July 11, 2008

G95: Orioles 7, Red Sox 3

Orioles - 200 020 021 - 7  7  1
Red Sox - 020 100 000 - 3 8 1
After two were out in the bottom of the ninth, Boston loaded the bases, bringing the tying run to the plate, but Youkilis fanned.

Buchholz (5-5-4-5-6, 107) had a rough first (single, double, three walks) and a rough fifth (single, triple, two walks), but looked great in the middle. He struck out the side in the third, then fanned two of the three batters he faced in a perfect fourth.

Pedroia went 0-for-3 with two walks, ending a 17-game hitting streak. Ramirez and Moss both had two hits. Lugo had two RBI, the third time this season he has driven in more than one run in as game.

Tampa lost 5-0 -- New York lost 5-0.

***

Brian Burres (5.07, 83 ERA+) / Clay Buchholz (5.53, 78 ERA+)

With the Red Sox only 1.5 GB, Buchholz returns to the Red Sox rotation.

Double H was put on the disabled list in mid-May with a torn fingernail on his right hand and while in AAA, he worked on altering his delivery. In nine starts (log), he posted a 2.47 ERA.

Also: Justin Masterson threw a perfect inning of relief for the PawSox on Thursday night against Norfolk, retiring the side in the sixth inning on 16 pitches (F7, 5-3, K).

AL East: Tampa is in Cleveland, while the Yankees (3rd, 6.5 GB) visit the Blue Jays. The Rays, Cubs, Angels and Red Sox all have a MLB-best 55 wins.

717 comments:

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Joe Grav said...

401?!?!

Rob said...

...I thought about it.

laura k said...

that is so fucked up. (school costs)

allan said...

come ON manny

Grant Salzano said...

I think the most expensive school is George Washington. Which, hey, what do you know, is where I'd really like to go to grad school

I thought your ideal school was 1) a good hockey program, followed by 2) a good communications program?

Joe Grav said...

that is so fucked up. (school costs)

Yup

laura k said...

Joe with the 401!

Ish with the 402!

nixon33 said...

COME ON OTHER MANNY !

allan said...

rays get nothing in the 8th

Patrick said...

You were joking about HEIDI!?!?!?!?!?!?

She's like, unjokingly babely. Not even a matter of opinion.

sacrilege.

laura k said...

oh damn. get this guy mdc.

allan said...

Loaded.

MDC: Cut. The. Shit.

Joe Grav said...

Not just any communications, Grant, political communications, which really limits my options.

Although if I got into Harvard that would fulfill the hockey part too. But I'm not counting on that happening... bwahhaha

Grant Salzano said...

Come the eff on, Manny...

laura k said...

unjokingly babely :)

Joe Grav said...

unjokingly babely :)

This is my new favorite phrase

nixon33 said...

THROW STRIKES>

laura k said...

FUCK!!!!!!

allan said...

YELLER up

Joe Grav said...

Well, that sucks.

laura k said...

fuckey fuck

damn walks to load the bases

nixon33 said...

AHH FUCK.

Grant Salzano said...

Not just any communications, Grant, political communications, which really limits my options.
My B. You're just so multitalented I didn't want to narrow it down too much because you're that awesome :)

Meanwhile: FUCK!!!!!!!!11ONE1JUAN111WON11!!!!!!!!ELEVENTY11!!

Patrick said...

Sigh. Bullpen breakdown : (

laura k said...

oh wtf, not the toast!

Rob said...

that is so fucked up. (school costs)

It's amazing there hasn't been a huge downturn in enrollment in colleges. I'm so apprehensive and concenred about how much it'll cost that I haven't gone yet, and it's been 2 and a half years since I graduated high school. But the nice thing is when you reach 24 your parents' income doesn't come into play when it comes to financial aid.

Joe Grav said...

Wow grant you don't need to kiss my ass, I can do nothing for you

allan said...

I guess it's Yeller time now.

Rob said...

Oh cock. (Just got around to reacting to the hit.)

Grant Salzano said...

Wow grant you don't need to kiss my ass, I can do nothing for you

I need you to come to hockey games so you can help pay for gas :D

allan said...

wait - i thought it was the 9th for a minnit.

we're still good.

Joe Grav said...

It's amazing there hasn't been a huge downturn in enrollment in colleges.

You have no idea how many rich people there are

Joe Grav said...



I need you to come to hockey games so you can help pay for gas :D


You're paying next to nothing for school while I'm paying out my ass, and you want me to help you with gas? Fuck off , bra :-p

laura k said...

crap. i'm not as confident now.

but still hopeful.

always hopeful.

Joe Grav said...

I am feeling a comeback

allan said...

time to eat some rally yogurt™

Grant Salzano said...

Sox have a 9% chance of pulling this one out:

http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=280711102

laura k said...

rally yogurt! that's got to be a jos original.

nixon33 said...

hopeful too, but the look flat.

laura k said...

fangraphs can fuck off, we are going to win this.

(no offense grant.)

(you are not fangraphs.)

Rob said...

Speaking of 2+ years after graduation - One of the things that we did was submit a baby picture for the yearbook, and I just received it back in the mail - today.

Grant Salzano said...

Cmon the Manneh.

Joe Grav said...

Manny Dong would be such a rally killer!

laura k said...

Come on Real Manny, get it going!

Rob said...

Starts with you, Manny.

laura k said...

Must have been sent by Canada Post.

Grant Salzano said...

fangraphs can fuck off, we are going to win this.

(no offense grant.)

(you are not fangraphs.)


:D They're misunderestimating the Fenway Factor(TM)

Joe Grav said...

Why didn't manny swing at that pitch? Is he thinking about Heidi's gazombas?

Patrick said...

Once apon a time, there was a man from a far away land who yielded a truly formidable bat. They referred to him as, "the large father", and he was worthy of such a name. At times like these, they say he used to finish the game in one swing, and it was never a question.

Some say he is still near by. Perhaps even watching over us.

laura k said...

Yeah Manny, kill the rally!

Grant Salzano said...

At'll do :)

Joe Grav said...

Yes!

Rob said...

Must have been sent by Canada Post.

LMAO. They're that bad, huh?

nixon33 said...

ok!

allan said...

Manny hates Fangraphs.

laura k said...

Patrick, I love that story.

Why didn't manny swing at that pitch? Is he thinking about Heidi's gazombas?

[four-paragraph manny-bash here]

Rob said...

Why didn't manny swing at that pitch? Is he thinking about Heidi's gazombas?

How could he not?

Patrick said...

Sox have a 9% chance of pulling this one out:

Never tell me the odds!!! Unless we're trying to lose a fleet of imperial start destroyers in an asteroid field.

laura k said...

Ish, yes!

Joe Grav said...

How could he not?

Good point

Rob said...

Here's to hoping the Red Sox at least tie up this one so Timlin might not get into this game.

allan said...

Come on, I wanna be 0.5 GB!

Grant Salzano said...

Catchers masks ftw

laura k said...

Come on Doctor, give us the news!

Rob said...

gazombas

Where did that word come from? Greece?

Joe Grav said...

FUCKIGN FUCKBAG MOTHER FUCKER

Grant Salzano said...

Wow... who didn't see THAT one coming?

laura k said...

UGH

not the news we wanted to hear

Patrick said...

Somehow that was Manny's fault.

nixon33 said...

FUCK SHIT PISS BITCH CUNT ASS FUCK!
darn.

Rob said...

Gazombas sound like something you'd want to kill in Super Mario Brothers.

allan said...

Malpractice.

Joe Grav said...


Where did that word come from? Greece?


The first time I ever saw it was in a Dave Barry column

Rob said...

The first time I ever saw it was in a Dave Barry column

Really? That in NO way surprises me. I loved reading his columns.

Patrick said...

Mario...killed?!?!?!?

turning my world upside down, Ish.

allan said...

7th CG for Halladay!

laura k said...

darn?

gosh, that's not swell.

laura k said...

yeah, halladay is mr cg. only gave up 2 hits.

Rob said...

Maybe I meant, Mario would want to jump on and squish.

Grant Salzano said...

If anything, I want us to not have Tek-Moss-Lugo in the 9th...

Nvm. Fail.

Joe Grav said...


Really? That in NO way surprises me. I loved reading his columns.


I am a fanatic.

nixon33 said...

it was my attempt at a joke after using the other language.

Joe Grav said...

Uh oh. One more inning.

laura k said...

FUCK

what a waste of manny's leadoff hit. patrick is right, this was manny's fault.

no, it was manny's hair's fault.

allan said...

Sox in 9th:

Varitek
Moss
Lugo

Ya feelin' it? :>)

Joe Grav said...

I wanted to be a humor columnist, until I realized I wasn't funny.

laura k said...

Gee whiz, I knew that.

nixon33 said...

with the yanks and rays losing, this is a game i'd REALLY like them to win.

allan said...

Timlin is in!

Patrick said...

OH NO!

Exhibit A

nixon33 said...

shux.

laura k said...

So a lot of Dave Barry fans here, huh? Hm.

Rob said...

Tampa LOSES.

Joe Grav said...

I love it. Once the shitty guys get on base, the good guys are up to bring them home.

Jere said...

I see people are parodying themesleves and me. Nobody mentioned the two girls kissing behind Heidi?

Rob said...

I wanted to be a humor columnist, until I realized I wasn't funny.

I thought about it, too. I tried one once... I wrote about seeing those packages of pretzel sticks in office supply stores.

laura k said...

It's SO hard to write funny.

nixon33 said...

the two beastly women behind heidi. what contrast.

allan said...

Nobody mentioned the two girls kissing behind Heidi?

What what what?

Rob said...

I see people are parodying themesleves and me. Nobody mentioned the two girls kissing behind Heidi?

Damn. I must've have been reading the thread. Damn you, game thread! :P

Joe Grav said...

the two girls kissing

I wanted to figure out how to incorporate the diet coke girl avatar but no dice

Rob said...

It starts quickly for Toast.

Joe Grav said...

This game is over, Timlin's in.

laura k said...

Jere said the magic words.

allan said...

burnt toast with a fork in it

Joe Grav said...

It's SO hard to write funny.

True. That.

laura k said...

oh "beastly" women. well then. everyone can relax.

Rob said...

the two beastly women behind heidi. what contrast.

Beastly in a positive way or negative? And were they the ones kissing? This will quickly decide whether I damn the game thread or thank it.

Jere said...

Well it just so happened I just uploaded it. The totally fake kiss. Check it out now because I have to kill it soon so MLB doesn't screw up my account. Oh, it's in slo-mo.

allan said...

Should I check the game when it's archived? When was this alleged kissing?

Joe Grav said...

oh "beastly" women. well then. everyone can relax.

Yup. Women who aren't good looking don't matter at all

laura k said...

Beastly can be positive? I must be older than I thought.

Rob said...

totally fake kiss.

Heh, I see your point. That did nothing for me except make me laugh really hard.

Patrick said...

I would call that a good beastly, if the word even applies at all.

Jere said...

YOu all must've missed it--too much parodying:) Except nix33

allan said...

Cool.

Grant Salzano said...

That's HILARIOUS hahahahaah

laura k said...

Yup. Women who aren't good looking don't matter at all

And women kissing each other exist only for the pleasure of men watching. Other than that, they don't matter either.

allan said...

I approve.

Rob said...

Beastly can be positive? I must be older than I thought.

Yeah, I just wanted to make sure. Some people use strange adjectives for things.

laura k said...

Jere says "two women kissing" and all talk of baseball screeches to a halt.

Rob said...

I love how they were both kinda giggling as their faces were pressing together. I bet the left one has a sore nose.

Joe Grav said...



And women kissing each other exist only for the pleasure of men watching. Other than that, they don't matter either.


I never realized how smart you are! GBATGCOTFOTE (or something)

Meanwhile Timlin sucks

Grant Salzano said...

THIS IS FRIGGING LAME

Rob said...

Jere says "two women kissing" and all talk of baseball screeches to a halt.

I'd rather talk about two women kissing than toast being... toast.

Rob said...

Let's see... Men on first and second?

Par for the course.

Joe Grav said...

Jere says "two women kissing" and all talk of baseball screeches to a halt.

Also, Timlin comes in

Jere said...

Priorities, people. Instead of yapping away you should be watching the BACKGROUND of the game, rewinding it, taping it, uploading it, and then posting about it. Is that enough of a parody of myself? haha

allan said...

Timlin is in.

We'd go gaga if Remy and Don starting necking.

nixon33 said...

come on timlin.

Rob said...

We'd go gaga if Remy and Don starting necking.

I thought about saying something like that, but then I didn't want to be the one who said that.

Joe Grav said...

fUCK!@#!@#

laura k said...

Instead of yapping away you should be watching the BACKGROUND of the game, rewinding it, taping it, uploading it, and then posting about it. Is that enough of a parody of myself?

struck well!

nixon33 said...

redsock said...

We'd go gaga if Remy and Don starting necking.

now THERES a couple of beastly men. dont forget michael kay

laura k said...

Don: "the run comes plateward"

Rob said...

You'd think that Timlin would know to keep the ball down and throw his sinker and not allow them to hit the ball in the air. The Veteran Timlin.

Grant Salzano said...

SHITPISSFUCKCUNTCOCKSUCKERMOTHERFUCKERTITS

allan said...

Maybe we should call Timlin "State Farm" because he gives the other team insurance.

Joe Grav said...

And that happened

Jere said...

I have a better video than that--an incredible nose-pick from Halladay in the Yanks game. A real classic. (I'm at my parents'--they've got the modern rewinding, HD TV thing, plus they live in the territory that gets Yanks AND Sox.)

laura k said...

please don't anyone say that again, it's such a nauseating thought

Rob said...

now THERES a couple of beastly men. dont forget michael kay

John Sterling and his double dipping as well. And other terrible etiquette.

Amy said...

I am here for the bitter end, and I do mean bitter. I haven't had a chance to read through the thread but 538 comments? Wow.

Timlin in = game over.

Joe Grav said...

Maybe we should call Timlin "State Farm" because he gives the other team insurance.

Fri Jul 11, 10:15:00 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Grant Salzano said...

plus they live in the territory that gets Yanks AND Sox.

I do too, it's sweet :)

laura k said...

That was an earlier comment that just posted now. How weird.

Jere, you're doing it again. On purpose I assume.

allan said...

I am here for the bitter end, and I do mean bitter. I haven't had a chance to read through the thread but 538 comments? Wow.

And yet you have already commented. Sort of!

laura k said...

Amy, it's a very funny thread, but you have to start at the beginning, or it might offend.

laura k said...

state farm = very good

Rob said...

Betting time.

How many runs do the Red Sox score in the 9th inning? I want to hear from everyone.

Grant Salzano said...

Sox will get at least 2 but at most 11 here.

Amy said...

I never hesitate to comment. Occupational hazard.

nixon33 said...

ugh four runs, lets do it.

Jere said...

L--I didn't double post. That I know of.#


# = no sarcasm

(just invented that)

(again, self-parodying here I guess)

Grant Salzano said...


How many runs do the Red Sox score in the 9th inning? I want to hear from everyone.

Wow, I responded before I saw this lol. I say 2.

Amy said...

I will scan through later.

Meanwhile, my father is complaining about how my dog smells.

allan said...

well, it's good that tampa (and ny) lost.

laura k said...

1

Rob said...

Sox will get at least 2 but at most 11 here.

So... which is it? Don't worry about being wrong. It's only your life that is riding on this one. No biggie.

Joe Grav said...

11

11????

Jere said...

we can't get 11 runs here....

Rob said...

And then I posted that before I saw you choosing 2.

allan said...

Crazy pick so that if it comes true, I look like a genius: 6

Honest answer: 0

Joe Grav said...

I say 3

Jere said...

I bet the Sox get 5 runs.

Amy said...

Sox will get 3. THey keep losing by one.

laura k said...

Tell him not to sit so close.

We were posting parodies of ourselves, then of other commenters. You were represented.

Rob said...

I'm going to say 0. I am going to hope for 4.

allan said...

in fact, we'll go 1-2-3

Amy said...

Joe and I thinking alike.

Patrick said...

I just got the magic whistle: One toot of this whistle will take you to a far away land...hah hah trippy

Rob said...

We were posting parodies of ourselves, then of other commenters. You were represented.

201!!!!!

Joe Grav said...

Please walk, Tek

Rob said...

Like that.

Grant Salzano said...

we can't get 11 runs here....
I'm sure someone will post this before me, but... grand slam while tied 7-7.

nixon33 said...

TEK DONG?

Joe Grav said...

wow

laura k said...

I was going to say zero but it seemed so morose, so I said 1.

Joe Grav said...

SLOW AS SHIT

Amy said...

OK, I have to read the thread then.

My father loves her. They leave tomorrow. He says she smells like a fish.

Tek not starting off the inning well.

Jere said...

ish--I thought he meant 11 in the inning, which we can't do

laura k said...

What is that noise?

Grant Salzano said...

Crazy pick so that if it comes true, I look like a genius: 6
Fun fact: at the Frozen Four this year, I jokingly predicted a 6-0 BC win over a very, very, VERY good team in the semifinals, and we went up 6-0 at one point before winning 6-1.

Jere said...

you asked how many we'd score.

Rob said...

grand slam while tied 7-7.

In the bottom of the 9th?

Should've specified - this inning.

There is some idiot screaming in the background on the radio - sounds like a really bad fire truck siren.

allan said...

on to the rally plum

laura k said...

Ok, as long as he loves her. Then maybe she does smell.

Joe Grav said...

If we come back now = epic

Amy said...

Uch. Not feeling a come back here.

Grant Salzano said...

Fangraphs still gives us 1% of hope.

They misunderestimate the Lugo Factor(TM).

nixon33 said...

what noise?

Rob said...

It would be more fitting if Timlin was batting right now.

Jere said...

you did specify, you asked how many we'd score in the bottom of the ninth. The max is 8. But if he said 11, he must've thought 11 for the total, meaning 8.

Amy said...

She does smell. Like a dog.

SAFE!

Joe Grav said...

Oh no, Lugo got hurt

laura k said...

Was he out that time too????

Ack, he's hurt.

Rob said...

Crap! That's not Timlin!

Can we call up Jed Lowrie now?

Grant Salzano said...

WE'RE COMING BACK BABY!!!!!!

Also, addition by subtractiono here if Lugo is hurt.

That's not even worth joking about. Fuck.

Grant Salzano said...

you did specify, you asked how many we'd score in the bottom of the ninth. The max is 8. But if he said 11, he must've thought 11 for the total, meaning 8.

Yeah, sorry... lol

laura k said...

There was this siren-type noise in with the crowd noise at Fenway.

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