Vazquez (3-1, 3.20 ERA) vs Mussina (1-3, 5.75 ERA)

 

No A-Rod. Nationally Televised.

 

Matchups

Dye .377 lifetime vs Mussina (53 AB)

AJ .371 lifetime vs Mussina (35 AB)

Thome 6 HRs off Mussina (48 AB)

Ensberg .385 lifetime vs Vazquez (13 AB)

 

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Edited April 23, 200817 yr by RME JICO

Give em Jell, Javy.

Mussina is terrible these days. Sox should be able to score some runs tonight.

Career vs Mussina:

 

Swisher: 2-9, HR, RBI, 4 K, .778 OPS

Cabrera: 3-19, 2B, BB, 3 K, .411 OPS

Thome: 13-48, 2B, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 5 BB, 12 K, 1.007 OPS

Konerko: 10-35, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 5 K, .775 OPS

Dye: 20-53, 4 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 12 K, .955 OPS

Pierzynski: 13-35, 3 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 4 K, .914 OPS

Quentin: 0-3, 2 K

Crede: 5-27, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, .600 OPS

Uribe: 4-19, HR, 4 RBI, 3 K, .568 OPS

 

Hall: 9-31, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K, .656 OPS

Anderson: 2-6, 2 2B, 2 K

 

Total: 285 AB, .284/.323/.470/.793

 

Last season vs Mussina:

 

Swisher: 0-3, K

Cabrera: 0-4, BB, K

Thome: 3-6, 2B, K

Konerko: 4-9, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 K

Dye: 1-6, 2B, K

Pierzynski: 2-8, HR, RBI

Quentin: 0-3, 2 K

Crede: 1-3, RBI

Uribe: 1-5, HR, 3 RBI, K

go sox

Stay away from his junk pitches and make him get his fastball up...his fastball is so mediocre nowadays that the Sox should be able to hit it all around the ballpark. If they swing at his junk out of the strike zone, they're probably going to lose.

 

This would be a good day to hit the ball where it's pitched. Hit it everywhere, don't let Mussina get comfortable throwing to a certain spot, and don't let the defense get comfortable.

 

Sox should win this game, but I wouldn't bet on anything.

Make Mussina throw strikes and he will get lit up.

Any reason why Floyd is getting skipped or pushed back? Its his scheduled day to pitch. Maybe they dont want him to lose confidence vs. New York, so they skip him?

Any reason why Floyd is getting skipped or pushed back? Its his scheduled day to pitch. Maybe they dont want him to lose confidence vs. New York, so they skip him?

 

Floyd pitches tomorrow against the Yankees.

Floyd pitches tomorrow against the Yankees.

 

But why were they switched?

But why were they switched?

 

It was to keep Javy on his usual schedule, as he has shown he's more effective without variations.

I like our chances tonight. Lets get the win and force a rubber match tomorrow!!

 

 

 

I figure Wang is their ace and Count is our #5 starter, so last night is more tolerable. I think we'll hammer Mussina tonight.

I figure Wang is their ace and Count is our #5 starter, so last night is more tolerable. I think we'll hammer Mussina tonight.

that's how I'm trying to sell it to myself, but yesterday was a bit of a gut punch game, I am really looking forward to see how they look tonight. Hughes and Mussina have been bad this year (although I believe Mussina pitched OK in his last outing). I don't want to hear how they magically "found it" against the Sox. Hawk would use the "You're not (insert # of games Mussina is over .500 here) games over .500 in your career for nothing" as the Sox are flailing away at pitches a foot out of the zone

that's how I'm trying to sell it to myself, but yesterday was a bit of a gut punch game, I am really looking forward to see how they look tonight. Hughes and Mussina have been bad this year (although I believe Mussina pitched OK in his last outing). I don't want to hear how they magically "found it" against the Sox. Hawk would use the "You're not (insert # of games Mussina is over .500 here) games over .500 in your career for nothing" as the Sox are flailing away at pitches a foot out of the zone

 

104 games over

 

That's pretty damn impressive actually

that's how I'm trying to sell it to myself, but yesterday was a bit of a gut punch game, I am really looking forward to see how they look tonight. Hughes and Mussina have been bad this year (although I believe Mussina pitched OK in his last outing). I don't want to hear how they magically "found it" against the Sox. Hawk would use the "You're not (insert # of games Mussina is over .500 here) games over .500 in your career for nothing" as the Sox are flailing away at pitches a foot out of the zone

3 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K vs BOS on the 17th

3 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K vs BOS on the 17th

lol, ok, I guess not!! Good to see, more reason that he shouldn't magically find it tonight!

104 games over

 

That's pretty damn impressive actually

Yeah, I'm not slamming Mussina over his career, he's been a very good pitcher, but those days are behind him, he has struggled this year

Go Sox and Go Javy .. cant be on here tonight because well .. ILL BE AT THE GAME

 

woo

Yeah, I'm not slamming Mussina over his career, he's been a very good pitcher, but those days are behind him, he has struggled this year

 

He was quite terrible last season as well

He was quite terrible last season as well

wasn't mussina on the mound during the "aaron rowand" game in the bronx, the one where the sox were hitting missiles back at mussina?

I'm pretty frustrated about last night's game. Wang's 2.00 WHIP from last night makes me sick that we didn't win. More reason for me to despise him. Looks like the lineup...assuming ozzie doesn't mess around too much, has a couple of guys who have done very well against Mussina. I can only hope they can make the Yankees look horrible on NATIONAL TV. I have mlb.tv, but I enjoy watching games on my tv. Well anyway, let's score 20 tonight!

Im hoping our new patient approach makes us effective vs Mussina tonight. I have the sinking feeling we are going to need alot of runs, especially since Ill be there.

I predict a 3 and a half hour game.

I predict a Carlos Quentin HR