This was as frustrating as last night's game was exciting.
Boston didn't get its first hit until infield singles by Crisp and Ortiz in the sixth inning and Varitek's single to right leading off the eighth was only the second ball the Red Sox had hit to the outfield to that point.
Only two Red Sox runners reached second base: Pedroia in the fourth (HBP and PB) and Crisp in the sixth (infield single to short and running on a grounder to third).
Crisp was thrown out at the plate on Ortiz's infield hit (which Barfield actually fielded in short right center) -- Coco slowed down on the way home and was a dead duck. In the eighth, Varitek was erased on a botched hit-and-run and Lugo was also caught stealing to end the inning.
Beckett (8-4-1-0-7, 114) was as strong as Carmona (8-4-0-2-6, 113), but Gutierrez's home run to left in the third was the difference.
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Josh Beckett (3.41, 132 ERA+) / Fausto Carmona (3.52, 124 ERA+)
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Papi and I are back!
1. Coco Crisp, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
6. J.D. Drew, RF
7. Jason Varitek,, C
8. Eric Hinske, 1B
9. Alex Cora, SS
1. Grady Sizemore, CF
2. Casey Blake, 3B
3. Victor Martinez, C
4. Travis Hafner, DH
5. Ryan Garko, 1B
6. Jhonny Peralta, SS
7. Trot Nixon, RF
8. Franklin Gutierrez, LF
9. Josh Barfield, 2B
Fausto vs RH - .245 BA, vs LH - .290. Good reason to load the line up with all of your lefties!!!
ps. hope the wedding was good!
oh good, youks back in the choke-spot.
gametime!
ahhh... nice to be back. we watched last night's game in a cafe in western mass. we were the only serious fans there, but it was still fun.
great little trip and nice to be home.
we did see part of lester's game, in a different bar.
p.s. brak brak
Brak Brak - I assume the chicken dance made an appearance?
s1c: see the Ococ entry in the glossary.
grumble, grumble, I feel like I should be sent to my room with out supper. grumble, grumble :)
hey, no one has to memorize the glossary. i just never stop saying brak brak. jere's finest hour.
My finest hour TO DATE!
Glad you're bcak.
I'm hoping you give town names for your Western Mass trip. If not, I'm gonna start askin'.
actually that was one that I skipped because, I had always assumed it was a take on Roman/Nomar. Still I should have done, wait my dgo ate the homework.
☺
(wait you went to a New England wedding and the chicken dance did not appear?)
You went to a bar in Western Mass and were the only faithfuls? Give me the name and I'll send the teamsters to straighten those people out!
FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!
FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!
FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!
FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!
FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!
FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!
FAUSTO CARMONA IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!!
I know you are not one for jinxes , curses and superstitions...
But 5-0 is hard to argue with when Team WMTC is in New England......
I was actually having withdrawals from posts when you were gone....
If things hit the skids all of a sudden you can come and stay here.......or maybe jere's :)
Someone's rusty
OK, here we go.
They did do the chicken dance at the wedding. I saw it from afar, did not partake and did not know it was a New England tradition. Sorry. :)
Nephew lives in Northampton, we caught the last 5 innings of Lester's game in a bar there, lots of fans around.
The cafe where we watched Dice-K's duel w/ CC was not really a sports venue, there's just a little TV behind the bar. Our nephew who we were visiting is a musician, massage therapist, natural foods guy, but also a great sports fan - Eagles mostly, but Sox too. It was a rare opp'y for him to have other fans to watch a game with.
Other peeps in the place were hanging out off and on. They were all Sox "fans" - you know, they live in Mass, what else are they gonna be. But not fans.
Any other questions?
My finest hour TO DATE!
She shoots, she scores. :)
Glad you're bcak.
Thakns? Htanks? Sumpin.
1 & 2 1 out and A-rod facing Meche!
Fausto is pitching a no hitter!
in VT we maybe got a score from the late night news but had to wait until the morning newspaper came out to see the box score.
If things hit the skids all of a sudden you can come and stay here.......or maybe jere's :)
They won the WS when we were in NYC, so maybe we should head back there ...
Hey Remy, here's my suggestion:
SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THE FUCKING STUPID RSN PREZ SHIT! SHUUUUUUUUT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK UP!!!!!!!!!
dear remy:
please stop trying to turn our baseball experience into a theme park. stick to the game and cut the cutsey crap.
signed,
a new citizen
Actually, I think the Sox told Remy, you can push the Rem Report as long as you push the Red Sox nation. Just wait, in a few minutes something will be said about something at Remdawgs.
i swear that if the yankees offered remy a stronger server for his website and a salary of a nickel more than nesn pays him, he'd claim he was a lifelong yankee fan and gladly go whore for them.
s1c, i've thought that too. it really turns me off.
You know guys, usually a HIT helps in these types of situations!
why does carmona have to be pitching a no hitter?
HITS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
L-girl, remember at the beginning of the season, it seemed like Remy wasn't pushing his site (I think we mentioned it on one of the game threads), then Luccino said something about Red Sox nation and etc. etc.. Now its Rem page this, red sox nation that.
Just drives me nuts.
yup, i remember. i agree.
s1c, i agree with you. he was very quiet about his stuff, now it is as bad as it ever was.
how about HIT please...
ococ htiw eht tih.
ococ! finally.
booyeah, ococ.
the ♖ gets his dander up!
Crisp was safe!
not so smart, coco.
s1c: something is being posted as a little box. ???
that is a chess rook
I can see it and I didn't know what it was:)
Carmona's pitching a shutout and has yet to give up a homer to Manny. A long homer.
Dman it!
One hell of a shutout indeed - he hasnt given up ANY HRs to bston yet!
(I didn't actually Jhonny up that typo of Boston - it was a wholesome, legit typo)
i see nothing but a very tiny box.
...
car moaner should not be shutting us out on 2 inf hits.
it'll be rally time in the 8th with:
varibelli
hinske
einstein
to jhonny up a typo - nice!
car moaner
buwahaha - plow!
he has been a good pitcher for them though...another case of a rookie thwarting the sox bats.
Red Sox notes: Though the Red Sox haven't announced what Schilling will do after Thursday's start, he's all but certain to pitch again at the Minor League level.
"We know what we're going to do. We haven't announced it yet," Francona said. "I think, regardless of what I say, I think you have to use some common sense, that he needs to pitch.
If Schilling goes six innings in his 65-70 pitch start and they say start another one at Pawsox watch the fireworks.
Were you guys surprised that Piniero took the assignment?
Were you guys surprised that Piniero took the assignment?
He passed thru waivers, so no. A little surprised no one claimed him, though.
I see G38 has been yakking about 'roids again.
tek's hit the 2nd ball of any kind hit out of the infield for the sox tonight
Did you see the interview? I haven't but what i've read it seems he's saying, look if these people accused you and you didn't do it why aren't you suing their a**** off!
s1c said...
Were you guys surprised that Piniero took the assignment?
He pitched 3 inn. of no hit ball for the pawsox tonight....So we will see what happens..
Was Mike Lowell traded? why not hit him for Hinske or Cora
Woohoo, another ball hit in the air. We're making this guy look like what the Yankee organization sees Wang as.
Oh my lord, another missed sign involving Tek.
Now that's dumb!
no lowell because fausto is killing righties .245BAA
most players don't sue for the stupid shit that gets said about them in the media.
and the "wipe their records out" is beyond childish.
Mike Lowell and Lugo needed the day off because the four month offseason plus built in days off plus the three day All-Star break that just happened aren't nearly enough.
i wish we were hitting .245 tonight.
slugo in.
Tim, this may sound stupid, but I can't get behind calling him Slugo because that was former Yankee catcher Don Slaught's nickname.
Mike Lowell and Lugo needed the day off because the four month offseason plus built in days off plus the three day All-Star break that just happened aren't nearly enough.
Lowell went to the ASG, so there! Nyah!
Lugo: What do you mean being tagged well before reaching the bag means I'm out?!
Why?
You got me. All those days off minus one then.
SONOVVABITCH!!!!
Why was it his nickname? I don't know, the SL-? He certainly didn't slug anything.
give me a break.
6/1 - Sox record 1 run games 8-3. (vs lefties 9-4).
A loss tonight would make them 15-15 in 1 runs. (vs lefties 15-14).
As for wiping out their records! Like I said I haven't seen the interview so not sure what to say.
it does sound stupid.
ok that was supposed to be sonovabitch not sonawabitch. but ok. frustration level is high, that's all that was.
Tim, this may sound stupid, but I can't get behind calling him Slugo because that was former Yankee catcher Don Slaught's nickname.
Eeeeee. Will refrain. it really should have been sLugo, but too lazy to do the capitalization earlier. However, in true unlaziness I've written this much filler rather than just hitting the shift button earlier. If that doesn't do it for you, how about I spell it true to it's pronunciation: sLügo?
curt said that because bonds and mcguire didn't sue the people who said bad things said about them, it is pretty much an admission of guilt.
Why was it his nickname? I don't know, the SL-? He certainly didn't slug anything.
Was he a slug on the basepaths?
meaning curt is showing what an idiot he is -- yet again.
we'll see if he has to apologize yet again.
Schill Article.
Maybe I'll invite him to rent a jeep with me and patrol the mexican border with shotguns, all the while singing Kumbayah.
oh forget about don slaught 1 everyone else has. lugo when he's hitting is slugo whether jere likes it or not. pronounced slooogo.
sLugo with the Motley Crue over the U is acceptable.
slooogo.
I like the ü - pronunciation is the same, but it has that lovely German flare to it - you don't see that nowadays.
Curt on HBO's "Costas Now":
"If someone wrote that stuff about me and I didn't sue their (butt) off, am I not admitting that there's some legitimacy to it?"
"this will be the steroids era forever"
"Jose Canseco admitted he cheated his entire career. Everything he ever did should be wiped clean. I think his MVP should go back and should go to the runner-up."
As for Palmeiro, Schilling said: "The year he tested positive, nothing he did that year should count, which I think would take away 3,000 hits for him."
Well he is an idiot that you only have to put up with for 2 more months.
L: I must get it from my dad--when I was 5, and Remy was the Sox' second baseman, he was called Scooter, so I wanted to be called Scooter. But my dad didn't allow it because of Rizzuto.
schilling should stfu. if only.
psftt get with the program, Allan! that news is like, sooooo 9:37:00 pm!
Well he is an idiot that you only have to put up with for 2 more months.
3.
I miss the days when Blogger kept track of seconds.
but scooter will be forever associated w/ rizzuto. don't give silly don slaught such a lofty status.
lets dü it!
ohhh man, now i've got a serious case of the ALT 0252s!
Three only if it goes to ws. otherwise 1/2 aug and sept.
IF???!!!?!!!??
L-girl said...
schilling should stfu. if only.
I agree...just because he clammed up in congress, and says so with costas, he said you don't want to say something about somebody "under oath" unless you know it to be 100% fact.....But i guess it is allright to say how you truly feel to Bob Costas....
horrible timing by orsillo.
down 0-1, 9th inning, and he's telling borowski's life story - in detail.
THAT'S WHY IT'S THREE MONTHS
Hey I said two because I expect no less than ALCS, but tell me who and status of the pitchers before I guarantee the WS.
Oy. S'go dPedskis.
I didn't know the ground was part of the strike zone.
dPedskis got hosed, eh.
It helps when the catcher brings it up a foot.
we're not talking guarantees. but why not expext what we want.
come on papi...
9casey I don't know if you noticed but the border patrol is hiring. (on the sign behind home).
come on Papi.
Mr. Drum banger up there (cleveland feed - mlbtv) looked pretty professional and serious about his job.
s1c said...
9casey I don't know if you noticed but the border patrol is hiring. (on the sign behind home
i don't get it......
I expect no less than ALCS, but tell me who and status of the pitchers before I guarantee the WS.
The same guys you have helping the Sox win the ALDS. :>)
bah
I didn't know the ground was part of the strike zone.
It is when "Yankee Joe" West is in the crew.
9casey I don't know if you noticed but the border patrol is hiring. (on the sign behind home).
Assuming that was directed at me (due to my schilling border comment a few minutes ago) - saw that, jokes.
alright ladies and gents - time for me to be a socialite. (big difference between that and a socialist! ;-) )
see all yall tamorra
Superstition - don't say what you want unless you have control. Last time I looked I have no control over these guys, and 15-15 in 1 run games don't help.
Teahan up, 2 on, 2 out, KC down two in the seventh.
The great Mike Myers gets him. Come on, Royals. Two innings left.
Quickly it's a 5-run lead. We should've cleaned up on the Royals when we had them in our park. That was a terrible job by us.
Superstition - don't say what you want unless you have control.
I'll put as much stock in that as I do all superstitions.
s1c said...
Superstition - don't say what you want unless you have control.
I don't get that either........
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