Twins - 000 300 110 - 5 11 0Another eighth-inning comeback!
Red Sox - 100 000 14x - 6 11 1
Trailing 5-2, Ellsbury began the inning with an opposite field double off Reyes, a fly ball that landed close to the line and hopped into the corner. Guerrier came in to pitch and allowed a single to Pedroia (his 2nd hit, 16-game streak), a flair into shallow right field. Down by three, Lyndon wisely was held at third. Drew (who doubled home the team's first run back in the opening frame) grounded out to second, scoring Ellsbury and moving Pedroia to second.
Manny then whacked Guerrier's first pitch over the Wall and into the Monster Seats for a game-tying home run. 5-5! Lowell struck out on three pitches, but Youkilis cranked a double to left-center that Gomez dove for but could not snare. (Yook also singled in the fifth and tripled and scored in the seventh.) Yook took third on a wild pitch and scored the go-ahead run on Moss's single up the middle.
In the ninth, Punto doubled to lead off and was bunted to third, but Papelbon struck out pinch-hitter Kubel and got Casilla to ground to second.
The Yankees blanked the Rays 5-0 in the Bronx, so we are now 3 GB and the MFY are 7.5 GB.
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Nick Blackburn (3.78, 104 ERA+) / Jon Lester (3.21, 133 ERA+)
Varitek gets the night off.
Since May 17:
Sigh.Varitek .174/.267/.280
Cash .114/.188/.227
Also: Rays at Yankees (Kazmir/Pettitte), 7 PM
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Casilla, 2B
Mauer, C
Morneau, 1B
Monroe, DH
Young, LF
Harris, 3B
Punto, SS
Span, RF
Ellsbury, CF
Pedroia, 2B
Drew, RF
Ramirez, DH
Lowell, 3B
Youkilis, 1B
Moss, LF
Lugo, SS
Cash, C
MOSS, LUGO, CASH!
WOW.
tavarez to braves...17th team of his career.
MOSS, LUGO, CASH!
Four-letter words, eh?
I am predicting they go 10-for-14.
MOSS, LUGO, CASH!
Four-letter words, eh?
Here's three more.
PAPI, COME BACK!!!
Moss, Lugo, Cash will add up to more hits than Crisp, Cora and Tek, at least based on recent performance.
Oi. Mauer, Morneau, Monroe. There's a mouthful.
Wow, Cash makes Tek look good. Who'd have thought it?
ish said...
Oi. Mauer, Morneau, Monroe. There's a mouthful.
alomst as confusing as millar, miller, mueller.
Whoa! Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Cubs for prospects (including Murton).
NL's makin' some noise on the trade front. If this keeps up they're going to start winning the ASG.
I would like Tampa to lose tonight.
If we are in 2nd, which we are, we should always want the 1st place team to lose.
Tampa's opponent is no threat to us, so who cares what they do.
Go Yankees!
Boy, that sounds weird.
Don't they only have a two-game series? If so, Tampa losing and New York winning the two games will be good.
But, the most important thing is the Red Sox win.
ack - "circle me bert"
whoever said home team gets the EI feed is full of shit- booooooooo!
Is Rosenthal taller than FY?
i go for the rays tonight. i want the yanks killed off, and asap. the rays will come down to earth eventually, i believe we can catch them, but i want the yanks buried.
We're in second place, so I've got to want the 1st place team to lose.
But then, I don't have that irrational Yankees hatred that you genetic Sox fans do.
BWAAHAHAH. NOOBIE!
Nice out there!
OOOO, mild moderation. Time to take off the pants...
Bert Blyleven: "...to Yugo, covering second base".
OOOO, mild moderation. Time to take off the pants...
Earmuffs! Eyemuffs!
Don't be shy, Ish. We're all friends here.
Is Rosenthal taller than FY?
I'd say no. I'm not taller than FY, and I'd really, really like to be taller than Rosenthal.
the rays will come down to earth eventually, i believe we can catch them, but i want the yanks buried.
I'm kind of torn between this viewpoint and Redsock's. But...at least one of them is going to lose tonight.
Lowell makes more errors these days, but they never seem to cost us.
Me noobie? Yes, relatively speaking. Probably the newest Sox fan here, although one of the older gamethreaders, by age.
And a lifelong baseball fan, of course.
I don't think I'm taller than FY.
Oops, Allan tells me you weren't laughing at me.
But now you can if you want. :)
I was calling Gomez the Newbie. Getting picked off.
Yes, Allan clued me in. It was after my "genetic Sox fan" comment, so...
Duh.
Cubs quickly countered Milwaukee's move of trading for Sabathia... Cubs acquired Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from Oakland for Sean Gallahger, Matt Murton, and Eric Patterson.
CF camera bobbing around in the wind again.
Wow, that's breaking news, Ish. Ha ha, I can't help but thinking the Brewers feel their plans have been foiled.
What does the Peanut Gallery (you all - pants or no pants) think of a Youkilis for Texiera trade? I know I mentioned this last night, but I'm curious as to what your take would be on saying goodbye to Youk for the big bat.
Bean is getting the farm stocked.
Rich Harden baffled the Red Sox both times he pitched against them.
I would love to have Teixeira on our team, but there's no room with Youk at first. I feel like it wouldn't be a big enough upgrade to warrant messing with.
That's a double...
I can't see getting rid of Yook.
Does Tex sweat a lot?
I'd do the trade. Tex is *younger* than Yook and quite a bit better with the stick.
I hope he doesn't go to any other team in the AL East, especially Baltimore. Roberts/Markakis/Teixeira would be scary...
WOOOOT A RUN!!!
You can't teach height!
Or speed!
FIRE FIRE FIRE.
What's that about JD Drew cooling off, Bert?
Manny could drop a little knowledge on Young.
He's younger? I wouldn't have guessed that.
And they'd definitely have to sign Tex, who'll be asking for lots and lots of American money.
He wants to play in Baltimore, so he might give them a discount.
TRAP!
Tex would want to play for Baltimore? Does he not want to win a World Series or something?
yeah i would have guessed yook was a couple years younger.
I don't know. I have heard rumors that he really wants to play in Baltimore (he is a native).
Of course, we play there a lot, and we are perennial playoff contenders.
My question is, how is he in left?
My question is, how is he in left?
Interesting, and maybe problematic, question there.
Hate to say it, but it would also keep him off the Yankees.
There is the small issue of defense. How GOOD of a first baseman in Teixiera?
More miracles pulled out of the beard.
TB: 00
NY: 0
just checked in on the mets game for a sec. lincecum looks like hes going to throw at your soul.
scary!
I love Lincecum since I read that SI article about him. I haven't seen him pitch yet.
great story on him in the last SI.
How GOOD of a first baseman in Teixiera?
He is said to be very good but (despite liking the Braves), I can't vouch for him myself.
Kazmir has 5 K's after 2 IP. Sheee-yit!
he looks like a gunslinger!
viva red dot!
but lose, okay?
Yankees are giving away 20,000 mustaches tomorrow. Probably a way to get people to vote for HGH for the ASG
Their defense looks similar. According to the super genius Bill James.
he looks like a gunslinger!
Lincecum? He looks like the pimply president of a high school chess club!
I've seen him pitch a couple of times. He's a real fun one to watch.
mustache giveaway is a cute idea
that reminds me to subscribe to james's site
They said he can do back flips and walk on his hands. Not many pitchers are athletic like that. Of course, Matsuzaka can probably do a double back flip over someones head.
I think it's the motion that looks like a gunslinger.
I'd like to see Longoria get voted in, though.
Baseball ballet!
Looking at the fielding bible leaders, it's amazing how good Utley/Rollins are both at defense, but offense.
Wow. That was a strong bunt.
That helps Lester's pitch count, though!
Sigh. Lester is dream! <3
Dreamy*
38/25 through 3 for Lester.
they are not to go 10-for-14 at this rate.
I doubt anyone thought they would
Oi. Pitcher's duel?
Patrick, are you taking over the Andy role? Going to tell us about your dreams of Lester?
27 pitches thru 3 for blackburn (12-9-6).
jeez.
27/22 for Blackburn through 3.
Naw, I'm nowhere near Andy's level. I'd take a signed ball from Lester, and I mean baseball.
Bottom 3rd in NY, still scoreless.
and I mean baseball
:>)
Did anyone else freak out with joy when they saw Ortiz in BP on NESN last night?
It made me very happy.
It's thundering here.
It's thundering here.
I really wish it was thundering here.
I hope it rains here. I wouldn't have to water the plants.
O'Brien, who lives in Rye, New Hampshire, cannot tell between Hampton and New Hampton.
Thousands of firefighters wish it was raining here. The smoke on the highway going up to Tahoe was unbelievable.
Kazmir's on the point of getting out of a 2nd-and-3rd no-out jam. 2 K's. Calm Eyes up.
I like when Lester is getting ground balls.
Downtown Toronto is getting the meat of that thunderboomer.
Jeter drives in two with a double. Crap. I mean, uh...yay! Go Yankees!
I think...
That was not a bad bounce off the wall, and yet, they sitll get a 2-run triple.
wow. 2-0 NY. 2-0 MN
In terms of whether, we might as well be in downtown TO, just 20-30 mins away.
Uh, make that weather.
Crap. 3-1
In terms of whether, we might as well be in downtown TO, just 20-30 mins away.
That can be a long ways away as far as thunderstorms go.
So, was that Lester's second pick-off of the game?
I might have to get some ice cream. Joe talking about iced coffee tempting my sweet tooth.
I might have to get some ice cream. Joe talking about iced coffee tempting my sweet tooth.
Where do you normally go for ice cream?
Yeah, I want NY to win. I want to gain some ground.
I just get a pint of B&J
Let's git it back!
I didn't realize the Red Sox drafted Tex in '98 and he didn't sign..I wouldn't trade Yook for him....
ish said...
Go Yankees!
I could never root for the Yankees...I just can't do it......
Do you eat that whole pint at once?
I want dole whip. There's a good ice cream stand near here in Dover called Golick's that sells it. Their other ice cream is good too. There's one in Barrington too, I think. Minus the dole whip.
I feel we can handle the Yankees being two less games behind us. Hard to handle being 4+ games behind Tampa at the Break.
blyleven says when he was a player, he used to go into the wall and change the game scores. says it used to piss off the guys in there.
he was a pitcher, not an left fielder. how would he go back there during a game? idiot.
ish said...
I want dole whip.
I had a pineapple dole whip in Disney and it was the greatest Ice Cream concoction ever
you are not rooting for the yankees to win; you are rooting for the rays to lose.
Do you eat that whole pint at once?
Every time. I just throw out the top as soon as I open it.
so.... Go Rays... down the drain!
Every time. I just throw out the top as soon as I open it.
Wow.
My sister is doing weight watchers right now, so she keeps mentioning the points system. I wonder how many points a pint is.
I had a pineapple dole whip in Disney and it was the greatest Ice Cream concoction ever
It really is. Especially how it's non-dairy.
I'd say my favorite flavor, though, is raspberry. They also have vanilla and chocolate. Haven't tried that yet.
My weight fluxuates only 5 pounds.
idiot fucking fan
I don't know what dole whip is but I love iced coffee. And if it's non-dairy, how can it be ice cream?
"Its Love. Its Love. Its Love. Its LALALALA" MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bert: varitek going to the all-star game, francona is the manager, he's going to want to take a lot of his own players.
bremer (gently): of course, varitek getting in on the players' balloting ...
Nix, what are you on about? Is that an ad or sumpin?
bert praising gomez on yook's hit. says with most outfielders, yook would have had a double.
yeah, he's so speedy. oy.
uh, its that song on that ad, i cant remember what the ad is (not effective apparently) but its crap pop shite!
Twins broadcasters get the legs.
The mute button is your friend. I never hear the ads.
i have my hands full while cooking!
Great catch by whoever that was!
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME WITH THAT PLAY?
Nice catch.
I think the Twins announcers are CLAPPING in the booth. Actually applauding.
Allan thinks it's b/c they're interviewing last night's pitcher and he's in the dugout, so we're hearing teammates clapping.
I hope that's what it is!
"Its Love. Its Love. Its Love. Its LALALALA" MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just read this. Got my laughing aloud.
What are you cooking?
and
Will someone tell me what dole whip is?
twins guys keep talking about how lester is at 120 IP now and the red sox do not want him to throw more than 180, so they are going to start having him go only 5 innings per start in the 2nd half.
did i miss something or are they making shit up?
non-fat/non-dairy frozen treat, like soft-serve ice cream, only much much colder. Anyone ever notice just how cold dole whip is?
im cooking penne w/ garlic and spinach, an a little crushed red pepper.
And it's got a TON of flavor. Very, very good.
Is this the company Dole, as the giant fruit corp?
Non-fat + non-dairy does not sound like my kind of "ice cream" (cream? non-dairy cream?).
The penne sounds yummy, tho!
plus it's got SPINACH, the good-luck vegetable
Also, real fruit flavour or artificial?
Manny, I don't need a fan. That's what a/c is for.
I got the 'Cheesecake Brownie' flavor B&J. Not good. Not bad, but I'd much prefer something actually chocolaty. Not just cold sweet cream cheese.
Also, real fruit flavour or artificial?
Yes. They seem to use concentrate. And artificial flavors.
These Twins are pesky.
Oops. That didn't work.
damn it
Has anyone ever seen a Sasquatch?
Maybe half a dozen or more of my friends from Kingston claim to have seen giant apes. I've read testimonials online since they told me, and all the descriptions match.
I'm a believer.
Maybe half a dozen or more of my friends from Kingston claim to have seen giant apes. I've read testimonials online since they told me, and all the descriptions match.
Oi. The Red Sox really are losing.
trying to keep some type of conversation alive.
Where have they seen it, Patrick?
In the woods, and only at night. And it's not like I think there is one mythical creature, but rather a species of north American apes.
In the woods, and only at night. And it's not like I think there is one mythical creature, but rather a species of north American apes.
That's interesting. I've never seen one. Then again, I've never looked.
At least they're better than those damn deer at stay out of the road.
Youk booking it!
Triple? He's got to go for the cycle!
Youk: You see that Dustin!?!? That's a single to you!
i was into bigfoot as a young teen in the late 70s. there was a lot of talk of that then, along with the bermuda triangle and "chariots of the gods".
my family used to take july 4th vacation in the middle of maine, very rural, and i used to think about a bigfoot walking all the way across the country (!) to maine, wondering how long it would take.
Oscar looks like a sasquatch. A more domestic variety.
I never had any worries about big foot. I used to worry about dinosaurs after I saw Jurassic Park. I was young.
I never had any worries about big foot. I used to worry about dinosaurs after I saw Jurassic Park. I was young.
are you sure it isn't just a bunch of really hairy guys who like to go hiking?
LUGO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any chance of two more runs over two innings?
the assassin!
I never had any worries about big foot. I used to worry about dinosaurs after I saw Jurassic Park. I was young.
Thank you, Blogger, for making me triple-post.
What are your thoughts on Bigfoot, ish?
Sorry, I am not holding up my end of the thread. I was off getting bad war resister news. :<(
I never knew Allan was afraid of Bigfoot!! Gamethreads are very educational.
I don't know. I think I'd be more afraid of big hairy hiking men.
Any chance of two more runs over two innings?
Sure, why not?
I never found out, is that dole whip stuff real fruit or artificial flavour?
What are your thoughts on Bigfoot, ish?
I dono. I wouldn't want to find out whether a Big Foot is hostile or not. Be interesting to know if there was one or not. But I'm confident I'll never see one, so I'm not afraid about it.
Bigfoot never bugged me, but I was always skeptical of the Animal.
I never found out, is that dole whip stuff real fruit or artificial flavour?
There's fruit juice concentrate and artificial flavors. So, the answer would be yes.
fuck, tito burns casey for gumball.
wow, reyes has the widest fat face ever
That was not a strike. But it was - it was a rookie strike.
I'd have had more confidence in Casey to hit against a lefty than gumball. But that's easy to say after the fact.
Two of my friends say they were chased by an ape creatures. The ape could've easily overtaken them but it was basically just driving them away from some place.
More specifically, when the claws come out, the effective diameter of the wheel grows and mechanical leverage decreases. That should make it harder to move, not easier.
when i saw bailey in there, i said the same thing. so we first guessed it.
There's a great Futurama episode w/ Bigfoot. Takes place in the Duraflame National Forest. It's Frye's childhood dream to meet Bigfoot.
Thanks Ish (dole whip info)
Sorry, I am not holding up my end of the thread. I was off getting bad war resister news. :<(
Oi, bad news indeed. :(
Ape creatures? Where did this happen?
this sucks. yanks winning, we're losing...
I don't know. I think I'd be more afraid of big hairy hiking men.
Wise.
I remember being jealous of the kids in the commercials. They get to drive their R/C trucks on cascading water falls, etc.
TITO YOU FUCKING BOZO, WHY IS LESTER IN HERE?
I worry more about creatures we already know about when I'm in the woods, like bears and moose. Moose can be very hostile if they want to be.
Ape creatures? Where did this happen?
Around here in Kingston. There is certainly enough room for them here, being that half of Kingston is an inaccessible bog.
Plus the last thing I want to do is have to defend myself against an animal.
Around here in Kingston. There is certainly enough room for them here, being that half of Kingston is an inaccessible bog.
That's just weird, though. Large ape creatures only few have seen, in Kingston, New Hampshire.
Hey, Nix is talking about the game.
Maybe they're just some weird dudes who came from Seabrook. That's not such a stretch.
When I was in NFLD, I was taking a boat out around an inlet, and we ran into (not literally) a swimming moose that was on its way out to an island.
Bears and moose, yes. Ape creatures, no.
The chances of there being an undiscovered species of large mammals in North America is extremely remote.
So whatcha think... Triple play here?
115 and counting for sid ...
Not just few. And not just in Kingston. Although Danville is a bordering town.
The chances of there being an undiscovered species of large mammals in North America is extremely remote.
Especially southern New Hampshire. Maybe if it was in a more remote part of the northeast. Mountains of NW Maine, far northern NH, etc.
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