Orioles - 001 000 000 - 1 3 0Wakefield (7-2-1-1-6, 98) was stupendous yet again and a grand slam from the Sultan of Sweat (Kevin Youkilis) in the third put the game out of reach.
Red Sox - 207 100 02x - 12 15 0
Tampa's 8-4 loss in Cleveland means the Red Sox are only .5 GB in the East.
Only four Baltimore batters reached base: Kevin Millar's two-out single in the second, Ramon Hernandez's solo home run to begin the third, Adam Jones's two-out walk in the third, and Nick Markakis's double in the ninth. At one point, Red Sox pitchers retired 18 Orioles in a row.
Liz had nothing. After retiring the first two batters in the first, J.D. Drew and Manny Ramirez hit home runs on consecutive pitches. With one out in the third, Dustin Pedroia singled, Drew walked, Manny was HBP, Mike Lowell walked to force in a run, Yook went deep for a four-spot, Sean Casey walked, Lance Cormier relieved Liz, Jed Lowrie flew out to right, Kevin Cash singled, Jacoby Ellsbury singled and Pedroia doubled in two runs. 9-1.
Yook finished the night with six RBI. Drew reached base four times, and he and Manny both scored three times.
***
Radhames Liz (5.94, 71 ERA+) / Tim Wakefield (3.75, 115 ERA+)
Liz has pitched against the Red Sox only once, a start on August 31, 2007 (3-4-2-3-3, 72). No Boston batter has faced Liz more than twice.
Here is how the current Orioles have done against Wakefield. Cabin likes him (26 PA, .458/.500/.958).
Also: Yankees/Blue Jays at 1 PM and Rays/Spiders at 7 PM
332 comments:
1 – 200 of 332 Newer› Newest»Busy at Skydome:
NYY: 14
TOR: 4
jesse litsch, go back to being a bat boy, you motherfucker.
NYY: 143
TOR: 40
NY: Only 3 of the 8 runs earned.
yeah,m fucking scutero booted a jeter double play play, lead to RUNS.
MFY get (at least) one run in the 4th.
Could they be the first team in AL history to score in all 9 innings?
Other than that question, let the 3rd- and 5th-place teams sort their shit out. Whatever.
Only 3 MFY have RBI:
CI, Slappy and Gardner each have 3.
if you thought the yankees sucked, we give you the toronto blue jays!
14-4 now? Jeez. That was quick. Must have happened from the time when I got out of the car here to when I got to the computer. It WAS 9-4.
That Gardner kid again.
Could they be the first team in AL history to score in all 9 innings?
Nope.
Pssst. I'm stupid. Looking at the first comment
Busy at Skydome:
NYY: 14
TOR: 4
I thought you meant 14-4. lmao.
Rich Harden's Cubs debut: 5.1, 5, 0, 3, 10, 96-66
Pedro will be pitching on FOX at 3:55... I hope they'll show that game here instead of ARI/PHI
I thought you meant 14-4. lmao.
I was thinking someone might see it that way.
However, the score in the 3rd comment is not 143-40!
Hello from my new computer. Hopefully will get to thread tonight!
DOUG EDDINGS?
Heh. Here it is with some commentary. He looks a bit like an extra in some Monty Python "funny walks" skit.
Eddings was the dushbag involved in the 2005 ALCS incident with A.J. Pierzynski and Josh Paul.
BEST ON-BASE PERCENTAGE FROM AN AMERICAN LEAGUE SHORTSTOP
Julio Lugo: .355
We're gonna miss him!
OnFire expected back tonight.
...
Get it? "Back"! See, Drew was out because of stiffness in his back (as in part of his body) and then I used the exact same work to mean he was returning ..... Oh, so clever!
redsock said...
BEST ON-BASE PERCENTAGE FROM AN AMERICAN LEAGUE SHORTSTOP
Julio Lugo: .355
We're gonna miss him!
wow! AL shortstops must be terrible this year!
Heh. Audio problems at Shea for FOX. They've got the AM radio quality going and the picture is about a full second after the sound.
That's about par for the course for FOX.
wow! AL shortstops must be terrible this year!
Yeah, it could be that -- or maybe it's because Lugo is THE MAN!
Yay! I get the Mets game.
Someone came to my blog today by clicking through this webpage. Look closely!
Posednik led off against Pedro... CFC. Fastball, fastball, curve.
hahaha
Fruitbat!?
That's awesome.
Did they call up Lowrie?
Looking at the history, Captain Intangibles added the link on April 17. The sentence had been added two days earlier!
No word yet.
MLB sez: Wake "has not allowed more than three earned runs in any start since May 23 at Oakland".
We have no dogwalker today, so I have to leave work, drive home, take care of the furry beasts and come back. I'm leaving at 4:15 or so. L should be able to mod a bit, I think.
*crickets*
Not much to mod!
Rhadames Liz = girls team
me = self-parody??
I'm watching the Rox/Mets game.
So, L... How are you? Haha. No, you're right. Chatter is down. But it'll be back up later.
Bobby Murcer died today.
I'm sorry to hear that. He couldn't have been very old. He was often very (intentionally) funny in the broadcast booth.
I'll check out the obit.
Not threading yet, just modding for now.
Wow, only 62. Very young.
MLB obit here. There will surely be more interesting obits tomorrow.
Has anyone done an epidemiological study of how long baseball players live compared to other athletes and the general population?
Globe:
"Lugo tonight and Alex Cora will play shortstop for tomorrow's 1:35 game against Baltimore.
Lugo is on the 15-day DL after injuring his left quadriceps. He had an MRI today and said the doctor told him it was torn; the team said it was a "severe strain." He is expected to be out 4-to-6 weeks and was in the team clubhouse with a large brace on his left leg.
When asked if it was as bad as it looked, Lugo said 'Oh, it's bad.' Lugo is supposed to meet with his doctor soon so look for an update on the blog about that."
So, Drew is in. Lowrie is in. Coco is out with sore forearms.
1. Brian Roberts, 2B
2. Adam Jones, CF
3. Nick Markakis, RF
4. Aubrey Huff, DH
5. Melvin Mora, 3B
6. Kevin Millar, 1B
7. Luke Scott, LF
8. Ramon Hernandez, C
9. Brandon Fahey, SS
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. J.D. Drew, RF
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
6. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
7. Sean Casey, DH
8. Jed Lowrie, SS
9. Kevin Cash, C
From SoSH Thread:
"Ortiz tentatively back in Boston on the 25th." (no link)
When we host the Chokers.
bobby murcer, dead at 62.
poor guy.
Final
NYY: 143 100 000 - 9 11 2
TOR: 400 000 000 - 4 7 2
Giants come back late, but Cubs win in 11:
SF: 000 000 025 00 - 7 13 0
CC: 012 400 000 01 - 8 14 1
Lugo being out has to have Theo spinning his wheels......I assume we could get Guzman cheap ....but I wonder if Michale Young could become available?
I can't see them having Cora and Lowrie sharing the duties for the next month or two.
Yeah, Lowrie should have a full-time job. Keep sittin', Einstein.
Lugo out 4-6 weeks. Time for Jed to make hay.
Cora is 11-for-27 with a .407/.429/.630 line against Sunday pitcher Cabrera.
Oooh, Lowrie in tonight.
And, to parody myself and to also be myself---off to dinner with Harv and Maddy, back to see the second half.
Has anyone done an epidemiological study of how long baseball players live compared to other athletes and the general population?
Is this Phil or Phil-parody? And will you please provide a link?
Parody comments are so yesterday!
This is the last complete game I'm going to listen to or watch for more than a week! And I'm not happy about it.
l-girl said...
This is the last complete game I'm going to listen to or watch for more than a week! And I'm not happy about it.
are you going somewhere?
Yay - NESN on mlbtv again
are you going somewhere?
Nothing that fun.
Tomorrow I have (incredibly boring) training at work from 1-4.
Then the break.
Then they're on the west coast, which means I'm lucky if I can stay up til the 3rd inning.
Pfft. I'm annoyed about training tomw.
that sucks, sorry l-girl.
after training tomorrow, watch the archived game!
thanks. clearly my employer should have consulted the sox schedule before putting me in training.
after training tomorrow, watch the archived game!
i can't watch at work, i can only listen.
Will Blind Lemon Eddings be giving us some borderline calls tonight behind the dish?
ONE-TWO-THREE
a mel OTT inning
listen to the archived game!
pretend the game starts at 6.
Are the archived games commercial free?
i didn't know there were archived audio games! i feel much better now.
thanks :)
Are the archived games commercial free?
please please please please please
Liz's last start:
3.2 IP
103 PIT
!
3.2 IP
103 PIT
ouch!
... and so the Sox have swung at 8 of his first 10 pitches.
?
ON FIRE!!!
ON FUCKING FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!
he cannot be stopped.
Drew!
welcome back, mr on fire!
DREWS BACK< AND THEN ITS BACK TO BACK!
BEING!!!!!!!!!!!!
MANNY DONG!!!!!!!
hot back to back dong action
Manny!
Keep it up, Liz, we're loving it!
Were those b2b pitches too?
back to back ... rally killers!
yep, 1st pitch for mummy
bad news bears out there!
heh, love it. bad news birds.
FKR: 0
CLE:
Radhammes is one of 11 children. At least his mom has 10 others she can still love.
phil said...
Radhammes is one of 11 children. At least his mom has 10 others she can still love.
ha!
Eleven kids, damn. I hope they're all getting a piece of the pie.
I guess Manny didn't catch that because he was thinking of breasts?
yes, but it was chicken breasts. he's hungry.
The pie probably goes a little further back home in DR. Wikipedia says his fingers reach past his knees if he's standing with his arms at his sides.
Cabinmirror's still killing Wake.
if liz doesn't start pitching better, there will be very little pie to be had.
The pie probably goes a little further back home in DR.
Way further, yes.
Of course, it would have gone further if his parents had, say, 5 children instead of 11. But hey.
chicken, pie...
i have to get some food.
Would the Padres ship us a PTBNL if we tell them Liz's middle name is Corey?
HOME RUN MAYYYYYYORRRRRRRR
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
How the BUGGERNOZZLE did that happen!
Wow.
what what what??? what'd i miss?
Casey hit the ball waaaaay back into right field, and it hit the top of the bullpen wall and bounced back onto the field, and Casey, going for second... couldn't beat the throw. An INCH from being a home run, and instead, he's out at second.
Is this really Fenway? Perhaps it could be Wrigley. Or Coors. Or Citizens Bank Park.
BANDBOX tonight.
An INCH from being a home run, and instead, he's out at second.
damn. baseball.
now a bird dong.
Where'd everyone go all of a sudden?
Spiders on the board 2-0.
i'm here. i can't refresh too often b/c of the delay. i hate to read MANNY DONG before he's even at the plate!
That was interesting. Wake threw that pitch side-arm.
So if Manny maintains his return from the grave, Lowrie plays above Lugo's expectations, and we grab another backup infielder, we aren't doing too badly.
More runs, please.
More spider action. 4-0. Regression to the mean's a bitch.
LBJ looked at a strike, then has swung at 7 straight pitches. Hacker.
Hitting streak's back at 1.
Regression to the mean's a bitch.
A little early for that, I think.
and
Please don't call my boy a hacker.
Well, they've lost five in a row and are on their way to losing a sixth. That's regressing.
FKR - 00
SPD - 04
here we goooo :)
glad to be back.
Time for a house call.
Well, they've lost five in a row and are on their way to losing a sixth. That's regressing.
Not necessarily. It might be regressing, might just be a slump.
A lot of baseball left at Jacobs Field...
Help us, doctah!
(Hi Tim!)
After the Rays went 58-1 or whatever it was, some losses were expected.
GDGD decided Manny hit another homer, over the monster and out to sea.
Thanks, Liz.
Let's see if Youk can NOT strike out with the bases loaded.
Rx!
BB RBI!
Time for the ... Sultan of Sweat!
pitch count .... rising!!!!
gameplan: dont swing.
If he would have swung at that 3-0, it'd be a DP.
AND THAT HAPPENED!!!!
pitch count .... rising!!!!
And Shatner's in the dugout, too.
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!
Grand sweaty dong!
OK SWING! YEAH YOOUK! HOLY SHIT!
SULTAN OF SWEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SWEATY DONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG OMG OMG OMG
yoooooooooooooook
1st ML GS!
mom and dad yook at the fens tonight
I'm having a pretty shitty day, but clearly Youk is trying to cheer me up!
hey Sarah, watch the game with us, it will improve your day!
but since you weren't here yesterday, you have to post a self-parody comment.
Buh-Bye Birdie!
Bout damn time they pull the guy. I love this team.
i'll miss him. it was fun.
I love his straight fastball.
They are pie-less in the DR tonight.
They are without pie.
They'll have to keep it going with the next guy.
So laura and allan, hows summer going?
How'd you like your trip out to NF?
I think Youk's sweating double tonight.
Good swing on that one by Lowrie.
Tim, trip was great, it's so beautiful out there. Super busy with resister campaign. Not enough baseball, but other than that, things are good.
Congrats on the new computer, we've missed you!
$$!
batted around!
time to go cook and eat, be back later
I guess Tim did not follow the travel blog.
LBJ, try taking a pitch or two, eh?
time to go cook and eat
spinach?!?!
I guess Tim did not follow the travel blog.
it's not a requirement.
Bases loaded again... This is fun!
bases loaded again!
We need some serious FY action!
11th Sock to bat this inning!
how bout a peewee dong?
Castig, to O'Brien: "Have you ever seen two grand slams in one inning?"
Obie: "Nope. Have you?"
Castig: "Uh... Well, I've seen them in back-to-back innings - Bill Mueller, switch hitting..."
remember: we do this more often than we suck.
That works!
Just catching up now - fruitbat link FANTASTIC! Love statcounter or similar.
FUCK YEAH!!
Second seven-run inning of the week!
laugher
don't eff it up, drew!
What's the black stripe around the Orioles' right sleeve for? Was that there last night?
"and the red sox strand a pair"
we suck!
CLEV 7-0 (bot 3)
:>)
I sometimes get semi-obsessed with my Statcounter and referring links.
Liz faced 16 batters - 8 of them scored!
Run Support for Timmeh!
Put it in cruise-control.
Anyone know the answer to Ish's q re uni?
Man, Mora has had absolutely no clue in his 2 AB. None.
11 pitches for Wake in that inning -- all strikes.
redsock said...
Man, Mora has had absolutely no clue in his 2 AB. None.
seriously. did you see the frustration on his face? almost as if, "what am i supposed to do with that?!"
then nesn showed a clip of roberts fanning against wakefield in camden and tim walks off, roberts takes off his helmet, smirks at wake and says "i hate you"!
Oooooh man. Just ate a FANTASTIC burger.
smirks at wake and says "i hate you"!
Wow! I'd like to see that.
mbm with a first pitch single to right to start it off.
Oooooh man. Just ate a FANTASTIC burger.
I can't remember the last time I could say that.
Probably in L.A. last summer.
That ball was way in and tight, and he still turned on it and hit it OFF THE GREEN.
The doctor is in!
doc almost got hit by that -- and he pounds it off the wall!
It was a very simple burger. It was on a very soft wheat bulkie, a slice of cheddar cheese, and some picante salsa on it from a local mexican restaurant.
Could this be more fun? I'm really not sure how.
One year the Pan Mass Challenge had jerseys that looked like sox jerseys. I wished I could get one for my brother.
So if this keeps up in Boston and Cleveland, we are .5 game out at the break. Me likee.
Oi. That could have been another inside-the-park homer for Youk if Markakis misses that ball.
hell of a dive and catch.
10-1
I only eat 1 or 2 burgers a year. This year I might have to grill it myself.
Manny has scored 3 runs ... 3 Orioles have batted only once so far.
Sean Casey learned some Spanish so he could talk to the spanish-speaking players who reach first base when he's holding them on.
Lowrie the only guy without a hit.
I have a burger about once every week or every other week.
Castig just said that he was chatting w/ the Mayor's dad-in-law. DIL told Castig that Sean learned Spanish so he could chat w/ Spanish-speaking players when they were on 1B.
But I must stress that the roll I had it on was very, very good.
Don't worry - Jedi will get there.
And that was the answer to my more fun question apparently. An inside the parker.
I guess Casey could not stand the thought of having someone beside him and not being able to chat.
All this talk of burgers is making me wonder what happened to the grass fed ground beef that my usual cheese producer was teasing about in the last mailing list email.
Clev with 11 hits and 7 runs off Garza thru 3.
I guess Casey could not stand the thought of having someone beside him and not being able to chat.
Essackly.
REMY LOOKS LIKE HES IN LOVE!
who's he in love with?
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