Post all your wacky thoughts and first guesses here.

 

Tigers beat Seattle 6-2.

 

Twins beat Tampa 2-1.

Joe Borchard goes yard! woot woot happy for him!

sox need to hold serve tonight. Varitek and Trot back in the lineup for beantown.

I feel pretty confident with Jon Garland on the mound for us.

 

I really, really hope Ryan Sweeney gets the start in LF tonight. But with Ozzie, he will most likely sit BA and start Sweeney in CF, and let Pods start again.

Ideal line-up for tonight:

Sweeney LF

Iguchi 2B

Dye RF

Thome DH

Konerko 1b

Crede 3b

AJ C

Anderson CF

Cintron SS

 

But this will be the line-up

 

Pods

Gooch

Dye

Thome

Kong

AJ

Crede

Mack

Uribe

I wouldn't be surprised if Dye is out tonight.

 

Ozzie said he'd get him a day off this series.

 

So maybe we can get Pods-Mack-Gload...Oye.

boston has varitek back

boston has varitek back

so quick? How time flies. It seems like he went on the DL for surgery only a week ago.

Win.

Kick them while they're down Jon.

Manny is playing.

 

Lineups are in.

 

Usual crew.

 

Pods, Anderson, Dye all in today.

 

No subs.

 

NESN flashed the lineups so I missed the exact order.

Podsednik, LF

Iguchi, 2b

Dye, RF

Thome, DH

Konerko, 1b

Pierzynski, C

Crede, 3b

Anderson, CF

Uribe, SS

 

Youkilis, 1B

Loretta, 2b

Hinske, DH

Ramirez, LF

Nixon, RF

Lowell, 3B

Varitek, C

Kapler, CF

Gonzalez, SS

It's actually comical now, how Ozzie keeps hoping against hope. Keeps sending Makowiak to CF despite his own reservations, keeps Podsednik in the lineup ignoring that he simply doesn't have it this year. It's as if he is operating in a daze. He seems to talk himself into thinking that the players underperforming all year will "break out of it" somehow. Or maybe he feels a certain loyalty or something. It is very easy to second guess Ozzie's moves since the team continues to struggle. What I don't understand is why he doesn't "stir the pot" some by playing new faces. I feel bad for Ozzie. It's a tough job to manage in big markets. Every move (or non-move) he makes is scrutinized by a bunch of us who don't know squat about big league managing. Yet somehow I cannot refrain from looking at the season as a whole and wonder why some moves were not made quickly. Bottom line is the players don't have the "stuff" this year. I am sure there are some in that clubhouse thinking, "I got my ring, I'm good to go." Hopefully those players will find new uniforms to wear next year.

Manny is playing.

 

Lineups are in.

 

Usual crew.

 

Pods, Anderson, Dye all in today.

 

No subs.

 

NESN flashed the lineups so I missed the exact order.

 

Great timing for us to be facing this Red Sox offense....NOT!

Great timing for us to be facing this Red Sox offense....NOT!

 

You watch too much Borat.

Why did we even call up Sweeney if he isn't going to play? This is bulls***. Sorry, but it is. We are facing a mediocre pitcher, at best, and with Podsednik still sucking it up and still playing horrible D, he gets the start over Sweeney. This is really starting to piss me off. Either play him, or let him develop more in AAA some more.

Why did we even call up Sweeney if he isn't going to play? This is bulls***. Sorry, but it is. We are facing a mediocre pitcher, at best, and with Podsednik still sucking it up and still playing horrible D, he gets the start over Sweeney. This is really starting to piss me off. Either play him, or let him develop more in AAA some more.

Its not that we brought Sweeney up and aren't playing that bothers me (because that happens all the time) but its the fact that Sweeney is clearly the better of two in every department. Play the better player OZ no matter age.

Gotta win this one

Would this be the equivelant of us starting Cotts?

Pods K looking in 3...2...1

Serh! Lame!

STAY HOT SCOTTY

Keep sucking Pods!

pods is total s***. at least play mack in left and have gooch leadoff if you aren't gonna play sweeney

Thank you Ozzie for sticking with Pods. Excellent choice.

"Pods Your So f***ing Hot, Score a Home Run" - 16 yr girl behind me at the Sox D-Rays game, when Delmon made his debut.