MVN: Most Valuable Network

#1

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 7:14 PM

Milton Bradley is out of the starting lineup for Texas today, but is available to pinch-hit.

Here are the lineups...

Boston Red Sox

1. Mark Kotsay, RF

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

3. David Ortiz, DH

4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B

5. Jason Bay, LF

6. Mike Lowell, 3B

7. Jed Lowrie, SS

8. Coco Crisp, CF

9. Kevin Cash, C

Tim Wakefield, SP

Texas Rangers

1. Frank Catalanotto, DH

2. Brandon Boggs, LF

3. Michael Young, SS

4. Josh Hamilton, CF

5. Hank Blalock, 3B

6. Gerald Laird, C

7. Chris Davis, 1B

8. Nelson Cruz, RF

9. German Duran, 2B

Matt Harrison, SP

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#2

Posted by Jc, September 6, 2008 7:33 PM

rays lost, a win tonight and we'll be 1.5 games back, i love Percival, hopefully Maddon keeps using the guy a lot, lol.

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#3

Posted by Mostly Running., September 6, 2008 7:49 PM

Not sure if anyone answered it yet, but the trivia comment window is loading as a blank for me:

Joe Cronin, 1984

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#4

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 8:38 PM

Double, WP, PB with two outs. Awesome.

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#5

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 8:41 PM

Wait, add two straight walks, and a bloop hit. Ugh.

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#6

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 8:43 PM

And now an HBP to load the bases. WTF is going on?

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#7

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 8:46 PM

Hold on, another walk to bring a run in. WTF???

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#8

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 8:49 PM

OK...maybe my comments are keeping this streak going. I'll stop there.

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#9

Posted by Tessie's Dad, September 6, 2008 8:52 PM

No, Daniel, it's not you; it's Wakefield. He sucks.

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#10

Posted by M.A.G, September 6, 2008 8:54 PM

Wake collapses, and is just the second... I pity our bullpen...

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#11

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 8:55 PM

Well, Chris Smith gets props for creativity to end the inning.

It is Texas, so I guess it's not necessarily over yet. But the comeback's got to start this inning.

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#12

Posted by Tessie's Dad, September 6, 2008 8:59 PM

I think Wakefield was just trying to commemorate his 500th start by giving up 500 runs. He just forgot to tell Tito is all.

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#13

Posted by M.A.G, September 6, 2008 9:02 PM

Daniel, the offense can do it... but the question is: the bullpen can hold the bledding for 8 innings? If we win this, they need to do some heroics.

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#14

Posted by M.A.G, September 6, 2008 9:05 PM

Youk!

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#15

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 9:05 PM

Well...I've got nothing against a 14-13 football game.

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#16

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 9:14 PM

Ummmm...yea. Bullpen.

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#17

Posted by M.A.G, September 6, 2008 9:14 PM

Chris Smith is so unreliable...

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#18

Posted by M.A.G, September 6, 2008 9:15 PM

Aparently he is tryng to make Wake look good!

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#19

Posted by M.A.G, September 6, 2008 9:25 PM

why Tito keep Cash in the game? Tek has been hitting lately. And we are gonna need every pice of wood in this one.

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#20

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 9:26 PM

Tek does kinda need the occasional day off, and he wouldn't really get one if Tito put him into this game this early. My guess is if it's reasonably close, we'll see him around the 7th.

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#21

Posted by M.A.G, September 6, 2008 9:30 PM

You are right, Daniel. On the other hand, this feels like an emergency situation.

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#22

Posted by Bob, September 6, 2008 9:32 PM

Why would it be an emergency? They have a healthy wild card lead and Tampa already lost. This is hardly a must-win.

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#23

Posted by M.A.G, September 6, 2008 9:37 PM

For me it's an emergency just because we still can win this. And this kind of games are the best ones to win, psicologically speaking... I don´t want to lose momentum.

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#24

Posted by Colin, September 6, 2008 9:39 PM

I'm with Bob. If we endure a loss, it sucks but it's not anything catastrophic. I mean we'll still be 2.5 GB Tampa and the Yankees might go back to the magic number of 7. Whoop dee doo. I mean we were kinda due for a loss anyway.

@Dan Rathman: You jinxed the Morrow no hitter, so let's not muck anything else up. Never underestimate the power of superstition. :P

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#25

Posted by Colin, September 6, 2008 9:41 PM

Worry not about momentum M.A.G., because whenever someone blabs on about momentum, they're bound for a loss. Look at the MFY. People said they were building momentum and then wham came two losses.

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#26

Posted by Tessie's Dad, September 6, 2008 9:44 PM

The Sox lost momentum the moment Tito handed the ball to Wakefield. It's no coincidence that he put an end to a FOUR game win streak.

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#27

Posted by Daniel Rathman, September 6, 2008 9:44 PM

Yea, this one's over...

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#28

Posted by M.A.G, September 6, 2008 9:47 PM

Ok... I change my mind. Now it feels like time for resignation :(

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#29

Posted by M.A.G, September 6, 2008 9:50 PM

Now... I just want to minimize the damage to the bullpen.

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#30

Posted by Colin, September 6, 2008 11:11 PM

Relax guys...it's just one game. Honestly stop getting all in a tizz because we're still 2.5 GB the Rays. Remember how the Sox operate. Even if the fans want the AL East, the Sox want in the playoffs, not just dominion over the AL East. Listen to Tito, trust in Tito.

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#31

Posted by Gerry, September 7, 2008 12:22 AM

Amazing that we can get 13 hits and have an awful game. But, we are on the road and are streaking, despite a pitching meltdown. We are coming home with the season in our own capable hands, though we owe a thank-you to the Jays.

Good news. Youk is back, with his 25th HR. Casey is back and got a hit. Lowell, Lowrie and Coco went 2 for 5; and Bay, Kotsay, Bailey and Ross got hits. Not bad for a massacre.

Byrd, Masterson, Oki, MDC, Paps availabe tomorrow.

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#32

Posted by Gerry, September 7, 2008 12:27 AM

I take it back about BJRyan. Did you see Oswalt or Sheets tonight? Wow! What could one of them do at Fenway?!?!!?!

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#33

Posted by jvwalt, September 7, 2008 5:58 AM

There hasn't been a team yet that's gone 162-0. Sometimes you just take one on the chin. This team has shown an ability to come back after a bad loss. I don't think anyone in the clubhouse was worried about losing momentum.

And with Wakefield, this is the kind of thing you get once in a while. Sometimes the knuckler doesn't knuckle, sometimes it knuckles too much.

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