Red Sox - 100 020 000 - 3 7 3Johnny Vander Meer's record remains safe. Jack Hannahan singled on Lester's fourth pitch of the afternoon, one of seven hits Oakland collected off of the Sox lefty in five innings. The A's also received two walks.
Athletics - 101 200 20x - 6 11 0
Boston cut the A's 4-1 lead to 4-3 in the fifth, after Blanton walked the bases full and Manny Ramirez (3-for-4) wrapped a hard single to center.
Optimism was in the air, but with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Javy Lopez was called upon to retire Jack Cust with a man on base. Cust drove Lopez's first pitch over the wall in left-center for a two-run dong. And that was the ball game.
Tampa's 5-4 walk-off win over the Orioles puts the Rays in first place in the East. Boston is now .5 GB.
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Jon Lester (3.41, 128 ERA+) / Joe Blanton (3.87, 99 ERA+)
Gordon Edes, re Lester's last start:
Brian Rowley is an optometrist who lives in Santaquin, Utah, about 20 miles south of Provo. He has been to two Red Sox games in his life. The first was Clay Buchholz's no-hitter last Sept. 1 ... The second was Jon Lester's no-hitter Monday night.
Work calls, so have at it ...
ReplyDelete(Washburn/Wang at 1)
So is he attending tonight?
ReplyDeleteI believe so.
ReplyDeleteSea 2, NYY 1 (top 4)
ReplyDeleteTB 1, Bal 1 (top 3)
There is a vast conspiracy going on to keep me from being around for a agme. Actually, I might catch the 1st few innings before I have to leave for a while. If the "new and improved" game times keep up I'll never make it back for the end.
ReplyDeleteSpent yesterday evening at a cookout thrown by a transplant from Long Island, East Islip to be exact. Great guy, Mets fan. His family was down for the holiday. I caught some serious grief about my hat, but most of them were of the "better that than a Yankee fan" opinion :)
I'm not entirely sure I understand the desire for short games. Seems like longer games are better both at the park and on tv, from a revenue perspective. More beer & more commercial sales.
ReplyDeleteMore baseball > Less baseball
ReplyDeleteSEA - 001 200 -- 3 4 0
ReplyDeleteNYY - 001 01 -- 2 4 1
BAL - 010 0 -- 1 3 0
TBR - 014 0 -- 5 8 0
Nice snag by Beltre to keep the lead for SEA. I'm flicking between that game, softball, and the Indy 500. Good day.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, I'm also doing all sorts of stuff with the www.nsnavs.com website (it looks a lot less sucky than it once did)
Oatmeal from Oakland:
ReplyDeleteJacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Manny Ramirez, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
J.D. Drew, RF
Jason Varitek, C
Julio Lugo, SS
Did you guys see this?
ReplyDeleteTraded for bats...
Santana velocity down?
ReplyDeleteOlney: "He is short-arming the ball more than he has in the past -- and this is after some red flags appeared in the physical examination he underwent before signing with the Mets."
Oh those wacky independent leagues.
ReplyDeleteSarah: Wasn't a player traded for some catfish a few years ago?
ReplyDeleteYep. 1998.
ReplyDeleteKenny Krahenbuhl -- traded for 10 pounds of catfish.
Gotta love the Google!
ReplyDeleteDid you guys see this?
ReplyDeleteTraded for bats...
That's classic. We will sometimes say a player is traded for a ham sandwich, but that's just an expression. This really happened!
Hahaha - I'd totally forgotten about the catfish trade.
ReplyDeleteMmmm... catfish...
Catfish! Even better. (Hadn't gotten that far down the thread yet.)
ReplyDeleteHave fun, all. I'll be listening from work but not threading much.
It's not looking good for Danica Patrick at the Indy 500. She's running 8th and appears to be falling off.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the Mariners still lead the Yanks 5-2 in the 8th.
ReplyDeleteI still prefer the player who was traded for himself.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Chiti
FUCK -- my mlbtv isn't working.
ReplyDeleteIt was fine yesterday, but today it says I don't have silverlight -- which I sure as fuck do have.
SHIT!
MLB.com = worst website ever
ReplyDeletewait wait wait --
ReplyDeleteusing the old player -- which should not work, according to mlb and my past experience -- looks like it may work.
Hooray! Second cable box is up and running!
ReplyDeleteMariners still striving to give the game away.
ReplyDeleteI got the TV36 station, but at least I got something.
ReplyDeleteAND I've got NESN. Dave is contentedly watching some true crime nonsense in the living room. Could life be better?
ReplyDelete(Answer, yes, we could WIN. And I could not feel like poo.)
Hi all. I will be checking in and out. Way too gorgeous out to sit inside. But I'll be listening anyway.
ReplyDelete5-4 M's
ReplyDeleteWow - now I'm annoyed by the hummer greenwash commercial I just saw.
ReplyDeleteWhy does Putz have to be such a putz?
ReplyDeleteTie game in the Bronx.
ReplyDeletePhil, these are just mysteries of the universe.
ReplyDelete6-5 Yankees.
ReplyDeleteOnce a Putz ....
ReplyDeleteShite.
ReplyDeletePUTZ you jerk! The Red Sox were counting on you.
ReplyDeleteFor a minute there I thought Sweeney was going to catch that gull!
ReplyDeleteTIZ!!!!
ReplyDeletePapi DONG!
ReplyDeleteyou ain't catching that one.
ReplyDeletePapi!
ReplyDeletepapi hit a dong? NICE!!!
ReplyDeleteTime for the bats to wake up folks
ReplyDeleteWell, don't say that with such surprise, Joe! He IS Papi.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to be a dong's length ahead. Especially Papi's, since his is always the longest, unless Manny wants to show us his dong too.
ReplyDeleteLESTER WE LOVE YOU!
ReplyDeleteThat's ok. We like it messy too.
ReplyDeleteAt least he can get the nohitter off his mind, or something.
ReplyDeleteBooo, someone crashed into Danica on pit road
ReplyDeleteLester, Lester, Lester, Lester!
ReplyDeleteM's down to their final strike.
ReplyDeleteYankees win
ReplyDeleteI hadn't noticed Baltimore came back! 4-4
ReplyDeleteWHEW! That man scares me.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he used up all his strikes last week?
ReplyDeleteCrap.
ReplyDeleteDamnit Brown.
ReplyDeleteNo prob. Here we go...
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know why I'm getting commercials on both home and away stations today? I thought MLB audio only had commercials on home games. Bah.
ReplyDeleteDid I scare everyone away...?
ReplyDeleteYes. You only have yourself to blame.
ReplyDelete*hangs head in shame*
ReplyDeleteLugo... walked?
ReplyDeleteBAL - 010 012 000
ReplyDeleteTBR - 004 000 001
Looks like we'll have to get it done ourselves today.
MLB.com: "A's squash no-hit drama early against Lester."
ReplyDeleteStay classy, MLB.com.
Fuckin' Rays!
ReplyDeleteLaura, if there's one thing I know, it's thst you can never count on any consistency from any MLB product.
ReplyDeleteGood point, Sarah.
ReplyDeleteMy bad for forgetting such a basic premise of life: if MLB can fuck it up, they will.
Got work - so just listening to the A's tv.
ReplyDeleteUmmm, what happened there?
ReplyDeleteBleh.
ReplyDeleteDrat.
ReplyDeleteDear bats, I love and miss you...
Come on Jon
ReplyDeletePhillies up 15-6. Spare a run, brutha?
ReplyDeletecannot listen to the A's guys.
ReplyDeletein talking about the sox playing long games, they mentioned games against the yankees and said the umpires in those games don't know whether to call a pitch a ball or a strike because here are the two best teams and they each make and pay a lot of money.
wtf?
It's amazing how some people have jobs
ReplyDeleteWhat's even more frustrating about these games is we're not having long at-bats. That and the losing part.
ReplyDeleteOne of these days, when the Revolution happens, there will be all kinds of idiotic out-of-work broadcasters, offering to provide inane sports commentary for food.
ReplyDeleteOne of these days, when the Revolution happens
ReplyDeleteCouldja hurry that up, pls?
Come on Joe, after the revolution, no one goes hungry. (But still all the people must be off the air!)
ReplyDeleteThis is going to be one of those games, isn't it.
ReplyDeleteNo, this will not be that kind of Revolution. This will be one of the vengeful kinds of Revolution
ReplyDeleteWow. Just wow.
ReplyDeleteGuess I'll go do some laundry.
uh oh
ReplyDeleteson of a bitch
ReplyDeleteWell, this game's in the crapper
ReplyDelete/umbrella theory
As Don said recently: "Lester back to being Lester"
ReplyDeleteNo, this will not be that kind of Revolution. This will be one of the vengeful kinds of Revolution
ReplyDeleteSame thing. :)
Wake up, bats.
ReplyDeleteRally Heidi?
ReplyDeletePAPI, KILL
ReplyDeletewe could use some "good times" from flo.
ReplyDeleteLET'S GO MANUEL
ReplyDeleteMBM -- GS #21?
ReplyDeleteman-ny
ReplyDeleteman-ny
man-ny
it had to be said, huh
ReplyDeleteMANNEH
ReplyDeletequarter dong? we'll take it!
ReplyDeleteI like that.
ReplyDeleteManny drilling the ball up the middle and going 3-for-3 = :>)
ReplyDeletemanny > almost anybody
ReplyDeleteWhat's with the youKKs? I'm not a fan.
ReplyDeletethe high K
ReplyDeleteAfternoon, chaps. Typical start-after-a-no-hitter from Lester, eh? I've always wondered what the opponent batting average, ERA, average innings pitched, are for all the pitchers' next game after a no-hitter.
ReplyDeleteAndy:
ReplyDelete"If they show a lady with a NESN sign i am like 10 ft from her."
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You don't think that would be coincidence? There would really be a pattern?
ReplyDeleteChecking in. I see we are losing. Must be an away game. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteCome on, Amy, look at the standings and cheer up.
ReplyDelete(Something tells me we've been behind in home games too?)
(Something tells me we've been behind in home games too?)
ReplyDeleteYeah, but only for a total of like 9 minutes all aseason.
I am not down on the team, just hate losing after winning all those games. It's hard to adjust my expectations again.
ReplyDeleteAnd down by 1 ... with 3 innings to go?
ReplyDeleteThis W is in the bag.
I've got a great idea... Let's have some of that late inning magic!
ReplyDeleteNo need to adjust your expectations. We're down by 1 run in the 7th. No biggie.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you're right. It's only the 7th. What is wrong with me? :)
ReplyDeleteBELIEVE! We CAN win a road game. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I can I
ReplyDeleteWell, if the Celtics can win a road game, I think the Red Sox can.
ReplyDeleteIt just took me 15 minutes and a pair of plyers to untie a knot in an older pair of shoes I have.
Oh, shit.
ReplyDelete......
ReplyDelete...I can has cheezburger?
shit on a biscuit
ReplyDeletecrap
ReplyDeleteLODGY?
ReplyDelete... Lefty One Dong GuY?
wot the fock
ReplyDeletelodgy :>)
ReplyDeletethat one will live
i got truped on that one, thanks to A's radio
ReplyDeleteyook has hit about 4 deep drives out there this series.
ReplyDeleteMy level of optimism about this game has returned to what it was an hour ago. Timlin in, three runs down, and one more inning for us to tie the game.
ReplyDeleteWho'll-E-o
ReplyDeletefuckety
ReplyDeletesometimes the worst part of losing is confirming the expectations of the negative fans!
NOT that we've lost yet, of course...
ReplyDeleteI don't think I am a negative fan, but today I think I just didn't feel the vibe.
ReplyDeletei don't know if you're a negative fan, but when we're behind on the scoreboard, you seem to think we will lose.
ReplyDeletethat's what you say anyway. maybe it's just the feeling at that moment and doesn't mean that much.
Nice work from Old Yeller (he says putting the shotgun back on the shelf, but still keeping it within easy reach).
ReplyDeleteThis is not good. At least Seattle sucks. We're gonna beat them, right?
ReplyDeleteI know that vibe. It is often right. But I had it strong with 2 outs in the 8th of one game (down 4? this year and was proven very wrong.
ReplyDeleteI better leave before I start arguing with everyone. Lose a couple of games and everyone's crying.
ReplyDeletegrumble grumble
Tek v Street
ReplyDelete1-for-4: 3 K, 1 HR -- + BB
Not true. I don't usually think we will lose when we are behind. However, I worry about losing. I am always hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. In baseball and in life.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm a fan. Win a couple games and everyone is crapping rainbows. Lose a couple games and life sucks. That's just the way it goes. :P
ReplyDeletewhen he's not hitting, tek looks as bad as a hitter can look.
ReplyDeleteWell, that was a lucky break. c'mon boys
ReplyDeleteGet on Jacoby man
ReplyDeletefucking !@#########DFAWER@$#!@#
ReplyDelete2nd place.
ReplyDeleteBummer. Ah well, we'll put the hurt on the Mariners tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteAnd so it goes.
ReplyDeleteShitty.
ReplyDeleteI lost interest in this game early. I was watching REAL motorsports (Indy 500) and then went on a short bike ride. I'd love to have a glass of Oakland water because it's about as clean as it can get.
ReplyDeleteYou know it's bad when Allan starts to sound like Yogi Berra.
FJM has me in tears....the section that starts with "Bra. Seriously, bra."
ReplyDeleteReds 9 Padres 9, bottom 18
ReplyDeleteBronson Arroyo has a pinch-hit in the game
Padres 12-9 in 18.
ReplyDeleteReds used 10 pitchers. Also, both teams scored 2 runs in the 11th.
Boo, Hiss.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that link to FJM Tim.
I'll bookmark that, it's one of the best and funniest comebacks to idiotic opinion spewing I've heard in a long time.
FJM is essential reading.
ReplyDeleteHat Guy, Joe Morgan's ESPN chats, "clogging the bases", fuck the heck, Gritty McDirtstein ... all gold!
Thanks for that link to FJM Tim.
ReplyDeleteI'll bookmark that, it's one of the best and funniest comebacks to idiotic opinion spewing I've heard in a long time.
Cool. Yeah, I'm a constant reader now thanks to finding the link on Joy here. I've got the RSS feed for FJM in my "Links" bar on firefox, so I just click on it and it brings a drop-down menu of the latest posts. Makes it easy to check for new content...do the same with Extra Bases.
Hat Guy, Joe Morgan's ESPN chats, "clogging the bases", fuck the heck, Gritty McDirtstein ... all gold!
heh, I get all those references! But you can't forget "food metaphors"!
FJM wasted its time rebutting that idiotic article on why baseball was boring. Anyone who really thinks baseball should be played once a week should just be told to shut up.
ReplyDeleterebutting that idiotic article
ReplyDeleteErrr, that is the whole point of the site.
Yup. And I don't see why you would care what other people do with their time. You don't like it? Fine. Don't read it.
ReplyDeleteKen Tremendous really is in fine-form. Today he had another great post.
ReplyDeleteErr, some articles are self-evidently stupid and rebut themselves.
ReplyDeleteAnd I really love the "if you don't like it, don't read it" retort, the equivilent of "why don't you marry it?" and "if you hate this country so much, why don't you leave it?" Pretty lame, Tim.
I thought Ken's article was a waste of time for him to write AND for me to read: So sue me (that's another one. You can use it sometime.)
Pretty lame, Tim.
ReplyDeleteTim's comment was far from being lame. It was completely appropriate.
There are few things more irritating than readers telling bloggers not to waste their time writing what they're writing.
As Tim said, if you don't like it, don't read it. Say you don't like it if you must. But don't say it was a waste of the writer's time. That's just arrogance.
And I really love the "if you don't like it, don't read it" retort, the equivilent of "why don't you marry it?" and "if you hate this country so much, why don't you leave it?"
ReplyDeleteI don't think these are equivalent at all.
Avoiding an article (or television show or movie or book) is easy, way easier (obviously) than moving out of the country. And it makes more sense. If you hate CHB or Michael Moore or nature shows, don't read or watch them.
Applying "love it or leave it" in this case would sound like: "if that article bothers you so much, why don't you simply stop reading".
Or suggesting your friend get a divorce if he doesn't like 100% of the things she does.
Whereas if someone annoys you, you can usually not spend time with that person.
Err, some articles are self-evidently stupid and rebut themselves.
ReplyDeleteIsn't the entire point of the Fire Joe Morgan site to rebut stupid stuff in the media?
Nothing actually rebuts itself.
FJM wasted its time rebutting that ... article ... Ken's article was a waste of time for him to write ...
ReplyDeleteI criticize the sports media too, Jack -- though I'm nowhere near as clever or humorous as Ken T. or Junior.
Nevertheless, the next time I do, I will await your judgment on how I spent my time.
Ken Tremendous really is in fine-form. Today he had another great post.
ReplyDelete"... the brain-having industry ..."