Sexy Lips had a rough first, allowing a walk, single and double before getting his first out. Another walk, a sac fly and a single gave the Twins a 3-0 lead.
After Tavarez got the last out of the first, he threw a perfect second inning on eight pitches and a perfect third inning on 15 pitches. Then Jon Lester pitched a perfect fourth inning (11 pitches) and a perfect fifth inning (nine pitches). Mike Timlin threw a perfect sixth inning (six pitches), Manny Delcarmen pitched a perfect seventh inning (serven pitches) and Eric Gagne pitched a perfect eighth inning (12 pitches).
When Jonathan Papelbon recorded the first out in the ninth inning, it was the 23rd consecutive batter the Red Sox had retired (only three of the 23 outs left the infield). Jason Kubel whacked a ground-rule double to right before Bot got the last two Twins.
Manny Ramirez singled home Julio Lugo in the fifth and Jason Varitek homered in the sixth to bring Boston to with in 3-2.
The Red Sox rallied in the ninth against Joe Nathan. Brandon Moss walked and went to third on Jacoby Ellsbury's single to right (but Ellsbury was caught off first base and thrown out). Julio Lugo walked and stole second and Alex Cora was walked intentionally. Bobby Kielty and Doug Mirabelli both struck out to end the regular season.
The Yankees beat the Orioles 10-4, so Boston finished two games ahead of New York in the AL East.
***
Matt Garza (3.92, 113 ERA+) / Julian Tavarez (5.33, 90 ERA+)
Sexy Lips makes his first start since August 31. He's pitched only 5.2 innings in four September appearances.
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1 – 200 of 288 Newer› Newest»Time for the big, NL showdown today. They're calling it, "Super Sunday." I'll post updates as they come in. The fun starts at 1:10.
FLA 1, NYM 0, Top 1st.
Glavine off to a shaky start.
It's crazy Hope the Pads lose, Phils, Mets, and Rocks win and all hell breaks out......
Meanwhile, everyone has sobered up at Fenway:
Pedroia, 2B
Ramirez, LF
Ortiz, DH
Lowell, 3B
Youkilis, 1B
Varitek, C
Crisp, CF
Ellsbury, RF
Lugo, SS
Punto, SS
Buscher, 3B
Hunter, CF
Morneau, DH
Cuddyer, RF
Jones, 1B
White, LF
Lecroy, C
Casilla, 2B
W-L Contest:
Sox win = Jeff Davis
Sox lose = Paul H.
Further to 9casey's wish:
MLB:
"If the Padres lose at Milwaukee, if the Rockies win at home against Arizona, if the Phillies and Mets each win their respective home games, then a four-way tiebreaker process will be required starting on Monday and lasting through Wednesday.
"In that scenario, the Phillies and Mets will tie for the NL East title, and they will have a play-in game Monday to decide the division champ. The loser would then enter a three-game mini-tournament for which the Rockies, based on head-to-head records during the regular season, would have the option of trying to win at home and then on the road or just once on the road to advance.
"If the Rockies choose to stay home, their opponent would be determined by the wishes of the team with the second-best combined head-to-head record; it'd be the Phillies if they're involved, but the Padres if the Mets drop into the three-way. That team could choose to play at the Rockies on Tuesday, but it's more likely that it would opt for a single game and travel to play the winner of Tuesday's game on Wednesday. If the Rockies opt for the one road game, Tuesday's game would feature New York at San Diego, or San Diego at Philly, with the winner hosting Colorado on Wednesday.
That survivor will be the eighth and final playoff team. There never has been a three-way tiebreaker in Major League history."
FUCKIN' A!
Marlins with 7 in the top of the first at Shea!!!
Glavine v 9 batters:
5 hits
2 walks
1 HBP
1 out
7 runs
36 pitches
ouch!!!
couple of things:
i cant believe the mets' 1st inning.
do you think at some point we might see a position player throw a pitch today for the sox?
Luckily it's just the top of the 1st.
I say we see this:
Lips 4
Lester 2
MDC 1
Gagne 1
Bot (sans beer case) 1
Can you believe this?
They've FINALLY gotten the third out, and the Fish get a 7 spot.
Let's hope the offense recovers and kills Dontrelle today.
Castillo, 1 out double for the Mets.
Phillies underway. Padres at 2:05.
Nats get a hit but don't score in the top of the first in Philly.
i dont know...i was rooting for the mets, as most of us sox fans do, but then i kinda wanted the phils to make it interesting, then it got TOO interesting...and now this. it'd be really funny just to show how bad tha NL is if all the teams that needed to win, ended up losing themselves into a four-way-tie
Wright: F9, Castillo to third.
Beltran: Infield single, little dribbler in front of the plate. Castillo remains at third.
Corners, 2 out. Alou.
Wild pitch and Castillo comes home.
7-1
Infield single to 6 from Alou...
Corners, 2 out.
Delgado gets HBP.
Bases loaded, 2 out. And Delgado's hurt. Hit him on the wrist.
Gotta check comments faster! ish'll set a record today.
I don't get it. Why are we fielding a real lineup today?
Delgado stays in the game. Wow.
WSH 0, PHI 1, Bot 1st, man at third.
well, we're off monday and tuesday.
also tito said pre-game (acc. to the globe) that the lineup probably will be much different by inning #9.
In the who gives a fuck dept.:
NYY: 1
BAL: 0
Ramon Castro hit one onto the left field warning track with the bases loaded. Almost had a granny.
FLA 7, NYM 1, END 1st.
Bases are actually empty in Philly right now.
Again, the things that need to happen for a four-way tie:
San Diego loses to Milwaukee.
Mets beat the Marlins.
Phillies beat the Nats.
Rockies beat the D-Backs.
It's cool to put Wang and dong in the same sentence, but what about granny and dong? Not sure about that!
Delgado comes out of the game now. Jeff Conine replaces him at first base.
Jorge Sosa's got to pitch the game of his life for the Mets and keep the Marlins from scoring further.
ish, are you flipping channels on EI? only internet? both?
i'm curious.
(on a day like today, the ei package is a godsend.)
Sosa starts it off right. K's Miguel Cabrera.
I've got the game on NESN, watching the Mets on the internet, and keeping tabs on the Phillies on ESPN scoreboard.
i know you werent asking me, but i agree my ei package feels like its paying for itself today.
I think 1908 almost ended in a three-way tie.
Chi Cubs 99-55 .643 --
NY Giants 98-56 .636 1 GB
Pirates 98-56 .636 1 GB
There is a fairly recent book about that season that won a big SABR award. By Cait Somebody.
It helps to live in NESN's viewing area.
todays game will be very interesting to watch to see what crazy shit tito does in this couldn't matter less game.
JORGE SOSA strikes out the side!
NESN on MLBTV -- one last time -- and then I won't have to hear Remy hawk his shit for six months.
Another good thing about living somewhat near Boston: I'll be able to listen to Red Sox radio throughout the playoffs.
i see the mlb post-season package includes audio of live games and then archived games but all the games are blacked out when they are played.
i was thinking i could follow a ds game or two at work, but it appears that it would be only radio and gdgd.
may have to take some 1/2 days here and there.
It'll be a full bench effort for the Mets. Anderson Hernandez set to be the first pinch-hitter after Milledge's at-bat.
Orlando Hernandez warming up for the 3rd.
Another good thing about living somewhat near Boston: I'll be able to listen to Red Sox radio throughout the playoffs.
I wonder if we could get the CT station in our backyard?? I still need pictures though, so it's grit my teeth and bear the idiots.
The problem with watching on the internet is that it'll freeze on my computer periodically.
Milledge reaches to lead off the 2nd.
WSH 0, PHI 1 after 2 innings.
not a good start for lips:
walk
single
rbi double
Bottom 2nd in New York:
BB
F7
F8
BB
Now batting: David Wright
Wright goes down swinging, and the Mets leave 2.
7-1 after 2.
Dear, MLB:
Please don't schedule any playoff games at Fenway for the middle of the day.
This is Rondell White's final MLB game. He's retiring after today.
TBS is broadcasting their final Atlanta Braves game, and this will be the final game for Craig Biggio... and they're in Houston.
Minute Maid is sold out.
Orlando Hernandez pitching the 3rd for the Mets.
corey up already for sox.
Very nice sliding catch by Beltran, running a long way to his right to plug the gap, then slid on his left hip and made the catch, saving a double.
DONTRELLE WILLIS hits a 2-out triple off Hernandez!
Triple is harmless as Hanley Ramirez goes P2 in front of the backstop.
i wonder who will get the prime time start for game 2on friday: red sox or mfy?
same deal on monday for game 4, if both series go that far? (and wed. for game 5)
Look for the Yankees to get the Prime time starts in Cleaveland and afternoon start at Yankee stadium. Sox will get a prime time for the game in Anaheim.
Rut roh.
SD 3, MIL 0, Bot 1st.
Moises Alou swung so hard at a pitch just now that he fell on his ass afterward.
2 on, 1 out at Shea.
Ramon Castro has the chance to make this a ballgame again.
Bases loaded for Ryan Howard in Philly.
Castro K's, it's up to Milledge.
2-run single for Ryan Howard, it's 3-0 Phillies.
4 pitch walk to Milledge. Bases loaded for a pinch-hitter.
Paul Lo Duca.
And now Dontrelle is coming out of the game! Freddy Gonzalez has seen enough, and now it'll be a bullpen side for both times. Logan Kensing to the rescue.
Good thing this game means nothing. 3-0 twinkies after 1, oh well, back to watching the cowboys!!!
lips gets the twins on 8 pitches in the 2nd. much better.
Mets fans chanting, "Paul Lo Duca."
Lo Duca goes 1-3... Little tapper to the mound on a check swing.
They've left 8.
7-1 after 3.
Top of the 4th at Shea... Scott Schowenweis on the bump.
WSH 1, PHI 3, Top 4th
SD 3, MIL 0, Bot 2nd
Quick 1-2-3 inning for Schowenweis.
ARI @ COL starts in about 15 minutes. Their game won't matter if San Diego wins... Arizona has already clinched the NL West.
David Wright hits a 2-out single to left in the 4th.
Yeah, the games do not appear to be trending toward the massive tiebreakers with Philly and SD winning.
Must be one of the all-time low points in Glavine's career (and there aren't that many).
Beltran: L6.
Mets have now left 9 men.
7-1 after 4
Yeah speaking of Who Gives a Fuck Dept., is it natural to really give a crap about how this game is going?
Yeah speaking of Who Gives a Fuck Dept., is it natural to really give a crap about how this game is going?
Well, wins are always nicer, but yeah, as long as no one gets hurt.
I am keeping score though.
I guess the two contest guys are invested in the outcome.
leadoff double for fuck yeah.
Good point, a win is nice but at least I take comfort in knowing a loss won't provoke an aneurysm.
Single, K, BB in the Florida 5th so far.
A double and now it's 8-1 Fish.
nesn shows a blimp shot of sailboats on the river.
don asks remy if he's ever thought of dong that.
remy says he has no interest in it whatsoever. "i'd rather be in my cave."
!!!!
"which i'll be in in about 3 hours."
8-1 Florida and counting.
A friend of a friend who owns a bar in NYC says the mood among Mets fans lately has been ugly. Like, scary ugly.
I'd hate to be a Mets fan or a Rockies fan.
The problem is that I wanted the Mets to win the East, and the Rockies to win the Wild Card.
Crap.
I think we're going to be soon welcoming the Phillies as our possible NL East counterpart.
mood among Mets fans lately has been ugly. Like, scary ugly.
Basically our mood if the Sox pulled a choke job like the Mets are pulling.
Joe Smith into the game for the Mets, LHP trying to stop the bleeding for the moment.
2nd and 3rd, 1 out.
Arizona and Colorado is underway.
Bottom of the 5th at Shea. 8-1 Fish.
So San Diego must lose for the Rockies to have any chance at all of getting a Wildcard spot -- right?
Moises Alou, after hitting one just inches foul down the right field line, strikes out. 1 out in the 5th.
So San Diego must lose for the Rockies to have any chance at all of getting a Wildcard spot -- right?
Right.
P3 for Conine.
Well the Cowboys are well on their way to being 4-0 for the year and I see that nothing much is really going on in this game. Lester in for the Sox?
Does Lester make the play off roster for the DS? Heard Remy on the pregame saying the Sox will only have 10 pitchers?
Ish - good job with the updates bud!! I can't believe how bad Glavine was at the start of the Mets game.
Slugo from the hole - runs please!
Lester is for the 4th.
Jones - F8
White - K
Lecroy -
Castro K's.
1 - 2 - 3 for the Mets.
They're running out of outs.
nice play at short for the 3rd out!
WSH 1, PHI 3, Top 6th
SD 3, MIL 0, Bot 4th
ARI 0, COL 0, Bot 1st
2 on, 1 out in the top of the 6th for Cody Ross.
Joe Smith pitching for the Mets.
Double
Intentional Walk
1 out
Tying runs on for the Nats with Austin Kearns batting in the Top 6th in Philly.
SD 3, MIL 2, Bot 4th
wait if sd and col win what happens, sorry im a bit confused
Milwaukee 4th:
BB
4-3
SB, E5, 3-1
HR, 3-2
K
Pedro Feliciano coming in with 2 on, 2 out for the Mets. Gotta get a huge out or else.
lester with two perfect innings, 20 pitches.
wait if sd and col win what happens, sorry im a bit confused
Right now, SD leads COL by a game.
San Diego wins, they clinch wild card.
Colorado loses, San Diego clinches wild card.
The only way Colorado has a chance at the playoffs, is if they win and San Diego loses. Then they'd need to have a playoff game to actually decide to wild card, because they'd be tied.
wait if sd and col win what happens, sorry im a bit confused
Jayson Stark has a good recap here
ITS HOMER INNING way to go Remy!!!
what the fuck is remy doing -- this "homer" annoucing thing?
Heh. Remy's cheering them on like a normal fan.
Feliciano gets the big strikeout, and they go to the bottom of the 6th.
it is pretty funny.
sad to say, some announcers do this for real.
remy on pedroia: "nobody thought you could play in the first month, now you're gonna be rookie of the year. how about them apples?"
(remy was ripping the F out of pedroia for the entire month of april.)
SD 4, MIL 2, Mid 5th
Kahlil Greene dong.
My Mets stream froze. Trying to get it back.
(remy was ripping the F out of pedroia for the entire month of april.)
Yes he did and for the last month or so he has also said, that he was wrong about the kid.
One of the smartest players Julio Lugo!!!
LOL
Okay, here we go. Bottom of the 6th, bases empty, 1 out for the Mets.
Make that two out.
thanks everyone, i get it now.
i didnt realize that colorados future depended on a sd loss.
man the mets....i dont think they deserve to go to the playoffs
WSH 1, PHI 4, Bot 6th
SD 4, MIL 3, Bot 5th
Scoreless in Denver in the 2nd.
this is extremely annoying
WSH 1, PHI 5
Mets don't do anything in the 6th.
9 outs left, presumably in their season.
My computer has let me down. I can't get any mlbtv anymore. So I'll be keeping an eye merely on the numbers and on the radio.
Also watching TBS, who will have immediate updates, considering it greatly affects the TBS broadcasters. Any tie-breaker will be on TBS.
MILWAUKEE TIES IT!
nice touch. tito sending clayton out to take over for doctor with 2 outs so he gets the big ovation jogging off.
MILWAUKEE now takes the lead! It's 5-4!
nice touch. tito sending clayton out to take over for doctor with 2 outs so he gets the big ovation jogging off.
Agreed!
timlin gets the twins 1-2-3 on six pitches.
mdc up now.
8 outs left for the Mets.
WSH 1, PHI 5, Top 7th
SD 4, MIL 7, Bot 5th.
Cla Meredith coughing it up for the Padres.
ARI 0, COL 0, Bot 3rd
CAPTAIN DONG ACTION!
captain my captain!!!
teflon dong!
just saw a typo i had awhile back.
don asks remy if he's ever thought of dong that.
:>)
i just want there to be a baseball game tomorrow!
7 outs left for the Mets. 1 on, 2 out for Alou.
I saw that typo back then, but I wasn't gonna say anything...
Watching what looks to be Craig Biggio's final Major League at-bat.
Watching what looks to be Craig Biggio's final Major League at-bat.
HBP?
6 outs left for the Mets.
Apparently someone messed up the ESPN scoreboard. It's actually 6-4 Brewers. Top 6th.
its must kill mets fans to see those jeter car ads on the local channels between innings right now...of ever...but especially now.
Lots of shit happening in the NL today, eh?
I'm glad we're all comfy and cozy in our places.
Judging from the conversation, SD must own the tiebreaker over the Mets, so NY HAS to win, right?
Oh, by the way - there IS a Red Sox game on isn't there?
Nice work by Lester
sox subs:
cash at C
hinske at 1B
cora at 2B
moss in RF
LBJ RF to CF
MDC at P
5 years from now it will be interesting to listen to the Biggio HOF debate (not one imo).
Craig Biggio grounded out to third in his final at-bat. They'll probably take him out of the game in the 8th. Huge standing ovation, obviously... Atlanta's pitcher, Ron Mahay, stepped off the mound and gave the crowd and Biggio as long as he needed.
When Biggio went back to the dugout, Mahay stepped off the mound again as the crowd beckoned Biggio for a curtain call. Very emotional. Very nice moment.
Classy move by Mahay, as well.
Ryan Howard hits a dong, and it's now 6-1 Phillies in the bottom of the 7th.
Craig Biggio has just been lifted in Houston. Went out to second base, and is now called back. Stands in front of the dugout, waving his cap to the fans, his fellow players, the umpires, tears streaming down his face... The Houston dugout has emptied, and it's now a receiving line for Biggio, as he gives each and every one of them high fives and hugs, and now steps away from his team, salutes the crowd, walks slowly down the stairs into the dugout, and down the steps into the tunnel.
And thus closes a fantastic major league career. Craig Biggio.
Bottom of the 8th at Shea.
Ryan Howard hits a dong, and it's now 6-1 Phillies in the bottom of the 7th.
If this score holds Rollins is vindicated
Here's a game we haven't been following:
Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 5 -- as the Blue Jays season ends just a little bit down the street from me.
TB 8, TOR 5, FINAL.
TB: 66-96
TOR: 83-79
CHC 4, CIN 8, FINAL.
CHC: 85-77
CIN: 72-90
Very good relief from the Sox:
Lester in 4th: 1-2-3 on 11 pitches
Lester in 5th: 1-2-3 on 9 pitches
Timlin in 6th: 1-2-3 on 6 pitches
MDC in 7th: 1-2-3 on 7 pitches
Gagne in 8th: ?
Top of the 9th in New York.
Still 8-1.
poor willie randolph.
Has Don or Jerry ever mentioned Don is doing some TBS games?
Or are they not allowed?
Dear Fenway Faithful:
Let's please refrain from the Wave in the playoffs.
21 consecutive outs recorded by the Red Sox.
They mentioned it a week ago or so, RS. Jerry brought it up. He actually said, "I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say this, but..." and announced it.
RE: TBS games, I think they did mention it when it was first announced but other than that I haven't heard a thing.
poor willie randolph
It couldn't happen to a nicer guy, (MFY).
DIMMER!
1 - 2 - 3 INNING for Gagné!
Who ever said the last game doesn't mean anything?
Of these 22 straight retired batters, only 3 out of the infield.
Tavarez in 1st: last out
Tavarez in 2nd: 1-2-3 on 8 pitches
Tavarez in 3rd: 1-2-3 on 15 pitches
Lester in 4th: 1-2-3 on 11 pitches
Lester in 5th: 1-2-3 on 9 pitches
Timlin in 6th: 1-2-3 on 6 pitches
MDC in 7th: 1-2-3 on 7 pitches
Gagne in 8th: 1-2-3 on 12 pitches
Ever notice how strange things do happen on the last game of the season?
s1c said...
It couldn't happen to a nicer guy, (MFY).
i know, i know, but ive followed the mets all year as i i live here in MFYland.
Clayton's 3 pitch K isn't so strange.
I feel bad for Pedro.
Anytime bad things happen to the Mets, MFY fans are very happy, so it sucks.
Middle of the 9th at Shea.
Last licks.
Pitcher's spot, then Reyes, and Castillo due up.
Carlos Delgado suffered a fractured left hand when being hit by a pitch in the 1st inning.
Injury to insult.
Cmon Rockies. I want at least ONE one game playoff
Just as RS posted the pitching stats , I was getting ready to comment that since that ugly 1st inning, the pitching has been perfect. 21 straight outs! (OK, 22 counting the last of the 1st)
Marlon Anderson for the Mets batting.
Anderson: P6
1 down.
Don't fuck up the streak, Bot!
Last time I rooted for the Mets 1969!
Well, there was that subway series in 2000 but it was more of a grit my teeth type of thing.
For the fans, I feel bad, to lose all those games at home with Pedro and Glavine pitching. Two HOF'ers and they couldn't get it done. UGHly
Jose Reyes goes down 4-3.
Boos rain down on Shea Stadium and Jose Reyes, as the Mets are down to their final out.
Bot???
Papelbon?!
Mets have lost.
1 out in the top of the 9th in Philadelphia.
Scoreless in Denver.
Ubaldo Jimenez, starting pitcher for the Rockies, has not allowed a hit through 5 innings.
Bot blows the streak.
Bot???
Just tuning up :)
Over in the NL
So it's Cubbies and D-Backs, and Philly vs SD or Rockies, huh?
In the WGAF dept
MFY - 10
O's - 3
Top 8
FLA 8, NYM 1, FINAL.
FLA: 71-91
NYM: 88-74
ATL 0, HOU 3, FINAL.
ATL: 84-78
HOU: 73-89
PHILADELPHIA HAS WON THE NATIONAL LEAGUE'S EASTERN DIVISION.
Brett Myers strikes out Wily Mo Peña.
The Mets season is now over.
As Uncle Joe says:
Can you believe it?
So
Phillies hosting Padres/Rockies
DBacks hosting Cubs
Red Sox hosting Angels
Indians hosting Yankees
On Wednesday, we're being scheduled around the two NL games and on Friday we're being scheduled around the Yankee game.
Methinks the timing will work like this:
Wednesday
1: Phillies vs. NL Wild Card
5:30: Diamondbacks vs. Cubs
8:30 Red Sox vs. Angels
Friday
5:30: Red Sox vs. Angels
8:30: Indians vs. Yankees
I hope I'm wrong - I want the primetime game on Friday because I have a commitment Friday from 6-9 :/
Moss
Lyndon
Slugo
Einstein
against Nathan.
i may have to take friday off altogether.
Pads are gettin' nailed, and go Phillies...I'm proud.
strikes out Wily Mo Peña
anyone with a breaking ball strikes out WMP!
Talk about gnashing of teeth, think if he was still on the Sox and be considered for the 4th outfield spot going into the play offs!
Moss
LBJ
Lugo
possible walk off by the #3 slot.
C'mon Sox!
Let's end up on a high note here.
Well.. I guess we're on a pretty high note regardless :)
Moss BB!
Feels like a spring training exhibition, but let's win it anyway.
COME ON, PAWTUCKET!!!!
Dammit Ellsbury. That's like the 4th time he's done that this year.
LBJ what the heck
sweet hit and run, moss to third,
then LBJ caught around first for an out.
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