WALK OFF!The days are getting shorter, the evening air is getting cripser. David Ortiz knows it's gettin' close to playoff time.
After Lester allowed four runs in the first, Flo got three back in the third with a dong into the bullpen. Then, with Lugo on first, he whacked a second tater to right field in the bottom of the ninth to win the game.
Snuffer get his first win of the year!
And "Brian the Red" wins the Walk-Off Book Contest.
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Edwin Jackson (6.00, 77 ERA+) / Jon Lester (4.47, 102 ERA+)
Runs scored in last three games against Tampa Bay: 1, 0, 16.
It looks like the four AL playoff teams are set: Boston, New York, Cleveland (6.5 GA) and Los Angeles (9.5 GA).
Yankees (5 GB in East, 4 GA in WC) at Skydome: Mussina/McGowan. Can the MFY win their seventh in a row with Mussina, who has allowed 20 runs in his last 9.2 innings?
Latest idiotic catch-phrase by MFY radio play-by-play man John Sterling:
ReplyDelete"What a job-a by Joba!"
1. Lugo SS
ReplyDelete2. Pedroia 2B
3. Ortiz DH
4. Youkilis 3B
5. Drew RF
6. Varitek C
7. Moss LF
8. Crisp CF
9. Hinske 1B
1. Iwamura 3B
2. Crawford LF
3. Pena 1B
4. Upton CF
5. Young RF
6. Harris 2B
7. Gomes DH
8. Navarro C
9. Wilson SS
Where's my boy? Did he have too much fun on his birthday and needed a day off?
ReplyDeleteFSN and Migraine tonight. Boo.
ReplyDeletelet's go, sid.
ReplyDeleteI guess everyone's celebrating Rosh Ha'shana. (Which I'm supposed to be doing but am not.)
ReplyDeleteleadoff walk, 1-0, mccarver is right.
ReplyDeletefucking pole. booooo
3-0 Tampa. Perhaps we have to let them get a 7-run lead before coming back.
ReplyDeletegod these fsn guys are stoked. didn't they learn their lesson last night?
ReplyDeleteDamn Lester...already 4-0...wtf???. I pray you were paying attention to what happened in the beginning of last night's game, otherwise it'll be dependent on pure offense...AGAIN!
ReplyDeletelips up in the pen
ReplyDeleteWell luckily there's an off-day tomorrow. If you have to burn the bullpen, tonight's the night to do it.
ReplyDeletetito used 5 or 6 relievers last night. be nice to see lester settle down and go at least 4 or 5.
ReplyDeletemaybe wakey can come in and pitch the rest of the game he didn't pitch last night!
ReplyDeletealready 2-0 wankers in toronto.
ReplyDeleteI certainly pray they all take a 12-hr rest period or something.
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to find this sluggish pitching unacceptable in every way. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but I have expectations that our bullpen, one of the best in MLB, can be more strategic with their pitching...unless TB is psychic all of a sudden.
We'll see how Lester bounces back.
ReplyDeleteYou're finding it unacceptable? Thinking about making a roster move?
ReplyDeleteColin, the bullpen has been great. You're watching the starter have trouble, same as last night.
ReplyDeletethis pena guy is annoying.
ReplyDeletep.s. why can't we get players like that?
Now that was just mean, Carlos.
ReplyDeleteThat falls under the category of, "shit happens".
We actually had Peña last year for 18 games. I can't tell if you're sarcastic or not, but hey. He actually hit a walk-off dong last year against the White Sox on September 5th.
ReplyDeleteIt's almost the #1 joke of Red Sox fans: "why can't we get players like that?"
ReplyDeletei remember that dong.
ReplyDeleteit's a standard line when an ex-sock does something good. (i think it comes from bob lobel.)
I used to fall for it, too. :)
ReplyDeleteit's a standard line when an ex-sock does something good. (i think it comes from bob lobel.)
ReplyDeletenoted.
All right all right...I've just had a bad day at work and no one likes seeing any Red Sox pitcher get bounced around by the Devil Rays of all teams (though I'll admit they have their moments).
ReplyDeleteAnd as far as watching the starter have trouble, I guess I jsut expect more out of Lester and esp. Wakefield.
i especially like the line when it's someone who sucked for the sox who we couldn't wait to get rid of.
ReplyDeletethe line works especially well with guys we got rid of. renteria would be a perfect example.
ReplyDeleteColin, try to remember we won last night, and things looked a lot worse.
ReplyDeleteGood point. It's hard to be a cynic and a Sox fan at the same time.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I have Renteria of the Pujols.
ReplyDeleteMy sister's boyfriend saw a shirt like that in St. Louis when Renteria played out there.
fsn talks about the HRs pesky hit just inside the p. pole.
ReplyDeleteactually, pesky hit 7 HR at fenway in his career and none of them -- zero! -- went down by the pole. that's a fact.
He could have landed wrong. Maybe turned an ankle.
ReplyDeletecome on, tek. call some outs. make lester a good pitcher. work that intangible captain magic.
ReplyDeletelester - 54 pit thru 2.
ReplyDeletedruuuuuuuuuuuuu.
ReplyDeleteDrew's hit in 5 straight games.
ReplyDeleteFor those who read the Tek Says Cheer Drew article, SoSHer NickEsasky has posted:
ReplyDelete"Youkilis: JD Drew is a p***** and should be boo'd mercilessly" (no link):
"I wish the fans understood how much power they have," said Youkilis. "They can mentally ruin J.D. Drew. They really can."
The irony, said Youkilis, is that by booing Drew, it makes yourself as a fan feel better about your own miserable existence.
"I don't know if people understand this. J.D. Drew is not going anywhere. He's not only our right fielder now, but he's going to be here awhile," said Youkilis. "If people can accept that fact, then they realize that they can make this guy's life a living hell for 4 more years."
"He's not the kind of guy that throws his bat," said Youkilis. "Is his hat going to be as dirty as Trot's (Nixon) was? Fuck No. And that means he doesn't care. And that means he isn't good."
"But you look at his swing. It's a great swing, if you want to look like a pussy" said Youkilis. "And he's a good outfielder, even though he runs like a girl. He has good speed but not as fast as me, you see my triple? He's a good player but he's fragile as hell. This is where the fans can really make a difference."
"Why not boo the fuck out of him when he comes to plate," said Youkilis. "They did it for Bellhorn and Foulke and it helped. It really did. The energy the fans take away from you can really make the rest of us laugh and feel better about ourselves. Trust me, I know. I can feel it. But the fans can also make you want to get under a rock, that is where Drew belongs, either that or crucified like his so called lord and savior." 'Why can't Jesus help him get a hit with runners on base?"
"Plus he has just a tiny little pussy ass goatee instead of a real man's one, which is really what I look at instead of hits or batting average," said Youkilis. "That will be forgotten by tonight, though, because it's J.D. Drew. And that's not right."
What would be right, he says, would be a booing for each and every at bat ... beginning tonight.
"I don't understand why fans don't understand that," said Youkilis. "We need J.D. to be shit. It's easy, easy, to do in this climate. I really wish the fans would give him shit. He deserves it. Plus it would make me laugh."
leave 'em loaded. bah.
ReplyDeleteLOB-otomy.
ReplyDeletethis must be the slowest, most boring game of the season. i had two glasses of wine w/ dinner and i'm fighting to keep my eyes open.
ReplyDeleterally time!
ReplyDeletepapi's gonna wake us up.
ReplyDeletePAPI DONG!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGOOD TIMES DONG!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletego papi go.
BIG PAPI DONG!!!
ReplyDeleteRS, you called it, my friend! Ask and you shall receive!
OH YEAH.
ReplyDeleteif only it was that easy.
ReplyDeleteDREW!!!! ON FUCKIN FIRE!!!!
Drew es en fuego!
ReplyDeletedrew attacking early
ReplyDelete2nd pitch single
and
1st pitch double
It looks like the ball bounced where Peña caught Ortiz's line drive for the unassisted double play. He should have replaced his divot.
ReplyDeleteespn are dissing are line-up over on the mets game. apparently without manny we're way easier to pitch to.
ReplyDeletefunny how we managed to score 16 runs last night.
ReplyDeletei know, srsly.
ReplyDeletebecause if manny is not hitting 4th, opposing pitchers pitch to coco hitting 8th WAY differently.
ReplyDeleteLugo! Great play sitting on his butt!
ReplyDelete*DRINK*
ReplyDeleteTim, we don't have NESN tonight. What was the magic phrase?
ReplyDelete*yawn*
ReplyDelete5-1 Detroit in the bottom of the sixth against Texas.
ReplyDeleteSheff and Mags donged.
4-0 mfy top fifth.
If the Yankees would lose tonight and help out Detroit...
ReplyDeleterelying on the jays to beat the mfy ... not a whole lot of hope there.
ReplyDeleteMussina's pitching. 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K 74/46
ReplyDeleteleadoff single for fuck-yeah
ReplyDeleteOh god. NESN debuts the elect Remy for RSN president t-shirt.
ReplyDeleteSeems like Remy has an unfair advantage when it comes to campaign ads, y'know?
ReplyDeleteUh oh.
ReplyDeleteYouk better watch himself.
Uh-oh, here comes Yook O'Neill...
ReplyDeletethat check swing that the ump called a swing was slightly less of a swing that the one the same ump called a ball.
ReplyDelete"you gotta be shitting me!" Youkilis
ReplyDeleteTerrible call from where I'm sitting, but Lowell's sick and the Sox cannot afford Youk to be thrown out of the game. Good thing he didn't.
ReplyDeleteThe bases would have been loaded now.
ReplyDeletedamn, drew is on base A LOT lately
ReplyDeletedrew on 3 of 3 times.
ReplyDeletehey tek -- do something good, huh?
Hey tek doing something tangible
ReplyDeletei'd do her
ReplyDeleteandy? wtf?
ReplyDelete109th K for tek.
ReplyDeletemaybe tomorrow, drew can give an interview saying the fans should give tek a standing ovation.
ReplyDeleteI was referring to the ball girl who made the amazing ballgirl catch
ReplyDeleteblue jays have bases loaded, bottom 6th
ReplyDeletei knew who you were referring to. i still say wtf.
ReplyDeletejays didn't score :<(
ReplyDeleteLook Lgirl you have your ex-president let me have my girl the ball girl
ReplyDeletei'm not letting you or not letting you. i just found the "i'd do her" a bit out of place here.
ReplyDeleteok ok i am sorry yet again for my outrageous behaviour. I added the "u" for you.
ReplyDeletecrispy!
ReplyDeleteandy settle down. all i said was wtf. i didn't slam you or say it was outrageous.
ReplyDeletethanks for the u anyway :)
Did I mention I walked into Covelli and family in San Diego when they played the padres. it was cool
ReplyDeletedid you call him ococ? :)
ReplyDeleteseriously, tho, you walked into them?
was his wife doable?
ReplyDeleteI have a few pics on my phone from the time in San Diego when Tavarez tried to pick up that woman.
ReplyDeletevery doable. She would make a nice ball girl. Did you just get smacked at home Sock? my wife and i were walking down the street and we walked into a shoe store by chance and there was the calC ocoC
ReplyDeleteandy, we don't smack each other. we're too busy laughing at you.
ReplyDeletethat is nalc ocoC
ReplyDeletethat's cool you saw them in a shoe store. did you say hi or anything?
ReplyDeleteclan coco :)
ReplyDeleteDaddy MDC in.
ReplyDeleteI actually wasnt wearing Red Sox gear like everyone else in downtown San Diego that day I was dressed real nice as we were going out to dinner before the game. I just gave him the nod and said whats up covelli. No shit just like that. in a few minutes I would be freaking out cuz I just said whats up to coco. and i used his real name. He seemed real on edge cuz of all the Sox fans around the area. His kids are adorable and my wife even hugged one when his daughter ran into my wife's leg. Probably the coolest thing ever. Later that day we were able to say whats up to him again as fans when we were just outside the chain link fence in center field during batting practice. I wonder if he remembered us
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am glad I can give a laugh. that is what I like to do.
ReplyDeleteNice stab by Daddy Delcarmen!
ReplyDeletenice touch, calling him by his given name.
ReplyDeleteholy shit delcarmen with the reach around
ReplyDeletethat girls sign had remy looking like hitler
ReplyDeletehitler as ruler of the Red Sox Nation? I dont think so.
ReplyDeletealways great when the camera stays on peewee long enough to see a whole string of curses. every other word out of that guy must be bleeped.
ReplyDeletewe don't have nesn tonight, so this hitler thing sounds pretty bizarre
ReplyDeletebill lee always called the mfy "nazis" and "brownshirts".
ReplyDeleteBetter not check the swing, Youk.
ReplyDeletehere is where drew becomes a true red sock.
ReplyDeletemlbtv shut down when the midget struck out. censorship mlb style
ReplyDeleteLook at the swing on the first pitch from Drew. He got fooled by the speed but his bat was in the same plane as the ball. He's definitely seeing it well.
ReplyDeletea girl had a sign in the stands that was a drawing of remy and orsillo. remy looked like hitler with a small mustache and slick hair. round small head too. very much like adolpho
ReplyDeletepitch around drew to face the automatic out - varitek.
ReplyDeleteRUNS PLEASE!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd Drew walks again. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteNow they're telling Glover to throw some high cheese action to Varitek.
Tim, we don't have NESN tonight. What was the magic phrase?
ReplyDeleteSorry for that quick drop in - I burned my fingers cooking dinner steaming spinach, and was watching the game and eating said dinner when Lugo made that play, resulting in a Remy/DO "and in a results based business, he got the job done"
Looking at the orig thread, that one isn't in there, but I know we've discussed it here before...also looking at the orig thread, theres an option for "Whenever Remy pimps his website or tries to sell his crap"
This season I'm pretty sure if anyone bothered to play that one they'd be in the hospital at about this point, with some sort of liver damage. Probably wouldn't remember most of the season too.
Now that I've wasted enough time typing all that with one hand, time to switch on the game.
'Tek is 3 for 3 against Glover.
ReplyDeletepitching coach to mound to purchase some ticks for the next asshole to get ready to be lit up
ReplyDeletepitch around drew to face the automatic out - varitek.
ReplyDeletegood thing amy's having rosh ha'shanah tonight
yeah the results based business line was exceptional.
ReplyDeleteMeh.
ReplyDeletethanks capt.
ReplyDeletefucking christ.
JETER!
ReplyDeletethanks capt.
ReplyDeletefucking christ.
ARGH! Another case of "Tim views the comment before MLBTV shows the play"
"Whenever Remy pimps his website or tries to sell his crap"
ReplyDeleteThis season I'm pretty sure if anyone bothered to play that one they'd be in the hospital at about this point, with some sort of liver damage. Probably wouldn't remember most of the season too.
They'd be drinking more than you, me and Redsock put together.
And that be some serious drinking yo. /sob
4-3 feels like 8-3 to me.
ReplyDeletewhy tek hits above 8th is a mystery to me.
But Tim, that sounds painful, burns hurt for so long afterwards.
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteThey'd be drinking more than you, me and Redsock put together.
And that be some serious drinking yo. /sob
I am a natural Canuck after all...
The problem with this is that I didn't deal with it fast enough...I kept cooking instead of running it under cold water for like 20 mins.
ReplyDeleteAfter I made that comment on here I rushed to the store to get some aloe to put on it, and just took 4 extra strength ibuprofens so it should start to feel better soon ;-)
who guessed walk-off tonight?
ReplyDeleteI was going to say cold water.
ReplyDeleteUgh. Here we go booing Drew again.
walkoff: brian the red
ReplyDelete(i see tim has this friday)
well that was shitty.
ReplyDeletei've got it in a bowl of cold water right now, so i don't miss the game :P
ReplyDeletei think "i burned my fingers steaming spinach" should be used in some type of future situation here, but i don't know for exactly what.
ReplyDeletei'm assuming you don't have any aloe gel around the house. somehow you don't strike me as an aloe kind of guy.
ReplyDeleteThat is why drew didnt catch the ball. he burnt his fingers. or maybe that thats why tek cant hit
ReplyDelete"somehow you don't strike me as an aloe kind of guy."
ReplyDeletejeeze, what gave it away? well, i do have an aloe plant back home and bottles of the stuff for sunburn, but i'm up at my new place for school so hmph!
and RS, i'm with ya on that spinach comment.
I saw an aloe drink at a supermarket down here. Drinking aloe. Haven't tried it yet, but it sounds... interesting.
ReplyDeleteyeah, they're steaming spinach in the clubhouse
ReplyDeleteoh hell oki cant have any bracelets
ReplyDeletedrink aloe for heart burn?
ReplyDeleteish, eating/drinking aloe is supposed to be good for arthritis and joint pain. so i've heard.
ReplyDeleteheart burn, good one :)
ReplyDeletethe sox better run to the store for some aloe.
ReplyDeletelester definitely steamed some spinach in the first inning.
ReplyDelete??
well done. Farrell better run to the store for some aloe
ReplyDeleteWhat a scare. Something happened to my mlbtv apparently, as I came to this window I heard the audio of Upton's dong and got all pissed, then saw Lester on the mound.
ReplyDeletewhat???? tito brought lester back in???
ReplyDeletefire him now, theo!!!!
Oki Doki! He didn't need those bracelets anyways.
ReplyDeleteWhat we do need though, are a couple of runs.
thanks jeemer, now some RUNS PLEASE!!!
ReplyDeletetito put lester at catcher hoping he can hit better than Jason
ReplyDeletei love how we're able to make light of my personal spinach steaming injuries and 8:45 pm aloe runs.
ReplyDeletelet's just hope the spinach steam explodes off the red sox bats and over the green monster tonight...
?
ok, it's spinach time!
ReplyDeleteoooh green monster is green like spinach. something there?
ReplyDeletejays have scored a run, alert the media...
ReplyDeletei just dont feel it tonight
ReplyDelete5 outs left -- come on, coco!
ReplyDeleteok covelli, do it for your friend from the san diego shoe store!
ReplyDeletejays have scored a run, alert the media...
ReplyDeleteSo Rivera is in?
come on illevoc
ReplyDeleteThe run the Jays scored was an unearned run off of JtC, brought to you by E-Rod.
ReplyDeleteit was an adidas store. I kept calling him captain adidas all weekend.
ReplyDeletee-rod with the error. jtc allows an unearned run, f-bat in to face overbay as tying run.
ReplyDeleteWhy is Lowell not on deck?
ReplyDeleteinf single to CI.
ReplyDeletejays bases loaded. zaun up.
ack zaun, that rodent
ReplyDeleteJoe Castiglione mentioned JtC having been scored upon. Three minutes later, Glenn Geffner said, "Joba Chamberlain has been scored upon!"
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad the two of them listen to each other.
Lets go jays
ReplyDeletelets go...fuck...lets go Hinske?
And of course, the Jays leave 'em loaded.
ReplyDeleteF U JAYS.
ReplyDeleteand a special fuck you to zaun-ey.
If Hinske doesn't get on here, it'll be the top o' the order in the bottom of the 9th, with You Know Who batting third.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad the two of them listen to each other.
ReplyDeletei notice that w/ don & jerry too!
somebody can win a book tonight!
ReplyDeleteGlenn also has a tendency of talking while Joe's talking, and tonight Glenn said something while his mouth was full of pizza.
ReplyDeletebut remy has stopped saying "i just said that, don!"
ReplyDeletei miss that.
i hope the rays score once just to sweeten tonights walk off
ReplyDeleteno thanks. i'll take a clean snuff by the bot.
ReplyDeletemigraine just said he was hoping tek would have fallen over his helmet
ReplyDeletedavid, i was just repeating that over and over! i couldn't believe he said that. "the only thing you can hope here is that maybe varitek stumbles on his helmet..."
ReplyDeletelots of comments tonight Mr and Mrs Sock.
ReplyDelete"the only thing you can hope here is that maybe varitek stumbles on his helmet..."
ReplyDeleteyeah, and we hope someone hits al reyes in the cup with a line drive.
this at-bat is just foul
ReplyDeleteSomeone's got to step up :)
ReplyDeletewhat the spinach bot
ReplyDeleteLiving in tampa i have the pleasure of listening to this guy 150+ times a season. at least i do get to see the red sox a few times each year.
ReplyDeletenice play!
ReplyDeleteyeah, and we hope someone hits al reyes in the cup with a line drive.
sounds about right to me.
fucking inspiring
ReplyDeleteThings will get very hairy if the Sox lose this one tonight. bottom of the 9th in Toronto, bottom of the 9th in Boston. If the scores hold up, it's 4 GA and mfy plays tomorrow. Could certainly make the weekend series very interesting.
ReplyDeletereyes is the asshole who broke nomar's wrist back in 1999, so yeah, getting the winning run home on a liner off his junk would be nice.
ReplyDeletedavid, do you go to games when the red sox are in town? i imagine it's pretty easy to get tickets.
ReplyDeleteRemember when Jim Corsi got hit in the junk with a liner? I remember Remy saying, "I hope everything's intact..."
ReplyDeleteish, true as that may be, i am fully expecting to see a boston win tonight.
ReplyDeleteMe too, L. Me too.
ReplyDeletei wish I lived near Kansas City. You can get sweet tix from the box office even on game day.
ReplyDeletegood man ish
ReplyDeleteYankees won.
ReplyDeleteKC? The Red Sox are only there for 3 games a season.
ReplyDelete