Friday, August 15, 2003
Message to the A’s:
To hell with your F--cking A trades, that was a F--cking A WIN!
Manny is the Man. He is contemplating running for Governor…of New England.
A spilt in Oakland against three southpaws is huge. The Sox offense falls off away from Fenway and versus lefties. Plus, Network Coliseum is a pitcher’s park. The cards were stacked against the Old Town Team. Now the Sox move onto another big series in Rain-ville.
The key to the series could be the first three innings of tonight’s game. If the Sox can jump on Moyer early, the Mariners might have to use one or more of their set-up relievers in the middle innings. Soriano and Mateo both pitched three innings in the last couple of days. An overworked pen could prove to be edge the Sox need to win this series.
Noteworthy facts:
• Mike Cameron (the most underrated player) could be out for a couple more days according to the Seattle Times.
• John Olerud is hitting 241/328/310 against southpaws this season.
• David Ortiz better be in the lineup tonight. He has an OPS of 1561 against Moyer in, a statistically significant, 23 at-bats. Manny has an OPS of 1492 in 37, Nomar 1087 in 30, but Kapler is at 528 in 18 so Nixon should be an option tonight even against the lefty.
• Edgar eats up Suppan with a 1478 OPS in 26 at-bats, McLemore at 945 in 23 and Olerud 1035 in 20. The probable loss of Cameron’s bat tonight should be alleviated if McLemore gets the start.
• Freddy Garica maybe pitching better lately, but walking five and giving up a dinger in sixth and a third should not put fear into the hearts of the Sox sluggers. Most notable, Vtek.com who has an OPS of 947 in 19 at-bats and Nixon at 825 in 20.
• John Brooke Burkie has bad history against Edgar (987 OPS in 31), Dan Wilson (1038 in 28), Jeff Cirillo (944 in 18), but handles Boone (575 in 23). Hopefully, Wilson and Cirillo, currently on a rehab assignment, will be out of the lineup on Sunday.
To hell with your F--cking A trades, that was a F--cking A WIN!
Manny is the Man. He is contemplating running for Governor…of New England.
A spilt in Oakland against three southpaws is huge. The Sox offense falls off away from Fenway and versus lefties. Plus, Network Coliseum is a pitcher’s park. The cards were stacked against the Old Town Team. Now the Sox move onto another big series in Rain-ville.
The key to the series could be the first three innings of tonight’s game. If the Sox can jump on Moyer early, the Mariners might have to use one or more of their set-up relievers in the middle innings. Soriano and Mateo both pitched three innings in the last couple of days. An overworked pen could prove to be edge the Sox need to win this series.
Noteworthy facts:
• Mike Cameron (the most underrated player) could be out for a couple more days according to the Seattle Times.
• John Olerud is hitting 241/328/310 against southpaws this season.
• David Ortiz better be in the lineup tonight. He has an OPS of 1561 against Moyer in, a statistically significant, 23 at-bats. Manny has an OPS of 1492 in 37, Nomar 1087 in 30, but Kapler is at 528 in 18 so Nixon should be an option tonight even against the lefty.
• Edgar eats up Suppan with a 1478 OPS in 26 at-bats, McLemore at 945 in 23 and Olerud 1035 in 20. The probable loss of Cameron’s bat tonight should be alleviated if McLemore gets the start.
• Freddy Garica maybe pitching better lately, but walking five and giving up a dinger in sixth and a third should not put fear into the hearts of the Sox sluggers. Most notable, Vtek.com who has an OPS of 947 in 19 at-bats and Nixon at 825 in 20.
• John Brooke Burkie has bad history against Edgar (987 OPS in 31), Dan Wilson (1038 in 28), Jeff Cirillo (944 in 18), but handles Boone (575 in 23). Hopefully, Wilson and Cirillo, currently on a rehab assignment, will be out of the lineup on Sunday.
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