Angels - 010 006 000 - 7 9 0Not much to say about this one, except that the game did not feel as close as the final score.
Red Sox - 000 201 011 - 5 11 0
A two-RBI single from Manny Ramirez gave the Sox their only lead of the game in the fourth. Then Dice-K, who had retired eight batters in a row, walked Figgins to start the top of the sixth. Ten pitches later, the Angels had a 6-2 lead. Kotchman hit a two-run homer, Izturis doubled, Guerrero singled and Hunter blasted a three-run dong.
In the bottom of the sixth, Lowrie's ground-rule double to right knocked in Ortiz (LAA 7-3) and chased Weaver. Arredondo walked Varitek on four pitches, loading the bases with two outs for Ellsbury. Lyndon was the potential tying run, but he struck out.
With one out in the seventh, Youkils and Ortiz singled, but Manny grounded into an inning-ending double play. Ellsbury singled in Drew in the eighth and Manny hit a home run into the Monster Seats with two out in the ninth.
After a shaking beginning in relief of Matsuzaka, Masterson set down the last five batters he faced with ease. Hansen threw nine pitches (eight strikes) in the eighth, retiring the Angels in order.
Toronto beat Tampa 3-1 and Baltimore clubbed New York 13-4, so the top three spots in the East standings remain the same. The fourth-place Blue Jays are now only 7.5 GB.
***
Jered Weaver (4.08, 102 ERA+) / Daisuke Matsuzaka (2.63, 166 ERA+)
ALCS Preview!
Atta way, Tito! That lineup kicks copious amounts of ass!Angels (64-40) Red Sox (61-45)
Figgins, 3B Pedroia, 2B
Kotchman, 1B Youkilis, 1B
Izturis, SS Ortiz, DH
Guerrero, RF Ramirez, LF
Hunter, CF Lowell, 3B
Anderson, LF Drew, RF
Kendrick, 2B Lowrie, SS
Rivera, DH Varitek, C
Mathis, C Ellsbury, CF
Elsewhere, 7 PM: Rays/Blue Jays & Orioles/Yankees
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 554 Newer› Newest»I am all for eating unhealthy food sometimes, I just think it should be worth it, and fast food so rarely is.
I agree. But I feel like there could be a fast food-type restaurant that does serve actual healthy food.
I mean, what is fast food anyways? It's taking simple foods, and combining them. Burger, bun, mustard, ketchup, onions, etc etc etc. (Yuck.)
Why not take different, simple foods, and combining them? Rice bowls, for instance. And you can still go about it without charging through the nose.
Sweet avatar Chief!!!!
God, I want to eat Ish' burger right now. I want to drink his milkshake too.
Union is my fave Square
Dinner was from here tonight. You should go there when you move to Providence, jere.
We're not sarcastic here at Joy Nation or ANYTHING...
Sorry, is that, um? sarcastic?
Actually I'm drinking some ginger ale. Made by Boylan. Probably the cleanest, palest ginger ale I've had. It's perfect.
Masterson's hydroencephalic head frightens me.
Ish, you're missing a big part of the equation. Fast food is produced in massive quantities, and that can't be done and still be healthy. It industralizes the food.
The one exception might be fast-food sushi.
Lowrie's having a tough night at the plate so far. But we have the lead!
-Obligatory Manny snark-
OMG MANNY U FUCKIN IDIOT - TRADE HIM NOW!!!!!
Stairs 2 run dong in T.O. - 2-1 Jays.
Thanks for the tip, phil. How are the camera angles in that restaurant?
Sarah, you're so, uh, funny. Yeah that's it, funny. :)
Ish, you're missing a big part of the equation. Fast food is produced in massive quantities, and that can't be done and still be healthy. It industralizes the food.
This is true. But is it out of the realm of possibility to be able to cook food in large quantities while being responsible and healthy about it? Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but I think it is.
Last time I went to NYC, I sat in Union Square at dusk in 75-degree weather, with fireflies flashing all around me. It was "classic camera angle"-ey.
No, and they've been short of carrots lately as well, but I still love Stokes. They always hook me up with all the beet and carrot greens I can stand for the bunnies.
I am all for eating unhealthy food sometimes, I just think it should be worth it, and fast food so rarely is.
I say that all the time.
Large quantities, yes, I think so. (Although that's a guess.)
Massively enormous quantities that will ship everywhere and never spoil, no.
I'm not finding in on google, Phil, so tell me, wtf is hydroencephalic?
there is a pretty good reasonably-fast chain around here called the "U Grille" or something, and its whole deal is healthy-ish fast-ish food.
Patrick, that burger was amazing. We discovered the best bun to get around here is from the bakery at Shaw's. (Just as Castig reads a Shaw's ad...), but their wheat buns are seriously good. I grilled the burger on a griddle on medium-high heat, 8 minutes a side. Came out to medium well.
5-0 Orioles!
Fast food that has local suppliers?
I am all for eating unhealthy food sometimes, I just think it should be worth it, and fast food so rarely is.
I say that every time I go into Chipotle.
Steve Phillips giving trade advice! All the GMs should take notes, then run out and do the opposite.
You tease me, Ish. My meat guy has been out of ground beef for awhile, and I so badly want pounds!
You talk about fast food that tastes fantastic. But, anyone who is familiar with weight-watchers points... A burrito from Chipotle, with what I have on it (chicken, rice, peppers and onions, green medium salsa, and cheese)... 20 points. 875 calories.
jere: they've got a really shitty angle of MSNBC's Hardball with subtitles, from across the bar. (I got takeout so I could get back for the game.)
patrick: hydrocephalus (typo).
TORONTO 2 THOSE FUCKING RAYS 1
You tease me, Ish. My meat guy has been out of ground beef for awhile, and I so badly want pounds!
Actually, we just got these burgers at Market Basket. Pre-shaped, as well. I don't know if you've ever been to the Meat House, but I'd be interested in getting ground beef from there.
But is it out of the realm of possibility to be able to cook food in large quantities while being responsible and healthy about it? Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but I think it is.
I think you are being overly optimistic, but that it's still well worth trying. Really, I think that you can produce good, healthy, responsible and inexpensive food, but mostly at the local level. Once you start getting into long supply chains, and large scale operations, I think that at least two of those have to fall by the wayside.
As for this healthy fast food debate - hey, I mean the choices are there. I know here I go for pitas a lot of the time instead of shit like McDonald's etc.
Hell, I have a lot of meals from the grocery store. Most stores now have good quality, hot food sections and salad bars. Well, not all have salad bars, but I really think there are many choices available for quick, healthy eats.
But most people don't give a shit about that and would rather have the triple Big Mac because its "tasty" (to those with no perception of quality)
I think the only burger places I'll eat at are Wendy's and A&W (if I'm feeling really disgusting), Harveys (canadian place, a little bit better - they top your burger in front of you) or local non-chain places that also top your burger in front of you....Fuck McDonald's.
Patrick, that's what In-N-Out (sp?) in California does. I had it for the first time last year when I was visiting a friend in SoCal. It was SOOOO delicious.
(Incidentially the same kind of burgers were/are available in Madison Square through Danny Meyer, the genius owner of USC and other great places. Shake Shack.)
6-0 Orioles
The humans like shake shack
McD's is the worst, it's true, but Harvey's, A&W and Wendy's are not exactly good food.
Harvey's is Cdn? I thought I knew it before I got here, but maybe not.
I'm having the hardest time just walking through the grocery store trying to figure out what to make for lunch during the week. Especially somewhat healthy foods.
<3 Stokes and Paffenroth. I got seven bundles of basil from Paffenroth on Saturday and made a few quarts of pesto to freeze for the winter.
Pitas are a good thing for a fast but healthy meal. Even Subway or Quiznos is much better and fresher. (Although the industrial bread kind of blows it.)
The humans like shake shack
What means this?
6 ER on 8 H, 2 D(ongs), through 5 for the Moose.
McD's is the worst, it's true, but Harvey's, A&W and Wendy's are not exactly good food.
I've sworn off McDonalds and Wendy's. Burger King very limited. But I did eat at an A&W when I was in New Brunswick last month.
RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE ON YOUR MYSTERY SHIP.
Tek's hacking.
Tek hit! Always a nice surprise.
TEK!
Harvey's, A&W and Wendy's are not exactly good food.
Oh not at all. I do find myself having cravings once every few months though...
And I'm pretty sure Harvey's is Canadian. They're coupled with Swiss Chalet, which is basically Cdn. A few locations scattered throughout the US I think though.
TEK!
6 ER on 8 H, 2 D(ongs), through 5 for the Moose.
Are you sure Mussina's pitching? Heard on the radio it was Rasner.
I haven't eaten at any of those places in many, many years. There's always an alternative.
"The humans like shake shack
What means this?"
It's very popular. At least the one in Madison Sq. (are there others?#)
Castig just called Weaver Washburn
Chicken Shawarma is also one of my faves.
love seeing the mummy clips from the 2007 alds!!
Swiss Chalet is definitely Cdn! Do you love or hate that sauce? I *hate* it.
GDGD says it's Mussina.
RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE ON YOUR MYSTERY SHIP.
omfg, this made me laugh so hard.
GD-squared showing Mussina in all their stats and everywhere else.
So it's probably Rasner!
Shake Shack is fantastic. There is only one.
All his restaurants are fantastic. They are all nearly perfect. USC and Grammercy Tavern are actually perfect.
I could drink that sauce all day! ...although it is just powder and water... but yeah it's definitely a love it or hate it sauce.
I go for sandwich shops mostly if I go out. Not a fan of Quizno's unless I get the Steakhouse Beef Dip, which is terrible as far as healthy food goes. Their raspberry lemonade is amazing, though.
There are a few local italian chains around here which specialize in fresher foods. Moe's and Amato's
"if you don't like matt stairs, you don't like baseball."
?
I'm a fan of the Portsmouth Brewery where you can get a delicious meal and a beer sampler of 10 different beers. So fun.
If you want (Dutch) chain fast food near Union Square, Maoz is quite good. You can stuff your falafel with fried cauliflower.
RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE ON YOUR MYSTERY SHIP.
I was saving that for when he hits his next home run, but I couldn't resist. And it was hit hard enough.
One of my faves at Swiss Chalet is the wrap...no need for the sauce with that!
Have you gone to dos amigos in Portsmouth Ish? I go to that place if I buy a quick meal.
I'm a fan of the Portsmouth Brewery where you can get a delicious meal and a beer sampler of 10 different beers. So fun.
How much would that cost?
I think next year that's something I'll have to try. Doing the beer sampling thing.
I don't understand the need for that sauce on anything for any reason. :)
Seriously, why does chicken need sauce?
Laura, I almost brought up In-N-Out myself. Everytime I wish I could have that here, I remember the reason they won't expand their operations, and I don't mind so much. It would be sad if they went the way of McDonalds.
Tim, two things. One, the choices may be there in your area (and in my fairly affluent section of Queens) but in poorer neighborhoods, they really aren't. The grocery stores have largely abandoned those areas, and the readily available food is either from fast food or from the local bodega, not exactly known as a bastion of fresh healthy eating. And two, the big unhealthy food choices are also the ones with the huge advertising budgets, and while we may be discerning consumers and not so easily swayed, you don't see that many ads for honestly healthy options, and others ARE easily swayed. There's a real, and growing, connection between income and obesity, and it's hard for me to believe that this has nothing to do with it.
I was saving that for when he hits his next home run...
I may not be blogging then.
WKRO indicated earlier that Mussina was pitching.
Union Square is also home to the original (but not best) Zen Palette. My fave vegetarian restaurant. The best one is 9th Ave & 45 (47?) St.
Have you gone to dos amigos in Portsmouth Ish? I go to that place if I buy a quick meal.
I used to go there all the time, but since Chipotle opened, I haven't eaten a meal there in ages.
The reason isn't their food, but it's their prices. When it comes to their food, I like it rather simple: soft taco with cheese and picante. So two soft tacos would come out to $5 or $6 and another $1 for picante, and a drink... For such a small amount of food.
The 10 beer sampler is 7.75 and it includes 2.5 beers worth of, well, beer. It's a good deal.
But Dos Amigos' picante is the most amazing salsa-type substance I've ever had in the world. I go in there frequently just to get picante. Or chips and picante.
Tek was bracing for impact
Union Square is also home to the original (but not best) Zen Palette.
Was. It closed.
They've opened one in Princeton, supposedly. They've also got a burger joint near Grand Central now.
Yeah, it does look like Mussina was pitching.
Now he's not.
Squander.
Sarah, I think when I came home from SoCal and blogged about In-N-Out, you were drooling along with me. :)
You're right about the fast food, I would just change income and obesity to income and health. Since I believe the supposed obesity epidemic is a myth - but the poor health of low-income USians is beyond dispute.
L: That Zen Palate is history!
I looooooove ZP. The other ones are still there, I believe, but they had to close the U Sq one.
MFY are being 1-hit by Jeremy Guthrie.
I sat next to Andre 3000 at the west side Zen Palate.....
Wow, the Union Square ZP closed!?! Wow. It was such a great place. I hope the one on 9th Ave is still there.
sarah, you are a smart one. i definitely think it has to do with availability - i have been to many grocery stores (mostly in the US, sadly) where the healthier options aren't available.
and yeah, income definitely does have something to do with it, as well as the correlation between income and knowledge - not being susceptible to the advertisements and rationally thinking of better, healthier choices.
Zen Palette. What an excellent idea. If I weren't watching this baseball game with you fine folks, I just might leave the house for that.
Jere, I just learned that through Phil. Sad. But I'm glad the 9th Ave one is there.
A Zen Palate clone opened on Third Ave between 16th and 17th, but I haven't tried it -- they couldn't ensure that stuff didn't contain corn starch, and my partner's mom's allergic.
One thing about the obesity problem is the doctors have easy to fit conditions for being obese for the sake of qualifying for prescriptions...
Their burger joint is imaginatively named Zen Burger. Their kids' Gobo is still on Sixth Ave in the Village (and on the upper east side).
Whatever this Zen Palate place is sounds delicious. I want to go.
We seem to have the same conversations here a lot, just change the evil in question, Laura, and we're back to last night's Army/Exxon convo!
I think the obesity is real, it's just an indicator of the poor overall health. The solution is not dieting, it's health care.
"How'd that work out for you? That why your up here?
Laughing my ass off.
I'm still drooling about this supposed 'wings your way'. It's on my list.
Fuck.
shit
FAK!!!!!
Fack.
Awww, man. Nice try Werd.
Morty's time. FINALLY. Later folks!
tim: Zen Palate. It's actually overrated, except for their curry noodle soup which takes no prisoners.
Drew's gotta climb that ladder. Short wall, put a foot up on it, and spring up in the air. In my fantasy world, they attempt this on every home run.
why didn't he catch that?
fucking manny.
There was a sketch at the beginning of "The Onion Movie" that said the United States, in an effort to decrease the amount of obesity in the country, is changing the definition of what is obese, so only the heaviest people are considered obese.
Then this huge guy shows up and talks about how greatful he is not to be classified as obese anymore.
The increased weight is real, but none of the other stuff around it is, I have come to believe, after much reading. But I certainly agree with you about dieting vs health.
Fakity Fak!
aw jeez Edith
I hate that wall-climbing act. Especially when the OFer hooks his arm around an OF wall.
Daisuke being Wakefield.
okay, I guess Drew didn't quite have time to rob that HR.
I hate this god damn team!
There, I said it.
It is most definitely NOT over-rated! I was into restaurants in NYC, and that was one of my faves.
Goddamn. Not yet. Time to watch more of this bad.
Thanks for the link Phil, I googled it as well. Still looks good.
All this talk of beer sampling makes me hungry for the Bier Markt in Toronto (featuring their amazing fries with curry mayo sauce) and mussels. Great place.
tito thinking masterson for kendrick?
Triple play pls.
Shitfuck.
Wow. This was going so well, until now.
yeah, Zen Palate is just plain rated.
Get the--oh Jesus. 6 to effing 2.
I fucking hate the Angels.
AND THERE ARE STILL NO OUTS
Wut the fuck manny? At least drew tried to climb the wall
I'm still drooling about this supposed 'wings your way'. It's on my list.
I ate there Friday night. :)
It's amazing. As far as quesadillas go, you get twice as much food for the same price as places like Dos Amigos.
ARGHHH!!!! OH NO!!! MY TESTICLE IS SHATTERING!!! DAMN YOU DAISUKE!!!
FUCK
Cock kabobs.
11-0 Baltimore on a grand dong!
I guess nows as good a time to leave as any.
Eff this (until I get to Mortys)
Amazing fries and dip in Toronto = Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar
[Allan will now start to drool.]
NYC vegetarian restaurants better than Zen Palate:
Candle 79
Candle Cafe
Blossom
Pukk
Red Bamboo
Curly's
Angelica's
Caravan of Dreams
Hangawi
Kate's Joint
Quartino (does have one fish dish)
Zen Palate does beat out VP2 though, maybe.
Ooooooh the pain
Candle Cafe, now that's overrated. But only my opinion. I finally went and I was very sad.
Counter > Zen Palate, too.
VP2 is gross.
I am not comparing ZP to vegetarian restaurants, but to the universe of restaurants in NYC. Which makes it even better!
I'm way out of this loop.
Candle's seitan >> all. Go to Candle79 if it's your price point, though.
i liked the fake animals at VP2
THE BALL DID NOT GO OVER THE BAG AT ALL -- FUCK YOU BLUE!
oh right, the seitan. On the stick. That was great, I'll give you that.
well it's all opinion - has to be with food
anything > seitan
Let's just all bat around this weekend.
Satan and seitan are two of my favorite things.
OUTS PLEASE!!!!!
I'm cool with satan, but I can't stand seitan.
crap crap crap crap crap crap crap crap crap crap
etc
FKR - 001 000 0
TOR - 000 020 0
We might hold even tonight.
angels squeezed a loaf
Pure Food & Wine is also good but weird (raw).
I went to a raw food place on the UWS, don't remember the name. The food was good, but afterwards it was like, ok, what's for dinner.
Too precious for me. Too contrived.
Jere: do you remember Veg City Diner?
finally!
Oh no, "does Manny know the count?" talk. And making fun of him for liking the big shiny lights on the scoreboard.
I hope he fouls one back and knocks their teeth out.
Wow - this is no fun. I'm going to start dinner.
I remember Veg City Diner.
I remember it from when it was just City Diner, then Veg. Big place to go out after demos.
i never went to that one
Not sure which raw food place is in the UWS. Quintessence is the other popular one and is in the east village.
manny has forgotten more about baseball than steve phillips will ever know.
I hope he fouls one back and knocks their teeth out.
I'd pay to see that.
For all I know it's been gone for years. It was 6-7 yrs ago or so, an eternity for a NYC restaurant.
Well Veg City burned down. It sort'a reopened as Curly's Vegetarian Lunch between 1st and 2nd aves, but it isn't as good. (Still worth patronizing.)
I love it when the OTHER pitcher has to go to the dungeon. Up 5, leadoff walk.
FUCK YOU! WE CAN SCORE RUNS TOO MOTHERFUCKERS< LETS GO!
Raw Soul's on w145th, apparently. That's past the UWS, though.
Burned down? That's a weird thing for that area.
It was on Columbus in the 80s.
MUUUUUUUTE!!!!!!!!!!!
"Does Manny Ramirez want to win as much--"
That's as far I got.
Well, burned out. They had a sign for weeks saying they'd reopen, but they never did.
could someone shove 5 gallons of shit down these guys' throats?
NESN couldn't find something good for the Twisted Tea promo, so they said Jose Arrandondo being converted from an infielder to a pitcher was twisted.
Uh, Wakefield anyone?
this game is really very fucking annoying
ESPN: The worldwide leader in forcing people to choose their less-preffered camera angle network over them.
Blossom opened a location on Columbus Ave between 82-83 but has only some raw stuff.
Our fiery hero
"Blossom opened a location"
Whoa!
It was all raw. But like I said, it was several years ago.
Interesting that ESPN isn't blacked out here. I could choose. And I've chosen NESN.
not 10 seonds after orel says manny works his ass off and is a great teammate, shulman asks him if manny wants to win as much as his teammates?
god, i wish espn would just blow up with every one of these morans inside. it would be the best thing to happen to baseball in decades.
JEDI RIBEYE.
But, Fenway giveth and taketh away. Drew could've scored if that one didn't bounce into the stands.
Thank you! We *can* bring runners in to score.
It's true.
COME ON RALLY!
COME ON TEK YOU CAN DO IT!
I do like Orel, though. Too bad he has to work with morons.
ish likes orel
Back to back triples for Wilkerson and Inglett. 3-1 Bluebirds.
I love how Nix shows up every once in a while JUST TO YELL AT THE TEAM. It's great.
ish likes the angry orgasmer
Apparently the moronitude is contagious, b/c Orel seems to have plenty of it tonight.
This is a crazy important AB.
ish likes orel
Damn. Now you know my secret.
TEK DIDN'T SWING AT THAT RISING FASTBALL
Redondo Beach has got nothin'!
LBJ time.
Lyndon with the bases loaded!
Come on, be LBJ!
YES IT'S TRUE - HE DIDN'T
good job, capn
Come on Lyndon, be our hero.
i would accept a cheap game-tying pesky pole grand slam from lyndon.
ish se gusta "el BJ"
LBJ's 2-8 with 6 RBI with the bases loaded.
I'll take a walk.
that looked low!
LBJ TOOK SOME PITCHES
I do like Orel, though. Too bad he has to work with morons.
orel: "dice-k has been on top of his game. look at that record: 11-1."
yeah, *work* with morons.
fuckety fuck
what a waste
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