Red Sox - 000 001 000 - 1 5 0Harden (6-3-1-3-9, 95) was tough to hit and Lester (4-5-4-3-4, 83) was tough to watch. Emil Brown atoned for his base-running blunder yesterday by smacking a three-run dong to left in the third. Manny hit a solo shot with two outs in the sixth. Other hits: two singles from Lowell, a single from Lugo and a double from Crisp. David Aardsma pitched 1.2 innings (1 H, 3 K) and looked very good.
Athletics - 013 000 01x - 5 9 1
156 hours and change until the next regular season pitch.
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Jon Lester (2007 ERA+ 104) / Rich Harden (2007 ERA+ 171 (25.2 IP))
Francona said Lyndon's back is okay, Coco was going to play today regardless. Drew's back is no worse, but the team is playing it safe, since they have a 10-hour flight to California coming up.
Red Sox Athletics
Dustin Pedroia, 2B Travis Buck, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B Mark Ellis, 2B
David Ortiz, DH Daric Barton, 1B
Manny Ramirez, LF Mike Sweeney, DH
Mike Lowell, 3B Emil Brown, LF
Brandon Moss, RF Bobby Crosby, SS
Jason Varitek, C Jack Hannahan, 3B
Coco Crisp, CF Kurt Suzuki, C
Julio Lugo, SS Chris Denorfia, CF
Also, SoSH TaLK on Yook's cut-off in the 10th inning of Game 1.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 462 Newer› Newest»Don: "That's gonna be very unique..."
Me: "Grrrrrrrrrr", professional broadcaster needs a dictionary."
Harden responds by firing a pitch straight through Moss's bat
Lots of time left, people. Get into Oakland's Sox 2006 reunion bullpen, and 4 runs will look like nuthin'...
In all honesty, Orsillo is a tool, but he is one of, if not the best in the business. I've had the (mis)fortune of hearing a lot of the local guys from around the country when I had the digital cable package for a year.... no fun.
BREAKFAST IS OPEN! brb
i'll be back in a couple of innings. i'm playing taxi driver this morning.
I have a Harden autographed ball. I want that value to go down NOW.
Nobody says Wake is slow--except for that one horrible article.
That's probably what I was referring to....I dunno, I don't remember the sources of everything I read/see/hear...
i'd love to hear jack edwards call a red sox game.
Morning, folks. Couldn't drag my head awake this morning. Love waking up to baseball, though not to a 4 run deficit.
if i recall, 8 of the 10 fastest sox games last year were wake starts.
The Wake slow article--it was Newsday or something, and the guy accused one of the fastest working pitchers in baseball of being slow. I still can't believe that made the paper.
"I've had the (mis)fortune of hearing a lot of the local guys from around the country when I had the digital cable package for a year.... no fun."
We always have that, too. Orsillo is ok. I don't think he's great, but he's ok. Remy sucks.
I'd believe it, I think that game in Toronto was well under 3 hrs actually.
Nice K. Couple more so we can get the bats back out there.
I dunno, from a purely entertainment POV, Orsillo and Remy are alright. Couple of laughs, it's fun...that's all.
Ah, I kinda like Remy. Maybe because I remember his days as a player, maybe because of his authentic Boston accent. Sure, his sense of humor is annoying, but I like having an announcer with true Red Sox roots and loyalty.
Wicked inning for Lester. Hey, wait, Lester plays in Boston, how could he not be called Wicked Lester???
I'm not after the entertaining factor. To me, that's what the game is for. I'd be happier with a Vin Scully-like pbp and commentary, and nothing else. I find the other stuff just stupid.
I always figure the Boston accent is how he got the job.
Don't get me wrong, I'll take Don and Jerry over most if not all the other options I've heard. Bar is set pretty low though.
And "very unique" just makes me cringe when I hear it.
"maybe because of his authentic Boston accent."
Funny, I have a line in my book about Remy that says this almost exactly. I agree, entertainment-wise, I love our announcers.
The bar is indeed low. It's slim pickin's out there if you care aobut such things.
sluuuugo
yeah, well that's just it. NESN commentary is probably the lesser of the evils. i dunno, i'd rather have them then a boring, monotone FUCK
oh shit, never mind, erased
I just had a brilliant comment eaten by Blogger. Now you'll never know.
I have a good feeling about Lugo this year. I know it's early (second game...), but I just do.
anyway i was saying, i would rather have remy/orsillo than someone with no personality...clearly, redsock's dream - a game with no commentary, would be ideal, but since we're gonna get something at least NESN keeps it real. it could be worse. it could be Thorne and McCarver. I just cringed at that thought.
believe me, i'll take nesn over any fox affiliate any day.
Morning all.
Not the greatest start to the day.
jack, if blogger eats your comment, a lot of times you can just click refresh and it will appear. doesn't work every time, but it often does.
Aaaaaardsma in...
aardsma in
So we just had the local station commercial insert and they showed one for our local Minor Lg. Hockey team. A woman in the classic birth room, on the table, sheets over her legs, dr at the feet, and a hockey puck comes shooting out into the waiting mitt of a goalie in full gear on the other side of the room.
Unbelievable
Okay, I guess I have to explain Wicked Lester. The band you now know as KISS started off as "Wicked Lester." We've got a guy named Lester here in wicked-ville. It's perfect.
(I just told Kim--who is a huge Kiss fan--my proud new nickname, and she said "I don't get it." If a Kiss fan doesn't get it, this nickname may not have the legs I thought it would. Nonetheless, I'll be using it.)
so this guy is now listed first in the baseball encyc? that's a cool distinction.
lester: 4-5-4-3-4, 82
aardsma aalright.
I agree with Tim. Of course, I am also able to block out most of what they are saying. It is just noise in the background to me most of the time. Unlike most of you, I cannot watch, type, read AND listen...so the listening just doesn't happen. Same reason I don't hear/see the commercials. Too busy scrolling, typing and reading.
So given that, I'd rather have a real Red Sox fan as my announcer than some generic sportscaster.
A woman in the classic birth room, on the table, sheets over her legs, dr at the feet, and a hockey puck comes shooting out into the waiting mitt of a goalie in full gear on the other side of the room.
that's very unique.
Pretty good inning for aardvark
The *worst* thing they can do is slow the game down? There's got to be many things far worse.
Back, with Breakfast of Champions: pancakes (plain, no syrup or butter), a banana, a cup of powerade, and coffee.
And L, you'd be happy to know that at the behest of several student organizations, that would be Fair Trade certified Central Highlands coffee. :)
amy, i'm so envious of your talent for blocking out unwanted noise. i'd trade you my never losing anything for that in a heartbeat.
Oh-oh...Laura, my wife is awake. From now on, I'll have to address you as "Renaldo," or she'll be on to us....
Oh, damn, I thought they would miss that pop up.
epic fail for breaky for me today. i wish i still lived in rez, jeeze. got up an hour late, and i'm too damn tired/lazy to do anything about it today. milk expired too, so can't even do cereal. looks like i'll be making a stop somewhere on the way down to work.
OK Jack, and I'll call you Susie.
*shrug*
With Aardsma, Corey, maybe Hanson eventually, the Sox have some good bullpen depth.
thorne and phillips mentioned CHB's line in his column: "champions of breakfast"
they had quite a chuckle.
I would love never to lose anything (recently lost a bracelet that fell off my wrist somewhere...very upsetting). And sometimes I wish I could watch, read, type and listen since I miss gems like "very unique."
No, that won't work...SHE calls me Susie....
Amy, true. Yeah, a lot of it is background noise to me as well. Maybe that's why we don't care as much compared to L... I'm a very selective hearer, and my ears are deaf
MBM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEING!!!
We're on the board. He's a bad man.
MANNY! He's the man!
dong being dong
to finish that thought before the Ironman dong....
my ears are deafinitely not at 100%....
Worst may be a stretch, but when you're talking to 13-14 yr-olds you use extremes.
I also reminded them that at any time when they felt unsure, about the signs or just themselves, or if they were distracted, they SHOULD step out of the box or off of the rubber and collect themselves, just don't do it with every swing or pitch.
Manny - nice!
It's a start :)
the response to renaldo is clara.
And MBM takes back the MLB lead in RBIs from Emil Brown!
well we got one
Hey Zen, you're up early. (Same time I got up, I guess.)
manny now on pace for 405 RBI.
Got to go to the gym in a few. I hope they have the game on the TVs. These morning games are a treat, but harder for me to fit into my "busy" schedule.
Gotta stick with #1 in the Red Sox Encyclopedia this inning, no?
Dong Being Dong is Hazel Mae's uncle.
This park really does play huge---didn't Lowell's smash look like it was tagged?
Remy/Orsillo said Manny said he wants to be RBI leader this year and hit the 500 HR mark this year.
Manny Ramirez: international sensation
Well, if he doesn't hit the 500 mark this year, he's through. He should get to 520, easy.
I love the hanging autograph stuff, and didn't know about the same deal at Pawtucket.
Shit, that means I learned something from these guys today.
I feel not-worthy
Who is this Aardsma? He looks good!
K for Aaaaaaaaaaah! (seeing if that nickname sticks, :-p)
Someone alert Paul Tagliabue that the A's are illegally filming the Red Sox bullpen
K!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is aardsma what baby aardvarks call their grandmothers?
damn, aardsma wants that last spot in the pen.
Or how about "Aa-OK" for Aardsma?
Hate to say it, Laura, but this is more of a "got up to go to the bathroom and decided to check Gameday" than a "dedicated Red Sox fan starts drinking beer at 3am" kind of thing.
The Bar downstairs opens at 6:00, in an hour. I have never been waiting at the door before.
Even though I'm not watching (I haven't gotten MLB.tv yet), Aardsma seems impressive...just what we need.
Denorfina seemed to rob Lowell on Gameday...true?
i was going to say, manny BETTER hit 10 taters this year.
damn, aardsma wants that last spot in the pen.
He can have KySny's for all I care. I liked the trade, I think he's a solid reliever. Looking to be one of those 1 and 2/3 guys right now though.
That was a very unique dong by Manny.
Don Aase finally gives something up.
Great stop by Coco, Renaldo. If only he could throw....
Someone alert Paul Tagliabue that the A's are illegally filming the Red Sox bullpen
You didn't hear? The Sox taped the Cards BP during the 2004 World Series! lol
Good showing by Aardsma - he's making a case.
okay, I find this highly entertaining. NESN to celebrate their 25th year of Sox games is showing old highlights complete with '84 cheesy music and graphics. This is gonna be a fun season.
So much for Aardsma. Who now?
See y'all in a bit.
Excuse me for being dumb - do these count as two road games for the Red Sox?
If not, why have we batted first in both games?
Apologies if this has been answered.
okay, I find this highly entertaining. NESN to celebrate their 25th year of Sox games is showing old highlights complete with '84 cheesy music and graphics. This is gonna be a fun season.
you're not the only one whose amused :P
doctor drove it shy of the track or just to it.
So in Boston is it Aahdzmer?
everyday lopez
Lord, yes, both road games. Oakland is the home team. Then they pick up the series in Oakland next week.
Excuse me for being dumb - do these count as two road games for the Red Sox?
Yup, I asked the same question before game 1 so its not dumb :P
I remember once ESPN Classic decided that it would be "retro" to air current, uninteresting college basketball games not intriguing enough to be on ESPN, and put them on with the original crappy ESPN graphics.
Needless to say, it was dumb, and it was a sign of ESPN Classic's decline (the name for it now should be "ESPN Re-run" - take any old stupid thing that once aired on ESPN, and then put it on again)
Lord L, I don't see why you think it would necessarily be a home game for us. Because we have more fans there?
yes, road games Lord.
You think the Sox would agree to give up a home sellout? :-p
Red Sox not giving up any home revenue on this one, L.
Smart money making cookies.
the announcers were making such a big deal over the sox being on the road until their home opener. but don't half the teams in baseball have to start the season on the road?
Tim - with Oki and Paps a 1 & 2/3 kind of guy would be very valuable :)
Here comes a three run homer to kill the game.
Optimistic Lord in the house.
Alright, way to go, put in Lopez when Aa-ok was doing so well.
Yeah, but half the teams in baseball aren't the biggest sensation in world sports... 2nd to Manchester United, maybe.
L - I've got Thorne and Phillips on extra low....
alright, need to get my ass dressed for success. (work).
its been a blasty-blast...be back later to comment on the rest of this business. back to reality now though.
later all!
I am endlessly amused by the music selection at the Tokyo Dome.
LL, we've got them on MUTE. I couldn't take it anymore.
Damn the crowd and its overdramatic response to everything, scared me half to death
Here we go boys!
jere - thought it would be fair to give one home game up each.
I'm English. We play cricket! We like fairness.
cringes as Manny jumps at the ball while catching it
L, maybe they meant from a few days ago until April 8th, we'll be travelling and never being at our home park, meaning Ft. Myers or Fenway. Whereas other teams are still just hangin' around Florida for another week with only short bus rides. I don't know.
The Japanese game is relentlessly noisy. You get used to it.
Maybe. They didn't say that, but then, why am I expecting them to explain what they mean.
[The Sox will win this game.]
If Lopez doesn't show he can get lefties out this year, he's the one who will lose his job to Aardsma.
All right - bullpen meat!
Lynch, okay, I didn't know you meant "this game" meaning "as opposed to yesterday's". Makes sense now. I thought you meant the two game series.
HARDEN OUT
harden out -- and it's US who will be hitting the 3 run hrs.
oh good, a praying pitcher. that won't help, sucker, get in there and give up hits.
I thought the only failure of the offseason was not properly acquiring a legitimate, lefty-on-lefty guy.
well, lopez was the anti-loogy last year. yet he was used in that role all season.
my taxi duties are over, i have nourishment, and the red sox... are down by only three now.
little victories. little little victories. not right there in moss' AB. he needs to work on pitch selection.
F***, it's never good to strike out after being up 3-0.
Tek is like an automatic out. Hopefully we can get it cranked after that
moss 3-0 to a K. boo.
tito *loves* his loogy. let's hope the guy in that role can actually do the job.
A lot of wafting and waving tonight
Who is it?
Are the other Dodger games going to be on the radio?
A's pitchers making us look foolish.
Didn't somebody mention the new Designated Catcher rule yesterday?
harden: 6-3-1-3-9, 95
& tek being tek.
OCOC!!!
way to go ococ
There ya go Ococ. Too bad Moss didn't get on base. Alright Lugotime
When he's slumping, nobody looks worse at the plate tha Varitek.
I'm tempted to say "how can you tell", but I guess that's not fair.
VU, Coco.
jack: Mark. Bellhorn.
all three dodger games will be on the radio.
Lugotime - is that like Miller Time, where you're promised it will taste great or be less filling, but it fails on both counts?
AAAAAAAAaahhhhhh. I'm beginning to suspect that this is the first of many 'not our night' type nights.
Or mornings.
Or whatever.
That pisses me off. Bad throw to first you should be diving or sliding or avoiding that tag.
Come and listen to my story of a man named Jed....
not only does the guy have to pray for a full 2 minutes before getting on the mound, he has to give an obnoxious fist pump for every out. bah.
Eh, I guess maybe you don't have time to react. But you see that 1bman coming off the bag, avoid him!
MDC in
My only problem with Okakima is the mound praying. Anybody have a nice pejorative for that?
Yeah, Casilla is like JoBa(y Area). Young, big, excitable, violent delivery, hard thrower, from an oppressed people.
Nice play MDC.
Nice effort MDC.
very unique play by MDC
i never really look at it as mound praying. it just looks like he's having a personal moment before he goes to pitch.
What would YOU do with a drunken sailor?
And the crowd 'oohs.'
I wonder if they have the same sissy bench clearing 'incidents' that they do in the MLB in Japanese baseball.
I'm enjoying the very unique uses of "very" and "unique" in the same sentence.
This guy likes to call the high strikes.
These Dice-K shots are resembling PedroCam back in the old days.
This is pretty funny.
Remy and Don getting a huge kick out of all the shots of Dice K, as NESN is picking up the Japanese feed. They're showing Dice from every angle, in succession, and Remy is now in a laughing fit.
Now I will admit, Remy's laughing fits are funny. And contagious.
Shit, that replay scared me.
You can still hear him laughing in the background
Don and Rem both speechless they're in such a fit. This is a "new classic."
s-pin has the same feed.
ES urine N?
Don's voice gets squeaky when he laughs so much, it's funny. We'll have to wait to hear it.
VU inning by MDC
if nesn had its own cameras, maybe it could get a shot of a fan throwing a piece of sushi at someone else.
Attaboy MDC.
this game thread is very unique. perhaps that is our theme this season.
i wonder how remy and don get their pot through customs.
*snort*
okay time to piece together the comeback
Peds - ranging
I seriously hope we get some runs here. No drs appts today to use for an excuse, so I've GOT to get to work after this inning. And I'll be calling my customer to tell him I'm running late at that.
It occurs to me that if anyone in MLB really is "Johnny from Burger King", it might be Dustin Pedroia.
This is the inning.
[I stand corrected. Bellhorn it is. Then again, Bellhorn looked terrible was hhe WAS hitting...]
Foul, Strikeout, Error! It's Keith Foulke! Now we score... Manny duped him yesterday. He has to get up this inning so he can dong.
I want Manny up as the tying run, come on!
Nice!!!
yooooooook
YEAH
So he can re-dong, Jere!
It's another start :)
The was a screamer.
Parlez VU E-6?
Papi - VERY due!
Truped.
Maybe Papi's waiting to hit his 1st at Fenway.
re-dong in this game, but initial dong vs. Foulke. He set him up yesterday by *pretending* to be fooled on strike three.
Crap - c'mon Papi :(
Manny these are your people, they love you dude. Get it done.
Japanese fans seem to be like American fans - looking at the ball instead of the fielder.
Sigh.
can't wait til the 400th comment. THey should do it after 100, actually.
i wonder if you can set that in the comment settings. i never checked. will now.
C'mon Manny, you've got him right where you want him.
manny needs another copier.
Come on Manny shoulda cranked that one
shit
sheeeeeet
Seriously, go to Fenway or anywhere else, and it's the same thing. Ball makes contact with bat--"Ahhh! Yeaaaa-- whoops." Pop out shortstop.
Manny conitnues to set up Foulke for later in the year... Ah well, we're better against SoHu anyway.
Shit. I gotta at least get ready to go
Damn!
manny needs another copier.
yeah. i don't want to see rich harden or emil brown going home with one.
Did I say this inning? I meant NEXT inning.
I hate to say it, but Foulke looks awfully good this year...like 2004.
fans everywhere are the same when it comes to that.
Sweet Caroline playing in mid-eighth. And Celtics are playing the Suns while Red Sox are in LORSun.
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