Red Sox - 200 020 070 - 11 13 0Dustin Pedroia's grand slam capped a seven-run eighth inning, putting the second game of the series out of reach, and putting the toe tags on the Yankees' 2008 season.
Yankees - 100 100 001 - 3 8 0
Jason Bay drove in four of Boston's five runs, with a double, a triple and a sacrifice fly.
David Ortiz reached base four times for the second game in a row (in 10 PA, four walks, three doubles, and a single):
Byrd (6-5-2-2-5, 106) was superb, allowing only a couple of two-out RBI singles and staying out of any serious trouble. After the Yankees tied the score in the bottom of the fourth, the Red Sox stormed back to retake the lead -- and drive Ponson to the showers -- and Byrd retired seven of his last eight batters.Tue: BB, 2B, F9, BB, 2B
Wed: 2B, BB, BB, 1-3, 1B
Manny Delcarmen pitched a beautiful seventh (K, K, P5) and Mike Timlin finished up the final two innings.
***
The Rays shutout the Blue Jays 1-0, the Twins edged the Mariners 6-5, and the Orioles routed the White Sox 11-3.
AL East: Boston 3.5 GB & New York 10.5 GB
***
Paul Byrd (4.61, 95 ERA+) / Sidney Ponson (4.67, 91 ERA+)
Ponson has made 10 starts for New York: 56 IP, 68 H, 22 BB, 21 K, 5.46 ERA, 1.607 WHIP. Opposing batters have an .862 OPS (.313/.383/.479).
Back on July 27, Ponson went 4-10-7-1-1 against the Red Sox. Grab your forks and knives, Red Sox batters, it's time to feast on the plump, drunk-drivin', judge-slappin' carcass of Sidney Alton Ponson!
With J.D. Drew on the disabled list (retroactive to August 18), the Red Sox are trying to swing a deal for Atlanta outfielder Mark Kotsay. Several media outlets reported the trade was completed last night, including Rogers Sportnet in Canada, but that appears to be incorrect. WAIT: Now it is done ... maybe.
And: Twins/Mariners at 4:30 and Blue Jays/Rays and White Sox/Orioles at 7.
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1 – 200 of 615 Newer› Newest»The "big move" to our new house in Providence is today. No internet for me (at home anyway, unless I can steal some) until NEXT Thursday. So I'll see you all then....enjoy the Ponson-pounding tonight!
(The TV listings for Providence show a channel called "New England Sport Net." I gotta assume that's NESN. There's that other channel, Comcast SportsNet, which is also listed, so I think I'm good...I better be.)
Yay Jere, good luck on the move!! (And good luck being without internet for so long.)
I'm pretty sure New England Sport Net is NESN. I think they just shorten Network to Net. And drop the final s in Sports.
Missed the gamethread last night (but caught the game - the important part!), thread looks like a doozy! I don't really wanna go through 800 comments, so I skimmed it.
Slingbox for me tonight, so no thread again.
Good luck with the move jere!
good luck jere.
KOTSAY
The picture in that article is pretty cool, and begs for some photoshop. An electric guitar hanging on his shoulder would fit in perfectly.
Ellsbury, RF
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Youkilis, 1B
Bay, LF
Lowrie, 3B
Varitek, C
Cora, SS
Crisp, CF
Damon, CF
Jeter, SS
Abreu, RF
Rodriguez, 3B
Giambi, 1B
Nady, LF
Matsui, DH
Cano, 2B
Rodriguez, C
OFER -
Thanks again for the new subtitle!!!
School has started!!! Yay!!!
Ok, what does that have to do with JOS and s1c, well, b-fly will be hip deep in studies and dad can hit the thread!!!
Now, its time to go mow the lawn!!!
Byrd vs Ponson - oh, yeah, feast on the turkey!!!
MIN & SEA 1-1 in the 3rd
Yargh. MIN goes up 3-1 in the fourth.
I guess we can't expect Seattle to sweep them...can we?
OFER -
Thanks again for the new subtitle!!!
You're very welcome. There I was, in the midst of Grushenka's passionate retelling of her meeting with the Polish officer to Dmitri, and all I could think of was "dirty water... Red Sox win!".
Ooh, Mariners tie it up already. Bizarre.
Hooray for school starting. s1c rejoins the threads and I can swim again. (Damn pool full of damn camp kids!)
I'll be watching the game on mute upstairs, while I attend a resisters meeting via speaker phone. See ya around 8:30ish.
Ibanez dong! SEA 4-3, bot 7th
twins start the 8th off against green with a double, single, single.
4-4, men on 2nd/3rd and 0 outs.
fucking twins.
MIN: 010 200 03
SEA: 001 200 1
so us losers outside new england have espn, i guess.
and will we get the angry orgasmer?
Fucking ESPN overhype. It's horrible.
dear espn: the place you call "old yankee stadium" was torn down in 1973.
O'B and Sut.
I'm hosting a Red Sox barbecue tonight, but, sniff, right now, I'm really happy about Barack Obama. I'm having a hard time changing the channel.
sea gets a run, 6-5, still bot 8th
The tying run for Seattle out at the plate. But PR Tug Hulett has the best name ever.
Let's play some fucking baseball, huh?
Nah. Let's watch some other dudes play instead.
jays play tomorrow night, so there's a good chance we get nesn on rogers tomorrow afternoon.
god i hate sut. with his bullshit about every player being the best the world at something in that smarmy voice i cannot quite describe. he is loathsome.
sink the pontoon.
"Dustin Pedroia had a rare ofer last night..."
In this circle, that may sound strange.
No ofer today for FY!
FY!!!!!!
FY now 6-6 against sidney
Would you rather listen to Kay?
Back when Ponson had facial hair, he looked a lot like John Kruk.
no, gotta go with the sutster.
as i type that, he says "and that started the curse of the bambino"
die sut die
No ofer today for FY!
For the record, my name is pronounced with a flat O (not oufer... O like in Ortiz) and with a throaty r, like in French.
But I'll never complain about being associated with FY.
Flat O-rtiz with the baltidong!!
Flo hits a BAL dong, 2nd/3rd for Yook
Fatherly double.
get runs and shut these cocknuggets up right away.
OH BAY-BEEE!!!
Flo hits a BAL dong, 2nd/3rd for Yook
Ha! We had the exact same thought.
All the ex-Pirates performed perfectly there!! Let's make Sir Sidney explode
Ooo! I sure thought Nady was going to catch that.
I finally got everyone to turn the game on. Every time I turn my back, they change the channel to the convention. Two words: "Headline News!"
hey yankees, YOU SUCK
Yes, Jason!
Can anyone describe the play? GDGD says "deflected by LF Nady".
Ah, I catch up in the thread and we are already up 2-0. You know that Bay guy, he might be alright.
sinking liner to left center. nady dove, but it hit in front of him and skipped over him. it would have been a trap anyway. ball goes by him, nady is confused, damon noodles it in. bay into 2B standing up.
0-2 to a walk for jedi
I'm so sad that this series is our last chance to make Douchebag Stadium go silent. Thankfully, the new Douchebag Stadium will be just like the old one!
pls deliver tek, pls.
I can't believe I never thought of this before: since panza in Spanish is belly, Panzon is "bellied". Fits like a glove.
GOOD GOD FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYONE'S EARS, SHUT THE FUCKING FUCK UP, SUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Girardi likes what he sees. Ball 3, they cut to him clapping in the dugout.
Different clapping, but ya know.
GREEN LIGHT FOR 'TEK!
TEK 3-0 single!
and fuck, out at the dish
What the double hockey sticks is demarlo doing???
Shoulda been a red light for Bay, but whatcha gonna do.
Trade his ass.
Harsh. Positive article in the Globe today about his baserunning...maybe it was just a good throw?
And thanks for describing Bay's double, RS.
Nathan does his thing- Twins win.
alright, byrd, let's put it together with gum and chicken wire. get it done.
MIN wins.
BAL up 1-0 over CWS.
TOR/TB no score after one.
I'm tired of Bay's antics.
seriously, I'm surprised they didn't stop him at 3rd. it was pretty shallow in RF.
Whatever, though. got in the house just in time to see bay's hit. whoop!
Heh heh. Damon takes a couple of steps to first base before being rung up.
get the fuck out of here, damon.
Castig doing his best Bob Shepherd impression...
Jeter is 15 hits away from breaking the all-time hits record in this Yankee Stadium. 15 games left in Yankee Stadium... Like to see him get it.
LYNDON with the webgem!
Lbj!!!
Take that Nady!
2 OUTS -- Let's rev up the BOO MACHINE!!
fuckers act like he's always been their hero. boo who?
Woo Woo!
Just got thru feeding Cathy and turned on the tube, thinking the game started at 8. Here we are up 2-0 already. LOVE IT!
Thought about scrolling thru GDGD to see how we scored, but no need. JoS got me up-to-date. :)
Damn, and now Abreau scores. Shit!
Did A-Rod get booed on his RBI double?
1st inning alex strikes again. See you on the other side of the leverage index, fucker.
Stay in, ball!
damn
I don't notice any "Who's your daddy" chants when they play the organ music.
2-1 after 1, 4 hits to 1, 19 pitches to 28.
I'll take it.
TOR: 00
FKR: 0
CWS: 01
BAL: 1
MIN: 010 200 030 - 6 14 0
SEA: 001 200 110 - 5 11 0
Terry's green tea of choice: Bigelow.
Panzon with the bellyflop.
Well, that 1/2 inning sucked.
Lets have a OTT inning Paulie!!!
BAL up 3-1 on CWS
1
2
3
for boid.
OTT it is!
Well, that 1/2 inning sucked.
Well, this 1/2 inning was almost identical, and it was GREAT.
Pitch counts:
Byrd 36-23
Ponson 38-23
BAL up 3-1 on CWS
And versus Danks, too. Da-yum.
I wonder if that pitch count is right. I thought Byrd only had 19 after 1 and it didn't SEEM like he threw 17 last inning.
old hickory is busy selling the greatness of the boone game. shaddap, gammo. you got any more dirt on manny to spew?
byrd threw 23 and 13 pitches
sut says tek is greatest red sox of all time. he brings "a fear factor every day"
says ted williams never won a world series, so .......... pffft
good god.
Large Walk - Sweaty RBI to follow.
Most important player - Varitek?
Yeesh, I like the guy and all, a lot even, but.....
Sut just saying that Varitek is the most important player in Red Sox history. Man, we really need a word for Varitek Myth Shit, like MUMS. The scope of it is huge.
They should probably change Fire Joe Morgan.com to Fire Rick Sutcliffe.com
sut and gammo both saying the sox cannot ever let tek go. huge mistake.
so i guess he'll be catching when he's 40, 55, 80 years old, i guess ........
Listening to you groan about Sut just reminds me why its great that ESPN is blacked out.
That sucked
The Red Sox should activate Johnny Pesky, just to set a precedent.
I hate Dp's.
Well, at the moment.
Michael Kay making A-Rod sound like the second coming of Brooks Robinson on that play.
Can't win either way with TV coverage tonight.
And with that DP...I am off to the Bar and its bevy of dispirited Yankee fans.
ESPN blacked out here too. Although it'd have been nice to listen to ESPN rather than Dale Arnold, Don, Remy, John Sterling, or Suzyn Waldman.
Oh well. Don and Jerry it is.
Heh. Zen walks in, "Hey everybody! Great day to be alive!"
And then he gets shit thrown at him.
They more or less attributed FY's and Youk's success to him. He not only handles the pitching stuff like no other, he handles the hitting stuff too. And he has time to bang Erin and Heidi back to back.
The Varitek Myth.
gotta go with the mute until L comes back at 8:30.
YES showing Jack Nicholson in the crowd.
Wearing a Yankee cap.
that play would have been better if cora had leapt and turned in mid air and throw him out. like jetes does. but he just gloved, planted and threw like a normal shortstop making the play. big deal.
Tek's the new mail man. Always delivers.
Remy discussing whether or not replay is a good idear.
Toronto, Don. Hockey calls the war room in Toronto for replay calls.
I think each manager should be granted one non-home run replay challenge. He doesn't like the call, he uses his one challenge for the game, they replay it, the call is final. Back to the dugout or you get thrown out of the game.
Speaking of Toronto and hockey, I was at the Hockey Hall of Fame on Sunday... absolutely amazing. Ish (and any other hockey fans out there), let me know if you wanna see the pics.
Crap - wimpy intangible hit.
But questionable home runs should be replayed.
"Games are long enough!"
-DO
No way, man, I want six hour games. Maybe we should lengthen the commercials.
Speaking of Toronto and hockey, I was at the Hockey Hall of Fame on Sunday... absolutely amazing. Ish (and any other hockey fans out there), let me know if you wanna see the pics.
My sister was up in Toronto for the same series and went to the hockey hall of fame as well! She got me a hockey puck. But I haven't seen any pics.
Don: "Should the managers throw a red bean bag on the field or something and say 'I want that play reviewed!'"
Remy: "Or maybe he'd throw ten bats on the field!"
Don: "I really want that play reviewed!"
hmph - pretty well hit.
No damage tho.
laeding off with Bay
There is so much Bruins stuff. We used to be awesome!
TOR: 000
FKR: 000
CWS: 011
BAL: 12
Thank god, they've moved on to MUMS. If I had a remote control, I'd already be on mute
Amazing how the trades go, isn't it?
Jason Bay and Xavier Nady start the season teammates in Pittsburgh.
Now they're playing against each other (both LF), one playing for Boston, the other playing for New York.
Lowrie splitting the outfielders!
Use the force luke!!!
Jedi 2b
JED-IIIIIIII
Hit the ball well he does
Let's see what the most amazing human being in the history of the world does here.
I really want to see the Bruins get back to at least close to the way they were. Go deep into the playoffs. Win a cup. And do it soon.
That first round of the playoffs against Montreal last year was the most non-baseball fun I've ever had.
Leiter: He (Varitek) can hit .226 on my team any day.
heidi is not impressed.
Love to see the Bruins have a Celtics-type season from last year. Or the Rays this year.
Dave D'Onofrio had a good post comparing Julio and Lowrie. I sure hope Tito saw it.
actually I think it was Flaherty, not Leiter.
My dad's nickname for Giambi = Super Mario
Talking about Lowrie, the anncr saying - "Mike Lowell and JD Drew both going down"
Andy's ears perk up.
Off for emma's bedtime, then radio.
How come efd and I are never in the same thread?
later.
How come efd and I are never in the same thread?
I'm right here! Hi Nick!
Gammons does not think Manny gave up and purposely did not swing during his 3 pitch strike out to Rivera that one game this year.
Gammons also thinks that Manny forced the sox hand to trade him and Boras helped so that he could sign a new contract for the 4 yr $100 mil.
I agree with both.
I see that Lowell and Drew are going down. I hope it's on Lowrie.
Gammons does not think Manny gave up and purposely did not swing during his 3 pitch strike out to Rivera that one game this year.
Pretty sure he wrote the opposite.
Yeah I thought I read Gammons say he thought manny gave up for sure before. I was surprised to hear him say the opposite tonight.
Toiletfans: "yay Alex, we love you. we have always loved you."
A-Rod doing his best to keep up with Lowrie.
shocked espn has not shown ci's mom and dad yet (have they?)
Shit, L-O 2b for shithead
Just started watching in the 3rd. I will keep a lookout for the couple. They are just sooo proud of their boy.
Yankees fast approaching long-shot status?
I think they have arrived already.
Need a K here!!!
Rays suck ass.
Need a line drive to Lowrie standing on the bag
K will do too.
Grand old baseball cathedral?
How about typical 70's bullshit construction?
GOT HIM!!!
huge
Line drives are good, but so are K's!!!
Need a K here!!!
done!
some near-sasahe for nady!
Allan are you feverishly looking for the Gammons quote that he contradicted today?
Shemp, make an out here and I'll renew your subscription to Leg Show.
andy - no. i'll look later. i know i posted the column in full when it appeared. i'll have to go back to mlbtv too, i guess.
BB - not as bad as it could be.
I'd say semi-intentional.
pitch around shemp, get the lazy cano. good idea.
whew, 0-2
Have been trying to get on espn.com to look at Gammons blog from that time. the four letters is sucking wind tonight though.
haha, fuck you cano!
Evening, everybody...I'm going to be in and out tonight (writing a review of the new GZA album), so I'll have one eye on the game, one eye here, and the other on Microsoft Word. Should work out great!
Fuck.
Fuck you, Cano.
frack
why, so you are, efd. Just popping in from my phone. Hi! WFMU is one of the greatest stations on earth. Later.
fuck!
Shit.
Oh well, you play the numbers and sometimes it doesn't work.
Still, it was the right thing.
Pudge, bless his heart, is worthless.
thanks, Nick! I have to agree. (and that f-bomb was directed at Cano, of course)
TOR: 000 00
FKR: 000 1
CWS: 011 0
BAL: 120
ococ will get it going - i need wine
WFMU - isn't that out of the DC area?
I know I hear some shows that originate there on a regular basis, but my memories aren't real firm.
Dianne Reems maybe?
i need wine
good call
OK, let's fucking get to fucking Panzon. What the fuck?
That ump sure does like to leave batters in suspense, doesn't he?
nix - 800,004
ococ - 7
Jesus, Crisp, way to take Sir Sid off the hook.
WFMU - isn't that out of the DC area?
Nope - straight outta Jersey City, NJ! Maybe you're thinking of WAMU?
It is time to put the Arubaian away. I would like to see some runs here boys, a lot of runs.
Bellsbury! Another hit for l-girl!
time for a laser
L-girl upstairs silently mouthing "that's my boy!"
80 coming in, 65 going out!
FY keeps the carousel going! Now it's Tizzle time.
H & R !!!
I love it!
FY comes through and now it is time for a papi dong!!!
wAmu - that's it.
Give us some Good Times, Flo
SLAY THEM
Ducks on the pond for Youk!
4 strt balls to Tiz -
c'mon Youk!
papi on base for what - 7 of 8 PA in this series.
loaded for the sultan of sweat
The pump is primed, lets get the sweat flowing and score some runs.
Sidney being Sidney.
chocolate rain warming
RBIBB! Sit down, MFY fans.
nice! BB RBI!
sit down you choking dushbags!!!!
go bay!!!!!
YYYooouuukkk!!!
The greek god of walks comes through and it is up to BAYYY!!!
Nice sac fly, and Papi with the wheels!
Atta boy!!!
4-2, and Bay comes through with the guy at third and less than two outs gets him home again.
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