Curt Schilling (4.20, 108 ERA+) / Jered Weaver (4.00, 107 ERA+)
Schilling returns tonight after missing seven weeks with tendinitis in his right shoulder. The Red Sox went 24-18 while he was out. John Farrell says Schilling pitch limit is about 90.
Schilling faced the Angels back on April 14 and allowed four hits over eight scoreless innings.
David Ortiz is 4-for-5 against Weaver. ... The Angels are 64-46 and lead the Mariners by 3.5 games.
148 comments:
MFY tied with the Tigers for the WC. At least until the Tigers find a way to lose to the Devil Rays.
I think I'd rather face the Yankees than the Tigers in the playoffs...although it does bring the Sox-Yanks-meet-in-postseason stress that drives me up a wall. I'm not sure. Both those teams have good starting pitching, iffy relief, and stellar offense, if I recall.
Both those teams have good starting pitching, iffy relief, and stellar offense, if I recall.
Remove the "good starting pitching" from MFY and pretty much. I'm more fearful of the tigers than yanks though. But I do I hear ya on the postseason stress...
Final on the Civic Holiday in Toronto:
MFY 5, Jays 4
Yankees with a 4-run sixth got to the Jays 'pen (namely Downs)
Pedroia 2B
Youkilis 1B
Ortiz DH
Ramirez LF
Drew RF
Lowell 3B
Varitek C
Crisp CF
Lugo SS
Figgins 3B
Cabrera SS
Guerrero RF
Anderson DH
Matthews CF
Kotchman 1B
Izturis 2B
Mathis C
Willits LF
Aaarrgh! Rex Hudler on MLB-EI. I cannot listen to him plus watch him caress that goddam baseball. I would pay good Canadian dollars to watch Wily Mo squeeze Rex's head like he squeezes that baseball.
not sure how long i'll last with the sound on.
Papi just swung after 5 straight balls. Never a fan of that.
Jere said...
Papi just swung after 5 straight balls. Never a fan of that.
Jere, I believe i am catching on to your philoshpy of baseball..And I concur....
Well, we could give you the Remdawg product updates if that would make you guys feel better!
The one time a runner doesn't cover his face on a steal attempt, and he gets hit in the face.
You could even see O-Cab covering HIS face on the play.
god, yook is ugly.
Is he allright?
0-1 pitch was low and away.
He'll be okay.
Schilling takes all this time, comes back--it was almost a given Lugo would ruin the FIRST batter for him.
"Edgar 2: Electric Bugaloogo."
that's it. mute after 2 sox batters.
laura says hi!
Watch for the AA joke here.
lugo sucks.
is that super-agent scott boras on the stands behind the plate?
Does look like Boras, on the left.
fsn on mlbtv too - fuuuuuuuuck.
You're missing bloody sock talk. This was the mound where he first got that injury--in the ALDS.
man i hate it when direct-tv doesnt have the boston feed.
also direct tv blacks out anything to do with the sox thats not a game like what if (did anyone see that pedro thing? was it good??) the remys and the like (not that i would want to see sox appeal).
You're missing bloody sock talk.
no, i'm not.
if they say it was fake, make sure you email edes!
It was okay--I hadn't thought of that--that this was the mound he was on, and that he hasn't been back since 10/5/04.
Actually this is his first start since that game. He made two relief appearances in 2005.
Bonds fouled out to third in his first PA tonight.
Hi to Laura! Happy Civic Holiday, guys, a great Ontario tradition to have a day off in August for no particular reason. We need one in Feb. too.
Schill looks like he's got a clue. Now get the bats out, boys.
"Actually this is his first start since that game. He made two relief appearances in 2005."
Thanks. Terrible job by DO/Rem for not pointing that out.
Wow, catcher didn't realize he was going.
Yeah Youk! HR Puffenstuff.
YOUUKKKK
NESN shows closeup of pitcher on Ortiz' grounder. Terrible.
if by ugly you mean the awesome mofo that just hit a 2-run dinger, you are correct!
Yea!!!!! Up 2-0
WTF - MBM
Manny gets the boot....
Umpire's ego 1, Red Sox 0. Steinbrenner's wallet, slightly lighter.
Manny did nothing visually to show up the ump anywhere to the point of it being ejection-worthy.
we need a transcript of what he said. he said a lot of words.
I have a feeling that manny said the magic words.
so the tigers won, up .5 in the WC.
Magic words don't apply when you're walking off the field having not even paused for more than two seconds to argue in the first place.
The point is, the crowd and the TV audience saw nothing but Manny make one "I didn't swing motion," and then walk away.
moss in left.
#44
That is so crazy.
Don't use your bare hand, Schilling!
Magic words are Magic words and you don't say MF to the umps.
Every time the Sox visit Anaheim, some one is going to get tossed.
Did Remy just say "pitchers are taught to knock the ball down any way they can"? Every other time I've seen this, I hear, "pitchers are taught not to use the bare hand." (Even though instinctively you want to.)
manny never says anything to the umps. this was the equivalent of a state of the union address.
he said a LOT.
great shot when he got to the dugout, the entire bench was staring at him, eyes wide.
"Magic words are Magic words and you don't say MF to the umps. "
I don't know, I think that's only during an actual argument. If you're just walking away, having not even argued in the first place, you shouldn't get ejected from a game, no matter what you say.
But he wasn't standing there arguing, he was walking away....
Remy said they are taught not to use their bare hand, but it is tough for them since it is usually an instinctive reach.
Okay. Sounded like he said they ARE taught.
Shoulda been a DP.
If you're just walking away, having not even argued in the first place, you shouldn't get ejected from a game, no matter what you say.
What the fuck?????
Wish that pop up had stayed in play. Schill's breathin' heavy.
"
What the fuck?????"
How did he show up the ump?
That's what I'm talkin' about... and Moss's first mistake.
WTF - why is Moss throwing to third?
damn....
Saw this coming. Should've already had a guy up after getting hit in the friggin hand.
I don't think he did. He clearly said something. He was furious. Mayne NESN didn't show the right angles.
You know, sometimes a Red Sox player does something wrong and gets tossed for it.
NESN showed Manny make the "I didn't swing." The camera stays focused on him. He walks, walks, walks, and it tossed.
Glad to be out of that inning with just 2 given up. I almost always have faith in my team, against all odds, but once in a while you look at a guy and he's got DLowe face and it's a given he's about to implode. We need lots of runs this inning.
They obviously didn't show his mouth, then.
He was mouthing off angrily for a while as he crossed over the plate and walked away, turning back to the ump several times as he was yelling.
The ump made the you're gone signal at about the same time Manny waved his bat, in effect saying "ahhh fuck you".
He walks while spewing expletives at the umpire the whole time.
Schilling doesn't have a d-lowe face.
He had it right before those two shots he gave up.
Can we send in a pinch brain for Lugo's brain?
Red Sox: If you get runs here, I'll give up Marshmallow Fluff for the next hour.
Moss on deck.
Jesus tap dancing Christ
At least I get the effing Fluff.
weaver was a lit-tle too excited about that play.
was flo running hard all the way on that?
You could barely see it--may have slowed briefly at the point it deflected off 3Bman's glove.
Did anyone mention if Curt is on a pitch count tonight...
I saw on XB I think that it was 90. On pre-game, though, they specifically said how they didn't know what it was.
Shiny new helmet for Moss.
Francona said Schilling's pitch count is common sense.
s1c said...
Francona said Schilling's pitch count is common sense.
Who's he gonna borrow that from?
Who's he gonna borrow that from?
Thats why Mills is his bench coach
Varibelli.
Farrell said 85-90. In the Herald. Wasn't XBases.
frack
2 on, 1 out, last 2 innings. No runs.
very nice!
75 pit thru 6 for schilling
Need to get some runs here.
nice, Youk.
Oh no, Renee Russo's there. They will not stop talking about this development.
Red Sox: LOB Champs, for period covering 1901-2007.
Bullshit call. You could tell it was foul without the replay.
great glad that rehab worked out
Wow, I've always wondered about this...why can't a fielder purposely bobble while running in all the way to the infield. I guess they havea rule to prevent that. (Not that he did it purposely, I'm just sayin'.)
How does that cliche go? Something about needing perfect command because you don't have the stuff to get away with mistakes. Shit. Although a bit of buzzard luck (to quote he who must not be named) involved.
Bats must get going.
ouch
Wow, I've always wondered about this...why can't a fielder purposely bobble while running in all the way to the infield. I guess they havea rule to prevent that.
They used to. I read that Sox RF Harry Hooper used to bat the ball in the air with his glove until he was near the infield, since the runner couldn't leave third until he actually caught it. It is now against the rules, obviously.
Mrs. Garret down by way of the K.
I probably could've guessed there was a rule that you couldn't intentionally do it, but I figured if it was clearly accidental--I mean, especially if you bat it and it goes behind you--you had to wait til the catch was completely made before you could run.
I wonder what Mirabelli would've done if he'd been on third in that situation...
Why do I get the feeling that at some point in my life, the Yanks (probably A-Rod) will do that in the field in a really key situation, and the umps will call the guy out?
2 on, 0 out. This time we score.
Freaking NESN goes black!!!!! AAAAAggggh
For all these calls they're missing, they should have to allow Manny back into the game....
My NESN's fine, but I did have an Emergency Alert System deal to start the inning.
Freaking cable company - everything went black!
Tek fly out to left. 2 on, 2 out.
1-1 to Coco.
Low, 2-1.
everything is back now
Frustration-causing half-wave at a pitch for strike 2.
frack
what a bunch of pathetic fucking at-bats. just fucking horrible.
Question: Why wouldn't you swing at a pitch right down the middle in a very, very important situation that we're all staying up very late for?
Even if touching third got you a run, we still would've amazingly not scored that inning.
time to kiss this one goodbye.
coco not swinging at strike 3 was fucked up. right down the middle, no swing. nice work pal.
uh, this page is in russian for me. don't quite know whats up with that..but, yah. all russian ;)
Don't say that
Laura wants to know why everyone freaks out if a batter "shows up" a pitcher, but when a pitcher like Weaver or Beckett yells and bangs his glove and pumps his fist after a K, he's called a tough competitior.
Is scoring two in an inning harder than coming back from a three-game deficit in a 7 game series? Even if it's AS hard, this one's not over.
Batters do get pissed if pitchers do that--sometimes. But, yeah, good point.
Castig just said that Angels have kept 138 ninth-inning leads in a row. Time for the reverse lock.
good question.
i think cause the pitcher is like alexander the great, and the batter is just another warrior on the battlefield.
Castig just said that Angels have kept 138 ninth-inning leads in a row. Time for the reverse lock.
we just had the reverse lock and we blew it.
oh wait, 9th inning leads. hey, i'm there :)
i wish there was more taunting and pointing and trash talking btw pitcher and hitter.
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
lol
Lugo, with no due respect, you stink. "Edgar Renteria: Havana Nights."
gd it. when you get a 3-0 count against k-rod, effing take all the way. chrrrist.
Hey, we catch a break.
E-Cab.
oh 9th inning errors to bring the tying run to the plate are so great ;)
Here we go, Papi.
Surprised that after the DI, they don't BBI Flo and go after Moss.
Moss looking to become a true Yankee.
god, frod goes nuts yelling at the sky. what a dooche.
Yeah, you just struck out a guy in his first game. Stop celebrating like you're---Jered Weaver. Stop pointing at your fake-ass god. If there was a god, she'd definitely be rooting for the rook, not you.
ugh
six
fucking
games
yeah srsly. that was embarrassing.
Well, at least Edes has another game to blame on Manny.
it will go back to 7 tomorrow night.
ok da svidanya everyone. one loss. w/e!! ;)
still the team with the best record and largest lead in mlb.
fragging game
Yes, remember, the Yanks are playing nobody (for the past MONTH), and we're still going along, with the best record.
thatdietcokegirl said...
it will go back to 7 tomorrow night.
It is Rahger...but it is Towers...
Final score prediction: Jays 17, Yanks 14
And yea, wtf was up with frod celebrating like he'd just won the world series, by striking out a rook in his first MLB game...pointing to the heavens. puh-leeze!
frod celebrating like he'd just won the world series, by striking out a rook in his first MLB game...pointing to the heavens. puh-leeze!
As Manny used to say, Ess-ackly.
Ess-sackly.
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