6/22-6/24: Red Sox in San Diego

Zen653 · 06-22-2007, 06:27 PM

The Red Sox (46-25) visit the Padres (41-30) for a trio of weekend games:

June 22 @ 10:05 PM ET (NESN) - Daisuke Matsuzaka vs. Greg Maddux
June 23 @ 10:05 PM ET (NESN) - Tim Wakefield vs. Chris Young
June 24 @ 4:05 PM ET (NESN) - Josh Beckett vs. Jake Peavy

David Murphy has been called up for the weekend to take Schilling's spot on the roster. Murphy will then be replaced on Tuesday with Kason Gabbard.

I'd like to see Murphy get the start in one of these games. Realistically, though, we'll probably only see him once as a pinch-hitter, pinch-runner, or defensive replacement.

Zen653 · 06-22-2007, 07:47 PM

Boston Red Sox

CF Coco Crisp
2B Dustin Pedroia
1B David Ortiz
LF Manny Ramierz
3B Kevin Youkilis
C Jason Varitek
RF Wily Mo Pena
SS Julio Lugo
SP Daisuke Matsuzaka

San Diego Padres

2B Marcus Giles
RF Jose Cruz
1B Adrian Gonzalez
CF Mike Cameron
C Michael Barrett
SS Khalil Greene
LF Russell Branyan
3B Kevin Kouzamanoff
SP Greg Maddux

Zen653 · 06-23-2007, 06:15 AM

Tough call on the MVP/LVP situation for Game 1. Despite picking up the win and surrendering just 1 run, I can't give the MVP to Matsuzaka. Not on a night when he walked 5 batters and had to throw 126 pitches to get through 6 innings of work. There's no clear offensive star either, given that the Red Sox only scored a pair of runs on singles up the middle. Consequently, I'm going to give props to our 8th and 9th inning relief pitchers who held the one run lead and each struck out a pair of batters in their one inning of work.

Game MVPs:

Game LVP:

(Khalil Greene: 1-4, 2 K's, 5 LOB)

AutomatedTeller · 06-25-2007, 12:23 PM

Sox take 2 out of 3 and beat the best pitcher in the NL.

yay!!

Zen653 · 07-01-2007, 09:49 PM

I fell a bit behind in the Game MVPs/LVPs. Catching up:

Game 2 vs. SD: MVPs - Chris Young, Josh Bard; LVP: Tim Wakefield.
Game 3 vs. SD: MVPs - Josh Beckett; LVP: Jose Cruz Jr.

Game 1 vs. SEA: MVPs - Jose Lopez, Kenji Johjima; LVPs: Julian Tavarez, Mike Timlin.
Game 2 vs. SEA: MVPs - Willie Bloomquist, Ichiro Suzuki, J.J Putz; LVP: Kason Gabbard.
Game 3 vs. SEA: MVPs - Ryan Feierabend, Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka; LVP: David Ortiz.

Game 1 vs. TEX: MVPs - Tim Wakefield, Manny Delcarmen, Jon Papelbon, Kenny Lofton; LVP: Brad Wilkerson.
Game 2 vs. TEX: MVPs - Sammy Sosa, Frank Catalanotto, Kevin Youkilis; LVPs: Josh Beckett, Jason Varitek.
Game 3 vs. TEX: MVP - Ramon Vazquez, LVP - David Ortiz.
Game 4 vs. TEX: MVP - Eric Hinske, LVP - Brandon McCarthy.

06-22-2007, 06:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,744	6/22-6/24: Red Sox in San Diego The Red Sox (46-25) visit the Padres (41-30) for a trio of weekend games: June 22 @ 10:05 PM ET (NESN) - Daisuke Matsuzaka vs. Greg Maddux June 23 @ 10:05 PM ET (NESN) - Tim Wakefield vs. Chris Young June 24 @ 4:05 PM ET (NESN) - Josh Beckett vs. Jake Peavy David Murphy has been called up for the weekend to take Schilling's spot on the roster. Murphy will then be replaced on Tuesday with Kason Gabbard. I'd like to see Murphy get the start in one of these games. Realistically, though, we'll probably only see him once as a pinch-hitter, pinch-runner, or defensive replacement.

06-22-2007, 07:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,744	6/22 Lineup Boston Red Sox CF Coco Crisp 2B Dustin Pedroia 1B David Ortiz LF Manny Ramierz 3B Kevin Youkilis C Jason Varitek RF Wily Mo Pena SS Julio Lugo SP Daisuke Matsuzaka San Diego Padres 2B Marcus Giles RF Jose Cruz 1B Adrian Gonzalez CF Mike Cameron C Michael Barrett SS Khalil Greene LF Russell Branyan 3B Kevin Kouzamanoff SP Greg Maddux

07-01-2007, 09:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,744	I fell a bit behind in the Game MVPs/LVPs. Catching up: Game 2 vs. SD: MVPs - Chris Young, Josh Bard; LVP: Tim Wakefield. Game 3 vs. SD: MVPs - Josh Beckett; LVP: Jose Cruz Jr. Game 1 vs. SEA: MVPs - Jose Lopez, Kenji Johjima; LVPs: Julian Tavarez, Mike Timlin. Game 2 vs. SEA: MVPs - Willie Bloomquist, Ichiro Suzuki, J.J Putz; LVP: Kason Gabbard. Game 3 vs. SEA: MVPs - Ryan Feierabend, Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka; LVP: David Ortiz. Game 1 vs. TEX: MVPs - Tim Wakefield, Manny Delcarmen, Jon Papelbon, Kenny Lofton; LVP: Brad Wilkerson. Game 2 vs. TEX: MVPs - Sammy Sosa, Frank Catalanotto, Kevin Youkilis; LVPs: Josh Beckett, Jason Varitek. Game 3 vs. TEX: MVP - Ramon Vazquez, LVP - David Ortiz. Game 4 vs. TEX: MVP - Eric Hinske, LVP - Brandon McCarthy. Last edited by Zen653; 07-03-2007 at 01:24 AM.

06-23-2007, 06:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,744	Tough call on the MVP/LVP situation for Game 1. Despite picking up the win and surrendering just 1 run, I can't give the MVP to Matsuzaka. Not on a night when he walked 5 batters and had to throw 126 pitches to get through 6 innings of work. There's no clear offensive star either, given that the Red Sox only scored a pair of runs on singles up the middle. Consequently, I'm going to give props to our 8th and 9th inning relief pitchers who held the one run lead and each struck out a pair of batters in their one inning of work. Game MVPs: Game LVP: (Khalil Greene: 1-4, 2 K's, 5 LOB)

06-25-2007, 12:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
AutomatedTeller Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 544	Sox take 2 out of 3 and beat the best pitcher in the NL. yay!!