Red Sox - 020 000 060 - 8 10 1Wakefield pitched 7.1 no-hit innings and went the distance for his 31st career complete game. After the pen was spent after Tuesday night, Wakefield did exactly what the Red Sox needed.
Athletics - 000 000 011 - 2 4 0
Mike Lowell hit a two-run home run in the second inning. His fielding error to start the sixth ruined Wakefield's shot at a perfect game. For the first seven innings, Wakefield's pitch count was ridiculously low: 30 through 5 innings, 54 through 6, 67 through 7. He began to tire at that point, allowing six base runners (and two runs) over the last two innings and throwing 44 pitches. He finished with a 9-4-2-2-4, 111 line.
Eight consecutive Red Sox batters reached base after two were out in the eighth inning. J.D. Drew's three-run dong broke the game open, giving Boston a 5-0 lead.
***
Daisuke Matsuzaka has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. Left-handed reliever Hunter Jones has been summoned from Pawtucket and may arrive at the park during today's game.
Terry Francona, after speaking with trainer Mike Reinhold this morning:
I don't think there's an injury. It just looks like there's some fatigue. Kind of like last year, where he's got to build it back up and feel good about himself.***
Tim Wakefield (4.50, 113 ERA+) / Brett Anderson (7.50, 60 ERA+)
Another game in Oakland, another young lefty.
BP 2009:
... it looks as if Anderson will turn out to be the best player brought to Oakland in the [Haren] exchange. The son of a pitching coach, he was the most polished pitcher in the Arizona system as a teenager, but scouts were always turned off by his dumpy, unathletic frame. Last spring, he came to camp 25 to 30 pounds lighter and took another step forward because of it, with his low-90s fastball grading up because of its excellent movement and location. Unlike most pitchers his age [21], Anderson has advanced secondary offerings and an excellent feel for his craft. He's moving up rapidly, could be in Oakland by the end of the year, and has All-Star potential.
Wakefield needs to go at least six innings, as the bullpen pitched 10.2 innings last night and most of the relievers went multiple innings, including Justin Masterson (4 innings, 60 pitches), Manny Delcarmen (1.2, 36), Hideki Okajima (2, 28). Also, Javier Lopez has pitched in each of the last three games. Who's available? Takashi Saito was the only reliever to not work yesterday. Jonathan Papelbon did not pitch on Sunday or Monday and threw only 16 pitches last night. Ramon Ramirez would be the third guy, I suppose. Can Chris Carter pitch?
Win or lose this afternoon, the day off on Thursday will be most welcome.
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Bumping this back up above the two things I posted later.
Tito's quotes on WEEI talking about Dice and Beckett.
Dice-K's on the DL officially. Don't know if anyone's mentioned this.
Matsuzaka was just placed on the DL. It's hard to place the blame solely on the WBC, but it's hard not to notice the tournament's potential roll in any injury as well.
So, we're 2-6, we lost our number one starter to a BS suspension, our number three starter to some as yet to be disclosed injury, and our starting shortstop to on-going wrist problems which may require surgery and could keep him out indefinitely. Other than August of '06, it's hard to remember a worse month than this.
We aren't exactly "losing" Beckett, though.
Jackie Robinson. His number will never be worn again.
(Except by everybody.)
Stupid west coast games, even the day games mess me up. I'll have to leave after a few innings.
If patterns hold, that should mean a W for Boston.
"Stupid west coast games" Not here in AK, all the west coast games are televised here and it rocks
Timlin on NESN by phone talking about Dice-K and the WBC. TC asks if he'll come back and play if he gets a phone call. Timlin: "If I get a call that's worth taking, I'll sit with my wife and we'll pray about it, and see what god says." I'm VERY interested in what that holier-than-thou motherfucker thinks about which team would be worthwhile for Mike.
If Timlin were to come back now, it would be the fans' turn to start praying.
MT: So, God, what should I do?
G: Go kill a bunch of animals for no reason except that it's fun to kill stuff, then sign with the Yankees.
Rocco Baldelli is experiencing some soreness in his legs after he dove for a ball playing CF on Monday.
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
J.D. Drew, RF
Jason Bay, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Nick Green, SS
George Kottaras, C
Ryan Sweeney, CF
Orlando Cabrera, SS
Jack Cust, DH
Matt Holliday, LF
Mark Ellis, 2B
Travis Buck, RF
Kurt Suzuki, C
Bobby Crosby, 3B
Landon Powell, 1B
Say, was Timlin calling from Iraq where he's busy fighting for freedom?
Fuck. Fucking off to a great fucking start:
Glen Kuiper and Ray Fucking Fosse -- afuckinggain.
Fuck.
He was calling from "Colorado." (In his mountain bunker prepared for Obama to come and make him pay like 2% more in taxes?)
I still don't have the new NESN Red Sox theme firmly in my brain, but it's guaranteed to happen soon and I'll wonder how I ever didn't know it.
... and take his guns.
I believe I was using the wrong pen to score with this week. I have changed and things should be fine now. Sorry about that.
no 4-3, Jacoby
Did you find a finer point?
i do have the .20 mm point, but am using the next size up.
This is really gonna affect the all-time uniform number list.
They just showed that angle of last night's play. The guy's toe MAY have touched the front of the bag, but his foot was definitely flat on the ground.
Hey look the Sox are retired in order.
Does every guy have his number removed and a new one sewn on? Or do they make up dozens of extra uniforms for one day? Eh, probably the latter for future auction purposes.
Wake OTT
Wake on pace for a 54-pitch CG.
6-pitch inning. Yay.
God, we need Wake to be good today. And go eight innings.
Hello. Allan said it was just him and Jere so I'm saying hi.
Then right after I do, other people appear. Never mind.
So MLB has gone from players choosing to wear 42 to making it mandatory?
At least this year it is. All uniformed personel--HOME RUN!
RX!
wow runs. what are they?
buck!
Doc knows how to make us feel better.
OnePitchOut
GDGD has the 2 pitches to Lowell as a 82 fastball and a 83 changeup.
?
Good job by Youk to make the tag there.
The umpires are all wearing #42 also. Good play by Youk to save Green's bacon there!
I love the way the knuckler's moving. Dipping down low.
One pitch out again! OTT, this time on, what, five pitches?
Don't worry, Allan. Wake's still throwing 60-65.
Castig: "Whatever happened to the Moneyball theory of taking pitches?"
Shit, Wakefield's raised his pitch count to 7/inning.
I love looking at his pitch count as a trend. Went from being on pace for 45 pitch complete game to... What, 54?
At Fenway this year, the Aramark vendors wear numbers on their backs. I wonder if they'll all wear 42 if this game's at home next year. And every seat, row, and section could be #42!
Wow, I need to start missing the first two innings more often.
Easy groundout by....#42
42 comments! Was...
Both those pitches had the same break.
What did I say about not grounding to second Jacoby!?
OTT
It took over an hour to get past 2.5 innings last night. Today it takes 25 minutes.
(Wallace Matthews looks at watch disgustedly.)
and jere beats me to the matthews comment.
("Man i hate these long dragged out wake starts.")
Get well soon, Dustin. We miss you.
Crap, Suzuki used up 4 pitches there.
I think Ortiz, Ellsbury, Drew, and Pedroia have "arm fatigue."
hey tim, could you do this every start?
I'm liking this game.
that was a fine catch by Ellsb.
wow, an ad for women's football
GDGD says 23 pitches for Wake...18 of them strikes. Damn.
bat fatigue
Take a fucking pitch.
but foul balls don't count, so....
Youk's back up to .500
Yoooouk with a ripped single.
Well, either Bay's sleeve logo has been re-positioned, or these are all new uniforms with 42s on them. Another thing pointing to the fact that these are probably new.
I'm pretty sure they're new unis.
very nice to see both teams with no names on the backs.
Oh that's right, the names are gone--yet another thing pointing to new unis. Since the letters are directly sewn on, no nameplate.
another easy and quick out for Wake.
Wow, I am on a quick break before I have to go back and teach tonight. AND THE SOX ARE AHEAD! WOW!
I love Wakefield.
Timlin---please, God, keep him away from baseball, or at least away from the Red Sox.
Okay, my turn. Another quick out by Wake!
Tito: It's a little embarassing to pat yourself on the back for treatin' everybody equal.
Great play by Green going to his right.
Amy, the way this game is going it'll probably be over before you have to leave! This one's a swift-mover.
Wow! Another quick inning!
Jere I loved that Tito said that.
Loving Wake so far today.
thru 4 innings, wake has thrown 10 fewer pitches than dice did last night
Yay, Wake! A pitcher who hasn't blown the lead! Poo, poo, poo. (Jewish thing you say to ward off the evil eye after commenting on lack of bad news.)
10 pitch innings make me happy :)
"the way this game is going"
ah, but the game can change quickly...but lets' hope.
let apostrophe s
MFY FKR just underway. Top 1st.
Yeah that was a great call by Tito
ah, but the game can change quickly...but lets' hope.Can and usually does.
Stopping in to say bye. It's Wednesday... I have to go resist some war. And drink some beer.
I hope when I come home everyone is happy about the nice win today.
can someone take a vhs of this game and show it to dice?
According to Gameday, no fastballs or curves from Wakefield. All knucklers.
Ish, unfortunately I have to leave by 5 and eat first, so I highly doubt I will see the end of the game, but I can listen in the car on the way to school and check the computer when I get there. Class starts at 6:30.
lowell's speed still not back to 100%
gdgd has always done that for wake. for years. it's annoying
That ball was less than a foot from being gone! At first glance.
Yes! A bat makes good contact!
douuble
I was sad Kottaras didn't get his first MLB homre.
Very good point by Kim: Just put a 42 patch on everybody's sleeve.
Kottararism
JE 0 for 3
I'd really like it if Lyndon would get more than one hit every other game.
Good morning, Good afternoon, Good night.
individual panned OTT
two kwik outz
That's two throwing errors by Green saved by Youk.
6 pitch 5th inning!
five kwik-e mart innings
Wake PC: 6-7-10 10-6 = 39
!!!
6 pitch OTT
I'm really liking this game.
I see my least fave Amstel Light ad is back for more in '09
Total pitches through five innings is 39...the projections are coming true!
Wake is making all our young pup pitchers look pathetic. I mean, I know he throws knuckleballs, not power or finesse pitches. But still...he is at least steady at the helm.
only one 2-ball count for wake
It'd be nice to give him some more run support.
A's TV just tried the ol' jinx.
39 pitches, 31 strikes?!?!?!?
Well Tito's getting his wish. Wake going deep.
:0
OK, I have to go dress to teach (ugh), eat crap, and teach my class. Keep them baffled, Wake!!
There's nothing wrong with any pitch, provided you know how to use it.
I really do hope a start like this calms down the "he and his softball pitch should just retire already" talk a little.
Are we going to see the first walk of the game?
Just got it. Looks like Wake is dealing.
C'mon boys, time to start winning.
OCab may have thought that was the 3rd out.
At the one hour mark now!
Games like this feel so tenuous. Like a twig could snap and all of a sudden it turns into a grinder.
Dealing?
He's throwing so good, 1999 Pedro would shake his head and say "Holy Shit!"
Perfect game fail.
Easy play lolligagged by Lowell for the E.
way to fuck it up, dr.
Ooooooh. Rang the bell!
What is this, Nazi Germany?
The Kottaras-ette may have to go solo tonight.
Lmao.
Of all people, I can't believe Lowell Lugo'd this perfect game.
Stade Fasciste
Kottaresse?
I hope NYPD and the Yankees get HOSED for that one.
Shows you just how hard it is to get a perfect game. Your fielders have to make all the plays.
Wake ignores the error and keeps himself on the Fuck Train.
54 through six.
I give Lowell a pass on that E though. He did hit the dong that is the extent of Boston's scoring today.
I always think, when I don't remove my hat for the anthem, of how I can remind any "love it or leave it" types, if they say anything, that this is a "free" country. But I never thought cops would be able to actually do something about it--and then give the "love it or leave it" line as they're forcibly throwing me out. Scary.
Jere did you notice any of the usual fan movement restrictions when you were at the New Toilet?
I think we might be able to say that the Fuck Train has not missed a beat.
And fuck the use of the word, fan. A fan reaches over to catch a ball and a fan has himself a souvenir but people are being restricted from moving during GBA and the anthem.
Give Anderson some credit...has pitched very, very well.
I was in the last row of the upper deck (now called "grandstand"), so I wasn't near the runways. You know who should've gotten removed, is the guy who was playing Mario Bros. 3 in the first inning of the first game at new Yankee Stadium.
IBB Lowell? Hilarious.
Oh, Bay!
Alright Green, make them regret that.
A's rooting against green here
You know who should've gotten removed, is the guy who was playing Mario Bros. 3 in the first inning of the first game at new Yankee Stadium. • See that's why the NYPD shouldn't be wasting their time on people having a wee during GBA. These are the real disgraces to Our Game.
A one-sided grinder has emerged.
haha, another walk
How can you get tossed for pissing at the Toilet?
Kot: Make Canada proud!
Those Red Sox are lousy with Canadians. Kinda like the Cubs.
Good point, Benjamin! Haha that made me laugh in my empty room.
you can't spell George Kottarasndlm without grand slam
That's one way to clear the bases and return to our Regularly Scheduled Programming.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
C'mon, Snack Fly at least.
George, you at least could have run out of the box to avoid getting doubled up.
I hate seeing "out(s)" when we have the bases loaded.
2-0 pitch was a fastball.
Well this is certainly intriguing...
He's throwing 68 now. His best knucklers were 62.
70 mph on that 3-2.
one out
Whew...
Yeah those last four pitches to O-Cab were fastballs. Back to the knucklers.
I am aloling at the filthiness of that pitch
HE DID NOT
holy S!!!!
And right after the OCab AB, the A's YV guys are insisting that Wakefield has thrown nothing but knucks!
GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
woohooooooooooo
That was stunning =-O
WHOA!!!!!!! Nick Green! That was awesome! Your bacon has been saved twice but you saved Wakefield's bacon!
Red Sox radio not exactly...traditional. Castig's already looking into his Bagel history book.
67 through seven.
OMG
OTT
And right after the OCab AB, the A's YV guys are insisting that Wakefield has thrown nothing but knucks! • Yeah Rish and Castig called them knucklers too.
Blevins has the Lopez angle going on his GDGD photo.
When Green made that fantastic catch Wakefield put both arms up and smiled.
I still can't believe that catch happened =-O
Since everyone's wearing 42 when Green went back I thought he was Pedroia. Then he got up and I said... WHOA! GREEEN!
6 little outs to go
6 huge outs to go
67... 50 strikes.
What did Green do...catch up to a bloop in shallow OF?
think about sliding, Papi
First extra-base hit! Heh Tiz didn't slide, it's like he deeked them out!
That was a strange play.
Never mind, I can watch it on GDGD!
just a single, Youk. I mean, Drew.
Does Holliday get up again?
What did Green do...catch up to a bloop in shallow OF? • Yeah he did. Caught it over the shoulder across his body, he was moving one way and had to move his glove the other way before falling down.
Castig using all the words we don't traditionally use in games like these.
Rays get two off of Pettite in the 3rd, 2-0.
MFYs losing 2-0.
actually Castig is the traditional one--it's only lately that "not saying it on air: thing started. Remy did mention it before this inning, too.
FIREBALL! Dong!
!
FIRESTARTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just one thing to focus on now, folks.
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