Great job, you totally crush them.
Good luck without Ortiz, it will be tough, I think you gonna make ALCS by beating Texas in 4.
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Great job, you totally crush them.
Good luck without Ortiz, it will be tough, I think you gonna make ALCS by beating Texas in 4.
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Originally Posted by rockiesfan4ever
Yeah, its gonna be tough without him, but I think I'm gonna DH Manny and put Kapler or Youk out in LF'. The main problem is that it makes my lineup bottom out and it makes it really shallow, I think I can do it without him though.Quote:
Originally Posted by MisteroCZ
Hope you defense doesn't fail you then
Its not like Manny is gonna win any Gold Glove's out there either :P.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockiesfan4ever
Sox Win Game 2 in a Nail-biter
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There was little in common between Game 1 and Game 2, besides the outcome. Early on it looked like it was going to be a blow out, in favor of the Red Sox, as the Sox put up 4 in the bottom of the first, on a 2 run homer by Jay Payton and RBI base hits by Kevin Millar and Bill Mueller, but the Rangers would get two in the third, on a 2 run homer by Michael Young, to make it 4-2 and the Red Sox would fail to score again till the 5th. The Sox got one in the 5th, on a sac fly by Jay Payton with the bases chucked, the Rangers would get 3 in the top of the 6th, however, to tie the game at 5. The Sox got one in the 6th, on an RBI single by Manny Ramirez, and another in the 7th, on an RBI double by Dustin Pedroia, that would prove to be huge. The Rangers managed to get one more in the top of the 8th but they could not complete the comeback, as the Red Sox won 7-6 in 9 innings.
Player of the Game: Jay Payton 1-4 3RBI 2R 1HRHTML Code:Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox
October 5, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Rangers (TEX) 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 10 1
Red Sox (BOS) 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 x 7 11 0
TEXAS ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
A. Soriano (2B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 .296
G. Matthews (RF) 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M. Young (SS) 5 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 .300
M. Teixeira (1B) 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
A. Gonzalez (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
H. Blalock (3B) 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .297
D. Dellucci (LF) 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 .283
L. Nix (CF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R. Barajas (C) 4 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 .229
TOTALS 37 10 3 6 2 6 14 0
2B: A. Soriano, M. Young, L. Nix
3B: M. Teixeira, M. Young
HR: R. Barajas, M. Young
TEXAS ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Park 4.0 5 3 1 4 4 4 91 4.32
J. Benoit 1.2 3 4 0 2 2 1 52 4.70
C. Almanzar 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 4 27 5.28
B. Shouse 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 4.01
TOTALS 8.0 11 7 1 7 6 10 183
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .306
K. Youkilis (LF) 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 .256
K. Millar (1B) 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 .305
M. Ramirez (DH) 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .330
B. Mueller (3B) 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 .330
J. Payton (RF) 4 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 .284
D. Mirabelli (C) 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M. Bellhorn (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .216
D. Pedroia (SS) 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 .333
TOTALS 34 11 7 7 1 7 10 0
2B: M. Ramirez, J. Damon, K. Millar
HR: J. Payton
GIDP: K. Millar
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Schilling 6.0 7 3 2 5 5 8 102 4.53
C. Bradford 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 3 28 5.63
K. Foulke 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 10 3 2 6 6 14 154
WP: C. Schilling
LP: J. Benoit
SV: K. Foulke
Temperature: 46F
Wind: 2 MPH (in from center)
Attendance: 6,736
Time: 3:37
Rangers Live to Play Another Day
The Rangers beat the Red Sox in Game 3 4-1 to extend the series to a 4th game. The scoring opportunities, they managed only 7 base runners the whole game, were few and far between for the Red Sox and they never managed to capitalize on them when they did arise. Most notably, the had two men on with two out and the tying run at the plate in Kevin Youkilis in the top of the 9th and got nothing out of it. The one run for the Red Sox came on an RBI single by Bill Mueller in the top of the 6th. The Rangers did not have many opportunities themselves, but they managed to capitalize when they did, including a 2 run bomb by David Dellucci in the second inning and clutch RBI's by Hank Blalock and Alfonso Soriano.
Player of the Game: (TEX) Ryan Drese 8IP 5H 1ER 5KHTML Code:Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers
October 7, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Rangers (TEX) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 x 4 7 1
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
J. Payton (RF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284
H. Ramirez (SS) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
M. Bellhorn (2B) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
J. Olerud (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
D. Pedroia (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
D. Mirabelli (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
TOTALS 32 5 2 1 0 1 6 1
2B: J. Damon
GIDP: K. Millar
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 6.0 5 3 1 3 3 5 102 3.93
M. Delcarmen 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.58
C. Bradford 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.73
B. Fuentes 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.63
TOTALS 8.0 7 3 1 4 4 6 130
TEXAS ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
A. Soriano (2B) 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .296
G. Matthews (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
M. Young (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
M. Teixeira (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307
A. Gonzalez (DH) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
H. Blalock (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .297
D. Dellucci (LF) 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 .283
L. Nix (CF) 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
R. Barajas (C) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229
TOTALS 30 7 3 4 1 4 6 0
2B: M. Teixeira, M. Young, L. Nix, A. Gonzalez
HR: D. Dellucci
CS: R. Barajas
TEXAS ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Drese 8.0 5 0 0 1 1 5 97 5.43
F. Cordero 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 1 29 3.92
TOTALS 9.0 5 2 0 1 1 6 126
WP: R. Drese
LP: W. Miller
SV: F. Cordero
Temperature: 55F
Wind: 2 MPH (out to center)
Attendance: 42,355
Time: 2:25
The Red Sox defeated the Rangers, 9-7, in Game 4 to advance to the ALCS, where they will play the Tigers. After the Rangers scored 2 in the second, with the opportunity for more, it looked like it might be heading back to Boston for a game 5, but the Red Sox quickly dispensed any thought of that happening with a 7 run 4th inning, which entailed 2 bases loaded walks, a bases loaded double by Jay Payton, a run scoring error and a sac fly. The Rangers made it interesting by scoring one in the 8th and then two more in the bottom of the 9th, but the 7 run inning, combined with two one run innings, was too much for them to overcome.
Player of the Game: Manny Ramirez 2-3 2BB 1R 2RBIHTML Code:Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers
October 8, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 0
Rangers (TEX) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 11 1
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 3 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .305
J. Olerud (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J. Payton (RF) 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .284
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256
G. Kapler (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M. Bellhorn (2B) 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .216
D. Pedroia (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
D. Mirabelli (C) 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255
TOTALS 35 8 9 9 0 8 7 1
2B: B. Mueller, K. Youkilis, J. Payton
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
O. Perez 7.0 9 1 1 5 5 6 102 5.22
B. Fuentes 1.2 2 2 1 2 2 3 45 5.63
K. Foulke 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 11 3 2 7 7 10 151
TEXAS ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
A. Soriano (2B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .296
G. Matthews (RF) 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .255
M. Young (SS) 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 .300
M. Teixeira (1B) 5 5 0 4 1 2 0 0 .307
A. Gonzalez (DH) 5 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 .263
H. Blalock (3B) 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .297
D. Dellucci (LF) 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .283
L. Nix (CF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
R. Barajas (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
TOTALS 37 11 3 7 2 7 10 0
2B: R. Barajas, H. Blalock, A. Gonzalez
HR: M. Teixeira, M. Young
TEXAS ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Thompson 3.2 3 7 0 8 3 2 92 7.09
M. Tejera 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 31 6.41
J. Benoit 2.1 3 1 0 1 1 1 58 4.70
C. Almanzar 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 16 5.28
TOTALS 9.0 8 9 0 9 4 7 197
WP: O. Perez
LP: J. Thompson
SV: K. Foulke
Temperature: 49F
Wind: 6 MPH (right to left)
Attendance: 45,000
Time: 3:32
Expected Starting Lineup for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):
#1 Johnny Damon (CF) - .306BA/22HR/32SB/147R/116RBI/.371OBP
#2 Bill Mueller (3B) - .330BA/12HR/2SB/75R/64RBI/.411OBP
#3 Manny Ramirez (DH) - .330BA/29HR/2SB/93R/105RBI/.428OBP
#4 Kevin Millar (1B) - .305BA/22HR/1SB/103R/115RBI/.378OBP
#5 Jay Payton (RF) - .284BA/5HR/8SB/37R/36RBI/.324OBP
#6 Jason Varitek (C) - .255BA/26HR/0SB/97R/104RBI/.330OBP
#7 Hanley Ramirez (SS) - .280BA/13HR/38SB/107R/76RBI/.341OBP
#8 Kevin Youkilis (LF) - .256BA/8HR/0SB/69R/57RBI/.360OBP
#9 Dustin Pedroia (2B) - .333BA/0HR/0SB/0R/0RBI/.333OBP
Expected Starting Lineup for Tigers (and reg. season stats):
#1 Nook Logan (CF) - .205BA/0HR/5SB/8R/2RBI/.286OBP
#2 Carlos Guillen (SS) - .275BA/9HR/4SB/63R/47RBI/.345OBP
#3 Magglio Ordonez (RF) - .304BA/31HR/8SB/110R/110RBI/.368OBP
#4 Marcus Thames (LF) - .256BA/12HR/0SB/28R/29RBI/.371OBP
#5 Chris Shelton (1B) - .296BA/14HR/0SB/77R/55RBI/.364OBP
#6 Ivan Rodriguez (C) - .293BA/26HR/2SB/81R/99RBI/.335OBP
#7 Rondell White (DH) - .277BA/7HR/4SB/34R/31RBI/.326OBP
#8 Omar Infante (2B) - .302BA/15HR/8SB/86R/62RBI/.349OBP
#9 Brandon Inge (3B) - .257BA/17HR/5SB/66R/82RBI/.314OBP
Advantage: Red Sox. The Red Sox clearly have the better offense, even without Ortiz, they have a great mixture of power, average, speed, and depth. And with Ortiz possibly returning if the series goes 6 or 7 games it could swing the series in the Red Sox favor. The Tigers also have a solid offense, but its hard to be better than the best.
Starting Rotation for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):
SP#1 Ben Sheets - 11-12/4.88ERA/179IP/177K/41BB/.258BAA/28.3GB%
SP#2 Curt Schilling - 7-3/4.53ERA/107.1IP/101K/16BB/.262BAA/33.6GB%
SP#3 Wade Miller - 6-4/3.93ERA/91.2IP/78K/41BB/.231BAA/33.8GB%
SP#4 Odalis Perez - 11-10/5.22ERA/170.2IP/135K/60BB/.271BAA/37.9GB%
Starting Rotation for Tigers (and reg. season stats):
SP#1 Jeremy Bonderman - 14-10/3.77ERA/191IP/166K/63BB/.260BAA/27.9GB%
SP#2 Nate Robertson - 12-13/5.10ERA/189IP/138K/53BB/.275BAA/34.3GB%
SP#3 Mike Maroth - 9-6/3.87ERA/114IP/48K/25BB/.308BAA/46.5GB%
SP#4 Jason Johnson - 13-8/4.03ERA/183IP/104K/60BB/.285BAA/38.4GB%
Advantage: Performance wise its the Tigers, talent wise its the Red Sox. If the talent manages to manifest itself in this series the Red Sox will have the advantage, but the Tigers pitchers have been very consistent all season. I'm going to give the, very slight, nod to the Tigers here, but it could easily end up going the other way.
Bullpen for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):
CL Keith Foulke - 29SV/74SV%/4.95ERA/53K/49.1GB%
SU Brian Fuentes - 5.63ERA/61K/35.3GB%
SR Jon Papelbon - 4.68ERA/70K/43.7GB%
SR Chad Bradford - 3.73ERA/55K/53.0GB%
MR Manny Delcarmen - 3.58ERA/37K/37.1GB%
LR Geremi Gonzalez - 3.43ERA/34K/42.4GB%
MU Matt Clement - 8-8/6.34ERA/157.2IP/138K/67BB/.275BAA/45.6GB%
Bullpen for Tigers (and reg. season stats):
CL Troy Percival - 40SV/91SV%/3.63ERA/47K/30.2GB%
SU Ugueth Urbina - 3.80ERA/83K/25.1GB%
SR Fernando Rodney - 2.95ERA/68K/43.1GB%
SR Kyle Farnsworth - 3.78ERA/88K/21.0GB%
MR Jaime Walker - 3.64ERA/50K/38.6GB%
LR Joel Zumaya - 6.23ERA/46K/35.3GB%
MU Matt Ginter - 2-0/6.05ERA/19.1IP/17K/5BB/.278BAA/40.3GB%
Advantage: This is similar to the starting pitching, in that the Red Sox probably have an advantage in terms of talent, but the Tigers have been more consistent and performed better. The Red Sox bullpen has been quite good, when needed, this postseason so, but the Tigers has been good all season. I'm going to call this one a push.
This is going to be a close, tight series that could easily go 6 or 7 games. However, the bullpen and starting pitching are so close that that becomes a wash, in my opinion, which brings it down the offense, where the Red Sox have a clear advantage. My prediction is the Red Sox in 6.
Pitching Matchups
**Stats in parentheses are playoff stats**
Detroit Tigers (90-72) @ Boston Red Sox (91-71)
Game 1: DET Nate Robertson (8IP, 1.13ERA) @ BOS Ben Sheets (9IP, 1.00ERA)
Game 2: DET Mike Maroth (7.2IP, 0.00ERA) @ BOS Curt Schilling (6IP, 7.50ERA)
Game 3: BOS Wade Miller (6IP, 4.50ERA) @ DET Jason Johnson (8IP, 1.13ERA)
Game 4: BOS Odalis Perez (7IP, 6.43ERA) @ DET Jeremy Bonderman (10.1IP, 6.10ERA)
Game 5 (if needed): BOS Ben Sheets (9IP, 1.00ERA) @ DET Nate Robertson (8IP, 1.13ERA)
Game 6 (if needed): DET Mike Maroth (7.2IP, 0.00ERA) @ BOS Curt Schilling (6IP, 7.50ERA)
Game 7 (if needed): DET Jason Johnson (8IP, 1.13ERA) @ BOS Wade Miller (6IP, 4.50ERA)
Atlanta Braves (91-71) @ Philadephia Phillies (99-63)
Game 1: ATL John Thomson (2IP, 22.50ERA) @ PHI Brett Myers (8IP, 1.13ERA)
Game 2: ATL John Smoltz (No stats) @ PHI Corey Lidle (5.2IP, 7.94ERA)
Game 3: PHI Vincente Padilla (7IP, 2.57ERA) @ ATL Tim Hudson (8IP, 0.00ERA)
Game 4: PHI Eude Brito (2IP, 0.00ERA) @ ATL Horacio Ramirez (12.1IP, 2.92ERA)
Game 5 (if needed): PHI Brett Myers (8IP, 1.13ERA) @ ATL John Thomson (2IP, 22.50ERA)
Game 6 (if needed): ATL John Smoltz (No stats) @ PHI Corey Lidle (5.2IP, 7.94ERA)
Game 7 (if needed): ATL Tim Hudson (8IP, 0.00ERA) @ PHI Vincente Padilla (7IP, 2.57ERA)
My Preditions are red sox in 6 and Braves in 7
Sox Drop Game 1
This game was all Tigers as they slammed the Red Sox 9-5. The Tigers got 2 in the second, on an RBI single by Inge and an error in the outfield with a man on 3rd, but the Red Sox quickly countered with 2 of their own in the 3rd. It all came unraveled after that as the Tigers put up 5 in the 5th, on 4 hits, and held the Red Sox quiet the majority of the game thereafter, except for a two run 7th.
Player of the Game: DET LF Marcus Thames 2-5 2R HR 2RBIHTML Code:Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
October 12, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Tigers (DET) 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 9 12 0
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 12 2
DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
C. Guillen (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .275
M. Ordonez (RF) 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .304
M. Thames (LF) 5 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 .256
C. Shelton (1B) 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 .296
I. Rodriguez (C) 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .293
R. White (DH) 3 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 .277
O. Infante (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
B. Inge (3B) 4 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .257
TOTALS 38 12 2 9 2 8 7 1
2B: B. Inge
HR: R. White, M. Thames
HBP: M. Ordonez
GIDP: C. Shelton, C. Guillen
DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
N. Robertson 5.0 8 3 2 3 3 4 97 5.10
F. Rodney 1.0 3 0 1 2 2 1 25 2.95
K. Farnsworth 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 20 3.78
J. Walker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 3.64
U. Urbina 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 3.80
TOTALS 9.0 12 3 3 5 5 11 168
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 5 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 5 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .305
J. Payton (RF) 5 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 .284
J. Varitek (C) 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .255
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J. Olerud (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
M. Bellhorn (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
TOTALS 38 12 3 5 3 5 11 0
2B: J. Damon, K. Youkilis
HR: M. Ramirez, K. Millar, J. Payton
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 4.2 8 2 1 7 7 3 90 4.88
M. Clement 1.2 2 0 1 1 1 1 25 6.34
J. Papelbon 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 4.68
C. Bradford 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 5.63
TOTALS 9.0 12 2 2 9 8 7 162
WP: N. Robertson
LP: B. Sheets
Temperature: 40F
Wind: 5 MPH (out to right)
Attendance: 7,627
Time: 3:43
Red Sox Beat Tigers in A Squeaker
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The Red Sox managed to tie the series at one game a piece with a 5-4 win over the Tigers in Game 2. It looked like it was going to be a Tigers blow out after they posted three runs in the first, sparked on an infield single by Nook Logan, but they would manage only one run the remainder of the game, which came on a throwing error by shortstop Hanley Ramirez. The Red Sox rallied to tie it in the 4th with three of their own, on a solo homer by Manny and a two run homer by catcher Jason Varitek, they scored again in the 6th, but the Tigers managed to tie it in their half of the 7th. The Red Sox got the last laugh as they got the final run of the game on an RBI single by Kevin Millar.
Player of the Game: BOS DH Manny Ramirez 2-3 BB HR 2R RBIHTML Code:Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
October 13, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Tigers (DET) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0
Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 x 5 9 3
DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205
C. Guillen (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
M. Ordonez (RF) 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304
C. Shelton (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .296
D. Young (DH) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
R. White (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
O. Infante (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
B. Inge (3B) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .257
TOTALS 32 6 2 4 0 1 7 0
2B: R. White
GIDP: D. Young, R. White
DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
M. Maroth 6.0 7 0 2 4 4 5 77 3.87
F. Rodney 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 2.95
J. Walker 1.0 1 2 0 1 1 1 22 3.64
TOTALS 8.0 9 2 2 5 5 7 116
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .305
J. Payton (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284
J. Varitek (C) 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 .255
H. Ramirez (SS) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333
TOTALS 30 9 2 5 2 5 7 0
2B: M. Ramirez, J. Payton
3B: H. Ramirez
HR: J. Varitek, M. Ramirez
GIDP: D. Pedroia, J. Payton
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Schilling 6.1 6 1 0 3 2 5 99 4.53
C. Bradford 0.2 0 1 0 1 1 1 15 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 5.63
K. Foulke 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 6 2 0 4 3 7 140
WP: B. Fuentes
LP: J. Walker
SV: K. Foulke
Temperature: 44F
Wind: 4 MPH (in from center)
Attendance: 7,590
Time: 2:55
Close game Fuentes and Foulke did a good job shutting the door
Tigers Take Game 3 At Home
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The Tigers got it started early. They scored 7 runs in the first four innings, including a four run 3rd on a two run homer by Pudge Rodriguez and RBI base hits from Chris Shelton and Dmitri Young, a two run fourth with both runs coming from a triple off the bat of Chris Shelton, and one run in the second on a sac fly by Pudge Rodriguez, on 10 hits and the game appeared to be over at that point. The Red Sox managed to make it interesting, however. They scored 5 in the top of the 6th, on a bases loaded single, a double, and a single, on 4 hits to make it a 7-6 game, in favor of the Tigers. The Tigers would score in each of their next half innings to make it a 9-6 game. The Red Sox would get one in the top of the 8th, on an RBI single by pinch hitter John Olerud, but the Red Sox would fall short by two runs, losing 9-7.
Player of the Game: Chris Shelton 3-5 4RBIHTML Code:Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
October 15, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 7 7 0
Tigers (DET) 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 x 9 17 0
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .305
J. Payton (RF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
J. Varitek (C) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .255
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333
J. Olerud (P) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231
G. Kapler (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M. Bellhorn (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
TOTALS 33 7 6 7 1 7 9 1
2B: K. Youkilis
HR: J. Damon
HBP: J. Varitek
GIDP: M. Ramirez
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 5.2 12 1 1 7 7 2 121 3.93
C. Bradford 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 3.73
B. Fuentes 0.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 10 5.63
J. Papelbon 1.0 1 2 0 1 1 1 19 4.68
K. Foulke 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 4.95
TOTALS 8.0 17 3 1 9 9 6 169
DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .205
O. Infante (2B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .302
M. Ordonez (RF) 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .304
C. Shelton (1B) 5 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 .296
D. Young (DH) 5 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 4 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 .293
R. White (LF) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
B. Inge (3B) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R. Martinez (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
M. Thames (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J. Smith (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
TOTALS 38 17 3 9 1 9 6 2
2B: R. White, N. Logan
3B: D. Young, B. Inge, C. Shelton
HR: I. Rodriguez
GIDP: B. Inge, M. Thames
DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Johnson 5.2 5 3 1 6 6 6 94 4.03
K. Farnsworth 1.1 1 1 0 0 0 1 34 3.78
U. Urbina 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 1 20 3.80
T. Percival 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 19 3.63
TOTALS 9.0 7 6 1 7 7 9 167
WP: J. Johnson
LP: W. Miller
SV: T. Percival
Temperature: 44F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 42,000
Time: 3:50
Game 4 Goes to Red Sox
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The Red Sox took Game 4, to tie up the series at two games a piece, by the score of 4-2. The game was tied at 0 going into the bottom of the third, with the Tigers coming up, until they scored two runs, one on an RBI single and the other on a sac hit. The game would remain 2-0 until the top of the 7th inning when the Red Sox scored 4 runs, on a 2 run single by Kevin Youkilis, an error with a man on 3rd, and an RBI single by Kevin Millar, making the game 4-2 Boston. The Tigers got another run in the bottom of the 8th on a Rondell White homer to make it 4-3. Keith Foulke shut the door in the ninth, however, to give the Red Sox the game and tie the series at two games a piece.
Player of the Game: SP Odalis Perez (BOS) 6 1/3rd IP 2ER 8KHTML Code:Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
October 16, 2005
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Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 6 0
Tigers (DET) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 1
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
B. Mueller (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
M. Ramirez (DH) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .305
J. Olerud (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J. Payton (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280
K. Youkilis (LF) 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .256
G. Kapler (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D. Pedroia (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333
TOTALS 33 6 3 4 0 3 8 1
2B: M. Ramirez
GIDP: M. Ramirez
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
O. Perez 6.1 8 2 0 2 2 8 111 5.22
C. Bradford 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.0 1 0 1 1 1 1 15 5.63
K. Foulke 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 9 3 1 3 3 11 149
DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .205
O. Infante (2B) 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 .302
M. Ordonez (RF) 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .304
C. Shelton (1B) 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D. Young (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
R. White (LF) 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .277
B. Inge (3B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .257
R. Martinez (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290
TOTALS 36 9 3 3 1 3 11 0
2B: C. Shelton
3B: O. Infante
HR: R. White
DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Bonderman 6.2 6 2 0 4 4 4 108 3.77
J. Walker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.64
U. Urbina 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 4 40 3.80
TOTALS 9.0 6 3 0 4 4 8 154
WP: O. Perez
LP: J. Bonderman
SV: K. Foulke
Temperature: 42F
Wind: 4 MPH (left to right)
Attendance: 42,000
Time: 2:57
Red Sox Take Game 5 in Blowout
The Red Sox took Game 5 by the score of 13-6. They scored early and often, putting up 5 in the first on an RBI single by Manny Ramirez, a sac fly by John Olerud, and a 3 run homer by Jay Payton, 1 in the third on a solo homer by Manny Ramirez, 6 in the 7th on a 2 run shot by centerfielder Johnny Damon, an RBI single for captain Jason Varitek, and a double by John Olerud, and one more in the 8th on Hanley Ramirez's second sac fly of the game. Despite the apparent blowout the Tigers did manage to make it interesting, at one point. They scored 5 in the 5th to, at the time, knot the game up at 6 a piece. The Red Sox managed to get to the bullpen however and put the game out of reach with their 6 run 7th. The Red Sox now head home leading the series 3-2 with post season veteran Curt Schilling slated for the Game 6 start.
Player of the Game: LF Manny Ramirez (BOS) 3-5 3R 1HR 2RBIHTML Code:Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
October 17, 2005
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Red Sox (BOS) 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 13 15 1
Tigers (DET) 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 17 0
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 .306
K. Youkilis (LF) 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .256
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .280
M. Ramirez (DH) 5 3 0 3 1 2 1 0 .330
J. Varitek (C) 3 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 .255
J. Olerud (1B) 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .231
J. Payton (RF) 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 .284
B. Mueller (3B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
D. Pedroia (2B) 5 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333
TOTALS 39 15 4 13 3 13 5 1
2B: J. Olerud 2
HR: M. Ramirez, J. Damon, J. Payton
GIDP: K. Youkilis
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 4.1 10 3 0 5 5 3 96 4.88
G. Gonzalez 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 1 13 3.43
C. Bradford 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 21 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 5.63
M. Delcarmen 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.58
M. Clement 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.34
TOTALS 9.0 17 3 0 6 6 6 177
DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205
M. Thames (P) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
O. Infante (2B) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
B. Higginson (P) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .325
J. Smith (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M. Ordonez (RF) 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
C. Shelton (1B) 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .296
D. Young (DH) 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
R. White (LF) 5 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .277
B. Inge (3B) 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .257
R. Martinez (SS) 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
TOTALS 45 17 3 6 0 6 6 0
DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
N. Robertson 2.0 6 1 1 5 5 0 42 5.10
M. Ginter 4.0 6 1 2 6 6 1 64 6.05
F. Rodney 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 2 22 2.95
J. Walker 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 1 11 3.64
K. Farnsworth 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 1 24 3.78
TOTALS 9.0 15 4 3 13 13 5 163
WP: B. Fuentes
LP: M. Ginter
Temperature: 42F
Wind: 4 MPH (in from right)
Attendance: 42,000
Time: 3:31
Red Sox Punch Ticket to Second Straight World Series!
The Red Sox took Game 6, again in a blowout, 13-6 to advance to their second World Series in as many years; giving them the opportunity to win back-to-back World Series after not winning a single one for nearly NINE decades.
The Red Sox started the game quickly by scoring one run in each of the first two innings, the first on an RBI single and the second on an RBI single by Varitek to score John Olerud. They would be trailing after the second, however, as the Tigers managed to plate 3 in the inning, on an RBI single from Pudge Rodriguez and an RBI double by Ramon Martinez, making the score 3-2 Tigers after 2. They would go into the bottom of the 5th trailing 5-2, but the Red Sox would drive in 2 in the inning on a sac fly, by Bill Mueller, and an RBI single, by John Olerus, to make it 5-4 in favor of the Tigers. They scored one run again in the 6th to tie it, but the Tigers would come back to take the one run lead again in the top of the 7th. The Red Sox went into the bottom of the 7th trailing by one, until Gabe Kapler double in John Mabry to tie the game. The Red Sox would blow it open in the 8th, however, scoring 6 runs on 4 hits in the inning. The inning would all but guarantee the Red Sox the victory, and they did indeed win by a final score of 12-6.
Player of the Game: Kevin Youkilis 4-6 3RBIHTML Code:Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
October 19, 2005
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Tigers (DET) 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 11 1
Red Sox (BOS) 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 x 12 16 0
DETROIT ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
N. Logan (CF) 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205
O. Infante (2B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .302
M. Ordonez (RF) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C. Shelton (1B) 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .296
D. Young (DH) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .293
R. White (LF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
B. Inge (3B) 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
R. Martinez (SS) 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .290
TOTALS 36 11 2 6 0 5 4 0
2B: D. Young, R. Martinez, C. Shelton
GIDP: D. Young
CS: M. Ordonez
DETROIT ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
M. Maroth 5.0 8 3 0 4 4 2 98 3.87
J. Walker 1.0 2 0 1 1 1 2 17 3.64
F. Rodney 1.0 2 1 0 1 1 0 29 2.95
U. Urbina 0.1 2 2 0 4 4 0 33 3.80
K. Farnsworth 0.2 2 2 0 2 2 2 35 3.78
TOTALS 8.0 16 8 1 12 12 6 212
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 .306
K. Youkilis (LF) 6 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 .256
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 .280
M. Ramirez (DH) 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .330
B. Mueller (3B) 4 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 .330
J. Olerud (1B) 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .231
J. Varitek (C) 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .255
J. Mabry (RF) 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .308
D. Pedroia (2B) 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333
G. Kapler (P) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
M. Bellhorn (P) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216
TOTALS 39 16 8 12 1 12 6 0
2B: B. Mueller, J. Damon, G. Kapler, K. Youkilis, J. Olerud
3B: J. Olerud
HR: D. Pedroia
GIDP: B. Mueller
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Schilling 8.0 11 2 0 6 6 4 107 4.53
C. Bradford 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.73
TOTALS 9.0 11 2 0 6 6 4 117
WP: C. Schilling
LP: U. Urbina
Temperature: 40F
Wind: 5 MPH (in from left)
Attendance: 8,666
Time: 3:39
P.S. - Mabry was in there because Payton got a 15 day injury after Game 5 so I had to sign someone to stick in Payton's old position. I meant to write a story about it but I forgot to because these ALCS games have actually been done for about a week now, I just haven't had the time to write about them. I haven't played the World Series out yet, however, so that remains to be seen :).
congrats on your AL pennant- good luck in the WS
Congrats on winning the ALCS. Who are you playing in the WS?
I've got the 99-63 Phillies in the World Series.
I'm gonna do an ALCS recap and a WS Preview each in the next few days.
ALCS Recap
Early in this series it looked as if the trip to the World Series belonged to the Tigers, as they held series leads of 1-0 and 2-1, and that their strong pitching would carry them there. However, the Red Sox offense triumphed as they managed to pull out of the early series holes to win the series.
Game 1 - Tigers win 9-5 in 9 innings
Synopsis: It was a pitching duel and a close game, that is until the 5th inning rolled around. The Tigers scored 5 in the 5th, to essentially put the game out of reach, and any hope the Red Sox had of a comeback in the game was squandered when the Tigers scored a run in both the 7th and 8th innings.
Game 2 - Red Sox win 5-4 in 9 innings
Synopsis: The Red Sox managed to fend off the daunting 2-0 series deficit and win this game. Thats not how it looked early on, however, as the Tigers scored 3 in the first that would go unanswered until the Red Sox tied it with 3 of their own in the 4th. The Red scored again in the 6th to take the lead, the Tigers would tie it with a run in the top of the 7th however. The Red Sox got the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 8th on an RBI single my Kevin Millar.
Game 3 - Tigers win 9-7 in 9 innings
Synopsis: This game also looked to be over early, as the Tigers led 7-1 after 4 innings. The Red Sox managed to score 5 runs in the top of the 6th, to make the score 7-6, and make it a game again. The Tigers got to Jon Papelbon and Brian Fuentes and scored a run each in the 7th and 8th innings. The Red Sox managed to get one in the top of the 8th, it wouldn't be enough however. With a loss in Game 4 the series would be essentially over for the Red Sox
Game 4 - Red Sox win 4-3 in 9 innings
Synopsis: This was a great, close game. The Red Sox would be held to no runs on 2 hits, and trailing 2-0, until the 7th inning when they scored all 4 of their runs and made the score 4-2 in favor of Boston. The Tigers managed to get one run in the bottom of the 8th but the only purpose it would serve would be to give Red Sox fans indigestion, as the Red Sox won the game 4-3. The Red Sox managed to fend off the possibility of an elimination game and tie the series, for the time being.
Game 5 - Red Sox win 13-6 in 9 innings
Synopsis: This game, even before it started, was going to be a pivotal game, because it would give the winner the chance to eliminate the loser, and give the winner the chance to advance to the World Series, with one more win. The Red Sox started things off early, scoring 6 runs in the first 3 innings. The Tigers would counter with 6 of their own between the 3rd and 5th innings. The Red Sox managed to overcome the minor meltdown by scoring 6 in the 7th and 1 in the 8th and holding the Tigers scoreless the remainder of the game. The Red Sox took their first lead of the series, with one more win they would earn the chance to defend their World Series title.
Game 6 - Red Sox win 12-6 in 9 innings
Synopsis: The Red Sox managed to go ahead early, scoring one run in each of the first 2 innings, but they trailed 3-2 after the 2nd inning. They trailed 5-2 going into their half of the 5th, but they managed to score 2 run in their half of the inning to pull within one run of the Tigers. They scored one run in the bottom of the 6th to tie the game. Both the Tigers and Red Sox would get a run in the 7th and would go into the 8th tied at 6 a piece. The Tigers would get nothing in their half of the 8th, but the Red Sox would capitalize on the opportunity to take the lead, and the series, by scoring 6 runs in the inning to put the game out of reach. The Red Sox had won their second consecutive AL Pennant and held the opportunity to defend their World Series title, after not winning one for 86 years prior to winning in 2004.
ALCS MVP: (BOS) Manny Ramirez LF 8-24 (.333BA) 3HR 5RBI .441OBP .833SLG%
World Series Preview
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Boston Red Sox (91-71) @ Philadelphia Phillies (99-63)
Pitching Matchups
Game 1: BOS Wade Miller @ PHI Brett Myers
Game 2: BOS Odalis Perez @ PHI Randy Wolf
Game 3: PHI Cory Lidle @ BOS Ben Sheets
Game 4: PHI Vincente Padilla @ BOS Curt Schilling
Game 5 (if needed): PHI Brett Myers @ BOS Wade Miller
Game 6 (if needed): BOS Odalis Perez @ PHI Randy Wolf
Game 7 (if needed): BOS Ben Sheets @ PHI Cory Lidle
Roster Breakdown and Series Advantages
Expected Starting Lineup for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):
#1 Johnny Damon (CF) - .306BA/22HR/32SB/147R/116RBI/.371OBP
#2 Hanley Ramirez (SS) - .280BA/13HR/38SB/107R/76RBI/.341OBP
#3 David Ortiz (DH) - .296BA/38HR/0SB/101R/134RBI/.391OBP
#4 Manny Ramirez (LF) - .330BA/29HR/2SB/93R/105RBI/.428OBP
#5 Kevin Millar (1B) - .305BA/22HR/1SB/103R/115RBI/.378OBP
#6 Jason Varitek (C) - .255BA/26HR/0SB/97R/104RBI/.330OBP
#7 Bill Mueller (3B) - .330BA/12HR/2SB/75R/64RBI/.411OBP
#8 Kevin Youkilis (RF) - .256BA/8HR/0SB/69R/57RBI/.360OBP
#9 Dustin Pedroia (2B) - .333BA/0HR/0SB/0R/0RBI/.333OBP
(Without DH Kevin Millar moves to RF and Youkilis is moved to the bench with everyone keeping their spots in the BA order except for Pedroia moving up to 8 to compensate for the pitcher.)
Expected Starting Lineup for Phillies (and reg. season stats):
#1 Jimmy Rollins (SS) - .285BA/9HR/18SB/113R/67RBI/.347OBP
#2 Bobby Abreu (RF) - .290BA/27HR/21SB/125R/97RBI/.402OBP
#3 Chase Utley (2B) - .293BA/37HR/10SB/109R/128RBI/.357OBP
#4 Ryan Howard (1B) - .299BA/35HR/0SB/80R/96RBI/.401OBP
#5 Jim Thome (DH) - .300BA/32HR/1SB/76R/77RBI/.458OBP
#6 Pat Burrell (LF) - .249BA/27HR/0SB/84R/101RBI/.379OBP
#7 Mike Lieberthal (C) - .260BA/25HR/0SB/62R/91RBI/.329OBP
#8 Melvin Mora (3B) - .281BA/19HR/6SB/76R/61RBI/.353OBP
#9 Jason Michaels (CF) - .264BA/6HR/5SB/50R/32RBI/.354OBP
(Without DH Jim Thome moves to the bench and everyone below him in the batting order moves up a spot to compensate for the pitcher.)
Advantage: This is extremely close. Both teams have great power hitters and All-Star caliber bats at nearly every position. Both teams also possess excellent, dynamic leadoff men. However, the Red Sox do possess slightly better contact hitters, and the Phillies have slightly more power in their lineup. I'm going to call this one a push, its so close it could go either way and each lineup has its own strength's and weaknesses'.
Starting Rotation for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):
SP#1 Ben Sheets - 11-12/4.88ERA/179IP/177K/41BB/.258BAA/28.3GB%
SP#2 Curt Schilling - 7-3/4.53ERA/107.1IP/101K/16BB/.262BAA/33.6GB%
SP#3 Wade Miller - 6-4/3.93ERA/91.2IP/78K/41BB/.231BAA/33.8GB%
SP#4 Odalis Perez - 11-10/5.22ERA/170.2IP/135K/60BB/.271BAA/37.9GB%
Starting Rotation for Phillies (and reg. season stats):
SP#1 Brett Myers - 8-8/3.83ERA/148IP/139K/47BB/.230BAA/30.5GB%
SP#2 Randy Wolf - 9-9/5.44ERA/145.2IP/127K/62BB/.269BAA/29.3GB%
SP#3 Cory Lidle - 10-7/4.19ERA/152.1IP/103K/44BB/.279BAA/43.5GB%
SP#4 Vincente Padilla - 12-3/4.19ERA/131IP/111K/53BB/.235BAA/42.9GB%
Advantage: Neither rotation is particularly good. However, that being said, the Phillies have the stronger, more consistent rotation. Every pitcher in the Phillies rotation, except for perhaps Wolf, you can count on for a solid 5-7 innings. Comparably, on the Red Sox they have been terribly inconsistent and will give you a great outing one night, but will totally collapse their next time out. Advantage Phillies.
Bullpen for Red Sox (and reg. season stats):
CL Keith Foulke - 29SV/74SV%/4.95ERA/53K/49.1GB%
SU Brian Fuentes - 5.63ERA/61K/35.3GB%
SR Jon Papelbon - 4.68ERA/70K/43.7GB%
SR Chad Bradford - 3.73ERA/55K/53.0GB%
MR Manny Delcarmen - 3.58ERA/37K/37.1GB%
LR Geremi Gonzalez - 3.43ERA/34K/42.4GB%
MU Matt Clement - 8-8/6.34ERA/157.2IP/138K/67BB/.275BAA/45.6GB%
Bullpen for Phillies (and reg. season stats):
CL Billy Wagner - 50SV/91SV%/3.39ERA/72K/22.3GB%
SU Aaron Fultz - 2.73ERA/53K/43.3GB%
SR Terry Adams - 4.24ERA/76K/38.6GB%
SR Tim Worrell - 3.19ERA/75K/41.5GB%
MR Geoff Geary - 5.66ERA/71K/43.4GB%
LR Rheal Cormier - 3.72ERA/43K/52.7GB%
MU Eude Brito - 5-4/4.36ERA/64IP/46K/32BB/.263BAA/46.9GB%
Advantage: The bullpens are relatively close. Both have good, effective closers with decent, or better, middle relievers and others sprinkled throughout. The Red Sox is probably slightly more talented, however the Phillies has performed better throughout the season and postseason. A slight edge to the Phillies, with the Red Sox holding out hope that talent prevails and theirs performs better.
This should be a good series that will go 6 or 7 games. The offenses are extremely close, as are the pitching staffs. This is a tossup and could easily go either way, but since I'm running the Red Sox I'm going to take the Red Sox in 7.
Wow...that should be a pretty competitive series.
This looks like it could go either way, Red Sox will win though!
Phillies Take Game 1 in A Great Pitching Duel
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In one of the greatest pitching duels in Game 1 history the Phillies triumphed by the score of 2-1. The Phillies drew first blood by getting a run in the bottom of the first on an infield single by Chase Utley with a man on 3rd base. The lead wouldn't last, as the Red Sox got one in the top of the second on Varitek homer, tying the game at 1 a piece. The Red Sox got only one hit over the remainder of the game, a 6th inning single by David Ortiz, and surrendered the winning run to the Phillies on a solo homer by Phillies first basemen Ryan Howard. The Red Sox and Phillies both pitched and played a great game, but there has to be a winner and a loser in everything and the Red Sox happened to get the short end of the stick this time.
HTML Code:Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
October 23, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Phillies (PHI) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 2 5 1
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306
H. Ramirez (2B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280
D. Ortiz (1B) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M. Ramirez (LF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .330
K. Youkilis (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 .255
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
D. Pedroia (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
W. Miller (P) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .400
J. Papelbon (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 28 2 5 1 1 1 6 0
HR: J. Varitek
GIDP: K. Youkilis
CS: H. Ramirez
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 7.1 5 6 1 2 2 7 163 3.93
J. Papelbon 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.68
TOTALS 8.0 5 6 1 2 2 7 176
PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Rollins (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285
B. Abreu (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .290
C. Utley (2B) 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .293
R. Howard (1B) 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .299
D. Bell (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
P. Burrell (LF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M. Byrd (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
M. Lieberthal (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
M. Mora (3B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .281
J. Michaels (CF) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264
B. Myers (P) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .130
J. Thome (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
T. Adams (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Wagner (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 28 5 6 2 1 2 7 2
HR: R. Howard
GIDP: J. Michaels
PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Myers 6.0 2 5 1 1 1 4 107 3.83
T. Adams 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 4.24
B. Wagner 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 3.39
TOTALS 9.0 2 5 1 1 1 6 161
WP: T. Adams
LP: W. Miller
SV: B. Wagner
Temperature: 49F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 43,012
Time: 3:24
Wow this should be interesteing if every game is like that.
Red Sox Tie Series Up in Another Pitcher's Duel
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It was a pitcher's duel, and a great game, again in Game 2 of the 2005 World Series. However, in this game the Red Sox came out on top, by the count of 3-2, and tied the Series at 1-1. Again, just as in Game 1, the Phillies scored in the bottom of the 1st with the Red Sox countering with a run of their own in the top of the second. This time the Red Sox wouldn't go the rest of the game with only one hit, however. The Red Sox scored one run in the 6th and 7th innings to make the score, at the time 3-1, on an RBI groundout by Damon and a solo homer by Millar, respectively. The Phillies made it interesting in the bottom of the 9th when Pat Burrell singled home a run and the Phillies had men on the corners for Mike Lieberthal, but he would ground to 3rd to end the game and give the Sox the win. Another great game to start this series, this time the Red Sox emerged victoriously.
Player of the Game: SP Odalis Perez (BOS) 7IP 1ER 4KHTML Code:Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
October 24, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 0
Phillies (PHI) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
H. Ramirez (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
D. Ortiz (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .296
M. Ramirez (LF) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .330
K. Millar (RF) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .305
J. Varitek (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .255
B. Mueller (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
D. Pedroia (SS) 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
O. Perez (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J. Mabry (P) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
B. Fuentes (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Foulke (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 31 6 0 3 2 3 9 0
2B: D. Pedroia
HR: M. Ramirez, K. Millar
CS: H. Ramirez
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
O. Perez 7.0 2 1 1 1 1 4 93 5.22
B. Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 5.63
K. Foulke 1.0 2 1 0 1 1 1 20 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 4 2 1 2 2 7 121
PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Rollins (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
B. Abreu (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
C. Utley (2B) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .293
R. Howard (1B) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .299
P. Burrell (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
M. Lieberthal (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
M. Mora (3B) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J. Thome (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J. Michaels (CF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
R. Wolf (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .130
A. Fultz (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Polanco (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
E. Brito (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
TOTALS 31 4 2 2 1 2 7 0
HR: C. Utley
PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Wolf 7.0 4 0 2 3 3 7 113 5.44
A. Fultz 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 21 2.73
E. Brito 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 4.36
TOTALS 9.0 6 0 2 3 3 9 148
WP: O. Perez
LP: R. Wolf
SV: K. Foulke
Temperature: 55F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 43,012
Time: 2:43
Red Sox take 2-1 Series Lead With Game 3 Victory at Home
Breaking the trend of the series set by the first two games, this game was far less climactic and had much more offense, that did not detract from the game, however, it was still a great game and very competitive. Both teams scored in the first inning, the Phillies on solo jack by Chase Utley and the Red Sox on a sac fly to score Damon by Manny Ramirez. The Phillies also put up runs in the top of the 3rd and 5th innings, on an RBI single by Utley and an RBI groundout by Bobby Abreu respectively. The runs put the Red Sox down 3-1 when they came to bat in the bottom of the 5th, they quickly erased that deficit however, when they put up 3 runs in the inning, on an RBI double by Damon to score Pedroia, an RBI single by Manny Ramirez a few batters later, and then an RBI single immediately after by Millar, to make the score 4-3 in favor of the Red Sox. The Red Sox would tack on two more insurance runs in the 7th to make it 6-3. The Phillies never even managed to mount anything resembling a rally, as they went down in order in both the 8th and 9th innings.
Player of the Game: SP Ben Sheets (BOS) 7IP 3ER 5KHTML Code:Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox
October 26, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Phillies (PHI) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Red Sox (BOS) 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 x 6 12 1
PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Rollins (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285
B. Abreu (RF) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290
C. Utley (2B) 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .293
R. Howard (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
J. Thome (DH) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300
P. Burrell (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249
M. Lieberthal (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M. Mora (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .281
J. Michaels (CF) 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264
TOTALS 33 6 2 3 1 3 7 1
HR: C. Utley
GIDP: P. Burrell
PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Lidle 4.1 8 2 0 4 4 5 78 4.19
T. Worrell 2.1 2 0 0 2 2 2 39 3.19
T. Adams 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 2 24 4.24
TOTALS 8.0 12 2 0 6 6 9 141
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .306
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280
D. Ortiz (DH) 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 .296
M. Ramirez (LF) 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .305
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255
B. Mueller (3B) 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330
K. Youkilis (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
TOTALS 34 12 2 6 0 6 9 2
2B: D. Pedroia, J. Damon 2
HBP: H. Ramirez
GIDP: K. Youkilis
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 7.0 6 2 1 3 3 5 113 4.88
B. Fuentes 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 5.63
K. Foulke 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 6 2 1 3 3 7 140
WP: B. Sheets
LP: C. Lidle
Temperature: 42F
Wind: 4 MPH (out to right)
Attendance: 12,558
Time: 2:59
Red Sox Grab Commanding 3-1 Series Lead
The Red Sox took the bull by the horns and grabbed an ominous 3-1 series lead over the Philadelphia Phillies. The game looked like it was going to be over quickly as the Red Sox quickly got to Jon Lieber for 5 runs in his lone inning of work, on 5 hits including a bases clearing double by Bill Mueller, and had a 5-2 lead after one inning. The game was fairly uneventful until the 7th inning when the Phillies scored 3 runs, on a solo homer by Pat "The Bat" Burrell, a double by Jason Michaels, and a single by Jimmy Rollins, to tie the game at 5 a piece. The game wouldn't remain tied for long, the Red Sox knocked in 4 of their own in the next half inning to take the 9-5 lead. The game would end at that scored and moved the Red Sox to within one win of their second consecutive World Series title. The series may appear to be over, no one knows better than the Red Sox that a comeback is possible however, but don't expect the Red Sox to lie back and play like dogs, they'll look to wrap up their title defense tomorrow night at home.
Player of the Game: 3B Bill Mueller (BOS) 2-4 2 R 3 RBI 2 2BHTML Code:Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox
October 27, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Phillies (PHI) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 7 0
Red Sox (BOS) 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 x 9 12 1
PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Rollins (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .285
B. Abreu (RF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C. Utley (2B) 4 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 .293
R. Howard (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
J. Thome (DH) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .300
P. Burrell (LF) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .249
M. Lieberthal (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M. Mora (3B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .281
J. Michaels (CF) 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .264
TOTALS 33 7 2 5 2 5 7 2
2B: J. Michaels
HR: C. Utley, P. Burrell
GIDP: C. Utley, J. Rollins
PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Lieber 1.0 5 1 0 5 5 1 25 3.32
V. Padilla 5.1 5 0 0 4 4 7 90 4.19
A. Fultz 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 2.73
T. Adams 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.24
TOTALS 8.0 12 1 0 9 9 9 140
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .306
H. Ramirez (SS) 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .280
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 .296
M. Ramirez (LF) 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .305
J. Varitek (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B. Mueller (3B) 4 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 .330
K. Youkilis (RF) 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
TOTALS 34 12 1 9 0 9 9 0
2B: H. Ramirez, B. Mueller 2, K. Youkilis
3B: J. Damon
GIDP: H. Ramirez, B. Mueller
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
C. Schilling 6.2 5 2 2 4 4 3 117 4.53
C. Bradford 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 8 3.73
B. Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 5.63
J. Papelbon 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 4.68
TOTALS 9.0 7 2 2 5 5 7 153
WP: C. Bradford
LP: V. Padilla
Temperature: 49F
Wind: Calm
Attendance: 13,056
Time: 3:02
Red Sox Complete Title Defense, Remain World Champions!
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Their won't be an 86 year wait this time. The Red Sox completed their title defense last night after toppling the heavily favored Phillies 6-3 in game 5, and 4-1 for the series, with the help of a great outing from righty Wade Miller. The Red Sox scored early, putting up a run in the second and third innings each, on an RBI double by Bill Mueller and an RBI single by Hanley Ramirez respectively, and went into the 5th inning leading 2-0. It all started falling apart for the Phillies in that inning however, as the Red Sox put up 3 more runs to make it a 5-0 game and put the game almost out of reach. The Phillies mounted a small rally, putting up 2 in the top of the 6th and one in the 8th, but it would be for naught as the Red Sox won the game 6-3 to become World Champions for the second straight year. Any doubt that anyone had about last season or any lucky breaks the Red Sox got this year was dispelled as they won it all for the second year in a row while beating the team with the best regular season record.
Player of the Game: SP Wade Miller (BOS) 7.1IP 3ER 8KHTML Code:Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox
October 28, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Phillies (PHI) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 7 0
Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 x 6 10 0
PHILADELPHIA ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Rollins (SS) 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
B. Abreu (RF) 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 .290
C. Utley (2B) 4 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 .293
R. Howard (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J. Thome (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300
P. Burrell (LF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249
M. Lieberthal (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260
M. Mora (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .281
J. Michaels (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
TOTALS 34 7 1 3 2 3 11 1
2B: J. Rollins 2, P. Burrell
HR: C. Utley, B. Abreu
HBP: M. Mora
PHILADELPHIA ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Myers 4.0 7 3 1 5 5 3 92 3.83
R. Cormier 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 4 39 3.72
T. Adams 1.0 3 0 0 1 1 1 29 4.24
TOTALS 8.0 10 4 1 6 6 8 160
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Damon (CF) 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .306
H. Ramirez (SS) 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 .280
D. Ortiz (DH) 4 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 .296
M. Ramirez (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .330
K. Millar (1B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J. Varitek (C) 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .255
B. Mueller (3B) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330
K. Youkilis (RF) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256
D. Pedroia (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
TOTALS 33 10 4 6 1 6 8 1
2B: B. Mueller
3B: J. Damon
HR: D. Ortiz
GIDP: K. Youkilis
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
W. Miller 7.1 5 1 2 3 3 8 146 3.93
B. Fuentes 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 5.63
K. Foulke 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 18 4.95
TOTALS 9.0 7 1 2 3 3 11 183
WP: W. Miller
LP: B. Myers
SV: K. Foulke
Temperature: 45F
Wind: 3 MPH (out to left)
Attendance: 13,568
Time: 3:54
Wooooohooooooo! Great job!
Looking Ahead
What the Red Sox will have to do this offseason to contend for another title, and contend for more in coming years.
Despite the Red Sox winning their second straight World Series there are some apparent holes in the club that will need to be addressed this offseason in order for them to contend for another title next year, and the coming years after that.
Starting Pitching:
The Red Sox starting pitching was terribly inconsistent this season, and very well could have cost them in the post season or there ticket to the post season. The Red Sox will look to resign one of Wade Miller and Odalis Perez before they hit the open market, with the other likely going to another team on the open market. That will leave the team with Schilling, Sheets, Perez/Miller, and Clement in the rotation, leaving one spot open in the rotation. Word out of the Red Sox front office is that they are going to look to acquire a front of the line starter, like Johan Santana, Felix Hernandez, or Brandon Webb, by packaging one of Theo Albermarle (51/93) or Cornelius Farmer (58/97) with a few more prospects to fill out the rotation. They are also reportedly going to try to move Matt Clement and convert either Jon Papelbon or Manny Delcarmen to SP. If the Red Sox can complete their apparent intent of acquiring a front of the rotation starter, to pair with Sheets and Schilling, this will immediately become a strong suit for the team.
Right Field:
The only player who gave them even average production at this position this season was Jay Payton, and even then he didn't play very well at times, this is a position they will look to upgrade at. In-house options include Youkilis and Gabe Kapler, however, word out of the Red Sox organization is that the Red Sox are not enthralled with Youkilis and may look to move him as part of a deal for an aforementioned starter, which would leave Kapler, but the Red Sox do not apparently see him as a starter and like him better coming off the bench. Which means that the Red Sox will likely delve into the FA pool and look to sign a RF, notable right fielders on the market include Jacque Jones, Wily Mo Peņa, Kevin Mench, Juan Rivera, and Austin Kearns, any one of which the Red Sox may look to add. The Red Sox are reportedly highly interested in the services of Wily Mo Peņa, in particular, because of his phenomenal power and the fact that he is only 23. Next in line would be Austin Kearns, Juan Rivera, Kevin Mench and Jacque Jones, in roughly that order.
Depth:
The Red Sox were hit hard by injuries all season, which should compel the Red Sox front office to add depth. Look for the Red Sox to add a defensive minded reserve middle infielder, a strong bat off the bench, and a LOT of SP depth.
Impending FA's
SP Wade Miller - Will look to resign either Miller or Perez
SP Odalis Perez - Will look to resign either Miller or Perez
SP Bronson Arroyo - Injured deep into next season, may look to bring back once he is fully recovered
SS Ramon Vazquez - May look to resign depending on asking price, could contribute to aforementioned depth issues
SP Geremi Gonzales - Will look to resign for use out of BP
RP Mike Myers - Will not be resigned
OF John Mabry - Has player option, if not exercised will look to resign to address depth
RP Blaine Neal - Will not be resigned
SP Tim Wakefield - May be resigned depending on asking price, would pitch out of BP if resigned
SP John Halama - Will not be resigned
Congrats on the series win.
Lol, when i first read this i was like "Would pitch out of batters practice if resigned:pQuote:
Originally Posted by YEAH DAAAAWG
That's what I thought I was like "You can have pitchers pitch BP now? Sweet."
Red Sox Come to Terms With 4 Free Agents
The Red Sox agreed to contracts with 4 of their free agents. They agreed to a 3 year 4 million dollar deal with starting pitcher Wade Miller, a 1 year 900 thousand deal with infielder Ramon Vazquez, a 1 year 1.35 million contract with reliever and spot starter Geremi Gonzalez, as well as outfielder John Mabry exercising 2.05 million player option for '06. The club was reportedly interested in resigning long time Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, but he decided that it was time to hang up the spikes and retired. The players that were not retained include SP Odalis Perez, SP Bronson Arroyo, RP Mike Myers, as well as a few others.
What happened to Olerud?
My guess is he was released as he said "The players that were not retained include SP Odalis Perez, SP Bronson Arroyo, RP Mike Myers, as well as a few others."
His contract didn't expire.
OH :D that might be why