5/11-5/13 - O's in town

AutomatedTeller · 05-10-2007, 11:44 PM

Matchups will be:

5/11 - Tavarez vs. Burres
5/12 - Schilling vs. Trachsel
5/13 - Beckett vs. Guthrie

O's just swept TB (3 in a row) and split a 4 game series with Cleveland.

Boston has won 4 in a row and 7 of their last 8.

Sox are 2nd in the league in runs scored and 2nd in ERA.

O's are 9th in the league in runs scored and 8th in ERA.

This has the makings of a fun weekend for the Sox and perhaps a continued vacation for Jonathan Papelbon.

cjelephant · 05-11-2007, 06:23 PM

Always fun when Millar comes back to Fenway. If the sox have a big homestand (I think they will) Steinbrenner may have a nervous break down.

AutomatedTeller · 05-11-2007, 06:35 PM

Baltimore

2B Roberts
RF Markakis
SS Tejada
C Hernandez
1B Huff
3B Mora
LF Gibbons
DH Millar
CF Patterson

SP Burres (0-1, 3.71)

Boston

SS Lugo
CF Crisp
DH Ortiz
LF Ramirez
1B Youkilis
3B Lowell
C Varitek
RF Pena
2B Pedroia

SP Tavarez (1-3, 6.48)

AutomatedTeller · 05-11-2007, 06:38 PM

Not sure about this one. Tavarez is better than 6.48, but I know nothing about the kid up against him.

AutomatedTeller · 05-11-2007, 11:21 PM

Sox drop the first one. A bunch of web gems in this one, plus a bunch of wierd looking and lackadaisical plays by the sox. A bad throw home by youk, a wierd short relay being cutoff, a bad route by pena and his error. I'm not sure that anything other than the error hurt the sox... but there was a lot of sloppy looking play.

AutomatedTeller · 05-12-2007, 12:04 PM

Baltimore Orioles
Brian Roberts 2B
Nick Markakis RF
Miguel Tejada SS
Ramon Hernandez C
Aubrey Huff 1B
Melvin Mora 3B
Jay Gibbons DH
Jay Payton LF
Corey Patterson CF

Steve Trachsel P (1-3, 3.70)

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

Curt Schilling P (4-1, 3.28)

AutomatedTeller · 05-12-2007, 12:07 PM

On the face of it, this should be a Sox win. Sox offense is better and, while Trachsel has been pitching well, he's not Schilling.

Zen653 · 05-12-2007, 06:03 PM

Game MVP for 5/11:

Game LVP for 5/11:

Game Tri-MVPs for 5/12:

Game LVP for 5/12:

AutomatedTeller · 05-14-2007, 09:38 AM

Great win yesterday, tempered by the return of Beckett's finger woes. Hopefully, this will only cost a start or two.

Zen653 · 05-14-2007, 01:35 PM

The Orioles gave this game away (much to my delight), so it's hard to say that the Red Sox really earned this victory. We won on a combination of luck, horrendous defense, bad managing and poor relief pitching. Looking at the box score, no one really stands out for the Red Sox. Consequently, I'm going to recognize Jeremy Guthrie's outstanding 8 1/3 shutout innings.

Game MVP:

Game LVP:

I'm impressed by the resilience we displayed in this game. With one out in the inning, it's quite a feat to score 6 runs - even if half of them came on errors and walks.

AutomatedTeller · 05-14-2007, 04:26 PM

oh - I think their manager should get the LVP...

Guthrie is a good choice for MVP, even in a losing cause.

Drury77 · 05-14-2007, 10:00 PM

Dice K wins and gets his first complete game.

AutomatedTeller · 05-14-2007, 10:11 PM

Woohoo!!!

Zen653 · 05-15-2007, 04:30 PM

I thought about going with Perlozzo as the LVP but (1) he's not a player and (2), despite the stupidity of pulling a dominating starter with a low pitch count, a bullpen should be able to record 2 measley outs before surrendering 6 runs.

05-10-2007, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	5/11-5/13 - O's in town Matchups will be: 5/11 - Tavarez vs. Burres 5/12 - Schilling vs. Trachsel 5/13 - Beckett vs. Guthrie O's just swept TB (3 in a row) and split a 4 game series with Cleveland. Boston has won 4 in a row and 7 of their last 8. Sox are 2nd in the league in runs scored and 2nd in ERA. O's are 9th in the league in runs scored and 8th in ERA. This has the makings of a fun weekend for the Sox and perhaps a continued vacation for Jonathan Papelbon.

05-12-2007, 12:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	5/12 Baltimore Orioles Brian Roberts 2B Nick Markakis RF Miguel Tejada SS Ramon Hernandez C Aubrey Huff 1B Melvin Mora 3B Jay Gibbons DH Jay Payton LF Corey Patterson CF Steve Trachsel P (1-3, 3.70) Boston Red Sox Julio Lugo SS Kevin Youkilis 1B David Ortiz DH Manny Ramirez LF J.D. Drew RF Mike Lowell 3B Jason Varitek C Coco Crisp CF Dustin Pedroia 2B Curt Schilling P (4-1, 3.28)

05-14-2007, 10:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Drury77 Hockey Community Mod Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 881	Dice K wins and gets his first complete game. __________________ Visit Traci's Card Place \| Stop by the Bruins Forum \| Stop by the Predators Forum

05-11-2007, 06:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
cjelephant Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 47	Always fun when Millar comes back to Fenway. If the sox have a big homestand (I think they will) Steinbrenner may have a nervous break down.

05-11-2007, 06:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	Baltimore 2B Roberts RF Markakis SS Tejada C Hernandez 1B Huff 3B Mora LF Gibbons DH Millar CF Patterson SP Burres (0-1, 3.71) Boston SS Lugo CF Crisp DH Ortiz LF Ramirez 1B Youkilis 3B Lowell C Varitek RF Pena 2B Pedroia SP Tavarez (1-3, 6.48)

05-11-2007, 06:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	Not sure about this one. Tavarez is better than 6.48, but I know nothing about the kid up against him.

05-11-2007, 11:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	Sox drop the first one. A bunch of web gems in this one, plus a bunch of wierd looking and lackadaisical plays by the sox. A bad throw home by youk, a wierd short relay being cutoff, a bad route by pena and his error. I'm not sure that anything other than the error hurt the sox... but there was a lot of sloppy looking play.

05-12-2007, 12:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	On the face of it, this should be a Sox win. Sox offense is better and, while Trachsel has been pitching well, he's not Schilling.

05-12-2007, 06:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,635	Game MVP for 5/11: Game LVP for 5/11: Game Tri-MVPs for 5/12: Game LVP for 5/12:

05-14-2007, 09:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	Great win yesterday, tempered by the return of Beckett's finger woes. Hopefully, this will only cost a start or two.

05-14-2007, 01:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,635	The Orioles gave this game away (much to my delight), so it's hard to say that the Red Sox really earned this victory. We won on a combination of luck, horrendous defense, bad managing and poor relief pitching. Looking at the box score, no one really stands out for the Red Sox. Consequently, I'm going to recognize Jeremy Guthrie's outstanding 8 1/3 shutout innings. Game MVP: Game LVP: I'm impressed by the resilience we displayed in this game. With one out in the inning, it's quite a feat to score 6 runs - even if half of them came on errors and walks.

05-14-2007, 04:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	oh - I think their manager should get the LVP... Guthrie is a good choice for MVP, even in a losing cause.

05-14-2007, 10:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	Woohoo!!!

05-15-2007, 04:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,635	I thought about going with Perlozzo as the LVP but (1) he's not a player and (2), despite the stupidity of pulling a dominating starter with a low pitch count, a bullpen should be able to record 2 measley outs before surrendering 6 runs.