Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

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    Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 5:24 PM EDT

    Go Sox!

    Here is the complete Red Sox lineup against Russell, followed by that of the Cubs:

    Boston
    Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
    Dustin Pedroia, 2B
    Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
    Kevin Youkilis, 3B
    David Ortiz, DH
    Jed Lowrie, SS
    Mike Cameron, RF
    Carl Crawford, LF
    Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C

    Chicago
    Kosuke Fukudome, RF
    Darwin Barney, 2B
    Starlin Castro, SS
    Aramis Ramirez, 3B
    Carlos Pena, 1B
    Jeff Baker, LF
    Alfonso Soriano, DH
    Welington Castillo, C
    Reed Johnson, CF

     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 5:44 PM EDT

    Hi EB, some interesting goings-on in your game yesterday...no audio/video...alot of the talk is people saying how much they liked it... for the few innings i watched it was  pretty interesting stuff...too bad they cut that feed...Yanks lucky to win 2 games...well, back to AL business after tonight....
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 5:48 PM EDT

    Hi Jete. The scariest part of the game was when Marlon Byrd was hit on the left side of his face, near his eye, by Alfredo Aceves. Brought back memories of Tony C. 
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 5:50 PM EDT

    Hey Jete.   Normalcy restored in AL East, with the usual suspects starting to establish their territories.

    How many passed balls tonight - my prediction - at least 2, may be 3.

    Glad Sox escaped Garza.  Don't know if that is good or bad.
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 5:51 PM EDT

    i know, i haven't been that scared for a player since that night Clemens hit Piazza..
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 5:59 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield:
    Hey Jete.   Normalcy restored in AL East, with the usual suspects starting to establish their territories. How many passed balls tonight - my prediction - at least 2, may be 3. Glad Sox escaped Garza.  Don't know if that is good or bad.
    Posted by blingblang
    hey Bling, what's doin?...from the time you guys were 0-6,i tried to tell people,it was just a matter of time...Yanks caught a break with the Rays losing a game...right now Yanks just percentage points in first place...the three of us will most likely spend this coming week jockeying..has Salty caught Wake at all this season?...
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 6:13 PM EDT

    Yes Jete, Salty caught Wakefield when they played the Mariners and Minnesota.
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 7:00 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield:
    Yes Jete, Salty caught Wakefield when they played the Mariners and Minnesota.
    Posted by -EdithBunker-
    any PB's in those games?...
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 7:10 PM EDT

    Jete:

    From Projo.com:

    Francona comfortable with Salty catching Wakefield


    BOSTON --Tim Wakefield's occupying a slot in the Red Sox starting rotation may have posed a problem not too long ago, back when it seemed only Doug Mirabelli possessed the ability to catch Wakefield's knuckleball.

    There are no such concerns these days.

    Jarrod Saltalamacchia will catch Wakefield on Sunday night, and manager Terry Francona said he no longer worries much about who to stick behind the plate when his veteran knuckler is on the hill.

    "[Saltalamacchia has] done a pretty good job [catching Wakefield]," Francona said. "All those years we always panicked, or maybe I should say I did, about somebody that was going to catch Wake, and we had such a difficult time doing it. Now we've gotten to the point where even the guys in spring training seemed to handle it."

    Francona credited bullpen coach and catching instructor Gary Tuck with much of that progress.

    "Gary Tuck probably has something to do with that," he said. "His drills and beating those guys up so much -- the game is actually sometimes easier. They've done a really good job."

    Saltalamacchia has caught the majority of Wakefield's innings so far this season, registering one passed ball while catching the right-hander, in April against the Rays.

    Overall, though, Francona likes the rhythm his catchers have found of late, with Saltalamacchia starting three times through the rotation and Jason Varitek two. Varitek has been catching Josh Beckett and Daisuke Matsuzaka, and, with the latter on the disabled list, will assume the duties of catching fill-in Alfredo Aceves.

    Said Francona, "I like the way we've been doing it."

     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 7:19 PM EDT

    Kind of ironic that Wakefield's starting tonight.I think the last time the Cubs were at Fenway,Wake was a rookie reliever.
    Wink
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 7:24 PM EDT

    Mrmojo:
    The last time the Cubs visited Fenway was 1918 which would make Wakefield about 113. LOL
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 7:28 PM EDT

    i've heard he also supervised the Green Monster's very first paint job...Tongue out
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:03 PM EDT

    Evening, all! Sorry I disapeared the other night, but the website cut out on me and I couldn't get back on....
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:06 PM EDT

    I would not leave my kids alone in a room with Bobby Valentine.
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:10 PM EDT

    We got a no hitter going
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:14 PM EDT

    Wow, 1,2,3 in the first, but Wake was aweful high there. Got away with it, but needs to get that ball down some more.

     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:15 PM EDT




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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:17 PM EDT

    Pedey
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:19 PM EDT

    Sweet
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:20 PM EDT

    Come on Youk!

     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:26 PM EDT

    That 1/2 inning was a bit disappointing.
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:30 PM EDT

    do I smell a wakefield perfect game?????? Just kidding

    Whats up RS Nation
     

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    Re: Sunday night game thread:Cubs @ Red Sox James Russell vs. Tim Wakefield

    posted at 5/22/2011 8:31 PM EDT

    Perfect through 2