Ellsbury to replace Coco Crisp

Links (12)

Ellsbury In CF Tonight
Published 10/20/2007 by redsock at The Joy of Sox
Sean McAdam and Steven Krasner, Providence Journal:Coco Crisp's postseason struggles, which culminated in three hitless games in Cleveland and was capped by his failure to lay down a sacrifice bunt in the second inning Thursday night, have prompted the Red Sox to make a lineup change. Jacoby Ellsbury will replace Crisp in center field tonight for Game Six of the American League Championship Series against the Indians. He'll bat eighth, which was Crisp's spot in the order.The Sox had also mulled putting Alex Cora at second base in place of Dustin ...

Red Sox/Indians ALCS Notes - 10/20
Published 10/20/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Sox will try to take it to the limit [Boston Globe] Sox won’t unravel [The Plain Dealer] Old ace reshuffles deck [Boston Herald] One loss is no reason to start crying; Tribe still leads 3-2 [Akron Beacon Journal] Can New Model Match ‘04? [Hartford Courant] Ellsbury to replace Coco Crisp [Pro Jo] Crisp stale; what’s next? [Boston Globe] Curses! Let’s hope logo is no jinx [The Plain Dealer] Sox will roll with Dice-K if needed [ ...

Projo: Ellsbury to replace Coco Crisp (RR)
Published 10/20/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Projo: Ellsbury to replace Coco Crisp (RR) Jacoby Ellsbury will replace Crisp in center field tonight for Game Six of the American League Championship Series against the Indians. He’ll bat eighth, which was Crisp’s spot in the order. The Sox had also mulled putting Alex Cora at second base in place of Dustin Pedroia and placing Ellsbury in Pedroia’s leadoff spot in the order. But Pedroia’s bat has come alive in the series — he had two hits in Game Five Thursday night and has hit the ball well recently — and the Sox decided against the Cora/Pedroia switch. Ellsbury over Crisp ...

Fausto Faces Curt, Coco Sits
Published 10/20/2007 by Geoff Young at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News
... Where there are Red Sox, there is drama. This time it comes in the form of rookie Jacoby Ellsbury starting in center field over Coco Crisp. As a Padres fan, I love this move because maybe it will help drive Crisp’s price down this off-season. ...

Saturday morning no things
Published 10/20/2007 by Adam J. Morris <info@lonestarball.com> at Lone Star Ball: Front Page Posts
... Posted on Sat Oct 20, 2007 at 12:41:18 PM EDT Nothing out there of note this morning. Sorry. Talk amongst yourselves. Game 6 is tonight. Jacoby Ellsbury will start in centerfield, in place of Coco Crisp. ' Display : ...

Hey Ladies!
Published 10/20/2007 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
Jacoby Ellsbury, the new Grady Sizemore, will replace Coco Crisp in the Boston Red Sox starting lineup Saturday night for Game 6 of the American League Championship Series.This should come as no surprise, as Crisp failed to get a hit in all three games in Cleveland against the Indians, including the inability to lay down a sac bunt. Ellsbury, who the ladies apparently think is cat's meow, will bat eighth.[Providence Journal] | [The Joy of Sox] | [Knuckle Curve] | [ ...

Red Sox Menu Change: From Toasted Crisp to the Ellsbury Doughboy
Published 10/20/2007 by Jeff Kallman at The MLB Source
... Apparently, it was bad enough that Coco Crisp had spent the postseason hitting .168 overall and about twenty cents less in the ALCS, but the word is that his botched sacrifice attempt Thursday night finally convinced manager Terry Francona that Crisp’s plate struggles made him unafforable for a second consecutive elimination game. ...

Jacoby Ellsbury Will Start Over Coco Crisp
Published 10/20/2007 by Pat Lackey at FanHouse
Filed under: Boston, Red Sox, AL East, MLB PlayoffsIf you've watched the ALCS, you've probably noticed that a big reason that the Red Sox find themselves in a 3-2 hole right now is because their lineup after Mike Lowell in the five hole has been pretty much a black hole that's sucked the life out of rally after rally. Terry Francona has apparently seen enough of that because tonight he's going to start rookie Jacoby Ellsbury in center field for Coco Crisp, who's got a .143/.143/.190 line in ...

Jacoby Ellsbury will start for the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 Tonight
Published 10/20/2007 by Jake <info@buildingthedam.com> at Building The Dam: Front Page Posts
The rumors are starting to look like the truth: Former Beaver Jacoby Ellsbury will start in center field for the Boston Red Sox tonight. Fans have been calling for the benching of Coco Crisp all ALCS long, and now it seems that they have it. The Providence Journal reports that Jacoby will be starting in center and hitting eighth. Also from the Journal: ...

According to ProJo, Ellsbury will play tonight
Published 10/20/2007 by Drugs Delaney <info@overthemonster.com> at Over the Monster: Front Page Posts
I haven't heard any other confirmation, but Sean McAdam and Steven Krasner of The Providence Journal are reporting that Ellsbury will be in CF tonight. ...

Prayers answered? Ellsbury is in tonight
Published 10/20/2007 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
I love Coco Crisp. I really do. He has done insane things all season in center field for the Boston Red Sox, playing Gold Glove-caliber defense while providing occasional pop with the bat and playing a portion of the year hurt. For tonight, though, it's time to praise a Terry Francona decision that has already been made public: Jacoby Ellsbury will get the Game 6 start in center field. From The Providence Journal via ...

The Week In Quotes: October 15-21 by Alex Carnevale
Published 10/22/2007 at Baseball Prospectus
... 's last game in a Red Sox uniform. "It’s probably unfair. Even dating back to the (bloody) sock (in 2004). I remember the soap opera watching him throw in the bullpen and having the doctors and the trainers out there, and he really shouldn’t have pitched. And I can’t remember one moment ever thinking he wouldn’t pitch and not only that, but that he wouldn’t win. And that probably wasn’t fair, but that kind of sums up how I feel about Schill." --Francona (Sean McAdam, Providence Journal ) "People are never going to forget about that. Hopefully, he keeps it like that. Now he ...