David Wells makes his first start of the season this evening, and though there’s little room to improve on last year’s 8-1 record at Fenway, we’re hoping that tonight is the start of another solid year. We do expect a good deal of rust from the Boomah, as it’s been a while since he threw with something on the line. Chat away.
(Freshly cocky Yankees fans welcome as well, of course)
In better news, Crisp got a three year extension. Beckett’s next.
Wanna know what I’m wondering? Head of BDD, scroll down to the picture headed “Homecomeing King” and have a look at the guy in the upper right hand with all the bio-warfare gear on –
What the hell?
edit: head over to….
Yeah, noticed that earlier. Maybe he was sitting next to a Yankees fan?
Fat bastard…
Yikes. Wells is throwing BP out there…
Manny has got his high knee sox on today. I’ve never seen that before…
The boo-birds are out. The monster saved a homerun on that one by Glaus.
Still early. Chacin can be hit.
Hey, how come it’s so quiet in here?
Look out for Whiffy Mo against a lefty.
Lowell, looking pretty good so far.
Lowell has five straight hits, including four doubles. Not bad.
Chacin isn’t all that either, but we’ve still got to put the runs up, and the end of this lineup doesn’t inspire confidence. We’ll see though. I think the future of this game for Boston rests on whether or not Francona yanks Wells. If you see Wells out there in the third to give up three more then that could put the game out of reach.
Aye Carumba, Whiffy! Just foul. Base knock.
That was a LONG foul ball… Wiffy Mo may be coming around a bit.
This is the second at-bat with two runners on the Sox have had in two innings. Lets see how they do with it…
Youk makin’ him work. I could see him rippin’ one here.
Damn! Same result as before…
Lets see if Wells comes back out there go give up three more runs.
Absolutely painful. I hate to say I told ya so (it would be better if I had actually told anyone but myself), but I was not looking forward to today’s debut from Mr. “can’t pitch to minor leaguers” Wells.
Got 2 quick outs in the 3d though.
Was that Wells out there?!? I blinked and must have missed it.
Yet another reason I don’t like the bunt. When you concent to bunt you give up any hope at an extra base hit, and generally you give up hope of a walk too. And with Big Papi and Manny on deck, why don’t you take a few and see what the pitcher gives you?
Papi!
SF – where are you?
Run Forest, uh. Run Papi,run!
Yeah, didn’t like the bunt move either, especially because it’s clear Chacin is hittable.
Manny remains in his slump :-(
that wallball double that Papi legged out is a perfect example of his athleticism that I’m always defending
Much as I love the man, Papi scares me every time he tries for 2 on a close play.
Nice throw! I love the Loretta pickup more and more every day!
I agree, Paul. I’d much rather Papi didn’t risk injury and just stay at first unless he knows he can make it. Plus, I don’t know if you’all notice, but (sssshhhhh!) Papi and Manny aren’t the best at sliding. This means that their risk for injury is higher than, say, someone who knows how to slide.
Wells has settled down (with help from the Gold Glove infield), but unless we can get some timely hits, I fear the damage has been done.
most surprising thing I’ve heard tonight is that David Wells has only had 1 20-win season in his career.
Mohr!! Makin the case to stay in the big leagues!
Dustin Mohr for two!
Lefty killer Mohr
DUUUUUUUSTIN!!!
Is there some rule about wearing stupid looking sunglasses on the mound? If not there should be…
Mohr looks like he could be Tito Francona’s son
Is that three straight takes from WMP???
Oddly enough, i want Wily Mo to walk more than I want him to hit a home run… sort of.
Gustavo afraid of Whiffy.
Wow, a four-pitch walk… That makes me feel better than it probably should about the Bronson trade.
All right, Yoooouuuuuuk…
Bathroom Break!
(thats my nickname for Alex Gonzalez. I’m trying to get it to catch on.)
Yooooooooooooooouk
matt, Chacin is definitely trying to audition for a spot in the all-sunglasses, all-the-time Angels bullpen
Late calls just mean the ump blinked at the wrong time….
Crap. Coulda been more. But two down. Three to go.
airk, that must be it. I can’t come up with another reason that someone would consent to looking stupid on national TV.
Tough luck for Loretta there. He hit that one on the nose. At least we got on the board.
Two line-outs for Loretta. Tough luck.
No matter what Overbay does on the field, it will never overshadow the fact that his name is Pig Latin
Lyle Bover. lol. What a horrible name. No wonder he changed it.
And Wells wasted no time giving a run back. It’s just one start, but the questions are going to come fast and furious now: What do we do with him if he can’t pitch?
Thats gotta be it for Wells.
Well, at least that Vernon Wells homer helped my fantasy team. Small consolation.
At least Wells didn’t flip the crowd off.
Say good night, Boomer. *sigh*
question: would the fans be booing Wells if he hadnt been such an ass in the offseason?
Man, if you’re gonna bitch about getting trraded, and then about being put on the DL to begin the season, it seems maybe you should have the stuff to back it up (a la Manny). Not surprised by the boos I heard.
airk, I’d say probably not. It was a tough outing for Wells, but I think his antics this offseason didn’t help him any tonight with the fans. But he’ll be back out there. The Sox aren’t going to give up on him.
Nice chat’n with you folks (foulkes?). Gotta run to a meeting.
Go Sox!
-MM
Ugh. I’m off work in 10 minutes, and none too soon by the looks of things. Although I’ll probably just go home and keep watching the game anyway. :-\
Wells started slowly last season, too. something to keep in mind.
Just back from the family Seder to find the Sox down 8-4. Is Adam Stern playing? Looks like Pharoah’s gonna take this one…..
The shocker of the night (besides Wells looking *even heavier* than last year, which I did not think possible) Wily Mo Pena walked!
Inconceivable.
Apropos of nothing: Maddox got win 320 tonight. Wow.
Well, that sucked. Sent the Fat Man back to P’tucket- he’s not ready yet (yeah right, like that’ll happen).
On the brighter side, at least we’re not 4-4.
Looks like I picked a good night to go out for a long, delicious dinner with the wife.
Yeah, you’re not 4-4. But you haven’t had 2 series against playoff-caliber competition either, so foo to you.
The Jays started 8 right-handed hitters against Boomer with a 15mph wind heading out to left. Smart lineup.
The Orioles aren’t playoff caliber?
Quick! Someone call the Baltimore Sun!