Damon CF
Renteria SS
Mirabelli DH
Manny, LF
Varitek, C
Millar 1B
Nixon RF
Muller 3B
Graffinino 2B
Sox fans, why is Doug Mirabelli batting third? Does he own Hendrickson or something??
And what will they do if Varitek has to leave the game?
Originally Posted by -tz
And what will they do if Varitek has to leave the game?
Mirabelli will catch, and the Sox lose the DH.
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Playing the matchups. Francona wanted Mirabelli getting ABs against Hendrickson.
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Mirabelli was 7-12 off Hendrickson before today's game with a an OPS of 1.250. Plus, Ortiz has been rather cold lately.
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Mirabelli hits .583 against Hendrickson, Ortiz only .267.
Uhh... the .583 average seems like a pretty good reason to put him in the 3 hole. You could make the argument that he could catch, but I think Clement likes throwing to Varitek. With the way he's been slumping lately, why have him throw to Mirabelli? If I'm not mistaken Wakefield pitches tomorrow, so maybe they don't want Mirabelli catching 2 days in a row. Or maybe they wanted to give Ortiz a rest.
7 for 12 is pretty good, (Ortiz is 4 for 15). Who would you think is a better guy to hit 3rd? If you're trying to keep a consistent line up why not swap out the DHs? Why mess up the rest of the order? You're not going to put Millar in the 3 hole, definitely not Trot facing a lefty. Varitek is hitting .231 against Hendrickson. I guess my question is why wouldn't you have him bat 3rd?
7-12 is good, but a small sample size. I could see your point about not wanting to mess the line up around, but if you bump Manny and Varitek up a spot and insert Mirabelli as the 5 hitter, I think it makes more sense.
I would have been pretty pissed if I would have seen Enrique Wilson batting 3rd in when Pedro was on the mound back when Enrique owned him.
i've never been big on the 'not messing up the order' thing. i think you should put the strongest hitters in the big hitters position in the lineup. i just dont buy into the 'oh i went 0-4 because i was moved in the order'. if you're in the lineup, when you go to the plate, you try to hit the ball, regardless of where you bat. Now the situations may be different depending on where you are in the lineup (and your abilities), but i just dont see how its harder if guys get switched for a day.
i will say its questionable why he didn't just have mirabelli his catcher, or leave ortiz in there. why not keep the lineup that Hendrickson got rocked against last week? that would seem to make the most sense.
francona puts WAY more into a small sample size of at bats than any manager i've ever seen do. while 7 for 12 is a decent sample size, i wouldn't say he will continue to own him at anywhere near that clip, could be a coincidence. i forget the exact scenario, but earlier this year he had a scrub hitting real high in the lineup because he was like 1 for 2 against the guy lifetime but hitting like crap against everyone else.
It paid off right there...
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Is there a worse pitcher in baseball than Hendrickson?
Trot took a huge swing on a 2-0 count, it looked like he pulled something on his side. Jerry and Don said it looked like a rib, hopefully it is not his back.
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Took a big hack at a pitch and seemed to either hurt something in the oblique or back.
lol!!!! does anyone think Hydzu has any major league ability whatsoever? some guys are career minor leaguers for a reason.
Clement just hit with liner, still on the ground.
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It is what it is but it ain't what you think
I say we stomp him! Then we tattoo him! Then we hang him! And then we kill him!
I say we let him go.
weird, maybe they just don't want to screw with the lineup. I remeber the yanks doing this once a while
Ouch Clement just got hit in the side of the head.
Why did Terry bring in Bradford in the second and now Myers in the third. Obviuosly he didn't plan on replacing Clement but it seems odd to use those two so early in the game.
I can see the reasoning behind bradford to get out of a 2 on 1 out situation.
But Myers? Thats a questionable call.
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The Red Sox could really use Halama in this game. Too bad they just dfa'd him.
they have another long man
jeremi gonzalez
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Delcarmen was a starter right? I assume we'll see him soon. Otherwise they'll wipe out their bullpen tonight.
He is a reliever, he had been closing for Portland in the beginning of the year, and he has been closing in Pawtucket recently.
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Thanks, I didn't know that. I don't know who's in the Sox bullpen these days.
If they had put Halama in the score would be 10-5 Drays as opposed to tied.
Yay, baseball!
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Boston down 8 - 6 in the 8th inning....GO D-RAYS!!!!
more like 33-5
Bottom of the 3rd still
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I love watching debuts
Especially for good prospects
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Delcarmen grew up in Boston, right?
Hey...first batter, first K.
Hyde Park. He looked nervous but he seems to be settling down.
some nasty stuff
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holy crap. He just got hit, but he'll be fine.
Finally a bright spot in the game! Nice debut, kid.
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It is what it is but it ain't what you think
I say we stomp him! Then we tattoo him! Then we hang him! And then we kill him!
I say we let him go.
Ouch!Delcarmen just took a 'comebacker' off his right arm...but Renteria makes the throw for the 3rd out.
D-Rays still up 8 - 6 ...top 'o the 9th coming up...
Millar gets a basehit. Olerud is up now. 1 out in the 9th.
UPDATE: Olerud basehit.
Bill Mueller up with 2 on.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
wow olerud is sooo slow
Tie game, but Olerud is out at home.
There goes any chance that the Yankees have of trading for Baez. They don't need another pitcher who implodes against the Red Sox in big situations.
Boston will pull this out I think. Baez is going to blow it. C'mon....go Baez.
Get Baez out of there!
At least Baez didn't give up the lead. How does Sveum still have a job?
Svuem is a joke. This ................ he does always comes in key situations. Its like he chokes under the pressure and his instincts are to just wave his right arm.
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