A nice tight game played in a brisk 2:35.
Lester kept his pitch count down today, but he still had trouble with walks (6-6-2-4-1, 90). His last batter was Ramon Hernandez, whose home run down the left field line leading off the seventh just snuck over the Wall, cutting the Sox lead to 3-2. Javier Lopez came in and finished the inning, retiring the three men he faced.
Jeemer gave up a double to Nick Markakis to start the eighth and a grounder to second put him on third, as the potential tying run. Jeemer proceeded to strike out both Kevin Millar (Thanks, Cabin!) and Aubrey Huff to perform a little Houdini magic of his own.
Snuffer dispatched the Birds on only seven pitches in the ninth (the second out was a running, sliding catch in shallow center by Coco Crisp, who was put into the game for the final inning).
Boston scored in the first, when Dustin Pedroia singled, David Ortiz walked and Mike Lowell singled to left. Jacoby Ellsbury's first major league home run made it 2-0 in the fourth and Lowell's sac fly in the fifth scored Pedroia (who doubled, and was at that point 10-for-his-last-16) to make it 3-0 Boston.
In New York, the Devil Rays -- mathematically eliminated from the division race by Boston's win -- beat the Yankees 8-2 and bumped the East lead to six games.
***
Daniel Cabrera (5.08, 87 ERA+) / Jon Lester (5.67, 80 ERA+)
On August 27, Lester allowed one run on five hits over six innings for Portland (AA). In four August starts with the Red Sox, he had a 5.67 ERA.
Cabrera is on pace to lead the American League in walks for a second straight season.
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From Globe:
Gagne's shoulder has been a little tender and Tito says "for the next couple of days you might not see" him. Maybe worked too hard in side sessions?
Francona on Clay this morning:
"My concern was he'd be up around 110, 115 with a no-hitter, getting into an area he has no business getting into. That was the concern. I kind of told Theo, 'You can come out here and take him out.' And I was kidding, but you get the idea."
Lots more here.
Chokers hosting the Rays: 0-0 after 1.
Mariners at Skydome: also 0-0 after 1.
Boston Magic #: 22
A Red Sox win today (or MFY win) eliminates the Devil Rays from post-season play!
Good job, Navarro.
The Rays are not going quietly.
The Mariners, on the other hand, I've given up on.
Hey what did you mean last night about me having lost my bid to be the next Lucen? I discovered this game thread only about 10 days ago, and never got into the SoSH board.
One of the more fun games I've been watching today is the Mets/Braves today. Tom Glavine against John Smoltz. Tied at 1 beginning the 4th inning on TBS.
Hey what did you mean last night about me having lost my bid to be the next Lucen? I discovered this game thread only about 10 days ago, and never got into the SoSH board.
If I recall, Lucen broke with tradition and mentioned something about Schilling's possible no-hitter (maybe in the game thread) while the game was going on. G38 found out about it and blasted him a little bit in his blog post about the game.
Shit. Working, but will try to refresh comments as much as I can.
Hopefully there will be a next time, and then I'll certainly try to respect that tradition.
there goes the perfecto.
:<(
NESN on MLBTV! yay.
Lester 1st: BB, K, 3U, F9
There's always a next time in baseball.
fuck yeah!
"fuck yeah" = something good from Pedroia (in this case, a single)
Einstein is 11-for-18 vs Daniel Cabrera!
"fuck yeah" = something good from Pedroia (in this case, a single)
"fuck me" = something bad from Pedroia (eg, K)
I just posted about the "fuck yeah" in the other thread. :)
okay 11-for-19.
flo?
Papi BB - 2 on for the Dr.
Yay, Mikey.
Lowell is a fucking hitting machine!!!
Single off the Wall. 1-0.
Don't give up on the Mariners they still have time to get hot agian.
That was a blow to the Drew Hopeful.
Ah, well.
TB 1, MFY 0 (bot 5th)
Tor 5, Sea 2 (bot 4th)
Noodlearm threw out Josh Wilson at home. How does that happen?
Noodlearm threw out Josh Wilson at home. How does that happen?
Was he standing on the mound?
Was he standing on the mound?
:-)
I wonder where 9Casey is these days? He didn't watch the no-no w/ us.
He would have liked our recent troll. 'Nt.
nice back-hand running catch to deep rcf onto the track for ellsbury.
lester pc: 17-14 = 31
wow the d-rays are terrible with giving teams extra outs.
btw i saw the play at the plate live, and the replay, navarro was BLOCKING THE PLATE! bullshit call, andy phillips was out!
Damn, Dr D didn't waste any time, did he?
Oh, Hi guys - just got in.
The ONLY good thing about GDGD - the ability to flick back to previous innings and see what you missed.
swipe.
wow, that throw was not close at all.
Ahh, c'mon. Damon hurled a laser. Sort of. Meanwhile, congratulations re the no-hitter. The kid's got great stuff. Does he take Tavares' spot in the rotation?
I read somewhere he was considered the second best arm in the system. Who's the first?
Let's go Peds
So Harley, what's the deal, no good NYY blogs out there?
So - resting Lugie, ocoC, & Cap'n Tek - Kielty must still be hurting a little too, huh?
Any word in the local news up there about Mmanny?
CB is #1.
Justin Masterson and Michael Bowden are #2 and #3.
Nah, just like to wander around. The reason I moderate at a political blog that is evenly split between conservatives and liberals is that it gives me a broader perspective -- echo chambers bore me.
But hey, if this is a closed shop, I don't want to intrude.
According to gameday that first pitch to Payton was a strike.
a political blog that is evenly split between conservatives and liberals
This could also be construed as a sign of not having deeply held beliefs.
Also, there are many other points on the political spectrum, not just conservative or liberal.
The reason I moderate at a political blog that is evenly split between conservatives and liberals is that it gives me a broader perspective
Sound slike a nightmare. An annoying nightmare.
if this is a closed shop, I don't want to intrude.
If it was, your comments would not be going through. However, I'm not sure why a Yankees fan would want to post here.
Evil Empire tied it the 5th, but appears they wasted a good shot at taking the lead
My comment was not meant specifically for Harley. Just a general observation.
Runners on the corners for the Rays!~
Oh snap!
Souvenir score card pitch from Remy.
Tampa gets a run!!!!
yup remy selling buchholz repro-scorecards on remreport.com
ugh
Alright! 2-1 TB
Don't want to detour, but the blog I referred to is full of folks with deeply held convictions -- they just come at issues from different directions. And agreed, the left/right description is a little simplistic. We've got people from all over the spectrum. (Not to mention several Red Sox fans.)
And yes, it gets heated at times. But there's a lotta good humor, and that helps.
And now the Rays got the bases loaded with 1 out.
I guess it's better to be saying "maybe next year" about a player than about a team
TB loads the bases and squanders. Still 2-1 TB.
d-rays leave 'em loaded...
come on mariners.
Let's hope Baltimore knows how to squander too.
Rut roh.
Souvenir score card pitch from Remy.
Yup, s1c called it yesterday. I think he's at today's game. "Missed it by that much."
Damn - Jammed with no outs
C'mon Lester!
folks with deeply held convictions -- they just come at issues from different directions
I know what the other side believes -- they aren't changing my views and I'm not likely to change theirs. Sounds like a colossal waste of time.
JD DREW!
Houdini does it again!!!!!!!!!!
That was a fantastic play by Drew.
Yankees get into the Rays bullpen in the bottom of the 6th and A-Rod at first.
the left/right description is a little simplistic
It is. But you said liberal/conservative. Even left/right is more than that.
What you call "echo chamber" can also be likeminded people forming community, sharing information, working towards a common goal.
Glad Youk didn't cut that one off. Replays showed he was close. Not sure if he was initially intending to or not.
NICE
Wish I coulda seen it
(Insert wistful sigh here)
So, at least he helps out on D
Sounds like a colossal waste of time.
I can't stand to be around people screaming at each other, with no one listening.
Wish I coulda seen it
(Insert wistful sigh here)
I'm on GDGD too. Plus I'm at work. I can only follow the vague outlines.
THE KIDS FIRST HR IN THE SOX BULLPEN! AND HE'LL GET THE BALL!
ELLSBURY DONG.
Redsock, fair enuf. But when, for example, you have veterans talking about the war from those differing perspectives, there's usually something to learn. Or economics. Or computer hacks. Or movies. Or baseball. Or rock and roll.
It's weird, but I'd suggest that despite the differing viewpoints, it is exactly what l-girl describes. A community of people with shared goals.
JACOBYYY!!
By the way Jacoby ellybury is a Oregon native.
L-girl
I'm SUPPOSED to be working.
I have several invoices open on my screen. I just can't seem to stay on them long enough to get anything accomplished.
My wife does keep looking over my shoulder saying 'Who's that bill for? Are we working for someone in Boston?
H: I'd rather watch 2003 ALCS Game 7 again.
That's my boy!
Re Oregon native, we know, we know. :) He grew up idolizing Griffey.
That's a low blow. Worst. Fan. Experience. Of my lifetime.
And I don't mind losing-- the Diamondback World Series may be my favorite in this last run, all those amazing finishes -- but that seventh game was....
The horror, the horror.
veterans talking about the war from those differing perspectives
That does it right there. I can scarcely imagine anything more annoying (enraging, really), or a bigger waste of time.
that despite the differing viewpoints, it is exactly what l-girl describes. A community of people with shared goals.
That's what I meant by deeply held beliefs. I do not share goals with anyone from the opposite end of the political spectrum from me. We have no common goals.
About time a player from Oregon did something other than strikeout. Did you know Richie Sexson is from Oregon.
horror
Low blow? Boston lost that game.
LETS GO PAW SOX!
H: I'd rather watch 2003 ALCS Game 7 again.
You're so much more concise than me! :)
OH MAN ELLSBURY! What a play!
L, last night you said, "ish, i meant ellsbury. who did you mean? :)"
The gentleman from Oregon. :D
That's a low blow. Worst. Fan. Experience. Of my lifetime.
Harley, did you read that wrong? He said 2003, not 2001.
I was still a diehard Yankees fan in 2001, and as bad as Game 7 hurt, we had just won three WS in a row. There's no way to compare that to 2003 for Sox fans. Absolutely no comparison.
That's funny. So scarred by '04 that I backdated it a year.
I had to go back and make sure I typed the right thing.
I'm SUPPOSED to be working.
I have several invoices open on my screen. I just can't seem to stay on them long enough to get anything accomplished.
I relate. :)
ROOKIE. OF. THE. YEAR.
L, last night you said, "ish, i meant ellsbury. who did you mean? :)"
The gentleman from Oregon. :D
Cool
I haven't had a baseball crush in a long time, but that boy... ohboy... As Allan likes to say, It is on. :-D
make em pay, doc.
Top of the 7th, still 2-1 TB with Pettitte still out there.
The Doc with the Sac
Good Job!
come on JD! im pulling for you!
My favorite player outside of the Red Sox is Jose Reyes (I know, L... :P) but when I look at Ellsbury offensively I see a lot of Reyes in him.
Ortiz stole second!!!!!!! My man.
LET IT FLO!!!!!!!!!
SB.
Ortiz ??
SB ???
CARLOS PENA just hit a 3 run home run against Pettitte!!!!
5-1 TB
Ortiz 3 for 3 in steals this year.
that was strike 3 on drew for sure.
go yook.
Hey - Drew didn't hurt us!
Yook is due
Ortiz ??
SB ???
3 for 3 this year!
Oops, Allan already told you that.
5-1 TB :)
Last thoughts...
2001 was, as I said, one of my favorite Series. Incredible drama. Especially those three amazing games in NYC.
2004 was the nadir for Yankee fans. Because it wasn't one loss. But four losses, one after the other.
Carlos Pena coulda been a Yankee. Damn.
As for rookie of the year, I believe Joba Chamberlain will be in the mix next year.
chocolate rain is pitching for the yankmees
3 for 3 this year!
I know he has better wheels than it looks like, but he MUST just catch them napping
Moss!!! And he knocks a number 4 off the out of town scoreboard.
Moss!!! And he knocks a number 4 off the out of town scoreboard.
Uncle Joe said he's not sure he's ever seen that before.
why is e-ram called "chocolate rain"?
2001 was, as I said, one of my favorite Series. Incredible drama. Especially those three amazing games in NYC.
I was at 2 of them. They were incredible.
2004 was the nadir for Yankee fans. Because it wasn't one loss. But four losses, one after the other.
And after being one out away from a sweep.
Biggest choke in baseball history!
It's looking good to increase our lead by a full game today. Yippee.
he MUST just catch them napping
oh yes :)
OK, I hate to be a pest, but what the hell just happened? - Bad baserunning?
aren't the numbers on pegs outside on the wall outside now and are updated btw innings? i think they are. they used to be done from inside the wall like they do the actual game.
mora line single to left, moss came up throwing, lowell cut the throw off and fired to second, pedroia slapped the tag on mirror as he tried to slide headfirst back into bag. no chance.
tuh-hotter crossed the plate before the 3rd out.
this is one of those games where it FEELS like it 10-0 but really isnt
l-girl, okay, I'm hard pressed to think of a worse choke. And all becuz of one stolen base -- stolen, I might add, as the announcers were already describing the rebuilding effort the Sox would undergo after this humiliating sweep. Gack.
Hope you were there for game 5. Brosius's two out bottom of the ninth home run is as good as it gets. I literally fell over. (Which was not entirely due to what I was drinking.)
Got it, thanks
5 hits, 4 BB thru 6 - Seems like we should have more. But, they have exactly the same and 2 less runs.
lopez in
damn - don called that like a lazy foul ball. he sure seemed surprised.
just inside the pole and just over the wall.
all becuz of one stolen base
no no no no.
no stolen base is that powerful -- not even THAT one.
jeemer and mdc up
this is one of those games where it FEELS like it 10-0 but really isnt
Kind of what I was getting at with my comment, which I sent before I saw yours.
We really shouldn't be getting too comfortable here, but it just feels like we're kicking them
hell on a scoop on the short hop from the doctor!
5-2 TB after 7
l-girl, okay, I'm hard pressed to think of a worse choke.
Hard pressed? Harley, there ain't none! That's the big momma of all chokes right there.
And all becuz of one stolen base
One stolen base, eh? Then what happened in the next game?
And the game after that?
And the game after that?
One stolen base?! Is that what you tell yourself? Hilarious.
yeah, wtf, why does the score say only 3-2?
Seattle loses in Toronto 6-4.
this is one of those games where it FEELS like it 10-0 but really isnt
right. i was premature with my earlier yippee. hopefully i'll get to use it later.
Nice job, Lopez
Ready for the big guns!
That's usually the case. But if Roberts doesn't steal that base? They'd still be selling 1918 tee shirts in the Bronx.
Josh Wilson--Dong.
6-2 TB
Iwamura just went dong!
8-2 Tampa Bay!
Nope. Pro woulda homered -- and all the same things would have happened. Sorry.
Aki likes his new bat!
But if Roberts doesn't steal that base? They'd still be selling 1918 tee shirts in the Bronx.
We do revere Mr Roberts and The Stolen Base.
Meanwhile you can just stock up on your 2000 t-shirts.
Btw, what's usually the case?
Aki likes his new bat!
Confiscate this!!!
I sense Laura is enjoying this conversation.
Harley, how long are you planning on keeping this up? Any plans to move on to the next blog?
Damn, Papi. I'm telling you, we need another 1 or 2.
Wait, we have jeemer & bot - never mind
jeemer in.
.... start warmin' up the bot.
there's a funny pair of posts :)
H
You CANNOT win this. It WAS the biggest choke of all time, although I prefer to think of it as the greatest comeback of all time
Well this is getting a little bit snug. Tying run at second. Still, with all these terrific plays today, it still feels like a big lead.
SHIT!!!
It WAS the biggest choke of all time, although I prefer to think of it as the greatest comeback of all time
It's two -- two historic events in one!
It WAS the biggest choke of all time, although I prefer to think of it as the greatest comeback of all time
Me too. But that's the most beautiful thing about it: it's both.
and then we swept the world series...
do us a favor, cabin. strikeout.
Time for the Oki Doki.
recently for WFANs 20th anniversary, they had a top 20 moments in NY sprots history that people could vote for. number 3 was the sox coming back to sweep the yanks! thanks mets fans ;P
There's the Oki Doki!
thanks, buckethead!!!!
. number 3 was the sox coming back to sweep the yanks! thanks mets fans ;P
Hey, that's cool. Also, everyone in the NY area who wasn't specifically a Yankees fan was cheering for the Red Sox. I can really attest to this. Everyone wanted to see this great comeback.
****
KFK K - thanks, cabin!
HUGE, HUGE K !!
I wish I could do like a 20 font there :)
Not out yet, tho - GO JEEMER !
8-2 and the Yankees use HGH as a PH
i cant believe they are doing the wave at this juncture of the game.
what were the top 2?
rangers stanley cup must be one of them.
then probably a mfy somethingorother.
f u yankee joe
THAT IS WHY I'M WEARING AN OKAJIMA SHIRT.
Nice! Now we could use a little INsurance.
yeah the rangers was #1 cant remember #2
YES !!!
Bring on the BOT
i cant believe they are doing the wave at this juncture of the game.
Wave should be banned from Fenway.
the wave -- idiots.
ban them from fenway for life.
jeeeeeemer! if i wasn't at work, i'd have to take off my pants.
if i wasn't at work, i'd have to take off my pants
excuse me?
it's a sosh thing.
...
(my cubicle is tucked away in a corner ... hmmm ... but i want to keep this job ... rats)
Let's get a run here.
if i wasn't at work, i'd have to take off my pants
excuse me?
I'm not sure, but I think I'd really like to hear the rest of this conversation
drew looking for some dy-no-mite against jamie walker.
jeeeeeemer! if i wasn't at work, i'd have to take off my pants.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA AWESOME
yes, please do keep your job.
C'mon guys
1 more just in case
After 8, still 8-2 TB in New York
anybody wanna tape the no-hitter rerun and put it on a dvd? i can burn extra copies if i get one to start with?
or does anyone have the game from last night?
someone here mentioned rewinding the dvr. ish? chris? someone.
Speaking of recording, does anyone know how I'd be able to get audio from a cassette tape onto my computer?
The only thing I could think of is the low-tech way: Use a microphone and sound-recorder.
i wont be able to see it again. direct tv blacks-out all things sox uness mlb package is carrying the live game.
no sox in two for me, or sox appeal, or a lot of original nesn entertainment.
someone here mentioned rewinding the dvr. ish? chris? someone.
I don't have DVR :(
I'd certainly record it if I did.
cakey can do it -- but he's probably over at the thread thread all by his lonesome :>(
great yook AB
oh well, snuffer will get it done
it would be nice if MLB had their fucking download service going -- BUT THEY DON'T BECAUSE THEY ARE FUCKING STUPID MONEY STEALING SHITFCUKS.
i gotta revisit that issue soon
BOT.
ococ in cf, jacoby to lf
bot
since it wasn't ish, i think it was chris who mentioned the dvr. look in the "feat of clay" thread. if it's not there, it's towards the end of last night's game thread.
7-8-9 for the soon-to-be-snuffed birds.
ocoC in for D
Snuff 'em out P-bot
i thought he recorded only the last inning or two/three.
Should've known RS would already have announced the changes :)
oh you might be right.
WELCOME TO THE GAME, OCOC.
nice of the orioles to save bot's arm
i'm loving the ococ!!!!!!!!!!
and the changes are even with my gameday delay!
From the Laundry room, you hear a groan.
WOOT!
So sorry, D-Rays. Maybe next year!
was it a great catch? love that guy.
water
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