Rangers - 000 000 040 - 4 10 1Lester pitched at least seven innings for the seventh straight start (7.1-7-3-1-6, 108) and earned his 10th win in his last 10 Fenway Park starts (dating back to April 29).
Red Sox - 024 020 00x - 8 12 0
Two of the three runs charged to Sid scored on a home run allowed by Mike Timlin. Justin Masterson pitched the ninth, allowing a leadoff double and a walk, but then starting a 1-6-3 double play and getting a foul pop-up.
Back-to-back two-run doubles from Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay gave the Red Sox a nice third-inning cushion. Jed Lowrie added a two-run two-bagger in the fifth.
Yook doubled in each of his first three at-bats. Bay and Lowrie each had a single, double, walk, and 2 RBI. Dustin Pedroia doubled and singled.
The Yankees lost to the Twins 4-2 this afternoon to fall 8.5 GB Tampa Bay and 6 GB the Red Sox in the Wild Card race. ... Tampa Bay leads Oakland 1-0 in the 1st.
***
Luis Mendoza (7.50, 57 ERA+) / Jon Lester (3.23, 139 ERA+)
Mike Lowell has been put on the disabled list.
Terry Francona said Lowell
got looked at today, he got an MRI, and we're going to need to DL him. We're not going to know today or tomorrow the length of this. We're all hoping it'll be shorter, rather than longer ... The things that worry you with the oblique are -- you always hear the doctor say, when it stops hurting, wait a week -- because these things have a way of nagging.David Pauley has been recalled to work out of the bullpen. Tito:
[W]e had a lot of guys throw a lot of pitches last night. The chances are that after tonight's game, if everything goes according to plan, maybe we'll make another move.Lineup:
***Drew, RF
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Youkilis, 3B
Bay, LF
Lowrie, SS
Casey, 1B
Varitek, C
Crisp, CF
Also: Yankees/Twins at 1 PM and Rays/Athletics at 10 PM
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1 – 200 of 325 Newer› Newest»we should hit well above the mendoza line tonight.
THE YANKS LOOOOOOOOOOOOSE
Yanks back to 10 back in the loss column as of now. And 5.5 back of us.
Yes, Nix, the Yanks bite the bag 4-2.
The word of the week over at RLYW (where I admittedly lurk more often when they are losing than when they're winning) is "unclutch".
One user said upon Delmon Young's 3-R HR: "Time to get in the fetal position."
Rationally, I ought to root for them against our WC rivals. But I just can't quite manage it.
Lowell on the DL
Pauley in the pen
J.D. Drew, RF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
Jason Bay, LF
Jed Lowrie, SS
Sean Casey, 1B
Jason Varitek, C
Coco Crisp, CF
Ian Kinsler, 2B
Michael Young, SS
Josh Hamilton, CF
Milton Bradley, DH
Marlon Byrd, RF
Brandon Boggs, LF
Chris Davis, 1B
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Travis Metcalf, 3B
Sounds like Laptop will also be sent down and start for Paw on Friday. Position player likely brought up (with Lowell out).
it took lowell to get hurt for bay to bat 5th.
LETS GO!
Jesus, that lineup just gets worse and worse.
The Lowell signing gets more depressing as the season wears on - ZIPS had him dead to rights (although he's been slightly better than projected, that projection wasn't fantastic to begin with), and there's no real reason to expect him to become less injury-prone or more like his 2007 season. Signing A-Rod was probably never an option, but it's hard to think that Lowell's going to pay off in '09 and '10. At least the contract isn't as horrible as, say, Giambi's or Damon's.
Lowell on the DL?
John Henry should start whining about how unfair it all is.
w00t to actually being able to watch this one (and the full one!) on real tv! first time in a while!
Jesus, that lineup just gets worse and worse.
I don't think it's bad. Glad to see Casey in there. Right now, Casey > Lowell.
Only cog that I dislike is Ococ. And well, V-tech, but its too late to change that. And I guess his BA can be somewhat excusable for being a catcher.
* I don't think its that bad.
whats the starting rotation going forward then?
I'm not depressed about the Lowell signing at all.
niether am i. if he heals up he'll still be pulling those double down the line, and making outstanding play in the field. could be worse, we could have A-rod.
(god i cant type or spell, or anything)
And Cash jumps on Allan's suggested # for Zink, 30. (After giving 36 to Byrd...)
I'll never feel bad about the Lowell signing. Not to mention that it was a bit of a deal-breaker to get Beckett as well. But Lowell has been right up there with Beckett in terms of helping the team. Too bad he's on the DL now but that was expected.
They should send a shuttle bus down to Pawtucket! They're going to need it to ship all those kids up here!
Michael Kay's voice is nauseating.
I was not in favour of the 3rd year for Lowell.
Michael Kay's voice is nauseating.
THE VELVET GLOVE
Church Lady night on WRKO.
Paul Byrd is a handsome guy. (kidding!)
a wise man once said :
"The Los Angeles Angelcunts of Assholeheim"
(just reminiscing, making myself laugh)
im in a silly fucking mood tonght, watch out.
Stuck with ESPN and what sounds like Gary Thorne.
velvet glove?
and sutcliffe ---- which means we'll hear that every guy on the field is THE GREATEST IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD AT SOMETHING!!!!!
not thorne - sounds like o' brien
velvet glove?
hes the new velvet fog
CANNOT TAKE SUT -----------
talking slowly with awe and respect about everyone
SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU DRUNKEN HACK
..
MUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TO THE RESCUE
OPP hitting .324 vs Mendozer.
so after last night, is tonight going to be 1-0?
yeah, 1-0 in 17 innings!
im down for that!
as long as we get the 1!
i know the ny tabloids would have some great MFY misery but the damn olympics are in the way....
i miss seeing guys named boggs hit doubles at fenway, but not THAT much
no - if you put erin andrews's name on the screen, you have to also show her. that's a law.
So I turn my computer on, get ready to chat with you guys, and my sister calls and asks if I want to go for a walk. What do you mean do I want to go for a walk! The Red Sox are on!
But hey, she's my sister. Of course I'm going to go for a walk with her.
Plus, this game's on pace to end in a 0-0 tie, the game being called due to the End of the World.
come on jed, keep us loving you!
SPEED KILLS
no - if you put erin andrews's name on the screen, you have to also show her. that's a law.
Is there any contest in your eyes between her and Heidi?
I recall reading Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan's Faithful, and King would talk about how he always enjoyed watching Jayme Parker on SportsDesk.
Jedi has 19 RBI since the all-star break, the most of any MLB shortstops.
erin >>>>>>> heidi
the mayor issues a proclamation: "2-0"
I'll be back later. lol at the Erin/Heidi thing. You sure about that, Allan? Maybe it's because you see Heidi everyday.
Close to everyday.
tek trying to take the most feeble swing in history.
VARISUCK GETS ON! :0
time for crisp to tell the haters in no uncertain terms to stfu
LIKE I SAID, VARISCUK
LIKE I SAID, VARISCUK
time for crisp to tell the haters in no uncertain terms to stfu
He can begin by catching the ball in CF!
Tek stayed in that rundown quite some time...
Maybe next inning for Ococ -- as Tek is determined to cram his head even further up his ass with his baserunning "skills".
Don's call was great on that.
"Varitek on the move, and they notice."
manny does that: "space cadet cluelessly running willy nilly"
varitek does that: "gritty veteran trying to 'make something happen'"
hope ish brought his camera along on SisWalk'08. Pretty interesting sunset. At least down here.
hi everyone... enjoying the relative rarity (for me) of Red Sox in HD.
NOT enjoying the LD commentary, however.
I'm usually happy when I'm "stuck with ESPN" here, because that means I actually get to watch it on cable.
L is out tonight. With this thing on mute, I should play a CD or something........
Matt Dillon!
(sorry, just doing narrator-spotting)
I'd like my rally extra cripsy, pls.
heck of a bunt Coco. go ahead and shoot for that every time for a while, see what happens.
that works.
wow, ocoC with the tih FI
I missed Tek's swing earlier. Was Drew's weaker?
Sut lists his Top 5 AL 2B
the stats he gives:
batting average
&
errors
...
there are no words
Never gets old.
I missed Tek's swing earlier. Was Drew's weaker?
No.
FYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
LOVIN THE LASER
Announcers assume Boggs could've thrown to second base if he'd tried.
make em pay, Youk
92 coming in, 102 going out!
Loading them up for the Sultan.
It didn't work real well the last time they walked Ortiz...
Then again, pitching to him hasn't worked out that well either.
So basically Tek placed his bat on the ground and rolled it across the plate?
hmmm, do we pitch to the guy who hit 2 HR last night or walk him and pitch to the guy who hit 2 HR last night?
Youk!
4-zip us.
uhhhhllll
BALTIMORE DONG!
4-0
"Everyone was hoping for a double there. The Rangers were hoping for a ground ball double play. The Red Sox were hoping for a double."
Yes, those are the same.
"do we pitch to the guy who hit 2 HR last night or walk him and pitch to the guy who hit 2 HR last night?"
Yeah but Youk took MORE than 1 inning to get those 2 dongs last night...
Maybe Sut had a double earlier
tek's swing for strike 2 resembled a poor attempt to swipe at a moth flying erratically around his head
do we pitch to the guy who hit 2 HR last night or walk him and pitch to the guy who hit 2 HR last night?
To quote Frank Drebin, you're both right.
Yes, and those were the only hits Youk managed, last night. Wouldn't want to run the risk that Papi might homer and double in the same at bat there.
Bay!
Scoring by the gapper of the Bay!
Un-Bay-licious-able-ievable!
Lowell Who?
I'd rather have Lowell playing than Casey, but I'm pretty happy Bay's batting 5th now.
I think Mendoza forgot his diaper.
Does Ron Washington have an eating disorder? He's really scrawny.
SALTY BALLA!!!!!!!!
"You lose a little offense, and you lose a little defense. But you've got a veteran."
Me, I like offense and defense.
passedballalamacchia!
Passelmacchia?
Sutcliffe in dreamy Homer Simpson voice: "I love cereal"
With a possible Dustin/Dustin matchup coming up, I'd like to know: Who has the most HR lifetime against pitchers who share his first name? You have five minutes.
Actually, I'd guess Willie Mays or McCovey, since William is way more common than Barry, Henry, Babe.... oh, wait, George....just forget it.
There have been more than a few hundred players named John.
But who's a big alltime HR hitter named John?
sut on hamilton and the HR derby: "talking with some of his teammates, it was almost by losing, he won even more."
fuck the heck????????????
YOu're saying maybe a John with 400 HR has more against other Johns than George Herman Ruth has against other Georges?
Sorry, I thought you were totalling John homers against other Johns, not homers by a single John against other Johns.
Johny Bench is your leading John, with 389. He may very well be the winner. Johnny Mize: 359.
Redsock, did Erin trick you into taking off the mute? :)
Bench is officially a Johnny, Mize is a John.
SisWalk'08
HHAHAHA
okay, Phil, I see what you thought now... but by mentioning John, you've helped my cause
uh oh, gammo.
let the bashing begin!
yes, she did. she's quite wily.
"Scoots!" I was getting to the point of thinking maybe I just made up that Remy used to be called Scooter/Scoots. I knew it! Thank you Gammons. None of the baseball sites show it as his nickname....
It takes a lot of chutzpa to market lemon malt liquor with homophobia.
It takes a lot of chutzpa to market lemon malt liquor with homophobia.
Early leader for comment of the night!
I'm guessing transactional data about Johnny Mize's homers isn't available anywhere for free.
Jere, it looks like Bench had 5 HRs off John Candelaria... that's the most off any John/Johnny if I'm reading that page right.
Remy, if you're gonna say "all players wanna win," please clarify on behalf of yourself and all other media that keeps telling us "Manny doesn't care about winning."
I'm pretty sure this was last night's top comment:
Grant Salzano, 10:47:
"Wanting to make slow, yet passionate love to Dustin Pedroia does not make you gay."
Lester's our freakin' ace. WTF more do you want?
Lester's got pierced ears?
Guess I guessed wrong.
jerry remy needs to market the "self made toupee"
But I mean total Johns, not just one other John. (When using John as an example.) The stat: "most HR against guys with your same first name." That's what I'm lookin' for.
I did notice that you can't get pitcher/batter matchups with Mize.
I see 15 John's on Bench's list--BUT, John was a "Johnny." It has to be exact first name. I really think Ruth would win.
most HR against guys with your same first name." That's what I'm lookin' for.
Ah, ok, I get it now.
from SoSH:
I like Byrd. He was great in the Major League special edition dvd bonus materials.
HAHA
Flo seems to have his stroke back.
Nevermind, you've got to pay for those baseball-reference event listings.
If Johnny Bench were a John, would his homeruns off Tommy John count?
byrd is the guy that is not so keen on porn, right?
uhhhhllll
Youk!
YOOK - the new Dr. Doubles!!!
3 tonight.
Yeah, Byrd is the xian fundy with the porn problem.
first names only. No Willie's HRing of Williams's... ha
Evening, everybody. I'm just saying...Youk almost has to be a top 5 MVP candidate, right?
Isn't Byrd the born-again who then was on the Mitchell Report?
Yeah, Byrd is the xian fundy with the porn problem.
Didst he incur a scandal?
I guess Byrd and Shemp don't have a lot to talk about when they get together.
no scandal, i think he wrote a god book and railed against it.
COME ON J-LO!
Ron Washington = Buck Swope
Byrd has publicly discussed how he would feel hypocritical talking to teammates about Jebus while consuming porn off the field. He also got a Florida dentist to prescribe him HGH.
while cheating at his profession
or was hoping to write his story. i may have to do some research,
ohhhh, a dentist. ok.
Jed!
could we possibly go up 10-0 2 straight nites?
lugo is loading his gun for his honorable suicide.
Jebus is apparently cool with HGH. Helps you recover from stigmata faster, I guess.
Red Sox working on matching last night's run total!
Texas, not so much.
You are wise in the ways of the Force, Master Jedi!
9 hits for the sox
6 doubles
3 singles
If Lugo tried to commit seppuku, he'd strike out swinging.
Yook headin up the MVP ladder..
so byrd hates porn or loves it too much?
i need to keep better notes. ... and watch some porn.
...
why some xxx blog has not hung out with shemp and wrote about his collection is beyond me. (has this happened?)
Neither Mays nor McCovey was a William. Hurts their causes. I think that clinches it for Ruth.
Whoa -- is he taking Mendoza OUT?
Doesn't Washington have any faith in him?
(Mendoza threw 90 pitches, by the way.)
DISSING THE CAPTAIN?!?!?!?!?
...
PH CASH!
IBB? Yeesh.
Sean Casey always looks built like a tree to me. 6'4", I guess.
I wouldn't rule out Frank Robinson as a possible contender...
VARISUCK
WOW! HAMILTON
Bleh.
Good call on Frank. I never knew Ken Griffey, Jr's first name was George.
fucking fuckstick
Everybody listen to me
And return me my ship
I'm your captain
I'm your captain
Though I'm feeling mighty sick
The bottom of the Sox lineup is almost Yankee-bad. Yeah, I went there.
We're still getting outscored tonight by the Mets.
tony really giving it to this lineup today. 27 runs in 15 innings, man!
How do we know about Shemp's stash of porn?
and maine has a 1-hitter.
If you go by middle names, then the null member wins.
yo no soy vlad guerrero
soy capitan
soy capitan
soy capitan
zen: shemp's pron has actually been written about in time magazine!!
i think newsday also reported that HGH has piles of mags spilling out of his locker...
Time Magazine article about Matsui's porn.
Byrd on porn (from this Oct '07 ESPN interview about his written-but-not-yet-published book):
I've had a real struggle with pornography, from before I became a Christian, when pornography was the good old American way. After I became a Christian, it really began to bother me, but God didn't really take it away. I struggle with porn one night, and somebody asks me a question about Jesus the next day in the outfield, so you feel like a hypocrite trying to share. It's the elephant in the locker room.
HE GIAMBONER!
"shemp's pron"
Three prons are hardly a galaxy.
After I became a Christian, it really began to bother me, but God didn't really take it away.
Fucking God, man, always dangling that Hustler in front of you!!!
Penthouse is Giambi's favorite work of literature.
that byrd quote: WHAT A FUCKING WEIRDO
Jon Lester is a fucking beast.
Fucking God, man, always dangling that Hustler in front of you!!!
The lord works in mysterious ways.
Sid: 18-9-10 15-10-12 = 74
never thought lester would figure his shit out, but he did. i was way wrong. ... so therefore i have hope for HH.
74 through six.
jere, I stand by my statement...Lowell being out of the lineup < Lowell in the lineup, although his injury mitigates that. I didn't say the lineup was BAD, however. :D
I'm developing a man-crush on Lester. All he does is go out there and pitch. It's so great to watch him and remember how much he struggled with control. It's not even the same pitcher anymore.
Phil with the Cliff's Notes version of the pitch count.
iw onder how much john ferrall (sp?) has to do with lesters progress?
(ugh, pls ignore that apostrophe in "Cliffs")
now "feral" -- he's a beast!!!!!!!
It's a Dustin diamond right now.
Dustin's faster than Youk.
yeah, FY!!
At least you put the S. A lot of people think it's "Cliff Notes."
jere, I screeched when I read your post.
...I'll show myself out.
Jere, I screeched at that comment.
[following Tony out the door]
FY said something amusing to Tito when coming back to the dugout.
Oooh, a double Screech. Neither of you is saved by..... ya know
glad that last little conversation is buried in the high 100s..
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