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September 5, 2008

G140: Red Sox 8, Rangers 1

Red Sox - 010 402 001 - 8 12  0
Rangers - 000 000 001 - 1 6 1
With the Rays losing 6-4 in Toronto, the Red Sox are now only 2.5 GB in the East -- the closest they have been to first place since July 29.

Beckett was dominant (5-4-0-0-7, 80). Three of those four hits came in the fourth inning; the first runner was erased on a double play.

Lowell homered in his first AB, and added a two-run single and a one-run double. Coco Crisp had three hits and three RBI. He and Jacoby Ellsbury hit back-to-back triples on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning.

Jason Varitek had two singles and a walk and Jason Bay doubled and walked twice. Dustin Pedroia doubled in the first inning, but then was quiet until a walk in the eighth. The only Sock to not reach base was David Ortiz.

Despite the high score, Francona went with Manny Delcarmen, Justin Masterson, and Hideki Okajima out of the pen.

Both Central contenders won their games by a 10-2 score: White Sox over the Angels and the Twins over the Tigers. The Mariners beat the Yankees 3-1; Brandon Morrow, in his first start after 100 relief appearances, came within four outs of throwing a no-hitter.

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Globe:
First baseman Sean Casey, third baseman Mike Lowell and tonight's starting pitcher Josh Beckett have officially been activated off of the disabled list ...

Casey (neck) has not played since Aug. 19, Lowell (right oblique) has not played since Aug. 12 and Beckett (elbow) has not pitched since Aug. 17.
Since the All-Star break, Lowell is hitting .187/.253/.253 in 22 games/99 PA, all of them in either the #4 or #5 spot. I hope Tito stops batting him in front ahead of Jason Bay -- .305/.356/.500 in 29 games/132 PA in a Red Sox uniform.

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Josh Beckett (4.34, 104 ERA+) / Kevin Millwood (4.84, 89 ERA+)

Tony Massarotti has moved from the Herald to the Globe (many of Boston's sportswriters have been playing musical chairs recently) and he discusses Josh Beckett's return from the disabled list tonight. He says Beckett will be limited to 55-60 pitches. Also expected back tonight are Mike Lowell and Sean Casey (and maybe Kevin Youkilis).

The Herald has been hit hard this summer, with Mazz to the Globe, Rob Bradford to WEEI and Jeff Horrigan to retirement. The Hartford Courant will cut its original reporting on the Red Sox after this season, leaving Jeff Goldberg out in the cold. And Gordon Edes recently left the Globe for Yahoo.

Amalie Benjamin has a brief wrap-up of how Boston's minor league playoff teams are doing:
After Pawtucket and Portland lost Wednesday in the openers of their postseason series, the Sox affiliates split yesterday. Portland lost its second game in the Eastern League playoffs to host Trenton, 4-3. Starter Clay Buchholz allowed three runs on six hits with one walk in six innings. He struck out nine and got a no-decision. That series continues tonight at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine, at 7 as the Sea Dogs try to avoid a sweep in the best-of-five series. Host Pawtucket pulled out Game 2 of the International League series against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (the Yankees' Triple A affiliate), 3-1. Jason Lane and Jeff Corsaletti hit home runs, making Devern Hansack a winner. Game 3 is tonight at 7:05.
More on Hansack's fantastic outing (six no-hit innings) here. ... Could someone send this link to Hank Steinbrenner? ... Great picture here.

On The Big Board:
Rays/Blue Jays at 7
Tigers/Twins at 8
Angels/White Sox at 8
Yankees/Mariners at 10
East
Rays 85 53 --- Magic #: 21
Red Sox 82 57 3.5

Wild Card
Red Sox 82 57 --- Magic #: 18
Twins* 77 63 5.5
Yankees# 75 65 7.7
*: The White Sox (78-61, 4 GB Boston) lead the Central.
#: Included simply for laughs. Any combination of Tampa Bay wins and New York losses totalling 13 eliminates the Yankees from winning the East. Any combination of Red Sox wins and New York losses totalling 16 eliminates the Yankees from winning the wild card. YED is nigh!

335 comments:

  1. lemme guess, that pic was the aftermath of an a-rod double play?

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  2. SoSH has been down for a few hours.

    Globe says Lowell, Casey, and Beckett have all been activated for tonight.

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  3. Globular oatmeal:

    Red Sox
    1. Jacoby Ellsbury, RF
    2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
    3. David Ortiz, DH
    4. Mark Kotsay, 1B
    5. Jason Bay, LF
    6. Mike Lowell, 3B
    7. Jed Lowrie, SS
    8. Jason Varitek, C
    9. Coco Crisp, CF
    Josh Beckett, SP

    Rangers
    1. Joaquin Arias, 2B
    2. Michael Young, SS
    3. Josh Hamilton, CF
    4. Milton Bradley, DH
    5. Hank Blalock, 1B
    6. Marlon Byrd, LF
    7. Nelson Cruz, RF
    8. Gerald Laird, C
    9. Chris Davis, 3B
    Kevin Millwood, SP

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  4. So Lowell's behind Bay, but Kotsay's batting cleanup and Pedroia's in the 2 slot. Youk's still out.

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  5. Drug Dealer Disappointed Josh Hamilton Didn't Reach Full Potential As Heroin Addict

    "He did all the little things you just can't teach -- injecting between his toes, nodding off wherever, selling all his stuff for money to buy more heroin ..."

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  6. The photo of Selig on mlb.com's CancerFest promo makes him look more like Stephen Hawking than usual.

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  7. 2-0 FKR after half an inning. Those fuckers don't waste time.

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  8. 2-0 FKR after half an inning. Those fuckers don't waste time.

    Don't worry. They'll fade once the pennant race starts.

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  9. At least Sonnanstine can't hold a lead.

    3-2 TOR.

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  10. God bless the BJs. 3-2, man on 2nd, one out in the second inning.

    Vernon Wells led off the inning with a double, then didn't score on two straight singles.

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  11. No NESN tonight, unless it's hiding on another channel. Which I doubt on Friday night.

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  12. Time for three days of BP (Texas pitching staff ERA+ = 81).

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  13. FY with the double as Byrd drives to his right and the glove falls off his hand and the ball rolls loose.

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  14. 2-1 count on flo and byrd is still out there shaking his head and muttering to himself!!!

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  15. Heh, Fox anncr: "Not a 10 this time for Boston, but a zero."

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  16. "Get paid for learning how to kill! Play with heavy machinery in the desert!"

    Ad for marines. More graphic than the Army ads. Although they don't show anyone getting blown up, or learning to use a wheelchair.

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  17. FKR: 200 0
    TOR: 031

    DET:
    MIN:

    LAA:
    CWS:

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  18. Kotsay batting cleanup is an interesting choice. Does he have a crazy-good split against Millwood?

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  19. Do they show anyone 35 years in the future, living on the street and begging for nickles?

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  20. Checked it out myself. 789 OPS. Definitely not crazy-good.

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  21. beckett is not allergic to arias.

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  22. open fly to distract the hitters?

    if anyone should do that, it's dice -- with his pre-windup pelvic thrusts.

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  23. GAME PLEASE!!!!!

    fox assholes hanging out in the friggin stands instead of showing/calling the game

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  24. both of those fkr runs on halladay are unearned. still jays 4-2.

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  25. at least today you can accuse Jays of rolling over for the Rays

    yet

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  26. Anyone see Seinfeld's ad with Gates, I don't get it, or maybe it just isn't funny

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  27. DOCTOR DONG!!!!!!!!

    Welcome back Mikey!!!!

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  28. L, Microsoft, its like 2 minutes long, them 2 in a shoe store

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  29. cws and twins both have 1st inning rallies - no scores though

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  30. Weird. I'll look for it.

    I have only seen the Mac ads with the fake Bill Gates and the cool Mac. Like us PC users are all idiot dorks, all the Mac users so hip and cool. Dumb.

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  31. FKR: 200 00
    TOR: 031 0

    DET: 0
    MIN:

    LAA: 0
    CWS: 2

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  32. allan, finally d/l the VU
    AWESOME THANKS!

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  33. L-girl said...
    Weird. I'll look for it.

    I have only seen the Mac ads with the fake Bill Gates and the cool Mac. Like us PC users are all idiot dorks, all the Mac users so hip and cool. Dumb.



    The thing is though that Justin Long(the cool mac guy) Always plays a nerd and he dated Drew Barrymore which automatically makes him a nerd..

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  34. twins in bot 1st: BB, BB, F7, BB

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  35. Bradley flies out to Funix.

    (just trying it out...)

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  36. he dated Drew Barrymore which automatically makes him a nerd..

    ???

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  37. Funix sounds like an operating system or a browser.

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  38. beckett pc: 15-15 = 30

    so he should go four.

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  39. love the stuff about hamilton and the smack dealer. i hate josh hamilton.

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  40. beckett pc: 15-15 = 30

    so he should go four.


    Next inning he'll have a <10 pitch-inning.

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  41. Halladay does not roll over.

    FKR: 200 000
    TOR: 031 00

    DET: 00
    MIN: 1

    LAA: 00
    CWS: 2

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  42. I hate that he is all high and mighty now. I hate him for the allstar game jerking off he got from all of the media. I hate that he suddenly woke up and realized he had to play baseball because that was his calling. I hate that he will fade away into nothingness soon enough and all this attention was for nothing. I hate all his god worshipping crap. I hate him for everything that he wants us to believe he is and for who he really is.

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  43. The media attention isn't his fault.

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  44. How do you figure the attention is for nothing? Guy is in recovery, plays amazing baseball. It's not nothing. It's a cool story.

    You need a xanax.

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  45. At least I can have a xanax. Josh here can't or he might slip back into who he really is.

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  46. OK, so he had a =10 pitch inning...

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  47. You need a xanax.

    Isn't this another version of "You shouldn't be so upset"?

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  48. Next inning he'll have a <10 pitch-inning.

    10 on the button.

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  49. Who he really is?

    Drug addiction is not "who you are".

    "At least I can have a xanax", do you think you are better than someone else b/c you aren't in recovery?

    How do you know I'm not a recovering addict?

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  50. Who he really is?

    Drug addiction is not "who you are".

    "At least I can have a xanax", do you think you are better than someone else b/c you aren't in recovery?

    How do you know I'm not a recovering addict?


    For that matter, how do you know who he really is?

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  51. You need a xanax.

    Isn't this another version of "You shouldn't be so upset"?


    It's another version of "take a deep breath, count to ten, try again".

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  52. way to get outta that, Halladay

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  53. For that matter, how do you know who he really is?

    That's part of my point. He used to abuse drugs, and now he doesn't. That doesn't show us who he is. It's just what he went through.

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  54. If Marshall said "you need a xanax", I think your reaction would be different.

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  55. I don't like god talk either. But I don't hate anyone for it. If it keeps a guy alive and healthy, that must be what he needs.

    I don't know, from what I read about Josh Hamilton, I can't find any reason to dislike him.

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  56. If Marshall said "you need a xanax", I think your reaction would be different.

    True.

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  57. I don't wanna have to roll down my window on my way home tonight and scream obscenities at Skydome, so please hold the line.

    FKR: 200 000 1
    TOR: 031 000

    DET: 00
    MIN: 10

    LAA: 00
    CWS: 22

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  58. Texas anncrs using the presence of Jay Bay to Manny-bash.

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  59. I am not against former drug users. I am just against all of that god talk and 12 step bullshit. He is not my friend.

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  60. Great game for the returnees, so far.

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  61. MIKE LOWELL IS BACK AND HE'S BACK BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    and it sends Arlington into a FRENZY!

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  62. I'm anti-god talk, especially when someone gives the credit to god first, before their teammates! How rude! But there are plenty of god guys on every team including ours. Gotta take the good with the god. But that doesn't make god-talk any less dumb.

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  63. okay coco - you know what to do.

    ...

    bunt, i think.

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  64. Rude - good point!

    Yes, god talk abounds. It's an epidemic.

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  65. JD Drew is not so holier than though. He is no josh hamilton.

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  66. Thanks Texas! Your fielding is a gift.

    5-0!

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  67. I'm actually going to defend the god people. If that's what they feel they need to get through the days, and they keep it personal, then why not?

    Also, it's funny that my fave book ever has a TON of stuff about AA, God and higher powers, etc.

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  68. just turned on my computer, but what the hell is happening this game?! this is one crazy inning. astounding to watch. It's like the opposite of angels in the outfield or something.

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  69. Sports media loves a comeback story. Combine it w/ the evils of drugs and pro-god, you can't keep em away. Easy money for lazy mediots.

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  70. COCO WITHA FAKE HIT! HE SUX!
    FU COCO!

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  71. I like ham. I think I am gonna get a ham and cook it and eat it. Scalloped potaters. mmmm

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  72. Also, it's funny that my fave book ever has a TON of stuff about AA, God and higher powers, etc.

    What book would that be?

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  73. Hamilton used his stage at the ASG to spout god vomit.

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  74. I'm actually going to defend the god people. If that's what they feel they need to get through the days, and they keep it personal, then why not?

    That's my point re Hamilton. The higher-power-12-step thing isn't for everyone, but it works for a lot of people. Saves lives, restores life.

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  75. Rays down to their last 3 outs.

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  76. Just become and addict to not being an addict. 12 step just indoctrinates you to a new addiction to god.

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  77. Hell, a lot of IJ could be used by a recovery addict to keep his shit together. From reading the novel, it's my belief is that the author, David Foster Wallace, must have gone through some serious recovery himself, though it is never talked/written about in interviews.

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  78. 12 step just indoctrinates you to a new addiction to god.

    A, that's not true.

    And B, if it were, at least you can continue living your life, stay alive, stay out of prison, not ruin your family's lives, etc. An "addiction" to god is much better than an addiction to heroin, crack, alcohol.

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  79. L, an addition to the All-Girls team: Roger Bernadina of the Nats. He could be in the 'All girls who hate their parents' one, too, if that one exists.

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  80. Have you been going to an evangelical born again school auditorium church the last few months because your wife drags you there even though they think the cavemen rode on dinosaurs like they were elephants?

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  81. The White Sox have scored in every inning since their star slugger went on the DL. Clubhouse cancer.

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  82. I am addicted to making my over the top without backup comments.

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  83. Red Sox have a minor league infielder named Jeff Natalie.

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  84. Have you been going to an evangelical born again school auditorium church the last few months because your wife drags you there even though they think the cavemen rode on dinosaurs like they were elephants?

    Who are you asking? And what does the question mean?

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  85. I am saying that the addiction to god is a mind numbing reality stealing way to live. Much like drugs or alcohol.

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  86. I am addicted to making my over the top without backup comments.

    :-)

    I'd hug you if you were here.

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  87. See I worry about society when what people need is some completely made-up bullshit.

    You can be good to others and live a respectable life just because. If you gave a god person proof that there is no god, and they believed you, would they still be a good person, or would they say "screw it, I don't have "god" to impress anymore"?

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  88. I hope so jere because some of those girls are well put together.

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  89. rios hit another dong

    6-3 jays.

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  90. I am saying that the addiction to god is a mind numbing reality stealing way to live.

    Well, I'm totally areligious, so I do agree.

    But former addicts are not necessarily addicted to god. I had a close friend who is a recovered heroin addict. And an atheist. 12-step stuff saved her life. She still has no use for religion.

    I don't think she's that unusual.

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  91. i think you're wrong, but if not, then it's spelled wrong in a lot of places.

    heh, jos first on the list!

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  92. Jays are better than the rays. The rays are getting handled lately. Wonder why. Could it be the curse of a too-hot team? Could it be they were lucky before? Why aren't they dominating now? Good teams don't get whooped on in 2 series in a row against the shittiest teams in your division.

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  93. Jere, I agree, but everyone needs different things. Not to be good people, just to live and be happy. You don't need god, I don't need it. But a lot of people do. We're not all the same.

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  94. Are there no AA programs without any religion/higher power stuff? That seems strange...

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  95. Andy/Rays: I'm not taking the bait. :)

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  96. " then it's spelled wrong in a lot of places."

    It's spelled right in a whole lot more:)

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  97. Laura, whatever are you talking about?

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  98. Jays are better than the rays.

    Who was higher, Hamilton at his worst or Andy when he typed that?

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  99. Are there no AA programs without any religion/higher power stuff? That seems strange.

    I've talked about this a lot. We have a close friend whose brother (also our friend) is an alcoholic, and cannot abide the religious overtones of AA, and has not been able to find any recovery programs w/o it.

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  100. Fucking Bradley. Doesn't he know we want Beckett to go 5?

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  101. The September Rays will have no great comeback.

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  102. Better on this day. 2.5 here we come.

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  103. Laura, whatever are you talking about?

    I am painfully slow - Molina slow, Mirabelli slow - but eventually I catch on. :)

    Who was higher, Hamilton at his worst or Andy when he typed that?

    HA!

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  104. I am serious i have been saying it all along. The rays will crumble. And this month of immense playoff pressure will be the catalyst.

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  105. So do you think Natale counts as a girl's name? I think no.

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  106. Beckett: 15-15-10 23 = 63

    4-3-0-0-5

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  107. Not only will they collapse, but they've been faking it all along!

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  108. That is why the Joy is better than the SoSH. They are just a bunch of baseball nerds. We are to an extent but then we are real people who tie in real life stuff and still make a coherent thread for each game. Hell the threads should be made for each day as the talk goes into many different areas each day regardless if there is a game or not. But the game thread thing is the superstitious thing to do.

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  109. That's probably it for Beckett. Very encouraging performance.

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  110. I am serious i have been saying it all along. The rays will crumble.

    If you say it every day forever, you will eventually be right. 29 teams "crumble" every year, so ...

    Like if I call a dong for Kevin Cash every time he comes up. He totally sucks, but he's gonna hit a dong at some point (probably).

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  111. And unlike some people who say that, I'm not trying to kiss up to the blog owner.

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  112. That is why the Joy is better than the SoSH. They are just a bunch of baseball nerds.

    Some of us have feet in both camps.

    Well, one of us.

    "the Joy"!

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  113. Beckett, yes, very good.

    Wherever the Rays end up, they had a great season. They don't have to win the WS for that. They were the real deal. That much is obvious.

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  114. Allan I am all too familiar with your forays into the world of the nerd. You bring our thoughts with you and bring back what is important. You are the ambassador. I said ass.

    BTW if Jed had a kidney stone i would suck it out.

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  115. So Jere, are you online at home now? I mean, inside?

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  116. E-6 with 2 outs in the damn 9th, bringing up Pena as the potential go-ahead run

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  117. BTW if Jed had a kidney stone i would suck it out

    !!!!!!!

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  118. I'm inside! With the game on cable and our own non-stolen internet!

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  119. Mother fuckers. I fucking hate the way the rays get lucky. E-6 cannot be attributed to their greatness.

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  120. BTW if Jed had a kidney stone i would suck it out.

    good lord!

    ..

    that comment should really be 201, so we could re-read it all night long.

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  121. Evening everyone. Spent the afternoon in Portland, inside a San Francisco-type marine layer. 62° (17°C) at 3:00 up there... got home a few minutes after nine, about 45 miles south, and it's 72° (22°C). Strange stuff.

    What isn't strange is this game. Beckett's absolutely DEALING! 44 pitches through 4 2/3? And Lowell hitting a dong and a double?

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  122. "I'm inside! With the game on cable and our own non-stolen internet!"

    Yay! How's the house?

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  123. redsock said...
    If Marshall said "you need a xanax", I think your reaction would be different.



    If Marshall said she looked pretty in blue the reaction would be different...:)


    Jere said...
    See I worry about society when what people need is some completely made-up bullshit.


    Straight from the keyboard of fiction writer.....

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  124. E-6 cannot be attributed to their greatness.

    but it can be attributed to the FUCKING JAYS SUCKING SHOW BALLS WHEN WE NEED THEM TO PLAY SOME FUCKING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, GOD WHAT COCKNUGGETS THEY ARE -- JUST FINISH THE GAME YOU FUCKSTIX!!!

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  125. I've talked about this a lot. We have a close friend whose brother (also our friend) is an alcoholic, and cannot abide the religious overtones of AA, and has not been able to find any recovery programs w/o it.

    Shit. I shouldn't become an alcoholic, then. I don't like God stuff, and try not to do anything related to it (to the point of refusing to say a prayer in a funeral when I was asked to). I think it's disrespectful to those who believe in it to fake it, and I see no reason for it.

    See I worry about society when what people need is some completely made-up bullshit.

    I think religion is much more dependent on education and tradition than on actual need. People grow up with so much god around them, that even if they believe god doesn't exist, it has a significant effect on their life perspective.

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  126. Rays lose!

    ALL RIGHT THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  127. Rays lose. 1-3 in September. The Tampans are leaking....

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  128. Hi Ish!

    * * * *

    No matter what one's inclinations, there is nothing erotic about the imagine of sucking out a kidney stone. At least not after I saw what a kidney stone does to a person.

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  129. Now wait. NESN showed 43 pitches. But radio says 75ish?

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  130. "See I worry about society when what people need is some completely made-up bullshit.


    Straight from the keyboard of fiction writer....."

    But I don't try to tell people my fiction is real! That's the whole key!

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  131. No pain no pleasure. It's like S&M.

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  132. If people started believing my fictional stories and telling me it's what they need, I'd tell 'em to get a life! Like whoever wrote the bible should be telling people!

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  133. The bible is great fiction, but that's all it is.

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  134. Jere where can i read your musings?

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  135. FKR: 200 000 101 - 4 10 0
    TOR: 031 000 02x - 6 7 2

    DET: 000 01
    MIN: 100 14
    (still batting)

    LAA: 000 0
    CWS: 223

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  136. but it can be attributed to the FUCKING JAYS SUCKING SHOW BALLS WHEN WE NEED THEM TO PLAY SOME FUCKING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, GOD WHAT COCKNUGGETS THEY ARE -- JUST FINISH THE GAME YOU FUCKSTIX!!!

    Nix? What are you doing in casa L-Sock? And on RS' laptop, of all places.

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  137. Fuck I hate how the MLB.com programs are all fucking different. GDGD is behind by like 1-2 batters, the live scoreboard is right on but the standings don't update automatically. Can't some automated computer code be written to fix this?

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  138. my musings--click the name and go from there.

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  139. One of my favourite lines:

    "If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girls sports, such as hot oil wrestling, foxy boxing, and such and such..."

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  140. Believing in god does not mean you believe the bible is fact.

    And not all religions use the same bible, you know.

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  141. Minny's up big now. 6-1. But they seem dead in the water. (A my dad-ism.)

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  142. So, where the Sox lying about Beckett's pitch count? Some disinformation warfare?

    Or maybe GDGD fucked up like it did with Daisuke a couple of days ago.

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  143. Jerry... "Don, you have a new addition to your desk area.. a lamp!"

    Don: "Yes, I'm very excited about it."

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  144. mlb's standings do update when games end. i'd rather they didn't. it gets confusing.

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  145. "And not all religions use the same bible, you know."

    As you know, it's all the same to me, heh.

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  146. I thought that *was* Nix! I didn't realize it was Allan. Yeesh.

    (He's at work, btw.)

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  147. Don better be careful. Those halogen lamps can melt shit.

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  148. So after Crisp's "single", Millwood retired 7 batters on 17 pitches.

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  149. If Mike Lowell is Dr. Doubles, Coco Crisp is Dr. Triples!

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  150. Don: "Yes, I'm very excited about it.

    LOL

    I can just hear him saying it.

    Actually, I wish I could hear him saying it, b/c then I wouldn't be listening to these Fox idiots.

    6-0! Yay!

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  151. A .284 team BA is not too shabby. Especially considering our C's BA.

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  152. After a couple of seasons, all of us will sound exactly alike.

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  153. When i just checked the rays game was still going the scoreboard was accurate and the standings were not updated. The game was over for a few minutes and nothing was caught up yet.

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  154. A FUNIX triple is not suprising, but LBJ?

    I own 5 Loop CDs.

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  155. FY hearing MVP chants in Texas!

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