Rays - 014 000 031 - 9 13 0Lester had a four-pitch first inning (ball, 6-3, 3U, F8) and things looked bright.
Red Sox - 000 000 100 - 1 7 0
But the Rays scored a run in the second on a walk, a single and a groundout. Then the Red Sox had men at second and third with one out and could not score -- though they were relying on Varitek and Cora. Lester was then pounded in the third. Bartlett singled, Iwamura doubled off the Wall, and Upton crushed a three-run dong over everything in left. After Pena struck out looking, Longoria homered to left-center.
Boston could not get anything going against Garza. Pedroia doubled with one out in the first, but was stranded. Then the Sox "stranded a pair" in the second. They had a runner on base in each of the next four innings, but could not move any of them to second. Garza began the seventh at 107 pitches. He seemed gassed as he walked Varitek and allowed a single down the right field line to Cora. Howell came in and gave up a sac fly to Ellsbury, which made the score 5-1. Pedroia then grounded into a 5-4-3 DP to end the inning. The only baserunner for Boston in the final two innings was Drew's two-out single in the eighth.
Byrd relieved Lester in the sixth and pitched the rest of the way. He gave up a three-run home run to Baldelli in the eighth that put the game on ice. Pena pounded a dong to left-center in the ninth as an exclamation point.
The one Boston run in the seventh meant that the Red Sox avoided being shut out at Fenway Park in a post-season game for the first time since Game 5 of the 1918 World Series.
The Rays lead this series 2-1. Game 4 is tomorrow night.
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Matt Garza (Rays 14-16 in his starts)
Jon Lester (Red Sox 22-11 in his starts)
Red Sox RaysAfter splitting the first two games, the ALCS is now a best-of-5 -- and Boston has both home field advantage and Jon Lester set to pitch two of those possible five games.
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Akinori Iwamura, 2B
Dustin Pedroia, 2B B.J. Upton, CF
David Ortiz, DH Carlos Pena, 1B
Kevin Youkilis, 3B Evan Longoria, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF Carl Crawford, LF
Jason Bay, LF Willy Aybar, DH
Mark Kotsay, 1B Dioner Navarro, C
Jason Varitek, C Rocco Baldelli, RF
Alex Cora, SS Jason Bartlett, SS
Lester made three starts against the Rays this season, allowing only two runs in 20 innings (0.90 ERA). 18 hits, six walks, 19 strikeouts. He had a 2.49 ERA in 17 Fenway starts. He was second on the Red Sox staff with a 143 ERA+.
Garza -- in the first full season of his career -- started four games against the Red Sox, allowing 14 runs (11 earned) in 22 innings (4.50). He walked seven, struck out 10 and gave up four dongs. His 118 ERA+ was third best on the Rays staff.
There are rumblings that Alex Cora may get a start today. I'd rather Terry Francona stick to putting the best players in the lineup, thank you very much. But the Assassin loves Einstein, so I hope Flo and Lyndon pick today to come out of their offensive shells.
Corsi Combover has some fine Columbus Day art at SoSH. It's Thanksgiving Day in Canada and we're off with some friends and their dogs. You're on your own as far as links go, but the ProJo blog has press conference transcripts and a bunch of other stuff in one place.
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NLCS 4: Phillies (2)/Dodgers (1) at 8
383 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 383 of 383Buck: "I think it's important for the pitching coach to know his personnel."
After Upton's idiocy, he said "And Joe Maddon himself goes to talk to Upton about his mistake". Why would he be there if not for those kinds of things?
Sigh.
This is utterly painful to watch.
lopez up. why? for pena?
if so, why pull byrd after 3batters?
So Upton's blatant nonchalance has cost them an out in this game, and he should've gotten to Coco's ball over his head last night, but all these guys can do is brag about his ability to glide and be graceful.
Wouldn't a front-door slider just be a slider?
OK, this is it, rally time!!
RUNS PLEASE!!!
8-9-1 for sox
tek
cora
lyndon
...
yeesh
Varitek and/or Cora need to be uncharacteristic here.
If the Blue Jays ever make it to the postseason, would they have to sing god bless america there, too? They are in America, after all...
I am just about off to class (have been checking on line as I prepared for class...too depressing to even throw in a few words here and there).
I guess I will have to hope for some kind of power outburst by the Sox while I am in class.
So this is basically just serving to rub in the fact that Byrd should have pitched on Saturday?
Varitek and/or Cora need to be pinch hit forhere.
Of course I just looked at who's up, so maybe it's the wrong time to call a rally. But still...IT'S TIME
I would say that GBA was due to the holiday, since Fenway does it Sundays and holidays only.
Ofer, in Canada they sing both national anthems, O Canada and Star Spangled. No GBA.
Robot umps now.
It didn't fucking hit him, it was just higher than his fucking elbow. That, my dear umpire, means it's a ball.
TAKE a WALK, Varitek!
HE SHALL LEAD US!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you know Caray, if you're gonna say the elbow's hanging over the plate, at least admit it's even with his letters or above, and therefore would be a ball anyway
Leadoff walk...
Tim McCarver probably has started blabbing to the bartender about leadoff walks.
Ofer, in Canada they sing both national anthems, O Canada and Star Spangled. No GBA.
Sorry, I was being cynical. 5-0 in the 7th tends to bring that out of you.
WHY D0 WE HAVE TO SUFFER THRU THIS MOTHERFUCKER CORA BATTING?
TITO = GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
:>)
I would say that GBA was due to the holiday, since Fenway does it Sundays and holidays only.
They have to do it for the LCS and World Series. You'll see GBA tomorrow night.
Wow! Varitek AND Cora both reach base!
that's...surprising
Here's LBJ's moment. Make us forget everything you haven't done so far.
On the other hand...
I see Maddon knows when to take his pitchers out.
I'll go out on a limb and saying if the Red Sox don't at least take a chunk off this defecit, they will NOT win this game.
WHY D0 WE HAVE TO SUFFER THRU THIS MOTHERFUCKER CORA BATTING?
You were saying?
(For the record, I agree with you completely- Lowrie should have batted. But something the wrong move works).
I see Maddon knows when to take his pitchers out.
I've been kind of Titoized, if you will. This felt early to me. I'm just used to the other way around being the norm.
1st and 3rd, time for LBJ to do something.
Dear Jacoby,
This is your time, your moment, seize it and make your moment in history. Now is the time!
Thanx,
RSN
Sorry, I was being cynical. 5-0 in the 7th tends to bring that out of you.
Leave it to me not to get it. Especially since I'm not threading this postseason.
I'll be back shortly to say TMB.
When Varitek and Cora reach base to start an inning, it makes me expect an LBJ dong. Just saying.
bunt god damnit
Well, that wasn't what I had in mind, but a run's a run.
not acceptable
Got one in...
5-1, but fuck, burned an out
Caray had to immediately mention it keeps the double play in order. Er... How often do you see a guy tag up from first? On a ball hit to right field?
We will take what we can fuckin' get right now.
Well, my interest in this game has waned quite a bit.
pd = dp
ARGHHHHHHHHH
yeah, fuck this game.
Chip, I love how you are not showing any emotion when the Rays get big outs or anything.
Ortiz, Youk, and Drew up next inning...
I don't feel as good about that as I once did.
Interest waning? Fuck this game? WTF people????
This is just par for the course for Game 3 of the ALCS for the Red Sox, innit?
you don't think Caray was thinking or in any way rooting for a double play leading up to that at bat, do you? Guy should be fired.
ALCS = backs pushed to the wall
that's the way it goes
You guys should turn on the radio. It will lower your blood pressure a bit.
L, I just did turn on the radio. Problem I had was listening to Dale Arnold. Castig's taken over for the 8th and 9th.
At least that wakes up the crowd a bit..
Turning point!
FY and Tek,
way to go, now get the dp!!!
Nice work, Tek.
Maddon and Francona managing this game like it's a one run defecit.
Ish, anything has got to be better than Caray/Buck.
Anecdotally, I think the Rays have made a huge number of outs at the plate this year. Is there any way to check that?
If we keep them from scoring here...wow.
Well, I was out in the living room watching the game with my father, with no radio out there.
oh no
Like getting fucked with a rusty lamp post.
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Sox have men on, they talk only about double play possibilities. Rays get on base, they talk only about how they could steal bases.
And, uh, Happy Thanksgiving in Canada there, eh.
...another turning point.
Well well well.
Fuck a duck.
Like Ish said earlier, we've been here before. Down 1 game to 2 is nothing for us.
I can't believe fans are leaving. Assholes.
Gopher balls are part of Byrd's game.
Castig talking about how when it's your ace that gets beat, it feels like you've lost a doubleheader.
And, uh, Happy Thanksgiving in Canada there, eh.
Thanks. Maybe tomorrow will be thanksgiving here too. (Election day.)
4 in the 8th, 4 in the 9th
I can't believe fans are leaving.
I think only really, really crappy weather could make me leave a Fenway game early. Shit, if we're losing, I'd just look at the place for a while.
But I've only been there twice, so.
Especially when you spend $250 to see the game.
4 & 4 = Chip's suicide?
Let's do it.
We like holiday comebacks. And we have both Canadian Thanksgiving and Columbus day going simultaneously Mother's day miracle was nothing...
Canadian Thanksgiving Miracle, anyone?
A really, really sad day! 8-1. The Tampa Bay Rays. The freaking Tampa Bay Rays.
Ha ha, great minds there, Jake.
morgan: "wakefield is a big game pitcher. he has won some big games."
Has anyone seen Paul Byrd?
Paul Byrd has come and gone.
I saw Paul Byrd in Cleveland last October. And jerking off to the bible or something like that.
I would never leave a postseason game early under any circumstances. I've sat through some doozies too.
miller noting that ortiz did not run to first. "if that was manny, it would be all over the papers tomorrow. i don't think ortiz has run all the way to first base on any of the balls he has hit tonight. fair's fair, right?"
joe agrees. criticize them all or none of them.
fucking a, gentlemen. fucking a.
the media actually mentioned someone other than Manny didn't run out a ground ball? Amazing!
Morgan noted that he said the same thing re Bonds and steroids - call them all, or call none of them, don't single one person out.
Nice.
Is that ESPN radio? Why do they sound more intelligent on the radio?
It used to be before 2004. In my own life, it was before 2004 for 56 years, in fact. Back then, days like this were really tough to take. But all I wanted from life was one world championship. Just one. I got two. TWO. This sucks, but it's not going to throw me into a winter depression.
This shit really upsets me. Will the Rays when the series?
8 in the 9th?
Doesnt 8=9?
8=W
Yes, ESPN radio.
No need for winter depressions anymore. But also no need to assume the Red Sox are losing the ALCS. We've been here before - worse - and still won. Keep the faith!
this possible 2-1 deficit in the ALCS isn't gonna send you into a winter depression? Good!
i think 11 = 9.
a loss is only 1-2, not 1-3.
wake win = tied yet again.
remember we all said 6 or 7 game series.
I will keep the faith. Wake tomorrow. A bit scary. But given the way the Rays hit fast balls, maybe a little Wake is exactly what we need.
guy gives finger to TBS camera.
Yes!!!!!!!!!
Speaking of Byrd, though...
He did eat a lot of innings. Castig and Arnold said they haven't seen Fenway like this since the 19-8 loss against the Yankees in 2004. We all knew what happened after that.
And we all know that Wake came in and ate innings, and kept the rest of the bullpen out of it.
Wonderful homerun.
this possible 2-1 deficit in the ALCS isn't gonna send you into a winter depression? Good!
I guess winter starts earlier where he lives.
So uh... Dodgers and Phillies start soon...
Castig and Arnold said they haven't seen Fenway like this since the 19-8 loss against the Yankees in 2004.
It can't be that bleak. That came after 2003. This comes after 2004 and 2007.
Is there a ten run rule? Please?
Hell even a 3-0 deficit wouldn't send me into a depression.
Gots to have faith, my faith is in Wakey, making the Rays look foolish tomorrow night.
and how many games qualify as bleak since that time? 1 or 2?
big fucking deal.
boston media's gotta looooooooooooove this.
It can't be that bleak. That came after 2003. This comes after 2004 and 2007.
Well no. Just the amount of people that have left Fenway.
Nice thing here is being able to hear individual fans screaming at guys.
i watched 2004.
depression is no longer part of my red sox equation. not even in the same time zone.
Well no. Just the amount of people that have left Fenway.
That sucks. I wish they could all be banned from Fenway forever.
I don't think the Sox have come back in their minds in this game.
If it were Yankees stadium they would arrest them
is jackson giving the batter the finger?
Ten run rule? A loss is a loss is a loss. It counts as one game.
In Tim We Trust
I'm not depressed. I'm just a little concerned, is all. I'd like the 3-4-5 guys to start hitting again. And that can happen overnight.
hey, stc, how old are you.
I still puke every every time someone mentions Bucky Dent.
See my blog. Read the first post.
L will like this--I stayed to the bitter end of the 19-8 loss. (Better seats at the very least, come on!) That was the one playoff game I went to that year. And my first one ever. Things have gone well since.
Someone on TBS just said something about this being a shorter series now. What was he implying?
It got so bad with the individual fans yelling that WEEI had to turn down their effects mic.
Someone on TBS just said something about this being a shorter series now. What was he implying?
I don't know what HE was implying, but splitting at Tampa made this a 5-game series with the Red Sox having home field advantage.
Someone on TBS just said something about this being a shorter series now. What was he implying?
My sources tell me the Red Sox will concede the series after this game.
The water is clean for Game 3.
It will be tainted and dirty for Game 4.
Shitulence.
Jere, that is very cool. I do like it. And I would have done the same thing.
In my former life, I went to Game 1 of the 1996 World Series. Yankees lost 11-1, I think. Maybe 12-1. I stayed til the end. Very few people did, as you can imagine.
hey, stc, how old are you.
Lets just say I was in college in the middle of yankee fans when that ball hit the net.
Now to watch the Phillies/Dodgers game.
and oh yeah that's bucky fucking dent.
Water will be dirty tomorrow.
I want one of those Manny dread hats, even with the LA.
Go D-Lowe.
Bucky...
Crap.
Hay, not a tough loss. 2003, game 7 in Yankee Stadium. That was a tough loss.
My prediction, three straight wins from here and a Sox victory.
And I wish three kidney stones for McCarver on his birthday on Thursday.
at least McCarver laid a bit of honest reality on Manny.
2003, game 7 in Yankee Stadium. That was a tough loss.
Understatement of the century.
This is just being down 1-2 in a 7 game series. No need to freak out.
On to the Dodgers game. Bye all.
at least McCarver laid a bit of honest reality on Manny.
....................
do tell.
Going to 4 and 5, so next time I see you all, hopefully it's 3-2 us, playing game 6.
Goboso, do you read this blog at all? You are in major Manny territory here.
ooh this is gonna be fun...
you gotta point him to that long McCarver post.
Here's a recent post you may enjoy.
goboso not remembering which hand to type with
Jere, I was linking to it as you were typing. :)
ooh this is gonna be fun...
... and likely very short-lived.
L-girl, just started to read this yesterday. Great blog!
Read my blog. There's a post there that you might enjoy about Mannny.
I'll pass.
a comment at an "awful announcing" post says TBS stands for Tampa Bay Sports.
Your loss.
I am not friendly towards Manny. He should have done whatever he needed to in order to stay in Boston with me. I hate him for not being here.
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I have no idea what you're talking about.
Not a horrible Manny post on that blog. It does sound a bit unoriginal though. You wanted to go out on a limb but came off sounding like a neutered magazine writer.
Tom Verducci is you Goboso.
Welcome to the Joy Nation btw.
ahh, it doesn't matter. I don't even remember the point.
Thanks for the conversation.
Be well.
it's as true Manny as it gets, Andy.
Manny is basically a bimbo without the silver hair.
Don't run away. This is nothing.
Hey I have seen plenty a bimbo without silver hair.
A guy a t a bar here in town had a manny hair hat thing. it was annoying to me. they act like he has been there all year.
Gidget showing the Face.
PHI 2-0.
This is the one true blog. I don't like randoms coming here and promoting there stuff on day one.
My back was turned as I was breading my pork loin chops but on the TBS after game show one guy said he did well in the fantasy game they are promoting because he had Upton. the head guy said congratulations you have a 1 game hitting streak. that puts things into perspective. this Rays team is not good. just lucky.
well, andy, security is a wonderful thing...
security? why do people resort to cryptic comebacks in these kinds of situations?
it's called being random
Ok. To you it was not random. Just connect what you say in the smallest possible way, that's all it takes here.
Sorry. No offense. Night.
a comment at an "awful announcing" post says TBS stands for Tampa Bay Sports.
I prefer Tampa Bull Shit.
And this garbanzo troll sounds like a fucking dolt.
I just came by to catch up, and see Manny is a bimbo! WTF? Future Hall of Famer, one of the greatest hitters of his generation, hardest worker most teams have ever seen. And he's a bimbo!
So glad we cleared that up.
Selfish prick who took himself out of my loving grasp.
This blog isn't totally "What I say is right and that's that...", and we've been discussing Manny for the last few months, not to mention all year - but you should have some facts ready if you're going to start in on Manny. One-liners are not going to do it.
Telling us to read your blog doesn't make me at all interested. And telling me to read your blog because you wrote that Manny is a bimbo doesn't interest me, either.
This blog isn't totally "What I say is right and that's that..."
No, not totally...
Ish just said it all. Perfect.
Well, I checked the score once during my class (with the encouragement of the class) and then was totally distracted for the rest of the class (it was 5-1 when class started, 8-1 when I checked). Luckily I do not teach Tues or Thurs evenings. WTF is wrong with our offense? Our pitching? Sad to watch.
Pitching is so important in the postseason, but where the Red Sox are right now, the biggest key to the series has switched from pitching to offense. Home plate has seen two pair of Red Sox feet since the 6th inning of Game 2. The combination of Lyndon, Flo, Youk, Drew and Bay went 2 for 18 tonight.
Since the 8th inning of Game 2, that goes up to 2 for 25.
Manny is insane. RBI - now 7-for-8 with RISP.
We're shutting down and watching from bed now. LA up 3-2. Night.
2 for 18 - OUCH!
I am still confident about us winning this series, but am conceding that THAT number will have to improve for it to happen.
Cancelled practice tonight due to a Board of Directrs meeting then stopped by the house thinking I might blow off the meeting anyway and watch the end of the game. Upon being greeted with a 5-0 deficit and watching a shitty half-inning I decided I might as well go to the meeting, since I've missed the last 4 or 5. Last one I made was before Cat went in the hospital, so pre-August.
Interestingly enough, I kinda get the connection between Manny and Marilyn, from a used-and-abused-by-the-media perspective anyway. I wouldn't, however, call him a bimbo. For that matter, I wouldn't call HER a bimbo.
Now Heidi, on the other hand.....:)
That sucked hard. I think its time for Tito to do to Ellsbury what he did to Crisp Last year ..Coco needs to play.....and is Sean Casey hurt, in the doghouse or whatever , whats the love affair with Kotsay......Time to shake it up wouldnt mind to see this tomorrow....
Pedroia 2b
Lowrie ss
Papi dh
Youk 1b
Drew rf
Bay Lf
Crisp CF
Casey 1b
Cash c
BREAKING NEWS!!! PANIC!!!!! -eyeroll
Game-deciding dong for Philadelphia hit by one Matt Stairs. How about that. I think when he retires from baseball he won't be done hitting long balls. Could probably join those softball home run derby leagues that travel across the country to different ballparks and just hit dongs. He's from Fredericton and lives in Bangor, Maine, about 3 hours north of here.
Not many ballplayers spend their offseason in northern New England.
GoBoSo, your 'blog' is the most rambling incoherent thing I've seen since the last Sarah Palin interview. I can't even begin to decipher a single discernible point from anything you've written.
you know how I can tell you're a twatwaffle? You list all of the Boston teams except for the Bruins in your interests. I bet you were one of the people calling Boston a 2-sport town when the Celtics sucked. Piss off, wanker
BREAKING NEWS!!! PANIC!!!!! -eyeroll
Nice!
Game-deciding dong for Philadelphia hit by one Matt Stairs.
Doung!
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