Distance to the RF pole at Yankee Stadium? 314 feet. Distance of Johnny Damon's two-run, tie-breaking home-run in the seventh inning? 315 feet.
New York got two runs in the first off Dice, the second on coming on a double by Jorge Posada. After that hit, Matsuzaka retired 12 of the next 13 batters -- and the Red Sox tied it up. Manny Ramirez hit a solo shot to right in the second and Julio Lugo tripled and scored on David Ortiz's fly ball to left in the third.
The teams' captains traded solo home runs (Derek Jeter in the 5th, Jason Varitek in the 7th) before Damon gave the MFY a 5-3 lead.
Facing Joba Chamberlain in the 8th, Kevin Youkilis walked and, with two outs, Mike Lowell singled. But JD Drew fanned against the Hut. Mariano Rivera set down Varitek (K), Coco Crisp (K) and Lugo (L4) in the ninth with a problem.
This was a game the Yankees had to win -- and they did. Nothing to do but brush this one aside -- which is easy, knowing it's August 29 and we have a seven-game lead -- and get ready to humiliate Fat Billy tomorrow.
***
Daisuke Matsuzaka (3.76, 120 ERA+) / Andy Pettitte (3.69, 116 ERA+)
Stats 'n stuff.
How about this for some numbers (PA, BA, OBA, SLG):
ReplyDeleteDa. Ortiz 37 - 0.324/0.378/0.500
J. D. Drew 15 - 0.429/0.467/0.929
Ma. Ramirez 77 - 0.420/0.455/0.667
Total - 129 - .393/.434/.650
Smoke this boy!!!
MLB Game Notes:
ReplyDeleteRed Sox
Yankees
In Myrtle Beach now for the week, for a much needed vacation. Going to try and find a local establishment carrying the games, but if not then it looks like MLBTV all the way.
ReplyDeleteSteaks are on and the fridge is full!
ReplyDeleteSee you at 6:50 or so!!!
1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
ReplyDelete2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
6. J.D. Drew, RF
7. Jason Varitek, C
8. Coco Crisp, CF
9. Julio Lugo, SS
1. Johnny Damon, LF
2. Derek Jeter, SS
3. Bobby Abreu, RF
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Hideki Matsui, DH
6. Jorge Posada, C
7. Robinson Cano, 2B
8. Andy Phillips, 1B
9. Miguel Cabrera, CF
Oh! Tim, enjoy the beach. We just got back from the outer banks. So very nice. I'm stuck with YES here. Gotta work a NESN scam one of these years.
ReplyDeleteMmmm... steak. Excellent idea. I'm craving pizza myself. Pizza, beer, baseball. What could be better?
Well I just took a two-hour long nap after a long (too long) day, but I'm ready to go!
ReplyDelete8. Andy Phillips, 1B
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, last night both Sterling and Kay were trumpeting the Yankee lineup, talking about how it was their best offensive lineup, they need to stick with it for every game for the rest of the season, they need to score runs, win games, etc.
Wonder what they'll have to say tonight about Giambi on the bench. I guess they can score zero runs without him...
There goes the hole on the right side...
ReplyDelete:P One of the Globe writers (never heard of him before) jotted down the lineups in the "Extra Bases" blog and wrote "Miguel Cabrera" batting ninth.
ReplyDeleteWow, TC and Eck both believing the "Clemens made the Yanks better emotionally" hype.
ReplyDeleteWow, TC and Eck both believing the "Clemens made the Yanks better emotionally" hype.
ReplyDeleteHow are we doing in the "emotional" standings? I haven't checked those in awhile.
:P One of the Globe writers (never heard of him before) jotted down the lineups in the "Extra Bases" blog and wrote "Miguel Cabrera" batting ninth.
ReplyDeleteI think he is one of the Globe interns this year.
How are we doing in the "emotional" standings? I haven't checked those in awhile.
Hmmm, we should probably ask Susan W. about that!
NESN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLet's go!!!!
NESN!!!
ReplyDeleteHi all, I won't be in the game thread today, but I'm here - allowing your comments to go through as quickly as I can.
ReplyDelete"Enjoy the game!"
"Buenas noches, amigos!"
Any hockey fans here tonight? Do you know a former player, Ron Ellis, played for Leafs on their last Stanley Cup team? His nephew had dinner here tonight. My niece and her b/f are here for the week, the b/f plays hockey and one of his friends came down from Barrie, "an Ellis". Big hockey family I guess.
ReplyDeleteHe grew up in New Hampshire but is not esp a Red Sox fan (not into baseball). Oh well.
i approve of this sox lineup
ReplyDeleteScoring this one by hand tonight.
ReplyDeleteMy penmanship blows. I don't find myself needing to write by hand much.
Ah, shit. I got "My 9" on mlb.tv.
ReplyDeletegameday!!!!!!!! i hate working nights.
ReplyDeleteWell it would have been nice to see them work him a little bit.
ReplyDeleteSix pitch innings don't do the Sox any favors.
sorry about that, zen.
ReplyDelete3 outs on only 7 pitches.
shut 'em down, dice !
you gotta love technology. gameday now shows a pitch tracer, lists the pitch speed to a tenth of a mph, and shows the break and angle of the pitch. it's ridiculous. this may not be new, but i've never seen gameday do this before. i know, i'm easily amused.
ReplyDeletefuck you ump. that was a K to abreu.
ReplyDeletebenny, some parks have that, so we see it, some don't.
ReplyDeleteHow I loathe Bobby Abreu.
ReplyDeleteDoes he have a nickname? Does he even deserve one?
Normally I would approve of an A-Rod HBP, but not so much when it loads the bases.
ReplyDeleteslappy acting hurt. idiot.
ReplyDeletefuck -- abreu had k'd.
dp pls.
A-Rod went in there pretty hard, didn't he? I hope they get that out of them. No beanball tonight.
ReplyDeleteMFY 1-0.
ReplyDeleteagggggggg ... the season's over. it's the end. the yankees always win. sox always choke. boo hoooo
Cousins is a squeezer. As for the Gameday - I think that is from the Qstec parks that you can get that info.
ReplyDeleteA good stat from baseball musings David Pinto - The Boston pen posts a 2.93 ERA, while the Yankees are at 4.06. That's a higher ERA than the Boston starters.
Fragging shemp
can't tell from gameday if that had double play potential.
ReplyDeleteA lot of crap from these My9 dorks about "sending a message" after A-Rod's beaning by his hard slide into 2nd. As if he wouldn't have gone in hard otherwise.
ReplyDeleteHi all. Hopefully this is Dice K's "bad inning" and he recovers to pitch well. A couple of runs shouldn't win this game.
ReplyDeletewhy did i know this was going to be irritating. despite the lead...just...
ReplyDeletemf irritating.
*switches to sharapova match*
ooh pictures
dumbo double.
ReplyDeletecould have been a dp, but slappy wasn't held so he got a lead and went in hard. lugo leapt straight up and fired, but it was late and wild, yook dove to the rf side to save it.
remy: "no let up in the ny lineup"
redsock: "andy phillips?"
Remember ... Sox only have to win ONE game to keep the MFYs SEVEN games back.
ReplyDeletehi tdcg :)
ReplyDeleteGirardi & co. give some faint praise to Manny's LF'ing, saying that he's not bad "when he's interested."
ReplyDeleteManny's batting .420 against Pettitte. 29 hits, 3 HR, 18 RBI
ReplyDeleteSounds like a serious MUMS alert to me.
ReplyDeleteMake that... Something higher than .420
ReplyDeleteMANNY DONG!
Being.
ReplyDeletebeing!!!
ReplyDeleteMANNY says fuck you girardi.
ReplyDeleteMANNY DONG!!!
ReplyDelete(had to stop modding for that!)
hey laura!
ReplyDeleteps. YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
lol i just erupted into a manic state of gleeful RAGE/HAPPINESS!!!
pps. love the joni av. joni pretty much rules :)
ReplyDeleteManny...feelin' right at home.
ReplyDeletejoni's my idol. :)
ReplyDeletecool you say that, many ppl ask me who it is!
joni's my idol. :)
ReplyDeletecool you say that, many ppl ask me who it is!
Manny's pretty good at the plate when he's interested.
ReplyDeletedid l and dcg post the exact same message????
ReplyDeleteuh-oh the posts are all mussed up, lol! *looks at moderator questioningly*
ReplyDeletewow is that weird!!! i got one of those error-reload messages, and my comment showed up under tdcg's name!
ReplyDelete*cue twilight zone music*
but yah, love joni. they don't make em like her anymore! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat play by Dusty.
ReplyDeletehot shot to dp's right. glove a short hop and spin and fire -- nice.
ReplyDeletecoco retires the dud.
dp to his left, tumbles around 3-4 times and gets noodle.
ReplyDeleteholy shit!!!
I'll give that tumble a 9.8! Yeah Dusty! He's been very impressive this year defensively, hasn't it? I loved the tumble!
ReplyDeletelooked like a dice, quick inning. i mean, a nice quick inning.
ReplyDeleteunbelievable plays by pedroia!
ReplyDeleteSLLUUUGOOOO!
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S the Lugo we all know and love!
ReplyDeleteThree bagger.
Commentary from Girardi about why Matsuzaka threw the ball the ump asked for to the screen. "Was he trying to show Damon up? I don't know. It was very strange."
ReplyDeleteIt was also very obvious Varitek was fooling with his equipment. M. just got sick of waiting for him to receive the ball so he tossed it out of play.
slugo gapper to lcf. milk dud kicks it to the wall, easy triple.
ReplyDeleteOk, let's get some runs here.
ReplyDeleteSlugo!!
swing 3-0 and tapback to tucan? not good.
ReplyDeletebring him home yook.
Getting into the bullpen by the fifth inning at this rate. Good!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Youk!
ReplyDeleteDrive that pitch-count up.
WHAT an AB!
ReplyDeleteThis qualifies as a (great) long AB!
ReplyDelete11 pitch BB for the GG.
ReplyDeletewe need some papi power -- and soon.
Setting the table for Papi's 3-run HR....
ReplyDeletePAPI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSac Fly, RBI... Good enough for me.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe Damon didn't throw Lugo out on the tag...he's got such a good arm!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Papi!
We'll take it. Thanks, Flo!
ReplyDeletetucan pitches: 7-25-22 = 54
ReplyDeletedice pitches: 26-11 = 37
54 pitches (33 strikes) for Pettitte through 3.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what made me more frustrated, the fact that they gave Dustin the green light or that he still couldn't hit a fly ball to tie the game. That inning could've been a lot more if he takes a walk. Glad we tied it though.
ReplyDeleteI was puzzled by the 3-0 green lighter as well.
ReplyDeleteNumber of times Yankee fans cheered because scoreboard/sound effects told them to in first inning: 15.
ReplyDeleteNumber of times Red Sox fans cheered because scoreboard/sound effects told them to since 1912: 0.
hey, jere, was manny's hr a short porch toilet cheapie?
ReplyDelete:>)
Fast ball hitter will usually get the green light on 3-0 pitches. He hit it up the middle, just not hard enough to get over pettitte.
ReplyDeleteNESN right on that squirrel, but misses a throw to first by Tek.
ReplyDeleteNot that I'm not amused by the squirrel:)
I never knew how much info is crammed into these media guides. I printed the Red Sox game notes... 9 pages of very tiny text!
ReplyDeleteThere's a squirrel on top of the right field foul pole. Went down onto the screen, and now is going back up. John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman... THERE he is! They're wondering if the squirrel is scared.
Sterling: Well, I'm not a squirrelologist, so I have no idea. You know what they say, Red Sox/Yankees games are always nuts.
ba dum bum.
Are you kidding, I love it when they have to deal with the other team reaching their short porch... that was a rocket shot, though.
ReplyDeletei love the cat av's. i think i'm gonna be a copycat (a-hah!) and find one too ;)
ReplyDeleteFast ball hitter will usually get the green light on 3-0 pitches. He hit it up the middle, just not hard enough to get over pettitte.
ReplyDeleteGood point. :)
"Fast ball hitter will usually get the green light on 3-0 pitches. He hit it up the middle, just not hard enough to get over pettitte."
ReplyDeleteWith tying run on third, ESPECIALLY if you know you're getting a fast ball right down the middle (3-0 count), you should be able to get that run in with a fly ball. Sometimes I wonder if these guys are even thinking about this stuff. But Dustin seemed pretty pissed.
Doc, give me a double shot.
ReplyDeleteSingle works. :)
ReplyDeleteWRKO reports that Lowell is over .500 during a 10 game hitting streak. All that and inching us closer to the bullpen, too.
ReplyDeleteDrew is just a black hole in that batting order.
ReplyDeletedrew annoys me
ReplyDeleteDrew came into tonight's play batting .429 against Pettitte with 2 home runs (6 for 14)
ReplyDeleteJ.D. is becoming an embarrassment to Drews everywhere. ;-p
ReplyDeleteBTW watching the MLB.TV feed which is the MY9NY (WWOR) channel. These announcers are like 20x better than the Red Sox announcers. They actually seem intelligent, and say interesting stuff -- fleshing out the game with pertinent information.
ReplyDeleteCano... little glance out to the mound...
ReplyDeletebrown: who are they?
ReplyDeletecanoe: learn the game.
ReplyDelete0-2, the next one is often inside
Golly, that mean, hard look Cano gave to DiceK after the brushback sure intimidated him, didn't it? That is scary stuff.
ReplyDeleteOn the list of things you probably shouldn't say on the radio, I'd say this is near the top:
ReplyDelete"You gotta see this." -Suzyn Waldman
good inning from dice-san.
ReplyDeleteFinally a K!
ReplyDeletesince dumbo's double, dice has retired 10 of 11 (non-out was a BB).
ReplyDeleteThe WWOR announcers just said they are Michael Kay and Joe Giordi (sp?).
ReplyDeleteThose are the YES guys (on channel 9). ... Kay is the fucking worst person you want to listen to for a Sox gam.
ReplyDeleteDrew is just a black hole in that batting order.
ReplyDeleteDuring the month of August - J.D.
.324 /.400 /.479
why look at that. jeter can't get the roller to his right.
ReplyDeleteJoe Girardi's a good announcer but I've heard a lot of complaints about Michael Kay. I haven't heard him much at all, though.
ReplyDeleteSeeing eye for the Dust man. Good night so far for him, eh?
That's one thing about Jeter. He's lost a ton of range, especially into the hole. There are plays he dives at and misses that most guys don't dive at and get.
ReplyDeletekevin seems a tad perturbed.
ReplyDeleteHe's lost a ton of range
ReplyDeleteYou can't lose what you never had.
Radio has the count 1-2
ReplyDeleteNESN has the count 2-1
Fans were cheering waiting for the strikeout and then they changed the count. Heh.
mfy fans too fucking stupid to remember the last 3 pitches.
ReplyDeleteWell, if Papi is going to K at least he tried to take out a few Yankee fans. Might as well make the K somewhat productive.
ReplyDeleteunusual sox - yankees game 1/2 done and only 1:40 minutes played.
ReplyDeleteThe Yankee fans desperately want someone to get beaned. One person said Pedoria should get beaned for the tumbling play in the second inning. Strange people.
ReplyDeleteWow, that bat went flying...pretty scary.
ReplyDeleteWow. Commentary from the YES guys now about what a great guy Steinbrenner is. Honestly. I could mute but I like to hear the crowd too much.
ReplyDeletesarah: he signs their checks, so they love him. that's the rule.
ReplyDeletePettitte had two straight innings of 17 pitches (10 strikes). Interesting things that generally mean nothing, though 17 pitches isn't very economical. Up to 88 now through 5.
ReplyDeleteOh boo.
ReplyDeleteWell it's not a Red Sox/Yankees series without a Jeter dong. No worries, mates.
ReplyDeleteCI did not homer in the 2004 ALCS.
ReplyDelete...
I wanna pound the Hut -- bad!!!
RE: signed checks, yeah, I know it, but it doesn't make it any more enjoyable to listen to! Actually, the part that entertained me was the way they acted as though they were in trouble for talking about him as a good guy - that the reason you don't see that in the media is that he doesn't like it!
ReplyDeleteNo, ish, not worried at all! I liked that the my9 fan blog question today was, "Is it still possible for the Yankees to catch the Red Sox." (paraphrased)
ReplyDeleteJeter has 19 home runs against the Red Sox. Posada has 27, Giambi has 30, and A-Rod has 36.
ReplyDeleteGet ready for some Yankee bullpen feasting. Pettitte's at 101 pitches. He'll probably finish the inning.
ReplyDelete1-2-3 dice, c'mon.
ReplyDeletecameron diaz looking hot ;) but she's prolly a yankee fan (loser)
ReplyDeleteSo Drew is supposed to hit well against Pettite??? Not tonight.
ReplyDeleteAnd Drew's career high of GIDP keeps on growing (9).
ReplyDeleteMy God I hate JD Drew. I hated him when he held out for a bigger contract as a rookie, and now we're stuck with this loser. Every single time he comes up, I think automatic out, and he NEVER lets me down.
ReplyDeleteDrew: 9 GIDP
ReplyDeleteOrtiz: 14 GIDP
Strange play... Not sure anyone thought Posada was going to second. single, E7
ReplyDeleteI think automatic out, and he NEVER lets me down.
ReplyDeleteHis average and OBP is .000?
Huh.
gah, leave drew alone lol ;p
ReplyDeleteI would expect Papi to have more gdp's. After all, it is not like he has blazing speed :).
ReplyDeleteI know, enough with the Drew hating.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Pettitte's getting another inning.
ReplyDeletePettitte, Joba the Hut, then Rivera. Well, best get the run off Pettitte.
TAKE A SEAT.
ReplyDeleteCano SASAHE!
ReplyDelete:>)
OK, let's go ahead here and spare Dice K a loss. Where are all those bats we had in Chicago? (OK, it was Chicago, but still....)
ReplyDeleteLooks like another fragging game where Daisuke gets minimal run support and the second straight game where he makes one bad pitch that ends up in the bleachers.
ReplyDeleteLooks like another fragging game where Daisuke gets minimal run support and the second straight game where he makes one bad pitch that ends up in the bleachers.
ReplyDeleteHey, don't go all n33 on us!
Boston has scored more runs after the 6th inning this season than any other team in MLB.
JASON! Love that guy~
ReplyDeleteTEK!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletenice leap johnny.
Now I'm jonesin' for the soft underbelly of the middle relievers. Will only happen if Tek gets a leadoff hit. Come on Tek ...
ReplyDeleteTEK DONG!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTIE GAME!!
John Sterling didn't think it was going to go. He was really baffled by that, and so was I. I'm actually surprised Damon didn't get it.
Brand new ballgame, folks. :D
Dice of the hook, let's keep it coming.
ReplyDeletePettitte, Joba the Hut, then Rivera. Well, best get the run off Pettitte.
Indeed.
I liked how Damon looked, hopefully, in his glove.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Tek!
TEKKIE !!!
ReplyDeleteHi Guys
Glad I finally got home
manny knows how to leap at the wall and rob HR.
ReplyDeletethe noodle does not.
Captain my captain!!!
ReplyDeleteWow...Damon had some serious ups on the VTek homer. "Looks like he mis-timed his jump says RemDawg.
ReplyDeleteHey SoSock, thanks for your comment on my blog. If I had known you were coming, I would have had a better post up. :)
ReplyDeleteCan we keep the momentum going? Let's get some more....
ReplyDeleteHey Amy, nice to see more women around here. Welcome to Joy Nation. :)
ReplyDeleteHey, don't go all n33 on us!
ReplyDeleteever heard of reverse psychology?
Looked like a great high heater from Dice to end the last at-bat for Cano, too.
ReplyDeleteKind of a let-down after what looked like a great momentum shift - But hey, NEW BALLGAME
ReplyDelete(and our bullpen's better than theirs) :)
I-girl - I'll be back
Is Chief around? Here's our guy Ronald. (Kielty, the Flame Fro-er)
ReplyDeleteFinal line on Pettitte (one would assume): 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR. 119 pitches, 70 strikes.
ReplyDeleteManny left the game. The back is probably barking at him again. Anybody see anything? Kielty LF
Manny hurt? Any details? He got taken out.
ReplyDeleteYup.
ReplyDeleteI'm lovin' it
Maybe I should change my avatar? :-)
they showed him stumbling out of box on his 6th inning sngle. limping down the line.
ReplyDelete"middle in" -- drink.
ReplyDeletel-girl, thanks for the welcome. I like the fact that there are several women here. Oops, a single for that Phillips guy. Anyway, thanks! And I love Joni also!
ReplyDeleteoki doki up.
ReplyDeletejoba and jeemer up.
ReplyDeletefrack.
ReplyDeleteWell that sucks.
ReplyDeleteNOW THAT HURTS.
ReplyDeleteFrag it. I knew I should have watched Eureka
ReplyDeleteMilk Dud with the bunt
ReplyDeleteChief, this one's for you.
ReplyDeleteDon't lose hope, folks. 8 Games Up and growing.
curtain call ......... pfft.
ReplyDeleteahh fuck off with yr curtain call dork!!! fucking hate the stupid curtain call. it degrades the whole game of baseball to do it so often and for such small cause.
ReplyDeletelopez and delcarmen up. oki down.
ReplyDelete1 batter too long - shouldn't have let Noodle see him a 4th time Tito
ReplyDeleteUsing my infallible 20-20 hindsight, should have taken DiceK out after 6.
ReplyDeleteDamn Damon. Dice K back on the hook.
ReplyDeletemdc up too.
ReplyDeleteChief, this one's for you.
ReplyDeleteExcellent. I'm lovin' it!
Joe Castig was talking earlier that Damon isn't too happy in NY and that the feeling was mutual. But hey curtain calls are what the MFY fans are about!
ReplyDeleteSo, who do you like best to get the runs off of? Chamberlain, or Rivera?
ReplyDeleteAmy, yes, it's a very non-sexist place. Although I think I scared away a female fan the other day with some over-the-top enthusiasm. Oh well... :)
ReplyDeleteremy being an asshole with the MUMS:
ReplyDelete"a lot of times, manny doesn't run hard, but that was exceptionally slow."
(on his injury out of the box)
FUCK YOU REMY
This does seem to be Tito's weak spot as a manager... unwillingness to take his starters out soon enough. Agreed?
ReplyDeletelopez in
ReplyDeleteDamn - left him in for Jeeter
ReplyDeleteC'mon Tito - I know he threw a lot more pitches than this in Japan, but he wasn't facing the MFY's line-up either
I like seeing the pitchers stick around until the relief comes in from the bullpen and say go get 'em.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised to see Dice K come back in the 7th even though he hadn't yet thrown 100 pitches. Just my vibes that he wasn't that sharp. Oh well, Monday morning quarterbacking (I know, wrong sport)
ReplyDeleteFragging Lugo, make a decent throw will you.
ReplyDeleteFunny thing is - I coach Youth Baseball, and as much as I bitch about others doing it - I'm bad about leaving my starters in too long also :(
ReplyDeletetito was fine -- do not agree he had a slow hook tonight.
ReplyDelete