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Archive for May 24th, 2009:

Tito to drop Ortiz in the lineup?

Written on May 24th, 2009 by Josh Lacey451113 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/05/24/tito-to-drop-ortiz-in-the-lineup.htmlTito+to+drop+Ortiz+in+the+lineup%3F2009-05-25+01%3A10%3A04Josh+Lacey

Stumbled on this interesting tweet from Joe Haggerty (a regular guest of Fireside Chats) after tonight’s game.

I think it’s time. Since coming back from his “break”, Ortiz has hit a measly .158 with nine, count them K, K, K, K, K, K, K, K, K, in twenty one plate appearances. That’s a remarkable 43%. Of course, he does have his only home run of the season (whippeee). Granted he’s faced a ton of left handed pitching since his hiatus. But it is time to make a change for the good of all parties involved.

If I were drawing up tomorrow’s lineup, here’s my card:
1. Ellsbury
2. Pedroia
3. Drew
4. Youkilis
5. Bay
6. Ortiz
7. Lowell
8. Varitek
9. Green
Time for Tito to take some action.
Filed under David Ortiz, Quick Post Tags:David Ortiz, dropping in lineup

The starting pitching is finally coming around. Finally.

Written on May 24th, 2009 by Ryne Crabb45102 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/05/24/the-starting-pitching-is-finally-coming-around-finally.htmlThe+starting+pitching+is+finally+coming+around.++Finally.2009-05-24+23%3A00%3A34Ryne+Crabb

The starters were supposed to be the biggest strength going into the 2009 season. But disappointment is all that they had brought us up until eleven days ago.
Not lately though. The Red Sox starters–and bullpen–have held opponents to five or fewer runs, in ten straight games.
Impressive to say the least. And since that stat could be termed as cherry-picking, with the possibility that each game the opposing team scored the maximum of five runs. I must say that the average runs per game that Red Sox pitching (and defense) has allowed, is a miniscule 3.77 runs/game.

Filed under Brad Penny, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Tim Wakefield Tags:starters lugo

BOS 12, NYM 5: Upon further review

Written on May 24th, 2009 by Shawn Medeiros45091 Commenthttp://firebrandal.com/2009/05/24/bos-12-nym-5-upon-further-review.htmlBOS+12%2C+NYM+5%3A+Upon+further+review2009-05-24+22%3A25%3A05Shawn+Medeiros

If only the replay system could be used to fix David Ortiz’s swing.

Filed under Brad Penny, David Ortiz, Francisco Liriano, Game Recap, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell Tags:

5/24: Avoid the Sweep

Written on May 24th, 2009 by Josh Lacey45086 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/05/24/524-avoid-the-sweep.html5%2F24%3A+Avoid+the+Sweep2009-05-24+17%3A11%3A44Josh+Lacey

Tim Redding seems just right for some lumber to be flashed.

Filed under Game Threads, New York Mets, Tim Redding, Tim Wakefield Tags:

Jones, Lopez return to Triple-A for second shot

Written on May 24th, 2009 by Mike Edelman45075 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/05/24/jones-lopez-return-to-triple-a-for-second-shot.htmlJones%2C+Lopez+return+to+Triple-A+for+second+shot2009-05-24+12%3A40%3A00Mike+Edelman
MLB: APR 12 Red Sox at Angels

Call it a second chance.

Call it a shot at redemption.

Call it whatever you want but for Javier Lopez and Hunter Jones, their return to Pawtucket shows that the Boston Red Sox haven’t given up completely on the two left-handers.

But they might have been justified in doing so with Lopez.

Filed under Hunter Jones, Javier Lopez, Mark Kotsay Tags:

NYM 3, BOS 2: Under review

Written on May 24th, 2009 by Shawn Medeiros45061 Commenthttp://firebrandal.com/2009/05/24/nym-3-bos-2-under-review.htmlNYM+3%2C+BOS+2%3A+Under+review2009-05-24+05%3A46%3A47Shawn+Medeiros

Usually, the most unlikely of heroes arise in the playoffs. Enter Omir Santos 42 games into the Mets regular season.

Filed under David Wright, Game Recap, Gary Sheffield, Jeremy Reed, Josh Beckett, Omir Santos, Tim Redding, Tim Wakefield Tags:

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