October 21, 2007

ALCS 7: Red Sox 11, Spiders 2


AL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

W L L L W W W


Cleveland - 000 110 000 -  2 10 1
Red Sox - 111 000 26x - 11 15 1
Red Sox in elimination games since 1999 -- 14-3.

With the season on the line, Boston = money in the bank.

***

Lineups:
Pedroia, 2B      Sizemore, CF
Youkilis, 1B Asdrubal, 2B
Ortiz, DH Hafner, DH
Ramirez, LF Martinez, C
Lowell, 3B Garko, 1B
Drew, RF Peralta, SS
Varitek, C Lofton, LF
Ellsbury, CF Gutierrez, RF
Lugo, SS Blake, 3B
Grab your laptop and join us in comments during the game!

***

Jake Westbrook / Daisuke Matsuzaka

At 4:32 AM, Gehrig 38 typed:
It's as on as it can possibly be. ...
Dice-K:
I don't know if the term 'switched on' is the right term or the right way to describe, but I am all on for [tonight].
Bot:
They made a mistake in waking a sleeping giant over here in this clubhouse ... You just don't do those kinds of things. You wake a sleeping giant? There's gonna be some consequences and repercussions, that's for sure.
Win.

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Colin said...

I'm amazed that baseball's getting quite popular in Europe. My mom went to Italy with some friends and she was amazed how much they love the Sox...not Yankees...but Sox. You're always welcome in Fenway nations of Italy, the UK, and Ireland.

thatdietcokegirl said...

3-0. i likey.

westbrook will prolly stay in for the next inning too.

laura k said...

Another Brit staying up late for the Sox. Welcome Danndann :)

s1c said...

Ok, It is now official, I am so blotto I am screwing up my posts by hitting the s1c link. therefore, I am now cut off for at least 1/2 an inning.

meanwhile happy, happy, happy dance as it is now 3-0!!!

brendotroy said...

Blogger just exploded when I tried to post this before, so I'll repeat:

I wish he'd thrown fewer pitches, but the bit about "inning-ending strikeout on Grady ... whatever" was definitely sarcasm. Damn Internet.

Amy said...

Knock them dead, Dice K. You are cool tonight, stay cool.

Lord Lynch said...

dandann. A fellow Britsox. This is hard effing work, this.

nixon33 said...

hey i know theres more important things going on, but what was the last game 7 that three hall of famers played in? im trying to figure out why it involved reggie jackson....via the fox trivia question answer??
Thanks

a run in inning keeps the indians from winning.

laura k said...

italy, uk and ireland, three of my favourite places.

i heard that baseball is beoming more popular in italy. very cool.

s1c said...

Ok, I have to admit that I like the "dragon tattoo" taco bell commercial.

Amy said...

Yeah, blogger has frozen me out a few times. Not the first time but more tonight than previously. More traffic here? Or on blogger in general?

Anonymous said...

Good to know I'm not the only one who doesn't care about work! Thanks for the welcome ;-)

I remember staying up for the '04 game 7 against the Yankees and missing school the next day...the more things change the more they stay the same!

laura k said...

nix33, reggie was with the angels at the time.

allan is narrating the scene: reggie taking his sunglasses off, getting ready to run on the field b/c they were going to win the pennant. but no...

Ron said...

Assdribbled to Short.

allan said...

1 pitch, 1 popup

17

laura k said...

dear spiders

thank you for hacking

you're going down,
joy nation

allan said...

because of HENDU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


the proto-papi

Amy said...

I like your poem, Nixon.

s1c said...

ok

Dear Daisuke,

Three innings down, all we are asking is three more just like the first three.

thanx,
RSN
Joy Nation

Anonymous said...

Too right lord; tommorow/today is going to be awful.

Question for you all; is it better to not bother going to sleep or trying to sleep for an hour?

laura k said...

allan just poured himself something we call "vacation in a glass" - add vodka and it's "paid vacation in a glass"

i'm still on red wine

nixon33 said...

AH THANKS l-GIRL AND REDSOCK!

nixon33 said...

L-GIRL RATHER

thatdietcokegirl said...

stays in the park.

that's ok.

SoSock said...

Fourthner, maybe getting back to thirdner?

laura k said...

dear joe buck

it's a double and no one's on. they can't score a run on that.

shut up,

joy nation

s1c said...

is it better to not bother going to sleep or trying to sleep for an hour?

I am blotto, so how would I know!!!

Amy said...

Truped there. (I can't believe how much of this lingo I have learned. I had to be careful last night with "ppl" to be sure to use only commonly known phrases and nicknames.)

Ron said...

Pronk up, 0 fer the ALCS.

Beware the long streak. Lets just clean up this mess quickly Dice. No worries.

allan said...

it's a juice blend - the box itself says it is a vacation in a glass.

this is a world series in a glass.

allan said...

he began the night at sixthner

laura k said...

"last night with ppl"

lol

Ron said...

Joe Buck "... a well balanced lineup for Eric Wedge"

My Wife: "yeah, they're all sucking right now"

:-D

Benjamin said...

Nice catcher speed on Martinez.

laura k said...

nice play dice k

hey, what poem? nix33 wrote a poem and i missed it?

Amy said...

Phew, a pitcher stopped the ball AND got it to first in time.

Colin said...

Good work Daisuke.

thatdietcokegirl said...

nice play.

pronkie's ass stays put.

brendotroy said...

Helllllls yeah, that elicited a loud clap. You could see how DiceK wanted it in the way he fielded that. That's gotta help his confidence. YES. WIN.

Ron said...

See, I told you guys V-Mart was running that HR last night.

SoSock said...

okrag up

Amy said...

a run in inning keeps the indians from winning.

from Nixon

allan said...

wtf - shapiro brought a blowup doll to the game?

s1c said...

1997, who the fraggggggggg cares, this is RSN and we say "Cleveland Sucks, Cleveland Sucks"


Whats the count RS???

laura k said...

1997 heartbreak for cleveland, i so loved that. i won't tell you why.

allan said...

shit - i forgot to say 16

Lord Lynch said...

coffee made, washing put in tumble dryer. The Life of a Lord.

laura k said...

thank you amy :)

1997 is ok, cleveland LOST

like they will do tonight

Amy said...

Dann, I think a little sleep is better than none. My husband calls them "power naps."

s1c said...

shit - i forgot to say 16

About fragging time you realized that (ed-you are definetly blotto you are critizing RS now)

brendotroy said...

is it better to not bother going to sleep or trying to sleep for an hour?

Based on my experience back in college (not that long ago), better not to sleep unless you can get three or more hours. But that was just me.

laura k said...

i wish i could do that. i can't nap at all, ever.

i also couldn't stay awake like lord and danndann are doing. not even for the sox. i would just conk out.

Lord Lynch said...

I will sleep for a couple of hours DD. But then I got some before as well.

We have to suffer for our love.

Anonymous said...

Probably right Amy; to be honest I may have to leave this game before the end...just hoping the Sox have a 10 run lead by then!

Ron said...

From college: multiples of 3 for sleep. 3, 6, 9 or 12. Yes. 12. It was college.

andy said...

did you see the firestorm of signs tek gave K?

SoSock said...

hey, what poem? nix33 wrote a poem and i missed it?


There are so many posts tonight, it's almost impossible to see them all!
LOVE IT!

Amy said...

I can't nap either. I am so envious of his ability to do that. He will say, "I am going to take a 15 minute power nap," puts his head down, sleeps right away, and is up and refreshed in 15 minutes.

I have not pulled an all nighter since college, and I barely ever did it then (and only for fun, not for work).

Colin said...

Damn it.

thatdietcokegirl said...

i would stay up then coffee coffee and food.

and shit. 3-1. BIG DEAL.

laura k said...

alright, it didn't have to be a shut-out. we can score more runs, too.

be of good cheer.

brendotroy said...

Damn 2-out hits for the Spiders. Damn damn damn damn. We still have momentum, I say. Stiff upper lip, DiceK. C'mon, man.

Lord Lynch said...

Hmmmm.

McCarver shafted, as it wasn't where he thought it was.

allan said...

2 outs - let's get brak and get that run back

s1c said...

Fragging Garko,

Ok, Daisuke, that was a mistake, but like Schilling told you. Location, location, location.

I believe in you!!!

SoSock said...

OK, no sweat. 1 bad pitch, we can live with that.
Settle down and finish the inning - NOW!

Colin said...

Hmmmmm...when should they and should they bring Becsk in if back mojo tries to come in?

Amy said...

Damn. Get the last out, Dice. Come on. We need to get back to the plate and drive in more runs.

nixon33 said...

ok dicek, put em away

thatdietcokegirl said...

i'm of good cheer it's just that was a 9-pitch AB won by garko. annoying that's all.

Anonymous said...

Napping is an art I will never master.

Come on Dice-K...keep going.

thatdietcokegirl said...

C'MON EVIL DICE--END THIS INNING NOWWWW

s1c said...

Ok, enough with the off speed / curves.

Throw the 96 mph heater and go sit down!!!

Lord Lynch said...

He seems to struggle putting men away when he is ahead.

Consider me concerned.

laura k said...

amy: re sleep, naps, all-nighters, same here! exact same.

i can't even sleep on an overnight flight. i have to be horizontal, in the dark, in silence, with at least 6 hrs ahead of me.

let's go dice, finish him off

s1c said...

Where the fuck was that 1-2 pitch ump?

allan said...

sti dwon jhonny

15

nixon33 said...

ok LETS GO BATS!

laura k said...

i like what diet coke said: 3-1, big deal

Rob said...

The Red Sox are making this one feel very business-like! Go out each inning, get a run. Next inning, get a run. Next inning...

thatdietcokegirl said...

run must be recalled + 2-3 more.

johngoldfine said...

No tv, no radio, you guys are my lifeline--what's the score?

Amy said...

So do we start warming up someone in the bullpen? Or will Francona not want to get Dice K rattled?

Time for RUNS. Build a cushion here, guys.

Lord Lynch said...

Nice play Lugo. That was tough.

Jeter does that and McCarver spurts. An image I now even regret considering. I'll phone a shrink in the morning.

Anonymous said...

My sigh of relief may have just awoken the rest of the household.

allan said...

hell, i'm writing poems too

let's get brak and get that run back

David said...

Hopefully that was his "bad" inning.

s1c said...

tdcg - ok, if I wasn't happily married and also blotto, I could so much kiss you right now. 3-1 who the frag cares!!!!!

Happy dance!!!!!!

thatdietcokegirl said...

i'm actually having a coke right now.
just regular tho :)

Amy said...

Overnight flights: drugs. It has made all the difference. But I never sleep in the car (even as the passenger), and until I found drugs, I never slept on planes. I would arrive exhausted, drunk, and cranky.

allan said...

cle: 000 1 - 1 3 0
sox: 111 - 3 7 0

Anonymous said...

Good god lord...there was no need for that image!

laura k said...

john goldfine, omg, that sucks! do you have gdgd? (that's joy nation talk for gameday)

s1c said...

Hopefully that was his "bad" inning.

Dear Joy Nation
CC: RSN

yes, consider that my bad inning.

Daisuke

Amy said...

John, where could you be with no TV, no radio, and yet have Internet? The mysteries of the modern world.

laura k said...

amy, the last time we flew overnight, i double-dosed myself w/ sleep meds - and stayed up all night.

johngoldfine said...

Aha! A fine score.

allan said...

tek (bb
lbj
slügö

s1c said...

Dear Captain my Captain,

Your time, your moment!

Thanx,
RSN
Joy Nation

johngoldfine said...

l-girl--I pretty much have tomorrow's newspaper...tomorrow.

thatdietcokegirl said...

s1c, *blows kiss* ;D

*chants* let's go red sox!!

haha, i don't have any orignal chant ideas either i guess ;)

laura k said...

how considerate of dice-k to write to us between innings. he's a great guy.

laura k said...

amy, your man is smoking!

allan said...

tek opp field single thru the ss/3b hole to lf on a 3-1 pitch

Amy said...

TEK ON FIRE! Come on, LBJ. You are due for a big hit.

s1c said...

Dear LBJ (aka Laura's boy),

A hit is not only requested it is required!

Thanx,
RSN
Joy Nation

laura k said...

john goldfine, if you can get the blog, you can get mlb's gameday, or cbs sportsline, or espn gamecast...? no?

thatdietcokegirl said...

ON FIRE

hehe sorry i just love seeing 'on fire' in bold.

s1c said...

s1c, *blows kiss* ;D

I will never, never wash this keyboard again!!!

thatdietcokegirl said...

lbj should steal.

steal baby steal!!!

brendotroy said...

There's the call to the bullpen. //Dane Cook voice// Leadoff runners, motherfucker! ///DCV//

s1c said...

Fragging kidding me, another hard shot turns into an out.

Ok, steal second LBJ!!!

allan said...

pilfer the bag!!!!!!

SoSock said...

LL - you have now caused me to seek a shrink in the AM too. Thx for nothing, I'm still shuddering at the thought.

David - I like that thought!
We could definitely live with that for the mandatory bad inning!

Jeff said...

rbrumcan we please run Jacoby this time

johngoldfine said...

l-girl, I'm ashamed to confess the depths of my electronic illiteracy. Usually I get a staticky AM radio signal, but not tonight, oh no.

allan said...

hit and run!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1/3

Ron said...

SLUGO

laura k said...

YES!!!!!!!!

THAT'S MY BOY!!!!

(and sluuuuugo)

brendotroy said...

When it works out, the hit and run is a beautiful thing.

SAWWWWX!

s1c said...

sLUGOOOOOO!!!!

Ok, it is now taking me two or three attempts to post. But who the fragg caress!!!!!!

Lord Lynch said...

Me and Julio down down by the schoolyard!

I know. It's late. I'm hallucinating.

Amy said...

I am liking our 7=8=9 guys these two games.

thatdietcokegirl said...

ok hit and run. werrd. i dig ;)

Jeff said...

I didn't know Tito had a hit and run sign

allan said...

westbrook with the lowe face!!!!!

Amy said...

Time to bring home this inning's run.

SoSock said...

SLUGOOOOOOOOOOOO!

SoSock said...

JUST NO DP PLEASE!

laura k said...

john gf, don't worry, you found us, you can't be that clueless :)

try going to mlb.com and clicking around there

Jeff said...

if only Tito had the huevos to squeeze

Amy said...

Johngoldfine, you really have me curious. How can you have internet without having radio or tv reception? Cellphone?

laura k said...

the outs are ticking away and we are getting closer and closer to the 2007 AL pennant

it's a bit surreal

Lord Lynch said...

Watching this is not fun. Seriously.

s1c said...

if only Tito had the huevos to squeeze

Dustin sucks as a bunter

s1c said...

fragging DP's, they are just killing me

johngoldfine said...

Hey l-girl, I went, I saw, I'm laughing. I'm like wow john welcome to the computer era i hope that y2k thing doesn't screw us up.

mook said...

Blurg.

Amy said...

FUCKING DP. No runs that inning. Hey, where's the no DP letter, S1C? I requested that one a while ago.

laura k said...

damn

time for everyone to curse the fraggin dps

BUT WE ARE WINNING and dice-k is still sharp and our bullpen is ready and waiting

it's ok

Colin said...

Damn DPs...the bane of our existence with this Westbrook guy.

allan said...

CLE getting HUGE luck with these DPs and THEY ARE STILL LOSING 3-1

nixon33 said...

unlucky!

ok dicek...throw up another zero.

David said...

This habit of hitting into DPs is really starting to piss me off.

Rob said...

The Red Sox are making this one feel very business-like! Go out each inning, get a run. Next inning, get a run. Next inning...

laura k said...

no pissed off! no pissed off tonight!

s1c said...

Dear Daisuke,

Remember two, oops three nations have faith in you!!!

Thanx,
RSN
Joy Nation
Japan

thatdietcokegirl said...

bah another be-frigged dp!!

dear red sox,

stop that shit (i'm gettin boverred)

love,
tdcg/RSN/JN

Anonymous said...

God Damn...blow it open so I can go to bed already!

Amy said...

No 5th inning blues, please, Dice.

laura k said...

john gf, cool. i hope you don't leave us now that you learned how to get a score :)

Rob said...

That double play was more of a luck thing. The ironic part is Pedroia grounded that one almost exactly where Lugo hit his grounder.


Josh Beckett loosening in the bullpen.

Colin said...

Dear Red Sox,

Find a way to dodge those double plays. Thanks.

Keep the faith,
RSN

allan said...

john, click on this and then click on the "gameday" above the 2nd inning.

s1c said...

requested that one a while ago.

what can I say, I missed it

Rob said...

Beckett has now taken a seat.

Rob said...

MANNY BEING MANNY!!!!!!

laura k said...

dear amy

don't worry.

love,

daisuke

thatdietcokegirl said...

ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!

MBM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

David said...

Get back in your car old man!

Lord Lynch said...

Sit down grandad.

Manny being Manny.

mook said...

Manny Being Awesome

andy said...

FUCK YOU GRANDPA

allan said...

MANNY: FUCK YOU KENNY. YOU ARE OUT

Benjamin said...

Grandpa didn't even argue.

laura k said...

the bad man vs the old man!!!!

s1c said...

MBM shows you how to play the wall grandpa

Rob said...

And guess what!

Lofton appeared safe.

thatdietcokegirl said...

hope that pumps dice up (even more)

SoSock said...

MANNY - throwing out Gramps!!!!!!!

Amy said...

Ish, are you stuck on your last post? There was no run that inning. :(

Got that bastard out at second.

But I am wondering about DiceK, though. Too many balls going deep.

brendotroy said...

Oh, Manny. I'm having heart attacks here. Christ.

s1c said...

Ish-don't spoil the mood baby!!!

Ron said...

Love Manny's approach there. Turn around and wait for it.

allan said...

pen time, tito.

warm em up.

SoSock said...

Time to warm up the pen....

mook said...

Enough of this.

It's Beckett/Okajima/Timlin/Pap time.

johngoldfine said...

sorry, l-girl, I'm long gone now that I can surf the web like a pro

thatdietcokegirl said...

crikkeyyyy

jeemr up in the pen.

Rob said...

Now it's Jeemer warming.

allan said...

jeemer up

perfect

SoSock said...

McC - mentioning Yaz, - makes up for a lot with me!

Sir Jahmez said...

YEAH MANNY

Take that FTMC.

Amy said...

Thanks, S1C.

Let's see if WE can get a DP.

s1c said...

Jeemer!!!

Are you fragging kidding me!!!

It is only the 5th, if you have to make a change then I suggest you bring in the ALCS MVP, Captain kick ass!!!

laura k said...

our little john goldfine is leaving the nest. it seems like only yesterday he found us.

oh wait, it was only like 15 minutes ago.

Rob said...

Ish, are you stuck on your last post? There was no run that inning. :(

I think I was stuck on the last post. Not sure what happened there.

allan said...

s1c, you are drunk

leave it to playoff tito.

he is a bad man, too.

thatdietcokegirl said...

growllllll.....

this is turning into a nail-bitahhh

damn can we get a dp plz?
huh?? HUH???

laura k said...

amy, maybe you have something there after all.

here's john farrell to waste some time.

allan said...

farrell out to chat

jeemer tossing.

dice for sizemore.

dp pls.

Amy said...

Take him out. He can't get past the 4th inning.

Sir Jahmez said...

Come on Dice-K - It's Crane time.

laura k said...

no panic folks, jeemer's warming, we'll be fine

mook said...

Oh crap...don't frigging Grady us here, Tito.

s1c said...

Of course I am drunk, see what happens when you say I am being to slow.

Dear PC,

Daisuke, throw strikes and get this guy out.

John

RSN
Joy Nation

thatdietcokegirl said...

pull on that short leash tito.

Lord Lynch said...

There are few times I wish I could have a ciggy. This is one of them.

Shred my nerves.

mook said...

DP pleeeeeze.

allan said...

we have smart people at the helm

faith.

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