Schilling was dominant, regaining control of his fastball and split to strike out a season-high 10 batters (7-6-1-0-10, 114).
Yook hit an inside-the-park home run and scored standing up (20-game hitting streak)! Manny smashed a line drive shot over the Wall in left, and Dustin Pedroia went 3-for-3, with a single, two doubles and a walk.
Papelbot stumbled in the 9th, but held on to strike out Hafner with the tying runs aboard.
The Red Sox's 10 hits: 2 singles, 6 doubles, and 2 home runs. ... The two singles came in the third inning, before the Sox had scored any runs.
Yankees lost to Toronto 7-2. The Devil Rays scored twice in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Tigers 6-5 and raise their record to 21-28, 13.5 GB -- same as New York's.
***
Cliff Lee (5.93, 73 ERA+) / Curt Schilling (3.94, 113 ERA+)
Trot Nixon returns!
His ninth-inning home run against the TCM at Yankee Stadium that gave Pedro a 2-0 win on May 28, 2000 -- how on Earth can that have been seven years ago?!? -- and his pinch-hit two-run, game-winning blast at Fenway against Oakland to win Game 3 of the 2002 ALDS are two of my fondest memories of Boston career.
The thunderous ovation he'll receive is completely deserved.
What about the blast about 2' away from a homer in Game 4 of the World Series? Nixon was great, and he'll be missed.
ReplyDeleteFrom the Tangible post:
ReplyDeletes1c:
Bradford posted the line ups (David Ortiz is out again with I assume more hamstring issues)
Julio Lugo SS
Coco Crisp CF
Kevin Youkilis 1B
Manny Ramirez DH
J.D. Drew RF
Mike Lowell 3B
Jason Varitek C
Wily Mo Pena LF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Cleveland
Grady Sizemore CF
Casey Blake 3B
Travis Haffner DH
Victor Martinez C
Trot Nixon RF
Jhonny Peralta SS
Dave Dellucci LF
Ryan Garko 1B
Josh Barfield 2B
and
Sean said:
I'll be there tonight in gs 32 row 5, stop by and say hi. I should be in my new tavarez shirt in red.
yup, but slight change of plans, as Pena's inclusion means I'm wearing #22 in blue, row 5. Just leaving Lowell now, should be there about 6:15.
ReplyDeleteCafardo has the update on Clemens in his rehab - through 3 innings he's retired 9 of 10 batters. Maybe they will have him start in Boston. I'm sure Pettitte would be more than happy to move back his start one day.
ReplyDeleteThey don't have SL shirts. I'm sad.
ReplyDeleteDammit, I missed seeing amalie Benjamin. She is so hot.
ReplyDeleteJhonny Peralta SS
ReplyDeleteBRAK! BRAK!
Red Sox notes on their press pass:
ReplyDelete► Boston’s previous largest 1st place advantage after 49 games was 9.0 GA in 1946.
► Julio Lugo is the 1st Sox player to be successful on at least his 1st 14 steal tries of a season since 1943, when Leon Culbertson was successful on all 14 of his SB attempts
► Sox are 4-1 at home in games started by opposing lefthanders, losing only to Baltimore and Brian Burres on May 11.
From my research: Schillings last start against the Yankees he gave up 12 hits the most since April 22, 2004 when he gave up 13 hits in Toronto, in the two games after that against Tampa Bay and Cleveland Schilling pitched 14.1 innings allowing only 2 runs.
Would like to see Curt get on a similar roll against Cleveland and MFY this weekend.
The Battle for the Basement
ReplyDeleteMFY - 12.5
TAM - 13.5
MFY (DeSalvo) at Toronto (McGowan)
Tigers (Durbin) at Devil Rays (Jackson)
Lugo was caught once, but the umpire totally blew the call.
ReplyDeleteredsock said...
ReplyDeleteLugo was caught once, but the umpire totally blew the call
True but since it was against the MFY I'll take it every time!!
Huge heat for trot. Announcer had to pause for a long time.
ReplyDeleteFrom Cafardo on Clemens start "He looked more like Mike Mussina than Clemens."
ReplyDeleteDon: "Framed by Varitek"
ReplyDeleteDRINK!
So close to a 3 play. Schill has had some tough defense behind him tonight.
ReplyDeleteWe also heard a "bill of the cap high".
ReplyDeleteClose on the possible triple play last inning.
Help me out nesn people, is the ump calling a lot of low strikes?
ReplyDeleteWtg lugo.
Help me out nesn people, is the ump calling a lot of low strikes?
ReplyDeleteactually the zone seems fairly tight, floyd keeps hitting what looks to be strike 3, but it got called a ball (on tek and crisp)
Floyd? Wrong cliff, Tim.
ReplyDeleteDrewwwwwwww!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love doubles.
ReplyDeleteYook, Drew and Lowell in the 4th. 2-0.
quick check of MFY and BJ's shows BJ's ahead 1 - 0 in the 4th.
ReplyDeleteMike Lowell is a god damn moron.
ReplyDelete2-0 Jays, bot of the 5th.
ReplyDeleteHow many people do "Yooooooook" at home?
ReplyDeleteLaura wants to know, since she does it.
ReplyDeleteFloyd? Wrong cliff, Tim.
ReplyDeletetheir all the same to me...opponents
Jays 3-0.
ReplyDeleteredsock said...
ReplyDeleteHow many people do "Yooooooook" at home?
Everybody of course (well at least I do). One of the reasons I get exiled to the basement :)
How many people do "Yooooooook" at home?
ReplyDelete*raises hand*
Pitching change in Toronto in the bottom of the fifth. Bases loaded 2 outs and Vizcaino(?) facing Thomas.
ReplyDeleteGo Jays!!!!!
Does anyone think, or care, that the dramatic shift used for Giambi , Ortiz and whoever else they use it for, is counterproductive. Just for the fact it makes pitchers pitch to that hitters strength.
ReplyDeleteI mean if all Giambi wants to do ispull the ball why not pitch him outside rather then busting him in so he will hit into the shift.
Just something that bugs the shit out of me.......
Pedroia on Fira
ReplyDeleteRoberto Hernandez's Pic on gameday looks like Morgan Freeman in Shawshank
ReplyDeleteTCM: 6-2-0-2-6, 89.
ReplyDeleteSounds almost certain that he will chicken out and not face Boston.
So the MFY are in 4th chasing Boston, Billy is supposed to be their $28M savior, but they refuse to pitch him against the Sox.
ReplyDelete(Or he's begging out.)
Getting away from God Bless America, we click over and see Toronto go up 5-0 in the bottom of the 7th on a bases loaded walk.
ReplyDeleteCashman and Torre are taking the heat for him though, so he'll skate by in the NY tabloids.
ReplyDelete7 innings and 10 K's. A good outing by Schilling, lets hope he repeats it on Sunday.
Jays have bases loaded and 1 out. Myers in for Aaron Hill.
ReplyDeleteI think it's more accurate to say that the MFYs are chasing the wild card at this point...
ReplyDeleteNice to see Good Schilling tonight. The last two outings had me a little worried, but 7 strong innings (with a little help from some nice defense) makes me feel better.
run yook run!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteInside the Parker!!! Amazing!
ReplyDeleteFUCK!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI flip over to the hockey game for 20 seconds and miss the inside the parker!!!!!
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!
Out of all the guys on this team that seemed likely to hit an inside the park home run... I guess when you're hot, you're *hot*.
ReplyDeleteLaura: "That's what you get, you stupid canuck!"
ReplyDelete(She was smiling when she said it. :>) )
7-0 JAYS!
THE YANKEES ARE SURGING AHEAD IN THIS GAME!!!!!! WOW HAVE YOU EVER SEEN POWER LIKE THIS PEOPLE
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS EPIC, GEORGE LUCAS HIMSELF COULDNT CONVEY THIS ANY BETTER
THIS IS PROBABLY THE GREATEST THING THATS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE
THIS IS SUCH A PHENOMENAL GAME, THE YANKEES WILL BE OWNING OCTOBER IF THEY KEEP SWINGING THE BATS LIKE THIS
[/yes network commentary>
K of Hafner looked a bit outside.
ReplyDeleteSpam Blaster!!! F YOU!!!
ReplyDeletewtf, tuned into MFY-Jays game, jays feed...
ReplyDeletethey showed the youk HR...the announcer "Wow Kevin Youkilis riding something crazy like a 12 game hitting streak"
ugh, if ignorance is bliss i want to wipe the smile off that fool's face.
Last call for the Chokers.
ReplyDeletePapel-bot better be warming up, good job by Lopez and Donnelly.
ReplyDeleteFinal at Skydome: 7-2.
ReplyDeleteMFY now 21-28, 13 GB.
Last call for the Chokers.
ReplyDeleteLet me be the first to say.....lucky 13!
Dammit!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah. Bot is warming.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what I like better. Our lights out closer. Or the fact that we have a back up closer who is just as lights out when LOC #1 is unavailable.
nice, pedroia finding his swing.
ReplyDeletePrediction - If yankees lose 7 in a row then Torre gets fired and TCM suddenly pulls a groin.
ReplyDeleteMaybe TCM can manage them.
ReplyDelete:>)
DUMBASS FANS DON'T TOUCH THE BALL. You look about 60; you should know better by now.
ReplyDeleteDunno if it would have made a difference (especially with the steal just now) but still. How hard is it not to reach down onto the field? Don't touch the damn ball!
Rays trailing 5-4 to Tigers in the 9th. If they can win, they and the MFY will have identical records.
ReplyDeleteSettle down bot, we need outs here not record breaking radar gun readings.
ReplyDeleteDear Bot:
ReplyDeleteStart botting.
*gulp*
ReplyDeleteOrsillo just said your favorite phrase, redsock ;-)
uh oh. maybe it's not his day - bring in okajima?
ReplyDeletei think okie is unavailable, thats why they have kysny warming...
ReplyDeletethis AB is going better...
rays have tying run on 3rd, winning run on 2nd, 1 out
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see him, bot melts down. End the game paps.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see him, bot melts down. End the game paps.
ReplyDeleteTampa gets 2!!!! Rays WIN!!!
ReplyDeleteNY and Tampa are both 21-28, now 13GB.
whatever sean - i'm tired of your pessimism - i'm listening to the game and he definately swung. I could feel the air of him missing it.
ReplyDeletenice! good call.
ReplyDeleteTampa gets 2!!!! Rays WIN!!!
NY and Tampa are both 21-28, now 13GB.
hells yeah!!! i saw they were slowly crawling back into this game...let that be a lesson to you MF(BD)Y!!!!!
C'mon Paps, 1 more strike I beg you 1 more strike.
ReplyDeleteI know I'm a little late here, but I was making dinner - I totally do Yooook at home. And at the gym, embarrassingly enough, on the elliptical trainer with my XM radio.
ReplyDeleteOH HELLS YEA!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBOT!
ReplyDeleteThere ya go sean. Pap does it again.
ReplyDeleteso much stuff just went on there, Ducks scored right as blake struck out and TB won! hecticity!
ReplyDeletehow about that YOOOOOOOK!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm definately picking up one of the red jerseys, #20...i've wanted one ever since he got called up back in '04 and ripped a homer in his first(?) game @ skydome...that was awesome, he immediately hiked to the top of my favorite player list that season. what sealed the deal was the classic denis leary commentary on him being "jewish" last season, and leary ripping into mel gibson as youk made some stellar plays at first.
that and i'd like a jersey of a player whose currently on the team.
wow... we are really good
ReplyDelete35-15.
ReplyDeleteme likey.
Crazy game, but schill was on. 90-92 fb, 82 solitter, 85 slider, 72 curve. The injuns got a ton of lucky hits, but we won, so I'm fine.
ReplyDeleteFor paps, he has now given up 16 by my count as a closer, and I've seen 5, and his injury. Crazy.
Imagine the game if we got that triple play, a 3 play and an inside the Parker.
I totally do Yooook at home. And at the gym, embarrassingly enough, on the elliptical trainer with my XM radio.
ReplyDeleteHa! That's great. s1c said it, everyone does Yook at home - or everyone *should*!
Don: "Framed by Varitek"
DRINK!
Yeah, Tim's on board!
Tonight Don said that a certain national announcer used "by way of the K". Anyone know who that was? I think someone mentioned it in a game thread here at JoS.
Don intro'd a new one tonight: "in this results based business, he got the job done". Remy said play-by-play guys all over the country were writing it down...
And, since it appears to be good luck (um, not that I'm superstitious or anything...)
ReplyDeleteELEVEN AND A HALF GAMES UP!!
and
YANKEES ARE 13.5 GAMES BACK!!
When Tampa Bay overtakes them in the standings, the New York papers are going to explode.
Imagine the game if we got that triple play, a 3 play and an inside the Parker.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing!
I love triple plays. I've only seen one once - unassisted, by Randy Velarde.
P.S. I love Dustin Pedroia. That is all. Good night.
ReplyDeletethis is my favourite game of the season so far. the crowd was electric, lots of great plays/moments. awesome :)
ReplyDeleteBefore anyone potentially brings it up, no one was booing Trotter when he came up with the bases loaded in the 8th. That was the audible groan of 30,000 Sox fans who'd seen this sort of thing go terribly wrong in the past, and expected Trot to launch one into Williamsburg on the first pitch.
ReplyDeleteOf course, it didn't happen. Javier Lopez is quickly becoming one of my favorite guys, against all odds. And JC Romero... is also a guy who pitches.
Don intro'd a new one tonight: "in this results based business, he got the job done"
ReplyDeletelmao, i heard that one and i had a "Jim Halpert" expression on my face.
Sweet.
ReplyDeleteWas at this game tonight. So incredibly fun.
ReplyDeletePeralta: brak brak indeed.
My girlfriend and I, and my parents, do "Yook" in any and all situations.
Sean: You probably had a bad angle on the scoreboard from 32, but if you heard a loud cheer while Manny batted fairly late in the game, followed by a "Yankees Suck" chant, that was the moment their score changed from 4-0 to 7-0.
When the game ended, the scoreboard still showed 5-4 Detroit in the 9th. I got home to find out TB actually came back to win! So the Yanks are in dead last (when going alphabetically by team name.) There is no team in the majors FARTHER out of first place than the Yanks...
One more thing: Yanks would have to play .625 ball over their next 32 games to be above .500 on July 4th.
ReplyDeleteJere, I was hoping you were at the game!
ReplyDeleteFor the rest of my life, I will say (at least to myself) "brak brak" when I see the name Jhonny Peralta.
Alas, my friend, it's all downhill for you now. You'll never top that one.
Although "A Wood, VT Menace" comes mighty close.
One more thing: Yanks would have to play .625 ball over their next 32 games to be above .500 on July 4th.
ReplyDelete!!!!!!
jere-
ReplyDeleteI heard it, and luckily someone in the row in front had a marginally better view of the score, to see the 7-0 change. I immediately reached for my crackberry to see what happened.
You going tonight? I've got my blue Nixon shirt underneath my work clothes as we speak.
No, my next game is when Bonds is in town. But who knows, I might pop over there between now and then.
ReplyDeleteAnd I will top brak brak one day! :)