March 17, 200323 yr Top 1 , Gordon starting? Cool - guess we'll see Colon later in the game - Lead-off hitter grounds out to Harris. 1 down - Eric Owens hits one between Graffy (3b) and Jimenez (SS) for a single - Salmon k's on breaking ball. 2 away - Owens steals 2nd (announcers say he stole it off Gordon) - Shawn Wooten whiffs at a curveball for the 3rd out. Through a half inning, 2 k's for Gordon, and the Sox coming up
March 17, 200323 yr Author Bottom 1 John Lackey pitching for Anaheim - D'Angelo Jimenez grounds out - Willie Harris grounds out - Frank Thomas (4 walks and 1 K so far this Spring. Announcers say his swing is looking great). Basehit into the hole between SS and 3rd - Paul Konerko (15 for 31) pops out to end the inning End 1, no score
March 17, 200323 yr Author Top 2 Gordon still in the game for his 2nd inning of work - Jeff Davannan (sp?) goes down looking. 3rd K for Gordon Announcer think Gordon might be starting to see if he could possibly be our 5th starter since it appears Wright will not be ready in time. Interesting. - Basehit for the next guy. - Benji Molina HBP. 2 on, 1 out - Grounder to Konerko, throw to 2nd for a force. Jimenez hesitates and they can't turn the DP. 1st and 3rd with 2 out - Keith Johnson hits one down the line, bad hop over Graffy, and it's an RBI double. Runners now at 2nd and 3rd - Next guy foul-tips one into Paul's glove for out #3. 2 hits, 1 HBP, 1 run, 2 left, 2 K's (4 in the game) Through 1 1/2, Angels up 1-0
March 17, 200323 yr Author Bottom 2 - Lee grounder off Johnson's glove at 3rd, into LF for a basehit - Rios bunts, Lackey slips while throwing, Rios safe at 1st. 2 on, 0 out - Rowand tips one into catcher's glove on a 2-2 count. 1 down - Graffy ropes it to RF...Lee gets the stop sign, bases loaded with 1 out for... - Paul stares at a curve for strike 3. 2 down - Jimenez grounds out to end the threat. Sox waste a golden opportunity. End 2, Angels up 1-0
March 17, 200323 yr Author Top 3 Josh Stewart (3.38 ERA) in for Gordon - Owens grounder to Harris, under his glove. E4 - Salmon flies out to right for out #1 Wow...the Angels started off 6-14 in 2002. - Owens steals 2nd and Paul 1-hops Harris...nice arm - Flyout to Rowand in CF for out #2 - Davannan (sp?) pops out to Konerko to end the inning 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left Through 2 1/2, Sox trail it 1-0
March 17, 200323 yr Author Bottom 3 - Harris (0-1) grounds out to first. 1 down - Frank Thomas (1-1; single) goes down swinging. 2 away - Konerko (0-1) high flyball into LF to the warning track. Side retired End 3, Sox down 1-0
March 17, 200323 yr Author Top 4 Josh Stewart stays in for his 2nd inning - Benji Gil flies one off the wall for a stand-up double - Benji Molina grounds it to Harris for the 1st out. Gil to 3rd. Great funadmentals by the Angels. - Kerry Johnson walks. 1st and 3rd, 1 out - Keith Johnson grounds to Harris. He flips the ball wide of Jimenez. Another error. Run scores, everyone is safe. Get Harris out of there. 2-0 Anaheim - Flyball to Rowand. Out #2 - Owens lines one to RF for a hit. Awful throw by Rios, run scores. 3-0 Halos. They aren't sure when Colon is going to pitch next. For those who don't know, he was supposed to start yesterday vs. Arizona, but it was rained out. Why is this reminding me of our games last year vs. the Angels? Walks, errors, Angels playing small ball, getting big leads... - Grounder to Graffy, force at 2nd...inning over Through 3 1/2, Sox now trail it 3-0
March 17, 200323 yr Davannon would either be playing outfield or dh'ing. Lol, I think they are far off with Flash. I didn't think about it, and he was a starter a while ago, but I don't think they would take any chance with that. Good to see Stewart doing well.
March 17, 200323 yr - Keith Johnson grounds to Harris. He flips the ball wide of Jimenez. Another error. Run scores, everyone is safe. Get Harris out of there. I agree, I hate Willie Harris. Didn't we get him from the talent-laden Orioles for Chris Singleton? That should tell you all you need to know about the mighty Willie Harris.
March 17, 200323 yr Talent wise, Harris has lots of it. Defensively is supposed to be his strong suit at least when he's playing second, but offensively he's been weak. He typically hits a lot of fly balls, but when I watched him in spring he was hitting a lot more grounders, none of them were getting through, but still an improved sign. He has tons of speed too, but he strikes out way too much and doesn't draw enough walks to utilize that speed. He'll probably become a bench player with some team. I'd think there is a shot he gets dealt when the Sox look to add a player in July.
March 17, 200323 yr Author Bottom 4 - Lee (1-1; single) leads off with a walk - Rios (1-1; bunt single) jam shot to 2nd, fielded, Rios out at 1st. Lee to 2nd - Rowand (0-1) grounder past 3rd...Lee scores, Rowand SAFE at 2nd. 3-1 Anaheim, Sox with Rowand on 2nd with 1 out. - Graffy (1-1; single) walks on 4 pitches. 1st and 2nd with 1 out - Paul (0-1) up. Wild throw on pick-off attempt goes into CF. Runners move up 90 feet. 2nd and 3rd, still 1 out. Paul goes down swinging again. WTF man? 4 runners stranded in scoring position with less than 2 out for Josh. 2 down - Jimenez (0-2) flies out to again end the threat 1 hit, 2 walks, 1 run, 2 left in scoring position End 4, Sox now trail it 3-1
March 17, 200323 yr Author Top 5 Stewart still in there for his 3rd inning (2 IP, 2 hits, 1 walk, 2 runs, 1 ER so far) - Wooten flies out to Rios - Davannon strikes out looking. Josh's 1st strikeout of the game - Benji Gil grounds out to end the inning Ahh, that announcers have a new theory as to why Gordon started today. They think it might have been because the weather was uncertain, and they wanted to be sure to get him his 2 innings of work. Apparently Stewart was supposed to start. They still say it's possible they're thinking about Gordon starting as the #5 guy, but I really doubt it. I like him in the pen where he belongs. 1-2-3 go the Angels Through 4 1/2, Sox down 3-1
March 17, 200323 yr Author Hey guys, I do have a life outside of recapping Sox games, so I'm outta here. The Sox are up in their half of the 5th, and they're down 3-1. Harris looked horrible, Stewart is looking pretty good, and our defense has been bad today. Hope my play-by-play was good while it lasted.
March 17, 200323 yr Thanks Clujer. I'd fill in but I'm at work just ocassionally updating this thread while doing some "work" stuff. If I had speakers I'd probably turn the game on, heck its on AM 710 where I am. Too bad I'm not driving around today.
March 17, 200323 yr i'll pick up for the bottom of the 5th. I'm just copying this from wsi thread so don't give me credit. Bottom 5 Lackey pitching Harris singles Harris steals second Thomas walks Miadich relieves Lackey Konerko grounds to short, Thomas forced out at second. Harris to third Lee walks (again), Konerko to second Rios singles to right, Harris scores, Konerko to third, Lee to second. 3-2 Angels Rowand strikes out Graffanino walks, Konerko scores, Lee to third, Rios to second. 3-3 tie Paul strikes out (again) SPIFF was the poster
March 17, 200323 yr Good to see Josh Paul blowing goats again. Loser. Paul's barely going to touch a Major League field this year now that we have Alomar, Olivo, and Burke.
March 17, 200323 yr Top of the 6th 2 straight 3 up 3 down innings for Josh Stewart. Going into the bottom half of 6 still tied up at 3.
March 17, 200323 yr Good to see Josh Paul blowing goats again. Loser. JPaul did it again and GOT THE HATTRICK!!! 3 AB's, 3 K's....this time with the bases loaded....I think he's personally left 7 guys on and its only the 6th!!!!!
March 17, 200323 yr Bottom of 6 -Jimenez strikes out -Harris strikes out looking -Miles fly out ( Apparently it was a nice catch by Davanon) 3-3 going to the top of 7
March 17, 200323 yr Top of 7 Edwin Almonte pitching -Speedy hitter Figgins grounds out to Harris -Amezaga pooped out to to left field for Valenzuela -Salmon hits a looper to Nunez for the 3rd out (nice one handed catch) 3-3 going to the bottom of 7
March 17, 200323 yr In the bottom of 7 Daubach hits a Bomb to right field for a homer chisox up 4-3. It's starting to rain.
March 17, 200323 yr Nice, very nice. I like seeing Almonte do good. By the way, thanks for picking this up KWF
March 17, 200323 yr Courtesy of Spiff from WSI Bottom 7 Homerun Daubach Valenzuela gets out somehow Rios reaches on error and is thrown out at second (was actually ruled a single) Borchard doubles to left Burke strikes out
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