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Crisp's double in the first.
Lowell's single in the fifth.
Pedroia's single in the seventh.
And Ortiz walked in the first.
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John Smoltz (3.19, 122 ERA+) / Devern Hansack (13.50, 32 ERA+)
Smoltz suffered a dislocated right pinky finger in a loss to the Nationals on Monday. Before that, he had won four straight decisions and three straight starts. ... Bobby Cox used six pitchers in Game 1.
Sox lineup:
Redsox.com:Lugo, SS
Crisp, CF
Ortiz, DH
Ramirez, LF
Hinske, 1B
Lowell, 3B
Cora, 2B
Pena, RF
Mirabelli, C
How rare was it to see the Red Sox arrive to Fenway Park on Saturday with a 10-game lead in the American League East? It marked the largest margin the Red Sox have had this early in the season in club history. The pennant-winning Sox of 1946 held a 10-game edge on June 11.Jeff Goldberg, Courant:
[It's]the first time in the 38-year history of the [AL East] a team has had a lead that large after 40 games. ... It is only the third time a team has led by at least 10 games this early. The 2001 Mariners led the AL West by 10 after 35 games and the 1977 Dodgers led by 10.5 games after 26 and by 11 after 40.
Mets lead the Yankees 3-1 after one inning at Shea.
ReplyDeleteOoop - just checked. Mets now 3-2 as NYY has scored in the top of the 2nd -- Canoe HR -- still batting.
ReplyDeleteWright homers again!
ReplyDelete6-2 Mets in the 3rd. Vizcaino now in for MFY.
Canoe has also made two errors already.
ReplyDeleteNYY starter Darrell Rasner left the Mets game earlier when a batted ball fractured his right index finger.
ReplyDeleteRHP Tyler Clippard may make make his MLB debut against the Mets on Sunday. If he does, he'll be the 11th starter the Yankees have used this year.
Last year, the Sox used 14 starters.
Wrights 2nd home run was off of Myers and Damon had it go off of his glove. Sweeeeeeeeet!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Yanks are snakebit this year. And by "snake", I mean the fellow traveler swirling around the toilet bowl with them heading down the drain.
ReplyDeleteThey're cursed, I tell you! Cursed!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, Wright "homers" - the ball bounced off Damon's glove and over the fence! And not off the tip of the mitt either, it bounced off the palm before he could close the glove around it. It was a thing of beauty.
ReplyDeleteOh, schadenfreude.
Can the next one go off his head?
ReplyDeleteAnd the hits just keep on coming. Delgado doubles to make it 7 to 2 and the Spankees pull the infeild in with Delgado on 2nd and Beltran on 3rd. 1 out. SWEEEEEEEET
ReplyDeleteMets score in the 4th -- they've scored in every inning so far. 7-2.
ReplyDelete(I sure wish the old George was still around. Gettin' slapped around by the Mets while the Red Sox are 10.5 GA ... man, that would be epic!)
Yeah, that's right. BBI Wright, load 'em up for Green. Still 1 out.
ReplyDeleteFC from Green, 8-2.
ReplyDeleteI may need to turn MLBTV back on for this.
ReplyDelete(I can't believe there has been zero work at my job today. Zeee-row!)
Can the next one go off his head?
ReplyDeleteI would love nothing more than to see Damon Canseco the ball into the bleachers.
I like that, Canseco as a noun.
ReplyDeleteI can't cheer for the Mets. My Mets loathing is just in there too deep. I'll just wait for the Yankees to lose and be happy when it's over.
Glavine gets Noodle, CI and Shemp 1-2-3 in the top of the 5th. Mets 8-2.
ReplyDeleteSlappy:
ReplyDeleteApril: .355/.415/.882
May : .242/.356/.323
April: 106 PA, 14 HR, 34 RBI
May : 73 PA, 1 HR, 5 RBI
More Slappy - OPS by Game score:
ReplyDeleteTie Game: .815
Within 1 R: .928
Within 2 R: .983
Within 3 R: 1.019
Within 4 R: 1.037
> than 4 R: 1.108
The closer the game, the worse he hits.
Mets turn their 3rd DP in 6 innings.
ReplyDeleteAw, that was close. No Canseco this time. Just a missed catch-turned-ground rule double.
ReplyDelete"To Canseco" a ball over the wall is a great verb, like bicycling a soccer ball into the net. But doesn't "to canseco" already mean injecting steroids into your teammate's ass?
ReplyDeleteCan we have two verbs?
ReplyDeleteto Jose
and
to Canseco
"To Canseco" can mean many things, depending on context. It's a magical verb.
ReplyDeleteFrom the globe: Lowell and lefties
ReplyDeleteBy Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff
From the Maniacal One...
"Mike Lowell is now 11 for 19 (.579) with a double, 2 home runs, and 7 RBI against lefthanders at Fenway. He is 3 for 19 (.158) against lefties on the road."
B2B HR from Slappy and Dumbo.
ReplyDelete8-5 Mets in the 8th. Get those 6 outs!!
it is pouring at shea, maybe they will call it for rain and wipe out the b2b's? One can always hope right?
ReplyDelete8-6, 2 on for CI. 4 outs to go.
ReplyDeleteHow the hell is Posada hitting .382?
ReplyDelete1st and 3rd two outs and CI grounds out. Love it, 3 outs to go!!!
ReplyDeleteTangible!
ReplyDeleteJeter makes the third out (5-3). Mr. Clutch strikes again.
Base hit will now by Franco will salt this away. 2nd and 3rd 2 outs bottom of eight.
ReplyDeleteAnd cano makes his third error. 10-5 Sweeeeeet!!!
Oh lord, that was hilarious. Cano tries a desperate throw to 1B, only to have the ball HIT OFF HIS FOOT and bounce into right field. This is beyond comical.
ReplyDeleteThis is beyond comical.
ReplyDeleteRobbie being Robbie.
10-7, 2 on, 2 outs with Phelps as the tying run.
1 out to go but the tying run at the plate in the form of Phelps.
ReplyDelete11
ReplyDeleteTaking care of business. Mets win the Mets Win.
ReplyDeleteK!
ReplyDelete11 GB!
Bos 29 12 ---
ReplyDeleteBal 19 23 10.5 GB
Tam 18 23 11 GB
Bal 18 23 11 GB
NYY 18 23 11 GB
That doesn't look good. Can't get courier in a comment, I don't think. Anyway, on to Game 2.
ReplyDeletePerfect timing!!!
And now for the real game... 11.5 here we come.
ReplyDeleteThe Sac!!
ReplyDeleteLarry with a two-out solo HR into the LCF Monster Seats.
ReplyDelete1-0 ATL after a half inning.
We are drinking on:
ReplyDelete"gets the bad news"
and
"full bore"
Do you think they moved Wake up more for the fact they don't want Belli going Back to Back games?
ReplyDeleteWe are drinking on:
ReplyDelete"gets the bad news"
and
"full bore"
Always gotta have three, so I'll add:
"tardy on the cut"
and I'll go get a glass!
Maybe he wanted Wake against the Yankees. Tito could have jiggled Tek and Belly around if he wanted to avoid that, couldn't he?
ReplyDeleteHe's already used a 'struck well".
ReplyDeleteIf you said "framed by x", you better get a bigger bottle.
BTW, Has Remy toned down his pimping of his website during games?
He's already used a 'struck well".
ReplyDeleteAnd a "carved foul".
If you said "framed by x", you better get a bigger bottle.
Hey, you're at work. What are you drinking?
BTW, Has Remy toned down his pimping of his website during games?
I think so - way down. I bet it was a word from management.
Nothing. Just had some tea, though.
ReplyDeleteI'll make up for it during the NYY series. :>)
I'll make up for it during the NYY series.
ReplyDeleteDon would call that a no-doubter.
struck well, again
ReplyDelete2-oh. I guess Hansack's fraud 'no-hitter' really was a joke . ;)
ReplyDeleteLate on the cut? Come on, Don! That's tardy!
ReplyDelete"late on the cut"
ReplyDeleteWTF, Don???
He's been doing that lately. Maybe we have to change our phrase. Or else, god knows, we won't have enough to drink. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI wish the times on the comments had fractions of a second also. I'll bet it was real close.
ReplyDeleteI'm not even watching at the computer. I had to come in to type it.
ReplyDelete(I think there is an option that has seconds.)
I guess Hansack's fraud 'no-hitter' really was a joke
ReplyDeleteWell, it was the Orioles, but ... don't be dissing the Sac!
(That games was in the rain also.)
Now you know the delay I am on.
ReplyDeleteI jumped up and typed as soon as he said it.
ahh that's right, Hansack's a mudder
ReplyDeleteWorked on the nickname glossary between games. It's coming ... eventually.
ReplyDeleteHe loves the slop.
ReplyDeleteKramer: Oh yeah, it's all set. They got the bug boy on him.
ReplyDeleteGuy: The bug boy.
Kramer: Yeah, the little father has run his hard out. They're gonna break his maiden.
Guy: Really? But, it's a little bit slow out there it rained last night.
Kramer: Oh, this baby loves the slop, loves it, eats it up. Eats the slop. Born in the slop. His father was a mudda'.
Guy: His father was a mudda'?
Kramer: His mother was a mudda'.
Sox need some hits.
ReplyDeleteTime for the jinx:
Smoltz is throwing a one hitter
Smoltz is throwing a one hitter
Smoltz is throwing a one hitter
That's a superstition we can all get behind.
ReplyDeleteDarnit. Didn't work.
ReplyDeleteHad some work to do!!! Back now.
ReplyDelete(Not due until tomorrow; will proofread it after the game.)
So Tito yanked the Sac!
ReplyDeleteGrumble.
ReplyDeleteNice work, SFRSF. It worked, just not right away.
ReplyDeleteRenteria: Why can't we get players like that?
ReplyDeleteSo Tito yanked the Sac!
ReplyDelete*squick*
Just saw the replay of Hansack getting hit by the liner.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, way to go, Jo-El. 8-0.
This game isn't as much fun.
What happened??? I go away for a few minutes and it's 8-zip!!!!
ReplyDeleteEgads!!
Did you hear Don snort?
ReplyDeleteI go away for a few minutes and it's 8-zip!!!!
ReplyDeleteStop going away, would ya?
No, this game is not as much fun. I predict tomorrow's game will be more fun.
No, no fun. boo hoo.
ReplyDeleteMore hits needed. More jinx needed:
Smoltz is throwing a two hitter
Smoltz is throwing a two hitter
Smoltz is throwing a two hitter
I'll try chanting.
ReplyDeleteCome-back!
Come-back!
Come-back!
[Don & Jerry: rain or mist?]
Am I hearing things?? The musical montage is REM's "Driver 8"!
ReplyDeleteI missed it. That must have been weird to hear.
ReplyDelete11-0. Good grief.
ReplyDeleteDriver 11 now.
ReplyDeleteokay - here goes the combined cheer and jinx:
ReplyDeleteSmoltz is pitching a two hitter
Come-back!
Smoltz is pitching a two hitter
Come-back!
YEAH!!! It worked!!!!
ReplyDeleteI gotta hand it to that crowd, the ones who are still there. 11-0 and it's been raining for hours. I wouldn't still be there. (Sacrilege, I know, but I hate being out in rain.)
ReplyDeleteyeah, I'm with you. I've lived in CA long enough now that I'm a weather wimp.
ReplyDeleteIt's looks absolutely miserable there. But they'll be happy at the 12-run comeback!
ReplyDeleteATL 9th: Kelly Johnson is up 3rd -- and needs a single for the cycle. He started the night 0-for-2!
ReplyDelete1st: F8
2nd: K
4th: Double, RBI
6th: Home run, 2 RBI
7th: Triple, 2 RBI
9th: ???
Kelly Johnson is up 3rd -- and needs a single for the cycle.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I saw that. Of course, as soon as someone hits a triple, I'm thinking cycle.
I like you guys. Even when we fight.
ReplyDeleteOh well, a split today, one great game to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteSee y'all tomorrow for the rubber game.
I like you guys. Even when we fight.
ReplyDeleteThat's sweet. :)
Hope you had a good night at the show & dinner. Hasta mañana.
Johnson lines to Pena in RF. No cycle.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen a game with a cycle.
15 runs.
ReplyDeleteHere we go!!
Starting ....... now ...
Blah...
ReplyDeleteHow about 14 runs after 2 were out?
ReplyDeleteNot so much.
ReplyDeleteOn the plus side, we're probably no longer underperforming our pythagorean.
ReplyDeleteJust some thoughts on today's game vs Hudson.
ReplyDeleteAt Fenway Hudson is 1 - 4 with a 7.92 ERA in his career.
Varitek is 7/19 with 3 doubles, 1 homer, 3 walks and 7 k's.
Ortiz is 8/28 with 3 doubles, 1 Homer, 1 walk and 9 k's.
Manny is 8/29 with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 walks and 7 k's.
Hey, MLB: Thanks for stealing my "tables turned" phrase.
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