The lineup the other day started Ellsbury Pedroia Gonzales Youk Papi Cameron Drew
The first two innings qualify as "oh wait X is getting up this inning. It's very cool! On Mar 16, 2011, at 4:11 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not following spring training that closely, but I can't remember being > this excited about the team since 2005. I'm thrilled not only by the off > season moves but also the stablity we have to look forward to in the coming > years. > > We have > > a YOUNG team. No veterans who are past their prime. (Lowell, Schilling.) I > guess Papi might be the exception. I hope he starts strong. > an exciting team. (Crawford, Ellsbury, Youk, Gonzalez,.. hell Lester and > Buccholz.) > hitters I want to see hit, as in, "Oh wait, Gonzalez and Youk are up this > inning." > pitchers I want to see pitch. Hell, even our fifth starter, Dice-K, can throw > an exciting game by accident. > a legitimate major league bullpen. No retreads. > There are questions. But that only adds to the excitement. > > If Papelbon fails does Jenks, Wheeler or Bard take over the closer role. > Is Tim Wakefield done? I think he might be. He's still a good major league > pitcher, but I do worry about him clogging pu the roster. > Is Papi done. > > It's going to be an exciting year. And it will, eventually, be WARM! > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I think the Orioles might be the only team in the division besides the Sox to > have taken a step forward. They're going to be tougher to play. Blue Jays > made some improvements too, but since Bautista is unlikely to hit 50-plus HRs > again, they'll probably be a little worse. > > STEVE > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lester is opening day starter. Guess that one bad inning sunk Beckett! ;-) > > I look forward to every season, so it's hard to say that I look forward to > this season more than I have any other. But I > think the Sox have a chance - with good health - to do some serious damage > this year. Granted, the Orioles have gotten better > but I think Tampa Bay and Toronto have both regressed. Interested to see how > the Yankees pitching holds up. I'm not impressed > with their rotation, past Sabathia. I think Hughes and Burnett will be > inconsistent again this year, and with Bartolo Colon and > Freddy Garcia vying for rotation spots, well.... Offensively, can Cano repeat > his season? Can Jeter fix his stride? Can A-Rod > stop eating popcorn? > > The division is ours for the taking. > > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > From: "Beaudoin, John" <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wed, March 16, 2011 3:04:52 PM > Subject: RE: Ahem > > > Is there nothing else to talk about regarding the Sox. I think it was an > inning of “early” March Spring Training that set off this thread. > > > > I’m looking forward to seeing him try to regain his former self. Yes, his > former self. His numbers just one year before last year, the year in which > he pitched though he was hurt and they couldn’t figure out what was wrong and > his ERA exploded. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
