Tune in Monday at 10:00 PM EST as the Boston Red Sox take on the Oakland A's. Drew Fairservice from
Ghostrunner on First will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.
Good Evening Friends, Drew here ready to guide you through the Red Sox - A's game tonight!
Both teams sport 2-4 records, the A's coming off a sweep at the ends of the mighty Mariners
Boston fussed and fueded but still lost 2 of 3 to the grieving Angels.
Unless it's really funny. But only then.
Home run Lyle Overbay! Off topic, but good to see from Overbay's weak wrists.
Your lineups, first the Red Sox
R. Baldelli!!! cf
D. Pedroia 2b
D. Ortiz dh
K. Youkilis 1b
J.D. Drew rf
J. Bay lf
M. Lowell 3b
J. Varitek c
N. Green ss
And the A's
R. Sweeney rf
O. Cabrera ss
J. Giambi 1b
M. Holliday lf
N. Garciaparra 3b
J. Cust dh
K. Suzuki c
B. Crosby 2b
R. Davis cf
Jack Cust comes in swinging a hot bat for the A's. Good thing as that is his only redeeming skill
Nice throwbacks on the Sox tonight, ROCCO leads off
Dustin Pedroia isn't popular in California right now...
The A's take the field, white shoes represent!
The A's have given up on defense for tonight, Nomar at third and Giambi at first. Ouch
Baldelli in a 0-2 hole quickly
Rocco doesn't like the breaking stuff on the outside half
Lil Dusty swings from his heels but its swallowed by the Coliseum
Big Papi bounces into the shift, inning over. Braden looked really good
OLE! Through Lester's legs but Nick Green makes a strong pick and throw. One down in the first
The hopes of the Red Sox Nation hang on Lester's success, he needs a good outing.
Lester gets the wildly overrated Orlando Cabrera to fly out for the second out.
Sox outfield goes Bay - Baldelli - JD Drew
Jason Giambi takes a nice pitch away through the gaping shift hole for a base hit.
The salt & pepper beard makes him crafty. That and the clean urine sample
Ohhh, trade deadline show piece Matt Holliday steps in with two down.
Another base hit for the Sawx, two on for NOMAR!
Nomar played for the Sox dontchaknow? Rocco wears his familar number 5.
Nomar! lines one to Green at short. Squared it up but right at 'em. End of 1, no score
Yook, Drew, and Jason Bay due up for the Sox.
Kevin Youkilis's approach at the plate is to be admired, doesn't often swing at bad pitches
NESN promos the Bruins/Habs series. Montreal in 6!
Sox placed Jed Lowrie on the DL today, injuries ripping through their infield pivot
YOOK! Youkilis hits it off the top of the scoreboard/left field fence. The Nation makes it presence felt
J.D. Drew eases one into left field, base hit.
Jason Bay steps to the plate, any word on where he's from? I heard Portugal, maybe Greece
Bay jumps ahead 2-0, he's already walked 7 times this year!
Bay swings at a good pitch 2-1, pops out to short centre. 1 down
Is is Greece? Maybe Bay's from Iceland. Too bad about their economy. That must be why we hear so much about him....
World Series MVP Mike Lowell falls behind 0-2. He's an important part of this team they need his hips to be healthy
Ouch, weak contact turns into a double play. Inning over with one run across. 1-0 Sox
