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.
***
Chien-Ming Wang (3.69, 118 ERA+) / Josh Beckett (3.27, 140 ERA+)
GOD DAMN HELL MOTHER FUCKING PAPSMEARING OKAJIMING CHRIST!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat time until the 8th then, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!!!!!
Be back Monday when I get back to Canada with photos et al...
I thought I'd get the best weather of the weekend at today's game. But, rainy and not as warm as predicted. Guess I'll have to wear the blue jacket.
ReplyDeleteTim, look for me in section 43 today. Gee golly, that mention of what I'll be wearing seemed extemporaneous at the time. Keith, if you're there, I'll be wearing a yellow tank top. In section 3000.
Hahaha, great pic...lets hope the greek god of steamed spinach returns for today's game.
ReplyDeleteRF Roof Deck was too chillin for my liking, not loud enough. And standing for a 4+ hour game was lame.
Sorry, girlfriend's google account was signed in for that post.
ReplyDeleteWhat are the lineups for today's game? Is Ellsbury playing?
ReplyDeleteLineups:
ReplyDeleteDon't know yet. I usually get them from here. Maybe at 2 or 2:30?
Two longest 9-inning games by time:
ReplyDelete4:45 - August 18, 2006
NYY 14, Bos 11
4:43 - September 14, 2007
NYY 8, Bos 7
Good blog headline from Jere:
ReplyDeleteYanks Win. But Are Still Pricks.
So it is safe to say that the Sox don't win marathon games. Keep it short then. Don't let the spinach get cold.
ReplyDeleteHinske v Wang: 10-for-22, .909 SLG (and 7-for-10 against him last year with a 2.127 OPS!)
ReplyDeleteFlo batters him .444/.531/.778
Lowell does not: 4-for-22
Tek doesn't either: 1-for-13 (HR in 1st AB in Sept. 2005, then nothing)
I don't call him Passedballa for nothing:
ReplyDeleteDumbo has 12 passed balls this year.
Tek has 4 and Mirabelli has 5.
Sox v Wang
ReplyDeleteMFY v Beckett
Last night was the first time in Papelbon's career that he allowed three consecutive hits.
ReplyDeletesteamed spinach to the rescue!
ReplyDeletehave fun jere and tim. (and keith, of course.)
Pedroia, 2B
ReplyDeleteYoukilis, 1B
Ortiz, DH
Lowell, 3B
Drew, LF
Varitek, C
Hinske, LF
Crisp, CF
Lugo, SS
Damon, LF
Jeter, SS
Abreu, RF
Rodriguez, 3B
Posada, C
Matsui, DH
Giambi, 1B
Cano, 2B
Cabrera, CF
Rain? Globe: "The national weather service is forecasting a chance of showers in Boston today, mainly before 3:00 p.m. ..."
Should be okay at 4:00.
So this game will end around 9 PM?!?!
Wanker of the Day: MLB's Mike Bauman.
ReplyDeleteHis lede:
"The New York Yankees cannot be counted out of any game in which they still have at-bats remaining."
In 2007, the Red Sox have a better record than the Yankees when they are:
trailing after 8 innings
trailing after 7 innings
trailing after 6 innings
trailing after 5 innings
trailing after 4 innings
trailing after 3 innings
trailing after 2 innings
trailing after 1 inning
tied at the start of the game
Pesky facts.
ugh. i dont like it when i wake up and see hinskes name in the lineup.
ReplyDeletei hope he shuts me up.
The New York Times has a feature on Lyndon.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed last night, until I went to bed!
ReplyDeleteOur sports channel with the contractsis showing Game 2. At 4:30 in the morning as an "As Live" game.
Great.
Gameday Live it is!
This is funny:
ReplyDeleteMike Vaccaro, Post:
"They will remember this inning: the Yankees, the Red Sox, New York City, New England. They will remember what happened in the top of the eighth at Fenway Park this morning, next week, next month. If things happen the way it looks like they may well happen from here on in, they will remember this inning 50 years from now. Every detail. Every minute. Every second."
Good lord. Calm down.
Beware the Fist Pump!
ReplyDeletecan someone explain to me what the spinach thing is? ive been off the face of the earth for the last couple of days.
ReplyDeleteNix:
ReplyDeleteIn the Papi walkoff game on Wednesday, Tim posted:
Sorry 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"
Later on, I posted:
I 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.
I tried:
lester definitely steamed some spinach in the first inning.
??
and it went from there.
I think it morphed from a bad thing to do to a good thing.
my frend called me from his waiter job in boston yesterday afternoon and left me a message:
ReplyDelete"andy pettitte is going to pitch like shit. how do i know this? 'cause he's here at Maggiano's eating lunch. You feel this food for hours! "
well he was right, but maybe oki and pap ate there too...
I guess it's too late to call this Maggiano's place and have some ziti sent over to the MFY clubhouse?
ReplyDeleteMaybe for Sunday, though. You know Billy'd wolf it down.
not a bad idea redsock!
ReplyDeletethey will remember this inning 50 years from now. Every detail. Every minute. Every second.
ReplyDeleteMike Vaccaro is insane!
Also sounds like he's trying to channel the SI writer Gary Smith.
I was totally stunned and disgusted last night. But today I am totally up for a win, and tomorrow's win, and the win after that, on to clinching the division, on to the playoffs.
ReplyDeleteIT IS ON!
Enjoyed last night, until I went to bed!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of you getting the bad news this morning.
"Lord Lynch gets the bad news..." /orsillo
I'm at work today, so it's GDGD for me. Goddamn GameDay.
Looks like Ed Grimley with McMoron today.
ReplyDeleteOuch. Not a very good start today, either.
ReplyDeletenot even going to try the audio today.
ReplyDeletedamon out 3-1.
Ouch. All I saw was "in play, run(s) scored", that can only mean one thing.
ReplyDeleteA tangible dong to dead center.
ReplyDeleteAll I saw was "in play, run(s) scored", that can only mean one thing.
ReplyDeleteWhen there is no one on base, yep.
L - I woke up at 6 am and switched on the recording. Bleary eyed I saw New York 8.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised my neighbours (proper spelling!) didn't here the "I Don't Fucking Believe It".
And my football team had a miserable home defeat and the fans want to fire the manager.
And NOW, that tosser has scored.
Happy Days.
And my football team had a miserable home defeat and the fans want to fire the manager.
ReplyDeleteWho's your team?
Happy days ahead, I promise.
I'm not in the mood for this bullshit, Josh.
ReplyDeleteIt appears I can spell neighbour, but not hear!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am already hating the FOX announcers. And the score.
ReplyDeleteI hate these announcers.
ReplyDeleteI am already hating the FOX announcers.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, Amy proves she is smart.
Has A-Rod walked to 2nd, or has he stolen a base. Gameday is not clear.
ReplyDeleteTwice.
ReplyDeleteOf course, we spell it without the U. But I like the British/Canadian spelling. Very sophisticated.
ReplyDeletemy mlbtv keeps going black and having to be restarted. it's happened three times already.
ReplyDeleteWe spell it with the U. :)
ReplyDeleteOy. Come on Josh. Get it together.
ReplyDeleteslappy walked, then stole on the first pitch to dumbo. no throw by tek. then dumbo was franked as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Shemp!
ReplyDeletePhew. OK, it's just one run.
ReplyDeleteI also thought about you, Lord. But at least you got a good night's sleep.
Franked, nice touch.
ReplyDeleteThank you Matsui for getting out on the 1st pitch.
ReplyDelete30 pitch 1st innings.
... and the chokers strand a pair.
ReplyDeleteAllan, can you post a link to the glossary in this game thread?
ReplyDelete(Amy, we're in separate workplaces today. It's not that we only communicate through comments. :) )
ReplyDeleteYeah, yeah. I forgot which "we" I was referring to here. Are most posters here Canadian? I perhaps should adjust my spelling to meet your standards. :)
ReplyDeleteWhy no LBJ today?
Glossary
ReplyDeleteShould I add "dong"?
I hate FOX. Luckily I've got the radio (although there's a delay...) I hear the ball hitting the mit when FOX shows the pitcher in his windup.
ReplyDeleteOh well. Better than these idiots on tv.
I have NFL Total Access on my TV, Gameday Live on my Desktop and Joy of Sox on my laptop.
ReplyDeleteI am not married and don't have any kids, dependents or what not in the house! You didn't need to guess.
Now hit some fucking runs off this fake.
I think you should add dong, even though it's mostly self-explanatory. But hey, it's for journalism!
ReplyDeleteOK, I just have to ask this: How do you two work and moderate and watch the game and score? Just what kind of jobs do you have and how do I get one?
ReplyDeleteLead man on...
Are most posters here Canadian?
ReplyDeleteNo, only a few. Tim, Woti-Woti and us, that's all I can think of right now.
Why no LBJ today?
Tito is mad at me?
Should I add "dong"?
Of course!
nice hit by wang and up the middle by fy.
ReplyDeletemake' em hate you more, yook.
And for what it's worth, FOX has the worst picture quality in baseball.
ReplyDeleteYouk, get even. Don't get mad.
ReplyDeleteHow do you two work and moderate and watch the game and score? Just what kind of jobs do you have and how do I get one?
ReplyDeleteWe are on our day-jobs that support our "real" (although often unpaid) lives as writers. We work at corporate law firms on the weekends.
It's boring but it works very well with writing. And following games. And moderating comments.
2 on, 1 out. We need some black magic. Come on, Doc!
ReplyDeleteTwo on - we need to make this man pay.
ReplyDeleteWell, we need some magic. and connection. Maybe not black magic, but hey.
ReplyDeleteMagic of any colour, and speaking any language, will be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteThe Good Doctor!!!
ReplyDeleteGo, Papi!
ReplyDeleteLaw firms let you watch the game and moderate a blog---wow. Law firms either have changed or Canada really is laid back. When I worked at a large law firm back in the 70s, we had to account for all our time and bill accordingly. I hated that, and it drove me out. Along with other things.
YAY--score tied! I love Lowell.
Yes. How many runs Gameday?
ReplyDeleteThe doctor is IN!!!!
ReplyDeleteDash - just 1. DP Drew on now....
ReplyDeleteYes, I was also hoping for more than one on GDGD... but we're still batting.
ReplyDeleteKeep the pressure on. Two men in scoring position. I am telling Tek NOT to swing at the high pitches. Will he listen?
ReplyDelete'Tek is 0 for 9 on he homestand, 2 for his last 19. But you just gotta squeak one through the infield! Dooo it. Peer pressure.
ReplyDeletemultiple shots of abreu out in right shielding his eyes with his glove. he had no clue on flo's hit and is blind out there.
ReplyDeleteand if you have ever stood out in RF during BP at this time of day, you know how tough it is to see anything.
fuckin' pinella.
At least it wasn't a double play.
ReplyDeleteLaw firms let you watch the game and moderate a blog---wow. Law firms either have changed or Canada really is laid back.
ReplyDeleteWe did it in NYC for a zillion years, where it is anything but laid back.
We're not lawyers. We're support staff. When there's work, we do it. When there's downtime...
Fox says LBJ is good looking. THought you should know, L-girl.
ReplyDeleteDamn, stranded two MOB.
'Tek hit it hard, we get out with 1... Just the one, but it's one. But Varitek got some good wood on it.
ReplyDeleteLet's see if Beckett's settled down a tad.
We get three hits, 1 run, no DPs and Wang still only threw 14 pitches?
ReplyDeleteFox says LBJ is good looking.
ReplyDeleteSo they're dumb but not blind.
yeah saw fox's lyndon-cam. poor tv-less L.
ReplyDeleteso far, not a lick o' work here. hope it stays that way until after the game -- 9 or 10 pm!!!
Ahh, thanks for the explanation about the firms. It sounds like a good way to earn a living and have the time and freedom to write. Sounds ideal to me.
ReplyDeleteTek at least made contact. But he is even getting to me....
We get three hits, 1 run, no DPs and Wang still only threw 14 pitches?
ReplyDeleteHe never throws too many.
poor tv-less L.
ReplyDeleteNote to self: bring binocs to games next week.
mlbtv is really shitty today. restarted about 7 times that inning.
ReplyDeleteAhh, thanks for the explanation about the firms. It sounds like a good way to earn a living and have the time and freedom to write. Sounds ideal to me.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It has served us very well. I've done a dozen or so jobs to support my writing, but this has been the best. (Thus my 17 yrs of experience.)
The downside is that in NYC we worked 24 hrs/wk to earn what we earn here in 40.
HGH 1st pitch? Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteFUCK YEAH with a FUCK YEAH play!
ReplyDeleteYou go, Dusty! Nice spin!
ReplyDeleteAmy, you are a lawyer?
ReplyDeletewhy is HGH breathing so hard? is he gonna have a heart attack in the dugout?
ReplyDeleteI am in fact a lawyer (please, no hissing), but I do not practice law and haven't since 1982. I teach at a law school in Springfield, MA. My students all know about my Red Sox mania.
ReplyDeleteRS, did you see Pedro's line today?
ReplyDelete6 IP, 7 H, 1 R(ER), 0 BB, 9 K
98p, 68st.
OK, good inning by Beckett. Does he have a JOS nickname? I haven't see one yet.
ReplyDeleteI teach at a law school in Springfield, MA. My students all know about my Red Sox mania.
ReplyDeleteCool. :)
No hissing here. We have friends who are lawyers doing amazing and important work. Not the ones we work for, of course, but hey. Gotta earn a living.
ND for Pedro because the bullpen blew it (sounds familiar) 5-3 PHI top 9
ReplyDeleteBetter Josh.
ReplyDeleteNote to self. Find more trash to throw out during the next inning.
I'm not superstitious.
0 BB and 9 K
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Go Petey!
Looking forward to seeing him work next month.
When do the Tigers play today? I can't follow, mod, post AND look for scores.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing him work next month.
ReplyDeleteme too
NY law firms pay outrageously. My daughter will be earning almost as much as I do (she starts work on Monday) at a very very small NY firm, and I have been out of law school for almost 30 years. The big firms pay almost twice as much. And even paralegals make a lot of money. It's really sort of sick, if you ask me. Not a life I want. No way.
ReplyDeleteDoes he have a JOS nickname? I haven't see one yet.
ReplyDeleteAll last season, I said he had rocks in his head. That probably doesn't count.
SoSH was sometimes calling him LaLoosh after the Bull Durham pitcher who insisted on throwing as hard as possible and then was tagged for tape measure HR.
Not so applicable this year.
det at min at 7
ReplyDeleteNY law firms pay outrageously.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. But that doesn't always trickle down to our level. Our last jobs in NYC, it did. My replacement, however, was hired at 2/3 of my salary.
Wang settled down also. Perhaps a pitcher's duel today.
ReplyDeleteI still miss Pedro. Glad he is doing well, at least until we have to play against him in the WS.
Pitches in AB against Wang:
ReplyDelete2 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 = 23 in 2 IP
I usually love a good pitcher's duel but could we please hit and score runs like crazy today?
ReplyDeleteAmy, this blog started out life as a Pedro appreciation website.
ReplyDeletePedro is the reason I follow the Boston Red Sox..
ReplyDeletehttp://soxmillwalllord.blogspot.com/2007/09/return-of-little-genius.html
I wish I had known about this site back then! It's funny that what got me intrigued here was the debate about an apostrophe. I just knew this wasn't the typical fan site. I had been posting on OTM, not nearly as much fun!
ReplyDeleteTime to clear some garbage out.
ReplyDeleteThere is a link to the old Pedro site (which was pedro45.net) under Important Stuff. I moved all the files over to my 1918 website, so everything still exists.
ReplyDeleteI think I started the Pedro stuff in 2000 sometime.
ReplyDeleteEd Grimley is a martin short lookalike.
ReplyDeleteFUCK YOU FOX.
Nice post, Lord. So are you really a lord? This place is endlessly interesting.
ReplyDeletePedro is the reason I follow the Boston Red Sox..
ReplyDeleteYay! Very cool. I loved him even in my... earlier days. Before the conversion.
It's funny that what got me intrigued here was the debate about an apostrophe. I just knew this wasn't the typical fan site.
:-)
But just FYI, the game threads are relatively new. They only took off this season. In the Petey days there weren't even comments!
Well, the blogosphere has come a long way in a short time. A year ago I was still not sure what a blog was. Then again, fifteen years ago I didn't know what the Internet was.
ReplyDeletecome on beckett.
ReplyDeleteThe "Lord" came from a trip to Australia nearly five years ago. A long story....
ReplyDeleteBut just FYI, the game threads are relatively new.
ReplyDeleteI looked back recently and they really started in mid-May of this year.
I like when A-Rod hits balls off himself.
ReplyDeleteReally? That recently? At least now I don't feel like I was missing all this for seasons.
ReplyDeleteYAY, Beckett. NICE K!
Backwards K!
ReplyDeleteHEY AROD STICK THOSE GLASSES UP YR ASSES!
ReplyDeleteon your way opt out.
ReplyDeleteI like it when A-Rod watches strike threes right down the middle of the plate.
ReplyDeleteWithout the blogosphere, we would have come to Canada without knowing a soul. The friends who were waiting for us up here were all from my blog - our whole support network. And we are part of that for many other people making the same move.
ReplyDeleteNix, how poetic :)
ReplyDeleteI may have to listen tomorrow night so I can hear the loud anti-Roger chants that are sure to be thundering throughout the park.
ReplyDeleteok let's get something going here...
ReplyDeleteAt least for the first 2 innings -- until Tubby is dispatched to the showers.
ReplyDeletecome on rookie of the year.
ReplyDeleteno hacking please!!!
ReplyDeleteCan we please make Wang throw more pitches?
ReplyDeleteIt is sort of amazing how the Internet can create social networks. Hopefully, most are for the good.
make him work a bit...
ReplyDeleteLiking the glossary.
ReplyDeleteNot liking the lack of pitches CMW is throwing.
Fox graphic has DP as having the highest avg for a rookie 2B since 1900 -- at .327 he's right now 10 pts higher than a couple of deadballers, -- one of whom was called Duke (not Lord).
ReplyDeleteDuke Kenworthy, didn't catcher the other guy, something like Vioxx.
come on doc
ReplyDeleteit's another operation for our team surgeon
ReplyDelete"didn't catcher the other guy"
ReplyDelete:>)
let's go, doctor d.
At least Papi made him work a bit. Now Lowell--tire him out. Foul some balls off.
ReplyDeleteFlo: 3rd consecutive season of 100+ walks
ReplyDeletecome on jd....do it for me.
ReplyDeletehmm, consecutive BBs from wang
ReplyDeleteTwo BBs. But not on many pitches. Can Drew keep it going? Just make him throw a lot of pitches. Or better.
ReplyDeletedo it for joy nation! we've been defending you all year...!
ReplyDeleteAnd now, it's the newest edition of... Star Search!
ReplyDeleteFind the biggest A-List names in the crowd at Fenway! It's bigger than the game itself!
the wild wang.
ReplyDeletetime for some action, jd!
OK, keep taking pitches.
ReplyDeletecome on two out hits is what we need!
ReplyDeletecome on capt. DONT FUCK AROUND
ReplyDeleteAnother walk! Oh, no, up to Tek again with two out?? Will he just not swing??
ReplyDeleteAll of his pitches are drifting.
ReplyDeleteWelp, we need execution here, 'Tek. Patience, and/or execution. There are 2 out.
good work, jd.
ReplyDeletenow cap'n, do it for amy!
guidry looking annoyed in dugout, shaking his head.
ReplyDeletegood eye, werd.
PLEASE tek -- do good.
ReplyDeleteWHY is he swinging? Isn't he watching? I hate being mad at Tek. But I am...
ReplyDelete5 LOB in 3 innings.
ReplyDeletea BIG fuck
ReplyDeleteDAMN. Wasn't he getting the same tips the first three batters got? I am just not happy with him.
ReplyDeleteGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
ReplyDeletewas it the SASAHE?
ReplyDeleteshit. varibelli.
ReplyDeletehow come jd friggin drew can work out a walk and captain teflon can't?
ReplyDeletewang doubled his pitch count that inning: 14-9-23 = 46
ReplyDeleteJB: 30-8-20 = 58
He's getting to be like an old boyfriend whose prior charms are becoming really annoying.
ReplyDeleteits pretty bad wthat im suprised when tek gets clutch hits now.
ReplyDeletecaptain teflon
ReplyDeleteJason Varitef?
im suprised when tek gets clutch hits now.
ReplyDeleteyup me too
Jason Varitef?
Varibelli
jesus becketts pitch count is pretty high, no?
ReplyDeleteAll the garbage has been taken out.
ReplyDeleteWhat next?
Tut tut Tek
Varitef? What am I missing in that reference? Or is it a typo?
ReplyDeletesiddown dumbo
ReplyDeleteteflon
ReplyDeletedumbo, sit!
ReplyDeletei called him captain teflon, allan took it from there
ReplyDeleteAhh, teflon. Gotcha. Thanks. Sorry to be a bit slow. I saw the Capt. Teflon, but just didn't then see the connection.
ReplyDeleteAnd not only is his offense lacking, but we've been questioning some of his pitch selections recently, too. It's certainly more of an untouchable area for criticism, but with Okajima and Dice you'd notice it a bit. And Gagné, even.
ReplyDelete5 Ks and here comes "I'm Sorry"
ReplyDeleteshemp backs away from the pitch -- and then it breaks back over the plate for strike 3!
ReplyDeleteBeckett strikes out the side!
ReplyDeleteYes, I made that comment last night (I am beginning to feel like a bad girlfriend, talking about my guy behind his back) about pitch selection with respect to DiceK. I still haven't seen any media comments on that though.
ReplyDeleteGO, BECKETT! Nice inning!!
nice work josh!
ReplyDelete6 Ks.
ReplyDeleteRegrets has left the batters box.
ish, you're right re pitch selections. allan fumed about that w/ beckett all of last year.
ReplyDeleteotoh, i give him major props for HH's gem. a rookie throwing a no-no has got to rely heavily on his catcher.
becKKKKKKett
ReplyDeleteAmy. My girlfriend is a Yankee.
ReplyDeleteThat's bad.
And I've spoken about to this to redsock on Threadsox - she will never convert.
Here comes our really scary bottom of the order.
ReplyDeleteI still haven't seen any media comments on that though.
ReplyDeleteyou might never see that.
nice inning beckett.
ReplyDeletewow seeing that actober ad is kinda silly after last night. i know last night wasnt the season or the world series, but the yanks fans must have a good laugh at it today.
fuckers
Lord, my husband is a Yankee fan. We need a support group.
ReplyDeleteMy comment, however, was about Varitek, who has been my favorite Sox player for a while. But he is just pissing me off now.
i love SOSH
ReplyDelete"Tito should get fired for starting Hinske"
ha so funny
Yeah, he called a terrific game with HH... I wonder how often Dice (and the other starts) shake him off. He's shown that he can call a good game, but I just wonder how often they shake him off. A guy like Varitek, with his reputation, is not a guy I'd think you'd want to be shaking off.
ReplyDeleteBut I really don't know much about the pitcher/catcher relationship.
cashman shown in crowd reading a magazine over someone's shoulder.
ReplyDeletebuy your own copy, ya cheapo!!!