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The All Currently-On-The-DL Boston Red Sox & an Introduction to WAR
As the Red Sox take the field against the Orioles tonight, they do so with their 69th unique lineup in their 80th game of the season. Without further ado, I bring you the July 2nd, 2010 edition of the All Currently-On-The-DL Boston Red Sox. As a side note, I will explain what WAR means after the roster. Also, I will dip into the minor leagues when necessary to fill the gaps (there aren’t many).
L since 7/1/10
Sox Drop Another
What a frustrating loss today. Elite prospect Justin Masterson is rushed up from AA to make an emergency start and goes above and beyond expectations. 6 innings of 2 hit ball – you can’t ask for more than that. He leaves the game with the lead and then just like that the bullpen gives it all back. Neither Lopez nor Delcarmen could record an out, each allowing 2 earned runs. Maybe Delcarmen hadn’t fully recovered from the flu.
In any event, there were some bright spots. Ortiz’s average continues to rise as he is now at .189 after hitting his 4th HR and picking up RBI number 19 and 20. Crisp had a great game, going 2-4 with 2 doubles, a run scored, 2 RBI, and 2 stolen bases, although he did make his first error of the year. It was good to see Youkilis back, but Varitek was still missing and Ellsbury got the start in right over Drew. Word is Lowell will be back tomorrow, which is great news for the club but could mean a demotion for Jed Lowrie, who has been outstanding so far while playing second, third, and shortstop.
From a superstitious stand point, there wasn’t too much I could do about this one. I was starting a new streak and therefore a new tie, I simply picked the wrong one. Also, I was in school during the game so I couldn’t even watch it. I’ll try a different one tomorrow and hopefully we can get back on track in Tampa.
6 Game Win Streak Snapped
Alright, on the heels of the 6-4 loss to the Angels I’m sure you’re all turning to me for an explanation. Never fear, I have one.
I mentioned the ties in my first post, and sadly they are the culprit tonight. Here is the background information on the ties: my school’s dress code requires that I wear a tie each day. If the Sox are on a winning streak, I wear the same tie as I did the day before. Simple, right? Why haven’t we won every weekday game then? Well, believe it or not, there has been a valid explanation for every exception. I won’t detail all of them here but just so you know I’m not pulling your leg… take a look at the week of March 30th. We won Tuesday and Wednesday per the tie rule, off day Thursday, and then oh wait! The rule has been disproven right? Wrong. We were out of dress code on Friday and since I didn’t wear a tie, we lost the game 6-3. Another fact worthy of mentioning: we lost all weekend long and did not win again until the next Tuesday, which was the next gameday when I could wear a tie.
Back to tonight. This tie was on a roll. 6 games in a row. But they don’t count because they were over the weekend right? No, this tie, with the help of another superstition that I can’t mention right now, powered through the weekend until I could continue wearing it on Monday. Sadly, all good things must come to an end. The reason may sound a little farfetched, in fact I would be surprised if many out there believed me. But I’m not going to worry about that, all I can do is promise you that at all times on this blog I am telling the truth. So, during school today, my friends and I discovered a kite stuck in a tree on our campus and we decided to spend the period trying to get it down. Sure, it started off by innocently throwing tennis balls at the kite, but it eventually became an obsession and we had to turn to more drastic measures. So we all tied our ties together to make a string about, well, 3 ties long. We tied a lemonade bottle to the end of the string (which was my tie, THE tie) and tried to loop it around a tree branch so we could pull it down and retrieve the kite. To make a long story short, which I am doing a horrendous job of, by the time I got my tie down from the tree about 40 minutes later it was not in good shape. It had some pretty tight knots tied in it and it got a little beat up from rubbing against tree bark. We didn’t get the kite and I knew I had compromised the luckiness of the tie in the process. So consider this an apology to Red Sox Nation, I promise not to fool around with the lucky ties anymore.
P.S.- Get well soon Curt Schilling, Mike Lowell, Alex Cora, Josh Beckett, Jason Varitek, Manny Delcarmen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Kevin Youkilis, and Coco Crisp. Did I miss anyone?