August 24, 2008

G130: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5 (11)

Red Sox   - 004 000 100 01 - 6  9  0
Blue Jays - 200 102 000 00 - 5 9 0
Coco Crisp's home run tied the game in the eighth, Jed Lowrie's second career dong gave the Red Sox a lead in the 11th and Manny Declarmen got the save -- though he needed 26 nerve-wracking pitches -- striking out Jose Bautista with a man on first.

Vernon Wells -- a one-man wrecking crew this weekend (6-for-9, with 3 home runs) -- hit a two-run shot in the first; he also added an RBI double in the sixth.

Burnett had made quick work of the Sox in the first two innings, throwing only 19 pitches, but Boston forced him to throw 32 pitches in the third. With one out, Burnett walked Alex Cora and Crisp, the two guys at the bottom of the order. He got Jacoby Ellsbury on a pop-up for the second out, but Dustin Pedroia blasted AJ's first pitch -- a high and inside 96-mph fastball -- to deep left for a three-run home run.

David Ortiz doubled and Kevin Youkilis singled him in and Boston led 4-2.

***

Daisuke Matsuzaka (2.77, 163 ERA+) / A.J. Burnett (4.51, 94 ERA+)

Nick Cafardo, Globe:
Your starting shortstop, third baseman, right fielder, and No. 1 pitcher are out with injuries. One of your young starters was so bad he had to be demoted to Double A. You lost to a division rival, 11-0, yesterday as your other top hurler, Jon Lester, was pummeled and lasted 2.1 innings. Your wild-card lead is teetering.

How are you feeling right about now?
David Ortiz:
We'll be fine, bro. We go through this shit every year. At the end of the day, we'll take another ring with us.
***

Dice vs Toronto on April 30: 7-2-0-2-4

Burnett vs Boston on May 1: 7.2-3-0-5-5

Also: Yankees/Orioles at 1:30, Rays/White Sox at 2, Twins/Angels at 3:30.

We are 5.5 GB in the East, .5 GA of Chicago for the WC.

499 comments:

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Rob said...

A.J. Pierzynski... ACTOR OF THE YEAR. That was awesome!

Rob said...

I love how the umpires confer... ALL FOUR umpires, and they move him to THIRD!

allan said...

god these tv guys are splooging over pierzynski

Rob said...

Has Maddon Magic run its course?

allan said...

his instincts are amazing. yeah OK.

meanwhile ozzie has a messahe for the FKR

Rob said...

TBS guys see that as a terrible call.

A Conformer said...

Pierzynski with a soccer-like dive. He should get a yellow card.

Benjamin said...

It's sad for baseball when umps blow a call like that, but it's also sad for the FKR.

allan said...

oh god i cannot take these tv guys. i'll watch in silence, thanx

Benjamin said...

Aybar gets the "error" too.

allan said...

it is a terrible call ...

... heh heh heh ...

Rob said...

Chip Caray and Buck Martinez on TBS.

Maddon going with 5 infielders...

A Conformer said...

Walking the bases loaded. A HBP wins it.

nixon33 said...

girardi i like some he-man version of ben stiller.

nixon33 said...

IS like, rather

Rob said...

This reminds me of the Red Sox doing the five infielders thing.

Benjamin said...

Line drive up the middle could be an inside-the-park grandslam.

allan said...

this batter is skinny!

Rob said...

GAME OVER!!!!!

allan said...

tryin for the salami dong right away - come on asshole, just one.

Benjamin said...

FKR LOSE

allan said...

THE RAYS LOSE

THHEWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE RAYS LOSE

allan said...

good work alexei --

now over to baltimore!

Benjamin said...

Now if only Baltimore could eke out a win.

allan said...

and a different ramirez gives us a mummy!!!

A Conformer said...

That YeeYes! thing they do when they win is really comical. But the FKR finally lose, and on a really weird 10th inning, too.

allan said...

fruitbat in in the 8th, 2 outs, bird on first, 8-7 ny

allan said...

this is mo's first batter. marte was in before

allan said...

CI 0-for-5.

Benjamin said...

Payton still sucks.

allan said...

that was inside, ump giving f-bat extra inches

A Conformer said...

Aw, shit, I can't watch the MFY choking cause I'm in VA. Oh, well... they'll still choke without me.

nixon33 said...

the O's suck.

allan said...

mlb sucks for many reason,s but damn, it is amazing having the ability to watch all these games via computer.

allan said...

maybe they can get lucky with a one-swing dong in the bottom half.

off to make tea.

allan said...

I think today's game might have been the first butterfly-inducing, must-win game of the summer.

Jere said...

The final sign off from TBS: The Rays over the White Sox, 6-5....

Benjamin said...

Os remain fairly useless.

allan said...

who's up? dave roberts?

A Conformer said...

The final sign off from TBS: The Rays over the White Sox, 6-5....

Shit, I was so confident in them losing, after I saw them lose. Guess we'll have to wait for another day. Fucking Rays.

allan said...

ALIVE!

...

BB - that's how it starts!

Jere said...

4 pitch walk for Mo

Jere said...

steal second, Dave Roberts...

allan said...

One swing = win.

Do it.

nixon33 said...

GET IT DONE!!!!!!

Benjamin said...

Nicely done.

Rob said...

I think today's game might have been the first butterfly-inducing, must-win game of the summer.

Me too. Seems like many others felt that way.

Roberts steals second, advances to third on the E2!

allan said...

SB - E2

man on third.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Jere said...

And he DOES steal! And goes to third! Come on, wild pitch..

allan said...

same pitc mo got last inning called a ball there. 1-2.

Benjamin said...

Boo.

nixon33 said...

right down the fucking middle you cunt

allan said...

fucknuts

nice pitch. fucking o's.

Rob said...

Damn.

Rob said...

Oh well.

Tuesday is going to be fun.

allan said...

why do batters always deliberately stand there and let rivera strike them out? why?

Jere said...

right down the middle of the right gutter

A Conformer said...

Well, with the MFY sweeping the O's, I think my last place Yankees dream is shattered. Wait till next year, I guess.

allan said...

Tuesday is going to be fun.

The Yankees are dead, now we need to properly dispose of the corpse.

A Conformer said...

Since I don't have anything better to do, I'll now watch the end of the Twins game

Rob said...

Well, with the MFY sweeping the O's, I think my last place Yankees dream is shattered. Wait till next year, I guess.

It can still happen... right?

Of course, the other side is true. Can you believe people still think the Yankees still have a comeback in them?

nixon33 said...

TUES WED THURS IS YET ANOTHER CHANCE FOR US TO PUT THEM AWAY.
PLEASE GET IT DONE, I"LL BE THROWING UP THE WHOLE TIME.

A Conformer said...

Oh, fuck, bad timing.

allan said...

LAAAAAAAAAAAAA now trailing only 3-2.

allan said...

I think L heard the Jays announcers saying they needed to do well in the Sox series to keep their playoff hopes alive.

PLEASE! That is laughable. And the Yankees are only a 2-3 games better than Toronto.

A Conformer said...

OK, good timing. Reversed HR call, it was foul.

allan said...

MIN: 101 001 0
LAA: 000 001 1

allan said...

There has been no work here. What will I do when this Twins game is done?

allan said...

MIN: 101 001 00
LAA: 000 001 1

nixon33 said...

CAN THE AC of AHH win today too?

A Conformer said...

I think L heard the Jays announcers saying they needed to do well in the Sox series to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Oh, yeah, they were talking about the game being a critical one for both teams' postseason hopes, and about how you have to give credit to Ricciardi for not trading Burnett, because that would've been throwing the towel, and they wouldn't be contending without his 6 straight wins. Talk about delusions.

Rob said...

:D

A Conformer said...

There has been no work here. What will I do when this Twins game is done?

Wait 2 hours and watch Manny over in LA?

BTW, did you catch soft-spoken Gretchen Bliler (or however you spell that) in the Yahoo Sports ad yet?

allan said...

Tying run for the LAA on 2nd with 0 outs.

allan said...

BTW, did you catch soft-spoken Gretchen Bliler (or however you spell that) in the Yahoo Sports ad yet?

Forgot.

Better tune in.

allan said...

I can't believe I'm putting my earphones on to hear a commercial.

Right now, I'm getting 2 rounds of a Sharp TV commercial.

allan said...

Vlad up with tying run on 2nd. 0 outs.

Hacking away!

allan said...

TRIPLE off CF Wall.

tied!

allan said...

Gomez played that poorly, like LBJ at Fenway, leapt too soon and off line.

allan said...

LA better take the lead here.
Guy on 3rd, 0 outs.

A Conformer said...

I can't believe I'm putting my earphones on to hear a commercial.

I hope I didn't build up any expectations... she just doesn't talk like an idiot, nothing more than that.

allan said...

I'm scared I may have to listen to Michael Kay a couple of times this week.

allan said...

Torii K.

allan said...

mrs. garrett vs fraiser crain.

allan said...

ANDERSON TRIPLE TO RIGHT!!!!!!!

4-3 LA

A Conformer said...

Two triples in an inning for LAAA. Looks like the Twins are going back to second place.

allan said...

Someone just left a comment on that blown Eddings call post a while back ("Out"). She says Eddings was the main ump who blew the interference call in the FKR game?

allan said...

Yep, Eddings was the 2B ump!

A Conformer said...

BTW, if KRod somehow wins the Cy Young, it will be a disgrace. Rivera and Papelbon are both having better years than Krod and his 2 K/BB ratio.

allan said...

BOS looking at Mark Kotsay?

...

serious disgrace.

Rob said...

MLBTR: Jed Lowrie's play since taking over for the injured Julio Lugo has convinced the Red Sox that he can be the everyday shortstop. They'll look to move Lugo (and his contract) this offseason."

Rob said...

I know that seems like a no-brainer to us, but it's the first time I've really seen it mentioned.

allan said...

gotta say - i want frod to blow it.

allan said...

fuck -- jesus what a huge to the heavens gesture.

what a colossal a-hole

A Conformer said...

Twins lose. Good day.

laura k said...

I think L heard the Jays announcers saying they needed to do well in the Sox series to keep their playoff hopes alive.

They said the Jays had "an outside chance" of still making the playoffs and needed to do really well against the Sox to keep that alive.

But they are obviously under orders to try to boost attendance.

JB said...

Can anyone say why Kevin Millar is now in possession of a "Hitler moustache", for lack of a better term?
http://fauxster.tumblr.com/post/47246383/kevin-millar-folks

Rob said...

Manny gets booed in PHI... Faces Joe Blanton, takes one good rip then gets plunked on the arm.

laura k said...

Can anyone say why Kevin Millar is now in possession of a "Hitler moustache", for lack of a better term?

Cause he's not getting enough attention without weird facial hair?

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