Dice was superb (8-6-2-2-8, 119). The Twins' two runs came in the seventh inning. Bot needed only six pitches to slam the door.
Tizzle remained white hot, with a double (#53), single and home run (#35). Lowell singled, doubled and drove in three. Drew (double) and Yook (single) drove in one run apiece.
In Baltimore, the Orioles got three runs off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth (Jay Payton's three-run triple tying the game) and one in the bottom of the tenth off Edwar Ramirez (Melvin Mora's bases-loaded squeeze bunt) and win 10-9.
Yankees - 004 031 010 0 - 9 14 0***
Orioles - 011 040 003 1 - 10 20 0
Kevin Slowey (4.57, 97 ERA+) / Daisuke Matsuzaka (4.48, 102 ERA+)
Let's try that again: Red Sox W + MFY L = East.
Elsewhere:
Yankees at Orioles, 7 PM
Cleveland at Royals, 8 PM
Angels at Athletics, 10 PM
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 650 Newer› Newest»Jose Reyes reaches to start the 9th. Luis Castillo up.
tim, she's gonna have to wake up when we clinch :)
No doubt. I've got the remains of the dinner wine here (in true Allan-Laura fashion ;) ) which I'm casually sipping on, holding out for the best.
This does not bode well right now though....Need a big K
Dear Shemp:
GIDP.
Sincerely,
RSN
Castillo grounds one to short, Reyes out at second, but Castillo reaches first on a fielder's choice. David Wright batting with 1 out.
THanks, RS. Cool. So the GREAT Mariano Rivera, as they seem always to call him, is not always so great. Eck saying it's not the same any more, as I type this.
come on chadford.
(in true Allan-Laura fashion ;) )
good man :)
Is this guy serious? Intentionally walking both Slappy and Shemp?
does buck martinez have THE most annoying voice for an announcer?
Intentionally loaded bases. For Molina. Get the DP
FuckWad gets an IBB. Better than the STDs he already has from the brass rail...
(yeah I definately changed A-Rod to FuckWad somehow...no correlation, but meh)
WOW walking Shemp too!
Is it the right call to walk two?
damn this never worked when the sox (gump) did it.
it's not a bad idea. it's risky, but so is pitching to those bastards.
Bottom of the 9th in Denver. 4-2 ARI, last licks for the Rockies.
Hawpe, Torrealba, and Sullvan, 6-7-8 hitters due up.
Evening.
I have woken up in the middle of the night to see we've won, and just seen gameday lie tell me that the unhittable Rivera has coughed it up.
I believe this is some evil dream.
Let's hope for a nice ol DP here from the other Molina.
David Wright grounds out to the pitcher, and the Mets are down to their last out. Beltran is the last hope.
Yes. 2 out and tha lump at the plate.
Come on Bradford...get the last one...
Two out for Giambi.
It's no dream, Lord L. I do believe we're about to clinch the division! (If not now, tomorrow!) (But maybe now!)
WOW!
Just got home (shalom y'all)
Took a couple of minutes to read up on Dice's performance - VERY impressive!
Then I come to JoS and looky here!
The Yanks, who were winning while I was driving home, have choked,
Isay, I say, CHOKED!
Gotta love it
And now Molina POPS UP.
GO CHOKERS !!!
FUCK YA! GET ER DONE AVIAN FLU BIRDS
I've got the TV on ESPN, my stereo on the Yankees game, and another radio on the Mets game.
hey sweatbox, make an out.
FLA 7, NYM 4, FINAL.
Let's hope Bradford throws his mystery pitch, entitled: "RANDOM STEROID TEST"
Philadelphia --
New York Mets 1 GB
Mets lose. Phils in first place. When were Mets last not in first this season? Poor Mets.
So Dice-K was good tonight?
Bad news about Buchholz not pitching in the postseason.
Get out HGH.
Get up, O's fans!
AVIAN FLU BIRDS
that's something I can cheer for.
Do what the scoreboard is encouraging you to do! Keep er going!
1 out, nobody out in Denver. Torrealba batting.
It's probably mostly Yankees fans there tonight.
LL, Dice was great tonight, best we've seen him.
Mets have been on top of the NL East for over 4 months.
Isay, I say, CHOKED!
Your image has forever been engrained in my mind as one, Foghorn Leghorn.
Congrats, sosock :P
At least the O's are trying here (re: dive by mora)
The Brewers have the tying run at the plate with 1 out. 6-3 SD.
YANKEES DO NOT SCORE!!!!
Score, Baltimore, score!
Awesome...let's go Os!
It worked! Yankees leave em loaded. Now LET'S GO O'S!!!
Wow. Well played there.
Giambi OUT! Let's go to the bottom of the tenth.
WAY TO CHOKE GIAMBI !!!
Bases Loaded.
They'd choke on an M&M
yanks strand a pair and a half.
HGC
how jason chokes.
wow, wtg phillies - thats impressive. lets see how it pans out tomorrow and sunday though.
Ryan Spilborghs batting with 1 out, 1 man on for Colorado.
He popped that better than he popped all those steroids!
C'mon Roberts - leadoff dong to end this sumbitch! CEMENT yourself as my favorite non-Sox player! (he was in the running with Aaron Hill but his shotty performance vs NYY dropped him right down)
Hurry up Baltimore.
I want to text the beloved, let her know who the AL East champions are - and then drift back into a comfortable, smiley sleep.....
Sardinha RF (replaces Abreu)
Gonzalez SS
Betemit 3B
mets were .5 GB on may 15.
Bring in Sean Henn and end this thing.
CHOCOLATE RAIN! COME ON!
CHOCOLATE RAIN!
Spilborghs walks. Tying runs on for Colorado with 1 out, Bottom of the 9th. Winning run to the plate.
Chocolate Rain will have to do.
edwar is dong worthy.
(more seinfled)
Sardinha RF (replaces Abreu)
Gonzalez SS
Betemit 3B
So, they're conceding the east?
FAIR BALL!!!!
DOUBLE FOR TIKE REDMAN.
Double for Redman!!
RS, I am truly amazed by your ability to dig up stats. Quite impressive, esp those with Rivera v Sox. Cool.
One hit. That's all. Just one solid single, anything. Just one.
Sheez, if the Padres win - not only have the Mets falen out of 1st in the Div., they're 2 games back in the WC chase.
Big fall-off
Jeter out, Arod out - are they conceding the division?
Even should we not clinch just right now, I'm a big fan of anything that wears the MFY out going into the postseason, so thanks, Bird Flu.
Redman on second.
Double for Redman!!
Holy fuck, I just saw Roberts ground out to first as I read that. Major lag here...
PASSEDBALLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now just a sac fly! Please!
Winning run at 3rd on a....
PASSEDBALLA!!
(Even tho it's not Passedballa behind the dish.)
passedballa -- SWEET
I saw Markakis homer in my visit to Camden Yards this year.
Lord Lynch Mojo. Work.
Runner on third. Sac fly wins the game!
90 ft. from victory. oh yeah. i can smell it.
I just squeaked. I am NOT a squeaky sort of person, but I just squeaked.
Sac Fly will do.
NESN is showing the Yankees game.
God, I love baseball.
K Tuning out from here until I see the win!
There are fans in the center field bleachers watching the big centerfield scoreboard jumbotron.
Everyone at Fenway is watching this. I wish I could see it on NESN.
Hey, is Posada catching for NY tonight? :)
It's ok, I now say PASSEDBALLA for all passed balls.
Come on guys...even a sac will do.
Walking Tejada to get to Millar.
ARI 4, COL 2, FINAL.
If this hotel had windows that opened, I bet I could HEAR Fenway from here.
WCS, I think we all do! :)
Huh, never seen a game with back-to-back intentional walks in back-to-back half-innings.
LET'S GO CABIN MIRROR!!!!!!!!!
What a weird game. Two teams intentionally loading the bases. Guess who the DH is. MILLAR!!!
Bring it Kevin...
That's baseball for you, no matter how many games you see, there's always something you've never seen before. This is crazy.
C'mon Millar!!!!!
A sac., a hard grounder past the drawn-in infield, a bloop, a passed ball, ANYTHING!!!
Let's go Cabin!!!
Millar HAS to want to get this game won. Come on, Millar! We still love you here.
Haha! From the O's guys "So Kevin Millar, the former Red Sox hero, has the chance to clinch the Al East for the Sox here tonight"
my goddamn laptop screen keeps blacking out. Payton and Millar...what a way for the sox to clinch it.
C'mon Millar - for your old buddies !
Damn it Millar!
Payton, Bradford, Millar would have been too perfect.
backwards K for KFK
Boo, Millar. Two out. We need a hit now.
Hurry Up.
CLINCH!!!!!!!!!
Damn, pressure's on now
BALTIMORE WINS!!!!!!!!!!
Suicide Squeeze?
WE WIN!!!!!!!!!
WE DID IT!!! RED SOX 2007 AL CHAMPIONS!!!
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Melvin!!!!!!!
AL East Champions.
Fuckin-A! bunt.
HOT DAMN !!!!!!
Break out the champagne!
YES!! YES!! THE AL EAST IS OURS!!
someone left the yankees' cake out in the (chocolate) rain.
and they'll never have that recipe agaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain.
YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
(and I didn't believe the o's could do it)
WOW< what happened?? I didn't see but I see the champagne. Was there a hit?
YESYESYESYES
AL EAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSTTTTTTT!!!!!!
YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I CALLED IT! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHH! YANKEES SUCK! GO SOX!
I knew you'd be around Amy--and no food poisoning to boot!
YES! YES OH FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD!! Gotta love those Os!!
WAY TO GO CHOKERS !!!!
I wish it had happened last night while my honey and I could have enjoyed it together. Here we are both typing into our little screens...
But we'll save the champagne for October!! We'll need plenty of it!!!!!
YES!!!!! WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!
Bottom of the 9th in Milwaukee, 0 out. Chicago Cubs fan watching intently. 6-3 San Diego.
This is AWESOME. Watching the champagne FLY in the Red Sox clubhouse!!!!!
That was brilliant. That couldn't have been much more fun if it tried!
(Happy 75th Birthday, Grandmom!)
Smiley Sleep.
May I give you all many hugs goodnight, and say it out loud.
Boston Red Sox - 2007 AL East Champions
Amy, I'm so happy you were able to watch the end of the game! Everyone should be very happy at the reception tomorrow!
omg.
is it wrong how much i love baltimore right now?
Papelbon just absolutely DRENCHED Teener! Hahaha they showed her trying to get champagne out of her eyes
Yay. Got to watch it on YES with the MFY-rooting in-laws. Such a difference between having Giambi up with the bases loaded and two outs and having Mora do it.
So what's the crappiest lineup of scrubs we can field tomorrow now that we've clinched?
Murray Chass is crying right now.
Javy Lopez out drenching fans above the Red Sox dugout.
And now we've got Timlin and Schilling, Timlin's out there high-fiving people
Boy, I am tempted to run down to Kenmore Square. If I were a few years younger....
Finally !
The desired end result was a little longer arriving than we all would have liked, but that's the beauty of having such a great season - when you do hit that inevitable skid, you can weather it and still come out on top.
They earned it all season, and now they have it.
CONGRATULATIONS RED SOX !!
Papelbon's being interviewed with Dice-K hooked around his shoulder
SOX CLINCH, SOX CLINCH, SOX CLINCH!!!
Ish, thanks for the NESN updates, please keep 'em coming if you can.
Schilling: This is amazing. Hi to my wife Shonda and the kids, who left earlier. I'll be home in a little bit.
Thanks, Laura and Nick, now I can go to the bar mitzvah and drink easily and enjoy the party. Boy, you all have made this SO much fun!
Manny Delcarmen drenches the cop who hangs out at the bullpen... Running across the outfield with champagne flying, LMAO.
Sweet Baby Jesus!!! How dare I say that Sox won't get help from Baltimore!! They treat scrub Yankee pitching with the scorn it deserves. Can hardly wait for the genius media to recap who blew what this season.
And of course: HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2007 AL EAST CHAMPION BOSTON RED SOX!11111!
If anyone wants a copy of the celebration of dvd hit shoot me a PM at threadsox.
Alex Cora hugging fans, him and Lowell running along the right field line, past the foul pole, high-fiving fans as they pass. There's a whole receiving line along the right field line, with hands sticking out
I love you, cakey.
Players back on the field, crowd going nuts. Wearing their new ALEast Champion T-shirts!
Oh the standings are just a thing of beauty. That E looks so good with the pinstripes.
It's actually kind of fun just listening to you guys talking about the celebration. I bet it's great! I'll have to watch Sportscenter to see some of it.
Night all.
Amy - glad you can enjoy the party tomorrow without wondering what you're missing.
Allan - Just read your e-mail, I'll reply before I hit the sack.
Damn I feel good right now!
BIG :)
Timlin thanks the Orioles, "They picked us up. They picked us up. We were mad at Kevin there for a few minutes, like, why'd you take one down the middle?!"
TImlin with goggles to keep champagne out of his eyes. Saying they were mad at Millar for taking a fast ball down the middle.
but but but this shows the yankees won the east -- and the west!
i'm confused.
All of Joy Nation is coming by to celebrate!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2007 RED SOX!!
WE ARE GOING ALL THE WAY!!!!!
Teener with Pedroia: I'm proud of this team. We've been through a lot together, and there's a lot more to come.
FUCK THE TROLLS!
WHERE ARE YA NOW, ASSHOLES?
CHOKERS.
Dustin seems calm and subdued for a rookie going into the post season. Perhaps in shock. Must be surreal.
"everyone's come together, we had a tough spot getting swept by the yankees, and we just focused on winning games. I'm just so proud of everybody."
Where are you all seeing this Red Sox champagne celebration stuff? I can't see shit.
Ortiz, on the loudspeaker: Everybody knows we love you guys, and we'll fight back!
Ooo, ooo, ooo, I want a copy of that! Thanks Cakey!
(Uh, I don't need my own copy, I'll share Allan's.)
Players spraying champagne at the FANS!
we'll include cakey's disc in the mega 2007 world series champion box set.
Oh cakey - you are a prince among men...
Lowell running along high-fiving fans.
Oh Sarah, thanks for the reminder, I have to go gaze upon the lovely standings!!!
There are fans along the rightfield line about 15 rows deep. Mike Lowell running back along, high-fiving people...
Brandon Moss: Unbelieveable. I can't even put it into words. It's unbelieveable. This is exactly what I'd hoped for.
Congratulations everybody! I can't believe I missed almost the entire night of baseball on the most important night of the season. I'm stuck watching freaking Sportscenter and they have yet to mention the Red Sox!
Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs have won the NL Central.
SD 6, MIL 3, FINAL.
Right. 10 past 4 in the morning. Back to bed.
AL East Champions. I like it.
Good Night all. I am very glad I woke up!
Wish I had NESN...
Papelbon's wearing a skin tight Red Sox t-shirt.
Look! Look!
x-Boston
New York
Toronto
Baltimore
Tampa Bay
x-clinched division
...
way to go, cubs!!!
Colin, on NESN.
They've all got goggles on.
Youks: If we lose, it's going to be us losing the games. We'll be beating ourselves.
Clinch for those nice midwesterners too.
on the most important night of the season.
so far
Jon Lester: A lot of these guys here, guys who have won the World Series, haven't won the division.
DiceK getting a heavy duty shower of Champagne
Papelbon wearing very nice tight red t-shirt. Very nice.
Shit...I don't get NESN here in DC. Traitorous assholes...
goddammit! what a great moment and I've been turning my laptop off and on cause of the stupid backlight inverter.
But fuck yeah! We got the Spinach!
Hinske smoking a cigar.
Magic number for FULL HOME ADVANTAGE: ONE
CLE 5, KC 3, FINAL>
Thank you all so much for the updates, it's wonderful for us folks who can't see it.
I have to go now (work tomorrow).
I just want to thank everyone for being here all season. It's been really special. Here's to a great October at Joy Nation!
FRANCONA: it's very special. we try to stay positive for everything that's come at us, but to win this division is no small feat. to see the looks on people's faces, like john henry and tom... we share it from top to bottom in our organization and with our fans who live and die with us... it's very special.
Colin, a lot of us don't have NESN. It's frustrating, but the main thing is we did it. Enjoy it vicariously if you can. Might as well!
G'night folks, love you all. :)
Now we just have to win one more to clinch home-field advantage over Cleveland (or have them lose two).
Good night, Laura. And thanks to you and Allan for hosting this party. I cannot thank you all enough for giving me a place to share the pain and the joy while watching the games. (BTW, my husband is downstairs in the hotel bar with his Yankee fan cousins, but he called up to congratulate me.)
when we went through the tough time in toronto; the resolve... no panic. when you look at guys like lowell, and ortiz... it was very calming.
i don't believe in karma, but i don't not believe in karma. so i stayed in my office.
Colin, a lot of us don't have NESN. It's frustrating, but the main thing is we did it. Enjoy it vicariously if you can. Might as well!
And that I shall...
More francona: I was mad at Millar for a minute there, but to see it play out... I've never seen Theo go vertical like that.
Or two, actually. Hmmm.
OOH! OOH! Mr. Cakey! Mr. Cakey!
Can I get a copy of that?
not only was Lowell running back and forth.. he was practically skipping down the sidelines..
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