Red Sox - 000 020 000 - 2 8 0Colon (4-6-4-2-4, 70) had a rough start: ten pitches in, he was down 3-0, thanks to a Rollins dinger, Victorino's double and Howard's two-run dong.
Phillies - 301 004 00x - 8 12 0
Howard led off the third with another shot to deep left and Boston trailed 4-0. The Red Sox got two back in the fifth on back-to-back taters from Pedroia (who also singled and doubled) and Drew, but then Francona decided bringing Timlin in for the sixth inning would be a good idea.
He was wrong. Walk, single, sacrifice, single, single, fielder's choice, triple, walk. Four runs off Old Yeller allowed the Phillies to put the game on cruise control.
There was good news: Ortiz's cast is off and he may start range of motion exercises on Tuesday.
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Bartolo Colon (3.41, 128 ERA+) / Cole Hamels (3.27, 134 ERA+)
The Phillies (41-30) lead the NL East by 3 games. Chase Utley (.309/.401/.636, 22 HR, 61 RBI, 163 OPS+) and Pat Burrell (.283/.425/.602, 162 OPS+) are the big bats and Hamels is the ace of the staff.
By comparison, J.D. Drew's OPS+ is 164 (.321/.428/.577), followed by Manny Ramirez (146) and Kevin Youkilis (138).
The rest of the AL East is off today, but there was some Yankees news:
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1 – 200 of 367 Newer› Newest»Speaking of injuries, the dumb Fox announcers were saying Saturday that Ortiz is "probably" out for the year. Do they know something, or are they typical dumb Fox announcers? They were freaking me out. Then on Sunday, the TBS announcers said Manny is "likely" out for a while.
The Fox announcers are just behind on their medical news. And morons, of course. The Orioles announcers also didn't have good information. I've atually HAD a torn tendon sheath--if the tendon itself isn't damaged and you are careful, it hurts, but it heals in about a month, and you are good as new.
The Wang injury, on the other hand (or foot) hits the Yankees where they are weakest. Unless the Yankees have another Aaron Small in the wings (no, I will never get over that), this could be the final brick in the wall.
this could be the final brick in the wall
If they hadn't started winning games recently, I would think so as well. As is, I have to wonder if they're not going to hang in there somehow and grab the WC again. Depressing prospect.
I suppose I should not abandon the RA/RS stuff I was posting a few days ago that hinted at a middling season at best for the Yankees, but it's hard to shake the notion that they could yet beat out the Jays and Rays.
heidi is easy on the eyes
A Yankeeless October. It's inevitable.
Fantasy: I have Colon. I'm inclined to bench him today, though. Phils scored 20 runs the other day.
The first "inevitable" of 2008!
...
ESPN on cable but ..... Rogers Sportsnet has NESN!
Heidi comment also inevitable.
haha
ok time to feast on some weak national league pitching!
As much as its a ha ha ha moment for the Yankees because they lose their top pitcher, I really hate the way it happened - while he was running the basepaths.
Youk out with some back spasms tonight.
And Papi gets his cast off and there's no pain.
trot went 2-3 with a double (almost a dong) & a walk.
i hope he fits in well with a crappy national league.
trot went 2-3 with a double (almost a dong) & a walk.
i hope he fits in well with a crappy national league.
Me too. Glad he's out of the AAA Desert.
Hi, everyone.
Re Wang: remember the comment the other night about how interleague play is bad, in part because of the risk to AL pitchers who are not used to hitting or running the basepaths?
FY!
Me too. Glad he's out of the AAA Desert.
he now wears number 6 in case you were wondering.
Re Wang: remember the comment the other night about how interleague play is bad, in part because of the risk to AL pitchers who are not used to hitting or running the basepaths?
Yep. I don't care if it's a Yankee that gets injured - it's not a bad situation. That could have happened (and still could) to a Red Sox pitcher.
COME ON FIRE
I assume you meant it IS a bad situation, right, Ish?
Drop of clean water falls on On Fire.
That ball went inside the tarp.
K there, but Drew's gotta go dong crazy in this series, shut these fans up
I assume you meant it IS a bad situation, right, Ish?
Yeah, that.
K there, but Drew's gotta go dong crazy in this series, shut these fans up
AMEN. I HATE PHILLY
K there, but Drew's gotta go dong crazy in this series, shut these fans up
What was Drew's history with Philadelphia that's made them remember? Castig mentioned it but I wasn't listening at first.
Poop.
Nix, you're all set up to be a Mets fan - hating Philly, Trot on the team...
I said the same thing as Amy re Ish bad situation, but blogger ate it. Thanks for taking care of that for me, Amy.
drafted 1997, did not sign. he/boras wanted $.
Drew held out for more money, didn't sign.
I was listening to the other team at the time, and Michael Kay COULD NOT STOP ripping Drew over it. Drew was like the anti-christ.
I could be wrong, but Heidi strikes me as even less excusable than the previous NESN eye-candy. And most of the teams are doing this now. Is she really even a baseball fan? Is there any good reason for her other than to raise the blood pressure of nixon, et al.? It's sooooo blatant. For a while the Orioles acrually had a fat middle-aged former play-by-play man in this role, and it was refreshing. Now it appears to be an out-of-work swim-suit model.
No problem, Laura. I wanted to be sure I hadn't completely misunderstood Ish!
bah
Oh, fuck, a leadoff HR? That sucks.
FUCK ME.
oh yeah, l-girl, im getting ready to buy my black nixon mets shirt....
COME ON COLON.
I think we're all played out on the Heidi thing by now.
I don't even know why there is a third person on the broadcast team. You'd never miss it.
Hmmm, not an auspicious beginning.
Can someone alert me when Heidi comes on? I confess: I have no idea which one she is. (I block her out like commercials, I guess.)
Yeah, I had a feeling Dr. Large was going to have a difficult night tonight.
Dr Large, I like that.
K. That's more like it.
OK nice k.
more outs please
holy shit
Yikes.
FUUCCCCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so this batting practice is kinda cool -- when does the actual game start?
i can't believe there's only 1 out
Hopefully Howard killed their rally.
needed 10 pitches to get 3 runs
looks like we're in trouble tonight if he continues with this bhullshit.
unless we have a total dong fest. we can win 15-13.
I don't even know why there is a third person on the broadcast team. You'd never miss it.
This year before they hired Heidi, they went over a month without a third person. I didn't miss it. She's easy on the ears, too. She at least sounds confident and doesn't sound like a ditzy blonde.
At least there are 2 outs.
(Desperately seeking the upside to this inning.)
OK, THREE outs. Phew.
finally the fat fuck forced the phils to fan.
I really need to pay more attention to the announcers. I have no idea what Heidi sounds like or looks like.
Scary, huh?
fuckin' phone FEMA!
Nice alliteration, Nixon!
I spilled some gingerale on my bed. Howard hits a dong. The score is 3-0. It's about to rain quite a lot here. Turning out to be a fantastic night.
At least it was only ginger ale. No stains. Unlike red wine or something.
heidi is the one that's not don or jerry!
:>)
Interesting. MLB hasn't blacked out the ESPN feed here in the Boston area. So, I've got it on NESN and ESPN. I'll take NESN, please.
Ditzy people come in all hair colours you know. :)
Says a non-ditzy blonde.
SNARED.
Cat-like reflexes.
yeah, pretty good for a camel
Ditzy people come in all hair colours you know. :)
It's true. I almost got killed by a ditzy, well, darker blonde, today.
the mayor comes through!
did he canseco out there?
Geoff Jenkins... Wasn't he on the Rockies last year? I love how he dives, tries to get up, and falls on his stomach again.
Heidi: not in the booth. When does she say anything? Has she said anything yet tonight? NOt that I really care, but with all the fuss here, I feel like I should know who she is.
there's really no connection between hair colour and intelligence. for that matter, having hair at all and intelligence.
in case any bald guys are gloating.
come on lugo!
Amy: Heidi has the spot that Tina used to have. She's blonde and attractive. That's all there is to it. Seriously.
there's really no connection between hair colour and intelligence. for that matter, having hair at all and intelligence.
Of course not. It's just the running joke.
Heidi is usually near the Red Sox dugout.
Wait, did you know Tina?
Normally I wouldn't be banging on about Heidi, but this is for educational purposes.
It's just the running joke.
I know, but I'm blonde!
I do remember Tina.
COME ON YOU FAT FUCKER HELP YR CAUSE
Colon is the tying run. Come on! Hit one out!
time for b.c. to tie this party up, big dong-style!!!
That was quite a swing.
Maybe Dr Large can get one back here.
Dr. Large -- a chance for VENGEANCE!
He tried.
But I think he'd have better luck trying to leg out a bunt.
that would be something to see
But I think he'd have better luck trying to leg out a bunt.
Harsh.
I would like to note (off-topic) that even though we are down by 3 runs I am happy happy happy tonight.
i remember TEENNER
He'd have a chance if the catcher and pitcher both blew out hamstrings.
teener of the large mouth
i assume ish's use of the term "banging on" was deliberate.
They're talking about Tiger Woods on the radio.
I was going to comment on the "banging on" but decided to leave it alone.
i assume ish's use of the term "banging on" was deliberate.
That would just be creepy. I posted that, realized what I said, and hoped no one would notice.
happy happy happy
Impending vacation syndrome?
as if anything goes unnoticed here! :)
rollins is 13 for 13 in SBs. is that supposed to be good?? HA!
don says rollins has swung at the first pitch he has seen both times tonight -- with the HR and single.
he hit the HR on a 1-0 pitch -- one inning ago.
come on, don.
Impending vacation syndrome?
Yes! PLUS just before game-time I was offered a big, fun writing/editing job that will pay for the trip.
You don't exactly see big boppers wearing those double ear-flapped helmets.
big, fun writing/editing job
Now that is good news.
Yes! PLUS just before game-time I was offered a big, fun writing/editing job that will pay for the trip.
Congratulations! Gotta love that, huh? You do something that you're going to like, and it'll pay for a vacation!
looks like its gonna be a long night for the pen.
Thanks guys. Yeah, it's the best thing to be paid for doing something you love. It doesn't happen all the time for me, but when it does...!
Plus I had no idea how we were paying for this trip. Something I thought was paying for it didn't come through, but it was too late to cancel (nonrefundable air and car).
So this is very welcome financially too.
OK RUNS!!!!!!!!!!
I'm creating a blog, which isn't the hardest thing to do, except for... the title. Not real good with titles.
I'm bad at titles too. What's the blog about? Does it have a theme or is it personal or...?
Ow. That'll learn ya, Lyndon.
what about "Blog-ish"
Ish's dish of delish
we can help -- what's the blog about?
COME ON! I feel i need to root this team extra hard tonight
There's Heidi, Amy.
AMY HERE SHE IS: HEIDI
HEIDI ALERT! (kidding)
I fully expected to lose tonight. A win would be a steal.
Go Nix, you'll get it done.
FY is the only one doing, NOW LETS GO JD POWER!
It's the 3rd inning! No reason to expect to lose.
I expected to lose this game yesterday.
I'm bad at titles too. What's the blog about? Does it have a theme or is it personal or...?
Two general themes, one being a sort of photo gallery, and another being local sports commentary. Among some other things. One of my friends may post some of his pictures too.
oh yeah, i forget, we're on the road. Team B shows up....yawn.
Patrick, what's up with that?
You don't want to go with anything very basic, like The Ish Blog?
Or just Ish.
I don't want to get my hopes up for games like this. I won't be disappointed if we lose, and I'll be pleasantly surprised if we win.
the joy of ish
The glee of sox?
Goodbye baseball.
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
Meanwhile Howard is loving the Colon.
looks like we're getting a semi-colon tonight.
I don't want to get my hopes up for games like this. I won't be disappointed if we lose, and I'll be pleasantly surprised if we win.
This is good for me to hear. I'm trying to write something about fans and our expectations.
I'm like the only person around here who doesn't get really upset when we lose. The Zen of Baseball, or something like that.
semi-colon! very writerly of you.
remy talking about how howard's swing is perfect for fenway. yes, come hit at fenway!! in a sox uni.
The circumstances usually dictate how I feel about a loss. Most of them I can put into perspective, but there are some of those where it's a bit of a hit to the gut.
Swoon! LBJ!
god what horrible nesn camerawork
they miss lugo's catch of theliner and they have a distant shot of lyndon's dive.
some are definitely harder to take than others.
but i mostly just move on. but not because i care any less or am any less passionate about the game.
i don't know, i'm still working on it.
but what patrick said is good insight.
you have good taste in men, patrick
this sucks
you have good taste in men, patrick
Oi. I might need to put MY earmuffs on. Yes, I have some.
Oh Slugo. So close to your first dong.
slugo!
I am back. Went to get some ice cream, and yay, we are only one more run behind. And we have two on with two out.
two outs and two on for Colon... again...
man, just a little bit o' roid would have helped that out.
LMAO!!! His helmet falls off from his swing!
Did someone say Ice Cream? Ice Cream is dreamy! <3
what type?
O'Brien: "Like a cherry falling off a sundae."
I have one of those little Friendly's sundaes to go. Hot fudge. Minus the hot.
im glad our rallys are left up to colon....FUCK!
colon may pull a fat with one of those hacks.
amy: you missed heidi!
SO I missed Heidi!!
And, Laura, will you tell us more about the editing/writing job you just got? Congrats!!
And, boo, Phillies. Boo, Colon.
Remy: "Next time Bartolo comes up [to the plate], take your children out of the room."
We had soft vanilla/chocolate swirl with jimmies, as we New Englanders call them. (Sprinkles to you folks from beyond New England, shots in Philadelphia, according to my Philadelphia relatives.)
HE GONE!
Remy: "Next time Bartolo comes up [to the plate], take your children out of the room."
FUCKING BRILLIANT
Ish, when does your blog go up? What is the URL?
I love soft serve.
I remember going to Fenway as a kid and getting maybe 2-3 cones of soft serve. I was more psyched about that then the game.
I usually go for peppermint stick ice cream, and if they have it - pineapple or raspberry dole whip.
Ice cream: definitely worth missing Heidi for.
When I lived in Philly, they were called jimmies. I had never heard that before.
Yum, you have good taste in ice cream flavours. :)
Thanks Amy. You'll hear enough about the writing job on wmtc. I'll save it for that.
Wow, Ish, those are some exotic flavors.
I tend to prefer non-fruit flavors of ice cream.
Wow, that wasn't a dong!
Ish, when does your blog go up? What is the URL?
Don't know yet. Still haven't chosen a title.
Don't look now, but it's a 1-2-3 inning!
Actually, it would be encouraging if Colon could stop the bleeding, even assuming we lose the game.
Really? I will have to tell my father that. He grew up in Philly. I have cousins there now, but my info is from my dad. It could be from the 1940s since he came to NY in 1950!
I think I might have to go get a pint of ice cream now. Either that or eat the fresh asparagus I just picked.
It's a very hard decision.
Ok, Laura, I will watch for news on wmtc.
Are you guys all packed yet? What time does the alarm clock go off?
I heard a rumble just now...
San Francisco earthquake?
Nope, just all the "same-sexers" hauling ass for City Hall to get married.
Go go go
Fresh asparagus you picked! Wow. That sounds good. Eat that, and THEN get ice cream. :)
The only bad part of vacation is missing our dogs! The older one already knows something's up, and she's waiting to see which kind of suitcases this is - the good kind where she comes along or the bad kind where we leave without her.
Didn't LBJ lead off twice already this game? Am I dreaming that? It seems impossible, given that we have no runs, but for some reason, that's what I recall.
A same-sex marriage earthquake, yay!
Eat that, and THEN get ice cream. :)
OMG! Genius!
It's time to cook.
freshly picked asaparagus > ice cream
FUCK YEAH!!!!
lbj has led off 3 innings
FY DONG-Y!
Amy, 7 a.m. flight, packed already so we can watch the game.
FUCK YEAH DONG!!!!!!!!
Laura, I almost wrote something about that in my email to your earlier----same story with our dog. She looks at us, asking, "Is this one I get to go on or not?"
FUCK YEAH!!
I ended up taking it out because I didn't want to make you feel sad.
dong
dong
ON FIRE!!!!
Only a matter of time before they let the dongs outside!
OF: FUCK YOU, FANS!!!
Thanks, Allan, for confirming that.
Yay!! B2B and we are only 2 runs down!
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK YOU PHILLY!!!!!
yes each of those represented a different dong
ON FIRE!!!!!!!
TAKE THAT STUPID BOOING PHILLIES PHANS!!!!
I haven't seen the sun all day. Been cloudy. Now, as the sun has just set, the sky has turned pink.
Gawd Damn!
Can Manny make it B2B2B?
Aw thanks, Amy. I miss them a lot, but I don't feel sad about leaving them, as long as they're home with someone good. Which they will be.
Cranberry grapefruit juice... Never thought I'd drink that, but it's delicious.
Hamels @ 81 pitches.
Wow I leave the room for 2 minutes and I missed ANOTHER JD DONG!
I am never around for them and I always call them at the wrong times.
Sigh.
I usually feel sad as I walk out the door. But I always remember what a dog trainer once told me when we once boarded Cassie with her: once you are out of sight, the dog forgets, goes to sleep, eats, etc., until you return when they act like they missed you the whole time.
Not sure where cranberry grapefruit juice came up, but that is delicious. With vodka of course.
That's ok, Patrick. I always miss Heidi.
Crazy play there. Side arm that one!
Talk about exciting plays.
Utley has 22 home runs, and he leads off the inning with a bunt.
JD Dong > Heidi
Please please please don't show me another dong here. How many do you have, six?
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