June 6, 2008

G64: Mariners 8, Red Sox 0

Mariners - 201 210 200 - 8 11  0
Red Sox - 000 000 000 - 0 7 3
Colon did not help himself by making two throwing errors towards second base in the first three innings -- or by allowing eight hits and six runs.

Hernandez (6-6-0-3-5, 106) did not dominate the Sox, but they could not get anything done with men on base. They left the bases loaded in the second and two on in the third. Boston managed only two hits after the fourth inning (both by DH Sean Casey, who went 3-for-4).

J.D. Drew continued his hot hitting, singling twice and walking once.

***

Felix Hernandez (3.29, 121 ERA+) / Bartolo Colon (3.50, 124 ERA+)

All is well, I think.

***

At the moment, I have no internet connection. If it's not back up by tonight, please chat at ThreadSox. I'll update this when things are back to normal.

193 comments:

allan said...

Was planning on compiling some Coco stuff, but am a bit under the weather. Sorry.

Until lineups, here's some Ococ video.

allan said...

If anyone else wants to link to some good stuff, feel free!

allan said...

Video at SG.

tim said...

MBM-less Oatmeal:

1 Coco Crisp, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. J.D. Drew, RF
4. Mike Lowell, 3B
5. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
6. Sean Casey, DH
7. Jason Varitek, C
8. Brandon Moss, LF
9. Julio Lugo, SS

Bartolo Colon -- SP

Moss up in LF I see.

Jack Marshall said...

Sorry you're not feeling well, Allan. Get some rest.

I'm still trying to find out what set Manny off on Youk. I gather it's that Manny was slow out of the dugout to help Coco. And one source says Manny actually slapped Youk in the face with the back of his hand!

If I had to guess the players on the Sox who would be least tolerant of Manny's avant garde approach to life and baseball, it would be Youkilis and Schilling, and maybe Varitek. But it would be pretty weird if all 25 guys loved each other.

tim said...

Update on the Manny-Yook situation.

Movin' on.

Bartman said...

Two hours before the game and the Globe has no info on the outfield.

Rob said...

Wow. Suspensions were handed down, and not surprising, Coco was suspended for 7 games, but the surprises were... Lester suspended 5 games, and Sean Casey suspended 3 games.

Don't know about the Rays yet.

Rob said...

Edes: According to three sources, Manny had raised objections to Youkilis throwing equipment around in the dugout after flying deep to center in the fourth inning, and advised him to "cut that (expletive) out. Youkilis apparently didn't take kindly to the remark, said something, and Manny swiped at him.

Manny: "Everything's good. A misunderstanding. Even the best families have them."

Benjamin said...

Casey at least was involved in the brawl, but the Lester suspension is bullshit. If he were trying to retaliate against Crawford, he wouldn't have thrown a breaking ball. Seeing Lester hit someone is only marginally more suspicious than seeing Wakefield do it.

tim said...

Coco was suspended for 7 games, but the surprises were... Lester suspended 5 games, and Sean Casey suspended 3 games.


That's pretty obscene, Lester and Casey. I guess Lester misses a start, what the hell did Casey do?

allan said...

I'm clearly in the minority but I posted at the time that I thought Lester hit Crawford on purpose.

tim said...

Rays:

James Shields: 6 games
Jonny Gomes: 5 games
Edwin Jackson: 5 games
Carl Crawford: 4 games
Akinori Iwamura: 3 games

Patrick said...

At the time of the brawl I thought Carl Crawford should get the biggest suspension. I really didn't like what CC did.

and strangely I really didn't mind Johnny Gome's actions. I fully expected Gomes to be in the middle of whatever skirmish took place. You mess with Iwamura, you answer to Johnny Gomes. That is a given.

Rob said...

I'm still confused with Casey's suspension. Heard he'll start serving that one on June 14th.

When was the last game the Red Sox played without Manny and Ortiz in the lineup?

Rob said...

But hey, the Red Sox do come out ahead on the deal.

Red Sox players suspended a combined 15 games. Rays suspended a combined 23 games.

laura k said...

It sure would be nice if we could hang on to Ococ til LBJ comes back.

Rob said...

One of the sources told ESPN Deportes about Youk being all O'Neill after every AB...

"Other players have told Youkilis in the past about the situation, which makes him look selfish and that he is more worried about each at-bat than about the team. If Boston is winning easily, there's no reason to throw objects all over the dugout because of a bad at-bat.

"There was a meeting where the team let Youkilis know that many of his teammates were tired of his explosive reactions for each bad plate appearance. It became very bothersome … more so when the team is winning and it's in first place. There's not much room for individualistic attitudes."

allan said...

argg - stutter step by lugo means he's late for the throw.

Rob said...

Colon's vying for that pitcher's gold glove.

laura k said...

Ish, thanks for that. That's cool. I think it's a good idea for a team to make their preferences known that way.

Yook's little tantrums really bother me. I feel like, grow up, the game doesn't revolve around you.

Rob said...

By the way, Lester has accepted his suspension and is starting it tonight. Obviously ocoC has appealed.

Rob said...

That was a hilarious facial expression on Felix there.

allan said...

very interesting quote re yook. i guess most of his teammates think he's a whiny asshole too.

laura k said...

Don said that expression says it all, but I can't figure out what it said.

allan said...

those kinds of liners always remind of me of the pro's hit that leveled fruitbat and scored roberts

Unknown said...

"dude, my face is rubbery, eh?"

allan said...

nice slap from manny to yook!

Rob said...

BUNT SINGLE!!! That was brilliant. I don't care about at what time in the game it is and if you should bunt and if you shouldn't. Good bunt.

nick said...

I did it again. I don't usually use this computer and when I do, I forget to check who I'm logged in as.

I am both jennifer and decidedly not jennifer.

allan said...

LLugo

nick said...

very prescient photo you've got there allan. wonder if that's what he looked like coming at Youk yesterday.

Benjamin said...

Anyone have any pitches/appearance data on Lugo for the past month compared to last year? He seems like he's taking more pitches and walking.

5th straight game with a walk.

Zenslinger said...

All Coco, all the time...based loaded.

allan said...

In B-Ref splits?

Benjamin said...

Waste.

allan said...

fuckin' "yankee joe" west.

Rob said...

That's gotta end Youk's E-less streak.

Nope. E5.

allan said...

is the official scorer yook's girlfriend?

Rob said...

O'Neill has made an appearance at first base.

nick said...

I'm all for youk keeping his streak, but that sure looked like his error.

So, you think after the game he'd go the official scorer to appeal that call on Lowell as per Remy? Can you even do that after a game is over?

allan said...

absolutely a "keep the streak alive" ruling. ... but keep talking about fielding %, remy,

Rob said...

Jeez.

nick said...

fucking christ.

Benjamin said...

3 errors?

Rob said...

Looks like he caught FY flatfooted. Had FY been there and fielded that, Ichiro would have been picked off.

And instead, he moved to third and then scores.

nick said...

For sake of argument, could those two E1s be blamed on FY being a bit spacey tonight?

Rob said...

On Fire being on fire.

allan said...

drew set to carry the team.

Rob said...

For sake of argument, could those two E1s be blamed on FY being a bit spacey tonight?

That last one could be blamed on FY. Redsock mentioned Lugo's stutter step in the first inning, though.

Lisa Cohen said...

I meant to post this earlier, but I was at last night's dust up, I mean ball game. Pix of the melee on my blog.

Sox TB brawl

Rob said...

Dr. BB

allan said...

Thanks for the pix link. Jere also has pix, though when things started, his camera was in his bag.

Patrick said...

Is anyone else having trouble with MLB audio?

nick said...

sure would be nice if a few of our players completed a tour of the bases.

Rob said...

2 errors for Colon tonight, to clear that up.

Lisa Cohen said...

Wow, an actual out for Colon.

Patrick said...

mlb audio won't load for me.

Patrick said...

Crap! This is an ugly game on an ugly day.

laura k said...

safe - he avoided the tag

Lisa Cohen said...

Man--they look like the keystone cops tonight. Sigh.

Rob said...

Well, hopefully the Red Sox can warm up as the weather does. High temps for Boston for the next 7 days: 91, 90, 94, 95, 85, 87, 93

nick said...

let's stand and talk awkwardly about rubber tires.

yes, lets. still better than this crap of a game.

Lisa Cohen said...

ROFL Nick. I *hate* that commercial.

laura k said...

I didn't think anyone could "act" worse than Tito, until they made these ads with Dustin.

Benjamin said...

8:01 PM
Bulletins METRO NORTH TRAINS SERVICE SUSPENDED BOTH WAYS ON THE HARLEM LINE THROUGH VALHALLA DUE TO DISABLED VAN ON THE TRACKS NEAR VALHALLA


There goes my dinner date.

laura k said...

Hot and humid here too. I'm just hoping the rain and thunderstorms keep away tomorrow and tomorrow night. This party wouldn't be too much fun indoors.

Patrick said...

The combative attitude has spilled over into my house, with my dog and cats getting testy today.

Damn do I love me some Brandon Moss.

Lisa Cohen said...

Yes!!!!!Nice swing, Moss.

Benjamin said...

Would it be ironic if we called Moss "Bronson"?

allan said...

next tues and thurs games at 6PM

allan said...

i refer to all brandons as bronson and vice versa

nick said...

always liked the name Valhalla on the train line. sorry 'bout the dinner date.

Benjamin said...

Maybe Coco should just start serving his suspension now.

laura k said...

valhalla, such a romantic name.

dinner dates > metro north

Patrick said...

We need a big inning to keep Colon's win streak alive.

....

Benjamin said...

At least Colon's keeping his pitch count low so he's doing his own mopup duty.

Benjamin said...

It's not a van, by the way; it's a tractor trailer truck. The towtruck may have arrived.

9casey said...

I know Papi's hurt , but is he in the dugout tonight.I know he wasn't there last night to keep up race realtions....

I think whether they are hurt or not Papi and Schilling need to be there....They are kinda like good guys to have there , right..

Rob said...

D'OH! GO TO YOUR ROOM, BART.

Lisa Cohen said...

Can someone please take that glove away from Colon?

Patrick said...

This is just not Colon's day. Poor guy.

nick said...

tito hiding behind the bench, "can I look yet?"

laura k said...

I think whether they are hurt or not Papi and Schilling need to be there....

Schill too? Is he still the elder statesman, ya think?

Benjamin said...

They got the truck off the tracks, so dinner is merely postponed and not canceled.

I'd rather see Colon pitch three great games and one shitty game than four mediocre games, but I worry that this regression won't be temporary.

Rob said...

I know Papi's hurt , but is he in the dugout tonight.I know he wasn't there last night to keep up race realtions....

Papi was at the Garden, watching the C's.

laura k said...

D'OH! GO TO YOUR ROOM, BART.

LOL

Patrick said...

I know they are beating us, but the Mariners are a mess. Yikes.

laura k said...

Don't worry, just enjoy your dinner.

9casey said...

L-girl said...


Schill too? Is he still the elder statesman, ya think?

Well ya know , all that shit about helping the young pitchers, they are paying him after all...

9casey said...

ish said...
I know Papi's hurt , but is he in the dugout tonight.I know he wasn't there last night to keep up race realtions....

Papi was at the Garden, watching the C's


Garbage.....

Patrick said...

but I worry that this regression won't be temporary.

Really? I feel like Colon is doing good, just not with his glove. I like him, too much perhaps.

Rob said...

That guy on Sox Appeal looks like a complete douchewhistle.

nick said...

I am so not liking the earring on the sox appeal guy.

laura k said...

9C, yeah, that's what they pay him for, but does he really have that role? I wonder.

But just b/c I find him such a blowhard doesn't mean anyone else does...............

(that's for you)

nick said...

ok, I am so not liking the guy on that earring.

Patrick said...

OOOOO, here's a glimmer of sun shine.

1-0 Royals.

laura k said...

Worse than the earrings, tho, is Don & Jerry talking about the earrings. "Are they real?" They're real earrings!

9casey said...

I just think if they don't watch themselves this team can self-destruct.

I know , its sound ridicuolus.
But if cliques form and special treatment takes a front seat it could happen....

I also have had enough of the Dominican Love Dance , with Manny , Papi , and Lugo....

Rob said...

The Sox Appeal guy is challenging someone to a fight

Rob said...

Or not. Bubble blowing contest.

Patrick said...

Not to mention 1-0 Rangers over TFR

9casey said...

L-girl said...
9C, yeah, that's what they pay him for, but does he really have that role? I wonder.

But just b/c I find him such a blowhard doesn't mean anyone else does...............

(that's for you)



........:)........

allan said...

we watched hee haw when i was a kid.

br-549
grandpa jones
saaaaaaaaaaaaaa-lute!

9casey said...

redsock said...
we watched hee haw when i was a kid.

I never understood that show, were thay making fun of rednecks or celebrating them.....

allan said...

maybe both -- so they drew both audiences.

9casey said...

redsock said...
maybe both -- so they drew both audiences.


Which one were you? :)

Patrick said...

Aardsma is another glimmer of sunshine.

laura k said...

He was both, I think.

laura k said...

9C, don't you think there must be cliques on all teams?

I also have had enough of the Dominican Love Dance , with Manny , Papi , and Lugo....

I don't get it.

allan said...

in vermont terms, we were urban in essex junctrion!

i'd say in the neither camp -- i think my father liked the corny jokes.

we were more apt to make fun of canadians!

but buck owens was a great country musician before hee haw.

Patrick said...

Six in the Sixth! Six in the Sixth!

laura k said...

before and after. buck owens was just great.

we didn't watch hee haw in my house - we weren't allowed!

laura k said...

oh god, charlie moore is back. charlie, how can we miss you if you don't go away?

Rob said...

we were more apt to make fun of canadians!

Ironic.

laura k said...

ironic was the point, i think

laura k said...

remy laughing too hard to read the promo. crazy potheads.

Rob said...

ironic was the point, i think

Sorry. I was doing my best (insert any broadcaster here.. like Jon Miller) impression.

9casey said...

L-girl said...


I also have had enough of the Dominican Love Dance , with Manny , Papi , and Lugo....

I don't get it.


Ya know when one of them hits a HR the dance the 3 of them do...It just seems like everyone used to get hugs know they just do it all together...

laura k said...

miller, yes :)

d&j are out of control

Benjamin said...

At least FKR and MFY are both losing, for now.

Rob said...

Wow. Don's got a really good Drunken Man voice.

laura k said...

9C, I never noticed that. I see lots of hugs all around.

But you know, some guys are bound to be better friends than others. It's fun if they're all friends, but I don't think it correlates with winning. Or not as much as people seem to think.

Rob said...

I think it's time for someone to run onto the field.

nick said...

I'm off to put emma to bed. soon we can all put this game to bed. unless of course I come by latter and find we win in 13 or something like that.

laura k said...

definitely. that would be fun.

laura k said...

oh boy. piling it on.

laura k said...

heh. "definitely that would be fun" was meant for ish's running on the field. but it would be fun for nick's 13 innings too.

good night emma!

Patrick said...

Well, if NY and TB lose, I'll call this a decent day.

laura k said...

that's a good attitude patrick. i mean, we gotta lose sometimes. or so i'm told.

Patrick said...

1-1 tampa

Benjamin said...

You figure if every team in the AL east played .500 (or any other number) baseball for the rest of the season, we'd win the division.

Rob said...

There must be some really pissed off people behind that Boston Celtics banner.

Loudest cheer at Fenway tonight. For the Celtics.

Rob said...

Come on. Eight run 8th. WHO'S WITH ME!!!

allan said...

uh. me. 8!

laura k said...

not me. i'm half asleep.

Patrick said...

EIGTH IN THE EIGTH! EIGHT IN THE EIGTH!

laura k said...

we're definitely winning the division.

i won't break out "inevitable" yet, but it's coming.

allan said...

why not 9?

then bot nails it down.

Patrick said...

And I can't spell...

Patrick said...

why not 9?

to leave room for walk off magic!

Benjamin said...

Win the division? We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies.

allan said...

okay 8!

O. Fire
Rx
O'Neill Jr.
Mayor
...

Rob said...

Last time the Red Sox lost a game at Fenway....

May 1st.

nick said...

Emma here,
we are reading the Mixed up Files of
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

Rob said...

Does Emma think the Red Sox can do an eight run 8th?

laura k said...

exploding chest hair

laura k said...

Emma, that's one of my all-time favourite books. Good choice! What part are you up to?

allan said...

gonna do it the hard way. with 2 outs.

elsewhere, don says he's going to put rogaine on his chest so his chest hair can "explode" like in jerry's pic of neil diamond.

Rob said...

Too bad Youk's chest hair couldn't have exploded right then.

allan said...

NINE-RUN NINTH --- STAY TUNED>

Rob said...

I'm confident.

laura k said...

Phil, explanation, please?

Benjamin said...

Laura: here.

nick said...

It took emma about 15 minutes to write that, so I'll time this one:

Chapter 3. It was one of my mom's favorite books, too. They already got off the school bus.

[I haven't read it at all. I started it while she was writing, but she needed to write the title, so I had to stop. Now we're gone. 9 in the ninth!]

laura k said...

Phil, I can't watch a McCain vid. I'll trust you that there's some other refernce I'm not getting.

But no wonder I didn't get it! I hear exactly zero McCain "news".

allan said...

in a home opener one year (96?), the sox scored 9 in the bottom of the 9th and beat seattle 9-7.

Patrick said...

HERE WE GO! NINE IN THE NINTH! NINE IN THE NINTH. RAWR!

Rob said...

BEAT THE HYPHEN!

Benjamin said...

You can't even watch a six second clip?

He apparently meant to say "We should be able to deliver bottled water to dehydrated babies." in his speech last Tuesday but said "We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies." instead.

allan said...

mariners know they are doomed - closer putz is warming

laura k said...

I'm going to watch the rest of the game with my eyes closed.

Rob said...

mariners know they are doomed - closer putz is warming

FEAR THE RED SOX.

Sean Casey gets the comeback started with a double!

Patrick said...

Ahh yes, the lead off hit. I remember it so well.

laura k said...

You can't even watch a six second clip?

No. Sorry. No point ruining my streak for six seconds.

Rob said...

Well hey. At least he's not Bush. He even said so himself!

Rob said...

COME ONNNNNNN MOSS!

allan said...

lugo will lead us

Rob said...

lugo will lead us

Yes! Good call.

Rob said...

Lead us right into the clubhouse for a drink of some newly purified... water.

Rob said...

This is one of those nights where you'd think NESN would cut their post-game show to a half hour.

allan said...

well, that was a bit of a downer.

and it's threadsox tomorrow.

Rob said...

Tampa 3
Texas 1
-Bot 6th

Kansas City 2
New York 1
-Bot 8th

Baltimore 6
Toronto 4
-Top 8th


Chipper Jones BA watch: .421 2 for 3 tonight so far

allan said...

kc 2-1 - bottom 8th
nyy with 1st/2nd and 2 outs for HGH

allan said...

HGH with the hint of a 70s porn star stache. and noted porn collector shemp on 1st.

3-2 count

check swing - K -- and HGH is pissed!!!!

allan said...

did not look like a swing to me --
heh heh heh

Rob said...

Chocolate Rain!

Rob said...

Sterling: "We've seen the replay here four times and that is the least swing that I've seen called a strike."

:)

allan said...

It's the Umps-Against-The-Yankees conspiracy!!!!

Rob said...

Sterling just said Soria is pretty "doggon" good. I thought that was only said in NASCAR.

allan said...

he has said that for at least a decade.

fooking damon is growing a stache too. is this a team-wide trend?

will johnny be Mr. 27 tonight?

Rob said...

fooking damon is growing a stache too. is this a team-wide trend?

They're getting it out of their systems now, because they won't have a chance to grow playoff beards.

allan said...

"dad-gum" would be a whole other thing entirely.

allan said...

GO 6-3.

ROYALS WIN

allan said...

laura's brother and his wife are en route to our house for wmtc3 tomorrow. won't be in until after 1 or so. and other good games to watch?

Rob said...

O's are leading the Jays 6-5 in the bottom of the 9th... Could watch that for the last 30 seconds or so...

Rob said...

And the Rays/Rangers game is still on.

Rob said...

And the Mets just started in San Diego. Santana pitching in that one.

allan said...

rays up 6-1 -- bah.

mets it is.

SoSock said...

Ugly box tonight.
Ugly Box - Clean Water
Not a very tasty bowl of oatmeal to start with either.
Ah well, had to end some time.
Will probably go to a Warthogs game tomorrow night, watch some A ball, have a few adult beverages, check out the summer fashions :)

Jere said...

LPY

SoSock said...

LPY - and courtesy of the Royals, no less. Or should that be, no more.
hehe

andy said...

This was just the day after rolling on ecstasy. A big come down. We will snap back.