Josh's MLB 09 The Show Boston Red Sox Franchise

[msubulldogs21]

Official 2009 stats and standings:

AL East
                        GB
Yankees 91-71     --
Red Sox 88-74      3
Rays 87-75          4
Blue Jays 76-86   15
Orioles 74-88      17

AL Central
                         GB
Indians 88-74       --
Tigers 82-80         6
White Sox 77-85   11
Royals 74-88        14
Twins 73-89         15

AL West
                        GB
Angels 94-68       --
Rangers 86-76      8
Athletics 73-89    21
Mariners 69-93    25

AL Wild Card
                         GB
Red Sox 88-74      --
Rays 87-75           1
Rangers 86-76       2
Tigers 82-80         6
White Sox 77-85   11

NL East
                         GB
Mets 93-69          --
Phillies 84-78        9
Braves 77-85       16
Marlins 73-89       20
Nationals 71-91    22

NL Central
                          GB
Cubs 105-57          --
Brewers 92-70       13
Cardinals 84-78      21
Astros 74-88         31
Reds 73-89           32
Pirates 59-103       46

NL West
                         GB
Giants 89-73        --
Dodgers 86-75     2.5
Rockies 86-76       3
D-backs 82-80      7
Padres 69-92      19.5

NL Wild Card
                        GB
Brewers 92-70     --
Dodgers 86-75    5.5
Rockies 86-76      6
Cardinals 84-78    8
Phillies 84-78       8

Lineup:

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF - .276 AVG, 10 HR, 44 RBI, .305 OBP, 35 SB
Dustin Pedroia, 2B - .302 AVG, 28 HR, 85 RBI, .341 OBP, 27 SB
Kevin Youkilis, 1B - .307 AVG, 30 HR, 86 RBI, .343 OBP, 0 SB
Jason Bay, LF - .319 AVG, 42 HR, 109 RBI, .362 OBP, 2 SB
Chris Davis, DH - .274 AVG, 19 HR, 62 RBI, .317 OBP, 1 SB
Mike Lowell, 3B - .279 AVG, 24 HR, 67 RBI, .311 OBP, 1 SB
JD Drew, RF - .270 AVG, 21 HR, 59 RBI, .318 OBP, 23 SB
Taylor Teagarden, C - .288 AVG, 18 HR, 65 RBI, .319 OBP, 0 SB
Brendan Harris, SS - .274 AVG, 8 HR, 51 RBI, .308 OBP, 2 SB

Bench:

Rocco Baldelli, OF - .279 AVG, 5 HR, 17 RBI, .308 OBP, 1 SB
Jed Lowrie, SS - .222 AVG, 0 HR, 12 RBI, .256 OBP, 0 SB
Merkin Mahoney, SS - .178, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .204 OBP, 1 SB
Jarvis Bruntlett, C - .150, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .150 OBP, 1 SB

Starting Pitching:

Josh Beckett - 16-3, 3.73 ERA, 149 K, 1.36 WHIP (34 starts)
Jon Lester - 8-5, 3.38 ERA, 97 K, 1.25 WHIP (22 starts)
Daisuke Matsuzaka - 7-12, 3.66 ERA, 140 K, 1.23 WHIP (34 starts)
Zack Greinke - 14-13, 3.90 ERA, 174 K, 1.32 WHIP (34 starts)
Clay Buchholz - 11-9, 3.10 ERA, 94 K, 1.25 WHIP (26 starts)

Bullpen

Manny Delcarmen - 8-3, 4.61 ERA, 59 K, 1.54 WHIP (51 G)
CJ Wilson - 2-4, 4.27 ERA, 32 K, 1.53 WHIP (35 G)
JA Happ - 6-6, 3.93 ERA, 55 K, 1.36 WHIP (45 G)
Ryan Madson - 4-6, 3.13 ERA, 49 K, 1.14 WHIP (59 G)
Hideki Okajima - 1-2, 2.72 ERA, 26 K, 1.10 WHIP (37 G)
Ramon Ramirez - 3-0, 2.09 ERA, 31 K, 1.20 WHIP (43 G)
Jon Papelbon - 3-5, 3.72 ERA, 41 K, 36/43 saves, 1.28 WHIP (56 G)

[msubulldogs21]

2009 Boston Red Sox

April 6 vs Tampa Bay W 2-1 (1-0) W: Josh Beckett L: Matt Garza
April 8 vs Tampa Bay L 3-2 (1-1) W: Grant Balfour L: Jon Lester
April 9 vs Tampa Bay L 7-5 (1-2) W: Joe Nelson L: Takashi Saito
April 10 @ LA Angels L 6-4 (1-3) W: Darren Oliver L: Takashi Saito
April 11 @ LA Angels L 2-0 (1-4) W: John Lackey L: Brad Penny
April 12 @ LA Angels W 8-7 (2-4) W: Justin Masterson L: Jose Arredondo
April 13 @ Oakland W 3-1 (3-4) W: Jon Lester L: Sean Gallagher
April 14 @ Oakland L 3-0 (3-5) W: Dallas Braden L: Daisuke Matzuzaka
April 15 @ Oakland W 3-0 (4-5) W: John Smoltz L: Gio Gonzalez
April 17 vs Baltimore L 9-5 (4-6) W: Adam Eaton L: Brad Penny
April 18 vs Baltimore W 2-0 (5-6) W: Josh Beckett L: Jeremy Guthrie
April 19 vs Baltimore L 3-2 (5-7) W: Rich Hill L: Jon Lester
April 20 vs Baltimore L 4-3 (5-8) W: Danys Baez L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
April 21 vs Minnesota W 3-2 (6-8) W: Manny Delcarmen L: Matt Guerrier
April 22 vs Minnesota W 4-3 (7-8) W: Takashi Saito L: Francisco Liriano
April 24 vs NY Yankees W 5-4 (8-8) W: Justin Masterson L: Damaso Marte
April 25 vs NY Yankees L 6-5 (8-9) W: Edwar Ramirez L: Justin Masterson
April 26 vs NY Yankees L 5-1 (8-10) W: Chien-Ming Wang L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
April 27 @ Cleveland L 4-3 (8-11) W: Masahide Kobayashi L: Jon Papelbon
April 28 @ Cleveland W 9-1 (9-11) W: Brad Penny L: Cliff Lee
April 29 @ Cleveland W 5-4 (10-11) W: Josh Beckett L: Vinnie Chulk
April 30 @ Tampa Bay W 6-2 (11-11) W: Jon Lester L: David Price
May 1 @ Tampa Bay L 8-1 (11-12) W: James Shields L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
May 2 @ Tampa Bay L 14-4 (11-13) W: Andy Sonnanstine L: John Smoltz
May 3 @ Tampa Bay W 3-1 (12-13) W: Brad Penny L: Matt Garza
May 4 @ New York Yankees W 7-5 (13-13) W: Josh Beckett L: Joba Chamberlain
May 5 @ New York Yankees W 5-1 (14-13) W: Hideki Okajima L: Edwar Ramirez
May 6 vs Cleveland L 3-1 (14-14) W: Jake Westbrook L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
May 7 vs Cleveland W 10-2 (15-14) W: John Smoltz L: Aaron Laffey
May 8 vs Tampa Bay W 3-1 (16-14) W: Brad Penny L: Matt Garza
May 9 vs Tampa Bay W 1-0 (17-14) W: Manny Delcarmen L: Dan Wheeler
May 10 vs Tampa Bay L 8-7 (17-15) W: Dan Wheeler L: Jon Papelbon
May 12 @ LA Angels L 1-0 (17-16) W: Jose Arredondo L: Justin Masterson
May 13 @ LA Angels L 3-2 (17-17) W: Justin Speier L: Manny Delcarmen
May 14 @ LA Angels W 7-4 (18-17) W: Ramon Ramirez L: Darren Oliver
May 15 @ Seattle L 10-4 (18-18) W: Felix Hernandez L: Josh Beckett
May 16 @ Seattle W 5-2 (19-18) W: Ramon Ramirez L: David Aardsma
May 17 @ Seattle W 6-4 (20-18) W: Manny Delcarmen L: Cesar Jimenez
May 19 vs Toronto W 6-2 (21-18) W: Manny Delcarmen L: Dustin McGowan
May 20 vs Toronto W 6-3 (22-18) W: Justin Masterson L: Brandon League
May 21 vs Toronto L 8-3 (22-19) W: Scott Downs L: Josh Beckett
May 22 vs NY Mets W 8-0 (23-19) W: Clay Buchholz L: John Maine
May 23 vs NY Mets L 4-2 (23-20) W: Pedro Feliciano L: Hideki Okajima
May 24 vs NY Mets W 6-5 (24-20) W: Zack Greinke L: Mike Pelfrey
May 25 @ Minnesota W 8-7 (25-20) W: Justin Masterson L: Jose Mijares
May 26 @ Minnesota W 1-0 (26-20) W: Josh Beckett L: Scott Baker
May 27 @ Minnesota W 2-1 (27-20) W: Clay Buchholz L: Kevin Slowey
May 28 @ Minnesota W 7-6 (28-20) W: Jon Papelbon L: Luis Ayala
May 29 @ Toronto W 8-2 (29-20) W: Zack Greinke L: Roy Halladay
May 30 @ Toronto W 5-3 (30-20) W: Brad Penny L: Dustin McGowan
May 31 @ Toronto W 3-1 (31-20) W: Josh Beckett L: Jesse Litsch
June 2 @ Detroit W 7-5 (32-20) W: Jon Papelbon L: Juan Rincon
June 3 @ Detroit W 7-3 (33-20) W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Jeremy Bonderman
June 4 @ Detroit L 3-2 (33-21) W: Bobby Seay L: CJ Wilson
June 5 vs Texas L 10-3 (33-22) W: Josh Rupe L: Brad Penny
June 6 vs Texas L 3-2 (33-23) W: Derrick Turnbow L: Hideki Okajima
June 7 vs Texas L 5-4 (33-24) W: Takashi Saito L: Justin Masterson
June 9 vs NY Yankees W 2-0 (34-24) W: Manny Delcarmen L: Jose Veras
June 10 vs NY Yankees W 6-5 (35-24) W: Zack Greinke L: Joba Chamberlain
June 11 vs NY Yankees L 7-3 (35-25) W: AJ Burnett L: Brad Penny
June 12 @ Philadelphia W 6-1 (36-25) W: Josh Beckett L: Cole Hamels
June 13 @ Philadelphia L 18-3 (36-26) W: Brett Myers L: Clay Buchholz
June 14 @ Philadelphia L 6-1 (36-27) W: Joe Blanton L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
June 16 vs Florida L 11-6 (36-28) W: Ricky Nolasco L: Zack Greinke
June 17 vs Florida L 8-7 (36-29) W: Josh Johnson L: Brad Penny
June 18 vs Florida W 7-0 (37-29) W: Josh Beckett L: Anibal Sanchez
June 19 vs Atlanta L 2-0 (37-30) W: Javier Vazquez L: Clay Buchholz
June 20 vs Atlanta W 5-3 (38-30) W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Jair Jurrjens
June 21 vs Atlanta L 6-4 (38-31) W: Tom Glavine L: Zack Greinke
June 23 @ Washington W 5-2 (39-31) W: Brad Penny L: Collin Balester
June 24 @ Washington L 7-4 (39-32) W: Saul Rivera L: Manny Delcarmen
June 25 @ Washington W 5-2 (40-32) W: Clay Buchholz L: John Lannan
June 26 @ Atlanta W 5-3 (41-32) W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Jair Jurrjens
June 27 @ Atlanta L 4-3 (41-33) W: Manny Acosta L: CJ Wilson
June 28 @ Atlanta L 3-2 (41-34) W: Blaine Boyer L: Justin Masterson
June 29 @ Baltimore L 2-1 (41-35) W: Matt Albers L: Manny Delcarmen
June 30 @ Baltimore W 5-0 (42-35) W: Clay Buchholz L: Jeremy Guthrie
July 1 @ Baltimore W 10-1 (43-35) W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Rich Hill
July 3 vs Seattle L 4-3 (43-36) W: Roy Corcoran L: Zack Greinke
July 4 vs Seattle L 2-1 (43-37) W: Carlos Silva L: Justin Masterson
July 5 vs Seattle W 4-3 (44-37) W: CJ Wilson L: Tyler Walker
July 6 vs Oakland L 6-4 (44-38) W: Dana Eveland L: Clay Buchholz
July 7 vs Oakland W 6-0 (45-38) W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Dallas Braden
July 8 vs Oakland W 7-2 (46-38) W: Zack Greinke L: Gio Gonzalez
July 9 vs Kansas City L 7-2 (46-39) W: Luke Hochevar L: Brad Penny
July 10 vs Kansas City L 4-3 (46-40) W: Kyle Davies L: Jon Papelbon
July 11 vs Kansas City W 5-0 (47-40) W: Clay Buchholz L: Gil Meche
July 12 vs Kansas City W 5-4 (48-40) W: Manny Delcarmen L: Juan Cruz
July 14 All-Star Game W 9-3 W: John Lackey L: Jonathan Sanchez
July 17 @ Toronto L 5-3 (48-41) W: Shaun Marcum L: Zack Greinke
July 18 @ Toronto W 3-2 (49-41) W: Clay Buchholz L: Jesse Litsch
July 19 @ Toronto L 5-4 (49-42) W: Casey Janssen L: Ryan Madson
July 20 @ Texas W 5-4 (50-42) W: Zack Greinke L: Dustin Nippert
July 21 @ Texas L 5-3 (50-43) W: Joaquin Benoit L: CJ Wilson
July 22 @ Texas W 8-1 (51-43) W: Zack Greinke L: Scott Feldman
July 24 vs Baltimore W 9-1 (52-43) W: Clay Buchholz L: Chris Waters
July 25 vs Baltimore L 6-5 (52-44) W: John Lackey L: Josh Beckett
July 26 vs Baltimore W 2-1 (53-44) W: Jon Lester L: Jeremy Guthrie
July 27 vs Oakland W 8-3 (54-44) W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Dallas Braden
July 28 vs Oakland L 5-1 (54-45) W: Gio Gonzalez L: Zach Greinke
July 29 vs Oakland L 8-0 (54-46) W: Cole Hamels L: Clay Buchholz
July 30 vs Oakland W 10-8 (55-46) W: Josh Beckett L: Chan Ho Park
July 31 @ Baltimore W 6-2 (56-46) W: Jon Lester L: Jeremy Guthrie
August 1 @ Baltimore W 3-2 (57-46) W: JA Happ L: Rich Hill
August 2 @ Baltimore W 8-5 (58-46) W: Zach Greinke L: Danys Baez
August 4 @ Tampa Bay W 4-2 (59-46) W: Clay Buchholz L: David Price
August 5 @ Tampa Bay W 5-3 (60-46) W: Josh Beckett L: James Shields
August 6 @ NY Yankees L 4-3 (60-47) W: Jonathan Albaladejo L: JA Happ
August 7 @ NY Yankees L 4-0 (60-48) W: CC Sabathia L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
August 8 @ NY Yankees L 4-2 (60-49) W: Phil Hughes L: Zach Greinke
August 9 @ NY Yankees L 6-5 (60-50) W: Jose Veras L: JA Happ
August 10 vs Detroit W 5-4 (61-50) W: Josh Beckett L: Justin Verlander
August 11 vs Detroit W 6-4 (62-50) W: Jon Papelbon L: Joel Zumaya
August 12 vs Detroit W 6-5 (63-50) W: Ryan Madson L: Brandon Lyon
August 13 vs Detroit L 5-0 (63-51) W: Dontrelle Willis L: Zack Greinke
August 14 @ Texas W 2-1 (64-51) W: Clay Buchholz L: Matt Harrison
August 15 @ Texas W 10-4 (65-51) W: Manny Delcarmen L: Takashi Saito
August 16 @ Texas L 6-1 (65-52) W: Vicente Padilla L: Jon Lester
August 18 @ Toronto W 17-3 (66-52) W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Shaun Marcum
August 19 @ Toronto W 9-3 (67-52) W: Zack Greinke L: Jesse Litsch
August 20 @ Toronto L 4-1 (67-53) W: David Purcey L: Clay Buchholz
August 21 vs NY Yankees L 7-6 (67-54) W: Damaso Marte L: Jon Papelbon
August 22 vs NY Yankees L 6-3 (67-55) W: Alfredo Aceves L: Jon Lester
August 23 vs NY Yankees W 5-4 (68-55) W: JA Happ L: Edwar Ramirez
August 24 vs Chicago W 3-1 (69-55) W: Ryan Madson L: Scott Linebrink
August 25 vs Chicago W 5-1 (70-55) W: Clay Buchholz L: John Danks
August 26 vs Chicago L 10-7 (70-56) W: Gavin Floyd L: JA Happ
August 27 vs Chicago L 17-4 (70-57) W: Bartolo Colon L: Jon Lester
August 28 vs Toronto L 6-2 (70-58) W: Dustin McGowan L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
August 29 vs Toronto W 5-2 (71-58) W: Zack Greinke L: Shaun Marcum
August 30 vs Toronto W 4-0 (72-58) W: Clay Buchholz L: Jesse Litsch
September 1 @ Tampa Bay L 3-2 (72-59) W: Dan Wheeler L: Jon Papelbon
September 2 @ Tampa Bay W 5-2 (73-59) W: Jon Lester L: David Price
September 3 @ Tampa Bay L 9-2 (73-60) W: James Shields L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
September 4 @ Chicago L 5-4 (73-61) W: Mark Buehrle L: Zack Greinke
September 5 @ Chicago L 3-2 (73-62) W: John Danks L: Clay Buchholz
September 6 @ Chicago W 7-6 (74-62) W: Josh Beckett L: Gavin Floyd
September 7 @ Chicago W 4-0 (75-62) W: Ryan Madson L: Matt Thornton
September 8 vs Baltimore L 3-2 (75-63) W: Scot Shields L: Ryan Madson
September 9 vs Baltimore W 8-4 (76-63) W: Zack Greinke L: Mark Hendrickson
September 11 vs Tampa Bay L 8-7 (76-64) W: Troy Percival L: Ryan Madson
September 12 vs Tampa Bay W 1-0 (77-64) W: Josh Beckett L: Jason Isringhausen
September 13 vs Tampa Bay W 4-3 (78-64) W: Ramon Ramirez L: Grant Balfour
September 15 vs LA Angels W 3-2 (79-64) W: JA Happ L: Alex Serrano
September 16 vs LA Angels W 10-2 (80-64) W: Zack Greinke L: Dustin Moseley
September 17 vs LA Angels W 5-4 (81-64) W: Manny Delcarmen L: Darren Oliver
September 18 @ Baltimore L 8-7 (81-65) W: Alfredo Simon L: Ryan Madson
September 19 @ Baltimore W 6-4 (82-65) W: Jon Lester L: Rich Hill
September 20 @ Baltimore L 4-3 (82-66) W: Mark Hendrickson L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
September 21 @ Kansas City W 5-2 (83-66) W: Zack Greinke L: Kyle Davies
September 22 @ Kansas City L 3-0 (83-67) W: John Smoltz L: Clay Buchholz
September 23 @ Kansas City W 2-0 (84-67) W: Josh Beckett L: Gil Meche
September 24 @ Kansas City W 7-3 (85-67) W: Jon Lester L: Brian Bannister
September 25 @ NY Yankees L 4-2 (85-68) W: Jose Veras L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
September 26 @ NY Yankees L 6-3 (85-69) W: Humberto Sanchez L: Zack Greinke
September 27 @ NY Yankees L 7-3 (85-70) W: Joba Chamberlain L: Clay Buchholz
September 28 vs Toronto W 9-4 (86-70) W: Josh Beckett L: Dustin McGowan
September 29 vs Toronto W 5-4 (87-70) W: Jon Lester L: Shaun Marcum
September 30 vs Toronto L 3-1 (87-71) W: Jesse Litsch L: Daisuke Matsuzaka
October 1 vs Cleveland L 6-1 (87-72) W: Anthony Reyes L: Zack Greinke
October 2 vs Cleveland L 5-3 (87-73) W: Aaron Laffey L: Clay Buchholz
October 3 vs Cleveland W 5-4 (88-73) W: Josh Beckett L: Cliff Lee
October 4 vs Cleveland L 9-5 (88-74) W: Kirk Saarloos L: CJ Wilson

October 6 @ LA Angels W 8-3 (1-0) W: Josh Beckett L: Kelvim Escobar
October 7 @ LA Angels L 8-1 (1-1) W: Joe Saunders L: Jon Lester
October 9 vs LA Angels W 9-3 (2-1) W: Ryan Madson L: Justin Speier
October 10 vs LA Angels W 4-1 (3-1) W: Jon Lester L: Devern Hansack

October 13 @ NY Yankees L 8-4 (0-1) W: Joba Chamberlain L: Zack Greinke
October 14 @ NY Yankees W 5-2 (1-1) W: Josh Beckett L: Chien Ming Wang
October 16 vs NY Yankees L 7-3 (1-2) W: AJ Burnett L: Jon Lester
October 17 vs NY Yankees L 4-2 (1-3) W: Andy Pettitte L: Clay Buchholz
October 18 vs NY Yankees L 3-1 (1-4) W: CC Sabathia L: Zack Greinke

[msubulldogs21]

Daisuke Matsuzaka - 0-4, 4.68 ERA, 19 Ks

As you can tell, the WBC reeks havoc on virtual Dice as well. Bad times.

[SMC]

Saito had a rough first week.

Bench Drew.

[RHS]

Drew 5th while he's still below .200?

[bulldogs1159]

I know The Show was tough when I had it. I was at like .500 with the Marlins a couple months into the season on the hardest difficulty.

[AB™]

I'd move Drew down in the lineup and move Bay to the 5 hole.

[msubulldogs21]

I know The Show was tough when I had it. I was at like .500 with the Marlins a couple months into the season on the hardest difficulty.

Yes. It's by far the hardest baseball game out there for sure.

And just like in real life, the Rays kick my ass all over the place. I'm not going to bother posting a box score. I just lost 14-4. Maybe I can salvage some pride and win the series finale and split.

[msubulldogs21]

Hey-O, we got a split! Red Sox win 3-1.

May 3 Box score:

Red Sox

Ellsbury: 4/5
Pedroia: 1/5
Youkilis: 0/4
Drew: 1/4
Bay: 2/3
Lowell: 4/4, HR, 2 RBI
Baldelli: 1/2
Varitek: 2/4
Lowrie: 0/4

Penny: (W, 2-2) 8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 Ks
Papelbon: S, 8 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER

Rays

Crawford: 0/3
Navarro: 1/4
Upton: 2/4
Pena: 0/4
Burrell: 2/4, HR, 2B
Iwamura: 0/3
Kapler: 1/3
Aybar: 0/3
Bartlett: 0/3

Garza: (L, 1-3) 5.1 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 Ks
Shouse: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER
Balfour: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER

[SMC]

Mike Lowell got loose.

[msubulldogs21]

Getting ready to play my 2 game series at the Yankees.

I'm going to keep updating the standings, stats, and schedule that I posted at the beginning of the thread after each game. That will make it real easy to keep track of everything.

[SMC]

Getting ready to play my 2 game series at the Yankees.

I'm going to keep updating the standings, stats, and schedule that I posted at the beginning of the thread after each game. That will make it real easy to keep track of everything.

Who is going to the bump for you? Beckett and Lester?

[msubulldogs21]

Who is going to the bump for you? Beckett and Lester?

Beckett vs Meth Mania
Lester vs Burnett

[SMC]

See if you can hit a comebacker off Joba's forehead.

[msubulldogs21]

May 4 @ NYY: W 7-5

Red Sox

Ellsbury: 0/5
Pedroia: 2/5
Ortiz: 1/5
Youkilis: 3/5, R
Bay: 0/5, R
Lowell: 2/4, 2 RBI, 2 R
Drew: 3/4, 2B, 2 R
Varitek: 1/3, HR, BB, 3 RBI, 1 R
Lowrie: 2/3, BB, 2 RBI

Beckett (W, 4-0) 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 Ks
Delcarmen: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Masterson: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Papelbon (S, 9) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K

Yankees

Jeter: 1/5, 3B, RBI
Posada: 1/4, HR, RBI, 1 R
Teixeira: 2/3, HR, RBI, 1 R
Swisher: 2/4, 1 R
Nady: 1/4, HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Matsui: 0/4
Cano: 2/4, 2B, 1 R
Cabrera: 1/3
Bernier: 0/4 (some minor league scrub they called up to play 3B)

Chamberlain (L, 2-2) 3 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Aceves: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 Ks
Veras: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 Ks
Ramirez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K

What's funny is that A-Rod starts off hurt in my franchise. Before I ever started it, I got online and downloaded the updated rosters and loaded them so each team would have the right lineups, rotations, bullpens, etc. I didn't realize injuries were also incorporated, but it's funny to see Doug Bernier or Cody Ransom at 3B for New York.

[AB™]

Lowell is raking right now.

[SMC]

JD responded to his demotion in the order with a nice 3/4. Good motivational tactics by manager Cooke/Francona.

[msubulldogs21]

May 5 @ NYY: W 5-1

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R H  E
Boston     0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4  5 9  0
New York  0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  1 10 0

Red Sox

Ellsbury: 0/4
Pedroia: 1/4, 2B
Ortiz: 0/4
Youkilis: 2/4, 2 R
Bay: 2/4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Lowell: 1/4, 1 RBI, R
Drew: 2/4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 1 R
Varitek: 0/4
Lowrie: 1/3

Lester: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 Ks
Ramirez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K
Okajima (W, 1-0) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 Ks

Yankees

Jeter: 1/5
Posada: 1/5
Teixeira: 3/4
Swisher: 1/4
Nady: 0/4
Cano: 0/3, BB, R
Gardner: 1/3
Bernier: 2/4, 1 RBI
Molina: 1/4

Burnett: 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 7 Ks
Ramirez (L, 1-1) 1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 0 Ks

This was such a satisfying game. Burnett dominated me for 8 innings, but he didn't return for the 9th and they brought in Edwar Ramirez who promptly gave up 4 runs. Lowell had the go ahead RBI single, followed by JD who hit a 3 run BOMB into the 2nd deck.

Got the 2 game sweep.

[AB™]

Hey!  Another three game win streak.  Maybe you can get over that hump and get it up to a 4 game streak.

[SMC]

JD Drew stepping up on the big stage in the Bronx. On the flip side, Big Papi slumping a little bit.

[msubulldogs21]

May 6 vs Cleveland

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R H E
Cleveland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0  3 9 0
Boston     0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1 7 1

Indians

Choo, RF - 0/4
Martinez, C - 0/5
Sizemore, CF - 0/3, BB, R
Hafner, 1B - 3/4, R
Derosa, 3B - 3/4, RBI
Peralta, SS - 1/4, RBI
Francisco, LF - 2/4, RBI
Garko, DH - 0/4
Carroll, 2B - 0/4

Westbrook (W, 2-1) 8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 Ks
Wood (S, 11) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 Ks

Red Sox

Ellsbury, CF - 0/4
Pedroia, 2B - 1/4, RBI
Ortiz, DH - 0/4
Youkilis, 3B - 1/4
Bay, LF - 1/4
Drew, RF - 2/3
Kotsay, 1B - 0/3
Kottaras, C - 0/3
Lugo, SS - 2/3, 2B, R

Matsuzaka (L, 0-5) 7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 Ks
Okajima: 0.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 Ks
Delcarmen: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K

This one pisses me off a bit. Dice-K pitched so awesome, only to get the L. It's a shame I had to throw my B lineup out there (resting Lowell, Varitek, Lowrie due to energy issues) but I figured I need to have everyone at full strength when the Rays come to town this weekend.

On a side note, since I moved Drew down in the lineup: 7/11, HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R. I'm just sayin.

[msubulldogs21]

May 7 vs Cleveland W 10-2

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R  H  E
Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2  6  1
Boston     0 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 10 12 0

Indians

Choo, RF - 0/3, HBP
Martinez, C - 1/4, R
Sizemore, CF - 3/4, 2B, R
Hafner, 1B - 1/3
Derosa, 3B - 1/3, 2 RBI
Peralta, SS - 0/4
Francisco, LF - 0/4
Garko, DH - 0/3
Carroll, 2B - 0/3

Laffey (L, 1-4) 4 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 4 Ks
Lewis: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 K
Perez: 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 K

Red Sox

Ellsbury, CF - 1/4, R
Pedroia, 2B - 2/4, 2 R
Ortiz, DH - 1/4, RBI
Bay, LF - 1/4, RBI, R
Lowell, 3B - 2/4, RBI, R
Baldelli, RF - 1/4, RBI, 2 R
Kotsay, 1B - 2/4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Varitek, C - 1/4, HR, 3 RBI, R
Lowrie, SS - 1/4

Smoltz (W, 2-1) 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 Ks
Delcarmen (H, 4) 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K
Lopez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K

Nice to see the offense bust out with Youk and Drew on the bench for a night off to rest. 10 runs is my season high to this point. Big series with the division leading Rays coming up.

[RHS]

Kotsay taking advantage of his day in the field with a nice performance.

Lowell continues to be solid.

[SMC]

I love how the Sox have gone like 3 or 4 games now without drawing a walk. The control of these pitchers is impeccable.

[msubulldogs21]

May 8 vs Tampa Bay W 3-1

                 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R H E
Tampa Bay  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1 6 1
Boston       1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0  3 10 0

Rays

Crawford, LF - 0/5
Upton, CF - 2/4, 2 2B
Longoria, 3B - 0/4
Pena, 1B - 1/3, HR, RBI, R, BB
Navarro, C - 1/4
Burrell, DH - 0/2, BB, HBP
Iwamura, 2B - 1/4
Kapler, RF - 0/4
Bartlett, SS - 1/3, BB

Garza (L, 1-4) 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 Ks
Shouse: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 Ks
Isringhausen: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K

Red Sox

Ellsbury, CF - 2/4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Pedroia, 2B - 0/4
Ortiz - 1/4, 2B
Youkilis, 1B - 2/3, HR, RBI, R, BB
Bay, LF - 1/2, 2 BB
Lowell, 3B - 0/4
Drew, RF - 2/4
Varitek, C - 1/4, R
Lowrie, SS - 1/4

Penny (W, 3-2) 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 Ks
Ramirez: (H, 4) 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Okajima (H, 5) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K
Papelbon (S, 10) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K

[RHS]

Good work by Penny and a great job by the pen. 3 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K.

[msubulldogs21]

Good work by Penny and a great job by the pen. 3 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K.

Yeah, the pen saved me. In the 7th TB had the bases loaded with nobody out down 3-1, and Ramirez struck out Kapler, Lowell made a diving stop on Bartlett and threw home to just barely get the force, and Okajima got Crawford to ground out. That was the key to the game because it looked like it was all going to blow up in my face.

I'm hoping to play Game 2 and maybe 3 sometime today. We've been playing well so I don't want them to have a lot of time off between these games. Gotta keep the momentum going. Sadly I work 6:30-4:00 today.

[SMC]

Good work by Penny and a great job by the pen. 3 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K.

Yeah, the pen saved me. In the 7th TB had the bases loaded with nobody out down 3-1, and Ramirez struck out Kapler, Lowell made a diving stop on Bartlett and threw home to just barely get the force, and Okajima got Crawford to ground out. That was the key to the game because it looked like it was all going to blow up in my face.

When I get out of those kinds of jams I give the Tiger fist pump.

[RHS]

When I get out of situations like that (bases loaded no out, or guys on 2nd and 3rd no out) most times I will just quietly say "GTFO"

[SMC]

Late last night I was playing my first game on the hardest level, and Wake was giving me a hard time. It was 2-1 them in like the 7th inning, I tied it and then hit a huge 2 run double. I wanted to yell, but Emily was already asleep in the other room so all I could do was jump off the couch and do the Tiger pump.

[msubulldogs21]

Good work by Penny and a great job by the pen. 3 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K.

Yeah, the pen saved me. In the 7th TB had the bases loaded with nobody out down 3-1, and Ramirez struck out Kapler, Lowell made a diving stop on Bartlett and threw home to just barely get the force, and Okajima got Crawford to ground out. That was the key to the game because it looked like it was all going to blow up in my face.

When I get out of those kinds of jams I give the Tiger fist pump.

Don't you mean the Papelbon fist pump?

But yes, I definitely did it. When I struck out Kapler (the 1st out) he actually had a full count on him and I was throwing a 2 seamer that kind of got away and was tailing inside, but thankfully he didn't pick it up until late and swung and missed. If I had walked that run in to make it 3-2, things would've been a lot worse given that Ramon Ramirez's confidence meter was already wavering, and it would've gone way down after that making it extremely tough to locate pitches.

The pitch meter is the same style as the one as MVP, only the zone is a little tougher to hit to make your pitches accurate. There's also an energy and confidence meter that you can see if you pause the game or make a mound visit. When a pitcher loses his confidence you have to be careful because things can go downhill QUICK.

[SMC]

Do different pitchers have more confidence though? Like obviously an all star caliber pitcher should be able to work out of jams more so than a journeyman. Or do they all lose confidence at the same basic rate?

[msubulldogs21]

Yeah, the confidence each guy has varies depending on how good he is. Relievers have much shorter confidence though so if a RP starts getting hit hard you better have someone warming behind him. It usually takes a starter a little while to lose his confidence, as opposed to a reliever who can lose his quickly after 3 or 4 batters.

I want to play my 2nd game vs the Rays so bad right now, but it's pouring down rain and I would be so pissed off if I was winning and the power went out, so I'm just going to wait til later on tonight after the actual Red Sox and Rays game.

[SMC]

Rain delay!

[RHS]

The pitch meter is the same style as the one as MVP, only the zone is a little tougher to hit to make your pitches accurate.

When I have a pitcher I'm trying to throw a CG with and his stamina % is in the low 40's or high 30's, the only time I get a "perfect pitch" if with a 4 seamer. Everything else is too risky in that I might leave it up and then it goes out of the yard.

[msubulldogs21]

May 9 vs Tampa Bay W 1-0 F/14

                 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14  R H E
Tampa Bay  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0   0   0  0   0 7 2
Boston       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0   0   0   1  1 10 0

Rays

Crawford, LF - 1/5, BB
Upton, CF - 0/6
Longoria, 3B - 0/5, BB
Pena, 1B - 2/5, BB
Navarro, C - 2/6
Burrell, DH - 1/4
Iwamura, 2B - 1/3, BB, Sac
Kapler, RF - 0/4, Sac
Bartlett, SS - 0/5

E: Bartlett, 2

Kazmir: 7.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 Ks
Isringhausen: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 Ks
Balfour: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Wheeler (L, 0-1) 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 Ks

Red Sox

Ellsbury, CF - 1/5, BB
Pedroia, 2B - 1/6
Youkilis, 1B - 1/6
Bay, LF - 1/5, Sac
Lowell, 3B - 2/6, 2B
Baldelli, DH - 0/5, BB
Drew, RF - 1/5, BB, R
Varitek, C - 1/4, 2 Sac
Lugo, SS - 2/6, RBI

Beckett: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 Ks
Ramirez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K
Papelbon: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 Ks
Okajima: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Delcarmen (W, 2-0) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

What an epic game.

In the bottom of the 14th JD singled to lead off the inning, followed by a Varitek sac bunt. Julio Lugo came up and had a really nice at bat, fouling off quite a few pitches. He then got one and hit it right past Longoria down the 3rd base line for the walk off single.

I've also decided that Lugo is going to take over full time at SS now. I gave Lowrie his chances, but the fact is he's hitting .229 and we're 30+ games into the season. Plus, Lugo is faster.

Upton going 0/6 lost his 15 game hitting streak by the way.

Going for the sweep in the next game. Lester vs Price.

[RHS]

Kazmir looked like he was dealing before being yanked. Not a ton of K's, but only 2 hits.

Good win.

[msubulldogs21]

May 10 vs Tampa Bay L  8-7 F/13

                 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13  R  H  E
Tampa Bay  0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1  0  0   0   2   8 20 1
Boston        0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1  0  0   0   1   7 12 0

Rays

Crawford, DH - 3/6, BB, 2 R
Upton, CF - 2/6, HBP
Longoria, 3B - 2/4, HR, 2B, BB, 3 RBI, 1 R
- PR Bartlett, 3B - 0/2, R
Pena, 1B - 2/6, 2B, SF, RBI, R
Navarro, C - 1/4, BB
- Aybar, PR, C - 1/2, RBI, R
Burrell, LF - 2/7, RBI
Iwamura, 2B - 2/5, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 BB
Gross, RF - 2/7, 2B, R
Ensberg, SS - 1/2, BB, R
- Kapler, PH, SS - 2/4, 2B, RBI

E: Longoria
CS: Crawford

Price: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Shouse (BS, 1) 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Howell: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Percival (BS, 3) 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, BB, 0 K
Nelson: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, BB, 2 K
Wheeler (W, 1-1) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, BB

Red Sox

Ellsbury, CF - 2/5, RBI, BB
Pedroia, 2B - 3/5, HR, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, R
Ortiz, DH - 0/5, BB
Youkilis, 1B - 1/6
Bay, LF - 1/6, HR, RBI, 2 R
Lowell, 3B - 1/6, HR, 2 RBI, R
Drew, RF - 2/5, BB, R
Varitek, C - 0/3, BB, Sac, 2 R
- Baldelli, PH - 1/1
Lugo, SS - 1/5, 2B, RBI, BB

CS: Lugo

Lester: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Masterson: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K
Saito: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Ramirez: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Lopez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K
Okajima: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 K
Delcarmen: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, BB,
Papelbon (L, 0-2) 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 K
Beckett: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K

Wow. This one is definitely in the running for most absurd game I've ever played. Going into it this was my 17th game in a row without a day off, so most of my lineup was really low on energy and my bullpen was totally depleted (remember, the last game went 14 innings)... and of course, we play a 13 inning marathon! The bullpen being heavily worked recently was probably the main reason it looked so bad in this game. I had to bring in quite a few guys who were really low on energy, and in turn they didn't throw quite as hard and weren't as effective as they usually are. It got so ridiculous that I actually ran out of pitchers. Papelbon was running on fumes to begin with, so I had to bring in freaking Beckett (who pitched yesterday) to relieve him.

At least I took 2/3 from the Rays. Offense had a nice day.

[bulldogs1159]

Shoulda brought in Pedroia to pitch.

[RHS]

Since you've posted game results, I see Ortiz is 3-26.

It's almost like it's real.

[msubulldogs21]

May 12 @ LA Angels L 1-0 F/10

             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Red Sox  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 6 0
Angels    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1  1 6 0

Red Sox

Ellsbury, CF - 0/4
Pedroia, 2B - 0/4
Ortiz, DH - 2/4, 2B
Youkilis, 1B - 0/4
Bay, LF - 2/4
Lowell, 3B - 1/4
Drew, RF - 1/4
Varitek, C - 0/4
Lugo, SS - 0/3

Matsuzaka: 8 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 K
Masterson (L, 2-2) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K

Angels

Figgins, 3B - 0/4
Kendrick, 2B - 0/4
Guerrero, RF - 1/4
Napoli, C - 1/4
Rivera, DH - 1/4, HR, RBI, R
Abreu, LF - 1/3
Hunter, CF - 0/2, HBP
Izturis, SS - 2/3
Morales, 1B - 0/3

Santana: 8 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 K
Arredondo (W, 3-2) 2 IP, 1 H, 1 K

If you're keeping score at home, this is my 3rd straight extra innings game.

I'll probably go back and research this, but Dice has to have the worst run support on the team. 2nd straight game he's pitched great and has nothing to show for it. I hit 3 balls that missed being a HR by about a foot in this game. At least Ortiz showed some signs of life. Juan Rivera's walk off HR was an inside fastball that he somehow took oppo down the freaking line. Ridiculous.

[RHS]

I know all about perfect picthes being hit deep. I've thrown some 4 seamers down and in before and they get taken for a ride oppo field and I'm like "Really?" I've also thrown some sliders down and away that were just outside the zone and had them pulled for some bombs.

[jbell96]

Since you've posted game results, I see Ortiz is 3-26.

It's almost like it's real.

Wow that game is realistic. It actually shows the after effects of steroid use. 

[msubulldogs21]

May 13 @ LA Angels

               1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R H E
Boston      0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0  2 7 0
LA Angels  0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0  3 8 1

Red Sox

Ellsbury, CF - 2/4, SB
Pedroia, 2B - 1/3, BB
Ortiz, DH - 1/3, BB, R
Youkilis, 1B - 1/4
Bay, LF - 0/4
Lowell, 3B - 1/3, HR, 2 RBI, R
Drew, RF - 0/3
Varitek, C - 0/3
Lugo, SS - 1/3

SB: Ellsbury (4)

Smoltz: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 K
Saito (BS, 1) 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Delcarmen (L, 2-1) 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K
Lopez: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 K

Angels

Figgins, 3B - 0/4
Kendrick, 2B - 1/4
Guerrero, RF - 3/4, 2 2B, R
Napoli, C - 0/3
Rivera, DH - 2/3, HR, 2 RBI, R
Abreu, LF - 0/3
Hunter, CF - 1/3, HR, RBI, R
Izturis, SS - 0/3
Morales, 1B - 1/3

E: Figgins

Weaver: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Speier (W, 2-0) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K
Oliver (H, 6) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K
Fuentes (S, 8.)1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K

This one's on the 'pen. Blew a great outing by Smoltz. That POS Juan Rivera hit an oppo 2 run shot (sound familiar?) followed by Hunter hitting a solo shot. And that was that.

Gotta get this 3 game losing streak turned around.

[msubulldogs21]

I know one thing, when I get back to the States I'm gonna be shotgunning games like crazy.

[msubulldogs21]

May 14 @ LAA

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R H  E
Boston       3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0  7 13 0
LA Angels   1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0  4  9  1

Red Sox

Ellsbury, CF - 0/5
Pedroia, 2B - 3/5, RBI, R
Ortiz, DH - 1/5, R
Youkilis, 1B - 2/5, 2B, 2 R
Bay, LF - 3/4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Lowell, 3B - 1/3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Drew, RF - 1/3, BB, R
Varitek, C - 1/3, RBI, Sac
Lugo, SS - 1/4, RBI, R

Penny: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Ramirez (W, 1-0) 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K
Masterson (S, 1) 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, BB, 3 K

Angels

Figgins, 3B - 0/5
Kendrick, 2B - 1/3, BB, 2 R
Guerrero, RF - 2/4, 2B
Napoli, C - 1/3, BB, R
Rivera, DH - 2/3, HR, 4 RBI, BB, R
Abreu, LF - 0/4
Hunter, CF - 0/4
Izturis, SS - 1/4
Quinlan, 1B - 2/4

E: Izturis

Saunders: 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Oliver (L, 2-2) 1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 K
Arredondo: 0.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 K
Shields: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 K

Helluva job by Masterson today. With the pen still recovering from all our extra innings games over the last week and not much else to turn to, he gutted his way through 2 2/3 innings and picked up the save to avoid the sweep. Losing here would've been rough but we got a nice win. LA is good.

Now on to Seattle for 3.

[msubulldogs21]

May 15 @ Seattle

            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R  H  E
Boston   0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0  4  6  0
Seattle  1 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0  10 13 2

Red Sox (18-18)

Ellsbury, CF - 0/5, R
Pedroia, 2B - 0/4
Ortiz, DH - 2/4, HR, 2 RBI, R
Youkilis, 1B - 2/4, HR, RBI, 2 R
Bay, LF - 1/4, RBI
Lowell, 3B - 1/4
Drew, RF - 0/2, BB, HBP
Kottaras, C - 0/2
- Varitek, C - 0/2
Lugo, SS - 0/3, BB

Beckett (L, 4-1) 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, BB, 4 K
Saito: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 0 K
Lopez: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 K

Mariners (15-21)

Chavez, DH - 0/5, RBI
Betancourt, SS - 2/4, BB, 3 R
Ichiro, RF - 3/4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
Branyan, 1B - 1/3, SF, 2 RBI,
Griffey Jr, LF - 1/4, 2B, RBI, R
Lopez, 2B - 1/4, RBI
Beltre, 3B - 1/4, R
Johjima, C - 3/3, HR, 2 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 2 R
Gutierrez, CF - 1/4, RBI, R

SB: Ichiro (5)
E: Hernandez (1), Beltre (2)

Hernandez (W, 3-4) 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Aardsma (H, 2) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Walker (S, 3) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K

So somehow Kenji Johjima is the AL leader in BA (no, really, he's hitting .360) and tore me to shreds. Ichiro went off as well. The Japanese double whammy.

[dc24]

May 15 @ Seattle

            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R  H  E
Boston   0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0  4  6  0
Seattle  1 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0  10 13 2

Red Sox (18-18)

Ellsbury, CF - 0/5, R
Pedroia, 2B - 0/4
Ortiz, DH - 2/4, HR, 2 RBI, R
Youkilis, 1B - 2/4, HR, RBI, 2 R
Bay, LF - 1/4, RBI
Lowell, 3B - 1/4
Drew, RF - 0/2, BB, HBP
Kottaras, C - 0/2
- Varitek, C - 0/2
Lugo, SS - 0/3, BB

Beckett (L, 4-1) 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, BB, 4 K
Saito: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 0 K
Lopez: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 K

Mariners (15-21)

Chavez, DH - 0/5, RBI
Betancourt, SS - 2/4, BB, 3 R
Ichiro, RF - 3/4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
Branyan, 1B - 1/3, SF, 2 RBI,
Griffey Jr, LF - 1/4, 2B, RBI, R
Lopez, 2B - 1/4, RBI
Beltre, 3B - 1/4, R
Johjima, C - 3/3, HR, 2 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 2 R
Gutierrez, CF - 1/4, RBI, R

SB: Ichiro (5)
E: Hernandez (1), Beltre (2)

Hernandez (W, 3-4) 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Aardsma (H, 2) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Walker (S, 3) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K

So somehow Kenji Johjima is the AL leader in BA (no, really, he's hitting .360) and tore me to shreds. Ichiro went off as well. The Japanese double whammy.

He's hitting like .392 or something in mine right now too, lol.  He was at .462 a couple of games ago, but has fallen off some.

[bulldogs1159]

May 15 @ Seattle

            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R  H  E
Boston   0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0  4  6  0
Seattle  1 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0  10 13 2

Red Sox (18-18)

Ellsbury, CF - 0/5, R
Pedroia, 2B - 0/4
Ortiz, DH - 2/4, HR, 2 RBI, R
Youkilis, 1B - 2/4, HR, RBI, 2 R
Bay, LF - 1/4, RBI
Lowell, 3B - 1/4
Drew, RF - 0/2, BB, HBP
Kottaras, C - 0/2
- Varitek, C - 0/2
Lugo, SS - 0/3, BB

Beckett (L, 4-1) 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, BB, 4 K
Saito: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 0 K
Lopez: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 K

Mariners (15-21)

Chavez, DH - 0/5, RBI
Betancourt, SS - 2/4, BB, 3 R
Ichiro, RF - 3/4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
Branyan, 1B - 1/3, SF, 2 RBI,
Griffey Jr, LF - 1/4, 2B, RBI, R
Lopez, 2B - 1/4, RBI
Beltre, 3B - 1/4, R
Johjima, C - 3/3, HR, 2 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 2 R
Gutierrez, CF - 1/4, RBI, R

SB: Ichiro (5)
E: Hernandez (1), Beltre (2)

Hernandez (W, 3-4) 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Aardsma (H, 2) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Walker (S, 3) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K

So somehow Kenji Johjima is the AL leader in BA (no, really, he's hitting .360) and tore me to shreds. Ichiro went off as well. The Japanese double whammy.

They are getting back at you for invading their country.

[msubulldogs21]

Some Red Sox personnel updates:

I knew I was going to have to make a trade of some sort. I've had Wakefield stuck in AAA for the whole season (he's not very good on this game) and Javier Lopez has been struggling in relief, so I figured I'd try and swing a trade. Plus, it only makes sense with Wake being old and probably going to retire at the end of the year. Well, I had no idea it would turn out to be an F'ing A trade. (And I have fair trades turned on)

Boston Red Sox receive:

Ernesto Manning, SP/RP (AA) 6'4'' 220, 20 years old, RHP
AA stats: 10 games (5 as SP), 3-1, 1.80 ERA, 4 QS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 0.96 WHIP

Yorman Ozuna, SP (AA) 6'0'' 194, 18 years old, RHP
AA stats: 7 games, 1-3, 2.68 ERA, 5 QS, 1.39 WHIP

New York Mets receive:

Tim Wakefield, SP
Javier Lopez, RP

I'm pretty pumped about getting 2 AA stud SP prospects, especially only 18 and 20 years old. They were doing well in AA, but I didn't want to rush things and send them immediately to Pawtucket. I'm hoping they can continue to be solid at Portland, then I might consider calling them up to Pawtucket later in the season. I got both those guys for an old SP and my worst RP on the team. Good times.

I also called up Clay Buchholz from Pawtucket to the Red Sox bullpen. Little did I know this was going to be such an important move, as you will see in my next post...