B Mike Lowell C Jason Varitek CF Coco Crisp 2B Dustin Pedroia SP - Josh Beckett W(1-0), 1.80 ERA

04-10-2007, 07:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
bedir than average Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,256	The score sounded like a video game, not MLB. I don't expect either side to have much of an offense tomorrow. __________________ US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying \| Democracy in Sports Meets My First Campaign "You're only so sure you're right because they're so sure you're wrong." Orson Scott Card in Xenocide

04-10-2007, 01:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	Great first inning for the Red Sox. 4 runs on 4 hits (Youkilis, Ortiz, Ramirez, Crisp.) A big 2-out RBI double by Coco to double the lead. He really needed a clutch hit in that spot. Boston fans have him on a very short leash after a disappointing 2006 season. Running up the pitch count on Weaver should help the Red Sox in the latter innings as well, if it exhausts the Seattle bullpen.

04-10-2007, 02:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	The Red Sox bats continue to smack Weaver around in the 2nd inning. Three runs on three extra base hits - doubles by Lugo and Youkilis, plus a 2-out homerun to center by J.D Drew. Weaver's pitch count is up to 70 through just 2 innings. Welcome back to the American League!

04-10-2007, 02:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	Red Sox chase Weaver out of the game and add another run in the 3rd inning on an RBI single by Julio Lugo. Boston could have padded the score even more that inning, as a throwing error put runners into scoring position with just one out. But Youkilis and Ortiz left them stranded.

04-10-2007, 07:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	good, fun game for the Sox - for the Mariners, there will be better days. It has to be rough to not play for nearly a week.

04-10-2007, 10:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,580	Despite Rotoworld's disparaging remarks about Varitek, I'm still going to name him co-MVP of today's game, along with Josh Beckett. Varitek led the team in hits and RBI. He broke out of a major offensive rut and kept rallies going so that we could put the Mariners away early. Co-MVPs of the Game: LVP of the Game:

04-11-2007, 06:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	yup. I hope he's back - his swings have looked good - he's never going to have a real pretty, compact one, but he doesn't seem to be flailing.