Angels - 002 200 200 - 6 7 0Lackey was two outs away from a no-hitter -- it would have been the first no-no against the Red Sox at Fenway Park since July 20, 1958 -- but Dustin Pedroia singled cleanly through the shortstop hole into left and Kevin Youkilis followed with a home run off one of the signs above the Monster Seats.
Red Sox - 000 000 002 - 2 2 1
Tampa (Garza: 9-5-0-1-5, 106) shutout Toronto 3-0 to drop us 2 GB. Baltimore held on to beat New York 7-6, so the Yankees are 4 GB.
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John Lackey (3.02, 138 ERA+) / Clay Buchholz (5.81, 75 ERA+)
In three starts (15 innings) since coming back from the disabled list, Buchholz has a 6.60 ERA and has allowed opponents to hit .328/.403/.557, yet he remains confident:
I'm feeling good and healthy and I feel like the mechanics side of my game has come around. ... The biggest thing for me, when I get in a little bit of trouble, is not going out there and letting it unfold. I've got to minimize the damage.Lackey has also been struggling lately:
GS IP H BB K ERA AVG OBP SLGA pitcher's record is of minimal value in judging his performance, but this is still neat: Jon Lester has begun his career with a 20-5 record and is the first Sox pitcher to be credited with 20 wins in his first 25 decisions -- Tex Hughson (1941-42) and Boo Ferriss (1945) each began 20-6.
0514-0629 9 68.2 48 13 54 1.44 .201 .247 .322
0705-0723 4 23.2 36 6 23 7.61 .346 .387 .577
Also: Rays/Blue Jays and Orioles/Yankees, both 7 PM
SoSH has threads dedicated to the team's possible interest in Mark Teixeira, Miguel Tejada, Doug Brocail, Jack Wilson, Geoff Geary, and Scott Eyre; news about shopping Manny is here.
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Trying to inject some Cla Meredith magic into HH, Allan? I hope it works.
Heh.
Not sure how much magic Meredith has, though, with his 96 ERA+ and 1.50 WHIP.
Clay-K Buchholzaka?
(to go along with the Diceclay Matsuzachholz from before)
Manny trade rumor mill warming up...
MLBTR:
Looks like Manny's going to need his own post, after all. Earlier today, Dan Graziano said the Mets are still in on Ramirez despite the denials. Now SI.com's Jon Heyman adds that the Dodgers are showing interest. The talks are still in their infancy, and keep in mind that the Dodgers do not want to add payroll.
Although I still remain 99.9% confident Manny won't be moved by Thursday, I'd much rather the Dodgers trade for him, if only because Colletti is more prone to doing something insane like "Kemp/Loney/cash for Manny". At least Minaya has half a brain in his head.
I still don't think the Red Sox are adding anybody outside of a reliever, and I'm not entirely convinced they need to. The only reason they might trade for Tex is to replace Manny's bat for '09.
Also, kick some ass today, HH.
THIS IS A BAD MAN >>>>>>>>
Pedroia, 2B
Youkilis, 1B
Ortiz, DH
Ramirez, LF
Lowell, 3B
Drew, RF
Varitek, C
Cora, SS
Ellsbury, CF
***
Thank you, Jesus.
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And by BAD, I mean motherfucking awesome! ... Or is that mummyfucking awesome?
The rumors I heard on the way home.....Ramirez for texiera then the braves would trade for him for prospects........Also to the Mets for Beltran and someone else the Red Sox would also include Ellsbury......
Just in case you've forgotten, Boston fans, this is the man you're booing, quoted after Game 2 of the 2007 ALDS:
"I remember when I came to the clubhouse today, Varitek told me, 'Hey, you can't leave Boston without a home run.' I said, 'You know it.'"
Now answer me this - how many baseball players, alive or dead, superstar or scrubeenie, would say something that goddamn awesome????
Just in case you've forgotten, Boston fans, this is the man you're booing, quoted after Game 2 of the 2007 ALDS:
"I remember when I came to the clubhouse today, Varitek told me, 'Hey, you can't leave Boston without a home run.' I said, 'You know it.'"
Now answer me this - how many baseball players, alive or dead, superstar or scrubeenie, would say something that goddamn awesome????
You Know It???? Goddamn Awesome...???? Your right dude ,it sends shivers up my spine.
It may seem like I am against Manny, I'm not, I have professed my manlove for him for years, I am just irritaded, with all this crap, it takes some of the enjoyment out of baseball for me...money, pissed off- writers, injuries or not, options....Just play fuckin baseball.....
WIN
Clay-K Buchholzaka?
(to go along with the Diceclay Matsuzachholz from before)
Either way, I cringe when both of them come up in the rotation.
no, everyone, its Diceclay Buchholzaka
FJM Banned in China...hilarious.
I feel there was not enough attention paid to my comment of a week or two ago re: Andrew Dice-K:
"Mother Goose? .... I walked her."
...
That's some funny shit, right there!
Also to the Mets for Beltran and someone else the Red Sox would also include Ellsbury......
No. Not happening.
Re banned in China, FJM has plenty of company.
Just to make a reply from the other thread:
9casey I think:
But what comes out of Manny's mouth, Theo , Tito , Henry and whomever affilated with the Red Sox I have to take somewhat seriouslly.
Agreed, except for when it goes through the idiot grapevine of Buck n McCarver and Fox. I can't take a single word those fucks say seriously.
it takes some of the enjoyment out of baseball for me...
Me too. That's why I ignore 99% of it. You could do the same.
Re banned in China, FJM has plenty of company.
Oh yeah. My friend did a co-op work term over there last winter and it was crazy.
Great place for the olympics. (eye roll) - While that country is downright despicable, I find their attempts to cover up everything downright fucking hilarious.
I was watching the news yesterday and they were showing some government spokesperson discussing the pollution. It basically went:
"China actually has very low levels of pollution! What the world seems to think is smog is actually fog. If you can't see the person in front of you, its because it's like a giant cloud of moisture in the air. It's pretty much like a steam bath!"
I laughed. My balls off.
Then they showed a "citizen" talking about how clean the air is.
Re banned in China, FJM has plenty of company. oh yeah, its fucked up over there! scary
in regards to Andrew Dice-K HERE YOU GO
I wanna be banned in China, too!!!
yeah a lot of china's history is filtered from the youn generation. none of the students today know of the protests in tiananmen square, that information is not searchable (banned! CHINASoSH!) on their internet, books, or newspapers.
seriously, thats scary.
You Know It???? Goddamn Awesome...???? Your right dude ,it sends shivers up my spine.
First, I get sarcasm.
Second, I didn't say it was the "luckiest man" speech or nothing; just thought it was a very cool thing to say. My sincere apologies for overreacting.
Third, surely all the stuff that seem to be turning off baseball have not just started happening in the past few years, right? If the cocaine scandals/strike/HGH nonsense hasn't turned you off yet, then I really can't imagine what would.
HOLY SHIT! TEX TO ANGELS FOR KOTCHMAN!
No one said it turned them off baseball. Just that it lessens the enjoyment of the sport.
Nothing will EVER turn me off baseball. I never understood all those so-called fans who said they were through with baseball after the strike. I understand few people sympathized w/ the players as I did, but why it would turn you off the sport, I didn't get.
(No need to explain, it's not that I haven't heard the arguments ad nauseum. I just don't get them.)
i hope theo is going to improve the bullpen. all the "contending" teams are upgrading, while we stand still.
HOLY SHIT! TEX TO ANGELS FOR KOTCHMAN!
OMFG, this gives me such a headache.
The shining light in this Manny mess is that Manny is tearing the cover off the ball right now. Whence he and Ortiz are clicking together we will forget this all and end up watching the GA count grow and grow. Why not?
HOLY SHIT! TEX TO ANGELS FOR KOTCHMAN!
At least we won't have to deal with Kotchman tonight. But will have to deal with Tex tomorrow. Fuck.
Patrick said...
HOLY SHIT! TEX TO ANGELS FOR KOTCHMAN!
Sweet neither play tonight.
...Then they showed a "citizen" talking about how clean the air is.
I lived in Beijing in 1991. The air there was pretty bad even then. Coal was used for stoves and heating roadside restaurants and such. But the place has to contend with natural, geographical kinds of pollution as well -- the sand blows in from the Gobi desert, esepecially in the Fall.
I found the government to be despicable in in its hunger for legimacy through hosting athletic events. There were cute logos everywhere then for the upcoming Asian Games -- at least six years in advance.
They wanted this Olympics a lot. I can't imagine any real limit on the amount of lying and covering shit up they would try to do to make it a success.
i hope theo is going to improve the bullpen. all the "contending" teams are upgrading, while we stand still.
Ditto. I just hope said improvement doesn't turn out to gag the team.
Tony said...
You Know It???? Goddamn Awesome...???? Your right dude ,it sends shivers up my spine.
First, I get sarcasm.
Second, I didn't say it was the "luckiest man" speech or nothing; just thought it was a very cool thing to say. My sincere apologies for overreacting.
Don't apologize to me......you said it and believed it stand by it.
Next time tell me to fuck myself...
Sweet neither play tonight.
i know, but man oh man, the angels look even tougher now.
nixon33 said...
i hope theo is going to improve the bullpen. all the "contending" teams are upgrading, while we stand still.
Thats tough to do...even with the Yankees "stealing" Marte, shit the Yankees traded Marte for Enrique Wilson in '01 , has he gotten that much better , we will see....
Ugh. Now the Angels are an even better team.
But I don't need Theo to make trades just to make them, just to make a show of it. If you're antsy for Theo to make a trade, who are you after, and who would you give up for him?
i'm not looking for theo to make moves just to make moves, but rather to improve the bullpen.
i'd give up coco, for some relief pitching, but i dont know what that'd get ya.
If you're antsy for Theo to make a trade, who are you after, and who would you give up for him?
I would like to see the bullpen improve. Be that through our current situation somehow magically improving, or through acquiring a decent reliever or two - they shouldn't give up much. The chopping block should basically be some average minor leaguers, Timlin and Lugo.
Other areas that would be nice to improve would be:
-getting another decent bat on the bench
-having a catcher that can hit
-having more depth at SS
Although I do suppose that most of these problems can be handled with the September callups. Get Kotteras up, have a couple decent PawSox hitters come up and of course, keep Lowrie. Hopefully Lugo won't be back. Good news is that he isn't able to perform any baseball-related things yet.
nixon33 said...
Sweet neither play tonight.
i know, but man oh man, the angels look even tougher now.
Looks can be deceiving.
worry about tonight...game by game baby.
tim said...
-getting another decent bat on the bench
Casey sits there every night batting over.300
whay ever happened to bobby kielty?
nixon33 said...
whay ever happened to bobby kielty?
we released him...
Next time tell me to fuck myself...
Not my style. Well, usually not.
The Tex trade...I dunno. I can only assume Reagins got an assurance that he could lock Tex up; otherwise, it might not have been the smartest idea. That said, everybody's said the Angels needed one more A-level bat to really be a terror, and they've gotten an A/A- bat now. Kinda wish they'd waited until after the Boston series to do it.
I'll be VERY interested to see what Boston does now, if anything. There will be even more pressure for a move now.
in regards to Andrew Dice-K HERE YOU GO
Pretty sure I saw that when he first signed!
i know, but man oh man, the angels look even tougher now.
So they win the West by 15 games instead of 12. Pfft. We're still winning the East.
Casey sits there every night batting over.300
.356! But ... can't upset the Captain!!!
am i crazy or is tex overrated?
You know what?
Teixeira: .283/.390/.512, 139 OPS+
Ramirez: .304/.400/.538, 144 OPS+
F the Angels.
am i crazy or is tex overrated?
He's quite good, but he ain't Gehrig II.
Those are 2008 stats, by the way.
Frod blowing a post-game kiss to the heavens. PLEASE destroy these assholes.
Buchholz, find your groove!
I think Tex is a great player. They're gonna be tough in the playoffs.
FWIW:
The Red Sox and Dodgers are engaged in substantive talks involving Manny Ramirez, according to sources
HH - 7 pitches 1-2-3!
7-pitch first inning? I'll take it!
Yes, sir, may I have another!
GO CLA GO!
Double Aych is gonna be nasty soon. I'm hoping the best #5 in the majors through August and beyond.
This game is on pace to finish at 7:59!
8 for Lacky...
If Manny is dealt to the Dodgers, it will be for either Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, and they've mentioned they want to get rid of Andruw Jones' salary. Could the Red Sox land Andruw Jones?
Two years ago that would have been SWEET. Now? Not so much.
I really like Kemp, but he's no Manny.
Maybe not, but Kemp is 23. Manny is 36.
FWIW
Not much. All the speculation involves the Sox getting Tex.
ARGH! I love it when HH throws well. I just want to freak out.
Rasner in trouble in the first.
Yankee-killin' Millar up with the bases loaded. 1-0 BAL.
Yeah, having Kemp into the future would be sweet.
15 pitches thru 2 for Cla.
This game is on pace to finish at 7:59!
That's a hilarious variation on the "on pace to..." idea.
I'd like to be banned in China.
Lama style? Bounty hunters too?
Manny OBP for July - .494, says DO.
JD DONG TIME!!!
....he would've hit one...
watching in class...i should be banned in china
TBR: 0
TOR: 0
BAL: 1
NYY:
fuckin stephanie!
doink!
Dr. Error.
wtf why is he on this team? he clearly doesnt care!
Some of ayches pitches are just so nasty.
fuckin stephanie!
A little too much info from Tim tonight...
...I am Error.
Uh oh, Tampa jumped ahead of Toronto, perhaps we are about to fall behind?
Jed Lowrie makes a FANTASTIC.........oh. It's Cora. Dammit.
Where's the JEDI!!!!
A little too much info from Tim tonight...
While i'm in accounting class? That's dirty.
Fuckin Cora.
Hinske hit an inside-the-park HR?
Hmm... so much for my plan from last night where we do the same thing, only without the halos scoring.
WHY is Cora playing??
nip it in the bud, cla.
error einstein????
E6 on that play up the middle, btw.
*groan*
This is where you wanted to improve Clay. Show us your nuts!
So, John Farrell's new plan for how Buchholz warms up has worked WONDERS. Instead of have a terrible first inning, it now happens in the THIRD.
And so much for Lowell's errors never costing us.
I liked Clay better when he was stealing computers.
HH BB. Fack.
did someone just yell out at vlad: "your shoe's untied"?
FUCK YEAH WITH THE TURN!!!!
ok, but I hate this fucking team.
fuckin' A - nice DP
...
could clay steal chb's computer?
Fucking beauty! 0 ER
JOHN LACKEY'S THROWING A NO-HITTER!
Down 2-0...I feel lucky.
Clay's BABIP = .378
Clay needs more Ks then.
PC: 7-8-27 = 42
hmmmmm
The error was taken away from Cora. Base hit again.
1 ER for HH
could clay steal chb's computer?
Doesn't even need to be Clay, anyone who wants to do that has my blessing.
ugh.
So, this game is now on pace to end at 9:14.
Of course, if pace was true, the final score would be 6-0 and Lackey would have thrown a no-hitter.
Is it just me or does it feel like the Angels have scored six runs already?
NESN commercial: "The Angels are coming to Fenway!!!"
Oh really?
...
Heidi has great eyes!
That first run for the Rays... an Eric Hinske inside-the-park home run.
BRING ME JEDI, BRING ME JEDI!
fuck you tootie
oh man, leave the room for just a minute...
Did someone say Heidi? Heidi is dreamy! <3
STOP LEAVING THE ROOM!
You're killing the team!
Does this mean the Red Sox are going to start playing well on the road?
Dodgers will still play tonight despite the 5.4 Mag earthquake in LA.
I was just thinking the same thing, Ish.
We'll have to, basically.
trivia - pitcher the sox traded for remy in 77?
...
don aase, i believe.
STOP LEAVING THE ROOM!
You're killing the team!
Clearly. You should trade me. I'll approve it.
MLBTR:
"6:52pm: Jon Heyman says the Phillies might be the frontrunner for Manny. Ramirez will want his $20MM options eliminated upon a trade."
Manny WPA = 4.02
Burrell WPA = 4.69
don said "hole"
heh heh heh
More Heyman:
It isn't yet known what players would be going back to Boston, but left fielder Pat Burrell is having a similar year statistically (.277/.400/.585 with 26 HRs and 61 RBIs in 103 games for Burrell; .304/.400/.538 with 20 HRs and 68 RBIs in 98 games for Ramirez) and could be a logical fit. He has a no-trade clause but has told the Phillies in the past that he'd be willing to waive it for the Red Sox and Yankees.
fuckin clay...
and my god to Hinske's inside the parker.
in toronto.
they heckle the shit out of him there for being slow...that must've been great
Clay will get it together by his next start. He's on the verge.
LACKEY IS THROWING A NO-HITTER
TBR: 001 0
TOR: 000
BAL: 100
NYY: 00
yeah, hinske is the most hated player ever at skydome.
we asked some fans last year why - but got no real answer.
i hope he mooned them on his way to the dugout
good answer redsock - you win a canard
we asked some fans last year why - but got no real answer.
from a jays fan? nooooooooo
slarthy bartfast
we needed some kind of answer!
naturally, we started hooting and hollering for hinske every time we saw him!!
This has been a steamy pile of poo
With extra steam.
i think HGH left the bases juiced.
1-0 BAL after 3
Sigh, go Toronto.
i'm sorry, but i dont have faith in our offense tonight.
i feel like they are going thru the motions.
WAKE UP MOTHERFUCKERS!
if this keeps up, the game will have been over at 7:59.
going home, ttyl
The look on Scioscia's face was priceless. HH waaay overthrew a pitch and Scioscia had a little bit of a grin.
cabin dong at the terlet.
o's 2, yanks 0
V-Tek is the lone bright spot in this game thus far.
I blame Tito. The Jedi should be in there more often than not.
V-Tek is the lone bright spot in this game thus far.
Shit, you read that and you know an "L" is on the horizon.
FUCK MOJITOS!
AND FUCK JOHN LACKEY -- AND HIS FUCKING FANCY NO-HITTER!!!!!
LBJ wakes the crowd up a little bit...
Did you see that catch Jacoby made!?
That looked nasty on his shoulder though. Oi.
Nice play Lyndon!
That's her boy!
Economy!!!
FUCK MOJITOS!
I would do that, by going to get a beer, but we've already established that I'm not allowed to leave the room.
Or maybe if I leave the room while WE'RE at bat...
What this team needs is a Molina. I don't care which.
Lackey: 14 of 17 batters first pitch strike.
I think beer runs are allowed.
All right MFer's
4 runs in 4 innings.'No sweat. Let's get this damn show on the road.
JOHN LACKEY IS STILL PITCHING A SHUT OUT NO HITTER?!
jays think hinske's shot was out, so they stand around in the outfield while he circles the bases!!!!!!!!!
There's the Hinske inside the parker...not as impressive seeing as the outfield just GAVE UP on it.
Underage avatars remind me that I'm going to hell...
b double-e double-r u n
beer run!
(great song, can't remember the guy's name)
Not as impressive, Tim, but far funnier.
2-OUT WALK = RALLY!!!!!!!!!
yeah i was trying to figure out hyow the HELL hinske would have had an itphr... makes sense now.
HAHAHA
we needed some kind of answer!
naturally, we started hooting and hollering for hinske every time we saw him!!
Now that I can type without having to pay attention in class...yeah fucking Toronto fans. Have no clue about anything. Like the time after the Red Sox lost the second game of the year for Toronto (i guess it'd be the fourth Sox game of 08) and Jays fans were talking like they'd just clinched the pennant.
"That's gonna be the one game that makes the difference at the end of the year when the Jays win the division by a game over Boston!"
I'm not even going to comment on that sheer idiocy.
kevin?
hopefully we can break up the no-no and then everything falls apart quickly for lackey... hopefully.
Pretty sure that's Garth Brooks, Sosock. Whoever it is, it's stuck in my head now.
heh, that b-double-e-double-r u n song was one of the theme songs of my frosh year of university.
spoil that shit -- then crank it!!!!!!!!!!
So I am here to break up the no hitter.
7 straight fouls?
Guess it will have to be the 7th.
...wow
TBR: 001 000
TOR: 000 00
BAL: 100 1
NYY: 000 0
Not as impressive, Tim, but far funnier.
True.
Actually I just remembered a game from a couple years ago when I also asked some Jays fans why they were booing Hinske. The conversation went:
"Why you guys booing him?"
"Cause hes a traitor!"
"No...he was traded. He didn't volunteer to leave."
"Yeah well...he sucks!"
"Wasn't he the rookie of the year?"
"Shut up! Boston SUUUUUCKS!!! FUCK RED SOX!!!"
"Alright then"
Amy, break up this losing to the Angels streak while you're at it. If you can spare the mojo.
hello amy! i was just about to ask about your whereabouts.
Hey Amy! Glad someone's planning on breaking up the no hitter, since our bats don't seem so keen.
Major league sources indicated the Braves extended a Kevin Youkilis-Craig Hansen offer to the Red Sox but the Sox turned it down.
Rightly so.
"No...he was traded. He didn't volunteer to leave."
That's what we said. No use.
I think Chuck Norris is the only one who could break up this no-hitter.
Minions, unleash the midges!!!
I was eating and then having ice cream. Last night we were out, and I caught bits of the game on the TV at the bar. The Angels always scare me. Except in the post-season.
Nice to be here now!
Shit
It was not Garth, some comedian singer.
Speaking of funny songs -
It's too late
Patrick's seen her.
He starts to shake and cough.
Just like the
Old man in
That book by Nabokov
And Julio Lugo. I've seen Lugo strike out Norris without a baseball.
My grandmother spells my name Robb. Not sure why.
I am saving energy for our bats next inning. I don't believe this will be a no hitter or a shut out. Whether we win or not? Time will tell.
Yeah, Jays fans seem to be oblivious to those little pesky fact things.
Jacoby becomes a right fielder, and Robb has a triple.
Oh shit.
Ish, is your real name Rob? How did you get Ish?
The beer run took care of itself. Dave came in, looked at the score and came back with a beer. In a frosty glass.
Sometimes he gets it. Not often, but sometimes he's really good.
My grandmother spells my name Robb. Not sure why.
Cause it's your grandmother. They never get that shit right.
my grandmother can't spell in english that well either....the whole irony of it: her favorite show? WHEEL OF FORTUNE!
Dave sounds great...but where is MY beer?
Sounds like a suave guy. Beer come with a back message?
Ish, is your real name Rob? How did you get Ish?
An old friend of mine told me I'm Ish. So, I ran with it.
I think I'll get myself a Maclays now that you mention beer.
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