The Burial Series??: Game 10

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With the Yankees sitting 13.5 games out of first place and trailing in the season series with the Red Sox (6-3 Sox), this is a big weekend for the Yankees. Could it spell the end of a lot of people’s jobs on Monday or will it be status quo? Only way to find out is to watch the games this weekend.

With that being said, here are your lineups for tonight’s game, courtesy of the very pretty and talented Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe.

Red Sox

1. Julio Lugo, SS
2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. J.D. Drew, RF
6. Mike Lowell, 3B
7. Coco Crisp, CF
8. Doug Mirabelli, C
9. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

SP – Tim Wakefield

Yankees

1. Johnny Damon, DH
2. Derek Jeter, SS
3. Hideki Matsui, LF
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Jorge Posada, C
6. Robinson Cano, 2B
7. Bobby Abreu, RF
8. Josh Phelps, 1B
9. Melky Cabrera, CF

SP – Chien-Ming Wang

Mike McDermott of the ProJo SoxBlog gives you how each team is doing against the starters for tonight’s games.

Yankees vs. Tim Wakefield
-Melky Cabrera, 1 for 3 (.333)
-Derek Jeter, 28 for 87 (.322), 3 HR
-Josh Phelps, 8 for 25 (.320)
-Johnny Damon, 16 for 51 (.314), 2 HR
-Bobby Abreu, 5 for 18 (.278)
-Robinson Cano, 7 for 27 (.259), 1 HR
-Alex Rodriguez, 17 for 67 (.254), 6 HR
-Jorge Posada, 14 for 59 (.237), 3 HR
-Hideki Matsui, 7 for 43 (.163), 2 HR
-Doug Mientkiewicz, 1 for 19 (.053)

Red Sox vs. Chien-Ming Wang
-Manny Ramirez, 11 for 19 (.579), 2 HR
-Eric Hinske, 10 for 19 (.526), 2 HR
-David Ortiz, 10 for 22 (.455), 2 HR
-Kevin Youkilis, 6 for 15 (.400)
-Alex Cora, 5 for 16 (.313), 1 HR
-Coco Crisp, 4 for 14 (.286)
-Doug Mirabelli, 2 for 7 (.286)
-Julio Lugo, 6 for 24 (.250)
-Mike Lowell, 3 for 18 (.167)
-J.D. Drew, 0 for 3
-Dustin Pedroia has never faced Wang.

That’s all for now from the shores of Lake Williams in beautiful Lebanon, CT.

Before They Were Managers Round

In a collaborative effort with Sooze from Babes Love Baseball, we are presenting to you the Rookie Card Playoffs. Check out these current players’ rookie cards and pick your favorite. The top vote-getter of each bracket will make it to Round Two and so on, until there is only one Rookie Card Champion of the World.

Jason Giambi smoked, snorted and injected the competition in the (Alleged) Juicer Round of the Rookie Card Playoffs with a 52% victory over come-backer Barry Bonds, who notched 36% and Gary Sheffield, who managed only 7% of the tallies. Sammy Sosa came in with 4% and Pudge Rodriguez didn’t get one single vote. Not one.

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This brings us to the fourth set of the first round with Before They Were Managers. Check out these old farts’ rookie cards and choose your favorite. As always, your favortism can be based on absolutely anything. Ump-bumping? Base-throwing? Spitting and frothing at the mouth? Screaming pycho-babble? Career ejections? The sky’s the limit.

 

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Bob L. Head To Get Bobblehead

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The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League held a contest a while back to find all the Bob L. Head’s in the country and have them compete for their very own bobblehead doll.

The finals came down to the three in the picture above and wouldn’t you know it, Bob L. Head won. Well the one from Maquoketa, Iowa did. He won with 51% of the vote, while Evansville, IN’s own Bob L. Head got 34% AND Bob L. Head from Vallejo, CA brought up the rear with 15%.

Bob L. Head will receive his bobblehead doll on August 18th when they hold the promotion.

Steinbrenner Death Watch For 6/1

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I am happy to report that Big Stein is probably happy about the Yanks being back on the covers of the tabloids again. Although by looking at the pictures, the media isn’t really high on the Yankees right now. Also, it still looks like the Yanks are in last place.

The Days of Our Lives With Alex Rodriguez

There’s nothing like waking up this morning and seeing AROD on the front covers again of the main two NY tabloids. But before we get there, let’s just refresh what’s been happening in this week’s episode of the Days of Our Lives with AROD.

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Even Manny reacted to it.Manny Being Manny

[Editors note: The parts about Manny and Jeter are for comic relief only. The pictures don’t reflect what they think because they haven’t commented publicly on the situation.]

You wake up and you go out to your door to get your morning NY tabloids and you’re greeted with this.

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and this

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So you wake up this morning, you put your robe on and head out to your front stoop to pick up the daily tabloids and this is what greets you.

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This has to be a record for being on the cover of the NY tabloids for a week.

Head over to the NY Post for the juicy details about the Playboy wannabe and the NY Daily News to find out the news on why AROD was seen with his wife.

Welcome to Boston, Cynthia and Alex. I have a feeling it’s going to be a long weekend for you two.

Red Sox News & Notes

 

 

With Thursday being an off day for the Red Sox, there is still always something to write about or talk about in the Boston area and NY media for the upcoming series.

Steve pointed out to me that the Red Sox had 7 of the top web gems for the month of May. 3 diving catches by Coco, Mirabelli’s juggling catch, Varitek’s sliding catch, Hinske’s face plant and the 3-6-1 turned by Youk, Lugo and Daisuke. And that’s leaving out Manny’s catch in Yankee stadium. And the only announcers voices used in the entire piece was Orsillo and Remy.

Amalie Benjamin tells us why Runelyvs Hernandez has left the Red Sox organization. [Extra Bases]

If your interested, Gordon Edes did his weekly Soxcast this week. [Boston Globe]

Ian Browne writes that the Red Sox are only playing for right now and not worrying about the big lead in the division. [RedSox.com]

The standings won’t damper the upcoming Red Sox-Yankees series says Tom Singer. [RedSox.com]

Steven Krasner says this upcoming series doesn’t provide the Red Sox with a breather. [Pro Jo]

John Farrell is the right man for the job according to Rob Bradford. [Boston Herald]

Amalie Benjamin writes about the old guard bouying the Pawsox in her Minor League notebook. [Boston Globe]

Jeff Goldberg gives us the 13 1/2 things that have gone right for the Red Sox this season. [Hartford Courant]

The Mets are the Anti-Yanks says Lisa Olsen. [NY Daily News]

George Kings tells us that Jason Giambi is likely done for the year. [NY Post]

CHB says the Boston hecklers will be all over AROD tonight. [Boston Globe]

Michael Silverman says the Red Sox are carrying a big edge into this upcoming series with the Yankees. [Boston Herald]

As always stop by here first for your lastest Red Sox news then head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Hartford Courant, Providence Journal, NY Post, NY Daily News and Newsday websites to see what else they are writing.

Friday’s Fast Walk Around the AL & NL West

The Angels will call up Joe Saunders to start for Bartolo Colon on Saturday.

Some members of the A’s took some swings on the golf course on Thursday.

The Diamondbacks finally signed their first round draft pick from last year just before the deadline.

Grady Little won’t announce who he wants to call-up to start for the Dodgers on Saturday.

The Giants traded their embattled closer, Armando Benitez to the Marlins on Thursday.

Mariners manager Mike Hargrove was happy with his team’s performance on the recent road trip.

The Padres picked up Hiram Bocachica off of waivers from the A’s.

Rangers 1B Mark Teixiera is ignoring the trade rumors about him.

The Rockies are missing the Willy Taveras at the top of their lineup right now.

Red Sox vs Yankees Pitching Matchups

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Friday June 1st

Chien-Ming Wang (R) (3-4, 4.13) vs Tim Wakefield (R) (5-5, 3.36)

Saturday June 2nd

Mike Mussina (R) (2-3, 5.86) vs Curt Schilling (R) (5-2, 3.68)

Sunday June 3rd

Andy Pettitte (L) (3-4, 2.51) vs Josh Beckett (R) (8-0, 2.65)

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So)

The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So) Written by Steve Hofstetter, Adam Hofstetter, Cody Marley, Ryan Murphy, Rich Ragains, Elliot Steingart, and Chris Strait

The Nashville Predators might be moving north now that they’ve been purchased by a Canadian businessman. It’s uncertain as to whether anyone in Tennessee will actually notice. This is the biggest scam pulled on Nashville by a Canadian since Shania Twain’s career.

Nike is resuming soccer ball production in Pakistan. Who better to make toys for five-year-olds than other five-year-olds?

Former NBA player Henry James has been sentenced to five years in jail after being caught dealing cocaine while his six young children were with him. Worst Bring Your Child to Work Day ever.

Memphis small forward Mike Miller is donating $1 million to help ill children. It’s not as generous as you may think. Most of the children became ill after watching the Grizzlies play.

Gary Payton is leaning towards retirement. We’d prefer if he fell completely into it. Payton said he wants to spend more time at home trash talking with his children.

Dodger Stadium now has an all-you-can-eat section where fans can feast on Dodger Dogs, peanuts, popcorn, nachos and soda. The seats will attract both fat people in LA. And make the Dodgers more appealing to David Wells.

And Michael Vick is continuing to deny reports that he was at a dog fight. However, it was difficult to hear him over all of those dogs.

For more of the Sports Minute (Or So), visit minuteorso.com

Best Damn Bird

birdright.gifbirdleft.gifUConn’s very own Sue Bird, now of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, made the Best Damn Sports Show Period‘s list of Top 50 Beauties coming in at #46.

Personally I think she was too low on the list and should have been at least a top 20 or 25. The only requirement was that they had appeared at some point of the Best Damn Sports Show Period.

Some of the other Beauties in no particular order included Heather Mitts, Natalie Gulbis, Brandy, Meg Tilly, Brooke Burke, Danica Patrick, Jessica Alba, Gabriel Union, Jennie Finch, Shannon Elizabeth, Denise Richards, Ali Landry and Elisha Cuthbert.