First Round vs the Halos

[sunshinekids99]

Well it looks like Manny has some power left in him.

Great job by both pens tonight. Glad we could get this game tonight.

[ICMTM]

That was an absolute BOMB Manny dropped!

[bringinhinkie]

Hi, Im Manny Ramirez and i flat out RAKE..

im sorry dude is unreal, idc whos ahead of him u CANNOT walk some1 to face manny ramirez, especially not when the game is on the line in the playoffs (2nd all time in postseason homeruns only by 1 homerun).. dude is so fun to watch at the plate

[sunshinekids99]

Looks like Pedroia will be a game time decision tomorrow. Hopefully he can go, if not I'm assuming Lugo would lead off and Cora would bat 9th.

[Boston's Future]

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im sorry dude is unreal, idc whos ahead of him u CANNOT walk some1 to face manny ramirez, especially not when the game is on the line in the playoffs (2nd all time in postseason homeruns only by 1 homerun).. dude is so fun to watch at the plate

Teams have been walking Ortiz all year to get to Manny and the plan has worked everytime up unitl game 2. Manny would either strikeout or ground into a double play. Plus the whole righty vs. righty matchup makes more sense, and add to the fact Manny Rameriz is not clutch and Ortiz is. So the move made sense, K-Rod just didn't execute.

[sunshinekids99]

Oh yeah I forgot about that "clutch stat".

Lets look at this year.

Manny Ramirez with baseloaded hit .333 this year. .364 OBP .444 slg
Manny Ramirez with RISP and 2 outs .316 .458 OBP .491 slg

For his career

Baseloaded .335 .387 OBP .724 slg
RISP 2 Outs .315 .460 OBP .607 slg

Manny Ramirez has come up with big hits for the Red Sox for his whole time here. Sure this is his first walk off home run, but that still doesn't mean he wasn't productive.

[Cyclical]

Just got back from the game. Amazing atmosphere. Sox fans were louder than the Angels' fans and it was just a big fat party for us all. How sweep it is.

[sunshinekids99]

Yes very nice performance from the Red Sox. Hopefully that will continue.

[canman1971]

That series just seemed too easy. Now, if the Indians and Yankees can beat the crap out of each other, the Sox should be in great shape. Here is the question though. Do you start Schilling in game 2? Beckett in games 1, 4, 7 if necessary. Schilling in 2 and 5. Dice K in 3, but if I'm not mistaken, they would need a 4th starter for game 6 due to regular rest. Good position to be in though.

[Boston's Future]

Well, our rotation will be lined up because of the sweep and the rest we get. Basically Beckett, Schilling, and Dic-K will all pitch twice in the series if it goes 7 games. Beckett goes in game one and five, Dice-K in game 2 and 6, Schill in game three and 7. That leaves Wakefield or Lester to pitch game 4.

[HeelSox]

No Manny hate?
No complaints about Terry?
No talks about collapse?

Who's on Future's account?

[alwayslovetheceltics]

do you have any stats to back this bs up?

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Teams have been walking Ortiz all year to get to Manny and the plan has worked everytime up unitl game 2. Manny would either strikeout or ground into a double play. Plus the whole righty vs. righty matchup makes more sense, and add to the fact Manny Rameriz is not clutch and Ortiz is. So the move made sense, K-Rod just didn't execute.

[Boston's Future]

Yes I do, its called, i turn on the TV and watch Ortiz get walked and watch Manny ground in double play after double play

[sunshinekids99]

That is a heck of a stat, keep up the good work.