Yankees - 100 000 000 - 1 4 0Win #90. The lead's back up to to 5.5 and the magic number is down to nine. (The sportswriters for the New York tabloids will have to do a 180-degree turn from today's "alive" articles.)
Red Sox - 100 013 41x - 10 12 0
Boston pulled away against the feeble New York bullpen. Torre used five pitchers in the seventh inning as the Red Sox got two hits and drew five walks, scoring four times.
David Ortiz reached base five times (two singles, two walks, and a two-run double), Jacoby Ellsbury scored a run as a pinch-runner for Kevin Youkilis (HBP, contusion to his right wrist) in the sixth, then singled in two runs of his own in the seventh. JD Drew reached three times, thanks to two walks and a single. Eric Hinske doubled, walked and homered.
Beckett (7-3-1-2-7, 108) was superb. A solo home run by Derek Jeter gave New York a 1-0 lead in the first. After two walks, also in the first inning, Beckett settled down. The Yankees managed only one baserunner over the next 19 batters -- when there were two outs in the seventh inning.
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Chien-Ming Wang (3.69, 118 ERA+) / Josh Beckett (3.27, 140 ERA+)
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Bottom of the order living down to expectations.
Now to Lumbago. He gives me aches as i hold my head in my hands....
short, sweet, end of inning.
Josh had barely sat down.
So why wouldn't the media comment? What makes him have the Teflon effect?
I do give him credit for calling the games the way he does, and I don't see Dice K shaking him off like, for example, Schilling will. My issue is with his hitting (or lack thereof). How can a catcher misjudge a pitch so poorly when at bat?
I still haven't seen any media comments on that though.
you might never see that.
I'd call that one of the rare, untouchable subjects in general. He's been so good for so long. It seems like a case-by-case scenario to me, though. Gagné, Dice, Beckett last year, even Schilling a bit. Schilling's probably got to be the most stubborn them all, shaking off pitches, etc.
Who is that girl with her mom that they keep showing? Must be some person of interest, unless the cameraman turns out to be a creep... I wouldn't rule that out. This is, after all, FOX baseball.
Another example: Gump was a fucking idiot for 2 full years with his lineups, substitutions and staying with pitchers when they needed to be yanked (yes he did it for 2 entire seasons) -- and the media never asked him very simple questions about it. Never. It wasn't done.
You look at the high fastball. He stands up. It makes sense, but then you see almost all the time, when he stands up, the pitch misses WAY upstairs.
No sin, Lord. We can't help who or what we love.
Man do i hate the high fastball. No one falls for it . Maybe 1 in 30-40 times. Tek is the only batter who will fall for it every time.
I always assume those high pitches are intentionally that high. I do wonder how the batter can not see the catcher standing up. Is there peripheral blocked by the helmet?
HEY HINSKE DID SOMETHING!
The only guy I remember who could throw that high fastball and get them to swing is Pedro. Correct me if I'm wrong, but he throws that high cheese and you feel a breeze from the fan.
I thought that said runs for a minute...
Fantastic jump from oCoC! Cool, calm, calculated.
Another nice inning. Let's score some runs.
last batters:
NY 4: K K K
Bos 4: 8 8 8
NY 5: 7 7
then damon effs up the pattern by lining to 8. asshole.
Joba must be dumb as anything. He thought Joba rules did not apply after midnight last night because it was a new day so put spikes on in case he was needed after 12.
fuck joba the cunt
And I've spoken about to this to redsock on Threadsox - she will never convert.
And she never should, unless she wants to.
I hope Redsock told you he did not push me into it. If he had tried, I never would have budged.
Is she a serious fan? Or just nominally?
Youk hit again? Do they really hate him??
That one looks bad.
oh fuck.
OH NO!
this doesnt look good for youk
and fox shows jtc. what idiots.
excuse me, but why is everyone talking about joba? is my GDGD like 3 innings behind or something?
He did L girl. Your own free will.
A Yankee all right, but not as passonate as I am about the Sox.
Have I said that I hate the Fox announcers yet today? Oh, yeah, twice. I still do.
lyndon running for yook.
I would be VERY surprised if Youk's wrist is not broken.
Bad bad news.
LBJ will go play left and Hinske will move to 1B.
L-girl, Fox was oozing over Joba. Hence, the comment. Their story from Torre. No rhyme intended.
And that was a fastball at Youk.
LBJ in after Youk hit.
How bad? Some of us don't get to see the game until 4:30 am UK time!
We were both diehards. Still are, of course. If anyone had ever told me that in the future I'd be a Sox fan, I would have laughed in their face. Even a few months before!
I would be VERY surprised if Youk's wrist is not broken.
I hope Ish is exaggerating. Please please please make ish be exaggerting.
Amy, thanks. GDGD still has Wang pitching, so I was very confused.
My husband will never convert, so I don't even try. He is a lifer. Bronx boy through and through.
Go, Papi!
Come on Dr.
How bad? Some of us don't get to see the game until 4:30 am UK time!
Sounded like it hit solidly on the bone. Fastball, he kind of fell into it, checking his swing, which exposed the right side of his right wrist. Looked like it hit him square.
BIG MAN!
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yook got his on the underside of his right arm, near the wrist. hard to telle xactly on crappy mlbtv screen. he dropped and rolled around awhile. serious pain
The idea of trying to convert someone from a team they are passionate about is ridiculous. It's insulting.
I don't want to think about Youk being out. It makes me too mad.
Flaming hell. Can't we get a decent base hit here?
We got to rely on nancy?
Drew Time.
JD I LOVE YOU!
NANCY!!!!!!!
ALRIGHT DAVID JONATHAN!!!
GDGD froze...
Can someone fill me in while I restart? After Yook injury pls?
Drew does it again. Let's avenge that injury to Youk. More runs.
I really am atoning about Drew. That's what this season is for...a week til Yom Kippur, though I have bigger things to atone for as well.
ON FIRE
NEVER MIND!!! YAY!!
Here comes Tek to end the run scoring.
Fantastic timing for Drew because of Captain Virabelli here.
Posada sets up low and in each time.
ack - just crashed too. gotta restart gdgd
drew is rockin' -- fuck tha haters!
Foul dong. DAMN.
Long foul by Tek. He almost redeemed himself.
JD to the opposite field yet again!
Channeling the Mirror?
Tek, no, no, no. Not again.
And then... 'Tek grounds out 4-3. Blah.
weak bouncer to second from varitef.
2-1 good guys.
But you really have to hand it to Drew. Coming through, and scoring a very important run.
Wang PC: 14-9-23 8-24 - 78
JB PC: 30-8-20 15-12 - 85
And five innings in 1:50. Speedy!!
CI hacks and is out 6-3.
Youk's in the dugout with heavy ice around his wrist.
how did jeter manage to get CI as his nickname?
WHERE WAS THAT. Wow.
yook on bench with right hand in towel.
any update on him from faux?
If he's in the dugout and not in the hospital being x-rayed, it's probably not broken.
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i could use game updates, folks. gdgd sucks today. (as always)
Two nice plays by Lugo!
That's how a SS goes to his left.
how did jeter manage to get CI as his nickname?
That's an easy one. People are always defending him as contributing "intangibles". Don't only look at his numbers - it's the heart - it's the leadership - it's the blahblahblah, intangibles.
And he's the captain.
Captain Intangibles.
CI.
any update on him from faux?
Nothing from the radio yet.
Dave O'Brien made a point that the Yankees face the O's next and the mfy are 4-8 against them.
6-3, 6-3, 6-3
Sounds like a tennis score.
And THAT is how a SS goes to his right!
:>)
No word on Youk, just the visual. I agree that if they thought it was broken, he'd be getting an x-ray. I hope.
8 pitch inning - get the wang out there again.
yeah ive been noticing lugos been better in the field as of late. nice work
How many pitches has Beckett thrown so far?
Report: X-Rays negative
Not that anyone is answering any of my questions...
beckett at 93.
negative, whew!
hey, I answered your question, L-girl.
News update: No break, just a contusion.
Hinske gets 2B!
HINSKE END HIS O-FER This year
Laura, 93 pitches (62 strikes) for Beckett.
Yeah Hinske! Double off the base of the monster.
I'm just kidding. Feeling left out b/c I have no TV.
Hinske!! Yes.
Hinske gettin' involved.
Double off lcf wall.
thank you for remembering your hard working moderator :)
Ococ bunting? I dunno.
No radio either? I would hate to rely on Gameday. One advantage to living in New England=all games on TV, usually NESN.
bunt means we're counting on lugo to hit.
just swing cc.
Have a bagel, miss an inning.
Hinske surprises me! Now let us show this man no mercy.
come on lugo!
Hinske doesn't score on the single. Oh well, FOX says good base running, "Anyone would have done that."
Only Gameday. I suppose I could have gotten MLB Audio but I worked sporadically this summer, I was home a lot, so I didn't bother.
We should probably designate somebody as a play-by-play person for the threads, for those who are in unfortunate position of not being able to watch...
JUST as I say that... My radio, just as Coco hit a liner to center (single) to move Hinske to third... Right before the pitch, my radio broke into song! Someone hit a button to start a song!
chocolate rain warming.
2 strikes, swing away single to lcf.
productive and cripsy!!!
That one got carried a long way by the wind, blowing slightly in from left. More left to right than in.
lugo glaring out at wang with his menacing eyes.
One advantage to living in New England=all games on TV, usually NESN.
Uh, yes. We know.
Two men in scoring position. Coco steals.
oCoC doing today what he couldn't get done last night.
Not trying to rub it in, just trying to compensate for not getting to live in Canada!
We should probably designate somebody as a play-by-play person for the threads
That would be cool. But a lot of work. Sometimes ppl take it upon themselves.
why "chocolate rain"?
ococ sb. no throw from dumbo.
Fan interference? Foul? Why do fans touch balls? What is wrong with them?
cut that fans hands off
roy with a line drive that hits foul about 15 feet shy of the pesky pole.
If you are hankering for Canada... here it is. :)
Hinske sure steamrolled him there. Whoa.
fuck
Yeah HINSKE!!! PLOWING at him. That was AWESOME. Out or not.
Good job by Posada for holding onto that one. But they played the game.
grounder to second, comes home and hinske *levels* dumbo with a hard hit but big ears hold son for the FC.
So Hinske was out but he took Passedballa with him?
Got it, thanks :)
Hinske just made a lot of friends in NYC.
Hell of a hit.
Fox says a clean play. They actually made a statement that was not a pro-Yankee statement. And notices crowd applauds when Posada is ok. We are a classy group of fans, aren't we?
So Hinske was out but he took Passedballa with him?
Plowed right through Passedballa, but he held onto the ball, so Hinske was out. But man, what an effort. Ortiz could have done the same thing last night, but it was probably smart not to.
PEDROIA steals second!
That was a big hit, even for football, I'd wager.
dusty steals second without a throw. dumbo still seeing the birdies around his noggin.
They actually made a statement that was not a pro-Yankee statement.
I guarantee ESPN last night was worse!
And notices crowd applauds when Posada is ok. We are a classy group of fans, aren't we?
No. Not particularly.
Ortiz could have done the same thing last night, but it was probably smart not to.
OMG! NOO thank you!
LBJ getting praise again from Fox. Let him just drive him some runs. My 23 year old daughter thinks he is a cutie. Hmmmm, he's even in her age range.
HE did it! Your boy, Laura!
THE KID!
THAT'S MY BOY!!!!!!
Lyndon's certainly got a good eye, doesn't it? Not only is he aggressive, but he rarely swings at bad pitches.
SIR LYNDON!!! Extending his hit-streak and getting an RBI with it! Through the hole between short and third into left field. Pedroia brakes at third.
LBJ getting some London Lovin'
LBJ!
Big Papi....Time for a clutch hit.
YES! Another nice hit. And we get another run and another collision with Posada. Birdies really singing around his noggin! (That one made me laugh out loud---luckily husband had left the room.)
YES!!!!! ELLSBURY SCORES FROM FIRST ON A GAP SHOT!! It was cut off out there by Cabrera, who threw a strike to home. He is a very special player.
BYE BYE WANG.
BIG MAN ONE MORE TIME
Le Tiz getting some Souf East London Serenading
In play, run(s)...
yes...???
YES????
double and 2 more rib eyes for god.
WOO HOO! PAPIU DOUBLE the kid under the tag...SAFE!
Yes, TWO runs.
See you, not Cy Young CMW
whoo-hoo :)
I certainly cut out most of what I said... The very special player I was talking about was not Cabrera, but Ellsbury. Oops. Heh. Not many guys score from first on a shot like that, quickly cut off in the gap.
LBJ slides in hard, beats the throw and it's 5-1.
...
WHY CHOCOLATE RAIN GODDAMMIT?
No tag from Posada. He must be dizzy.
search cocolate rain on youtube and you'll see why edgar is called that
You go back to the collision of Hinske and that could have had something to do with Posada not tagging Ellsbury.
Castiglione: "Never in my 25 years with the Red Sox have I seen a guy run like Ellsbury can."
No tag from Posada. He must be dizzy.
wow you're right. just saw another replay -- he gets the ball on a bounce and then just kneels there as lyndon slides by.
hee hee
I am not going to bed.
I can't trust you lot to hold a lead while I am asleep.
thanks, nix. :>)
Unintended consequences... They happen a lot in baseball. Hinske really had a huge effect on Posada. He had to have been dizzy. He still looks dazed in there facing Beckett. And he pops out to Pedroia.
And how many times do you see it -- the catcher that gets his fucking bell rung not once but twice, leads off the next inning?
i hadnt realized you'd asked why choc rain. he does look like that motherfucker though.
Every time, RS.
since the first inning, the mfy have had one baserunner.
only four men on base all game.
choc rain -- i will have to look after the game.
i get a prince/darryl dawkins vibe from the name? am i warm?
No number on the monster is safe when Ellsbury (or Moss) are playing LF
7 outs left.
DO NOT LET UP.
Beckett takes care of business, hitting Giambi on the elbow with a heater. Warnings on both sides. HGH trots to first.
Damn, I have to leave in twenty minutes, and like the Lord, I am not trusting the four run lead. Especially with Giambi on base as HBP. Was it intentional? Fox says yes.
RS, no more like skinny nerd vibe.
Josh getting some respect from the UK for that.
Giambi on third. I really wish they would not hit people on purpose. Why risk a baserunner? Especially after last night.
Lopez, Timlin warming
Hmmmmmm.
Very hmmmmmmmm.
end this threat josh.
1-2 in Milk Dud.
Put 'em away!
One more strike, please. YES!!!
GOODBYE, MILK DUD!
yook - contusion right wrist
Threat over.
Business concluded.
Cy Young notice served.
got milk (dud)?
josh does.
No number on the monster is safe when Ellsbury (or Moss) are playing LF
Amy, LL, don't let last night scare you so much. Go in peace.
Now that's Cy Young ace material right there!
"yook - contusion right wrist"
Yeah, see comments at about 6 pm!
it's not like our bullpen is blowing leads every other day or anything.
I'm here for a while. My body clock is fucked from going to bed at 4 a.m. last night.
ok only six outs away. just like last night.
Timlin still warming. Could be it for Beckett.
No number on the monster is safe when Ellsbury (or Moss) are playing LF
Amy, LL, don't let last night scare you so much. Go in peace.
OK, I left something out there. I meant to smile at Ish's post before wishing a vaya con dios to Amy and the Lord.
No number on the monster is safe when Ellsbury (or Moss) are playing LF
Amy, LL, don't let last night scare you so much. Go in peace.
OK, I left something out there. I meant to smile at Ish's post before wishing a vaya con dios to Amy and the Lord.
ok only six outs away. just like last night.
oh come on! been reading too much ny post lately?
Oh and that Chocolate Rain this is pure hilarity, esp. the NES remake.
Lead-off walk.
Sing it to me, McCarver.
Drew gets lead off walk. Perhaps he has to become my favorite for a while, while I atone and while I try and get over being mad at Tek.
DJ Werd on base yet again.
ON FIRE, I tell you.
Lead-off walk.
Sing it to me, McCarver.
that's right, timmy, we expect to see jd cross the plate!
Sounded like Drew got a good jump. That inside pitch didn't need to be fought off. Posada wouldn't have had a chance.
Looked like an afterthought swing, though, from Tef.
108 for beckett. i say thanks and let's go pen.
magic number could be 9!!!
what the fuck you swinging at tek? it's like way inside and at his back foot?
Virabelli.
I am giving Tek this last at bat before I have to leave. He'd better not let me down. Another long foul. Come on. Close but no cigar. Come on. DAMN. Yet another K.
l-girl. no im just sying we need to finish these fuckers. we will.
8 LOB for Tek.
Very hmmmmmmmmm.
nix, you are correct, sir. can't let up for a second.
Ron Villone coming on.
I like that name. Sounds like the name of a hotshot cop or something.
warnings were issued.
villone coming in to face hinske.
...
will fatass feel like he has to drill someone tomorrow?
Sounds like the name of a hotshot cop or something.
Or a rag arm that we'll tee off on. One of those.
OK, got to get ready to go. I will be listening in the car. I hate leaving before the 8th inning.
Bye Amy! I won't give the send off i did yesterday, just in case these superstition things turn out to be true.
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