The 2005 Red Sox and Beyond

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

As you may or may not know, I am a HUGE Red Sox fan, I will be starting this dynasty in 2005 and trying to repeat from '04, and of course going beyond that.

Opening story coming next.

[defense]

Early prediction: they come in last place :D

Just kidding. Good luck, even with that team

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox look to Repeat in '05

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Yes, that headline does say "Red Sox look to Repeat in '05", you are not hallucinating. For the first time in 86 years the Boston Red Sox have won the World Series, and they will look to repeat on that magic and glory in '05.

Much of the team that won it all last year is returning including Curt Schilling, the man who endeared himself to all of New England with the infamous Bloody Sock game, Trot Nixon, ALCS MVP David Ortiz, World Series MVP Manny Ramirez, Captain Jason Varitek, Kevin Millar, Bill Mueller, Gabe Kapler, Tim Wakefield, Mark Bellhorn, Keith Foulke, Doug Mirabelli, Johnny Damon, Mike Myers, and Chad Bradford.

The team does not remain completely unchanged, however. They made key off season additions in Edgar Renteria, Matt Clement, David Wells, Wade Miller, and Jay Payton. They also lost a key figure from the team in Pedro Martinez.

The team is not without its flaws and new GM John Monahan, assigned to the post after Theo Epstein retired saying his life was complete after they won it all, will likely look to resign key players like Ortiz try to add some pieces to better prepare them for what lies ahead this season and to improve the team.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

AL Preview

AL EAST:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - New York Yankees (98-64)
2nd - Boston Red Sox (93-69)
3rd - Baltimore Orioles (77-85)
4th - Toronto Blue Jays (76-86)
5th - Tampa Bay Devil Rays (71-91)


The Red Sox are certainly going to have to make some moves to overthrow the Evil Empire at the top of the division. If they can add a true ace that will go a long way towards toppling them however. The latter 3 teams don't figure to play a factor other than spoiler. There is a strong possibility of the AL Wild Card coming from this division in the person of either the Red Sox or the Yankees.


AL CENTRAL:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - Cleveland Indians (94-68)
2nd - Chicago White Sox (82-80)
T3rd - Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers (78-84)
5th - Kansas City Royals (53-109)

The Indians should win this division handily considering the overall lack of talent throughout the rest of the division. However, look for the Twins, with Santana and Hunter, and the White Sox, under the tutelage of Ozzie Guillen, as dark horses in the division. The Royals are looking like an early favorite for the the #1 pick in next years draft and may boost the teams in their division due to divisional play and the sheer inadequacy of the team.


AL WEST:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

T1st - Los Angeles Angels and Oakland A's (93-69)
3rd - Texas Rangers (76-86)
4th - Seattle Mariners (71-91)

This is going to be a dogfight between the Angels and A's all year, with a slight possibility of the Rangers playing a factor. Look for this one to go on until possibly the final week of the season without anything decided.

AL Playoff Teams based on Proj. Standings:

AL East Champions - New York Yankees
AL Central Champions - Cleveland Indians
AL West Champions - Los Angeles Angels/Oakland A's
AL Wild Card - Boston Red Sox/Oakland A's/Los Angeles Angels

NL Preview next.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

NL Preview

NL EAST:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - Florida Marlins (92-70)
2nd - Philadelphia Phillies (89-73)
3rd - New York Mets (86-76)
4th - Atlanta Braves (84-78)
5th - Washington Nationals (76-86)

This division is wide open. Every team in the division has a shot at winning this division, even the Nationals although to the least degree, and all have very strong teams. This will be a tough division to win and a trade could swing it to one team in an instant.


NL CENTRAL:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - Chicago Cubs (94-68)
2nd - Houston Astros (85-77)
3rd - St. Louis Cardinals (84-78)
4th - Pittsburgh Pirates (73-89)
T5th - Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers (64-98)

This is three horse race that could very easily become a one or two horse race if the Cubs come out smoking and the Astros and/or Cardinals struggle at first. Outside of the top three teams this is a very poor division and will likely have 3 of the top 10 picks in next year's draft.



NL WEST:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - Arizona Diamondbacks (88-74)
2nd - San Diego Padres (83-79)
T3rd - Colorado Rockies and San Fransisco Giants (80-82)
5th - Los Angeles Dodgers (75-87)

This division is just as open as the NL East. The Diamondbacks are the clear favorites, but all the other teams in the division will be contenders and will give them a run for their money.

NL Playoff Teams Based on Proj. Standings

NL East - Florida Marlins
NL Central - Chicago Cubs
NL West - Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card - Philadelphia Phillies

[CatKnight]

The Sox are in danger of becoming the next Evil Empire.

Uhm....go Orioles? :)

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Come Out of the Gate Fast

The Red Sox have started the season off on the right foot, despite a rash of injuries. Third basemen Bill Mueller, ace starter Curt Schilling, slugger Manny Ramirez, starting right fielder Trot Nixon, starters Wade Miller and Tim Wakefield, and setup man Matt Mantei all have missed, or are missing, time due to injury, it hasn’t slowed the Red Sox at all however. After one month of play the Red Sox record stands at 16-9, 2.0 games back of their rival New York Yankees in the AL East and 2.0 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians in the AL Wild Card, despite all the injury problem to their prominent players.

The Good:

-The Red Sox are getting great production from the first 3 spots of the lineup. Johnny Damon, Edgar Renteria, and David Ortiz are batting a combined .313 with 15 homers, 6 steals, 62 runs, 65 runs knocked in, and an OBP of .384.

-Rookie second basemen Hanley Ramirez has been very good. He is hitting .282 with 3 homers, 9 steals and only 1 caught stealing, 25 runs, 11 runs batted in, and an OBP of .345.

-Matt Mantei has provided a great bridge to closer Keith Foulke. He has allowed only 3 earned runs in 10 2/3 innings pitched, to earn an ERA of 2.53, and has shown he can get a K when he needs one by striking out 14 already.


The Bad and the Ugly:

-The Red Sox lineup and pitching staff have been decimated by injuries, as detailed above, and they may be in first if not for key players like Manny and Schilling having extensive injuries.

-The pitching has been downright awful. The Red Sox are carrying a team ERA of 4.97, a rotation ERA of 5.42, and a bullpen ERA of 4.87. Do not be surprised if there is a trade made to address this clear weak point of the team.

-Outside of Damon, Renteria, Ortiz and Hanley Ramirez the lineup has been downright awful. The rest of the lineup is batting a mere .221.


I'll do a league update with league and division leaders and what not tomorrow when I get home.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Acquire Fireballer Ben Sheets

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The Red Sox acquired 26 year old flamethrower Ben Sheets from the Milwaukee Brewers, in exchange relief prospects Craig Hansen and Cla Meredith, and starting pitcher prospects David Pauley and Lenny Dinardo and cash considerations.

Ben Sheets brings a high 90's fastball, clocked as high as 100 and sitting in the 95-97 range, a devastating 12-6 curveball, a solid sinker and a developing change. So far this season he has been very poor, with an ERA of nearly 8 and an opposing batting average of .333, but he should bounce back nicely after going 12-14 with a 2.70 ERA and 264 strikeouts last season, on a very poor Milwaukee Brewers team. He could anchor the Boston rotation for years to come.

The Brewers acquired some great prospects in the deal however. Cla Meredith operates in the low to mid 80's with his fastball, but has great movement and control with a great sinker and frisbee slider, he projects to be phenomenal closer and would be ready to relieve for a Major League team now. Dinardo has similar stuff to Meredith and projects as a solid 2 or 3 on a contending team. Pauley could become a decent 4 or 5 and Hansen has a high 90's fastball and a good slider and could become a decent closer, or a great setup or short relief pitcher.

This move was made, on the Boston side, due to the unreliability of the rest of the staff and the injury to staff ace Curt Schilling.

[Red Sox Fan 734]

Ive been waiting for a Red Sox dynasty, definitely reading

[BM_MAN]

Red Sox Acquire Fireballer Ben Sheets

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The Red Sox acquired 26 year old flamethrower Ben Sheets from the Milwaukee Brewers, in exchange relief prospects Craig Hansen and Cla Meredith, and starting pitcher prospects David Pauley and Lenny Dinardo and cash considerations.

Ben Sheets brings a high 90's fastball, clocked as high as 100 and sitting in the 95-97 range, a devastating 12-6 curveball, a solid sinker and a developing change. So far this season he has been very poor, with an ERA of nearly 8 and an opposing batting average of .333, but he should bounce back nicely after going 12-14 with a 2.70 ERA and 264 strikeouts last season, on a very poor Milwaukee Brewers team. He could anchor the Boston rotation for years to come.

The Brewers acquired some great prospects in the deal however. Cla Meredith operates in the low to mid 80's with his fastball, but has great movement and control with a great sinker and frisbee slider, he projects to be phenomenal closer and would be ready to relieve for a Major League team now. Dinardo has similar stuff to Meredith and projects as a solid 2 or 3 on a contending team. Pauley could become a decent 4 or 5 and Hansen has a high 90's fastball and a good slider and could become a decent closer, or a great setup or short relief pitcher.

This move was made, on the Boston side, due to the unreliability of the rest of the staff and the injury to staff ace Curt Schilling.

I agree with that Trade 100% Very Smart Trade.

I got Sheet to the Sox in 1 of my 2000 Red Sox Game in 2000:)

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

League Summary
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AL Division Standings:

AL EAST

New York Yankees (18-7)
Boston Red Sox (16-9) 2 GB
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (11-14) 7 GB
Toronto Blue Jays (10-16) 8.5 GB
Baltimore Orioles (8-17) 10 GB


AL CENTRAL

Chicago White Sox (15-10)
Cleveland Indians (14-11) 1 GB
Detroit Tigers (13-12) 2 GB
Minnesota Twins (10-15) 5 GB
Kansas City Royals (10-15) 5 GB


AL WEST

Seattle Mariners (17-8)
Oakland A's (14-11) 3 GB
Texas Rangers (11-15) 6.5 GB
Los Angeles Angels (9-16) 8 GB


AL WILD CARD

Boston Red Sox (16-9)
Cleveland Indians (14-11) 2 GB
Oakland A's (14-11) 2 GB
Detroit Tigers (13-12) 3 GB



NL Division Standings:

NL EAST

Washington Nationals (14-11)
New York Mets (14-11)
Atlanta Braves (12-13) 2 GB
Philadelphia Phillies (12-13) 2 GB
Florida Marlins (10-15) 4 GB


NL CENTRAL

St. Louis Cardinals (16-7)
Chicago Cubs (14-11) 3 GB
Cincinnati Reds (13-11) 3.5 GB
Houston Astros (13-11) 3.5 GB
Pittsburgh Pirates (10-15) 7 GB
Milwaukee Brewers (9-15) 7.5 GB


NL WEST

Arizona Diamondbacks (17-8)
Los Angeles Dodgers (13-11) 3.5 GB
San Fransisco Giants (13-11) 3.5 GB
San Diego Padres (10-15) 7 GB
Colorado Rockies (6-18) 10.5 GB


There are a few surprises of note after a month of play, most notably the success of the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners were projected to finish 71-91 at the beginning of the season and finish last in the division, so far this season they are 17-8, tied for the second best record in baseball behind the Yankees, and lead their division and are already nearly 1/3 of the way to their projected number of wins. It may be a fluke, however, since they have a team ERA near 6 and are outscoring their opponents by only 7 runs and their Pythagorean W-L is only 13-12, it will be interesting to see if they can keep it up. Also surprising is the inadequacy of the Los Angeles Angels. They were projected to finish tied for first in the division and have one of the bottom five records in baseball and sit at 24th in the Power Rankings.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Team Stats After One Month


Pitching Stats:



Player Name W L ERA IP K SV CG OBA Team Starts
Clement, Matt 3 3 6.39 38.0 32 0 0 .273 BOS 7
Wells, David 3 1 5.81 31.0 16 3 0 .321 BOS 2
Papelbon, Jonathan 2 1 5.00 18.0 14 1 0 .278 BOS 0
Bradford, Chad 2 0 3.71 17.0 9 0 0 .258 BOS 1
Sheets, Ben 1 2 7.71 18.2 22 0 0 .333 BOS 4
Miller, Wade 1 1 4.70 23.0 25 0 0 .261 BOS 4
Arroyo, Bronson 1 1 4.22 32.0 24 0 0 .288 BOS 5
Wakefield, Tim 1 0 2.25 8.0 7 0 0 .185 BOS 1
Myers, Mike 1 0 5.40 13.1 10 0 0 .283 BOS 0
Foulke, Keith 0 1 5.40 11.2 13 5 0 .277 BOS 1
Mantei, Matt 0 1 2.53 10.2 14 0 0 .211 BOS 0



Batting Stats:



Player Name Team AB H HR RBI Avg OBP SLG SB CS
Kapler, Gabe BOS 18 8 2 9 .444 .474 .889 0 0
Mirabelli, Doug BOS 5 2 0 1 .400 .400 .400 0 0
Millar, Kevin BOS 100 35 3 28 .350 .414 .540 0 0
Payton, Jay BOS 81 28 3 14 .346 .384 .531 3 0
Damon, Johnny BOS 112 37 3 22 .330 .385 .536 4 1
Renteria, Edgar BOS 97 31 2 14 .320 .394 .474 2 0
Ortiz, David BOS 104 30 10 29 .288 .373 .644 0 0
Ramirez, Hanley BOS 103 29 3 11 .282 .345 .427 9 1
Youkilis, Kevin BOS 61 17 0 8 .279 .348 .344 0 0
Varitek, Jason BOS 99 21 3 13 .212 .284 .354 0 0
Nixon, Trot BOS 81 16 4 12 .198 .327 .370 0 0
Ramirez, Manny BOS 15 1 0 0 .067 .176 .067 1 0
Bellhorn, Mark BOS 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0
Olerud, John BOS 12 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 0

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox and Ortiz Agree to 5 Year Extension


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The Boston Red Sox and David Ortiz have agreed to a 5 year contract extension. The deal is reportedly worth an estimated 10.2 million dollars per year over the next 5 years with a limited no-trade clause.

Ortiz was an integral part of the Championship team last year and has become one of the most feared hitter in baseball since joining the Red Sox. He won the ALCS MVP with his clutch and walkoff hits to help the Red Sox come back against the hated New York Yankees in historic fashion, becoming the first team in Major League history to rally from a 3-0 series deficit to win the series, and batted .301 with 41 homers and 139 RBI's in the regular season.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

By the way, feel free to ask questions concerning this dynasty and the league and I'll try to answer them ;) :).

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Ken Griffey Jr. Traded to the Bronx; Delgado Headed to the Braves


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In a rather surprising deal the Cincinnati Reds have sent star outfielder, and future Hall of Famer, Ken Griffey Jr. to the New York Yankees for top second base prospect Robinson Cano. Griffey was hitting almost .380 with the Reds at the time of the trade and has struggled since joining the Bombers. Cano is a great prospect who will be ready by the end of the year and projects as a high batting average guy.


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In another deal, the Braves acquired first basemen Carlos Delgado, pitcher Valerio de los Santos, second basemen Luis Castillo, and SS Alex Gonzalez, in exchange for pitchers Mike Hampton and Macay McBride, and outfielder Brian Jordan. This is a great deal for Atlanta, they acquire 3 All-Star caliber players for an oft injured and overpaid Hampton, a no better than solid RP, and an old washed up Brian Jordan.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Pull Into First, Lose Sheets


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The Red Sox pulled into first place into the AL East on the strength of a 20-8 mark in April and a 3 game sweep of the Yankees at the end of the month. They continue to have to play with injuries to important players on the team. In the past month new staff ace Ben Sheets was injured with a chipped knee cap, he had been dominant since coming to Boston posting a 2-0 record with a 2.45 ERA a CG and 23 K's in 22 innings, along with starting right fielder Trot Nixon, Sheet's replacement David Wells, and reliever Alan Embree. With third basemen Bill Mueller and Curt Schilling continuing their stays on the DL. Trot Nixon is due back in 8 days, Mueller in 4, Sheets in about two weeks, and Schilling will be out for about another month. Even despite all the injury problems they continue to be a dominant team and sit atop the division by two games, this will be a team to truly fear once everyone gets healthy and steps back into their roles.


The Good:


Whats better than grabbing first place in the division?
The 1-5 in the lineup is killer. Johnny Damon, Edgar Renteria, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, and Kevin Millar are hitting a combined .300, with 41 homers, 12 steals, 163 runs, and 177 RBI's. The rest of the lineup has been solid also.
The pitching has vastly improved, on a whole, also. The team ERA is just above 4, as opposed to near 5 at the end of last month.



The Bad and The Ugly:


INJURIES. 5 opening day players are currently on the DL, along with recently acquired ace Ben Sheets.
Despite great improvement to the pitching, some are still struggle. Matt Clement has an ERA over 5.50 and Mike Myers has an ERA over 7 out of the 'pen.
The replacements to the injured are not playing well, for the most part. Wakefield has done well filling in for injures starters, but the hitters haven't fared so well, hitting barely .250 with 3 homers 24 RBI's.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

League Summary
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AL Division Standings:

AL EAST


Boston Red Sox (35-17)
New York Yankees (32-19) 2.5 GB
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (26-27) 9.5 GB
Toronto Blue Jays (21-31) 14 GB
Baltimore Orioles (17-35) 18 GB


AL CENTRAL

Chicago White Sox (29-24)
Cleveland Indians (26-25) 2 GB
Minnesota Twins (25-26) 3 GB
Detroit Tigers (20-31) 8 GB
Kansas City Royals (18-33) 10 GB


AL WEST

Texas Rangers (29-22)
Oakland A's (28-23) 1 GB
Seattle Mariners (27-24) 2 GB
Los Angeles Angels (9-16) 5.5 GB


AL WILD CARD

New York Yankees (32-19)
Oakland A's (28-23) 4 GB
Seattle Mariners (27-24) 5 GB
Cleveland Indians (26-25) 6 GB



NL Division Standings:

NL EAST

Washington Nationals (28-24)
Atlanta Braves (27-24) .5 GB
New York Mets (26-26) 2 GB
Philadelphia Phillies (26-26) 2 GB
Florida Marlins (23-28) 4.5 GB


NL CENTRAL

St. Louis Cardinals (32-19)
Houston Astros (31-21) 1.5 GB
Cincinnati Reds (27-25) 5.5 GB
Chicago Cubs (25-26) 7 GB
Pittsburgh Pirates (23-25) 9.5 GB
Milwaukee Brewers (21-30) 11 GB


NL WEST

Arizona Diamondbacks (32-20)
San Diego Padres (27-25) 5 GB
Los Angeles Dodgers (24-27) 7.5 GB
San Fransisco Giants (23-27) 8 GB
Colorado Rockies (21-31) 11 GB

[Coach Owens]

Maybe you should sign John Olerud!

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

He was on the roster to begin with. But Millar has been smoking this season, .343 BA (leads team), 7 HR's (2nd behind Ortiz, who has 19, on the team), and 41 RBI's (also second to Ortiz, who has 48), .412 OBP (leads team), so he hasn't hardly seen the field at all.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

A Look at the Draft

The Boston Red Sox had a strong draft. They added a possible front of the rotation starter, a solid looking 1B, and a solid looking RP.

The Crown Jewel of the draft was easily Cornelius Farmer (56/97). He is a 17 year old left handed starter who can touch 100MPH but sits in the 96-98 range. He is still very young so he doesn't have another standout pitch, but his secondary pitches consist of a circle change and a sidearm curveball. He projects as an ace pitcher who will strike a lot of guys out. The thing that may prevent him from reaching his potential is poor control and movement, but he is still young and he will look to correct that, and lack of a good secondary pitch, which will come in time.

Second round pick Simon Nielsen (56/82) looks like he could become a solid 1B. He has offensive upside, but his defense is very poor and may lead to a career as a DH or a switch to the outfield or possibly catcher. He has good power potential, in particular, and could become a consistent 30 homer guy.

Fourth rounder Scott Wedge (60/85) is a lefty reliever that sits in the low 90's with his fastball, but he brings a devastating curve to the table along with a developing circle change. He looks like he could be a decent closer, but an excellent setup or short relief man.


PS - I didn't do any of the draft except the first round. I wanted to but I had it in commish mode, my scouting is horrible and I didn't want to mess up the draft, and I forgot that it made me select for the other teams and I didn't feel like doing that.

[Coach Owens]

Uh, the computer is horrible at drafting for the human. Last time I played, it was the draft and I did the first round and skipped the rest. For my second pick, the AI picked some catcher who was like 61/73.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Team Stats After Two Months

Team Batting Stats:

Player Name Team AB H HR RBI Avg OBP SLG SB CS
Damon, Johnny BOS 245 76 5 42 .310 .382 .461 9 4
Ortiz, David BOS 237 61 20 52 .257 .342 .570 0 0
Renteria, Edgar BOS 227 64 6 28 .282 .356 .432 4 4
Millar, Kevin BOS 222 78 7 47 .351 .417 .527 1 0
Ramirez, Hanley BOS 221 56 5 20 .253 .310 .407 14 1
Varitek, Jason BOS 200 46 9 34 .230 .322 .425 0 0
Ramirez, Manny BOS 121 36 5 24 .298 .415 .512 1 0
Youkilis, Kevin BOS 112 30 1 14 .268 .382 .357 0 0
Payton, Jay BOS 100 33 3 16 .330 .362 .490 4 0
Kapler, Gabe BOS 95 25 2 14 .263 .327 .400 1 2
Mueller, Bill BOS 39 15 1 6 .385 .467 .513 0 0
Olerud, John BOS 25 4 0 5 .160 .432 .200 0 0
Mirabelli, Doug BOS 23 5 0 3 .217 .357 .261 0 0
Stern, Adam BOS 4 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 0


Team Pitching Stats:


Player Name Team Starts W L ERA IP K SV CG OBA
Clement, Matt BOS 13 4 3 5.85 72.1 60 0 0 .276
Arroyo, Bronson BOS 11 4 2 4.46 70.2 49 0 0 .271
Miller, Wade BOS 10 4 2 3.62 64.2 52 0 0 .240
Wells, David BOS 3 5 2 5.07 49.2 24 3 0 .291
Sheets, Ben BOS 7 3 2 4.87 40.2 45 0 1 .283
Wakefield, Tim BOS 6 3 2 3.96 38.2 26 0 0 .245
Papelbon, Jon BOS 0 4 1 3.21 33.2 28 2 0 .200
Bradford, Chad BOS 3 4 0 3.62 32.1 22 0 0 .225
Foulke, Keith BOS 2 2 2 3.64 29.2 26 13 0 .233
Myers, Mike BOS 0 2 3 8.44 26.2 14 0 0 .351
Mantei, Matt BOS 0 0 2 5.04 25.0 26 0 0 .265
Schilling, Curt BOS 4 2 0 5.32 23.2 22 0 0 .288
Gonzalez, Geremi BOS 0 0 1 4.42 18.1 6 1 0 .164
Halama, John BOS 1 1 0 3.68 7.1 6 0 0 .192
Embree, Alan BOS 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 5 0 0 .158

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sox Lose Renteria for 4 1/2 Months


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Injuries continue to burn the Red Sox, and first year Red Sox player is just the first in a long line of players to get hit with one. Renteria will miss the next 4 1/2 months, 132 days precisely, due to severe elbow tendonitis in his throwing arm.

In Renteria's first season as a member of the Red Sox, after signing as a Free Agent, he was hitting .277, with 7 homers and 34 RBI's, both more than half what he had last season in only 68 games.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox All-star Break Report


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All-Star Break Summary:

Exactly one week after the All-Star break the Red Sox sit at 55-37 with a one game lead over their rival New York Yankees, after splitting a 4 game series with them directly after the All-star Break.

The Red Sox have managed to stay afloat in one of the toughest divisions in baseball, despite having a new injury literally almost every other week to a key contributor, largely due to the contributions of designated hitter David Ortiz, center fielder Johnny Damon, left fielder Manny Ramirez, first basemen Kevin Millar, and third basemen Bill Mueller. Damon, Ortiz, Ramirez, Millar, and Mueller are hitting a combined .323 with 67 homers, 284 runs, 296 RBI's, and an OBP of .407 on the season, which accounts for more than half of the team's run production, while no one else in the starting lineup is hitting better than .264.

The pitching has been a whole different animal. Besides Papelbon, Foulke, Delcarmen, and Bradford in the 'pen the pitching has been downright miserable, to the tune of a 4.83 team ERA, thus far. Prior to getting injured recently Wade Miller had been the only starting pitcher on the team with an ERA below 4.00, with a 3.93 mark. The starting rotation has a collective ERA of over 5.00 and the bullpen has an ERA of 4.57. However, much of that could be attributed to injuries. Opening day starter Curt Schilling missed about 2 months to start the season with a broken tibia, and was pitching quite well before the injury, has been shaky since returning from the DL, Ben Sheets, acquired in a trade with Milwaukee after the Schilling injury, was pitching wonderfully, with an ERA of just above 2, since joining the Red Sox until he got knocked to the DL with a chipped knee cap has been average at best since returning. Starters Matt Clement, David Wells, Tim Wakefield, and Wade Miller have also missed time this season due to injury and were replaced by journeymen starter Geremi Gonzalez and John Halama, or one another. The bullpen, on the other hand, has been fairly reliable, despite the high bullpen ERA. Closer Keith Foulke has 18 saves with a 3.49 ERA, rookies Jon Papelbon and Manny Delcarmen have respective ERA's of 4.01 and 2.89, and Chad Bradford has an ERA of 3.89. The rest of the bullpen has been quite mediocre, however. Matt Mantei has an ERA over 5.00, and the last spot in the bullpen has been juggled by Alan Embree, Tim Wakefield, Mike Myers, John Halama, and Geremi Gonzalez, none of whom have done well. Look for the Red Sox to try to add yet another starting pitcher, in addition to Sheets, before the deadline.

The Red Sox have also gotten key contributions from rookies Hanley Ramirez, Jon Papelbon, and Manny Delcarmen. American League Rookie of the Year award contender Hanley Ramirez is hitting .245 with 6 homers, 19 stolen bags, and 60 runs from the 9 spot in the batting order, and is almost functioning as a second leadoff man due to the steals and runs hes piling up. While Papelbon and Delcarmen have ERA's of 4.01 and 2.89, respectively, to combine for an ERA of 3.45, along with a combined 70 IP, 54 K's, and an opposing batting average of only .240, out of the 'pen.


Team MVP at the half: David Ortiz (.276BA/27HR/84RBI/.361OBP) and Johnny Damon (.326BA/11HR/14SB/87R/61RBI/.391OBP)

Without the both of these two in the lineup the Red Sox would be no where near where they are now. Damon has been a key part to Ortiz being able to drive in runs, and Ortiz has been key to Damon scoring, thats why they both earn the award.


Team Cy Young at the half: No one.

The pitching has been downright awful, no one is deserving of this award right now.


Team RoY at the half: Hanley Ramirez (.245BA/6HR/19SB/60R/38RBI/.307OBP)

Hanley has been like a second leadoff man at the bottom of the order with all his steals and runs. Manny Delcarmen has the better stats, relative to being a pitcher, but only has 18 IP so far.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sox Lose Miller; Acquire Perez


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A few days after finding out that they would be without Wade Miller for most, if not all, of the regular season with severe elbow tendonitis in his throwing arm, the Red Sox made a deal to acquire southpaw starter Odalis Perez from the Dodgers. The Red Sox will send RF Trot Nixon (83), RP's Matt Mantei (82) and Alan Embree (79), and OF prospect David Murphy (69/80) to the Dodgers for lefty starter Odalis Perez (83) and prized SP prospect Theo Albermarle (51/93).

Perez's contract expires after the season and at the time of the trade he is 6-5 with a 4.55 ERA and 76K's in 97 IP. Perez should provide some solid innings from the #5 spot in the rotation for the remained of the season. Albermarle joins Cornelius Farmer as the top two prospects, both pitchers, in the Red Sox organization.

Nixon had been relegated to the bench, with Kevin Youkilis forcing his way into the lineup as the starting RF'er, and Mantei had been unspectacular after starting strong, while Embree was toiling away in AAA. Murphy is not considered to be a high ceiling prospect and is still at least a year away.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Make One Final Deadline Deal

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In what should be the Red Sox final trade of the season they acquired sidearming, left handed relief pitcher Brian Fuentes from the Colorado Rockies for pitching prospects Kason Gabbard and Abe Alvarez, and 25 year old outfielder Adam Stern.

Gabbard projects as a solid #2 or #3 starter, while Alvarez projects as more of a #4 or #5. Stern is probably a 4th outfielder or pinch runner at best.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Build Comfortable Lead

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The Red Sox haven't let go of the division lead since gaining back approximately two months ago, and they now have the biggest lead they've had all season at 4 full games over the second place New York Yankees, despite playing barely .500 (28-24) ball over the past two months. The development of the lead has is due, in large part, to the strength of the offense. The Red Sox rank 3rd in the AL in team batting average (.284), 2nd in homers (129), 1st in runs scored (653), 1st in OBP (.365), 1st in runs scored per game (6.27), 1st in OPS (.879), and 2nd in SLG% (.464). The pitching, in comparison, has been rather abysmal, they rank 7th, out of 14 teams in the AL, in ERA (4.86) and runs allowed (532). Despite the pitching woes the Red Sox are projected to finish 96-66 and tie Philly for the best record in the Majors.

The Good:


The team is beginning to get healthy and could be poised for a big run to make the lead insurmountable.
The bullpen has been good, despite the struggles of the starting rotation, and have a cumulative ERA of 3.99, good for 5th in the AL.
Odalis Perez has been solid since coming to Boston. Since joining the Red Sox he is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 15 K's in 14 IP.



The Bad and The Ugly:


The rotation has been simply awful. They have a 5.02 rotation ERA, which ranks them 8th in the AL out of 14 teams.
Since returning from the DL Ben Sheets has an ERA of 4.77, prior to going on the DL he had an ERA of just over 2.00 with the team.
Jon Papelbon has an ERA of 6.75 in his last 10 appearances, during which time he has allowed 9 runs in 12 IP and has a BAA of .320.

[Coach Owens]

The Good: John Olerud is on the team.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

League Summary

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Teams in italics would make playoffs if season ended today.

AL Division Standings:

AL EAST

Boston Red Sox (63-41)
New York Yankees (59-45) 4 GB
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (54-52) 10 GB
Toronto Blue Jays (52-52) 11 GB
Baltimore Orioles (41-64) 22.5 GB


AL CENTRAL

Minnesota Twins (56-48) Would go to 1 game playoff with Cleveland
Cleveland Indians (57-49)Would go to 1 game playoff with Minnesota
Detroit Tigers (50-54) 6 GB
Chicago White Sox (49-55) 7 GB
Kansas City Royals (36-69) 20.5 GB


AL WEST

Texas Rangers (57-48)
Los Angeles Angels (54-51) 3 GB
Seattle Mariners (51-53) 5.5 GB
Oakland A's (51-53) 5.5 GB


NL Division Standings:

NL EAST

Philadelphia Phillies (63-43)
Atlanta Braves (57-48) 5.5 GB
New York Mets (55-55) 7.5 GB
Washington Nationals (51-54) 11.5 GB
Florida Marlins (48-56) 14 GB


NL CENTRAL

St. Louis Cardinals (64-40)
Houston Astros (60-45) 4.5 GB
Chicago Cubs (56-49) 8.5 GB
Cincinnati Reds (51-54) 13.5 GB
Pittsburgh Pirates (46-59) 18.5 GB
Milwaukee Brewers (42-64) 23 GB


NL WEST

San Fransisco Giants (58-46)
Arizona Diamondbacks (57-50) 2.5 GB
Los Angeles Dodgers (48-57) 10.5 GB
San Diego Padres (46-59) 12.5 GB
Colorado Rockies (41-65) 18 GB

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

The Good: John Olerud is on the team.

Lol. Hes doing pretty well too, .273BA/.396OBP/.455SLG%/.851OPS/4HR/19RBI in 46 games off the bench so far this season.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Relinquish Lead
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August was a highly disappointing month for the Boston Red Sox, posting a 9-29 record over the course of the month, as they relinquished the division lead, but not to the New York Yankees, to none other than the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Red Sox entered the month was a .606 winning percent, a 4 game lead over the Yankees, and with a solid month would've all but put the division away, however, they come out of August with a .545 winning percent and sit two games back of the division leading Devil Rays and its going to take a good month just to get into the playoffs. As has been the story of the season the offense was godly, but the pitching was terrible this month. They put up a total of 171 runs in August, 6.1 per game, but they allowed 192, an average of approximately 6.9 per game. Including allowing 32 runs in a 3 game series to the normally offensively anemic Twins, and 27 runs in a 3 game series to the 44-88 Kansas City Royals. If the Red Sox are going to make the playoffs their pitching will have to come around at least to some degree.

The Good:

Despite the struggling of the pitching staff on a whole Curt Schilling has been quite good, including a perfect game against the Tigers August 28th, he is 4-2 with a 4.34 ERA 65 K's and 9 BB's in last 10 starts.
The team is, for the most part, finally healthy. Only a few injuries remain, Wade Miller could return for the playoffs, if we make it that far, Arroyo will be out for the rest of the season, and Renteria and Ramon Vazquez are the only players with injuries remaining. Renteria could conceivably return for the World Series, if the Red Sox make it that far.
Hanley Ramirez has been on fire lately. He is hitting .357 (15-42), in his last 10 games, to go along with 13 runs, 2 homers, 9 RBI's, and 7 stolen bases.



The Bad and The Ugly:

The pitching has been downright miserable. They currently have a team ERA of 5.14, and even the normally solid bullpen has an ERA of 5.04.
Their 9-19 slump has caused them to slip from 3rd in the Power Rankings, all the way down to 21st.
Matt Clement has an ERA of 6.60, enough said.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

League Summary

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AL Division Standings:

AL EAST

Tampa Bay Devil Rays (75-59)
Boston Red Sox (72-60) 2 GB Would have tiebreaker with loser of AL Central
New York Yankees (71-62) 3.5 GB
Toronto Blue Jays (68-64) 6 GB
Baltimore Orioles (44-89) 30. 5 GB


AL CENTRAL

Detroit Tigers (72-60)
Cleveland Indians (73-61) Would have tiebreaker with each other
Minnesota Twins (69-64) 3.5 GB
Chicago White Sox (63-69) 9 GB
Kansas City Royals (44-88) 28 GB


AL WEST

Texas Rangers (78-55)
Los Angeles Angels (70-62) 7.5 GB
Seattle Mariners (64-68) 13.5 GB
Oakland A's (64-68) 13.5 GB


NL Division Standings:

NL EAST

Philadephia Phillies (79-54)
Atlanta Braves (75-58) 4 GB
New York Mets (72-60) 6.5 GB
Washington Nationals (69-64) 10 GB
Florida Marlins (64-69) 15 GB


NL CENTRAL

St. Louis Cardinals (78-56)
Houston Astros (75-57) 2 GB
Chicago Cubs (69-64) 8.5 GB
Pittsburgh Pirates (61-73) 17 GB
Milwaukee Brewers (58-75) 19.5 GB
Cincinnati Reds (54-79) 23.5 GB


NL WEST

San Fransisco Giants (72-60)
Arizona Diamondbacks (71-64) 2.5 GB
Los Angeles Dodgers (65-68) 7.5 GB
San Diego Padres (52-80) 20 GB
Colorado Rockies (52-81) 20.5 GB

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

The Red Sox are 2005 AL East Champions!

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The Red Sox posted an 18-10 mark in September, but it would all come down to the final game of the season. The Red Sox needed one win in the final series of the year against the rival New York Yankees, but they dropped the first two and appeared to be on the verge of a historical collapse. The Red Sox would send journeyman starter Geremi Gonzalez to the mound against lefty Eric Milton, with the division on the line, and Gonzalez pitched the game of his life. Gonzalez allowed 1 unearned run in 7 1/3 IP on 9 total baserunners (7 hits and 2 walks) and 5 K's, Eric Milton, in comparison, wouldn't even make it through the 4th before allowing 5 runs on 4 homers. The Red Sox bullpen almost coughed it up, though, as Fuentes and Bradford combined for 2/3 of an inning 5 runs, 4 hits, and 3 walks.The Yankees came up with two in the 9th to make it 8-6 Boston, but thats where it would end, and Foulke came in to shut the door and give the Red Sox their first AL East Crown since the 90's.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Playoff Preview



New York Yankees (90-72) @ Detroit Tigers (90-72)

Game 1: NYY Kevin Brown (15-6, 3.49) @ DET Jeremy Bonderman (14-10, 3.77)

Game 2: NYY Jaret Wright (5-12, 7.32) @ DET Nate Robertson (12-13, 5.10)

Game 3: DET Mike Maroth (9-6, 3.87) @ NYY Carl Pavano (3-2, 5.21)

Game 4 (if needed): DET Matt Ginter (2-0, 6.05) @ NYY Eric Milton (9-10, 6.36)

Game 5 (if needed): NYY Kevin Brown (15-6, 3.49) @ DET Jeremy Bonderman (14-10, 3.77)

Prediction: Tigers in 5, on the strength of their pitching



Texas Rangers (89-73) @ Boston Red Sox (91-71)

Game 1: TEX Chris Young (12-9, 4.06) @ BOS Ben Sheets (11-12, 4.88)

Game 2: TEX Chan Ho Park (13-5, 4.32) @ BOS Curt Schilling (7-3, 4.53)

Game 3: BOS Wade Miller (6-4, 3.93) @ TEX Ryan Drese (11-11, 5.43)

Game 4 (if needed): BOS Odalis Perez (11-10, 5.22) @ TEX Justin Thompson (7-12, 7.09)

Game 5 (if needed): TEX Chris Young (12-9, 4.06) @ BOS Ben Sheets (11-12, 4.88)

Prediction: Red Sox in 5, how could I pick against myself?



Atlanta Braves (91-71) @ St. Louis Cardinals (98-64)

Game 1: ATL Horacio Ramirez (16-8, 4.75) @ STL Mark Mulder (9-6, 4.18)

Game 2: ATL John Thomson (12-6, 3.19) @ STL Matt Morris (14-9, 4.03)

Game 3: STL Jeff Suppan (13-12, 4.06) @ ATL John Smoltz (8-5, 2.95)

Game 4 (if needed): STL Chris Carpenter (12-2, 3.25) @ ATL Tim Hudson (13-6, 2.75)

Game 5 (if needed): ATL Horacio Ramirez (16-8, 4.75) @ STL Mark Mulder (9-6, 4.18)

Prediction: Cardinals in 4, better all around team



San Fransisco Giants (87-75) @ Philadephia Phillies (99-63)

Game 1: SFG Jason Schmidt (13-10, 3.87) @ PHI Brett Myers (8-8, 3.83)

Game 2: SFG Noah Lowry (6-6, 5.13) @ PHI Randy Wolf (9-9, 5.44)

Game 3: PHI Cory Lidle (10-7, 4.19) @ SFG Brett Tomko (8-9, 5.62)

Game 4 (if needed): PHI Eude Brito (5-4, 4.36) @ SFG Kirk Rueter (10-5, 3.77)

Game 5 (if needed): SFG Jason Schmidt (13-10, 3.87) @ PHI Brett Myers (8-8, 3.83)

Prediction: Phillies in 3, much better offense

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

I'm doing the playoffs in PBP manager mode, btw.

[MisteroCZ]

Pretty good dynasty. Keep up the good work, and I'm wondering, who'll win it all. :)

[Red Sox Fan 734]

Good job getting them to win the east. What was tampa's record after september?

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Tampa's record in the month of September was 11-15, and they finished 88-74 overall. I'm expecting them to be even better next year though. I'll do my game 1 recap of the LDS in a bit.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Crush Texas, Lose Ortiz

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The Red Sox dismantled the Texas Rangers, in game one of the ALDS, scoring 8 runs on 10 hits. However, it looked like it may be a long night at first for Sox game one starter Ben Sheets, after allowing a leadoff double to Alfonso Soriano, it would be the exact opposite, Sheets allowed only 4 hits and didn't allow any runs until Rod Barajas hit a solo homer in the top of the 8th. The big bats for the Sox got it done, as the 1-6 hitter (Johnny Damon, Jay Payton, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Kevin Millar, and Bill Mueller) combined to go 9-24 with 3 homers, 7 RBI's, and all 8 runs that were scored. The victory game at a cost, though, as DH David Ortiz will miss the rest of the ALDS and most, if not all, of the ALCS, if the Red Sox make it that far, with a pulled groin that he suffered taking a swing in his last AB of the game.



Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox
October 4, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Rangers (TEX) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1
Red Sox (BOS) 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 x 8 10 1

TEXAS ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
A. Soriano (2B) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
G. Matthews (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255
M. Young (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M. Teixeira (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307
A. Gonzalez (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
H. Blalock (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
D. Dellucci (LF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .283
L. Nix (CF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R. Barajas (C) 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .229
TOTALS 32 4 0 1 1 1 7 0

2B: A. Soriano
HR: R. Barajas

TEXAS ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Young 4.1 5 1 2 5 5 5 100 4.06
E. Ramirez 0.2 4 0 1 3 3 1 26 5.31
M. Tejera 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 2 38 6.41
TOTALS 8.0 10 2 3 8 8 8 164

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 .306
J. Payton (RF) 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 .284
M. Ramirez (LF) 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 .330
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 .296
K. Millar (1B) 4 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 .305
B. Mueller (3B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
D. Mirabelli (C) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .255
M. Bellhorn (2B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .216
D. Pedroia (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
TOTALS 35 10 2 8 3 8 8 1

2B: D. Ortiz, B. Mueller, J. Damon, D. Mirabelli
HR: D. Ortiz, K. Millar, J. Payton

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 9.0 4 0 1 1 1 7 118 4.88
TOTALS 9.0 4 0 1 1 1 7 118

WP: B. Sheets
LP: C. Young

Temperature: 48F

Player of The Game: Ben Sheets CG 4H 1ER 7K's

[rockiesfan4ever]

Hey congrats. Good job so far just finish the job. Tough w/o Ortiz

[MisteroCZ]

Great job, you totally crush them.
Good luck without Ortiz, it will be tough, I think you gonna make ALCS by beating Texas in 4.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Hey congrats. Good job so far just finish the job. Tough w/o Ortiz


Great job, you totally crush them.
Good luck without Ortiz, it will be tough, I think you gonna make ALCS by beating Texas in 4.

Yeah, its gonna be tough without him, but I think I'm gonna DH Manny and put Kapler or Youk out in LF'. The main problem is that it makes my lineup bottom out and it makes it really shallow, I think I can do it without him though.

[rockiesfan4ever]

Hope you defense doesn't fail you then

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Hope you defense doesn't fail you then

Its not like Manny is gonna win any Gold Glove's out there either :P.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sox Win Game 2 in a Nail-biter
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There was little in common between Game 1 and Game 2, besides the outcome. Early on it looked like it was going to be a blow out, in favor of the Red Sox, as the Sox put up 4 in the bottom of the first, on a 2 run homer by Jay Payton and RBI base hits by Kevin Millar and Bill Mueller, but the Rangers would get two in the third, on a 2 run homer by Michael Young, to make it 4-2 and the Red Sox would fail to score again till the 5th. The Sox got one in the 5th, on a sac fly by Jay Payton with the bases chucked, the Rangers would get 3 in the top of the 6th, however, to tie the game at 5. The Sox got one in the 6th, on an RBI single by Manny Ramirez, and another in the 7th, on an RBI double by Dustin Pedroia, that would prove to be huge. The Rangers managed to get one more in the top of the 8th but they could not complete the comeback, as the Red Sox won 7-6 in 9 innings.



Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox
October 5, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Rangers (TEX) 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 10 1
Red Sox (BOS) 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 x 7 11 0

TEXAS ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
A. Soriano (2B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 .296
G. Matthews (RF) 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M. Young (SS) 5 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 .300
M. Teixeira (1B) 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
A. Gonzalez (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
H. Blalock (3B) 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .297
D. Dellucci (LF) 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 .283
L. Nix (CF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R. Barajas (C) 4 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 .229
TOTALS 37 10 3 6 2 6 14 0

2B: A. Soriano, M. Young, L. Nix
3B: M. Teixeira, M. Young
HR: R. Barajas, M. Young

TEXAS ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Park 4.0 5 3 1 4 4 4 91 4.32
J. Benoit 1.2 3 4 0 2 2 1 52 4.70
C. Almanzar 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 4 27 5.28
B. Shouse 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 4.01
TOTALS 8.0 11 7 1 7 6 10 183

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .306
K. Youkilis (LF) 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 .256
K. Millar (1B) 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 .305
M. Ramirez (DH) 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .330
B. Mueller (3B) 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 .330
J. Payton (RF) 4 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 .284
D. Mirabelli (C) 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M. Bellhorn (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .216
D. Pedroia (SS) 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 .333
TOTALS 34 11 7 7 1 7 10 0

2B: M. Ramirez, J. Damon, K. Millar
HR: J. Payton
GIDP: K. Millar

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Schilling 6.0 7 3 2 5 5 8 102 4.53
C. Bradford 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 3 28 5.63
K. Foulke 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 10 3 2 6 6 14 154

WP: C. Schilling
LP: J. Benoit
SV: K. Foulke

Temperature: 46F
Wind: 2 MPH (in from center)
Attendance: 6,736
Time: 3:37

Player of the Game: Jay Payton 1-4 3RBI 2R 1HR

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Rangers Live to Play Another Day

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The Rangers beat the Red Sox in Game 3 4-1 to extend the series to a 4th game. The scoring opportunities, they managed only 7 base runners the whole game, were few and far between for the Red Sox and they never managed to capitalize on them when they did arise. Most notably, the had two men on with two out and the tying run at the plate in Kevin Youkilis in the top of the 9th and got nothing out of it. The one run for the Red Sox came on an RBI single by Bill Mueller in the top of the 6th. The Rangers did not have many opportunities themselves, but they managed to capitalize when they did, including a 2 run bomb by David Dellucci in the second inning and clutch RBI's by Hank Blalock and Alfonso Soriano.



Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers
October 7, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Rangers (TEX) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 x 4 7 1

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
J. Payton (RF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284
H. Ramirez (SS) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
M. Bellhorn (2B) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
J. Olerud (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
D. Pedroia (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
D. Mirabelli (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
TOTALS 32 5 2 1 0 1 6 1

2B: J. Damon
GIDP: K. Millar

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 6.0 5 3 1 3 3 5 102 3.93
M. Delcarmen 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.58
C. Bradford 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.73
B. Fuentes 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.63
TOTALS 8.0 7 3 1 4 4 6 130

TEXAS ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
A. Soriano (2B) 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .296
G. Matthews (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M. Young (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
M. Teixeira (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307
A. Gonzalez (DH) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
H. Blalock (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .297
D. Dellucci (LF) 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 .283
L. Nix (CF) 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
R. Barajas (C) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229
TOTALS 30 7 3 4 1 4 6 0

2B: M. Teixeira, M. Young, L. Nix, A. Gonzalez
HR: D. Dellucci
CS: R. Barajas

TEXAS ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Drese 8.0 5 0 0 1 1 5 97 5.43
F. Cordero 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 1 29 3.92
TOTALS 9.0 5 2 0 1 1 6 126

WP: R. Drese
LP: W. Miller
SV: F. Cordero

Temperature: 55F
Wind: 2 MPH (out to center)
Attendance: 42,355
Time: 2:25

Player of the Game: (TEX) Ryan Drese 8IP 5H 1ER 5K

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sox Advance to ALCS!

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The Red Sox defeated the Rangers, 9-7, in Game 4 to advance to the ALCS, where they will play the Tigers. After the Rangers scored 2 in the second, with the opportunity for more, it looked like it might be heading back to Boston for a game 5, but the Red Sox quickly dispensed any thought of that happening with a 7 run 4th inning, which entailed 2 bases loaded walks, a bases loaded double by Jay Payton, a run scoring error and a sac fly. The Rangers made it interesting by scoring one in the 8th and then two more in the bottom of the 9th, but the 7 run inning, combined with two one run innings, was too much for them to overcome.



Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers
October 8, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 0
Rangers (TEX) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 11 1

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 3 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .305
J. Olerud (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J. Payton (RF) 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .284
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256
G. Kapler (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M. Bellhorn (2B) 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .216
D. Pedroia (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
D. Mirabelli (C) 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255
TOTALS 35 8 9 9 0 8 7 1

2B: B. Mueller, K. Youkilis, J. Payton

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
O. Perez 7.0 9 1 1 5 5 6 102 5.22
B. Fuentes 1.2 2 2 1 2 2 3 45 5.63
K. Foulke 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 11 3 2 7 7 10 151

TEXAS ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
A. Soriano (2B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .296
G. Matthews (RF) 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .255
M. Young (SS) 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 .300
M. Teixeira (1B) 5 5 0 4 1 2 0 0 .307
A. Gonzalez (DH) 5 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 .263
H. Blalock (3B) 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .297
D. Dellucci (LF) 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .283
L. Nix (CF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
R. Barajas (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
TOTALS 37 11 3 7 2 7 10 0

2B: R. Barajas, H. Blalock, A. Gonzalez
HR: M. Teixeira, M. Young

TEXAS ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Thompson 3.2 3 7 0 8 3 2 92 7.09
M. Tejera 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 31 6.41
J. Benoit 2.1 3 1 0 1 1 1 58 4.70
C. Almanzar 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 16 5.28
TOTALS 9.0 8 9 0 9 4 7 197

WP: O. Perez
LP: J. Thompson
SV: K. Foulke

Temperature: 49F
Wind: 6 MPH (right to left)
Attendance: 45,000
Time: 3:32

Player of the Game: Manny Ramirez 2-3 2BB 1R 2RBI

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

ALCS Preview
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Expected Starting Lineup for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):

#1 Johnny Damon (CF) - .306BA/22HR/32SB/147R/116RBI/.371OBP
#2 Bill Mueller (3B) - .330BA/12HR/2SB/75R/64RBI/.411OBP
#3 Manny Ramirez (DH) - .330BA/29HR/2SB/93R/105RBI/.428OBP
#4 Kevin Millar (1B) - .305BA/22HR/1SB/103R/115RBI/.378OBP
#5 Jay Payton (RF) - .284BA/5HR/8SB/37R/36RBI/.324OBP
#6 Jason Varitek (C) - .255BA/26HR/0SB/97R/104RBI/.330OBP
#7 Hanley Ramirez (SS) - .280BA/13HR/38SB/107R/76RBI/.341OBP
#8 Kevin Youkilis (LF) - .256BA/8HR/0SB/69R/57RBI/.360OBP
#9 Dustin Pedroia (2B) - .333BA/0HR/0SB/0R/0RBI/.333OBP


Expected Starting Lineup for Tigers (and reg. season stats):

#1 Nook Logan (CF) - .205BA/0HR/5SB/8R/2RBI/.286OBP
#2 Carlos Guillen (SS) - .275BA/9HR/4SB/63R/47RBI/.345OBP
#3 Magglio Ordonez (RF) - .304BA/31HR/8SB/110R/110RBI/.368OBP
#4 Marcus Thames (LF) - .256BA/12HR/0SB/28R/29RBI/.371OBP
#5 Chris Shelton (1B) - .296BA/14HR/0SB/77R/55RBI/.364OBP
#6 Ivan Rodriguez (C) - .293BA/26HR/2SB/81R/99RBI/.335OBP
#7 Rondell White (DH) - .277BA/7HR/4SB/34R/31RBI/.326OBP
#8 Omar Infante (2B) - .302BA/15HR/8SB/86R/62RBI/.349OBP
#9 Brandon Inge (3B) - .257BA/17HR/5SB/66R/82RBI/.314OBP

Advantage: Red Sox. The Red Sox clearly have the better offense, even without Ortiz, they have a great mixture of power, average, speed, and depth. And with Ortiz possibly returning if the series goes 6 or 7 games it could swing the series in the Red Sox favor. The Tigers also have a solid offense, but its hard to be better than the best.


Starting Rotation for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):

SP#1 Ben Sheets - 11-12/4.88ERA/179IP/177K/41BB/.258BAA/28.3GB%
SP#2 Curt Schilling - 7-3/4.53ERA/107.1IP/101K/16BB/.262BAA/33.6GB%
SP#3 Wade Miller - 6-4/3.93ERA/91.2IP/78K/41BB/.231BAA/33.8GB%
SP#4 Odalis Perez - 11-10/5.22ERA/170.2IP/135K/60BB/.271BAA/37.9GB%


Starting Rotation for Tigers (and reg. season stats):

SP#1 Jeremy Bonderman - 14-10/3.77ERA/191IP/166K/63BB/.260BAA/27.9GB%
SP#2 Nate Robertson - 12-13/5.10ERA/189IP/138K/53BB/.275BAA/34.3GB%
SP#3 Mike Maroth - 9-6/3.87ERA/114IP/48K/25BB/.308BAA/46.5GB%
SP#4 Jason Johnson - 13-8/4.03ERA/183IP/104K/60BB/.285BAA/38.4GB%

Advantage: Performance wise its the Tigers, talent wise its the Red Sox. If the talent manages to manifest itself in this series the Red Sox will have the advantage, but the Tigers pitchers have been very consistent all season. I'm going to give the, very slight, nod to the Tigers here, but it could easily end up going the other way.



Bullpen for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):

CL Keith Foulke - 29SV/74SV%/4.95ERA/53K/49.1GB%
SU Brian Fuentes - 5.63ERA/61K/35.3GB%
SR Jon Papelbon - 4.68ERA/70K/43.7GB%
SR Chad Bradford - 3.73ERA/55K/53.0GB%
MR Manny Delcarmen - 3.58ERA/37K/37.1GB%
LR Geremi Gonzalez - 3.43ERA/34K/42.4GB%
MU Matt Clement - 8-8/6.34ERA/157.2IP/138K/67BB/.275BAA/45.6GB%


Bullpen for Tigers (and reg. season stats):

CL Troy Percival - 40SV/91SV%/3.63ERA/47K/30.2GB%
SU Ugueth Urbina - 3.80ERA/83K/25.1GB%
SR Fernando Rodney - 2.95ERA/68K/43.1GB%
SR Kyle Farnsworth - 3.78ERA/88K/21.0GB%
MR Jaime Walker - 3.64ERA/50K/38.6GB%
LR Joel Zumaya - 6.23ERA/46K/35.3GB%
MU Matt Ginter - 2-0/6.05ERA/19.1IP/17K/5BB/.278BAA/40.3GB%

Advantage: This is similar to the starting pitching, in that the Red Sox probably have an advantage in terms of talent, but the Tigers have been more consistent and performed better. The Red Sox bullpen has been quite good, when needed, this postseason so, but the Tigers has been good all season. I'm going to call this one a push.


This is going to be a close, tight series that could easily go 6 or 7 games. However, the bullpen and starting pitching are so close that that becomes a wash, in my opinion, which brings it down the offense, where the Red Sox have a clear advantage. My prediction is the Red Sox in 6.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Pitching Matchups

**Stats in parentheses are playoff stats**



Detroit Tigers (90-72) @ Boston Red Sox (91-71)

Game 1: DET Nate Robertson (8IP, 1.13ERA) @ BOS Ben Sheets (9IP, 1.00ERA)

Game 2: DET Mike Maroth (7.2IP, 0.00ERA) @ BOS Curt Schilling (6IP, 7.50ERA)

Game 3: BOS Wade Miller (6IP, 4.50ERA) @ DET Jason Johnson (8IP, 1.13ERA)

Game 4: BOS Odalis Perez (7IP, 6.43ERA) @ DET Jeremy Bonderman (10.1IP, 6.10ERA)

Game 5 (if needed): BOS Ben Sheets (9IP, 1.00ERA) @ DET Nate Robertson (8IP, 1.13ERA)

Game 6 (if needed): DET Mike Maroth (7.2IP, 0.00ERA) @ BOS Curt Schilling (6IP, 7.50ERA)

Game 7 (if needed): DET Jason Johnson (8IP, 1.13ERA) @ BOS Wade Miller (6IP, 4.50ERA)



Atlanta Braves (91-71) @ Philadephia Phillies (99-63)


Game 1: ATL John Thomson (2IP, 22.50ERA) @ PHI Brett Myers (8IP, 1.13ERA)

Game 2: ATL John Smoltz (No stats) @ PHI Corey Lidle (5.2IP, 7.94ERA)

Game 3: PHI Vincente Padilla (7IP, 2.57ERA) @ ATL Tim Hudson (8IP, 0.00ERA)

Game 4: PHI Eude Brito (2IP, 0.00ERA) @ ATL Horacio Ramirez (12.1IP, 2.92ERA)

Game 5 (if needed): PHI Brett Myers (8IP, 1.13ERA) @ ATL John Thomson (2IP, 22.50ERA)

Game 6 (if needed): ATL John Smoltz (No stats) @ PHI Corey Lidle (5.2IP, 7.94ERA)

Game 7 (if needed): ATL Tim Hudson (8IP, 0.00ERA) @ PHI Vincente Padilla (7IP, 2.57ERA)

[Red Sox Fan 734]

My Preditions are red sox in 6 and Braves in 7

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sox Drop Game 1

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This game was all Tigers as they slammed the Red Sox 9-5. The Tigers got 2 in the second, on an RBI single by Inge and an error in the outfield with a man on 3rd, but the Red Sox quickly countered with 2 of their own in the 3rd. It all came unraveled after that as the Tigers put up 5 in the 5th, on 4 hits, and held the Red Sox quiet the majority of the game thereafter, except for a two run 7th.



Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
October 12, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Tigers (DET) 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 9 12 0
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 12 2

DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
C. Guillen (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .275
M. Ordonez (RF) 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .304
M. Thames (LF) 5 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 .256
C. Shelton (1B) 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 .296
I. Rodriguez (C) 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .293
R. White (DH) 3 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 .277
O. Infante (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
B. Inge (3B) 4 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .257
TOTALS 38 12 2 9 2 8 7 1

2B: B. Inge
HR: R. White, M. Thames
HBP: M. Ordonez
GIDP: C. Shelton, C. Guillen

DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
N. Robertson 5.0 8 3 2 3 3 4 97 5.10
F. Rodney 1.0 3 0 1 2 2 1 25 2.95
K. Farnsworth 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 20 3.78
J. Walker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 3.64
U. Urbina 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 3.80
TOTALS 9.0 12 3 3 5 5 11 168

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 5 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 5 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .305
J. Payton (RF) 5 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 .284
J. Varitek (C) 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .255
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J. Olerud (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
M. Bellhorn (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
TOTALS 38 12 3 5 3 5 11 0

2B: J. Damon, K. Youkilis
HR: M. Ramirez, K. Millar, J. Payton

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 4.2 8 2 1 7 7 3 90 4.88
M. Clement 1.2 2 0 1 1 1 1 25 6.34
J. Papelbon 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 4.68
C. Bradford 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 5.63
TOTALS 9.0 12 2 2 9 8 7 162

WP: N. Robertson
LP: B. Sheets

Temperature: 40F
Wind: 5 MPH (out to right)
Attendance: 7,627
Time: 3:43

Player of the Game: DET LF Marcus Thames 2-5 2R HR 2RBI

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Beat Tigers in A Squeaker
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The Red Sox managed to tie the series at one game a piece with a 5-4 win over the Tigers in Game 2. It looked like it was going to be a Tigers blow out after they posted three runs in the first, sparked on an infield single by Nook Logan, but they would manage only one run the remainder of the game, which came on a throwing error by shortstop Hanley Ramirez. The Red Sox rallied to tie it in the 4th with three of their own, on a solo homer by Manny and a two run homer by catcher Jason Varitek, they scored again in the 6th, but the Tigers managed to tie it in their half of the 7th. The Red Sox got the last laugh as they got the final run of the game on an RBI single by Kevin Millar.




Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
October 13, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Tigers (DET) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 x 5 9 3

DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205
C. Guillen (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
M. Ordonez (RF) 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304
C. Shelton (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .296
D. Young (DH) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
R. White (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
O. Infante (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
B. Inge (3B) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .257
TOTALS 32 6 2 4 0 1 7 0

2B: R. White
GIDP: D. Young, R. White

DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
M. Maroth 6.0 7 0 2 4 4 5 77 3.87
F. Rodney 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 2.95
J. Walker 1.0 1 2 0 1 1 1 22 3.64
TOTALS 8.0 9 2 2 5 5 7 116

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .305
J. Payton (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284
J. Varitek (C) 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 .255
H. Ramirez (SS) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333
TOTALS 30 9 2 5 2 5 7 0

2B: M. Ramirez, J. Payton
3B: H. Ramirez
HR: J. Varitek, M. Ramirez
GIDP: D. Pedroia, J. Payton

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Schilling 6.1 6 1 0 3 2 5 99 4.53
C. Bradford 0.2 0 1 0 1 1 1 15 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 5.63
K. Foulke 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 6 2 0 4 3 7 140

WP: B. Fuentes
LP: J. Walker
SV: K. Foulke

Temperature: 44F
Wind: 4 MPH (in from center)
Attendance: 7,590
Time: 2:55

Player of the Game: BOS DH Manny Ramirez 2-3 BB HR 2R RBI

[Red Sox Fan 734]

Close game Fuentes and Foulke did a good job shutting the door

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Tigers Take Game 3 At Home
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The Tigers got it started early. They scored 7 runs in the first four innings, including a four run 3rd on a two run homer by Pudge Rodriguez and RBI base hits from Chris Shelton and Dmitri Young, a two run fourth with both runs coming from a triple off the bat of Chris Shelton, and one run in the second on a sac fly by Pudge Rodriguez, on 10 hits and the game appeared to be over at that point. The Red Sox managed to make it interesting, however. They scored 5 in the top of the 6th, on a bases loaded single, a double, and a single, on 4 hits to make it a 7-6 game, in favor of the Tigers. The Tigers would score in each of their next half innings to make it a 9-6 game. The Red Sox would get one in the top of the 8th, on an RBI single by pinch hitter John Olerud, but the Red Sox would fall short by two runs, losing 9-7.



Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
October 15, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 7 7 0
Tigers (DET) 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 x 9 17 0

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .305
J. Payton (RF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
J. Varitek (C) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .255
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333
J. Olerud (P) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231
G. Kapler (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M. Bellhorn (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
TOTALS 33 7 6 7 1 7 9 1

2B: K. Youkilis
HR: J. Damon
HBP: J. Varitek
GIDP: M. Ramirez

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 5.2 12 1 1 7 7 2 121 3.93
C. Bradford 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 3.73
B. Fuentes 0.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 10 5.63
J. Papelbon 1.0 1 2 0 1 1 1 19 4.68
K. Foulke 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 4.95
TOTALS 8.0 17 3 1 9 9 6 169

DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .205
O. Infante (2B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .302
M. Ordonez (RF) 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .304
C. Shelton (1B) 5 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 .296
D. Young (DH) 5 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 4 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 .293
R. White (LF) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
B. Inge (3B) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R. Martinez (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
M. Thames (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J. Smith (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
TOTALS 38 17 3 9 1 9 6 2

2B: R. White, N. Logan
3B: D. Young, B. Inge, C. Shelton
HR: I. Rodriguez
GIDP: B. Inge, M. Thames

DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Johnson 5.2 5 3 1 6 6 6 94 4.03
K. Farnsworth 1.1 1 1 0 0 0 1 34 3.78
U. Urbina 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 1 20 3.80
T. Percival 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 19 3.63
TOTALS 9.0 7 6 1 7 7 9 167

WP: J. Johnson
LP: W. Miller
SV: T. Percival

Temperature: 44F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 42,000
Time: 3:50

Player of the Game: Chris Shelton 3-5 4RBI

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Game 4 Goes to Red Sox
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The Red Sox took Game 4, to tie up the series at two games a piece, by the score of 4-2. The game was tied at 0 going into the bottom of the third, with the Tigers coming up, until they scored two runs, one on an RBI single and the other on a sac hit. The game would remain 2-0 until the top of the 7th inning when the Red Sox scored 4 runs, on a 2 run single by Kevin Youkilis, an error with a man on 3rd, and an RBI single by Kevin Millar, making the game 4-2 Boston. The Tigers got another run in the bottom of the 8th on a Rondell White homer to make it 4-3. Keith Foulke shut the door in the ninth, however, to give the Red Sox the game and tie the series at two games a piece.



Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
October 16, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 6 0
Tigers (DET) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 1

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .305
J. Olerud (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J. Payton (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .256
G. Kapler (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D. Pedroia (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333
TOTALS 33 6 3 4 0 3 8 1

2B: M. Ramirez
GIDP: M. Ramirez

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
O. Perez 6.1 8 2 0 2 2 8 111 5.22
C. Bradford 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.0 1 0 1 1 1 1 15 5.63
K. Foulke 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 9 3 1 3 3 11 149

DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .205
O. Infante (2B) 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 .302
M. Ordonez (RF) 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .304
C. Shelton (1B) 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D. Young (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
R. White (LF) 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .277
B. Inge (3B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .257
R. Martinez (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290
TOTALS 36 9 3 3 1 3 11 0

2B: C. Shelton
3B: O. Infante
HR: R. White

DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Bonderman 6.2 6 2 0 4 4 4 108 3.77
J. Walker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.64
U. Urbina 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 4 40 3.80
TOTALS 9.0 6 3 0 4 4 8 154

WP: O. Perez
LP: J. Bonderman
SV: K. Foulke

Temperature: 42F
Wind: 4 MPH (left to right)
Attendance: 42,000
Time: 2:57

Player of the Game: SP Odalis Perez (BOS) 6 1/3rd IP 2ER 8K

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Take Game 5 in Blowout

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The Red Sox took Game 5 by the score of 13-6. They scored early and often, putting up 5 in the first on an RBI single by Manny Ramirez, a sac fly by John Olerud, and a 3 run homer by Jay Payton, 1 in the third on a solo homer by Manny Ramirez, 6 in the 7th on a 2 run shot by centerfielder Johnny Damon, an RBI single for captain Jason Varitek, and a double by John Olerud, and one more in the 8th on Hanley Ramirez's second sac fly of the game. Despite the apparent blowout the Tigers did manage to make it interesting, at one point. They scored 5 in the 5th to, at the time, knot the game up at 6 a piece. The Red Sox managed to get to the bullpen however and put the game out of reach with their 6 run 7th. The Red Sox now head home leading the series 3-2 with post season veteran Curt Schilling slated for the Game 6 start.



Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
October 17, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 13 15 1
Tigers (DET) 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 17 0

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 .306
K. Youkilis (LF) 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .256
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .280
M. Ramirez (DH) 5 3 0 3 1 2 1 0 .330
J. Varitek (C) 3 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 .255
J. Olerud (1B) 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .231
J. Payton (RF) 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 .284
B. Mueller (3B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
D. Pedroia (2B) 5 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333
TOTALS 39 15 4 13 3 13 5 1

2B: J. Olerud 2
HR: M. Ramirez, J. Damon, J. Payton
GIDP: K. Youkilis

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 4.1 10 3 0 5 5 3 96 4.88
G. Gonzalez 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 1 13 3.43
C. Bradford 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 21 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 5.63
M. Delcarmen 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.58
M. Clement 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.34
TOTALS 9.0 17 3 0 6 6 6 177

DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205
M. Thames (P) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
O. Infante (2B) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
B. Higginson (P) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .325
J. Smith (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M. Ordonez (RF) 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
C. Shelton (1B) 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .296
D. Young (DH) 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
R. White (LF) 5 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .277
B. Inge (3B) 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .257
R. Martinez (SS) 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
TOTALS 45 17 3 6 0 6 6 0


DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
N. Robertson 2.0 6 1 1 5 5 0 42 5.10
M. Ginter 4.0 6 1 2 6 6 1 64 6.05
F. Rodney 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 2 22 2.95
J. Walker 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 1 11 3.64
K. Farnsworth 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 1 24 3.78
TOTALS 9.0 15 4 3 13 13 5 163

WP: B. Fuentes
LP: M. Ginter

Temperature: 42F
Wind: 4 MPH (in from right)
Attendance: 42,000
Time: 3:31

Player of the Game: LF Manny Ramirez (BOS) 3-5 3R 1HR 2RBI

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Punch Ticket to Second Straight World Series!

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The Red Sox took Game 6, again in a blowout, 13-6 to advance to their second World Series in as many years; giving them the opportunity to win back-to-back World Series after not winning a single one for nearly NINE decades.

The Red Sox started the game quickly by scoring one run in each of the first two innings, the first on an RBI single and the second on an RBI single by Varitek to score John Olerud. They would be trailing after the second, however, as the Tigers managed to plate 3 in the inning, on an RBI single from Pudge Rodriguez and an RBI double by Ramon Martinez, making the score 3-2 Tigers after 2. They would go into the bottom of the 5th trailing 5-2, but the Red Sox would drive in 2 in the inning on a sac fly, by Bill Mueller, and an RBI single, by John Olerus, to make it 5-4 in favor of the Tigers. They scored one run again in the 6th to tie it, but the Tigers would come back to take the one run lead again in the top of the 7th. The Red Sox went into the bottom of the 7th trailing by one, until Gabe Kapler double in John Mabry to tie the game. The Red Sox would blow it open in the 8th, however, scoring 6 runs on 4 hits in the inning. The inning would all but guarantee the Red Sox the victory, and they did indeed win by a final score of 12-6.



Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
October 19, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Tigers (DET) 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 11 1
Red Sox (BOS) 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 x 12 16 0

DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205
O. Infante (2B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .302
M. Ordonez (RF) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C. Shelton (1B) 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .296
D. Young (DH) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .293
R. White (LF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
B. Inge (3B) 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
R. Martinez (SS) 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .290
TOTALS 36 11 2 6 0 5 4 0

2B: D. Young, R. Martinez, C. Shelton
GIDP: D. Young
CS: M. Ordonez

DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
M. Maroth 5.0 8 3 0 4 4 2 98 3.87
J. Walker 1.0 2 0 1 1 1 2 17 3.64
F. Rodney 1.0 2 1 0 1 1 0 29 2.95
U. Urbina 0.1 2 2 0 4 4 0 33 3.80
K. Farnsworth 0.2 2 2 0 2 2 2 35 3.78
TOTALS 8.0 16 8 1 12 12 6 212

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 .306
K. Youkilis (LF) 6 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 .256
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 .280
M. Ramirez (DH) 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .330
B. Mueller (3B) 4 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 .330
J. Olerud (1B) 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .231
J. Varitek (C) 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .255
J. Mabry (RF) 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .308
D. Pedroia (2B) 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333
G. Kapler (P) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
M. Bellhorn (P) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216
TOTALS 39 16 8 12 1 12 6 0

2B: B. Mueller, J. Damon, G. Kapler, K. Youkilis, J. Olerud
3B: J. Olerud
HR: D. Pedroia
GIDP: B. Mueller

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Schilling 8.0 11 2 0 6 6 4 107 4.53
C. Bradford 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.73
TOTALS 9.0 11 2 0 6 6 4 117

WP: C. Schilling
LP: U. Urbina

Temperature: 40F
Wind: 5 MPH (in from left)
Attendance: 8,666
Time: 3:39

Player of the Game: Kevin Youkilis 4-6 3RBI

P.S. - Mabry was in there because Payton got a 15 day injury after Game 5 so I had to sign someone to stick in Payton's old position. I meant to write a story about it but I forgot to because these ALCS games have actually been done for about a week now, I just haven't had the time to write about them. I haven't played the World Series out yet, however, so that remains to be seen :).

[metsguy234]

congrats on your AL pennant- good luck in the WS

[Red Sox Fan 734]

Congrats on winning the ALCS. Who are you playing in the WS?

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

I've got the 99-63 Phillies in the World Series.

I'm gonna do an ALCS recap and a WS Preview each in the next few days.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

ALCS Recap

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Early in this series it looked as if the trip to the World Series belonged to the Tigers, as they held series leads of 1-0 and 2-1, and that their strong pitching would carry them there. However, the Red Sox offense triumphed as they managed to pull out of the early series holes to win the series.


Game 1 - Tigers win 9-5 in 9 innings

Synopsis: It was a pitching duel and a close game, that is until the 5th inning rolled around. The Tigers scored 5 in the 5th, to essentially put the game out of reach, and any hope the Red Sox had of a comeback in the game was squandered when the Tigers scored a run in both the 7th and 8th innings.


Game 2 - Red Sox win 5-4 in 9 innings

Synopsis: The Red Sox managed to fend off the daunting 2-0 series deficit and win this game. Thats not how it looked early on, however, as the Tigers scored 3 in the first that would go unanswered until the Red Sox tied it with 3 of their own in the 4th. The Red scored again in the 6th to take the lead, the Tigers would tie it with a run in the top of the 7th however. The Red Sox got the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 8th on an RBI single my Kevin Millar.


Game 3 - Tigers win 9-7 in 9 innings

Synopsis: This game also looked to be over early, as the Tigers led 7-1 after 4 innings. The Red Sox managed to score 5 runs in the top of the 6th, to make the score 7-6, and make it a game again. The Tigers got to Jon Papelbon and Brian Fuentes and scored a run each in the 7th and 8th innings. The Red Sox managed to get one in the top of the 8th, it wouldn't be enough however. With a loss in Game 4 the series would be essentially over for the Red Sox


Game 4 - Red Sox win 4-3 in 9 innings

Synopsis: This was a great, close game. The Red Sox would be held to no runs on 2 hits, and trailing 2-0, until the 7th inning when they scored all 4 of their runs and made the score 4-2 in favor of Boston. The Tigers managed to get one run in the bottom of the 8th but the only purpose it would serve would be to give Red Sox fans indigestion, as the Red Sox won the game 4-3. The Red Sox managed to fend off the possibility of an elimination game and tie the series, for the time being.


Game 5 - Red Sox win 13-6 in 9 innings

Synopsis: This game, even before it started, was going to be a pivotal game, because it would give the winner the chance to eliminate the loser, and give the winner the chance to advance to the World Series, with one more win. The Red Sox started things off early, scoring 6 runs in the first 3 innings. The Tigers would counter with 6 of their own between the 3rd and 5th innings. The Red Sox managed to overcome the minor meltdown by scoring 6 in the 7th and 1 in the 8th and holding the Tigers scoreless the remainder of the game. The Red Sox took their first lead of the series, with one more win they would earn the chance to defend their World Series title.


Game 6 - Red Sox win 12-6 in 9 innings

Synopsis: The Red Sox managed to go ahead early, scoring one run in each of the first 2 innings, but they trailed 3-2 after the 2nd inning. They trailed 5-2 going into their half of the 5th, but they managed to score 2 run in their half of the inning to pull within one run of the Tigers. They scored one run in the bottom of the 6th to tie the game. Both the Tigers and Red Sox would get a run in the 7th and would go into the 8th tied at 6 a piece. The Tigers would get nothing in their half of the 8th, but the Red Sox would capitalize on the opportunity to take the lead, and the series, by scoring 6 runs in the inning to put the game out of reach. The Red Sox had won their second consecutive AL Pennant and held the opportunity to defend their World Series title, after not winning one for 86 years prior to winning in 2004.

ALCS MVP: (BOS) Manny Ramirez LF 8-24 (.333BA) 3HR 5RBI .441OBP .833SLG%

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

World Series Preview
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Boston Red Sox (91-71) @ Philadelphia Phillies (99-63)


Pitching Matchups


Game 1: BOS Wade Miller @ PHI Brett Myers

Game 2: BOS Odalis Perez @ PHI Randy Wolf

Game 3: PHI Cory Lidle @ BOS Ben Sheets

Game 4: PHI Vincente Padilla @ BOS Curt Schilling

Game 5 (if needed): PHI Brett Myers @ BOS Wade Miller

Game 6 (if needed): BOS Odalis Perez @ PHI Randy Wolf

Game 7 (if needed): BOS Ben Sheets @ PHI Cory Lidle



Roster Breakdown and Series Advantages

Expected Starting Lineup for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):

#1 Johnny Damon (CF) - .306BA/22HR/32SB/147R/116RBI/.371OBP
#2 Hanley Ramirez (SS) - .280BA/13HR/38SB/107R/76RBI/.341OBP
#3 David Ortiz (DH) - .296BA/38HR/0SB/101R/134RBI/.391OBP
#4 Manny Ramirez (LF) - .330BA/29HR/2SB/93R/105RBI/.428OBP
#5 Kevin Millar (1B) - .305BA/22HR/1SB/103R/115RBI/.378OBP
#6 Jason Varitek (C) - .255BA/26HR/0SB/97R/104RBI/.330OBP
#7 Bill Mueller (3B) - .330BA/12HR/2SB/75R/64RBI/.411OBP
#8 Kevin Youkilis (RF) - .256BA/8HR/0SB/69R/57RBI/.360OBP
#9 Dustin Pedroia (2B) - .333BA/0HR/0SB/0R/0RBI/.333OBP

(Without DH Kevin Millar moves to RF and Youkilis is moved to the bench with everyone keeping their spots in the BA order except for Pedroia moving up to 8 to compensate for the pitcher.)


Expected Starting Lineup for Phillies (and reg. season stats):

#1 Jimmy Rollins (SS) - .285BA/9HR/18SB/113R/67RBI/.347OBP
#2 Bobby Abreu (RF) - .290BA/27HR/21SB/125R/97RBI/.402OBP
#3 Chase Utley (2B) - .293BA/37HR/10SB/109R/128RBI/.357OBP
#4 Ryan Howard (1B) - .299BA/35HR/0SB/80R/96RBI/.401OBP
#5 Jim Thome (DH) - .300BA/32HR/1SB/76R/77RBI/.458OBP
#6 Pat Burrell (LF) - .249BA/27HR/0SB/84R/101RBI/.379OBP
#7 Mike Lieberthal (C) - .260BA/25HR/0SB/62R/91RBI/.329OBP
#8 Melvin Mora (3B) - .281BA/19HR/6SB/76R/61RBI/.353OBP
#9 Jason Michaels (CF) - .264BA/6HR/5SB/50R/32RBI/.354OBP

(Without DH Jim Thome moves to the bench and everyone below him in the batting order moves up a spot to compensate for the pitcher.)

Advantage: This is extremely close. Both teams have great power hitters and All-Star caliber bats at nearly every position. Both teams also possess excellent, dynamic leadoff men. However, the Red Sox do possess slightly better contact hitters, and the Phillies have slightly more power in their lineup. I'm going to call this one a push, its so close it could go either way and each lineup has its own strength's and weaknesses'.


Starting Rotation for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):

SP#1 Ben Sheets - 11-12/4.88ERA/179IP/177K/41BB/.258BAA/28.3GB%
SP#2 Curt Schilling - 7-3/4.53ERA/107.1IP/101K/16BB/.262BAA/33.6GB%
SP#3 Wade Miller - 6-4/3.93ERA/91.2IP/78K/41BB/.231BAA/33.8GB%
SP#4 Odalis Perez - 11-10/5.22ERA/170.2IP/135K/60BB/.271BAA/37.9GB%


Starting Rotation for Phillies (and reg. season stats):

SP#1 Brett Myers - 8-8/3.83ERA/148IP/139K/47BB/.230BAA/30.5GB%
SP#2 Randy Wolf - 9-9/5.44ERA/145.2IP/127K/62BB/.269BAA/29.3GB%
SP#3 Cory Lidle - 10-7/4.19ERA/152.1IP/103K/44BB/.279BAA/43.5GB%
SP#4 Vincente Padilla - 12-3/4.19ERA/131IP/111K/53BB/.235BAA/42.9GB%

Advantage: Neither rotation is particularly good. However, that being said, the Phillies have the stronger, more consistent rotation. Every pitcher in the Phillies rotation, except for perhaps Wolf, you can count on for a solid 5-7 innings. Comparably, on the Red Sox they have been terribly inconsistent and will give you a great outing one night, but will totally collapse their next time out. Advantage Phillies.


Bullpen for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):

CL Keith Foulke - 29SV/74SV%/4.95ERA/53K/49.1GB%
SU Brian Fuentes - 5.63ERA/61K/35.3GB%
SR Jon Papelbon - 4.68ERA/70K/43.7GB%
SR Chad Bradford - 3.73ERA/55K/53.0GB%
MR Manny Delcarmen - 3.58ERA/37K/37.1GB%
LR Geremi Gonzalez - 3.43ERA/34K/42.4GB%
MU Matt Clement - 8-8/6.34ERA/157.2IP/138K/67BB/.275BAA/45.6GB%


Bullpen for Phillies (and reg. season stats):

CL Billy Wagner - 50SV/91SV%/3.39ERA/72K/22.3GB%
SU Aaron Fultz - 2.73ERA/53K/43.3GB%
SR Terry Adams - 4.24ERA/76K/38.6GB%
SR Tim Worrell - 3.19ERA/75K/41.5GB%
MR Geoff Geary - 5.66ERA/71K/43.4GB%
LR Rheal Cormier - 3.72ERA/43K/52.7GB%
MU Eude Brito - 5-4/4.36ERA/64IP/46K/32BB/.263BAA/46.9GB%

Advantage: The bullpens are relatively close. Both have good, effective closers with decent, or better, middle relievers and others sprinkled throughout. The Red Sox is probably slightly more talented, however the Phillies has performed better throughout the season and postseason. A slight edge to the Phillies, with the Red Sox holding out hope that talent prevails and theirs performs better.

This should be a good series that will go 6 or 7 games. The offenses are extremely close, as are the pitching staffs. This is a tossup and could easily go either way, but since I'm running the Red Sox I'm going to take the Red Sox in 7.

[Arctic Blast]

Wow...that should be a pretty competitive series.

[Red Sox Fan 734]

This looks like it could go either way, Red Sox will win though!

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Phillies Take Game 1 in A Great Pitching Duel
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In one of the greatest pitching duels in Game 1 history the Phillies triumphed by the score of 2-1. The Phillies drew first blood by getting a run in the bottom of the first on an infield single by Chase Utley with a man on 3rd base. The lead wouldn't last, as the Red Sox got one in the top of the second on Varitek homer, tying the game at 1 a piece. The Red Sox got only one hit over the remainder of the game, a 6th inning single by David Ortiz, and surrendered the winning run to the Phillies on a solo homer by Phillies first basemen Ryan Howard. The Red Sox and Phillies both pitched and played a great game, but there has to be a winner and a loser in everything and the Red Sox happened to get the short end of the stick this time.



Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
October 23, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Phillies (PHI) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 2 5 1

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306
H. Ramirez (2B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280
D. Ortiz (1B) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M. Ramirez (LF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .330
K. Youkilis (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 .255
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
D. Pedroia (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
W. Miller (P) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .400
J. Papelbon (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 28 2 5 1 1 1 6 0

HR: J. Varitek
GIDP: K. Youkilis
CS: H. Ramirez

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 7.1 5 6 1 2 2 7 163 3.93
J. Papelbon 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.68
TOTALS 8.0 5 6 1 2 2 7 176

PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Rollins (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285
B. Abreu (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290
C. Utley (2B) 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .293
R. Howard (1B) 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .299
D. Bell (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
P. Burrell (LF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M. Byrd (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
M. Lieberthal (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
M. Mora (3B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .281
J. Michaels (CF) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264
B. Myers (P) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .130
J. Thome (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
T. Adams (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Wagner (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 28 5 6 2 1 2 7 2

HR: R. Howard
GIDP: J. Michaels

PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Myers 6.0 2 5 1 1 1 4 107 3.83
T. Adams 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 4.24
B. Wagner 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 3.39
TOTALS 9.0 2 5 1 1 1 6 161

WP: T. Adams
LP: W. Miller
SV: B. Wagner

Temperature: 49F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 43,012
Time: 3:24

[rockiesfan4ever]

Wow this should be interesteing if every game is like that.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Tie Series Up in Another Pitcher's Duel
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It was a pitcher's duel, and a great game, again in Game 2 of the 2005 World Series. However, in this game the Red Sox came out on top, by the count of 3-2, and tied the Series at 1-1. Again, just as in Game 1, the Phillies scored in the bottom of the 1st with the Red Sox countering with a run of their own in the top of the second. This time the Red Sox wouldn't go the rest of the game with only one hit, however. The Red Sox scored one run in the 6th and 7th innings to make the score, at the time 3-1, on an RBI groundout by Damon and a solo homer by Millar, respectively. The Phillies made it interesting in the bottom of the 9th when Pat Burrell singled home a run and the Phillies had men on the corners for Mike Lieberthal, but he would ground to 3rd to end the game and give the Sox the win. Another great game to start this series, this time the Red Sox emerged victoriously.



Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
October 24, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 0
Phillies (PHI) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
H. Ramirez (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
D. Ortiz (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .296
M. Ramirez (LF) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .330
K. Millar (RF) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .305
J. Varitek (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .255
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
D. Pedroia (SS) 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
O. Perez (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J. Mabry (P) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
B. Fuentes (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Foulke (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 31 6 0 3 2 3 9 0

2B: D. Pedroia
HR: M. Ramirez, K. Millar
CS: H. Ramirez

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
O. Perez 7.0 2 1 1 1 1 4 93 5.22
B. Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 5.63
K. Foulke 1.0 2 1 0 1 1 1 20 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 4 2 1 2 2 7 121

PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Rollins (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
B. Abreu (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
C. Utley (2B) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .293
R. Howard (1B) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .299
P. Burrell (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
M. Lieberthal (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
M. Mora (3B) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J. Thome (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J. Michaels (CF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
R. Wolf (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .130
A. Fultz (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Polanco (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
E. Brito (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
TOTALS 31 4 2 2 1 2 7 0

HR: C. Utley

PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Wolf 7.0 4 0 2 3 3 7 113 5.44
A. Fultz 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 21 2.73
E. Brito 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 4.36
TOTALS 9.0 6 0 2 3 3 9 148

WP: O. Perez
LP: R. Wolf
SV: K. Foulke

Temperature: 55F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 43,012
Time: 2:43

Player of the Game: SP Odalis Perez (BOS) 7IP 1ER 4K

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox take 2-1 Series Lead With Game 3 Victory at Home

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Breaking the trend of the series set by the first two games, this game was far less climactic and had much more offense, that did not detract from the game, however, it was still a great game and very competitive. Both teams scored in the first inning, the Phillies on solo jack by Chase Utley and the Red Sox on a sac fly to score Damon by Manny Ramirez. The Phillies also put up runs in the top of the 3rd and 5th innings, on an RBI single by Utley and an RBI groundout by Bobby Abreu respectively. The runs put the Red Sox down 3-1 when they came to bat in the bottom of the 5th, they quickly erased that deficit however, when they put up 3 runs in the inning, on an RBI double by Damon to score Pedroia, an RBI single by Manny Ramirez a few batters later, and then an RBI single immediately after by Millar, to make the score 4-3 in favor of the Red Sox. The Red Sox would tack on two more insurance runs in the 7th to make it 6-3. The Phillies never even managed to mount anything resembling a rally, as they went down in order in both the 8th and 9th innings.



Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox
October 26, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Phillies (PHI) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Red Sox (BOS) 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 x 6 12 1

PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Rollins (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285
B. Abreu (RF) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290
C. Utley (2B) 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .293
R. Howard (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
J. Thome (DH) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300
P. Burrell (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249
M. Lieberthal (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M. Mora (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .281
J. Michaels (CF) 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264
TOTALS 33 6 2 3 1 3 7 1

HR: C. Utley
GIDP: P. Burrell

PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Lidle 4.1 8 2 0 4 4 5 78 4.19
T. Worrell 2.1 2 0 0 2 2 2 39 3.19
T. Adams 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 2 24 4.24
TOTALS 8.0 12 2 0 6 6 9 141

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .306
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280
D. Ortiz (DH) 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 .296
M. Ramirez (LF) 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .305
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255
B. Mueller (3B) 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330
K. Youkilis (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
TOTALS 34 12 2 6 0 6 9 2

2B: D. Pedroia, J. Damon 2
HBP: H. Ramirez
GIDP: K. Youkilis

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 7.0 6 2 1 3 3 5 113 4.88
B. Fuentes 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 5.63
K. Foulke 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 6 2 1 3 3 7 140

WP: B. Sheets
LP: C. Lidle

Temperature: 42F
Wind: 4 MPH (out to right)
Attendance: 12,558
Time: 2:59

Player of the Game: SP Ben Sheets (BOS) 7IP 3ER 5K

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Grab Commanding 3-1 Series Lead

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The Red Sox took the bull by the horns and grabbed an ominous 3-1 series lead over the Philadelphia Phillies. The game looked like it was going to be over quickly as the Red Sox quickly got to Jon Lieber for 5 runs in his lone inning of work, on 5 hits including a bases clearing double by Bill Mueller, and had a 5-2 lead after one inning. The game was fairly uneventful until the 7th inning when the Phillies scored 3 runs, on a solo homer by Pat "The Bat" Burrell, a double by Jason Michaels, and a single by Jimmy Rollins, to tie the game at 5 a piece. The game wouldn't remain tied for long, the Red Sox knocked in 4 of their own in the next half inning to take the 9-5 lead. The game would end at that scored and moved the Red Sox to within one win of their second consecutive World Series title. The series may appear to be over, no one knows better than the Red Sox that a comeback is possible however, but don't expect the Red Sox to lie back and play like dogs, they'll look to wrap up their title defense tomorrow night at home.



Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox
October 27, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Phillies (PHI) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 7 0
Red Sox (BOS) 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 x 9 12 1

PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Rollins (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .285
B. Abreu (RF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C. Utley (2B) 4 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 .293
R. Howard (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
J. Thome (DH) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .300
P. Burrell (LF) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .249
M. Lieberthal (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M. Mora (3B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .281
J. Michaels (CF) 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .264
TOTALS 33 7 2 5 2 5 7 2

2B: J. Michaels
HR: C. Utley, P. Burrell
GIDP: C. Utley, J. Rollins

PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Lieber 1.0 5 1 0 5 5 1 25 3.32
V. Padilla 5.1 5 0 0 4 4 7 90 4.19
A. Fultz 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 2.73
T. Adams 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.24
TOTALS 8.0 12 1 0 9 9 9 140

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .306
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .280
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 .296
M. Ramirez (LF) 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .305
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B. Mueller (3B) 4 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 .330
K. Youkilis (RF) 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
TOTALS 34 12 1 9 0 9 9 0

2B: H. Ramirez, B. Mueller 2, K. Youkilis
3B: J. Damon
GIDP: H. Ramirez, B. Mueller

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Schilling 6.2 5 2 2 4 4 3 117 4.53
C. Bradford 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 8 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 5.63
J. Papelbon 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 4.68
TOTALS 9.0 7 2 2 5 5 7 153

WP: C. Bradford
LP: V. Padilla

Temperature: 49F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 13,056
Time: 3:02

Player of the Game: 3B Bill Mueller (BOS) 2-4 2 R 3 RBI 2 2B

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Complete Title Defense, Remain World Champions!
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Their won't be an 86 year wait this time. The Red Sox completed their title defense last night after toppling the heavily favored Phillies 6-3 in game 5, and 4-1 for the series, with the help of a great outing from righty Wade Miller. The Red Sox scored early, putting up a run in the second and third innings each, on an RBI double by Bill Mueller and an RBI single by Hanley Ramirez respectively, and went into the 5th inning leading 2-0. It all started falling apart for the Phillies in that inning however, as the Red Sox put up 3 more runs to make it a 5-0 game and put the game almost out of reach. The Phillies mounted a small rally, putting up 2 in the top of the 6th and one in the 8th, but it would be for naught as the Red Sox won the game 6-3 to become World Champions for the second straight year. Any doubt that anyone had about last season or any lucky breaks the Red Sox got this year was dispelled as they won it all for the second year in a row while beating the team with the best regular season record.


Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox
October 28, 2005

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Phillies (PHI) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 7 0
Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 x 6 10 0

PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Rollins (SS) 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
B. Abreu (RF) 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 .290
C. Utley (2B) 4 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 .293
R. Howard (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J. Thome (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300
P. Burrell (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249
M. Lieberthal (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260
M. Mora (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .281
J. Michaels (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
TOTALS 34 7 1 3 2 3 11 1

2B: J. Rollins 2, P. Burrell
HR: C. Utley, B. Abreu
HBP: M. Mora

PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Myers 4.0 7 3 1 5 5 3 92 3.83
R. Cormier 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 4 39 3.72
T. Adams 1.0 3 0 0 1 1 1 29 4.24
TOTALS 8.0 10 4 1 6 6 8 160

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .306
H. Ramirez (SS) 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 .280
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 .296
M. Ramirez (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J. Varitek (C) 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .255
B. Mueller (3B) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330
K. Youkilis (RF) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
TOTALS 33 10 4 6 1 6 8 1

2B: B. Mueller
3B: J. Damon
HR: D. Ortiz
GIDP: K. Youkilis

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 7.1 5 1 2 3 3 8 146 3.93
B. Fuentes 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 5.63
K. Foulke 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 18 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 7 1 2 3 3 11 183

WP: W. Miller
LP: B. Myers
SV: K. Foulke

Temperature: 45F
Wind: 3 MPH (out to left)
Attendance: 13,568
Time: 3:54

Player of the Game: SP Wade Miller (BOS) 7.1IP 3ER 8K

[Red Sox Fan 734]

Wooooohooooooo! Great job!

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Looking Ahead
What the Red Sox will have to do this offseason to contend for another title, and contend for more in coming years.

Despite the Red Sox winning their second straight World Series there are some apparent holes in the club that will need to be addressed this offseason in order for them to contend for another title next year, and the coming years after that.

Starting Pitching:

The Red Sox starting pitching was terribly inconsistent this season, and very well could have cost them in the post season or there ticket to the post season. The Red Sox will look to resign one of Wade Miller and Odalis Perez before they hit the open market, with the other likely going to another team on the open market. That will leave the team with Schilling, Sheets, Perez/Miller, and Clement in the rotation, leaving one spot open in the rotation. Word out of the Red Sox front office is that they are going to look to acquire a front of the line starter, like Johan Santana, Felix Hernandez, or Brandon Webb, by packaging one of Theo Albermarle (51/93) or Cornelius Farmer (58/97) with a few more prospects to fill out the rotation. They are also reportedly going to try to move Matt Clement and convert either Jon Papelbon or Manny Delcarmen to SP. If the Red Sox can complete their apparent intent of acquiring a front of the rotation starter, to pair with Sheets and Schilling, this will immediately become a strong suit for the team.


Right Field:

The only player who gave them even average production at this position this season was Jay Payton, and even then he didn't play very well at times, this is a position they will look to upgrade at. In-house options include Youkilis and Gabe Kapler, however, word out of the Red Sox organization is that the Red Sox are not enthralled with Youkilis and may look to move him as part of a deal for an aforementioned starter, which would leave Kapler, but the Red Sox do not apparently see him as a starter and like him better coming off the bench. Which means that the Red Sox will likely delve into the FA pool and look to sign a RF, notable right fielders on the market include Jacque Jones, Wily Mo Peña, Kevin Mench, Juan Rivera, and Austin Kearns, any one of which the Red Sox may look to add. The Red Sox are reportedly highly interested in the services of Wily Mo Peña, in particular, because of his phenomenal power and the fact that he is only 23. Next in line would be Austin Kearns, Juan Rivera, Kevin Mench and Jacque Jones, in roughly that order.


Depth:

The Red Sox were hit hard by injuries all season, which should compel the Red Sox front office to add depth. Look for the Red Sox to add a defensive minded reserve middle infielder, a strong bat off the bench, and a LOT of SP depth.



Impending FA's

SP Wade Miller - Will look to resign either Miller or Perez
SP Odalis Perez - Will look to resign either Miller or Perez
SP Bronson Arroyo - Injured deep into next season, may look to bring back once he is fully recovered
SS Ramon Vazquez - May look to resign depending on asking price, could contribute to aforementioned depth issues
SP Geremi Gonzales - Will look to resign for use out of BP
RP Mike Myers - Will not be resigned
OF John Mabry - Has player option, if not exercised will look to resign to address depth
RP Blaine Neal - Will not be resigned
SP Tim Wakefield - May be resigned depending on asking price, would pitch out of BP if resigned
SP John Halama - Will not be resigned

[rockiesfan4ever]

Congrats on the series win.

[Red Sox Fan 734]

SP Tim Wakefield - May be resigned depending on asking price, would pitch out of BP if resigned

Lol, when i first read this i was like "Would pitch out of batters practice if resigned:p

[rockiesfan4ever]

That's what I thought I was like "You can have pitchers pitch BP now? Sweet."

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Come to Terms With 4 Free Agents

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The Red Sox agreed to contracts with 4 of their free agents. They agreed to a 3 year 4 million dollar deal with starting pitcher Wade Miller, a 1 year 900 thousand deal with infielder Ramon Vazquez, a 1 year 1.35 million contract with reliever and spot starter Geremi Gonzalez, as well as outfielder John Mabry exercising 2.05 million player option for '06. The club was reportedly interested in resigning long time Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, but he decided that it was time to hang up the spikes and retired. The players that were not retained include SP Odalis Perez, SP Bronson Arroyo, RP Mike Myers, as well as a few others.

[Coach Owens]

What happened to Olerud?

[rockiesfan4ever]

My guess is he was released as he said "The players that were not retained include SP Odalis Perez, SP Bronson Arroyo, RP Mike Myers, as well as a few others."

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

His contract didn't expire.

[rockiesfan4ever]

OH :D that might be why

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

OH :D that might be why

Yeah, for some reason the computer resigned a bunch of my expiring contracts and different points throughout the season, and I think Olerud was one of the guys it randomly resigned. Guys like Damon and Mueller, who I may not have kept. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now.

[Coach Owens]

Whew! I thought he had retired.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Notable FA's on the Market
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There are always a ton of guys on the market, but here are some of the more notable ones that teams with a big hole, or teams looking to make a splash, may look at signing.

Catchers:

Ramon Hernandez (83) - Solid offensive catcher (16 homers, only .311 OBP however) that really knows how to handle a pitching staff and is very good defensively.

Possible Destinations: Orioles, Reds, Rockies, Dodgers, Mets

Dave Ross (84) - Amazing power, hit 27 homers, with a .469 SLG% last season, but very poor contact ability, hit only .236 last season. Also a good defensive catcher with a strong arm, 26 CS% last season, and handles the pitching staff well.

Possible Destinations: Orioles, Reds, Rockies, Dodgers, Mets


First basemen:

Shea Hillenbrand (85) - Good balanced offensive player, hit .313 with 21 homers last season for Toronto, but has a terrible eye, drew only 31 walks all season. Can play 1B and 3B, though he isn't a particularly good defender at either position and would be best suited to a DH role.

Possible Destinations: Orioles, Indians, Marlins, Astros, Dodgers, Angels, Twins

Sean Casey (84) - Basically a left handed, much better defensive version of Hillenbrand with slightly less power and a better eye.

Possible Destinations: Orioles, Indians, Marlins, Astros, Dodgers, Angels, Twins

Jeff Bagwell (84) - Balanced power/average hitter with an excellent eye, as evidenced by his .400 OBP last season. Little to no defense and best suited as a DH at this point.

Possible Destinations: Orioles, Dodgers, Angels, Twins


Second basemen:

Freddy Sanchez (85/88) - EXCELLENT contact ability with little power. Has some speed, though not much. Very good defender. Prototypical second basemen. Can also play SS and 3B.

Possible Destinations: Red Sox, Cubs, White Sox, Mets, Yankees

Nick Punto (84) - Defensive minded 2B. Also capable of playing SS and 3B. Decent contact, eye, and speed.

Possible Destinations: Red Sox, Cubs, White Sox, Mets, Yankees


Third basemen:

Melvin Mora (83) - Decent offensive player. Not much defense. Teams may look at a SS/2B to convert to 3B if they have a hole to fill here.

Possible Destinations: Orioles, Indians, Twins, Pirates


Shortstops:

Julio Lugo (82) - Decently well-rounded player. Good speed and contact with average, at best, defense.

Possible Destinations: Mets, Giants, A's, Brewers

Alfredo Amezaga (82) - Excellent defensive player, won NL Gold Glove at SS for 2005. Poor offense, 40SB potential.

Possible Destinations: Mets, Giants, A's, Brewers


Left Fielders:

Barry Bonds (84) - Excellent offensive player with a great eye. Will be pursuing the All-Time home run record next season. Not a great defender, not even an average one, but still good enough to play LF on a consistent basis, though he would be better served as a DH in the AL.

Possible Destinations: Braves, Cubs, White Sox, Reds, Rangers

Shannon Stewart (81) - Decent offensive player. Good contact ability, with decent speed and a decent eye, little to no power however. Strong fielder, though health could be a concern.

Possible Destinations: Braves, Cubs, White Sox, Reds, Rangers


Center Fielders:

Coco Crisp (84) - Excellent contact and speed, with some power. Good range and fielding ability in the OF, though his arm is a concern.

Possible Destinations: Cubs, Red Sox, Reds, Rangers, Indians, Brewers

Corey Patterson (83) - Very well balanced player. Good contact and power, though neither is outstanding, and very fast. Terrible eye. Good range, fielding ability, and a decent arm.

Possible Destinations: Cubs, Reds, Rangers, Indians, Brewers

Juan Pierre (83) - Great contact and speed. You'd be lucky to get 2 homers out of him, however. Solid eye. No arm whatsoever. Great range and fielding ability. Injuries shouldn't be a concern. Prototypical lead off man.

Possible Destinations: Cubs, Red Sox, Reds, Rangers, Indians, Brewers

Laynce Nix (82) - Good power, but little contact. Decent speed and eye. Top flight defender in CF with good range and a solid arm.

Possible Destinations: Cubs, Red Sox, Reds, Rangers, Indians, Brewers


Right Fielders:

Miguel Cabrera (94/97) - Best player on this FA market. One of the best hitters in the league. Good eye. Not very fast and is a poor defender but the bat more than makes up for it.

Possible Destinations: Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers, Angels, Yankees

Jacque Jones (86) - Good, well rounded player. Good contact, power, and speed, but poor eye. Gold Glove caliber defender.


Possible Destinations: Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers


Relief Pitchers:

Luis Ayala
Ray King
Matt Mantei
Mike Koplove


Starting Pitchers:

Kip Wells
Odalis Perez
Bronson Arroyo (injured till next season)
Mark Redman

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sox Lose Out on Cabrera; Signs with Mets

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The Red Sox lost out on the Crown Jewel of this free agent class. They were reportedly close to a 3 year 10 million dollar deal with slugger Miguel Cabrera, but could not close the deal. Miguel has since signed a 3 year 11 million dollar contract with the New York Mets.

The Red Sox will reportedly now target Jacque Jones, Coco Crisp, and Jason Lane in the free agent pool, and look at trade possibilities for Washinton's Endy Chavez and may even take a crack at Seattle star outfielder Ichiro, to fill their RF vacancy.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox and Mariners Complete Blockbuster Deal

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Coming off the heel of losing out on the Cabrera sweepstakes the Red Sox completed a blockbuster trade with the Seattle Mariners. The trades looks as follows:

Red Sox acquire:

SP Felix Hernandez (82/96) 19 yrs old 8-11 6.57ERA .300BAA 160.1IP 152K 72BB

RF Ichiro Suzuki (88) 32 yrs old .333BA 6HR 100RBI 34SB 4 time Gold Glove winner

SS Yuniesky Betancourt (81/93) 23 years .373BA 6HR 77RBI 402B (AA)

3 million cash


Mariners acquire:

SP Theo Albermarle (51/91) 19 yrs old .212BAA 3.62ERA 1-1 31.IP (R)

SP Jon Lester (77/91) 21 yrs old .201BAA 2.97ERA 5-0 75.2IP (R)

RP Keith Foulke (86) 33 yrs old 29SV 4.95ERA

SP Matt Clement (86) 31 yrs old 8-8 6.34ERA 138K .275BAA 157.2IP

RF Kevin Youkilis (79/90) 26 yrs old .256BA .360OBP 8HR 57RBI 115H


The inclusions of Clement and Foulke were to even off the salaries.

With this trade the Red Sox managed to kill 3 birds with one stone. They acquired the young ace they were after, they shored up RF, and acquired a middle infielder to play whatever position Hanley Ramirez doesn't next season.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Agree to Terms with Lefty John Parrish

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In what appears to be the last move of the offseason for the Red Sox, they have agreed to a 2 year 3 million dollar contract with left handed reliever John Parrish. Parrish will join a bullpen that is losing Jonathon Papelbon because the team has decided to move him to the rotation.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Notable Signings and Trades of the Offseason

RF Miguel Cabrera signed a 3 year 11 million dollar per year contract with the New York Mets

SS Julio Lugo signed a 4 year 4.7 million dollar per year contract with the New York Mets

LF Barry Bonds signed a 2 year 13 million dollar per year contract with the Atlanta Braves

1B Sean Casey signed a 4 year 8 million dollar per year contract with the Los Angeles Angels

OF Kevin Mench signed a 3 year 5.8 million dollar per year contract with the Oakland A's

1B Jeff Bagwell signed a 2 year 8.9 million dollar per year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers

1B/3BShea Hillenbrand signed a 3 year 7 million dollar per year contract with the San Fransisco Giants

3B Melvin Mora signed a 3 year 4.9 million dollar per year contract with the Detroit Tigers

OF Corey Patterson signed a 4 year 5.9 million dollar per year contract with the Arizona Diamonbacks

RP Ray King signed a 3 year 4.6 million dollar per year contract with the New york Yankees

SP Mark Redman signed a 3 year 6.1 million dollar per year contract with the New York Yankees

RP Matt Mantei signed a 3 year 2.7 million dollar per year contract with the New York Yankees

RP Al Reyes signed a 2 year 2.95 million dollar per year contract with the New York Yankees

SP Kip Wells signed a 4 year 3.9 million dollar per year contract with the New York Yankees

OF Jacque Jones signed a 4 year 5.6 million dollar per year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays

2B Juan Uribe signed a 2 year 3.8 million dollar contract with the Oakland A's

SP Odalis Perez signed a 2 year 4.1 million dollar per year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies

C Ramon Hernandez signed a 2 year 3.75 million dollar per year contract with the New York Mets

C David Ross signed a 2 year 3.9 million dollar per year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays

[rockiesfan4ever]

Wow busy offseason. The Yanks seemed to sign every body :-D. Interesting to see how the King Felix trade will play out.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

They signed more than that, those were just some of the guys rated above 80.

[rockiesfan4ever]

Wow. Typical of the Yankees though.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Head Into Spring Training With High Hopes

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The Red Sox head into this Spring Training, just as they did last Spring Training, coming off the heels of an emotional World Series trip, and if all goes well, and the offseason moves that GM John Monahan made pan out as he expects them to, they could go into next Spring Training coming off yet another World Series title.

General Manager John Monahan made a point of addressing the teams most apparent and obvious hole from last season, and that was the starting pitching. He acquired young, promising ace starter Felix Hernandez from the Seattle Mariners, in a deal that also brought RF Ichiro Suzuki and SS Yuniesky Betancourt to the Red Sox, for fan favorite Kevin Youkilis, 2 prospects, and Matt Clement and Keith Foulke. John had this to say about the deal "We know that Felix didn't have a good season last season, but he is very young and very promising. The ERA can be misleading as well, his DICE was a solid 4.37 compared to his ERA of 6.57. Whenever you have an opportunity to acquire a starter as good and as young as someone like Felix, you have to go for it." He also resigned the teams most reliable starter from last year, when he was healthy, Wade Miller. Miller had a 3.93 ERA when he went down with an injury last season and didn't pitch again until the playoffs. He was only 1-3 in the post season, but pitched very well in the World Series to the tune of a 3.10 ERA and winning the World Series clinching game. The team also announced its decision to switch young, talented reliever Jon Papelbon to the rotation for this season. The team's rotation this season will consist of Ben Sheets, Curt Schilling, Felix Hernandez, Wade Miller, and Jon Papelbon. The rotation appears to be much improved from last season and if everyone stays healthy it could be one of the better rotations in the AL, if not all of MLB.

The team also addressed the black hole that was right field from last year. In the same trade that got them Felix, they acquired star outfielder and ideal leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro will drastically improve the outfield defense and gives the Red Sox an even greater presence at the top of the order. He should prove to be a good fit in Fenway, as his slap hitting tendencies will play well with the Green Monster out in left field.

The team will go into Spring Training with the lineup and pitching aligned as follows:

#1 Ichiro Suzuki (RF)
#2 Johnny Damon (CF)
#3 David Ortiz (DH)
#4 Manny Ramirez (LF)
#5 Kevin Millar (1B)
#6 Hanley Ramirez (2B)
#7 Jason Varitek (C)
#8 Yuniesky Betancourt (SS)
#9 Bill Mueller (3B)

SP#1 Ben Sheets
SP#2 Felix Hernandez
SP#3 Curt Schilling
SP#4 Wade Miller
SP#5 Jon Papelbon

CL Brian Fuentes
SU Chad Bradford
SR Manny Delcarmen
SR John Parrish
MR Geremi Gonzalez
LR David Wells

The lineup looks solid from top to bottom. Ichiro and Damon should be great table setters for the big hitters in the middle, that are David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Kevin Millar, and Hanley Ramirez, and even the bottom 3 hitters are extremely dangerous, with Varitek hitting 26 homers and driving in over 100 runs last season and Bill Mueller hitting .330 despite injuries and Betancourt hitting .330+ at AA last season.

The rotation, as detailed above, appears to be much improved. You can never be sure what Fenway will do to a pitchers stats or feeling on the mound though.

The bullpen is largely unchanged from last season, however, if anything it has gotten worse because of the loss of Foulke and the moving of Papelbon to the rotation.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Wow. Typical of the Yankees though.

Yeah, I'd say they signed probably about 13 people total over the offseason.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

AL Preview

AL EAST:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - Boston Red Sox (92-70)
2nd - New York Yankees (87-75)
3rd - Toronto Blue Jays (83-79)
4th - Tampa Bay Devil Rays (80-82)
5th - Baltimore Orioles (68-94)


This division is much better and deeper than last year. It still has the defending World Champion Red Sox in it, however, and they appear to be the early favorites in this division. Any team in this division, besides perhaps the Orioles, could come out of this division and win the division or the Wild Card.


AL CENTRAL:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - Cleveland Indians (94-68)
2nd - Minnesota Twins (92-70)
3rd - Detroit Tigers (80-82)
4th - Chicago White Sox (75-87)
5th - Kansas City Royals (58-104)

Last season the Indians were a major disappointment and the Tigers ended up coming out of the Central. Look for the Indians to rectify their disappointing season last year and come out smoking this season. They'll get a dog fight from the Twins, however, and the Tigers could put up a fight again as well. Early money is on the Indians to come out here.


AL WEST:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - Los Angeles Angels (91-71)
2nd - Oakland A's (84-78)
2nd - Texas Rangers (84-78)
4th - Seattle Mariners (67-95)

The Angels, A's, and Rangers all have realistic shots at this division. Last season the Rangers came out and won the division as a surprise team, but the Angels are much improved, with the bat of Jeff Bagwell to protect Vlad, and it won't be as easy for a surprise team to emerge.

AL Playoff Teams based on Proj. Standings:

AL East Champions - Boston Red Sox
AL Central Champions - Cleveland Indians
AL West Champions - Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card - Minnesota Twins

[rockiesfan4ever]

Im lucky if I signed 13 people over 13 years LOL. Should be fun reading yours

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

NL Preview

NL EAST:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - Philadelphia Phillies (95-67)
2nd - Washington Nationals (92-70)
3rd - Florida Marlins (89-73)
4th - Atlanta Braves (86-76)
4th - New York Mets (86-76)

This division should be incredibly competitive, with the top two dogs in the division being the Nationals and Phillies. Keep an eye on the Mets, though, the acquisitions of Miguel Cabrera and Julio Lugo this offseason will give them an even better and more dominant offense that should be able to carry them to the postseason.


NL CENTRAL:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - St. Louis Cardinals (95-67)
2nd - Pittsburgh Pirates (86-76)
3rd - Houston Astros (84-78)
4th - Chicago Cubs (79-83)
5th - Cincinnati Reds (49-113)
6th - Milwaukee Brewers (48-112)

This is an intriguing division, in that it houses one of the best teams in the NL and two of the worst teams in all of baseball. The Pirates are much improved from last season and could be primed for their first playoff trip since Barry Bonds played LF for them.


NL WEST:

Projected standings based on Projected W-L:

1st - Arizona Diamondbacks (88-74)
2nd - San Fransisco Giants (82-80)
3rd - Colorado Rockies (81-81)
3rd - San Diego Padres (81-81)
5th - Los Angeles Dodgers (75-87)

This division is just as open as the NL East. The Diamondbacks are the clear favorites, but all the other teams in the division will be contenders and will give them a run for their money.

NL Playoff Teams Based on Proj. Standings

NL East - Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central - St. Louis Cardinals
NL West - Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card - Washington Nationals

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

BTW, for those of you that have been reading, instead of doing month-by-month like I did last season I'm going to do 1 or 2 series at a time with short little writeups about each game and then a monthly review, with standings and league leaders and what not, after each month.

[rockiesfan4ever]

Cool.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Pitching and Batting Stats from Last Season

Batting Stats:

Player Name Team AB H HR RBI Avg OBP SLG SB CS
Damon, Johnny BOS 696 213 22 116 .306 .371 .496 32 22
Suzuki, Ichiro BOS 682 227 6 100 .333 .376 .447 34 13
Millar, Kevin BOS 614 187 22 115 .305 .378 .487 1 0
Varitek, Jason BOS 599 153 26 104 .255 .330 .454 0 3
Ortiz, David BOS 584 173 38 134 .296 .391 .570 0 1
Ramirez, Hanley BOS 500 140 13 76 .280 .341 .458 38 7
Ramirez, Manny BOS 442 146 29 105 .330 .428 .613 2 1
Mueller, Bill BOS 385 127 12 64 .330 .411 .494 2 1
Payton, Jay BOS 275 78 5 36 .284 .324 .396 8 0
Renteria, Edgar BOS 271 75 7 34 .277 .355 .417 6 7
Kapler, Gabe BOS 185 46 2 24 .249 .310 .351 2 4
Olerud, John BOS 160 37 1 19 .231 .367 .319 1 1
Betancourt, Yuniesky BOS 79 19 3 10 .241 .299 .405 1 1


Pitching Stats:

Player Name Team Starts W L ERA IP K SV CG OBA
Sheets, Ben BOS 26 11 12 4.88 179.0 172 0 4 .266
Hernandez, Felix BOS 29 8 11 6.57 160.1 152 0 0 .300
Wells, David BOS 17 9 8 5.53 158.0 82 3 2 .308
Schilling, Curt BOS 15 7 3 4.53 107.1 101 0 2 .262
Parrish, John BOS 0 6 5 6.50 99.2 95 1 0 .251
Miller, Wade BOS 14 6 4 3.93 91.2 78 0 0 .231
Papelbon, Jonathan BOS 2 8 6 4.68 84.2 70 3 0 .234
Bradford, Chad BOS 3 6 2 3.73 79.2 55 0 0 .264
Gonzalez, Geremi BOS 5 4 2 3.43 60.1 34 1 0 .218
Delcarmen, Manny BOS 5 2 1 3.58 55.1 37 1 0 .265
Fuentes, Brian BOS 1 5 5 5.63 54.1 61 15 0 .278

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AL/NL Major Award Winners

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Vladimir Guerrero, picture above, was named the American League Most Valuable player for the second year in a row. Guerrero helped to keep the Angels in contention all season, the Rangers came out on top in the end however, by hitting .352 with 43 homers and 133 RBI's, along with career highs in OBP and OPS at .434 and 1.080 respectively.

His NL MVP-mate is Albert Pujols, who led his team to a 98-64 record for 2005. This is Albert's first MVP and he earned it by winning the NL Triple Crown and leading the league in homers, 51, batting average, .339, and RBI's, 147.

The AL Cy Young went to Indians ace CC Sabathia. Who earned it by posting a 16-7 record and leading the AL in K's, with 187, and ERA, with 3.30. The award is Sabathia's first and he won it at the tender age of 24.

The NL Cy Young goes to Tim Hudson, of the Atlanta Braves. Hudson went only 13-6, but had an ERA of 2.75 with 183 strikeouts and a BAA of just .211.

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Boston Red Sox (0-0) @ Toronto Blue Jays (0-0)

Game 1: Ben Sheets (0-0, 0.00) @ Roy Halladay (0-0, 0.00)
Game 2: Felix Hernandez (0-0, 0.00) @ Dave Bush (0-0, 0.00)
Game 3: Curt Schilling (0-0, 0.00) @ Scott Schoeneweis (0-0, 0.00)


Game 1:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 0 10 14 1
Blue Jays (TOR) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 9 0

Offense was running on all cylinders in this game as everyone in the starting lineup had a hit and only Jason Varitek and Bill Mueller didn't score at least one run. Sheets pitched a solid game and the bullpen was solid, besides Delcarmen. For the Jays Doc Halladay pitched uncharacteristically bad and the bullpen didn't fare much better. They at least scored enough runs to be able to win, they just didn't pitch well enough.

Player of the Game: Hanley Ramirez (BOS) 2-4 BB R HR 4RBI SB



BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143
J. Damon (CF) 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .667
D. Ortiz (DH) 3 2 2 2 1 3 1 0 .500
M. Ramirez (LF) 5 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 .167
K. Millar (1B) 4 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 .500
H. Ramirez (2B) 4 2 1 1 1 4 0 1 .500
J. Varitek (C) 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
B. Mueller (3B) 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Y. Betancourt (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
TOTALS 35 14 8 10 3 10 6 2

2B: K. Millar (1)
HR: D. Ortiz (1), M. Ramirez (1), H. Ramirez (1)
HBP: Y. Betancourt
GIDP: B. Mueller, Y. Betancourt
CS: J. Damon, H. Ramirez

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 7.0 5 1 2 4 4 6 100 4.50
J. Parrish 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0.00
M. Delcarmen 0.1 3 0 0 1 1 1 16 27.00
D. Wells 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 2 18 0.00
B. Fuentes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 9 2 2 5 5 10 147

TORONTO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
O. Hudson (2B) 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .000
F. Catalanotto (LF) 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
V. Wells (CF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
D. Ross (C) 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400
P. Nevin (1B) 4 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 .500
C. Koskie (3B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
E. Hinske (DH) 4 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 .750
J. Jones (RF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
G. Gross (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
TOTALS 36 9 2 5 2 5 10 0

2B: E. Hinske 2 (2)
HR: P. Nevin (1), E. Hinske (1)
GIDP: D. Ross

TORONTO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Halladay 4.1 9 2 2 6 6 3 74 10.13
J. Towers 2.0 5 1 1 4 4 1 39 18.00
S. Downs 2.2 0 5 0 0 0 2 63 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 14 8 3 10 10 6 176

WP: B. Sheets (1-0)
LP: R. Halladay (0-1)


Game 2:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 2 16 18 2
Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 8 13 2

Offense poured it on again. Everyone reached base at least once and Millar was the only one without a hit and everyone but Damon drove in at least one run. Felix pitched well through the first 3 innings but things started to fall apart a bit after that, he still managed to log his first win as a Red Sox though. Blue Jays pitched horrendously again, but again hit well enough to win the game. Unfortunately for the Red Sox Hanley Ramirez got hurt in this game and will be out for about 20 days.

Player of the Game: David Ortiz (BOS) 4-6 2R 3RBI


BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 5 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 .250
J. Damon (CF) 5 3 1 3 0 0 2 0 .625
D. Ortiz (DH) 6 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 .600
M. Ramirez (LF) 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .182
K. Millar (1B) 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286
H. Ramirez (2B) 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .500
J. Varitek (C) 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .556
B. Mueller (3B) 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .250
Y. Betancourt (SS) 5 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 .444
TOTALS 43 18 5 16 0 13 4 1

2B: J. Varitek 2 (2), D. Ortiz (1), B. Mueller (1), Y. Betancourt 2 (2), M. Ramirez (1), H. Ramirez (1)
3B: H. Ramirez (1)
HBP: K. Millar
GIDP: J. Varitek, D. Ortiz, M. Ramirez

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
F. Hernandez 5.0 8 2 3 5 5 3 121 9.00
G. Gonzalez 1.1 2 1 0 1 1 0 22 6.75
D. Wells 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00
M. Delcarmen 0.2 3 0 1 2 2 0 21 27.00
J. Parrish 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 13 3 4 8 8 4 195

TORONTO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
O. Hudson (2B) 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .111
F. Catalanotto (LF) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
V. Wells (CF) 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
D. Ross (C) 5 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 .400
P. Nevin (1B) 5 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 .667
C. Koskie (3B) 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250
E. Hinske (DH) 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .556
J. Jones (RF) 5 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 .125
G. Gross (SS) 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111
TOTALS 41 13 3 8 4 7 4 0

2B: O. Hudson (1), E. Hinske (3)
HR: D. Ross (1), P. Nevin (2), C. Koskie (1), J. Jones (1)
HBP: C. Koskie
GIDP: V. Wells

TORONTO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
D. Bush 2.0 5 2 0 6 6 1 47 27.00
J. Towers 2.0 4 2 0 3 3 0 37 15.75
V. Chulk 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 1 30 6.75
S. Downs 2.1 4 1 0 4 4 1 49 7.20
M. Batista 1.1 3 0 0 2 2 1 22 13.50
TOTALS 9.0 18 5 0 16 16 4 185

WP: F. Hernandez (1-0)
LP: D. Bush (0-1)


Game 3:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 5 14 2
Blue Jays (TOR) 1 2 2 0 2 4 1 0 x 12 16 0

Reversal of roles in this game. Schilling, Wells, and Gonzalez all got smacked around pretty badly, Delcarmen gave up a run as well. The only pitcher who pitched effectively was John Parrish. The offense was solid but the pitching was too poor for the offense to overcome it this time. Schoeneweis didn't pitch particularly well either but his offense did well enough to bail him out.

Player of the Game: Vernon Wells (TOR) 3-4 2R 3RBI


BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J. Damon (CF) 5 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .692
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
M. Ramirez (LF) 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250
K. Millar (1B) 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250
J. Varitek (C) 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
B. Mueller (3B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
Y. Betancourt (SS) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .462
E. Renteria (2B) 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250
TOTALS 40 14 2 5 0 5 3 0

2B: J. Varitek (3), E. Renteria (1), M. Ramirez (2), K. Millar (2)
GIDP: K. Millar

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Schilling 2.1 9 0 3 5 5 2 57 19.29
D. Wells 2.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 23 4.91
G. Gonzalez 0.1 3 3 0 4 3 0 32 21.60
M. Delcarmen 2.0 1 0 1 1 1 3 30 12.00
J. Parrish 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 0.00
TOTALS 8.0 16 3 4 12 11 7 156

TORONTO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
O. Hudson (2B) 5 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 .214
F. Catalanotto (LF) 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 .071
V. Wells (CF) 4 3 0 2 0 3 1 0 .462
D. Ross (C) 4 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 .429
P. Nevin (1B) 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .615
C. Koskie (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .250
E. Hinske (DH) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .462
J. Jones (RF) 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .250
G. Gross (SS) 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .250
TOTALS 36 16 3 12 4 12 7 0

2B: D. Ross (1), V. Wells (1)
HR: D. Ross (2), J. Jones (2), G. Gross (1), E. Hinske (2)
GIDP: D. Ross, C. Koskie 2, G. Gross

TORONTO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
S. Schoeneweis 5.2 8 2 0 4 4 2 92 6.35
M. Batista 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 4.91
S. Downs 1.0 3 0 0 1 1 1 23 7.50
TOTALS 9.0 14 2 0 5 5 3 148

WP: S. Schoeneweis (1-0)
LP: C. Schilling (0-1)

Player of the Series: Johnny Damon (BOS) (9-13) .692BA 6R 2RBI .750OBP .769SLG% 1.519OPS


Next up we've got the Orioles in Camden Yards and then our opening homestand against the Blue Jays and Yankees.

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Houston and Milwaukee Complete Trade

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In a somewhat surprising move for the contending Astros, they dealt sparkplug Willy Taveras, 3B/1B Mike Lamb, and Dan Wheeler to the division rival Brewers for reliever Derrick Turnbow. Taveras led the NL in stolen bags last season, his rookie year, but has struggled to start this season, batting only .167 through 5 games. Turnbow finished in the top 5 in saves in the NL last year, with 41, and has yet to allow a hit this season in 3.1 innings pitched. Wheeler essentially replaces Turnbow in the bullpen and Lamb adds a decent bat to the Brewers lineup.

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Baltimore Completes Deal for Overbay

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The Brewers and Orioles completed a 6 player deal that will send 1B Lyle Overbay to the Orioles, along with recently acquired Mike Lamb, in exchange for OF Jay Gibbons, OF Raul Mondesi, C Geronimo Gil, and P Brooks Bentz. Lamb had played in only 3 games for Milwaukee, after being acquired from the Astros, and has hit only .200 in those games, Overbay adds a decent middle of the order presence to the Orioles lineup, something they had been lacking. Gibbons is a solid offensive player with good, if not great, defense, the other players are essentially throw-ins.

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Boston Red Sox (2-1) @ Baltimore Orioles (1-2)

Game 1: Wade Miller (0-0, 0.00) @ Rodrigo Lopez (0-0, 0.00)
Game 2: Jon Papelbon (0-0, 0.00) @ Daniel Cabrera (0-0, 0.00)
Game 3: Ben Sheets (1-0, 5.14) @ Erik Bedard (0-1, 3.00)


Game 1:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 0
Orioles (BAL) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 2

Our offense continues to roll and we continue to get just enough pitching. Wade pitched a strong game, and showed why we decided to bring him back, turning in a solid 6 innings. The second inning was really the killer inning in this game as we scored 5 runs in the inning on a slew of hits. The Orioles could never get much going, outside of the 3rd, and the offense was pretty anemic most of the game.


BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227
J. Damon (CF) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .556
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444
M. Ramirez (LF) 6 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 .273
K. Millar (1B) 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .235
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 .444
B. Mueller (3B) 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 .267
Y. Betancourt (SS) 5 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 .444
E. Renteria (2B) 5 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 .444
TOTALS 43 14 6 9 0 8 9 0

2B: J. Varitek (4), B. Mueller 2 (3), M. Ramirez (3)
3B: Y. Betancourt (1)

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 6.0 7 3 1 4 4 5 115 6.00
J. Parrish 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0.00
M. Delcarmen 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 8.31
B. Fuentes 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 10 3 1 4 4 7 171

BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Roberts (2B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235
L. Bigbie (LF) 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294
L. Overbay (DH) 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429
S. Sosa (RF) 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 .176
J. Nelson (1B) 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200
M. Lamb (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .211
L. Matos (CF) 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .400
C. Gomez (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
R. Palmeiro (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E. Rogers (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E. Whiteside (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
B. Surhoff (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 37 10 3 4 1 4 7 0

2B: L. Matos (1)
HR: L. Matos (1)

BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Lopez 2.0 4 2 0 5 2 2 58 9.00
E. DuBose 1.2 6 1 0 4 4 1 44 21.60
C. Ray 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 2 25 0.00
K. Birkins 2.0 0 2 0 0 0 2 31 0.00
B. Burres 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 16 0.00
B. Ryan 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 14 6 0 9 6 9 200

WP: W. Miller (1-0)
LP: R. Lopez (0-1)

Player of the Game: Edgar Renteria (BOS) 3-5 R 3RBI


Game 2:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2
Orioles (BAL) 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 x 11 17 0

Orioles got the game started with a quick first inning off Jon Papelbon, in his first career start, but he managed to settle down, for the most part, after that until the 5th. The Red Sox tried getting Papelbon through the 5th so he could get the decision, but that was where the wheels came off, and he allowed a walk, 3 hits, and 3 runs in the inning, before surrendering it over to David Wells before recording an out in the inning. The Red Sox had multiple opportunities in the game but did not manage to capitalize on them enough to be able to win the game.


BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 5 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 .222
J. Damon (CF) 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .522
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .409
M. Ramirez (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
K. Millar (1B) 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .211
J. Varitek (C) 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .400
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
Y. Betancourt (SS) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429
E. Renteria (2B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
TOTALS 31 6 7 5 1 5 3 0

2B: Y. Betancourt (3), J. Damon (2)
HR: I. Suzuki (1)
GIDP: B. Mueller

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Papelbon 4.0 10 1 0 7 7 1 108 15.75
D. Wells 2.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 29 4.76
G. Gonzalez 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 13.50
J. Parrish 0.2 2 1 0 3 1 0 31 1.93
C. Bradford 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
B. Fuentes 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 1 14 0.00
TOTALS 8.0 17 4 0 11 9 2 195

BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Roberts (2B) 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217
L. Bigbie (LF) 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286
L. Overbay (DH) 4 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 .455
S. Sosa (RF) 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286
B. Surhoff (P) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Nelson (1B) 5 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .250
M. Lamb (3B) 5 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .250
L. Matos (CF) 5 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .450
C. Gomez (SS) 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353
E. Whiteside (C) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .125
R. Palmeiro (P) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
E. Perez (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 42 17 4 11 0 10 2 0

2B: B. Roberts (2), S. Sosa 2 (2), J. Nelson (1)
GIDP: E. Whiteside

BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
D. Cabrera 3.1 4 5 1 5 5 1 102 4.22
K. Birkins 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 1 19 0.00
B. Burres 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 0.00
C. Ray 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0.00
B. Ryan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 6 7 1 5 5 3 192

WP: B. Burres (1-0)
LP: J. Papelbon (0-1)

Player of the Game: Luis Matos (BAL) 3-5 R 2RBI


Game 3:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 11 1
Orioles (BAL) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1

The Red Sox continue to show the potency of their offense, having not scored fewer than 5 runs in a single game all season, but they also showcased strong pitching in this game. The game remained very close until the 6th inning when Adam Loewen came in, and allowed 5 hits, 5 runs, and a walk, all but securing the victory for the Red Sox. Sheets pitched one of the best games hes pitched since joining the Red Sox last season and has shown what the Red Sox were hoping to get on a consistent basis when they traded for him last season.


BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 5 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 .250
J. Damon (CF) 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 .462
D. Ortiz (DH) 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .333
M. Ramirez (LF) 5 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .290
K. Millar (1B) 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .261
J. Olerud (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Varitek (C) 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .360
B. Mueller (3B) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
Y. Betancourt (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400
E. Renteria (2B) 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333
TOTALS 39 11 3 8 1 8 8 1

2B: Y. Betancourt (4)
HR: K. Millar (1)

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 7.0 5 3 0 2 2 7 122 3.60
G. Gonzalez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 20 9.82
C. Bradford 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 7 3 0 2 2 10 152

BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Roberts (2B) 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .214
L. Bigbie (LF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250
J. Nelson (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208
L. Overbay (DH) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
M. Lamb (3B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
N. Markakis (RF) 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
R. Nivar (CF) 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333
C. Gomez (SS) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .368
E. Whiteside (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
TOTALS 33 7 3 2 0 2 10 0

2B: L. Overbay (1)
GIDP: E. Whiteside

BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
E. Bedard 5.0 5 1 1 3 3 6 103 4.09
A. Loewen 1.2 5 1 0 5 5 1 52 9.64
B. Burres 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
C. Ray 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 31 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 11 3 1 8 8 8 195

WP: B. Sheets (2-0)
LP: E. Bedard (0-2)

Player of the Game: Ben Sheets (BOS) 7IP 5H 3BB 7K 2ER

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Toronto Blue Jays (2-4) @ Boston Red Sox (4-2)

Gustavo Chacin (0-0, 0.00) @ Felix Hernandez (1-0, 9.00)
Ted Lilly (0-0, 7.94) @ Curt Schilling (1-1, 9.65)
Roy Halladay (0-1, 7.35) @ Wade Miller (1-0, 6.00)

Game 1:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Blue Jays (TOR) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 13 0
Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17 1

This was one helluva game. The Blue Jays scored in their first inning on a two run bomb by David Ross. The Red Sox got one back in the second, by an RBI triple to score Bill Mueller off the bat of Yuniesky Betancourt. The game would go until the 4th inning without much action, when the Red Sox poured on 3 runs by the way of an RBI single by Renteria and a 2 run double by Johnny Damon. The Blue Jays came back with runs in the 5th and 7th to tie it. The Red Sox had the opportunity to end the game in regulation when they had men on the corners in the bottom of the 8th, but could not capitalize. The Red Sox bullpen was sensational and managed to keep the game tied going into the 16th, however they had to go into the rotation and had to bring Curt Schilling in for the final 2 innings. It was in that inning that Jason Varitek came up with two and out and no one on and blasted one into the right field bullpen for the walkoff home run.


TORONTO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
O. Hudson (2B) 8 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .235
F. Catalanotto (LF) 6 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 .258
V. Wells (CF) 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .324
D. Ross (C) 7 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .300
P. Nevin (1B) 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 .375
C. Koskie (3B) 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .219
E. Hinske (DH) 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300
J. Jones (RF) 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233
G. Gross (SS) 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .227
P. Feliz (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Mackowiak (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 59 13 3 4 1 4 13 0

2B: O. Hudson 2 (3), F. Catalanotto (2)
3B: F. Catalanotto (1)
HR: D. Ross (3)
GIDP: C. Koskie

TORONTO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
G. Chacin 4.0 6 3 0 4 4 2 81 9.00
V. Chulk 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 31 1.93
D. Romero 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 25 0.00
J. Speier 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00
S. Downs 3.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 48 3.97
J. Frasor 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 0.00
M. Batista 3.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 52 2.45
J. Towers 0.0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 13.50
TOTALS 15.2 17 7 1 5 5 5 267

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
J. Damon (CF) 8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .412
D. Ortiz (DH) 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M. Ramirez (LF) 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
K. Millar (1B) 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300
J. Varitek (C) 8 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .364
B. Mueller (3B) 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Y. Betancourt (SS) 6 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .387
E. Renteria (2B) 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 .368
TOTALS 60 17 7 5 1 5 5 0

2B: J. Varitek (5), K. Millar (3)
3B: Y. Betancourt (2)
HR: J. Varitek (1)
HBP: D. Ortiz, E. Renteria
GIDP: J. Varitek, M. Ramirez, K. Millar
CS: Y. Betancourt

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
F. Hernandez 5.0 5 2 1 3 3 4 107 7.20
G. Gonzalez 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 2 29 9.00
D. Wells 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.50
M. Delcarmen 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 6.35
C. Bradford 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0.00
J. Parrish 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 24 1.42
B. Fuentes 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 4 66 0.00
C. Schilling 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 26 10.38
TOTALS 16.0 13 3 1 4 4 13 285

WP: C. Schilling (1-1)
LP: J. Towers (0-2)

Player of the Game: The Red Sox bullpen 11IP ER 9K 8H BB


Game 2:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 5 5 0
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0

The Red Sox failed to score 4+ runs for the first time all season in this game. Schilling was in a good grove early in the game, including carrying a no hitter into the 5th, but it fell apart some in the 5th when he allowed a 3 run homer to Jacque Jones, and got out of the inning with 2 men in scoring position. He was a little shaky after that and allowed 2 more runs in the 7th, before being pulled immediately after the runs scored. The Red Sox only narrowly avoided being shutout on a homer by Edgar Renteria.


TORONTO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
O. Hudson (2B) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211
F. Catalanotto (LF) 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278
V. Wells (CF) 4 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 .316
D. Ross (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
P. Nevin (1B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .343
C. Koskie (3B) 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 .206
E. Hinske (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .265
J. Jones (RF) 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 .242
R. Adams (SS) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
TOTALS 31 5 7 5 2 5 8 1

2B: D. Ross (2), F. Catalanotto (3)
HR: V. Wells (2), J. Jones (3)
GIDP: F. Catalanotto

TORONTO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
T. Lilly 7.2 6 1 1 1 1 4 129 4.05
D. Romero 1.1 0 2 0 0 0 2 30 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 6 3 1 1 1 6 159

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J. Damon (CF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .395
D. Ortiz (DH) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257
M. Ramirez (LF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .262
K. Millar (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
B. Mueller (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250
Y. Betancourt (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .343
E. Renteria (2B) 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .364
TOTALS 32 6 3 1 1 1 6 0

HR: E. Renteria (1)

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Schilling 6.2 5 5 2 5 5 7 130 8.18
M. Delcarmen 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 5.14
J. Parrish 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 1.23
TOTALS 9.0 5 7 2 5 5 8 172

WP: T. Lilly (1-0)
LP: C. Schilling (1-2)

Player of the Game: Ted Lilly (TOR) 7.2IP 6H BB ER 4K


Game 3:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 7 0

Another great game. The Red Sox got on the board in the second and third, on a homer by Manny Ramirez and an RBI single by Ichiro Suzuki, for their only two runs of the game. They had the shutout going into the 7th until the Jays scored when Phil Nevin blasted a homer off of Wade Miller.


TORONTO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
O. Hudson (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .190
F. Catalanotto (LF) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
V. Wells (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
D. Ross (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
P. Nevin (1B) 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .342
C. Koskie (3B) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .194
E. Hinske (DH) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J. Jones (RF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R. Adams (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 29 3 1 1 1 1 6 0

2B: F. Catalanotto (4)
HR: P. Nevin (3)
GIDP: D. Ross

TORONTO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Halladay 8.0 7 0 1 2 2 1 107 4.22
TOTALS 8.0 7 0 1 2 2 1 107

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
J. Damon (CF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .366
D. Ortiz (DH) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M. Ramirez (LF) 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .289
K. Millar (1B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
J. Varitek (C) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
Y. Betancourt (SS) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
E. Renteria (2B) 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
D. Pedroia (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 28 7 0 2 1 2 1 0

2B: E. Renteria (2), M. Ramirez (4)
HR: M. Ramirez (2)
GIDP: B. Mueller, I. Suzuki

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 7.0 2 1 1 1 1 5 114 3.46
J. Parrish 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 1.08
B. Fuentes 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 3 1 1 1 1 6 146

WP: W. Miller (2-0)
LP: R. Halladay (0-2)
SV: B. Fuentes (1)

Player of the Game: Wade Miller (BOS) 7IP 2H BB ER 5K

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox and Yankees Begin the Rivalry Anew for '06

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The Red Sox and Yankees will log another chapter in their long storied rivalry, in the inaugural Red Sox-Yankees series of 2006, beginning Friday night when the Yankees come to Fenway to play the Red Sox.

These two teams have certainly created quite a history in the past 3 years alone.

In 2003 the Red Sox appeared set to go to their first World Series, and purge their demons, since 1986. They held the 5-3 lead and were 5 outs from driving the final nail into the Yankees coffin, but the Yankees tied the game with 3 in the 8th. The game went into the 11th inning when Aaron "bleepin'" Boone stepped in against Wakefield, and then stepped out, as he hit the walkoff homer to vault the Yank's to the World Series. The Yankees would also "steal" shortstop turned third basemen Alex Rodriguez from the Red Sox in the offseason, following this disappointing loss. After the Red Sox had a deal in place for the talented Rodriguez the league office vetoed it due to the contract and money changing hands, the Yankees would then undercut the Red Sox and complete a deal for A-Rod, after saying earlier in the offseason that they had no interest in him.

Then the next year, in 2004, the Yankees nearly blew a double digit divisional lead, but that would prove to be the least of their worries. The Yankees held a 3-0 series lead in the ALCS and were dominating the Red Sox, Red Sox players even congratulated Yankee players and wished them good luck in the World Series, but oh how the tide would turn. Sparked by Kevin Millar's walk, Dave Robert's famous "Steal of the Century", and then Bill Mueller's single to drive him in and tie the game, the Red Sox went on to win Game 4 and eventually became the first team in the history of professional baseball, and only the 3rd team in major American sports, to rally from a 3-0 series deficit to win the series. The Red Sox would then exorcise their demons by going on to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals and win their first world title in 86 years.

Then last year the Red Sox, freed from the "Curse of the Bambino" and the shadow of the Yankees, wriggled the AL East free from the grapple of the New York Yankees and won their first division title since the mid 90's. They would go onto the best record in the AL and their second straight World Series title.

Couple all that with the origins of the rivalry (IE the selling of Ruth to the Yankees) and what has happened between them in the past, with things like Bucky "bleepin'" Dent, the fights, the Yankees "stealing" great players, like Wade Boggs and Roger Clemens, away from the Red Sox, and so many other things that have made this rivalry so great.

This year the Yankees sit at 7-2 and the Red Sox at 6-3, one game behind the Yankees. The Red Sox have shown themselves to have a dominant offense, averaging approximately 7 runs a game, and a capable, if not better, pitching staff. The Yankees, in contrast, are averaging "only" about 4 runs per game but the pitching has been far more consistent. The pitching matchups are expected to be Jon Papelbon vs. Randy Johnson, Ben Sheets vs. Mike Mussina, and Felix Hernandez vs. Mark Redman. This is going to be a closely contested, hard fought series. The Yankees are looking to regain some pride having suffered some terrible defeats at the hands of the Red Sox in the past two seasons, while the Red Sox are looking to show that they are the new cream of the crop in the AL and regain control of the AL East, along with keeping the Yankees down and not letting them get back up. It may only be April, but with the Red Sox and Yankees it always is, and always will be, October.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox Trounce Yankees

In the first of 19 games between the Red Sox and Yankees this season the Red Sox emerged victoriously, routing the Yankees 11-2, and tying them for first in the AL East. It wasn't looking like it was going to be a blowout, as the game remained tied at zero going into the bottom of the 4th, until Ortiz singled home Ichiro, who had reached on a single and then stolen second base. The Red Sox blew it open in the 5th and 6th inning, though, scoring a combined 10 runs on 10 hits in the two innings, including back-to-back homers from Manny and Ortiz, and a 3 run homer from Johnny Damon. The Yankees had plenty of opportunities, with a total of 11 hits, but never managed to capitalize and scored only 2 runs over the game. Papelbon had a very encouraging start, going 6.1IP for with 7K's and allowing only one run.



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Yankees (NYY) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 11 1
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 0 x 11 12 1

NEW YORK ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
T. Womack (2B) 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .154
D. Jeter (SS) 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .323
H. Matsui (LF) 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .297
A. Rodriguez (3B) 5 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 .147
J. Giambi (DH) 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
G. Sheffield (RF) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J. Posada (C) 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250
T. Martinez (1B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .156
B. Crosby (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
TOTALS 37 11 3 2 1 2 9 1

2B: G. Sheffield (1)
HR: A. Rodriguez (1)
GIDP: D. Jeter, G. Sheffield

NEW YORK ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Johnson 4.2 7 1 1 6 6 7 110 3.10
T. Ohka 1.0 5 0 2 5 2 1 26 6.23
S. Sauerbeck 1.1 0 2 0 0 0 1 30 10.80
R. King 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0.00
TOTALS 8.0 12 3 3 11 8 10 177

BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 4 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 .294
G. Kapler (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Damon (CF) 4 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 .356
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 .262
M. Ramirez (LF) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .286
J. Payton (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Millar (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .220
J. Olerud (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Varitek (C) 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 .357
D. Pedroia (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Mueller (3B) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Y. Betancourt (SS) 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .357
E. Renteria (2B) 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 .429
K. Shoppach (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
TOTALS 34 12 3 11 3 10 10 3

HR: D. Ortiz (2), M. Ramirez (3), J. Damon (1)
GIDP: B. Mueller
CS: B. Mueller

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Papelbon 6.1 7 2 0 1 1 7 119 6.97
G. Gonzalez 1.0 1 0 1 1 1 0 13 9.00
M. Delcarmen 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 1 23 4.91
J. Parrish 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 25 0.93
TOTALS 9.0 11 3 1 2 2 9 180

WP: J. Papelbon (1-1)
LP: R. Johnson (2-1)

Player of the Game: Jon Papelbon (BOS) 6.1IP 7H 2BB ER 7K

[Red Sox Fan 734]

Oh Ya!

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Just so you people know I'm not done with this, I've been busy lately, but I'll try to get an update in tonight, if not definitely tomorrow.

[Lefty27]

Boston Red Sox (2-1) @ Baltimore Orioles (1-2)

Game 1: Wade Miller (0-0, 0.00) @ Rodrigo Lopez (0-0, 0.00)
Game 2: Jon Papelbon (0-0, 0.00) @ Daniel Cabrera (0-0, 0.00)
Game 3: Ben Sheets (1-0, 5.14) @ Erik Bedard (0-1, 3.00)


Game 1:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 0
Orioles (BAL) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 2

Our offense continues to roll and we continue to get just enough pitching. Wade pitched a strong game, and showed why we decided to bring him back, turning in a solid 6 innings. The second inning was really the killer inning in this game as we scored 5 runs in the inning on a slew of hits. The Orioles could never get much going, outside of the 3rd, and the offense was pretty anemic most of the game.


BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227
J. Damon (CF) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .556
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444
M. Ramirez (LF) 6 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 .273
K. Millar (1B) 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .235
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 .444
B. Mueller (3B) 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 .267
Y. Betancourt (SS) 5 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 .444
E. Renteria (2B) 5 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 .444
TOTALS 43 14 6 9 0 8 9 0

2B: J. Varitek (4), B. Mueller 2 (3), M. Ramirez (3)
3B: Y. Betancourt (1)

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 6.0 7 3 1 4 4 5 115 6.00
J. Parrish 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0.00
M. Delcarmen 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 8.31
B. Fuentes 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 10 3 1 4 4 7 171

BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Roberts (2B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235
L. Bigbie (LF) 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294
L. Overbay (DH) 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429
S. Sosa (RF) 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 .176
J. Nelson (1B) 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200
M. Lamb (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .211
L. Matos (CF) 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .400
C. Gomez (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
R. Palmeiro (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E. Rogers (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E. Whiteside (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
B. Surhoff (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 37 10 3 4 1 4 7 0

2B: L. Matos (1)
HR: L. Matos (1)

BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Lopez 2.0 4 2 0 5 2 2 58 9.00
E. DuBose 1.2 6 1 0 4 4 1 44 21.60
C. Ray 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 2 25 0.00
K. Birkins 2.0 0 2 0 0 0 2 31 0.00
B. Burres 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 16 0.00
B. Ryan 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 14 6 0 9 6 9 200

WP: W. Miller (1-0)
LP: R. Lopez (0-1)

Player of the Game: Edgar Renteria (BOS) 3-5 R 3RBI


Game 2:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2
Orioles (BAL) 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 x 11 17 0

Orioles got the game started with a quick first inning off Jon Papelbon, in his first career start, but he managed to settle down, for the most part, after that until the 5th. The Red Sox tried getting Papelbon through the 5th so he could get the decision, but that was where the wheels came off, and he allowed a walk, 3 hits, and 3 runs in the inning, before surrendering it over to David Wells before recording an out in the inning. The Red Sox had multiple opportunities in the game but did not manage to capitalize on them enough to be able to win the game.


BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 5 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 .222
J. Damon (CF) 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .522
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .409
M. Ramirez (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
K. Millar (1B) 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .211
J. Varitek (C) 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .400
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
Y. Betancourt (SS) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429
E. Renteria (2B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
TOTALS 31 6 7 5 1 5 3 0

2B: Y. Betancourt (3), J. Damon (2)
HR: I. Suzuki (1)
GIDP: B. Mueller

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Papelbon 4.0 10 1 0 7 7 1 108 15.75
D. Wells 2.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 29 4.76
G. Gonzalez 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 13.50
J. Parrish 0.2 2 1 0 3 1 0 31 1.93
C. Bradford 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
B. Fuentes 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 1 14 0.00
TOTALS 8.0 17 4 0 11 9 2 195

BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Roberts (2B) 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217
L. Bigbie (LF) 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286
L. Overbay (DH) 4 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 .455
S. Sosa (RF) 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286
B. Surhoff (P) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Nelson (1B) 5 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .250
M. Lamb (3B) 5 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .250
L. Matos (CF) 5 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .450
C. Gomez (SS) 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353
E. Whiteside (C) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .125
R. Palmeiro (P) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
E. Perez (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 42 17 4 11 0 10 2 0

2B: B. Roberts (2), S. Sosa 2 (2), J. Nelson (1)
GIDP: E. Whiteside

BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
D. Cabrera 3.1 4 5 1 5 5 1 102 4.22
K. Birkins 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 1 19 0.00
B. Burres 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 0.00
C. Ray 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0.00
B. Ryan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 6 7 1 5 5 3 192

WP: B. Burres (1-0)
LP: J. Papelbon (0-1)

Player of the Game: Luis Matos (BAL) 3-5 R 2RBI


Game 3:


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 11 1
Orioles (BAL) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1

The Red Sox continue to show the potency of their offense, having not scored fewer than 5 runs in a single game all season, but they also showcased strong pitching in this game. The game remained very close until the 6th inning when Adam Loewen came in, and allowed 5 hits, 5 runs, and a walk, all but securing the victory for the Red Sox. Sheets pitched one of the best games hes pitched since joining the Red Sox last season and has shown what the Red Sox were hoping to get on a consistent basis when they traded for him last season.


BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
I. Suzuki (RF) 5 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 .250
J. Damon (CF) 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 .462
D. Ortiz (DH) 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .333
M. Ramirez (LF) 5 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .290
K. Millar (1B) 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .261
J. Olerud (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Varitek (C) 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .360
B. Mueller (3B) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
Y. Betancourt (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400
E. Renteria (2B) 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333
TOTALS 39 11 3 8 1 8 8 1

2B: Y. Betancourt (4)
HR: K. Millar (1)

BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 7.0 5 3 0 2 2 7 122 3.60
G. Gonzalez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 20 9.82
C. Bradford 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 7 3 0 2 2 10 152

BALTIMORE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Roberts (2B) 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .214
L. Bigbie (LF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250
J. Nelson (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208
L. Overbay (DH) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
M. Lamb (3B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
N. Markakis (RF) 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
R. Nivar (CF) 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333
C. Gomez (SS) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .368
E. Whiteside (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
TOTALS 33 7 3 2 0 2 10 0

2B: L. Overbay (1)
GIDP: E. Whiteside

BALTIMORE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
E. Bedard 5.0 5 1 1 3 3 6 103 4.09
A. Loewen 1.2 5 1 0 5 5 1 52 9.64
B. Burres 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
C. Ray 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 31 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 11 3 1 8 8 8 195

WP: B. Sheets (2-0)
LP: E. Bedard (0-2)

Player of the Game: Ben Sheets (BOS) 7IP 5H 3BB 7K 2ER

How do you get these?I'd like to use them in my dynasty :).