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D & C open the show reacting to another Red Sox loss to the Rangers. The boys question what Bobby V is doing with his bullpen and are eagerly anticipating Fenway's the 100th Anniversary celebration.
Mut and Lou discuss Bobby Valentine, his use of the bullpen and also his comments on the Big Show yesterday.
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done the most damage against the Sox in recent years – Nelson Cruz , who has the second highest average, sixth highest OBP and second ..... have ranked among the top Sox nemeses in recent years: Nelson Cruz : .392 average (2nd best in majors, min. 50 plate
dead last in the American League . Twenty-one homers allowed against just six team homers (hey, more homers than Nelson Cruz for the first team this season). A disaster. The Worst Team Money Can Buy. Overrated (clap, clap, clap clap clap
reason why you forgot that. And if the Red Sox win 11-of-14 games, no one is going to remember Ian Kinsler or Nelson Cruz or George W. Bush or even the blonde girl who kept popping in and out on the upper left half of the screen on NESN
splitters before putting away Beltre with a 96 mph fastball, up and away. The Sox closer started the next hitter, Nelson Cruz , with a well-located fastball up and in for a swinging strike, and eventually put away the slugger (who hit three homers
1-0 fastball over the middle and ripping it into the seats in left field. (The other two homers, a solo shot by Nelson Cruz and a three-run shot by Mike Napoli, snuck just barely over the fence in left at the Ballpark in Arlington.) He also failed
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intentional walk to Adrian Beltre. Morales then walked Nelson Cruz to load the bases. With Matt Albers warming up, Valentine ..... plate," Valentine said. "I thought the battle with Cruz was really good. He threw a lot of great pitches. The battle
200 SLG, 1 RBI, 2 walks, 1 strikeout Yorvit Torrealba (13): .308 BA/.308 OBP/.308 SLG, 1 strikeout Nelson Cruz (9): .125 BA/.222 OBP/.125 SLG, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts Ian Kinsler (9): .222 BA/.222 OBP
pitch, they hit it hard.” Earlier in the inning, Nelson Cruz drove a changeup to straightaway center for a double. Then ..... center to tie the game, 2-2. “The at-bat to Cruz , I overthrew a changeup, left it up, and he hit it really well
no command of his fastball or his trademark cutter as Nelson Cruz doubled to the triangle in center and Mike Napoli unloaded ..... Hamilton and Beltre. After a walk to David Murphy, Nelson Cruz belted the third homer of the inning to center. Capping
strikeout Mike Napoli (15): .357 BA/.400 OBP/.643 SLG, 1 double, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts Nelson Cruz (13): .500 BA/.538 OBP/1.000 SLG, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 home run, 2 RBIs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts David
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