2011+ Boston Red Sox -- a "what if"

captaincarl · 03-10-2012, 02:25 AM

What if the Red Sox could turn back the clock and start 2011 all over again? Will the injury gods be kind to them instead of taking away at least two fifths of their starting rotation early in the year? What if someone else was at the helm in the GM's office?

I know that I have had no luck with the Red Sox of the past. Now lets see what could/might be with me with the Red Sox of today and hopefully the future.

captaincarl · 03-10-2012, 02:30 AM

Mid February, 2011

Amid the turmoil in the front office, Theo Epstein has resigned from the Red Sox just as the team begins spring training camp. A new GM has been named to keep the Red Sox atop the standings of the AL.

captaincarl · 03-10-2012, 02:30 AM

Boston Red Sox Preseason Review

by writer Cliff Corcoran from SI.

WINTER GRADE: A

Let's see: Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford. Bobby Jenks and Dan Wheeler as the third and fourth best righties in the bullpen. That on top of 89 wins and the healthy returns of Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, and Jacoby Ellsbury. Not bad. Of course, one could argue that the upgrade to Gonzalez at first base and Youkilis at third base over Youkilis at first and Adrian Beltre at third may not be all that large when you take defense into account, that Crawford's range, a large part of his overall value, is wasted in Fenway Park's shallow left field and his contract could prove disastrous in the long-term, and that the Sox were convinced that Ellsbury wasn't viable defensively in centerfield just a year ago. Still, the upside of this team is tremendous.

THREE KEY QUESTIONS:

1. Can they stay healthy?

If the Red Sox had stayed healthy, they probably would have won the division last year. Instead they lost Dustin Pedroia for 98 days, Kevin Youkilis for 62, Mike Cameron for 101 and Jacoby Ellsbury for all but 18 games. Josh Beckett missed roughly a dozen starts, Daisuke Matsuzaka missed a handful, and none of that counts day-to-day absences and aches or the resulting poor performances from attempting to play through injury. Health is a major factor for any team, but it's one the Red Sox and their fans are hyper-aware of coming off last season.

2. Can David Ortiz continue to defy nature?

Ortiz appeared to be in fairly obvious decline in 2008 and 2009 and started 2010 ice cold, but he flipped the switch in May and looked almost like his old self the rest of the way. Still, players with his body type tend to deteriorate quickly in their mid-30s. Ortiz, who at the very least seems to have lost the ability to hit lefties, is 35 this year.

3. Is there a catcher in the house?

Jarrod Saltalamacchia was once a top prospect, but approaching his 26th birthday with a .248/.315/.386 career major league line, this might be his last chance to eke out a career as a major league starter. That line is almost a dead match for that of the average major league catcher last year, which would do the trick if Salty was similarly average at throwing out runners, but he's well below. His backup is 38-year-old team mascot Jason Varitek, who has hit .217/.310/.386 over the past three years while being similarly permissive with baserunners. Don't be surprised if those two make room for newly acquired Michael McKenry, a 26-year-old out of the Rockies system with strong catch-and-throw skills and a similar offensive projection.

X-FACTOR:

John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka

The only meaningful difference between the Yankees and Red Sox heading into the season is the relative depth in their starting rotations. Even there, the top three men are fairly analogous: Jon Lester and CC Sabathia are big-time lefty aces; Clay Buchholz and Phil Hughes are former top prospects coming off their first full seasons in a big league rotation, both of whom have almost equal potential to take a step forward or backward; Josh Beckett and A.J. Burnett are at times surly former Marlins teammates with checkered injury histories who struggle to pitch as well as their stuff says they should. That boils the division down to the difference between the duo of John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka and their Yankee counterparts, veteran Freddy Garcia and rookie Ivan Nova. Matsuzaka has been a massive disappointment and is hardly a better bet than Garcia at this point, but Lackey pitched well in the second half of 2010 and gives the Sox a clear advantage. If Lackey struggles or gets hurt, however, Boston's advantage could disappear with him.

SCOUT'S TAKE

"That's some kind of deep lineup. If you take a cylinder away from this engine, it's still a Ferrari. Adrian Gonzalez could very possibly be a monster on that team and Carl Crawford's a big game-changer for this club but they have to keep Kevin Youkilis healthy. He has to provide that righthanded presence, much like Dustin Pedroia, who's the igniter for his club. David Ortiz has been great this spring. He's got his bat speed back."

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1oh24NiXr

captaincarl · 03-11-2012, 01:06 AM

We start off the 2011 season on the road against the Texas Rangers. The Rangers Ballpark in Arlington seats 49,115 fans and is considered a neutral park.

Probable Starters
LHP J.Lester (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus LHP C.Wilson (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
RHP J.Lackey (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP C.Lewis (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
RHP C.Buchholz (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP A.Ogando (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Rangers' Top 5 Players
1. LF Josh Hamilton (age: 29, current stars: 5.0, potential stars: 5.0)
2. RF Nelson Cruz (30, 4.5, 4.5)
3. MR Pedro Strop (25, 4.5, 4.5)
4. MR Arthur Rhodes (41, 4.5, 4.5)
5. 3B Adrian Beltre (31, 4.0, 4.0)

captaincarl · 03-11-2012, 01:17 AM

Standings as of Thursday, March 31, 2011

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB
New York              1   0 1.000   --       Washington            1   0 1.000   --
Baltimore             0   0  .000    0.5     Florida               0   0  .000    0.5
BOSTON                0   0  .000    0.5     New York              0   0  .000    0.5
Tampa Bay             0   0  .000    0.5     Philadelphia          0   0  .000    0.5
Toronto               0   0  .000    0.5     Atlanta               0   1  .000    1

Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Chicago               0   0  .000   --       Milwaukee             1   0 1.000   --
Cleveland             0   0  .000   --       Chicago               0   0  .000    0.5
Minnesota             0   0  .000   --       Houston               0   0  .000    0.5
Detroit               0   1  .000    0.5     Pittsburgh            0   0  .000    0.5
Kansas City           0   1  .000    0.5     Cincinnati            0   1  .000    1
                                             St.Louis              0   1  .000    1

Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Los Angeles           1   0 1.000   --       Los Angeles           1   0 1.000   --
Oakland               0   0  .000    0.5     San Diego             1   0 1.000   --
Seattle               0   0  .000    0.5     Arizona               0   0  .000    0.5
Texas                 0   0  .000    0.5     Colorado              0   0  .000    0.5
                                             San Francisco         0   1  .000    1



New York 6, Detroit 4                        Washington 9, Atlanta 1
Los Angeles 4, Kansas City 3 (13)            Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 2 (12)
                                             San Diego 10, St.Louis 4 (10)
only games scheduled                         Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 0

captaincarl · 03-11-2012, 02:34 AM

April 1, 2011: Boston (Lester 0-0, 0.00) at Texas (Wilson 0-0, 0.00) - game #1 of 162

Top 1st: Wilson pitching. Ellsbury singles to right [1]. Ellsbury caught stealing (2-4). Pedroia singles to left [1]. Crawford pops out (6) [1]. Youkilis grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0

Bottom 1st: Lester pitching. Andrus strikes out. Young flies out (9). Hamilton singles to left [1]. Cruz strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0

Top 2nd: Gonzalez pops out (3). Ortiz strikes out. Cameron singles to right [1]. Saltalamacchia grounds out, FC (5-4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0

Bottom 2nd: Napoli hit by pitch [1]. Kinsler grounds out, FC (1-6) [1]. Beltre singles to left [1,2]. Borbon strikes out [1,2]. Wild pitch [2,3]. Kata singles to left [1]. Kinsler and Beltre score. Andrus walks [1,2]. Young flies out (7).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Texas 2, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Scutaro grounds out (4-3). Ellsbury reaches 2b on error (E6) [2]. Pedroia singles to left [1]. Ellsbury scores. Crawford singles to center [1,3]. Youkilis flies out (7) [1,3]. Gonzalez strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Texas 2, Boston 1

Bottom 3rd: Hamilton walks [1]. Cruz strikes out [1]. Napoli flies out (8) [1]. Kinsler strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Texas 2, Boston 1

Top 4th: Ortiz walks [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Cameron strikes out [2]. Saltalamacchia singles to left, reaches 2b on throw to home [2]. Ortiz scores. Scutaro flies out (7) [2]. Ellsbury grounds out (3u).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Texas 2

Bottom 4th: Beltre singles to center [1]. Borbon flies out (9) [1]. Kata singles to center [1,2]. Andrus flies out (9) [1,2]. Young flies out (8).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Texas 2

Top 5th: Pedroia flies out (8). Crawford strikes out. Youkilis grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Texas 2

Bottom 5th: Hamilton singles to center [1]. Cruz grounds out (5-3) [2]. Napoli strikes out [1]. Kinsler hit by pitch [1,2]. Beltre strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Texas 2

Top 6th: Gonzalez strikes out. Ortiz walks [1]. Cameron grounds out, FC (6-4) [1]. Saltalamacchia singles to left [1,2]. Scutaro grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Texas 2

Bottom 6th: Borbon grounds out (1-3). Kata singles to right [1]. Andrus singles to center [1,2]. Young walks [1,2,3]. Albers pitching. Hamilton doubles to right center [2]. Kata, Andrus and Young score. Cruz doubles to right [2]. Hamilton scores. Napoli singles to left, reaches 2b on throw to home [2]. Cruz scores. Kinsler grounds out (6-3) [3]. Beltre grounds out (3-1).
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2

Top 7th: Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Pedroia flies out (8). Crawford singles to center [1]. Youkilis strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2

Bottom 7th: Borbon flies out (8). Kata flies out (7). Andrus grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2

Top 8th: Rhodes pitching. Torrealba now playing Catcher. Gonzalez lines out (1). Ortiz grounds out (1-3). Cameron singles to left [1]. Cameron picked off (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2

Bottom 8th: Young grounds out (6-3). Hamilton grounds out (3u). Cruz singles to center [1]. Reyes pitching. Torrealba walks [1,2]. Kinsler flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2

Top 9th: Moreland now playing 1b. Saltalamacchia singles to left [1]. Scutaro flies out (8) [1]. Ellsbury grounds out, DP (3,3-6).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2

Code:

Boston                             Texas 
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      5  1  1  0  .200  Andrus,ss        4  1  1  0  .250
Pedroia,2b       4  0  2  1  .500  Young,dh         4  1  0  0  .000
Crawford,lf      4  0  2  0  .500  Hamilton,lf      4  1  3  3  .750
Youkilis,3b      4  0  0  0  .000  Cruz,rf          5  1  2  1  .400
Gonzalez,1b      4  0  0  0  .000  Napoli,c         3  0  1  1  .333
Ortiz,dh         2  1  0  0  .000  Torrealba,c      0  0  0  0  .000
Cameron,rf       4  0  2  0  .500  Kinsler,2b       4  1  0  0  .000
Saltalamacchia,c 4  0  3  1  .750  Beltre,3b        4  1  2  0  .500
Scutaro,ss       4  0  0  0  .000  Borbon,cf        4  0  0  0  .000
                                   Kata,1b          4  1  3  2  .750
                                   Moreland,1b      0  0  0  0  .000
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                35  2 10  2        Totals          36  7 12  7


Boston            0 0 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2
Texas             0 2 0  0 0 5  0 0 x  -  7


E: Andrus (1). DP: Texas 1. LOB: Boston 9, Texas 11. 2B: Cruz (1),
Hamilton (1). CS: Ellsbury (1). GIDP: Ellsbury.




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Boston
Lester (L,0-1)         5.1  8  5  5  3  7  8.44
Albers                 2.1  4  2  2  0  0  7.72
Reyes                  0.1  0  0  0  1  0  0.00


Texas
Wilson (W,1-0)         7    8  2  1  2  6  1.29
Rhodes                 2    2  0  0  0  0  0.00



HBP: Napoli (by Lester), Kinsler (by Lester).
WP: Lester, Wilson.
Att: 48,840

CatKnight · 03-11-2012, 02:50 AM

I didn't think you played modern era! Good luck!

captaincarl · 03-11-2012, 02:52 AM

Standings as of Friday, April 1, 2011

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB
New York              1   0 1.000   --       Florida               1   0 1.000   --
Tampa Bay             1   0 1.000   --       Washington            1   0 1.000   --
Toronto               1   0 1.000   --       Atlanta               0   1  .000    1
Baltimore             0   1  .000    1       New York              0   1  .000    1
BOSTON                0   1  .000    1       Philadelphia          0   1  .000    1

Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Cleveland             1   0 1.000   --       Chicago               1   0 1.000   --
Chicago               0   1  .000    1       Houston               1   0 1.000   --
Detroit               0   1  .000    1       Milwaukee             1   0 1.000   --
Minnesota             0   1  .000    1       Cincinnati            0   1  .000    1
Kansas City           0   2  .000    1.5     Pittsburgh            0   1  .000    1
                                             St.Louis              0   1  .000    1

Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Los Angeles           2   0 1.000   --       Los Angeles           2   0 1.000   --
Seattle               1   0 1.000    0.5     Colorado              1   0 1.000    0.5
Texas                 1   0 1.000    0.5     San Diego             1   0 1.000    0.5
Oakland               0   1  .000    1.5     Arizona               0   1  .000    1.5
                                             San Francisco         0   2  .000    2



Texas 7, Boston 2                            Houston 6, Philadelphia 5
Cleveland 2, Chicago 0                       Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 6 (11)
Toronto 9, Minnesota 3                       Colorado 11, Arizona 0
Tampa Bay 6, Baltimore 5                     Florida 6, New York 4
Los Angeles 8, Kansas City 3                 Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 1
Seattle 8, Oakland 2
                                             only games scheduled
only games scheduled

Transactions

American League

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Assigned CF Jonathan Van Every to Las Vegas (AAA).

National League

CHICAGO CUBS: Recalled MR Esmailin Caridad from Iowa (AAA). Optioned MR Jeff Samardzija to Iowa (AAA). Designated LF Reed Johnson for assignment and placed on waivers.

SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS: Recalled 1B Mark Hamilton from Memphis (AAA). Optioned SS Ryan Theriot to Memphis (AAA).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Recalled CF Darren Ford from Fresno (AAA). Optioned 2B Mike Fontenot to Fresno (AAA).

captaincarl · 03-11-2012, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatKnight

I didn't think you played modern era! Good luck!

Although I like the history of baseball, especially the Bosox, a little change of pace is always good. I just can't get away from this franchise! I just need to change my mindset in regards to the pitchers and the handling of them.

Thanks for the post. Feedback or other posts is always appreciated.

captaincarl · 03-11-2012, 04:21 AM

April 2, 2011: Boston (Lackey 0-0, 0.00) at Texas (Ogando 0-0, 0.00) - game #2 of 162

Top 1st: Ogando pitching. Ellsbury flies out (7). Pedroia grounds out (5-3). Crawford walks [1]. Gonzalez doubles to left [2]. Crawford scores. Youkilis strikes out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Texas 0

Bottom 1st: Lackey pitching. Andrus grounds out (6-3). Young doubles to left [2]. Hamilton grounds out (4-3) [3]. Cruz doubles to right center [2]. Young scores. Napoli grounds out (1-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Texas 1

Top 2nd: Ortiz strikes out. Drew grounds out (3u). Saltalamacchia grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Texas 1

Bottom 2nd: Kinsler strikes out. Beltre strikes out. Moreland singles to left center [1]. Borbon grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Texas 1

Top 3rd: Scutaro grounds out (5-3). Ellsbury walks [1]. Pedroia reaches 1b on error (E5) [1,2]. Crawford pops out (6) [1,2]. Gonzalez homers to right. Ellsbury, Pedroia and Gonzalez score. Youkilis strikes out.
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 4, Texas 1

Bottom 3rd: Andrus strikes out. Young strikes out. Hamilton walks [1]. Cruz doubles to left center [2]. Hamilton scores. Napoli singles to left, Cruz out at home (7-2).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 2

Top 4th: Ortiz grounds out (6-3). Drew singles to right center [1]. Saltalamacchia grounds out (3u) [2]. Scutaro singles to left, Drew out at home (7-2).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 2

Bottom 4th: Kinsler flies out (9). Beltre grounds out (6-3). Moreland pops out (4).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 2

Top 5th: Ellsbury grounds out (3u). Pedroia flies out (7). Murphy now playing LF. Crawford grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 2

Bottom 5th: Borbon singles to right [1]. Andrus flies out (9) [1]. Borbon steals 2b [2]. Young singles to left [1]. Borbon scores. Young steals 2b [2]. Murphy singles to right [1,3]. Cruz flies out (9) [1]. Young scores. Napoli walks [1,2]. Kinsler pops out (6).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4

Top 6th: Gonzalez singles to center [1]. Youkilis flies out (8) [1]. Gonzalez caught stealing (2-6). Ortiz flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4

Bottom 6th: Wheeler pitching. Beltre strikes out. Moreland doubles to left [2]. Borbon grounds out (3u) [3]. Andrus walks [1,3]. Young strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4

Top 7th: Drew grounds out (3u). Saltalamacchia strikes out. Scutaro grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4

Bottom 7th: Murphy flies out (9). Cruz strikes out. Napoli walks [1]. Kinsler grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4

Top 8th: Ellsbury singles to center [1]. Pedroia hit by pitch [1,2]. Crawford singles to right center [1,2,3]. Gonzalez lines out (3) [1,2,3]. Youkilis strikes out [1,2,3]. Ortiz flies out (9).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4

Bottom 8th: Beltre strikes out. Moreland flies out (8). Borbon homers to left. Borbon scores. Reyes pitching. Andrus grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 5, Boston 4

Top 9th: O'Day pitching. Torrealba now playing Catcher. Drew singles to left [1]. Saltalamacchia reaches 1b on error (E1) [1,2]. Scutaro walks [1,2,3]. Ellsbury strikes out [1,2,3]. Pedroia singles to center [1,2,3]. Drew scores. Crawford doubles to right, reaches 3b on throw to home [3]. Saltalamacchia, Scutaro and Pedroia score. Oliver pitching. Gonzalez flies out (8). Crawford scores. Youkilis strikes out.
5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error - Boston 9, Texas 5

Bottom 9th: Young singles to center [1]. Murphy doubles to right [2,3]. Cruz walks [1,2,3]. Papelbon pitching. Torrealba singles to left [1,2]. Young and Murphy score. Kinsler sacrifices (5-4) [2,3]. Beltre strikes out [2,3]. Moreland grounds out (4-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 9, Texas 7

Code:

Boston                             Texas 
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      4  1  1  0  .222  Andrus,ss        4  0  0  0  .125
Pedroia,2b       4  2  1  1  .375  Young,dh         5  3  3  1  .333
Crawford,lf      4  2  2  3  .500  Hamilton,lf      1  1  0  0  .600
Gonzalez,1b      4  1  3  5  .375  Murphy,lf        3  1  2  0  .667
Youkilis,3b      5  0  0  0  .000  Cruz,rf          3  0  2  3  .500
Ortiz,dh         4  0  0  0  .000  Napoli,c         2  0  1  0  .400
Drew,rf          4  1  2  0  .500  Torrealba,c      1  0  1  2 1.000
Saltalamacchia,c 4  1  0  0  .375  Kinsler,2b       4  0  0  0  .000
Scutaro,ss       3  1  1  0  .143  Beltre,3b        5  0  0  0  .222
                                   Moreland,1b      5  0  2  0  .400
                                   Borbon,cf        4  2  2  1  .250
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                36  9 10  9        Totals          37  7 13  7


Boston            1 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 5  -  9
Texas             1 0 1  0 2 0  0 1 2  -  7


E: O'Day (1), Beltre (1). LOB: Boston 5, Texas 10. 2B: Crawford (1),
Gonzalez (1), Moreland (1), Cruz 2 (3), Young (1), Murphy (1). HR:
Gonzalez (1), Borbon (1). SF: Gonzalez, Cruz. SH: Kinsler. SB:
Borbon (1), Young (1). CS: Gonzalez (1).




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Boston
Lackey                 5    8  4  4  2  4  7.20
Wheeler                2.2  2  1  1  2  4  3.38
Reyes (W,1-0)          0.1  2  2  2  1  0 27.03
Papelbon (S,1)         1    1  0  0  0  1  0.00

Reyes pitched to three batters in 9th.


Texas
Ogando                 8    7  4  1  2  5  1.13
O'Day (L,0-1),BS (1)   0.1  3  5  2  1  1 54.05
Oliver                 0.2  0  0  0  0  1  0.00



HBP: Pedroia (by Ogando).
Att: 43,783
Special Notes: LF Josh Hamilton was injured on a defensive
play.

captaincarl · 03-11-2012, 04:38 AM

Standings as of Saturday, April 2, 2011

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Baltimore             1   1  .500   --       Atlanta               1   1  .500   --
BOSTON                1   1  .500   --       Florida               1   1  .500   --
New York              1   1  .500   --       New York              1   1  .500   --
Tampa Bay             1   1  .500   --       Philadelphia          1   1  .500   --
Toronto               1   1  .500   --       Washington            1   1  .500   --

Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Cleveland             2   0 1.000   --       Milwaukee             2   0 1.000   --
Detroit               1   1  .500    1       Chicago               1   1  .500    1
Minnesota             1   1  .500    1       Houston               1   1  .500    1
Chicago               0   2  .000    2       Pittsburgh            1   1  .500    1
Kansas City           0   3  .000    2.5     Cincinnati            0   2  .000    2
                                             St.Louis              0   2  .000    2

Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Los Angeles           3   0 1.000   --       Los Angeles           3   0 1.000   --
Seattle               2   0 1.000    0.5     San Diego             2   0 1.000    0.5
Texas                 1   1  .500    1.5     Arizona               1   1  .500    1.5
Oakland               0   2  .000    2.5     Colorado              1   1  .500    1.5
                                             San Francisco         0   3  .000    3



Boston 9, Texas 7                            Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 2
Cleveland 2, Chicago 1                       Atlanta 4, Washington 0
Minnesota 3, Toronto 2                       Los Angeles 10, San Francisco 7
Los Angeles 6, Kansas City 1                 San Diego 6, St.Louis 5 (10)
Seattle 4, Oakland 1                         Philadelphia 3, Houston 1
Detroit 8, New York 5                        New York 3, Florida 1
Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 2                     Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 9
                                             Arizona 11, Colorado 2

Transactions

National League

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Placed LF Pat Burrell on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/1/2011. Recalled LF Thomas Neal from Fresno (AAA).

captaincarl · 03-11-2012, 06:04 AM

April 3, 2011: Boston (Buchholz 0-0, 0.00) at Texas (Lewis 0-0, 0.00) - game #3 of 162

Top 1st: Lewis pitching. Ellsbury singles to right [1]. Pedroia fouls out (2) [1]. Gonzalez lines out (4) [1]. Youkilis strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0

Bottom 1st: Buchholz pitching. Andrus grounds out (4-3). Young lines out (1). Cruz grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0

Top 2nd: Ortiz flies out (9). Lowrie strikes out. Crawford singles to left [1]. Saltalamacchia flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0

Bottom 2nd: Napoli singles to center [1]. Kinsler strikes out [1]. Beltre singles to left [1,2]. Murphy grounds out, DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0

Top 3rd: McDonald strikes out. Ellsbury strikes out. Pedroia walks [1]. Gonzalez flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0

Bottom 3rd: Moreland pops out (5). Borbon strikes out. Andrus flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0

Top 4th: Youkilis flies out (9). Ortiz flies out (7). Lowrie walks [1]. Crawford singles to center [1,2]. Saltalamacchia strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0

Bottom 4th: Young homers to center. Young scores. Cruz singles to center [1]. Cruz steals 2b [2]. Napoli strikes out [2]. Kinsler grounds out (4-3) [3]. Beltre flies out (7).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Texas 1, Boston 0

Top 5th: McDonald grounds out (5-3). Ellsbury strikes out. Pedroia strikes out, reaches 1b on passed ball [1]. Gonzalez flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Texas 1, Boston 0

Bottom 5th: Murphy homers to left center. Murphy scores. Moreland flies out (9). Borbon singles to left [1]. Andrus singles to right center [1,3]. Young strikes out [1,3]. Andrus steals 2b [2,3]. Cruz strikes out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Texas 2, Boston 0

Top 6th: Youkilis strikes out. Ortiz walks [1]. Lowrie singles to left [1,2]. Crawford singles to center [1,2,3]. Oliver pitching. Saltalamacchia strikes out [1,2,3]. McDonald flies out (8).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Texas 2, Boston 0

Bottom 6th: Napoli grounds out (6-3). Kinsler reaches 1b on error (6-E3) [1]. Beltre flies out (7) [1]. Murphy doubles to right [2]. Kinsler scores. Moreland walks [1,2]. Borbon singles to center [1,2,3]. Reyes pitching. Andrus grounds out, FC (4u).
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Texas 3, Boston 0

Top 7th: Ellsbury pops out (6). Strop pitching. Pedroia singles to center [1]. Gonzalez grounds out, DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 3, Boston 0

Bottom 7th: Young flies out (9). Cruz grounds out (4-3). Napoli singles to right [1]. Kinsler flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 3, Boston 0

Top 8th: Torrealba now playing Catcher. Youkilis singles to left [1]. Rhodes pitching. Rhodes balks [2]. Ortiz strikes out [2]. Lowrie walks [1,2]. Crawford flies out (7) [1,3]. Saltalamacchia singles to center [1,2]. Youkilis scores. Feliz pitching. McDonald grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Texas 3, Boston 1

Bottom 8th: Beltre strikes out. Wakefield pitching. Murphy walks [1]. Moreland grounds out (3u) [2]. Borbon walks [1,2]. Andrus flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Texas 3, Boston 1

Top 9th: Ellsbury singles to center [1]. Pedroia grounds out, DP (5-4-3). Gonzalez grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 3, Boston 1

Code:

Boston                             Texas 
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      5  0  2  0  .286  Andrus,ss        5  0  1  0  .154
Pedroia,2b       4  0  1  0  .333  Young,dh         4  1  1  1  .308
Gonzalez,1b      5  0  0  0  .231  Cruz,rf          4  0  1  0  .417
Youkilis,3b      4  1  1  0  .077  Napoli,c         4  0  2  0  .444
Ortiz,dh         3  0  0  0  .000  Torrealba,c      0  0  0  0 1.000
Lowrie,ss        2  0  1  0  .500  Kinsler,2b       4  1  0  0  .000
Crawford,lf      4  0  3  0  .583  Beltre,3b        4  0  1  0  .231
Saltalamacchia,c 4  0  1  1  .333  Murphy,lf        3  1  2  2  .667
McDonald,rf      4  0  0  0  .000  Moreland,1b      3  0  0  0  .250
                                   Borbon,cf        3  0  2  0  .364
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                35  1  9  1        Totals          34  3 10  3


Boston            0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1
Texas             0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0 x  -  3


E: Gonzalez (1). DP: Boston 1, Texas 2. LOB: Boston 12, Texas 11.
2B: Murphy (2). HR: Young (1), Murphy (1). SB: Andrus (1), Cruz (1).
GIDP: Pedroia, Gonzalez, Murphy.




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Boston
Buchholz (L,0-1)       5.2  9  3  2  1  5  3.18
Reyes                  1.2  1  0  0  0  1  7.72
Wakefield              0.2  0  0  0  2  0  0.00


Texas
Lewis (W,1-0)          5.1  5  0  0  3  8  0.00
Oliver (H,1)           1    0  0  0  0  1  0.00
Strop (H,1)            0.2  2  1  1  0  0 13.51
Rhodes (H,1)           0.2  1  0  0  1  1  0.00
Feliz (S,1)            1.1  1  0  0  0  0  0.00



PB: Napoli.
Balks: Rhodes
Att: 43,512

captaincarl · 03-11-2012, 07:41 AM

Standings as of Sunday, April 3, 2011

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Tampa Bay             2   1  .667   --       Florida               2   1  .667   --
Toronto               2   1  .667   --       Philadelphia          2   1  .667   --
Baltimore             1   2  .333    1       Washington            2   1  .667   --
BOSTON                1   2  .333    1       Atlanta               1   2  .333    1
New York              1   2  .333    1       New York              1   2  .333    1

Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Cleveland             2   1  .667   --       Milwaukee             2   1  .667   --
Detroit               2   1  .667   --       Pittsburgh            2   1  .667   --
Chicago               1   2  .333    1       Chicago               1   2  .333    1
Minnesota             1   2  .333    1       Cincinnati            1   2  .333    1
Kansas City           1   3  .250    1.5     Houston               1   2  .333    1
                                             St.Louis              1   2  .333    1

Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Seattle               3   0 1.000   --       Los Angeles           4   0 1.000   --
Los Angeles           3   1  .750    0.5     Colorado              2   1  .667    1.5
Texas                 2   1  .667    1       San Diego             2   1  .667    1.5
Oakland               0   3  .000    3       Arizona               1   2  .333    2.5
                                             San Francisco         0   4  .000    4



Texas 3, Boston 1                            Florida 2, New York 1
Detroit 8, New York 7 (11)                   Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 2
Chicago 9, Cleveland 4                       Philadelphia 9, Houston 2
Toronto 4, Minnesota 3                       Washington 8, Atlanta 3
Tampa Bay 10, Baltimore 3                    St.Louis 5, San Diego 0
Kansas City 4, Los Angeles 0                 Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 3
Seattle 2, Oakland 1                         Colorado 4, Arizona 0
                                             Los Angeles 10, San Francisco 5

Transactions

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Claimed RF Wily Mo Pena off waivers from Atlanta.

National League

MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Placed LF Ryan Braun on the 15-day disable list, retroactive to 4/2/2011. Purchased the contract of RF Brett Carroll from Nashville (AAA).

SAN DIEGO PADRES: Assigned MR Luis Perdomo to Tucson (AAA).

captaincarl · 03-11-2012, 08:34 AM

Code:

2011 Boston Red Sox


                         Mar 31 - Apr 3                                                                       Fielding
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    OBP   SLG  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO SB CS |  Pct   A  E
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1b  Adrian Gonzalez    .231  13  3  1  1   5  0  | .231  .214  .538  13   1   3  1  0  1   5   0   2  0  1 | .958   1  1
2b  Dustin Pedroia     .333  12  4  2  0   2  0  | .333  .429  .333  12   2   4  0  0  0   2   1   1  0  0 |1.000   7  0
3b  Kevin Youkilis     .077  13  1  1  0   0  0  | .077  .077  .077  13   1   1  0  0  0   1   0   7  0  0 |1.000   3  0
ss  Marco Scutaro      .143   7  1  1  0   0  0  | .143  .250  .143   7   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  0  0 |1.000   6  0
ss  Jed Lowrie         .500   2  1  0  0   0  0  | .500  .750  .500   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   2   1  0  0 |1.000   2  0
lf  Carl Crawford      .583  12  7  2  0   3  0  | .583  .615  .667  12   2   7  1  0  0   3   1   1  0  0 |1.000   1  0
cf  Jacoby Ellsbury    .286  14  4  2  0   0  0  | .286  .333  .286  14   2   4  0  0  0   0   1   3  0  1 |1.000   0  0
rf  Mike Cameron       .500   4  2  0  0   0  0  | .500  .500  .500   4   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   1  0  0 |1.000   0  0
rf  J.D. Drew          .500   4  2  1  0   0  0  | .500  .500  .500   4   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0 |1.000   0  0
dh  David Ortiz        .000   9  0  1  0   0  0  | .000  .250  .000   9   1   0  0  0  0   0   3   3  0  0 | .000   0  0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    OBP   SLG  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO SB CS | PB  CS   CS%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
c   J. Saltalamacchia  .333  12  4  1  0   2  0  | .333  .333  .333  12   1   4  0  0  0   2   0   3  0  0 |  0   0   0.0




                    Mar 31 - Apr 3
Pitchers            W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L SV   ERA  WHIP  G GS   IP    H  ER HR BB  SO   BA   H/9   BB/9   SO/9
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clay Buchholz       0  1  0  5  5.2  3.18  |  0  1  0  3.18  1.76  1  1   5.2   9   2  2  1   5 .346 14.30   1.59   7.94
Jon Lester          0  1  0  7  5.1  8.44  |  0  1  0  8.44  2.06  1  1   5.3   8   5  0  3   7 .333 13.50   5.06  11.81
John Lackey         0  0  0  4  5.0  7.20  |  0  0  0  7.20  2.00  1  1   5.0   8   4  0  2   7 .381 14.40   7.20   2.80
Dan Wheeler         0  0  0  0  2.2  3.38  |  0  0  0  3.38  1.50  1  0   2.2   2   1  1  2   4 .200  6.75   6.75  13.50
Matt Albers         0  0  0  0  2.1  7.72  |  0  0  0  7.72  1.71  1  0   2.1   4   2  0  0   0 .364 15.43   0.00   0.00
Dennys Reyes        1  0  0  1  2.1  7.72  |  1  0  0  7.72  2.14  3  0   2.1   3   2  0  2   1 .300 11.57   7.72   3.86
Jonathan Papelbon   0  0  1  1  1.0  0.00  |  0  0  1  0.00  1.00  1  0   1.0   1   0  0  0   1 .333  9.00   0.00   9.00
Tim Wakefield       0  0  0  0  0.2  0.00  |  0  0  0  0.00  3.00  1  0   0.2   0   0  0  2   0 .000  0.00  27.03   0.00



Team Totals - Batting                                            |  Pitching
  BA   OBA   Slg.   R    H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   BB   SO  |  ERA    IP    ER   R   Sv   BA   BB   SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.274  .333  .321   12   29     2    0    1    12    0    9   23  | 5.76   25.0   16  17    1 .327   12   22
   4     6    13    9    6              13         11    6    9      13              10        13   10    7   AL Rank

On tap next week for Red Sox
Apr 5,6,7 - at Cleveland
Apr 8,9,10 - vs. New York @ Fenway Park

CatKnight · 03-11-2012, 05:44 PM

Yeah, feedback isn't really this forum's strongpoint. I guess everyone's busy with their own games

A slow start. Granted, three games mean absolutely nothing, but I don't like how you can't get your starters out of the sixth inning. Yet, just looking at the earned runs and game situation I don't disagree with any of your decisions to pull them.

Are you trying to run all the minors as well? That's the one thing that makes me nervous about running a modern league: Too many players to keep track of, far too much who will just end up as chaff and cut sooner rather than later. There are some contract bits as well, but those I can easily turn on or off.

Hopefully we'll do better against the Tribe.

captaincarl · 03-12-2012, 03:11 PM

Considering that we were swept by the Rangers IRL, I'll take 1 of 3. They are a strong club.

The AI is taking care of the minors for me except when I may need to call someone up to replace an injury.

I need to get used to the modern way of thinking and watch pitch counts. I've been trying to get the starters to at least their average innings per start (IRL) but it gets tough after a while, especially when facing a strong offensive lineup.

Hopefully we can get things going better against the tribe before heading home to take on those guys in pinstripes.

captaincarl · 03-14-2012, 10:02 PM

April 4, 2011: Off Day

Standings as of Monday, April 4, 2011

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE                              NATIONAL LEAGUE

Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Eastern Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Tampa Bay             2   1  .667   --       Florida               2   1  .667   --
Toronto               2   1  .667   --       Philadelphia          2   1  .667   --
Baltimore             2   2  .500    0.5     Washington            2   1  .667   --
BOSTON                1   2  .333    1       Atlanta               2   2  .500    0.5
New York              1   3  .250    1.5     New York              1   2  .333    1

Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Central Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Cleveland             2   1  .667   --       Milwaukee             2   2  .500   --
Detroit               2   2  .500    0.5     Pittsburgh            2   2  .500   --
Minnesota             2   2  .500    0.5     St.Louis              2   2  .500   --
Chicago               1   2  .333    1       Cincinnati            1   2  .333    0.5
Kansas City           1   3  .250    1.5     Houston               1   2  .333    0.5
                                             Chicago               1   3  .250    1

Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB       Western Division      W   L   PCT   GB
Los Angeles           3   1  .750   --       Los Angeles           4   0 1.000   --
Seattle               3   1  .750   --       Colorado              2   1  .667    1.5
Texas                 3   1  .750   --       San Diego             2   1  .667    1.5
Oakland               0   3  .000    2.5     Arizona               2   2  .500    2
                                             San Francisco         0   4  .000    4


Baltimore 5, Detroit 4                       Atlanta 5, Milwaukee 3
Minnesota 5, New York 0                      Arizona 4, Chicago 1
Texas 9, Seattle 4                           St.Louis 6, Pittsburgh 1

only games scheduled                         only games scheduled

Transactions

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Placed 1b Derrek Lee on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/1/2011. Purchased the contract of 1b Brandon Snyder from Norfolk (AAA). Designated LF Felix Pie for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. Claimed LF Reed Johnson off waivers from Chicago Cubs.

TEXAS RANGERS: Agreed to terms with SP Dave Bush on a 1-year contract extension. Optioned CF Craig Gentry to Round Rock (AAA).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Assigned LF John Raynor to Las Vegas (AAA).

National League

CINCINNATI REDS: Placed CF Drew Stubbs on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/2/2011. Recalled CF Kris Negron from Louisville (AAA).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Agreed to terms with 2B Aaron Miles to a 1-year contract extension.

SAN DIEGO PADRES: Placed 3B Chase Headley on the 60-day disabled list. Recalled SS Everth Cabrera from Tucson (AAA).

captaincarl · 03-14-2012, 10:04 PM

Question to all: Should I include the amount of money when posting the signings to extensions/free agent contracts/etc. ?

captaincarl · 03-14-2012, 10:10 PM

April 5, 2011 - Today we begin a 3-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field, which plays like a neutral park.

Probable Starters
J.Beckett (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus C.Carrasco (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
D.Matsuzaka (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus J.Tomlin (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
J.Lester (0-1, 8.44 ERA) versus J.Masterson (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

Top 5 Indians
1. LF Shin-Soo Choo (age: 28, current stars: 4.5, potential stars: 4.5)
2. C Carlos Santana (24, 4.0, 5.0)
3. MR Vinnie Pestano (26, 4.0, 4.5)
4. RF Shelley Duncan (31, 3.5, 3.5)
5. MR Rafael Perez (28, 3.5, 3.5)

captaincarl · 03-14-2012, 11:29 PM

April 5, 2011: Boston (Beckett 0-0, 0.00) at Cleveland (Carrasco 0-0, 0.00) - game #4 of 162

Top 1st: Carrasco pitching. Ellsbury grounds out (6-3). Crawford strikes out. Pedroia grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Cleveland 0

Bottom 1st: Beckett pitching. Brantley flies out (8). A.Cabrera grounds out (3u). Choo singles to left [1]. LaPorta singles to center [1,2]. Passed ball [2,3]. Hafner singles to left, advances to 2b on throw to home [2]. Choo and LaPorta score. Kearns walks [1,2]. Marson flies out (7).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Gonzalez grounds out (4-3). Youkilis walks [1]. Ortiz strikes out [1]. Drew flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Hannahan walks [1]. O.Cabrera singles to right [1,2]. Brantley pops out (4) [1,2]. A.Cabrera sacrifices (1-3) [2,3]. Choo walks [1,2,3]. LaPorta flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Saltalamacchia strikes out. Scutaro strikes out. Ellsbury flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Hafner doubles to right [2]. Kearns strikes out [2]. Marson grounds out (5-3) [2]. Hannahan grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0

Top 4th: Crawford grounds out (1-3). Pedroia doubles to left center [2]. Gonzalez flies out (7) [2]. Youkilis strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0

Bottom 4th: O.Cabrera flies out (8). Brantley walks [1]. A.Cabrera singles to right center [1,2]. Choo strikes out [1,2]. LaPorta fouls out (3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0

Top 5th: Ortiz flies out (7). Drew singles to center [1]. Saltalamacchia flies out (8) [1]. Scutaro singles to center [1,2]. Ellsbury flies out (8).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0

Bottom 5th: Hafner grounds out (4-3). Kearns grounds out (5-3). Marson singles to center [1]. Hannahan flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0

Top 6th: Crawford singles to left [1]. Pedroia singles to center [1,2]. Gonzalez singles to center [1,2,3]. Youkilis singles in infield [1,2,3]. Crawford scores.. Ortiz walks [1,2,3]. Pedroia scores. Drew flies out (7) [1,2,3]. Saltalamacchia singles to right [1,2,3]. Gonzalez scores. Scutaro flies out (9) [1,2,3]. Ellsbury walks [1,2,3]. Youkilis scores. Sipp pitching. Crawford flies out (7).
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Cleveland 2

Bottom 6th: O.Cabrera grounds out (6-3). Brantley pops out (6). A.Cabrera grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Cleveland 2

Top 7th: Pedroia walks [1]. Gonzalez flies out (8) [1]. Youkilis flies out (8) [1]. Ortiz singles to left [1,2]. Drew strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Cleveland 2

Bottom 7th: Albers pitching. Choo strikes out. LaPorta strikes out. Hafner strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Cleveland 2

Top 8th: Perez pitching. Saltalamacchia doubles to left center [2]. Scutaro flies out (7) [2]. Ellsbury singles to left [1,3]. Crawford grounds out, FC (5-4) [1,3]. Pedroia singles to left [1,2]. Saltalamacchia scores. Gonzalez strikes out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 2

Bottom 8th: Kearns strikes out. Marson walks [1]. Hannahan grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 2

Top 9th: Youkilis singles to left [1]. Ortiz grounds out (4-6-3). Drew strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 2

Bottom 9th: Papelbon pitching. O.Cabrera strikes out. Brantley grounds out (4-3). A.Cabrera flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 2

Code:

Boston                             Cleveland 
                AB  R  H BI   AVG                  AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ellsbury,cf      4  0  1  1  .278  Brantley,cf      4  0  0  0  .059
Crawford,lf      5  1  1  0  .471  ACabrera,ss      4  0  1  0  .250
Pedroia,2b       4  1  3  1  .438  Choo,lf          3  1  1  0  .167
Gonzalez,1b      5  1  1  0  .222  LaPorta,1b       4  1  1  0  .333
Youkilis,3b      4  1  2  1  .176  Hafner,dh        4  0  2  2  .267
Ortiz,dh         4  0  1  1  .077  Kearns,rf        3  0  0  0  .286
Drew,rf          5  0  1  0  .333  Marson,c         3  0  1  0  .333
Saltalamacchia,c 4  1  2  1  .375  Hannahan,3b      3  0  0  0  .000
Scutaro,ss       4  0  1  0  .182  OCabrera,2b      4  0  1  0  .286
                -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                39  5 13  5        Totals          32  2  7  2


Boston            0 0 0  0 0 4  0 1 0  -  5
Cleveland         2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2


DP: Boston 1, Cleveland 1. LOB: Boston 11, Cleveland 10. 2B:
Saltalamacchia (1), Pedroia (1), Hafner (2). SH: ACabrera.
GIDP: Ortiz, Hannahan.




                                       
                      IP    H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Boston
Beckett (W,1-0)        6    7  2  0  4  2  0.00
Albers                 2    0  0  0  1  4  4.15
Papelbon (S,2)         1    0  0  0  0  1  0.00


Cleveland
Carrasco (L,0-1)       5.2  8  4  4  3  5  6.35
Sipp                   1.1  1  0  0  1  1  0.00
Perez                  2    4  1  1  0  2  4.50



PB: Saltalamacchia.
Att: 31,553

03-11-2012, 02:34 AM	#6
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	April 1, 2011: Boston (Lester 0-0, 0.00) at Texas (Wilson 0-0, 0.00) - game #1 of 162 Top 1st: Wilson pitching. Ellsbury singles to right [1]. Ellsbury caught stealing (2-4). Pedroia singles to left [1]. Crawford pops out (6) [1]. Youkilis grounds out (5-3). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0 Bottom 1st: Lester pitching. Andrus strikes out. Young flies out (9). Hamilton singles to left [1]. Cruz strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0 Top 2nd: Gonzalez pops out (3). Ortiz strikes out. Cameron singles to right [1]. Saltalamacchia grounds out, FC (5-4). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0 Bottom 2nd: Napoli hit by pitch [1]. Kinsler grounds out, FC (1-6) [1]. Beltre singles to left [1,2]. Borbon strikes out [1,2]. Wild pitch [2,3]. Kata singles to left [1]. Kinsler and Beltre score. Andrus walks [1,2]. Young flies out (7). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Texas 2, Boston 0 Top 3rd: Scutaro grounds out (4-3). Ellsbury reaches 2b on error (E6) [2]. Pedroia singles to left [1]. Ellsbury scores. Crawford singles to center [1,3]. Youkilis flies out (7) [1,3]. Gonzalez strikes out. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Texas 2, Boston 1 Bottom 3rd: Hamilton walks [1]. Cruz strikes out [1]. Napoli flies out (8) [1]. Kinsler strikes out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Texas 2, Boston 1 Top 4th: Ortiz walks [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Cameron strikes out [2]. Saltalamacchia singles to left, reaches 2b on throw to home [2]. Ortiz scores. Scutaro flies out (7) [2]. Ellsbury grounds out (3u). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Texas 2 Bottom 4th: Beltre singles to center [1]. Borbon flies out (9) [1]. Kata singles to center [1,2]. Andrus flies out (9) [1,2]. Young flies out (8). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Texas 2 Top 5th: Pedroia flies out (8). Crawford strikes out. Youkilis grounds out (6-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Texas 2 Bottom 5th: Hamilton singles to center [1]. Cruz grounds out (5-3) [2]. Napoli strikes out [1]. Kinsler hit by pitch [1,2]. Beltre strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Texas 2 Top 6th: Gonzalez strikes out. Ortiz walks [1]. Cameron grounds out, FC (6-4) [1]. Saltalamacchia singles to left [1,2]. Scutaro grounds out (1-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Texas 2 Bottom 6th: Borbon grounds out (1-3). Kata singles to right [1]. Andrus singles to center [1,2]. Young walks [1,2,3]. Albers pitching. Hamilton doubles to right center [2]. Kata, Andrus and Young score. Cruz doubles to right [2]. Hamilton scores. Napoli singles to left, reaches 2b on throw to home [2]. Cruz scores. Kinsler grounds out (6-3) [3]. Beltre grounds out (3-1). 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2 Top 7th: Ellsbury grounds out (4-3). Pedroia flies out (8). Crawford singles to center [1]. Youkilis strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2 Bottom 7th: Borbon flies out (8). Kata flies out (7). Andrus grounds out (6-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2 Top 8th: Rhodes pitching. Torrealba now playing Catcher. Gonzalez lines out (1). Ortiz grounds out (1-3). Cameron singles to left [1]. Cameron picked off (1-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2 Bottom 8th: Young grounds out (6-3). Hamilton grounds out (3u). Cruz singles to center [1]. Reyes pitching. Torrealba walks [1,2]. Kinsler flies out (9). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2 Top 9th: Moreland now playing 1b. Saltalamacchia singles to left [1]. Scutaro flies out (8) [1]. Ellsbury grounds out, DP (3,3-6). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 7, Boston 2 Code: Boston Texas AB R H BI AVG AB R H BI AVG Ellsbury,cf 5 1 1 0 .200 Andrus,ss 4 1 1 0 .250 Pedroia,2b 4 0 2 1 .500 Young,dh 4 1 0 0 .000 Crawford,lf 4 0 2 0 .500 Hamilton,lf 4 1 3 3 .750 Youkilis,3b 4 0 0 0 .000 Cruz,rf 5 1 2 1 .400 Gonzalez,1b 4 0 0 0 .000 Napoli,c 3 0 1 1 .333 Ortiz,dh 2 1 0 0 .000 Torrealba,c 0 0 0 0 .000 Cameron,rf 4 0 2 0 .500 Kinsler,2b 4 1 0 0 .000 Saltalamacchia,c 4 0 3 1 .750 Beltre,3b 4 1 2 0 .500 Scutaro,ss 4 0 0 0 .000 Borbon,cf 4 0 0 0 .000 Kata,1b 4 1 3 2 .750 Moreland,1b 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 10 2 Totals 36 7 12 7 Boston 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 Texas 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 x - 7 E: Andrus (1). DP: Texas 1. LOB: Boston 9, Texas 11. 2B: Cruz (1), Hamilton (1). CS: Ellsbury (1). GIDP: Ellsbury. IP H R ER BB SO ERA Boston Lester (L,0-1) 5.1 8 5 5 3 7 8.44 Albers 2.1 4 2 2 0 0 7.72 Reyes 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Texas Wilson (W,1-0) 7 8 2 1 2 6 1.29 Rhodes 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 HBP: Napoli (by Lester), Kinsler (by Lester). WP: Lester, Wilson. Att: 48,840

03-11-2012, 04:21 AM	#10
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	April 2, 2011: Boston (Lackey 0-0, 0.00) at Texas (Ogando 0-0, 0.00) - game #2 of 162 Top 1st: Ogando pitching. Ellsbury flies out (7). Pedroia grounds out (5-3). Crawford walks [1]. Gonzalez doubles to left [2]. Crawford scores. Youkilis strikes out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Texas 0 Bottom 1st: Lackey pitching. Andrus grounds out (6-3). Young doubles to left [2]. Hamilton grounds out (4-3) [3]. Cruz doubles to right center [2]. Young scores. Napoli grounds out (1-3). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Texas 1 Top 2nd: Ortiz strikes out. Drew grounds out (3u). Saltalamacchia grounds out (3u). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Texas 1 Bottom 2nd: Kinsler strikes out. Beltre strikes out. Moreland singles to left center [1]. Borbon grounds out (4-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Texas 1 Top 3rd: Scutaro grounds out (5-3). Ellsbury walks [1]. Pedroia reaches 1b on error (E5) [1,2]. Crawford pops out (6) [1,2]. Gonzalez homers to right. Ellsbury, Pedroia and Gonzalez score. Youkilis strikes out. 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 4, Texas 1 Bottom 3rd: Andrus strikes out. Young strikes out. Hamilton walks [1]. Cruz doubles to left center [2]. Hamilton scores. Napoli singles to left, Cruz out at home (7-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 2 Top 4th: Ortiz grounds out (6-3). Drew singles to right center [1]. Saltalamacchia grounds out (3u) [2]. Scutaro singles to left, Drew out at home (7-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 2 Bottom 4th: Kinsler flies out (9). Beltre grounds out (6-3). Moreland pops out (4). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 2 Top 5th: Ellsbury grounds out (3u). Pedroia flies out (7). Murphy now playing LF. Crawford grounds out (3u). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 2 Bottom 5th: Borbon singles to right [1]. Andrus flies out (9) [1]. Borbon steals 2b [2]. Young singles to left [1]. Borbon scores. Young steals 2b [2]. Murphy singles to right [1,3]. Cruz flies out (9) [1]. Young scores. Napoli walks [1,2]. Kinsler pops out (6). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4 Top 6th: Gonzalez singles to center [1]. Youkilis flies out (8) [1]. Gonzalez caught stealing (2-6). Ortiz flies out (7). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4 Bottom 6th: Wheeler pitching. Beltre strikes out. Moreland doubles to left [2]. Borbon grounds out (3u) [3]. Andrus walks [1,3]. Young strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4 Top 7th: Drew grounds out (3u). Saltalamacchia strikes out. Scutaro grounds out (5-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4 Bottom 7th: Murphy flies out (9). Cruz strikes out. Napoli walks [1]. Kinsler grounds out (5-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4 Top 8th: Ellsbury singles to center [1]. Pedroia hit by pitch [1,2]. Crawford singles to right center [1,2,3]. Gonzalez lines out (3) [1,2,3]. Youkilis strikes out [1,2,3]. Ortiz flies out (9). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Texas 4 Bottom 8th: Beltre strikes out. Moreland flies out (8). Borbon homers to left. Borbon scores. Reyes pitching. Andrus grounds out (6-3). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 5, Boston 4 Top 9th: O'Day pitching. Torrealba now playing Catcher. Drew singles to left [1]. Saltalamacchia reaches 1b on error (E1) [1,2]. Scutaro walks [1,2,3]. Ellsbury strikes out [1,2,3]. Pedroia singles to center [1,2,3]. Drew scores. Crawford doubles to right, reaches 3b on throw to home [3]. Saltalamacchia, Scutaro and Pedroia score. Oliver pitching. Gonzalez flies out (8). Crawford scores. Youkilis strikes out. 5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error - Boston 9, Texas 5 Bottom 9th: Young singles to center [1]. Murphy doubles to right [2,3]. Cruz walks [1,2,3]. Papelbon pitching. Torrealba singles to left [1,2]. Young and Murphy score. Kinsler sacrifices (5-4) [2,3]. Beltre strikes out [2,3]. Moreland grounds out (4-3). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 9, Texas 7 Code: Boston Texas AB R H BI AVG AB R H BI AVG Ellsbury,cf 4 1 1 0 .222 Andrus,ss 4 0 0 0 .125 Pedroia,2b 4 2 1 1 .375 Young,dh 5 3 3 1 .333 Crawford,lf 4 2 2 3 .500 Hamilton,lf 1 1 0 0 .600 Gonzalez,1b 4 1 3 5 .375 Murphy,lf 3 1 2 0 .667 Youkilis,3b 5 0 0 0 .000 Cruz,rf 3 0 2 3 .500 Ortiz,dh 4 0 0 0 .000 Napoli,c 2 0 1 0 .400 Drew,rf 4 1 2 0 .500 Torrealba,c 1 0 1 2 1.000 Saltalamacchia,c 4 1 0 0 .375 Kinsler,2b 4 0 0 0 .000 Scutaro,ss 3 1 1 0 .143 Beltre,3b 5 0 0 0 .222 Moreland,1b 5 0 2 0 .400 Borbon,cf 4 2 2 1 .250 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 9 10 9 Totals 37 7 13 7 Boston 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 9 Texas 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 - 7 E: O'Day (1), Beltre (1). LOB: Boston 5, Texas 10. 2B: Crawford (1), Gonzalez (1), Moreland (1), Cruz 2 (3), Young (1), Murphy (1). HR: Gonzalez (1), Borbon (1). SF: Gonzalez, Cruz. SH: Kinsler. SB: Borbon (1), Young (1). CS: Gonzalez (1). IP H R ER BB SO ERA Boston Lackey 5 8 4 4 2 4 7.20 Wheeler 2.2 2 1 1 2 4 3.38 Reyes (W,1-0) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 27.03 Papelbon (S,1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 Reyes pitched to three batters in 9th. Texas Ogando 8 7 4 1 2 5 1.13 O'Day (L,0-1),BS (1) 0.1 3 5 2 1 1 54.05 Oliver 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 HBP: Pedroia (by Ogando). Att: 43,783 Special Notes: LF Josh Hamilton was injured on a defensive play.

03-11-2012, 06:04 AM	#12
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	April 3, 2011: Boston (Buchholz 0-0, 0.00) at Texas (Lewis 0-0, 0.00) - game #3 of 162 Top 1st: Lewis pitching. Ellsbury singles to right [1]. Pedroia fouls out (2) [1]. Gonzalez lines out (4) [1]. Youkilis strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0 Bottom 1st: Buchholz pitching. Andrus grounds out (4-3). Young lines out (1). Cruz grounds out (3u). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0 Top 2nd: Ortiz flies out (9). Lowrie strikes out. Crawford singles to left [1]. Saltalamacchia flies out (8). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0 Bottom 2nd: Napoli singles to center [1]. Kinsler strikes out [1]. Beltre singles to left [1,2]. Murphy grounds out, DP (4-6-3). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0 Top 3rd: McDonald strikes out. Ellsbury strikes out. Pedroia walks [1]. Gonzalez flies out (8). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0 Bottom 3rd: Moreland pops out (5). Borbon strikes out. Andrus flies out (8). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0 Top 4th: Youkilis flies out (9). Ortiz flies out (7). Lowrie walks [1]. Crawford singles to center [1,2]. Saltalamacchia strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Texas 0 Bottom 4th: Young homers to center. Young scores. Cruz singles to center [1]. Cruz steals 2b [2]. Napoli strikes out [2]. Kinsler grounds out (4-3) [3]. Beltre flies out (7). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Texas 1, Boston 0 Top 5th: McDonald grounds out (5-3). Ellsbury strikes out. Pedroia strikes out, reaches 1b on passed ball [1]. Gonzalez flies out (9). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Texas 1, Boston 0 Bottom 5th: Murphy homers to left center. Murphy scores. Moreland flies out (9). Borbon singles to left [1]. Andrus singles to right center [1,3]. Young strikes out [1,3]. Andrus steals 2b [2,3]. Cruz strikes out. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Texas 2, Boston 0 Top 6th: Youkilis strikes out. Ortiz walks [1]. Lowrie singles to left [1,2]. Crawford singles to center [1,2,3]. Oliver pitching. Saltalamacchia strikes out [1,2,3]. McDonald flies out (8). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Texas 2, Boston 0 Bottom 6th: Napoli grounds out (6-3). Kinsler reaches 1b on error (6-E3) [1]. Beltre flies out (7) [1]. Murphy doubles to right [2]. Kinsler scores. Moreland walks [1,2]. Borbon singles to center [1,2,3]. Reyes pitching. Andrus grounds out, FC (4u). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error - Texas 3, Boston 0 Top 7th: Ellsbury pops out (6). Strop pitching. Pedroia singles to center [1]. Gonzalez grounds out, DP (4-6-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 3, Boston 0 Bottom 7th: Young flies out (9). Cruz grounds out (4-3). Napoli singles to right [1]. Kinsler flies out (8). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 3, Boston 0 Top 8th: Torrealba now playing Catcher. Youkilis singles to left [1]. Rhodes pitching. Rhodes balks [2]. Ortiz strikes out [2]. Lowrie walks [1,2]. Crawford flies out (7) [1,3]. Saltalamacchia singles to center [1,2]. Youkilis scores. Feliz pitching. McDonald grounds out (4-3). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Texas 3, Boston 1 Bottom 8th: Beltre strikes out. Wakefield pitching. Murphy walks [1]. Moreland grounds out (3u) [2]. Borbon walks [1,2]. Andrus flies out (9). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Texas 3, Boston 1 Top 9th: Ellsbury singles to center [1]. Pedroia grounds out, DP (5-4-3). Gonzalez grounds out (3-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Texas 3, Boston 1 Code: Boston Texas AB R H BI AVG AB R H BI AVG Ellsbury,cf 5 0 2 0 .286 Andrus,ss 5 0 1 0 .154 Pedroia,2b 4 0 1 0 .333 Young,dh 4 1 1 1 .308 Gonzalez,1b 5 0 0 0 .231 Cruz,rf 4 0 1 0 .417 Youkilis,3b 4 1 1 0 .077 Napoli,c 4 0 2 0 .444 Ortiz,dh 3 0 0 0 .000 Torrealba,c 0 0 0 0 1.000 Lowrie,ss 2 0 1 0 .500 Kinsler,2b 4 1 0 0 .000 Crawford,lf 4 0 3 0 .583 Beltre,3b 4 0 1 0 .231 Saltalamacchia,c 4 0 1 1 .333 Murphy,lf 3 1 2 2 .667 McDonald,rf 4 0 0 0 .000 Moreland,1b 3 0 0 0 .250 Borbon,cf 3 0 2 0 .364 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 1 9 1 Totals 34 3 10 3 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 Texas 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 x - 3 E: Gonzalez (1). DP: Boston 1, Texas 2. LOB: Boston 12, Texas 11. 2B: Murphy (2). HR: Young (1), Murphy (1). SB: Andrus (1), Cruz (1). GIDP: Pedroia, Gonzalez, Murphy. IP H R ER BB SO ERA Boston Buchholz (L,0-1) 5.2 9 3 2 1 5 3.18 Reyes 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 7.72 Wakefield 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Texas Lewis (W,1-0) 5.1 5 0 0 3 8 0.00 Oliver (H,1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Strop (H,1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 13.51 Rhodes (H,1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 Feliz (S,1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 PB: Napoli. Balks: Rhodes Att: 43,512

03-14-2012, 10:02 PM	#17
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	April 4, 2011: Off Day Standings as of Monday, April 4, 2011 Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Eastern Division W L PCT GB Eastern Division W L PCT GB Tampa Bay 2 1 .667 -- Florida 2 1 .667 -- Toronto 2 1 .667 -- Philadelphia 2 1 .667 -- Baltimore 2 2 .500 0.5 Washington 2 1 .667 -- BOSTON 1 2 .333 1 Atlanta 2 2 .500 0.5 New York 1 3 .250 1.5 New York 1 2 .333 1 Central Division W L PCT GB Central Division W L PCT GB Cleveland 2 1 .667 -- Milwaukee 2 2 .500 -- Detroit 2 2 .500 0.5 Pittsburgh 2 2 .500 -- Minnesota 2 2 .500 0.5 St.Louis 2 2 .500 -- Chicago 1 2 .333 1 Cincinnati 1 2 .333 0.5 Kansas City 1 3 .250 1.5 Houston 1 2 .333 0.5 Chicago 1 3 .250 1 Western Division W L PCT GB Western Division W L PCT GB Los Angeles 3 1 .750 -- Los Angeles 4 0 1.000 -- Seattle 3 1 .750 -- Colorado 2 1 .667 1.5 Texas 3 1 .750 -- San Diego 2 1 .667 1.5 Oakland 0 3 .000 2.5 Arizona 2 2 .500 2 San Francisco 0 4 .000 4 Baltimore 5, Detroit 4 Atlanta 5, Milwaukee 3 Minnesota 5, New York 0 Arizona 4, Chicago 1 Texas 9, Seattle 4 St.Louis 6, Pittsburgh 1 only games scheduled only games scheduled Transactions American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Placed 1b Derrek Lee on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/1/2011. Purchased the contract of 1b Brandon Snyder from Norfolk (AAA). Designated LF Felix Pie for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. Claimed LF Reed Johnson off waivers from Chicago Cubs. TEXAS RANGERS: Agreed to terms with SP Dave Bush on a 1-year contract extension. Optioned CF Craig Gentry to Round Rock (AAA). TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Assigned LF John Raynor to Las Vegas (AAA). National League CINCINNATI REDS: Placed CF Drew Stubbs on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/2/2011. Recalled CF Kris Negron from Louisville (AAA). LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Agreed to terms with 2B Aaron Miles to a 1-year contract extension. SAN DIEGO PADRES: Placed 3B Chase Headley on the 60-day disabled list. Recalled SS Everth Cabrera from Tucson (AAA).

03-14-2012, 11:29 PM	#20
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	April 5, 2011: Boston (Beckett 0-0, 0.00) at Cleveland (Carrasco 0-0, 0.00) - game #4 of 162 Top 1st: Carrasco pitching. Ellsbury grounds out (6-3). Crawford strikes out. Pedroia grounds out (6-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Cleveland 0 Bottom 1st: Beckett pitching. Brantley flies out (8). A.Cabrera grounds out (3u). Choo singles to left [1]. LaPorta singles to center [1,2]. Passed ball [2,3]. Hafner singles to left, advances to 2b on throw to home [2]. Choo and LaPorta score. Kearns walks [1,2]. Marson flies out (7). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Top 2nd: Gonzalez grounds out (4-3). Youkilis walks [1]. Ortiz strikes out [1]. Drew flies out (7). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Bottom 2nd: Hannahan walks [1]. O.Cabrera singles to right [1,2]. Brantley pops out (4) [1,2]. A.Cabrera sacrifices (1-3) [2,3]. Choo walks [1,2,3]. LaPorta flies out (7). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Top 3rd: Saltalamacchia strikes out. Scutaro strikes out. Ellsbury flies out (7). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Bottom 3rd: Hafner doubles to right [2]. Kearns strikes out [2]. Marson grounds out (5-3) [2]. Hannahan grounds out (1-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Top 4th: Crawford grounds out (1-3). Pedroia doubles to left center [2]. Gonzalez flies out (7) [2]. Youkilis strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Bottom 4th: O.Cabrera flies out (8). Brantley walks [1]. A.Cabrera singles to right center [1,2]. Choo strikes out [1,2]. LaPorta fouls out (3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Top 5th: Ortiz flies out (7). Drew singles to center [1]. Saltalamacchia flies out (8) [1]. Scutaro singles to center [1,2]. Ellsbury flies out (8). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Bottom 5th: Hafner grounds out (4-3). Kearns grounds out (5-3). Marson singles to center [1]. Hannahan flies out (7). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Top 6th: Crawford singles to left [1]. Pedroia singles to center [1,2]. Gonzalez singles to center [1,2,3]. Youkilis singles in infield [1,2,3]. Crawford scores.. Ortiz walks [1,2,3]. Pedroia scores. Drew flies out (7) [1,2,3]. Saltalamacchia singles to right [1,2,3]. Gonzalez scores. Scutaro flies out (9) [1,2,3]. Ellsbury walks [1,2,3]. Youkilis scores. Sipp pitching. Crawford flies out (7). 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Cleveland 2 Bottom 6th: O.Cabrera grounds out (6-3). Brantley pops out (6). A.Cabrera grounds out (4-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Cleveland 2 Top 7th: Pedroia walks [1]. Gonzalez flies out (8) [1]. Youkilis flies out (8) [1]. Ortiz singles to left [1,2]. Drew strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Cleveland 2 Bottom 7th: Albers pitching. Choo strikes out. LaPorta strikes out. Hafner strikes out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Cleveland 2 Top 8th: Perez pitching. Saltalamacchia doubles to left center [2]. Scutaro flies out (7) [2]. Ellsbury singles to left [1,3]. Crawford grounds out, FC (5-4) [1,3]. Pedroia singles to left [1,2]. Saltalamacchia scores. Gonzalez strikes out. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 2 Bottom 8th: Kearns strikes out. Marson walks [1]. Hannahan grounds out, DP (6-4-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 2 Top 9th: Youkilis singles to left [1]. Ortiz grounds out (4-6-3). Drew strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 2 Bottom 9th: Papelbon pitching. O.Cabrera strikes out. Brantley grounds out (4-3). A.Cabrera flies out (8). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 2 Code: Boston Cleveland AB R H BI AVG AB R H BI AVG Ellsbury,cf 4 0 1 1 .278 Brantley,cf 4 0 0 0 .059 Crawford,lf 5 1 1 0 .471 ACabrera,ss 4 0 1 0 .250 Pedroia,2b 4 1 3 1 .438 Choo,lf 3 1 1 0 .167 Gonzalez,1b 5 1 1 0 .222 LaPorta,1b 4 1 1 0 .333 Youkilis,3b 4 1 2 1 .176 Hafner,dh 4 0 2 2 .267 Ortiz,dh 4 0 1 1 .077 Kearns,rf 3 0 0 0 .286 Drew,rf 5 0 1 0 .333 Marson,c 3 0 1 0 .333 Saltalamacchia,c 4 1 2 1 .375 Hannahan,3b 3 0 0 0 .000 Scutaro,ss 4 0 1 0 .182 OCabrera,2b 4 0 1 0 .286 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 5 13 5 Totals 32 2 7 2 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 - 5 Cleveland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 DP: Boston 1, Cleveland 1. LOB: Boston 11, Cleveland 10. 2B: Saltalamacchia (1), Pedroia (1), Hafner (2). SH: ACabrera. GIDP: Ortiz, Hannahan. IP H R ER BB SO ERA Boston Beckett (W,1-0) 6 7 2 0 4 2 0.00 Albers 2 0 0 0 1 4 4.15 Papelbon (S,2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Cleveland Carrasco (L,0-1) 5.2 8 4 4 3 5 6.35 Sipp 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 Perez 2 4 1 1 0 2 4.50 PB: Saltalamacchia. Att: 31,553

03-10-2012, 02:25 AM	#1
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	2011+ Boston Red Sox -- a "what if" What if the Red Sox could turn back the clock and start 2011 all over again? Will the injury gods be kind to them instead of taking away at least two fifths of their starting rotation early in the year? What if someone else was at the helm in the GM's office? I know that I have had no luck with the Red Sox of the past. Now lets see what could/might be with me with the Red Sox of today and hopefully the future.

03-10-2012, 02:30 AM	#2
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	Mid February, 2011 Amid the turmoil in the front office, Theo Epstein has resigned from the Red Sox just as the team begins spring training camp. A new GM has been named to keep the Red Sox atop the standings of the AL.

03-11-2012, 01:06 AM	#4
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	We start off the 2011 season on the road against the Texas Rangers. The Rangers Ballpark in Arlington seats 49,115 fans and is considered a neutral park. Probable Starters LHP J.Lester (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus LHP C.Wilson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP J.Lackey (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP C.Lewis (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP C.Buchholz (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP A.Ogando (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Rangers' Top 5 Players 1. LF Josh Hamilton (age: 29, current stars: 5.0, potential stars: 5.0) 2. RF Nelson Cruz (30, 4.5, 4.5) 3. MR Pedro Strop (25, 4.5, 4.5) 4. MR Arthur Rhodes (41, 4.5, 4.5) 5. 3B Adrian Beltre (31, 4.0, 4.0)

03-11-2012, 02:50 AM	#7
CatKnight All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,199	I didn't think you played modern era! Good luck!

03-11-2012, 05:44 PM	#15
CatKnight All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,199	Yeah, feedback isn't really this forum's strongpoint. I guess everyone's busy with their own games A slow start. Granted, three games mean absolutely nothing, but I don't like how you can't get your starters out of the sixth inning. Yet, just looking at the earned runs and game situation I don't disagree with any of your decisions to pull them. Are you trying to run all the minors as well? That's the one thing that makes me nervous about running a modern league: Too many players to keep track of, far too much who will just end up as chaff and cut sooner rather than later. There are some contract bits as well, but those I can easily turn on or off. Hopefully we'll do better against the Tribe.

03-12-2012, 03:11 PM	#16
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	Considering that we were swept by the Rangers IRL, I'll take 1 of 3. They are a strong club. The AI is taking care of the minors for me except when I may need to call someone up to replace an injury. I need to get used to the modern way of thinking and watch pitch counts. I've been trying to get the starters to at least their average innings per start (IRL) but it gets tough after a while, especially when facing a strong offensive lineup. Hopefully we can get things going better against the tribe before heading home to take on those guys in pinstripes.

03-14-2012, 10:04 PM	#18
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	Question to all: Should I include the amount of money when posting the signings to extensions/free agent contracts/etc. ?

03-14-2012, 10:10 PM	#19
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	April 5, 2011 - Today we begin a 3-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field, which plays like a neutral park. Probable Starters J.Beckett (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus C.Carrasco (0-0, 0.00 ERA) D.Matsuzaka (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus J.Tomlin (0-0, 0.00 ERA) J.Lester (0-1, 8.44 ERA) versus J.Masterson (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Top 5 Indians 1. LF Shin-Soo Choo (age: 28, current stars: 4.5, potential stars: 4.5) 2. C Carlos Santana (24, 4.0, 5.0) 3. MR Vinnie Pestano (26, 4.0, 4.5) 4. RF Shelley Duncan (31, 3.5, 3.5) 5. MR Rafael Perez (28, 3.5, 3.5)