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UConn Football links
DC answered a few questions in his mailbag [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
Rebecca Lobo and Geno Auriemma From Hall of Fame Induction [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]
Under-18 National Team roster finalized [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]
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Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 6/13 [SOX & Dawgs]
After Daniel Nava made history yesterday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox will look for the sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies at Fenway Park this afternoon.
This afternoon’s game will start at 1:35 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Phillies television market, you can catch the game on myPHL17. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
With Daisuke Matsuzaka being scratched late from his start yesterday, skipper Terry Francona will need his veteran Tim Wakefield to eat some innings this afternoon on the bump. In 13 games (nine starts) in 2010, Wake is 2-4 with a 5.48 ERA. Wake has made one start against the Phillies this season, picking up the win after throwing eight scoreless innings back on 5/23. He’s made ten appearances (eight starts) against the Phillies in his career and is 4-1 with a 2.68 ERA and one save.
Cole Hamels has made 12 starts for the Phillies this season and sports a 5-5 record with a 3.98 ERA. He’s made one start against the Red Sox this season, picking up the win back on 5/21 when he allowed one run over seven innings. He’s made just two career interleague starts against the Red Sox and is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA. He’s never faced the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.
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| 1. Shane Victorino | CF | 1. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 2. Placido Polanco | 3B | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Chase Utley | 2B | 3. Victor Martinez | C |
| 4. Ryan Howard | 1B | 4. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 5. Jayson Werth | RF | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Raul Ibanez | LF | 6. Mike Lowell | 1B |
| 7. Ben Francisco | DH | 7. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 8. Juan Castro | SS | 8. Darnell McDonald | CF |
| 9. Carlos Ruiz | C | 9. Daniel Nava | LF |
| Cole Hamels | SP | Tim Wakefield | SP |
Here’s the hitters have fared against this afternoon’s starting pitchers in their careers:
Editor’s note: More links to be added if they become available
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The Nava Effect [Clubhouse Insider]
Pre-game notes from Fenway [Extra Bases]
Saturday for Sox: Team building 101 [Full Count]
Eric Frede Filling in for Don Orsillo During Sunday’s Red Sox-Phillies’ Series Finale [NESN.com]
Daisuke Matsuzaka Lands on DL with Forearm Tightness [NESN.com]
Joe Castiglione To Thank for Daniel Nava’s Grand Debut [NESN.com]
Daniel Nava’s Amazing Debut ‘Seems Like a Blur’ One Day Later [NESN.com]
PawSox manager has unique claim to fame [Projo Sox Blog]
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UConn Football links
DC’s still busy answering questions in his mailbag [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]
How east does the Big Ten turn? [John Silver – Journal Inquirer]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
Lobo Inducted Into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame [UConnHuskies.com]
Rebecca Lobo First Into Women’s Basketball Hall Of Fame [Hartford Courant]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
Calhoun takes safe ride this year [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]
Calhoun comes out of this bike ride with no scrapes [CT Post]
Calhoun can’t make this mess disappear [CT Post]
Calhoun gets back on the bike for cancer charity [The Day]
After turmoil at UConn, Walker going forward [ZagsBlog]
Other UConn related links
Baseball finishes great season empty handed [The Daily Campus]
It really wouldn’t surprise me if someone in Hollywood gave the newest Boston Red Sox outfielder Daniel Nava a call. After all, his story is one of perseverance, a story about not giving up on your dreams.
Nava spent his first two years of college at Santa Clara washing the team’s uniforms instead of playing for them after being cut. He transfered to a junior college where he played for a year before transfering back to Santa Clara where he played his senior season. He wasn’t drafted and signed with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League who then cut him.
He sat out a year and then the Outlaws brought him back and all he did was win the batting title. The Red Sox acquired his rights for a dollar and all he’s done since then is produce while in the Red Sox minor league system.
Fast forward to Saturday afternoon when in his first MLB at-bat and on the first pitch he saw from Philadelphia Phillies starter Joe Blanton, planted into the Red Sox bullpen for a grand slam. Yes folks, first pitch grand slam in his first MLB at-bat. If you don’t believe me, take a look below.
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You really couldn’t have written the script any better for this kid.
While Nava was a hero, probably putting himself in Red Sox lore for the rest of his life, you can’t leave out the yeoman’s work done by Scott Atchison and the rest of the Red Sox bullpen. While warming up before the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka felt something wrong in his forearm and let John Farrell know. Moments later, Dice-K found himself on the DL and Atchison on the bullpen mound warming up to start.
Atchison did a great job on short notice giving up two runs in three innings of work. After that it was curtains for the scoring by the Phillies as Manny Delcarmen, Hideki Okajima, Ramon Ramirez and Jonathan Papelbon allowed a combined five hits while putting up zeroes on the Green Monster scoreboard.
Now thanks to the heroics of Nava, Atchison and the rest of the Red Sox bullpen, they can look to continue the tailspin of the Phillies this afternoon. We’ll be back in just a short while with today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, any morning news and links but for now enjoy the overnight links.
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Red Sox win, but lose Matsuzaka [Boston Globe]
Bullpen setup faced by Sox isn’t without precedent [Boston Globe]
With new Sox program, your ticket’s as good as cash. But there’s a catch… [Boston Globe]
Nava enjoys a debut loaded with excitement [Boston Globe]
Once he got the call, Atchison was eager to get started [Boston Globe]
Evans was outstanding in his field [Boston Globe]
Recap: Red Sox 10, Phillies 2 [Boston Herald]
Daniel Nava debut a smash hit [Boston Herald]
Jose Iglesias buzz not dulled by injury [Boston Herald]
Daisuke Matsuzaka to DL, instead of mound [Boston Herald]
Manny Delcarmen caught up in kid’s moment [Boston Herald]
A starless sky over Fenway [Boston Herald]
Stop — Nava time! [Clubhouse Insider]
Dice-K not concerned about injury [Clubhouse Insider]
Erin Andrews congratulates Daniel Nava [Clubhouse Insider]
Matsuzaka scratched late, added to DL [CSN New England]
Nava’s heroic debut is one he’ll never forget [CSN New England]
Brentz signs; Hernandez on ESPN2 [Extra Bases]
The Sox’ $1 investment in Nava pays off [Full Count]
Closing Time: Red Sox 10, Phillies 2 [Full Count]
Matsuzaka: Forearm not a ‘really big problem at all’ [Full Count]
Scott Atchison, the hero in the park [Full Count]
Forget Nava, Victor Martinez did something truly unique [Full Count]
Felix Maldonado, Member of Red Sox Family, Passes Away at 73 [NESN.com]
More Exams To Come for Daisuke Matsuzaka After Heading to the DL [NESN.com]
Daniel Nava’s Red Sox Debut Special For Entire Nava Family [NESN.com]
Daniel Nava’s Big Day Catches Erin Andrews’ Attention [NESN.com]
How Far Can This Red Sox Team Go? [NESN.com]
Felix Doubront Continues to Dominate, Could Join Boston Soon [NESN.com]
Solid pitching, Nava’s grand slam doom struggling Phils [Providence Journal]
A long, strange baseball trip for Nava [Providence Journal]
Reddick looks to get his cuts in with PawSox [Providence Journal]
Red Sox Journal: Matsuzaka pulled minutes before game, lands on DL [Providence Journal]
Red Sox Minor League Journal: Exposito looks to become more selective [Providence Journal]
Dice-K scratched, on DL with forearm strain [RedSox.com]
Beckett takes big step forward, plays catch [RedSox.com]
Beloved scout Maldonado passes away [RedSox.com]
Historic slam propels Red Sox past Phillies [RedSox.com]
After long journey, Nava takes historic swing [RedSox.com]
Youk appears OK after hit by pitch [RedSox.com]
The most interesting day of the Red Sox’ season [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]
For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal and WEEI websites.
And if you must check out the enemy papers, head over to the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer websites.
Apparently, Daisuke Matsuzaka felt something while warming up before today’s Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Phillies game at Fenway Park. It was serious enough for the Red Sox to place on the DL before the game.
Scott Atchison, who was called up yesterday, is making the spot-start. Dustin Richardson has been called up from Pawtucket to replace Dice-K on the 25-man roster.
More information when it becomes available.
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Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 6/12 [SOX & Dawgs]
After beating up on Jaime Moyer and the Philadelphia Phillies last night, the Boston Red Sox will look do it again this afternoon at Fenway Park.
This afternoon’s game will start at 4:10 p.m. and will be shown on FOX. To find out if you’re getting the Red Sox vs Phillies game on FOX, click here. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Daisuke Matsuzaka has been up-and-down all season long but has been throwing well as of late. In eight starts in 2010, Dice-K is 5-2 with a 4.59 ERA. He’s faced the Phillies once this season and had a no-hitter through 7 2/3 innings. He ended up picking the shut out win. He’s made two career starts against the Phillies and is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA (12 IP/4 ER).
Joe Blanton has struggled in his seven outings since returning from the disabled list. In those seven starts, he is 1-4 with a 6.07 ERA. Blanton has made nine career starts against the Red Sox and is 3-2 with a 3.61 ERA. In four career starts at the Fens, Blanton is 2-0 with a 4.26 ERA.
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| 1. Shane Victorino | CF | 1. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 2. Jayson Werth | RF | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Chase Utley | 2B | 3. David Ortiz | DH |
| 4. Ryan Howard | 1B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. Ben Francisco | DH | 5. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 6. Raul Ibanez | LF | 6. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 7. Greg Dobbs | 3B | 7. Jason Varitek | C |
| 8. Brian Schneider | C | 8. Darnell McDonald | CF |
| 9. Wilson Valdez | SS | 9. Daniel Nava | LF |
| Joe Blanton | SP | Daisuke Matsuzaka | SP |
Here’s the hitters have fared against this afternoon’s starting pitchers in their careers:
Here’s an update on the weather forecast for Fenway (Boston radar).
The current weather forecast (provided by the Red Sox private weather service, Telvent DTN) in the vicinity of Fenway Park calls for scattered showers in the area during the afternoon and early evening hours.
The Fenway Park gates will open at the regularly scheduled time of 2:10 p.m., and the Red Sox are hopeful that today’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, which is scheduled to start at 4:10 p.m., will begin on time. However, the Red Sox want to alert our fans to the current forecast and to the possibility of delay.
This forecast is of course subject to change as the day progresses. Additional updates will be provided as necessary.
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Connecticut Split Between Red Sox, Yankees [SOX & Dawgs]
Beckett feels ‘terrific’ after Saturday workout [CSN New England]
Notes from Fenway: Nava is starting [Extra Bases]
Daniel Nava’s Long and Winding Road Leads Him to Shadow of Fenway Park’s Green Monster [NESN.com]
Beckett throws 30 pitches, making progress [Projo Sox Blog]
Reddick optioned back to Pawtucket [Projo Sox Blog]
Are you wondering if you’re going to be getting the Philadelphia Phillies vs Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park this afternoon?
Well if you are, here’s the breakdown regionally for today’s MLB on FOX Games:
Philadelphia Phillies @ Boston Red Sox – 73%
Announcers: Dick Stockton, Tim McCarver and Ken Rosenthal
MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Houston, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Tulsa, Washington, West Palm Beach
Chicago White Sox @ Chicago Cubs – 26%
Announcers: Kenny Albert and Eric Karros
MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, St. Louis
The yearly favorite MLB team in Connecticut Quinnipiac Poll is out and it shows the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees in a statisical dead heat in the state.
The Yankees were favored by 39% of the people polled while the Red Sox were liked by 38%. But due to the survey error margin being plus or minus 2.5 percentage points, it’s considered a tie.
By the way, 11% of Connecticut residents are fans of the New York Mets.
Here’s what Red Sox President/CEO Larry Lucchino had to say about the poll to Don Amore of the Hartford Courant:
“We recognize that baseball fans in the Nutmeg State have several teams vying for their support; therefore we are deeply grateful that our fan base in Connecticut continues to grow,” he said. “Connecticut is a cornerstone of Red Sox Nation and we thank the state for its loyalty to New England’s team.”
Here’s a look at the map with a breakdown by county.
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