I am so wired up for this game, I just want it to be game time already.
I am so wired up for this game, I just want it to be game time already.
Me too. Also nervous.Originally Posted by Emmz;701143;
lol... i'll be at a rays bar with my SOX gear on.... time to WIN!!
What can be expected from Jon Lester tonight?
Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff September 28, 2011 11:57 AM
By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff
Jon Lester starts for the Red Sox tonight. There's good and bad to that. Let's break it down.
The good: He's Jon Lester. He's 15-9 with a 3.49 earned run average. He's an All-Star.
The bad: Lester has a severe case of the stinks lately, going 1-3 with a 6.97 ERA in his last four starts. He got rocked by the Yankees on Saturday, giving up eight runs on eight hits in 2.2 innings.
The good: He owns the Orioles. Lester is 14-0, 2.33 in 17 career starts against Baltimore, 7-0, 2.47 in nine starts at Camden Yards. It's the longest active win streak by any pitcher against any team and the longest ever against the Orioles.
The bad: Lester is pitching on three days' rest for only the second time in his career, the first time coming in 2008. He lasted only five innings that day against the Angels, giving up four runs on nine hits and two walks. He had one strikeout.
Given that the Red Sox treat their starters like delicate porcelain figurines, a change in the routine is a built-in excuse.
The good: Seriously, he owns the Orioles. Their current players are hitting a collective .233/.289/.307 against Lester.
The bad: Red Sox starters are 3-12 with a 7.28 ERA in the last 23 games. They've fallen off a cliff as a group.
The good: Lester is 17-6 with a 3.43 ERA in 28 appearances in September or October in his career. He also has a 2.57 ERA in eight playoff games and this is basically a playoff game.
The prediction: 6.1 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts
Lavarnway is going to bat 5th in tonights lineup against the O's.
I know somebody else officially posts the line up for this forum and I did not want disturb that. But if you want to get an early look it is posted at the WEEI web site.
RED SOX (90-71)
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Gonzalez 1B
Lavarnway C
Drew RF
Scutaro SS
Crawford LF
Aviles 3B
Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (15-9, 3.49)
Not sure how often AGons has been in the 4 hole this year....not often I think. I almost think Ortiz would be a more likely choice for the 4 hole. AGons seems to be drawing on this endless supply of DPs' lately.
Anyone else wondering round cant sit still and stressed.
I am debating hitting the beer and whisky now
i'm at work and this site is the only thing getting me through the day.... i feel like i have to talk about the sox all day today. maybe it's the nerves... i usually don't drink during the week, 6:30am comes very early, but tonight i must!
Naturally I hope we win tonight, but if we are destined to lose, I hope it's Paps who gives up the game winning 3 run homer - just to dampen his FA greed and give the Sox a chance at retaining him. It's obvious that Bard isn't ready for Prime Time.
Somebody hang this poster in Tito's office. He's needed it for a long time.Charlie Sheen mojo worked!
I am nervous wreck and have had knots in my stomach all day! Can't start drinking though, I'm at work. :lol:
This whole day sitting in school I'm thinking "what if" for both the Rays and Sox. I don't know what to expect.
Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'
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lol... i just saw that the yanks are starting Dellin Betances?????? 27.0 ERA... 6.0 whip.... LAYDOWN.....
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