Reliving the Curse

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Wow Papelbon 45 saves threw June!

lol

He's racking 'em up, not quite that quickly though .

[DarthJaker]

He Really has 45 SAVES!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!??! you Cheater

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

2003 All-Star Game Review

--July 10, 2003

The 2003 All-Star Game was an exciting one. The AL won 8-3 on the strength of All-Star Game MVP Alex Rodriguez's two home runs and five RBI's.

For the Red Sox, Pedro Martinez, Jon Papelbon, Jason Varitek, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, and Nomar Garciaparra were selected. Pedro pitched an inning with a strikeout and a walk and earned the win in the game, Manny was 1-4 with a walk and an RBI, Varitek was 0-1, Ortiz was 0-1 as a pinch hitter, Papelbon pitched one inning, allowed two hits, a walk, and a solo homer, and Nomar didn't play in the game.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

BOXSCORE:

 American League at  National League
July 9, 2003

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
American League (AL) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2    8 11  1
National League (NL) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0    3  6  1

                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
C. Beltran (CF)       5  2  0  2  0  1  1  0    .297
M. Young (2B)         5  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .340
A. Rodriguez (SS)     5  2  0  2  2  5  1  0    .313
M. Ramirez (RF)       4  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .286
C. Delgado (1B)       3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .278
J. Gonzalez (LF)      4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .313
E. Chavez (3B)        3  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .279
J. Varitek (C)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .278
 K. Griffey (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .270
 J. Giambi (P)        2  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .320
 D. Ortiz (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .315
 T. Hafner (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .310
 F. Thomas (P)        1  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .283
 M. Mora (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .290
TOTALS               37 11  3  8  2  8  8  0

   2B:  E. Chavez
   HR:  A. Rodriguez 2
   GIDP:  J. Varitek, C. Delgado

                   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       K. Appier  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  31   3.12
      J. Thomson  3.0  2  3  0  1  0  3  70   2.49
     P. Martinez  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  1  23   3.38
       K. Foulke  1.0  1  2  0  1  1  2  33   1.77
     J. Papelbon  1.0  2  1  1  1  1  0  32   1.23
       U. Urbina  0.2  1  2  0  0  0  0  31   1.56
       H. Street  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   3   1.72
          TOTALS  9.0  6  9  1  3  2  9 223

                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Rollins (SS)       4  2  1  0  0  0  0  0    .290
M. Giles (2B)         4  1  1  0  0  1  2  0    .314
V. Guerrero (RF)      4  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .326
A. Pujols (LF)        4  1  1  2  1  1  0  0    .335
J. Thome (1B)         3  0  2  0  0  0  1  0    .292
L. Berkman (CF)       3  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .342
M. Piazza (C)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .281
A. Ramirez (3B)       3  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .313
 A. Dunn (P)          0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .228
 D. Lee (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .300
 S. Sosa (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .275
 T. Martinez (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .297
TOTALS               32  6  9  3  1  3  9  0

   2B:  J. Rollins 2
   HR:  A. Pujols
   GIDP:  M. Piazza, A. Ramirez

                   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     B. Lawrence  3.0  1  1  0  0  0  1  39   3.36
    F. Rodriguez  2.0  0  1  0  0  0  4  41   1.87
       R. Oswalt  1.2  8  0  1  6  6  1  46   2.72
      M. Crudale  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   6   2.61
       B. Wagner  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  2  30   1.95
       J. Nathan  1.0  2  0  1  2  2  0  22   2.00
          TOTALS  9.0 11  3  2  8  8  8 184

     WP: P. Martinez
     LP: R. Oswalt
     SV: H. Street

     Temperature: 84F
     Wind: 3 MPH (in from center)
     Attendance: 50,000
     Time: 4:27

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

RECAP:

 American League at  National League
July 9, 2003

TOP OF THE FIRST
Brian Lawrence takes the mound for the National League.
Carlos Beltran grounded to the shortstop. <--->
Michael Young grounded to the third baseman. <--->
Alex Rodriguez lined out to left field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
Kevin Appier takes the mound for the American League.
Jimmy Rollins popped up to the first baseman in foul ground. <--->
Marcus Giles struck out. <--->
Vladimir Guerrero struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE SECOND
Manny Ramirez walked. <--1>
Carlos Delgado grounded to second for a double play (4-6-1). <--->
Juan Gonzalez grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
Albert Pujols grounded to third. <--->
Jim Thome struck out. <--->
Lance Berkman flied out to left field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the second, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE THIRD
Eric Chavez singled to left. <--1>
Jason Varitek grounded to the shortstop for a double play (6-4-3). <--->
David Ortiz pinch hit for Kevin Appier. <--->
David Ortiz struck out. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the third, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
John Thomson came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Mike Piazza grounded to the second baseman. <--->
Aramis Ramirez grounded to the pitcher. <--->
Adam Dunn pinch hit for Brian Lawrence. <--->
Adam Dunn walked. <--1>
Jimmy Rollins doubled down the left field line. <32->
Marcus Giles walked. <321>
Vladimir Guerrero struck out. <321>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
At the end of the third, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE FOURTH
Felix Rodriguez came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Carlos Beltran struck out. <--->
Michael Young struck out. <--->
Alex Rodriguez struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
Albert Pujols reached first on a fielding error by the left fielder. <--1>
Jim Thome walked. <-21>
Lance Berkman singled to left, scoring a run. <-21>
Mike Piazza grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <3-->
Aramis Ramirez struck out. <3-->
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the fourth,  leads 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE FIFTH
Manny Ramirez lined out to short. <--->
Carlos Delgado reached first on a throwing error by the third baseman. <--1>
Juan Gonzalez popped up to short. <--1>
Eric Chavez walked. <-21>
Ken Griffey pinch hit for Jason Varitek. <-21>
Ken Griffey struck out. <-21>
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth,  trails 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
Derrek Lee pinch hit for Felix Rodriguez. <--->
Jason Giambi came in to play Catcher. <--->
Derrek Lee lined out to right. <--->
Jimmy Rollins grounded to third. <--->
Marcus Giles struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fifth,  leads 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE SIXTH
Roy Oswalt came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Travis Hafner pinch hit for John Thomson. <--->
Travis Hafner grounded to second. <--->
Carlos Beltran singled to right field. <--1>
Michael Young singled into the right field corner, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
Alex Rodriguez popped up to the second baseman. <3-1>
Manny Ramirez singled to right, scoring a run. <-21>
Carlos Delgado struck out. <-21>
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the sixth, the game is tied at 1.

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH
Pedro Martinez came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Vladimir Guerrero flied out to left. <--->
Albert Pujols popped up to first. <--->
Jim Thome walked. <--1>
Lance Berkman struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the sixth, the game is tied at 1.

TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Juan Gonzalez lined out to left. <--->
Eric Chavez doubled down the right field line. <-2->
Jason Giambi singled to left. <3-1>
The National League brought the infield in.
Frank Thomas pinch hit for Pedro Martinez. <3-1>
Frank Thomas singled to left field, scoring a run. <-21>
Carlos Beltran singled to center, scoring a run. <-21>
Michael Young popped up foul down the first base line. <-21>
Alex Rodriguez homered to deep left-center for three RBIs. <--->
Mike Crudale came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Manny Ramirez flied out to right. <--->
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the seventh,  leads 6 to 1.

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH
Keith Foulke came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Mike Piazza struck out. <--->
Aramis Ramirez walked. <--1>
Sammy Sosa pinch hit for Mike Crudale. <--1>
Sammy Sosa struck out. <--1>
Jimmy Rollins walked. <-21>
Marcus Giles singled to left field, scoring a run. <3-1>
Vladimir Guerrero grounded to short. <3-1>
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the seventh,  trails 6 to 2.

TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Billy Wagner came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Carlos Delgado walked. <--1>
Juan Gonzalez struck out. <--1>
Eric Chavez lined out to right. <--1>
Jason Giambi struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the eighth,  leads 6 to 2.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Jonathan Papelbon came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Albert Pujols homered over the right field fence. <--->
Jim Thome lined out to right. <--->
Lance Berkman walked. <--1>
Mike Piazza singled through the hole. <-21>
Aramis Ramirez grounded to first for a double play (3-6-1). <-2->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the eighth,  trails 6 to 3.

TOP OF THE NINTH
Joe Nathan came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Melvin Mora pinch hit for Jonathan Papelbon. <--->
Melvin Mora flied out to center. <--->
Carlos Beltran grounded to first. <--->
Michael Young singled through the hole. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez homered around the foul pole in right for two RBIs. <--->
Manny Ramirez grounded to second. <--->
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the ninth,  leads 8 to 3.

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
Ugueth Urbina came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Tino Martinez pinch hit for Joe Nathan. <--->
Tino Martinez popped up to the first baseman in foul ground. <--->
Jimmy Rollins doubled in the left field gap. <-2->
Marcus Giles grounded to second. <3-->
Vladimir Guerrero walked. <3-1>
Albert Pujols walked. <321>
Huston Street came in to pitch for the American League. <321>
Jim Thome lined out to center. <321>

AMERICAN LEAGUE WIN: 8-3

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox get new Sheets

--July 20, 2003

Earlier today the Red Sox agreed to a deal that will net them ace starter Ben Sheets (93). It'll be for a steep price however, they will send starter Tim Wakefield (78) and prospects Craig Hansen (67/97), Brandon Moss (69/97), and Abe Alvarez (69/93).

Milwaukee Brewers' Side:

The Brewers do lose a prominent, front of the rotation, ace pitcher in Sheets. However, with the stage that the franchise is at it's a pretty good deal.

The team is already approximately five million dollars in debt and Sheets was due to hit arbitration after next season. In addition, the Brewers add three blue-chip prospects that could become cornerstones for the franchise in the near future.

Boston Red Sox Side:

The Red Sox were already in great position to break their championship drought, and the addition of Sheets only makes them stronger.

He's got great control of all his pitches, the best of which are a high 90's fastball and a 12-6 curve, and he can strike hitters out with the best of them too. While with the Brewers he had posted a 7-6 record in 20 starts, kept a solid ERA of 4.29. He'd also pitched 130 innings and walked only 36 compared to 135 K's in those innings. Part of his ERA can likely be attributed to his defense as well, based on the fact that his DICE is a minuscule 2.85.

They did give up a number of talented youngsters, but the Red Sox farm system is loaded, and they managed to avoid giving up any of Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, Hanley Ramirez, and Dustin Pedroia.

One of the great things about Sheets is his youth. Lowe and Pedro are both getting up there in years, but Sheets is only 25 and could anchor the staff for years to come after their departure.

[EVEN11323]

Wow, that is a ton to give up, but as you said, it isn't like it killed your MILB system. Hopefully in this universe, Sheets isn't made out of glass for you.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

No, this was before he started getting injured every week. His health is actually a pretty high 84.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sheets Debut a complete Success

Ben Sheets Red Sox debut was a complete success, in the most literal sense of the term.

Sheets allowed a double to center fielder Tim Raines to start his Red Sox career, but he quickly settled down to retire two of the next three batters on strikes. Sheets went all nine innings for a complete game in his Sox debut, and allowed only two runs, two walks, and two hits, and struck out 10 Baltimore Oriole batters.

Hopefully this start was an indication of things to come.

Jason Varitek was the hero at the plate, hitting a game-winning two run homer in the bottom of the seventh.

BOXSCORE:

Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
July 23, 2003

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Orioles (BAL) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0    2  2  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 x    4  4  0

BALTIMORE            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Raines (CF)        4  1  0  0  0  0  0  1    .229
J. Hairston (DH)      4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .310
B. Roberts (2B)       4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .267
T. Batista (3B)       4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .285
D. Segui (1B)         2  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .270
J. Cust (LF)          3  1  0  1  1  2  1  0    .336
D. Cruz (SS)          3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .289
L. Matos (RF)         2  0  1  0  0  0  1  1    .111
G. Gil (C)            3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .254
TOTALS               29  2  2  2  1  2 10  2

   2B:  T. Raines (24)
   HR:  J. Cust (7)

       BALTIMORE   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      P. Hentgen  7.0  4  1  2  4  3  2 121   4.56
        B. Groom  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  14   3.82
          TOTALS  8.0  4  1  2  4  3  4 135

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Damon (CF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .290
T. Nixon (RF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .268
D. Ortiz (DH)         3  2  1  2  1  1  1  0    .318
M. Ramirez (LF)       3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .276
N. Garciaparra (SS)   3  0  0  1  0  1  0  0    .320
S. Hillenbrand (3B)   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .283
J. Varitek (C)        3  2  0  1  1  2  0  0    .274
K. Millar (1B)        3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .286
F. Sanchez (2B)       3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .272
TOTALS               29  4  1  4  2  4  4  0

   2B:  D. Ortiz (32)
   HR:  J. Varitek (17), D. Ortiz (27)

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       B. Sheets  9.0  2  2  1  2  2 10 120   4.14
          TOTALS  9.0  2  2  1  2  2 10 120

     WP: B. Sheets (8-6)
     LP: P. Hentgen (7-4)

     Temperature: 74F
     Wind: 5 MPH (out to left)
     Attendance: 36,764
     Time: 2:47

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox lead continues to expand

July was another phenomenal month for the Red Sox. They were seven games over .500 for the month, at 16-9, and extended their AL East lead to 17 games over the New York Yankees, with their overall record of 71-36. They managed to stay relatively injury free for the month, Pedro did miss a start and Manny has a dislocated rib that has kept him out 4 or 5 games and will keep him out another four games, but otherwise they've stayed healthy. They also managed to add a young, talented, ace-type pitcher in Sheets before the deadline. This team is setup very well going into the final two months of the season and this very would could be the year that they break the Curse of the Bambino.

Month Record (Overall Record and Standing): 16-9 (71-36, 1st place 17.5 GA)
Team Batting: .289
Team ERA: 3.84
RS: 626
RA: 443
Pythagorean W-L: 71-36

The Good:

• Although his batting average was already very good, sitting around .310, Nomar's batting average shot up some 30 points this month. He's now hitting .340/.382/.565 with 17 homers and 75 RBI's.
• David Ortiz may very well be cementing his case for the MVP Award. He's hitting .316/.387/.598 with 28 homers and 98 RBI's in 107 games....and it's only August.
• Pedro has pitched fabulously and his ERA is down to 2.94. He's also 15-3 with 146 strikeouts and only 33 walks in 141 innings. He may be on his way to yet another Cy Young.
• Shea Hillenbrand has been hitting well all season, and he's currently hitting .288/.329/.516 with 20 homers and 65 RBI's.

The Bad:

• After starting out the season very hot, Varitek has come back down to earth. He's seen his rate stats drop all the way down to .268/.352/.474, which isn't bad at all but nothing compared to what he did from April through June.
• Papelbon has struggled a bit lately, as his ERA has shot up nearly a full run over the past month.
• Prior to his injury, Manny had been in the midst of a slump. In his last 10 games he'd hit only .231/.318/.436.
• Parts of the bullpen, namely the middle relief and long relief roles, have been a problem area of late. Our long reliever Brandon Lyon has an ERA near seven in 13 innings, and the middle reliever, Hideki Okajima, has an ERA over five in 10 innings.

Red Sox MVP so far: DH David Ortiz - There's absolutely no question about it. Ortiz has been hitting for average and power, getting on base, and driving in runs for the Red Sox this season, and he's definitely in the consideration for league MVP as well. .316/.387/.598, 28 homers, 98 RBI's in 440 AB's.
Red Sox Cy Young so far: SP Pedro Martinez - Pedro struggled in the first month of the season, but has anchored the staff ever since, he too has a case for league Cy Young. He's currently 15-3 with an ERA of 2.94 and 146 K's in 141 innings.
Minor League to keep an eye on: SS Hanley Ramirez - He may be only 19 years old, but he's definitely ready for the big time. If only I had a place to put him. He's tearing up AAA to the tune of .309/.367/.541 with 21 homers, 81 RBI's, and 32 steals in 42 attempts.
Batting Stats:

Player Name	P	H	AB	Avg	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	SB	SB%
Damon, Johnny	CF	131	466	.281	.339	.453	27	4	15	90	52	22	81.5
Ortiz, David	1B	139	440	.316	.387	.598	34	3	28	76	98	0	0.0
Garciaparra, Nomar	SS	146	430	.340	.382	.565	26	10	17	73	75	5	62.5
Hillenbrand, Shea	3B	116	403	.288	.329	.516	20	6	20	67	65	1	50.0
Ramirez, Manny	LF	111	397	.280	.391	.524	22	0	25	72	86	1	50.0
Varitek, Jason	C	102	380	.268	.352	.474	23	2	17	66	66	2	66.7
Sanchez, Freddy	2B	94	343	.274	.323	.385	23	6	1	45	33	0	0.0
Nixon, Trot	RF	92	329	.280	.376	.447	22	3	9	59	44	7	87.5
Millar, Kevin	LF	85	298	.285	.363	.470	25	3	8	38	44	1	50.0
Walker, Todd	2B	25	98	.255	.321	.357	6	2	0	13	12	1	100.0
Giambi, Jeremy	LF	21	83	.253	.315	.386	5	0	2	13	11	0	0.0
Sheets, Ben	SP	3	36	.083	.132	.083	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0
Mueller, Bill	3B	9	27	.333	.406	.704	1	0	3	5	7	0	0.0
Youkilis, Kevin	1B	6	16	.375	.444	.500	2	0	0	1	2	0	0.0
Mirabelli, Doug	C	1	4	.250	.250	.250	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0
Martinez, Pedro	SP	0	3	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Lowe, Derek	SP	0	3	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Castillo, Frank	SP	0	2	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0

Pitching Stats:

Player Name	Team	Starts	W	L	ERA	IP	K	SV	CG	OBA
Sheets, Ben	BOS	22	8	7	4.52	143.1	139	0	1	.257
Martinez, Pedro	BOS	20	15	3	2.94	141.0	146	0	1	.240
Lowe, Derek	BOS	20	16	3	3.65	138.0	107	0	0	.241
Castillo, Frank	BOS	19	5	10	4.60	129.0	69	0	0	.258
Arroyo, Bronson	BOS	14	8	5	4.77	94.1	66	0	0	.300
Howry, Bobby	BOS	0	4	0	2.88	56.1	39	1	0	.238
Papelbon, Jonathan	BOS	0	2	2	2.03	44.1	55	30	0	.166
Meredith, Cla	BOS	0	4	0	2.21	36.2	24	1	0	.204
Timlin, Mike	BOS	0	2	2	3.75	36.0	24	0	0	.299
Lyon, Brandon	BOS	2	1	0	6.92	13.0	9	0	0	.302
Okajima, Hideki	BOS	1	1	0	5.23	10.1	6	0	0	.300

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

League Summary

Division Leaders:

AL East: Boston Red Sox, 71-36 (New York Yankees, 54-54, 17.5 GB)
AL Central: Minnesota Twins, 56-53 (Chicago White Sox + Detroit Tigers, 53-54, 2 GB)
AL West: Texas Rangers, 64-43 (Oakland A's, 59-48, 5 GB)
AL Wild Card: Oakland A's, 59-48 (Anaheim Angels, 55-55, 5.5 GB)

NL East: Atlanta Braves, 66-41 (Philadelphia Phillies, 60-46, 5.5 GB)
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals, 62-43 (Houston Astros, 61-44, 1.0 GB)
NL West: San Francisco Giants, 68-38 (Colorado Rockies, 48-58, 20.0 GB)
NL Wild Card: Houston Astros, 61-44 (Philadelphia Phillies, 60-46, 1.5 GB)

League Leaders:

	AL					NL
BA: Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) - .360		Jack Wilson (PIT) - .349
HR: Juan Gonzalez (TEX) - 32		Andruw Jones (ATL) - 33
RBI: David Ortiz (BOS) - 98		Tino Martinez (STL) - 99
SB: Carl Crawford (TBD) - 42		Juan Pierre (FLA) - 55

W: Derek Lowe (BOS) + Kevin Appier (ANA) - 16		Roy Oswalt (HOU) - 15
ERA: Tim Hudson (OAK) - 2.73		Kevin Millwood (PHI) - 2.66
K: Johan Santana (MIN) - 161		A.J. Burnett (FLA) - 155
SV: B.J. Ryan (BAL) - 35		Felix Rodriguez (SFG) + Dave Veres (CHC) - 26

[RedsoxRockies]

Irl, Hanley is not that great of a fielder, so maybe you could move him to 2nd or 3rd?

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Irl, Hanley is not that great of a fielder, so maybe you could move him to 2nd or 3rd?

His glove ain't much at the stage he's at now either. I'd rather not put him at second, or any up-the-middle position, because Sanchez is a good defensive second baseman and Nomar is bad enough at short. I've thought about third but Shea is crushing the baseball this season. I think I'm gonna give him the rest of this season in AAA, maybe have him on the playoff roster, and then figure out where to play him for next season.

EDIT: Actually, Nixon's contract is up after this season ('03) so maybe I'll let Nixon go and turn him into a right fielder.

[filihok]

EDIT: Actually, Nixon's contract is up after this season ('03) so maybe I'll let Nixon go and turn him into a right fielder.

I always thought Hanley'd make a better left fielder than shortstop...

P.S. I really like your monthly format.

[DarthJaker]

seriously how does Papelbon have 55 saves in July?