Tonight the Red Sox take the field with a playoff berth firmly in hand and another October ahead. With streaks and slumps, trades and injuries, The Red Sox have prevailed and Post season play comes once again to Fenway. Paul Byrd will pitch for Boston against a team he knows well, hopefully using that familiarity to help the Red Sox win their 93rd game of the 2008 season. Carmona makes his first appearance against the Red Sox this year after being ejected Friday for beating Gary Sheffields head in with help from most of the team. (ok noone's all bad lol) Let's hope he's got that out of his system and can help the Indians to their 79th loss of the season. David Ortiz has lead the way in this clinch week and will hopefully bash a few out over the Monster. :thumbup:

Red Sox (92-65)



Scouting Report:
Indians: Carmona has appealed a six-game suspension for his role in Friday's bench-clearing brawl with the Tigers and, barring a quick appeals process, will make his final start of '08. Before he duked it out with Gary Sheffield in the seventh inning, Carmona showed much improvement from what he's done in what has become a disappointing 2008 campaign. The right-hander commanded the strike zone and induced a number of ground balls by locating his nasty sinker where he wanted it. His tendency to overthrow in tight situations wasn't a problem because, well, he didn't have many to deal with. His only problem was Miguel Cabrera, who knocked a pair of two-run homers off Carmona before the righty was ejected after 6 1/3 innings. Carmona has yet to face the Red Sox this season, but is 1-2 with a 5.00 ERA in three career appearances (one start).
Red Sox: The right-hander produced a quality start in his last outing, giving up three runs over six innings in a no-decision against the Blue Jays. For Byrd, this will be his first start against the Indians since being traded by Cleveland to the Red Sox on Aug. 12. For the Indians this season, Byrd was 7-10 with a 4.53 ERA. Byrd is 4-2 in seven starts since joining the Red Sox. Only once since coming to Boston has Byrd gone fewer than six innings. In three Fenway starts, Byrd is 1-2 with a 6.05 ERA.



STREAK ON TO THE FUTURE!!!!!! GO SOX!!!!

In a who cares game id like to see the vets sat down.this is not a healthy team.i suggest reading tony mazzes last 2 pieces thet give a very good appraisal of all this health stuff.

Given that the division is looking pretty unlikely, I'd like to get our group as healthy as possible to face the Angels. That includes resting Lowrie, who looks fried right now.

Props to Tampa Bay, by the way, for not folding like a cheap tent like we all thought they would. (And for the record, Cheap Tent might be a good nickname for The Trop).

But even with playing our B Team, here's to Macs bringing us home!

We're not getting the division, so let's rest and get ready to knock the halos off the Angels. I like the idea of giving Byrd this start to keep him sharp, but I wouldn't mind seeing Dice-K and Lester skip their next starts. The Skank series means nothing with the exception of them trying to keep us from winning the division, which ain't happening anyway unless Tampa loses out.

It highlt lilkely tat the rays will rap up the division on friday.Rest,rest and rest.Id like the startes if they must go out held to 4 or 5 innings,Lester i dassume not see until the halos.

Wh-wh-whaaa??? :confused:

No matter who takes the field, I am not counting this team out for tonight. We've had some injuries and seen some less established players step it up. We've got a lot of talent on the bench and this is the time of year to flash it.

yea.. look at what happened last night... we beat the Cy Young candidate..

never count us out...

That is what got the Red Sox to this point: when one goes down another steps in. What if Drew hadn't picked up for Papi? What if Lester hadn't turned out to be such an ace, with Schilling gone? As someone I admire says "We Can Do It!"

Bob the Builder? :confused:

Oh God, is that where Obama got it? :rofl: Still works for me.

Can we Build It?

YES we can!

I thought it was Rosie the Riveter.

Edit: Yup, Rosie. Much better than Bob the Builder. Rosie the Riveter

FUCK YEAH!!!!!
Dustin Pedroia

Steady as we go Sox!....lets just continue to win games....& get guys healthy with a few AB's. It cant hurt keeping some guys active.

This rays team still can be had, its never over..... :thumbup:

Go Red Sox!

:crackedup:

You smell like a hamster _
Josh Beckett to Mike Lowell 9/23

I'm with you Palarch. Why not shoot for it!

link to a video of post game celebration

http://www.outincenterfield.com/blog/2008/...e_is_video.html

Jeri Thanks so much for that link. I *love* this one:
Casey & Masterson :-D

here is a nice e-card to send to your MFY friends

We don't know that yet. The Yankees are playing in Toronto tonight, and the BJ's would LOVE to finish ahead of the Yankees. AJ Burnett will be on the mound.

you could scratch out Blue Jays if it comes to that

I still find it extremely amusing- it would be pee your pants funny if it was just the orioles

BDC ( no relation to MDC- btw) reports that Drew is in the starting line up tonight

no kidding!

I'd love to see the Skanks finish fourth.

And I'd love to see our roster rested the rest of the way.

And I love that the closing Skanks series will mean:

I hear JD is back in the lineup. It will be good to see him get back on track with some fine at-bats. Chris Carter starting also!......

who could have predicted that the Pedroia Papi pairing would be the most dangerous combo in baseball?

I really like games in which our pitcher's ERA goes down and their's goes up. :VBG:

Kotsay was the benefactor of "celebration" frenzy.. he liked it so much he wants to do it again! ( and again, and again)a

:cheers: :cheers: It's just WONDERFUL!!
2-0

TEK!!! :YAHOO: :woohoo:

:woohoo: :woohoo: Man o man!! 3-0!

I watched most of the post game celebration last night, and was impressed that Tek went around and shook as many fans hands as possible. Youk did as well. Nice to see that.

4 runs !!


I like this pitcher- hope he stays awhile :VBG:

he didn't give away any bases though!

"The nightmare of Fenway Park continues for Fausto Carmona" 4-0
Cora is 9th to bat. That's what I call keeping the line moving. :VBG:

martinez is not having fun... thanks :raspberry:

1st baseman drops the ball!
I almost feel sorry for them
Radio says Carmona is looking at the dugout like "get me out of here"

Mabuhay :VBG:

Almost wish I had some MFY friends now. :crackedup:


Love to see Drew back, he'll need some game to get into the oove. Also love that Lowrie gets a break, he needs one bigtime. This is alreay a ot more games than he's ever played in his carreer. Carter professiona hitter but rumor has it that he's as bad as Manny in LF.

Postseason Odds:

Div. 4.53285
Wilcard 95.46715
Playoffs 100.00000

MFY:
Div .00000
Wildcard .00000
Playoffs: .00000

True! That was hilarious.

Ok now I don't feel THAT sorry for them. One run will be enough.