Red Sox - 000 020 201 - 5 8 0Whew. Los Angeles had the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Howie Kendrick battled Jonathan Papelbon through a 10-pitch at-bat. Kendrick took two strikes, then fouled off seven straight pitches -- Bot was using both his fastball and slider -- before lining out to Rocco Baldelli in right center field.
Angels - 101 010 001 - 4 8 0
Jason Bay hit two home runs, scored three runs and drive in three runs. Mike Lowell hit a two-dong in the fifth.
Bay's first home run gave Boston its first lead of the afternoon, 4-3, lead in the top of the seventh. After the stretch, Terry Francona brought in Ramon Ramirez in relief of Penny (6-5-3-2-2, 86). Ramirez allowed a one-out double, but worked out of trouble. He threw 17 pitches, but Tito sent him back out for the eighth and after he got Kendrick and Bobby Abreu (on a liner that Kevin Youkilis dove for and deflected to Dustin Pedroia, who tossed it to Ramirez at the bag for the 3-4-1 out), it was Bot time.
That's the work of Playoff Assassin Tito! After three losses, the team just grabbed a one-run lead; it's time go with your best and don't eff around. Pitch counts: Ramirez 29 / Bot 39.
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Brad Penny (2008: 6.27, 68 ERA+; Spring 2009: 12 IP, 3.75) / Joe Saunders (0.00, ∞ ERA+)
Penny will be limited to 85-90 pitches. ... Saunders pitched well -- 6.2-3-0-2-2, 93 -- against Oakland on Tuesday. LA won the season-opener 3-0.
Kevin Youkilis has had at least two hits in all four games:
This is 1/40th of the season. We're going to hit a spell and why not be now? There are bright things to come. We're not worried about it. I know a lot of people back home might be worried about it, [the media] might be worried about it. We're going to hit.I'm not worried -- no one in his or her right mind should be worried after four games -- but I am annoyed.
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I will take some big park shots today as I am in the upper deck with a party. If Penny sucks today I will personally hunt him down and kick him in the shin with his hiked up socks.
He looks pretty large in girth too.
How about get some hits when I am watching in person you fucks.
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Kevin Youkilis,1B
Rocco Baldelli, RF
Jason Bay, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Jed Lowrie, SS
Jason Varitek, C
Globe says Tito says when Baldelli replaces Ellsbury (as he will likely do next week when the Sox face 3 Oakland LHP), he will bat lead off to not disrupt the flow of the lineup.
Tito also says he likes the way LBJ is swinging the bat. WTF'nF?
I assume it's obvious, but Andy will upload pics from the game to that URL listed above (here).
Also, Kilgore is doing a brief morning wrap-up of the minor leagues games at EB. From last night:
PAWTUCKET 9, Buffalo 0
Michael Bowden goes 4 2/3 innings in his first start, striking out five while allowing no runs on two hits and two walks. ...
PORTLAND 3, Connecticut 2
Lars Anderson draws a bases loaded walk on a 3-2 pitch with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Sea Dogs their first win of the year. Anderson also hits two singles. Batting leadoff, Josh Reddick goes 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, an RBI, and a run. ...
I like how Kilgore says he hopes it becomes a regular feature--considering his live chats from spring games lasted one day, I give him two weeks on this one.
I now have pics up from Wednesday and Thursday. I'm not gonna pimp these here every time I go to a game, but just know if I'm not in a game thread, it probably means I was at that game, and pics of it will be on my blog.
There was no way the Angels would have let themselves lose last night, and I wouldn't be surprised to get swept. It's annoying, but they're going to play like it's the 7th game of the world series for the next month or so.
I've only been able to watch two of the games so far this season, and even those have been incomplete. I'm looking forward to seeing this one in full.
And then David Holtzman's Diary or the Chelsea Girls on the big screen(s).
just know if I'm not in a game thread, it probably means I was at that game
If I'm not in a game thread, it probably means I'm somewhere else.
Annoying is right. I'd rather talk glowingly about my team than bitch.
Still, looking on the bright side, I'm pleased with our whole line up, except Ortiz and Lowrie, Beckett, Ram Ram, and Pap.
*takes a deep breath*
I like the look of these compared to the 80s ones already. From the front anyway.
Now that's a-way to start a game!
Good start.
very nice job jacobo...and before I can finish that he steals second
i've noticed the weather isn't the same here as it is there
shit
Well shit.
goddamn it. and bad rundown style too
Fuck a duck.
oh my god Papi stopped halfway to first on that
Jon Garland is batting 7th for the Angels? ANyone else see that?
Throw strikes, fatass.
that's all Pedroia had to do, ground to right side
:(
way to get out of the mess. which you created by walking the gd leadoff hitter
what a dumb commercial. "the biggest fans are the ones who dance the most"
At least we do leadoff walks too.
Baldelli's free swinging but it actually works.
this inning we must score. a minimum of 10 times. or once.
pissed i have work, but am trying to check in often
That was disappounting.
Eventually Fox will mention the fact that we're wearing new road unis for the first time in like 20 years, right?
Fucking hell.
if we're gonna be a team of HR hitters who don't know how to move runners over, can we at least actually hit some HRs???
Someone should remind Budweiser that baseball pre-dates 1876.
in these type games, instead of dwelling on how we're missing opportunities, I try to think of what the other side's thinking, which is, We're living dangerously, eventually they're gonna break through.
This moment of silence for a pitcher killed by a drunk driver is brought to you by, Budweiser. Smooth, crisp taste.
Hunter S. Kayin'
This moment of silence for a pitcher killed by a drunk driver is brought to you by, Budweiser. Smooth, crisp taste.
Always loved the old tagline for Schlitz:
"It's the one beer to have when you're having more than one."
Not likely to see that one revived.
This moment of silence for a pitcher killed by a drunk driver is brought to you by, Budweiser.
If he'd been drinking Budweiser, he'd still be sober and pissing in the bathroom.
We are not finishing our offensive opportunities right now, I have to figure that will come around at some time. It's going to be a long season if it does not.
I don't see there being a "long season" for the Red Sox for a long, long time, barring catastrophic injuries.
26 pitches through two. Could be worse.
I'd be more worried if we were losing these games to the Orioles, but it's still annoying.
Penny gives me the feeling he knows what he's doing, unlike a lot of other fifth starters we've seen. But, that's only through a couple innings.
Both pitchers have a 26-14 pitch count.
How about this for a Jed nickname? The Lowrie Ballroom.
Of course, when he's bad, he's a Lowrie Bum.
"I look for Varitek to have a solid season offensively... he has too much pride... as competitive as he is, I don't think there's any doubt he's going to prove some people."
WTF?
media cliche twaddle bullshit
pride can't make you hit better or mainatin fastball veloccity or make you run like you were 25 when you're actually 45.
it just can't.
Back to inconsistent and shitty swings for Ellsbury.
4-6-3.
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Well shit.
Getting...just a little frustrated here.
there goes the no hitter
Why does Fox keep doing live score updates for completed games?
what was that delay? blister? cut?
At least Vlad's decline is keeping pace with Papi's.
Papi's not declining.
What delay?
tek came out and penny was staring at his right index finger. i thought it might be bleeding. ump was out to look too. not a delay, i suppose. but i'm not using audio.
Wait, so Fox isn't gonna have a studio this year?
I didn't think it was anything but maybe I missed something. Big Sprint ad over the screen during a pitch there.
he wasn't declining through 2007 --that's for fuckin' sure -- and he was hurt last year. jury is still out for me.
GOD I'm so tired of watching Papi strike out!
what a crazy catch
if manny had done that, there'd be headlines for days about how inept he is, but sometimes he gets away with it.
(also on the one replay i saw, looks like it scraped the wall to me)
i was gonna say the same thing--he WOULD have caught it and would've been accused of trying to catch a butterfly and accidentally ending up with the ball. Then he would've hit four home runs. And we'd go on to win the WS. Twice.
Andy has two pics up from today
Runs, please.
beautifully turned
smooth dp!
i'd feel better about bay's fielding if he could do a double fingerpoint after some of his catches.
our innings, since game 1:
0010000100000010110010000200000
8 runs in 31 innings
!!
tied mofos
R MOTHERFUCKIN' X!
ME SAY BOOM BOOM BOOM
Bay's sleeve Sox are horribly placed! Like they just kicked.
"If A-Rod is watching today, he has to be a little encouraged."
Good to know.
Don't famous people/organizations know they don't need goddamn twitter?
so so damn lame
Fucking hell.
cock knocker
Napoli kills the Sox for some reason..
crapoli
mofo needs to taste some dirt next time up.
We had a cold start like this last year too, didn't we?
78 for penny. one more inning?
We were 3-1 after 4 gamers, but hung around .500 for a bit, then went up to 15-7.
If Jason Lane gets called up by the Jays we may see this matchup this year.
laser pls
does anyone know who the starting SS is going to be when Lugo comes back. Has Tito said anything?
i'm assuming lugo, though maybe it'll be a little of both for awhile. jed will also play some third to give lowell a break.
So the Jays are 5-1?!?
Start printin' those playoff tix!!!!
yeah it's gotta be lugo so Jed can move around. that's what they were saying last night.
Know what's weird? When you move to a new city, and a local newscaster there used to be in your old city when you were there.
that's 86 for penny (54 strikes)
6-5-3-2-2
huh. the fox reporters are wearing little 34 buttons, too.
HOMRE!!!!
Homre!
Thunder Bay. It's the crooked socks.
Yay, Tek! Second hit today!
Signs of life!
they didn't make him taste dirt
tito never listens to me.
don't start Karros. We dealt with the bullshit aura for all these years-this is a new stadium with no "ghosts" or any of that shit. Any team can build the exact same stadium.
nice!
Nice.
Pedroia was this shitty this time last year.
thought that was headed for dongtown
Warning track power.
Sweet.
what a play!!!! 3-4-1
Me likey Ram-Ram.
I'm probably ungrateful, but I can't remember Coco doing anything this useful.
Playoff Assassin Tito, bringing the Bot!!!!!!!
Coco did save games with his glove.
Co Co Ram Ram
Still! Fox still using that little spot which shows Nomar in the freakin '02 BP jersey...
That looked ugly off the bat.
Why did Albert say "Juan Rivera"?? Who earlier was replaced in the lineup by "Jon Garland P"?
Bot don't fail us now..
you don't spike the net, Bud Light Lime, you spike the ball. Inconsistent!
Paps threw two pitches. How many is that worth with the warmup pitches?
HOMRE!
Thundah!!!!
Insurance Anyone?
YEAH BAY-BEE!!!
.056 average for Lowrie this year.
Gotta love the Doungage from Mr. Homre himself.
Jonathon, can you be a good lad and fetch me some dirty water?
Bleh. Good thing we got that one from Bay.
that's why you waste a pitch
Shit.
"Gotta make it interesting."
even MORE of a meatball on 0-2!!! what the hell are you doing???
There's one.
big out.
2 more
I see the unintentional intentional walk here.
I see the unintentional intentional walk here.
Seems that way.
make aybar do his dance.
So Saito will close tomorrow if they need him?
SIT
one out away people
yaaaa fuck you aybar
saito - seems probable.
Please.
shit COME ON
Pitch #29. :(
stop effing around you stupid redneck and get a fucking out!!!!!!!!!!!!
0-2.
2 changes, then the heat.
get 'em.
How about we waste a pitch.
We may have to pull him here soon..
WATER
that's how we do it.
Whew.. do we have to rest Pap for 2 days now though?
that ball almost came out. but, WIN.
Cool,
got home just in time to pull p JoS and see this -
WATER
Whoa, sorry I had to miss this one. But it sounds like a great day for Canada. And the Sox.
Wonderful game. We are behind home plate for Sunday's game. 4 rows back in Rod Carew's seats. Pictures will be awesome tomorrow.
NYY 6, Twins 0 (mid 7)
Yanks win 6-1. The Royals have scored one run in four of the five games they've played.
O's beat Rays again.
Sorry, that's wrong--they've scored three 2s and two 1s in their five games.
Cnat wait til the MFY play some real opponents
I didn't see anyone warming in the pen during papelbon's drama.
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