May 14, 2009

G35: Angels 5, Red Sox 4 (12)

Red Sox - 011 100 010 000 - 4 15  0
Angels - 102 000 100 001 - 5 11 0
17 LOB. 3-for-22 with RISP.

Opposites:
Julio Lugo: 5-for-6
David Ortiz: 0-for-7, 12 LOB
***

Brad Penny (6.90, 72 ERA+) / Ervin Santana (2008: 3.49, 127 ERA+)

Instead of facing Joe Saunders, we get Santana, who will make his 2009 debut.

Santana was sidelined by a collateral ligament sprain in his right elbow during spring training. David Ortiz is 5-for-9 against Santana: .556/.636/1.111. It's time to get that big bat going.

***

When Daniel Bard (the bringer of cheese) came out of the pen for his major league debut last night, the Angels had runners men on second and third:
"To be honest with you, I thought there was just a guy on second until the third pitch I threw. Then I looked over and saw Hunter on third. I hope Farrell doesn't see this.

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Zenslinger said...

Guess we have to hope Santana's shaky in his return. It's pretty amazing the young pitching the Angels have pulled out their asses. Nice, deep ballclub. Like ours.

By the way, how have we managed to win 21 games (only Toronto and the LA Dodgers have won more) with our starting pitching performance so far?

allan said...

Posted at SoSH:

Ellsbury, CF
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Bay, LF
Lowell, 3B
Drew, RF
Bailey, 1B
Varitek, C
Lugo, SS

Zenslinger said...

Yay, Pedro's back.

Jere said...

TC and Daubach live from the Boston Garden. Weird to see a baseball pre-game show with ice and yellow seats in the background.

nixon33 said...

Ok no more fucking around and making nobodies look like Cy Fucking Young.
WIN.

allan said...

hahah -- standing around like tourists

laura k said...

"By the way, how have we managed to win 21 games (only Toronto and the LA Dodgers have won more) with our starting pitching performance so far?"

I was wondering about this yesterday.

I've come to the conclusion that we have been scoring more runs than our opponents.

Jere said...

a fairy tale return for Dustin

Hillel Greene said...

hello all. Following along on cbs game center. They predict both Abreu and Ortiz will hit their first home runs today.

allan said...

laa tv guy mark gubiza praises the plate ump for "not being afraid to ring up ortiz" on a good pitch.

nixon33 said...

little jerry seinfeld?

Jere said...

Little Jerry pulling a Lucky Cliff

Hillel Greene said...

you know it.

Jere said...

Almost Reese-ean

allan said...

jason: you gotta dive into the stands on those. or else they don't count

Jere said...

Did you hear where Papelbon selected Bay as "toughest guy on the team"?

laura k said...

Little Jerry, cool blog! A kindred spirit, I see. See my most recent "what i'm reading" post. :)

allan said...

rootin tootin beckett is not tough?

Jere said...

I thought Little Jerry's blog is just a blog he reads...

laura k said...

How can a blog on your profile page not be your own blog? Does blogger do that?

laura k said...

Oh yes, my mistake, it's a blog LJ follows, not writes. Still a cool blog to follow.

Jere said...

It's under "blogs I follow." But, of course, him just reading that can still make you kindred spirits.

Jere said...

three bat flips this series, one HR. You'd think he'd learn to stop making a fool of himself.

nixon33 said...

Jacoco Scaredsbury

Jere said...

Rx

laura k said...

Jere, right, I saw that as soon as I finished posting my earlier comment. (See right above your comment.) And re kindred spirits, probably. Just not as impressive as writing it himself.

Hillel Greene said...

You just freaked me out thinking that an old embarrassing blog of mine is still listed under my name. A friend is one of the founders for labornerd. Its no JOS, but still very good.

laura k said...

Rx!

laura k said...

Oh no, nothing embarrassing has been revealed yet.

Jere said...

gets the b. n.

allan said...

ump still not a coward

Zenslinger said...

"Gum-BALL! Gum-BALL!"

allan said...

jeff walking and chewing gum at the same time

laura k said...

These Fox announcers are acting like they never heard called strikes before. Going insane.

allan said...

so gumball got hit. rats.

lugo will save us

Jere said...

1-1 us.

laura k said...

Secret Single!

Jere said...

torii luckii that wasn't an inside the parker

Jere said...

here comes a dong for Jacoby, on a hanging breaking ball

Jere said...

actually, now I just want a single.

allan said...

yeah, a homer would clear the bases and end the rally.

Zenslinger said...

Sluuuu-go, yeah man.

Jere said...

well i'd like every guy to hit a homer but I'd prefer Jacoby slaps one to the outfield to get the two runs there instead of taking a big upper cut swing and popping out. Is all I'm sayin.

Zenslinger said...

Bit of an ugly 5th inning for San Diego:

BB BB BB BB 2B 2B

Still no outs.

Zenslinger said...

Whoops, there was an out. First batter.

laura k said...

nice catch from the canuck

Jere said...

qu'kinning

allan said...

5 pitch inning/

Jeremy said...

Penny looks to be very efficient in the first two innings today. I like seeing them swing early and get outs from contact.

Jere said...

no that's fair assholes

nixon33 said...

YOU FAT FUCKING COCKSUCKER THAT WAS A FAIR BALL I COULD SEE IT IN REAL TIME YOU CUNTY MOTHERFUCKER.

laura k said...

Clearly fair.

allan said...

they call it fair and sosha will start crying

laura k said...

I saw it live too, didn't need a reply, clearly fair.

allan said...

biggesr whiny mf-er in the game.

laura k said...

"qu'kinning"

nice! how arctic of you.

Benjamin said...

Bit of an ugly 5th inning for San Diego:

BB BB BB BB 2B 2B

Still no outs.


People like to focus on the Nationals because they combine terrible on-field performance with hilarious off-field mismanagement, but people shouldn't lose sight of just how shockingly awful the Padres are.

Jere said...

good job by David and Jason

laura k said...

Fox: "Pedroia almost came up short."

Doesn't he always?

(Says a short person.)

Zenslinger said...

38 RBI in the 25th game for Bay. Not exactly Longorian, but still pretty fuckin' awesome.

Jere said...

I know HD is the current thing or whatever, but companies should keep regular TVs in mind and not put important things like their phone number in the corner of the screen where it's almost entirely cut off on a "regular" TV.

allan said...

gubiza saying how smart pedroia was for knowing the liner would be caught and going back to tag.

no, you idiot. he went back because if it was caught, he could advance, and if it was not caught -- and it nearly sailed over abreu's glove, he could have walked home.

it was the smart play no matter what.

allan said...

plus because fy was on third, it was a "productive out"!!!!

Edward Lee said...

Sac bunt, K, flyout plz

Jere said...

way to get em over centaurus

Benjamin said...

K, sac bunt, flyout plz

Jere said...

SOmehow I don't think Bobby's sacrificing here.

Edward Lee said...

The sac bunt request was addressed to Izturis (1st and 2nd, none out), and he botched it.

Benjamin said...

K, flyout, sac bunt plz.

Jere said...

I was referring to the second request where the sac bunt came as the second out.

laura k said...

Annoyii

Benjamin said...

Sheeeit.

Edward Lee said...

Yeah, I realized that after I posted. Benjamin's obviously being facetious.

FREE CLAY BUCHHOLZ

Benjamin said...

Runs, please.

Benjamin said...

At least that wasn't a one-pitch double play.

Edward Lee said...

Way to take pitches, fellas.

Jere said...

kinda similar to Penny's inning

Hillel Greene said...

woohoo!

laura k said...

LBJingle

Jere said...

will Papi's first dong be grand?

Benjamin said...

Hopefully Santana missed the memo while he was gone about pitching inside to Pedroia.

Edward Lee said...

I sort of wanted Pedroia to swing on that 3-0 inside fastball.

laura k said...

ok papi, now is the time.

now is always the time. but NOW would be very nice.

Jere said...

here we go, parent of Slam's parent.

Benjamin said...

Kinda makes Bailey and Tek look like assholes for swinging away.

Jere said...

wait, no..whatever, just hit a grand dong

Amy said...

Heh, a day game. Yay. Of course, I just got home and have to make dinner soon. But a few innings is better than no innings. And we are tied up!

Zenslinger said...

NOW is the time, Daveeeeed!

Hillel Greene said...

starting...

Jere said...

crackpatch

laura k said...

ack

Hillel Greene said...

next time

Zenslinger said...

God. Dammit.

nixon33 said...

poor david...

Benjamin said...

I miss Papi.

allan said...

all part of the plan to get him at 2B

Rob said...

Hey everyone. Love these weekday afternoon games. Of course I say that every time.

I am also glad to see the Red Sox tying the game. Not glad to see Ortiz still struggling but he'll get out of it at some point. But that's why there are 9 hitters in a lineup and not 1.

Rob said...

Drew's got one of those deceptively strong arms. He can rare back if needed.

Edward Lee said...

Good job by Drew getting rid of the ball quickly.

Sadly, I'm also slightly impressed that Bailey managed to get out of the way.

Rob said...

Secret Weapon!

Edward Lee said...

CLIMB THE LADDER

laura k said...

So Lugo, you DO know what to do with that glove!

Benjamin said...

Hey everyone. Love these weekday afternoon games. Of course I say that every time.

I'd rather they be earlier in the afternoon if they're going to be afternoon games, though, since then they finish before I have to think about leaving work. (Of course they are, local time.)

laura k said...

Weekday day games are the best. I wish I was there.

laura k said...

Announcers praising Tek for what Allan always rags on him for.

allan said...

gubiza actually prasiing tek as "the best in the game" at standing up when he wants a fastball up.

oh
my
god

Benjamin said...

Why don't I remember that there was a team in 1890 named the Cleveland Infants?

laura k said...

I love the 3:30 start - it's when I usually finish being productive for the day anyway. I can get a good day's work done, watch a game, and still have an evening free. Ahhhh.

Edward Lee said...

gubiza actually praising tek as "the best in the game" at standing up when he wants a fastball up.How many catchers do this? Is it more than one?

laura k said...

The Cleveland Infants? Wow!

allan said...

true. if he is the only one, he IS the best. as well as the worst.

infants? western or american association or something>

Amy said...

Loving that Bay!

allan said...

BAY with the balt dong

laura k said...

Butcher can be on the all-?? team with Weaver, Baker, Hunter, Fisher. I think it was the All Trades Team.

Benjamin said...

Players' League.

Jere said...

Did the Infants play the Orphans? Probably not I guess.

allan said...

didn't paul o'neill's great-grandfather play on the infants?

Rob said...

L, in my case I love this 3:30 start tonight because it doesn't conflict with hockey and basketball, and be able to go to bed at a normal time tonight! Sox at 3:30, Celtics at 7, Bruins at 8. Plus another Game 7 hockey game (ironically the Anaheim Ducks and Red Wings) at 7.

Benjamin said...

Just fuck you, Tek.

Amy said...

Been chatting on line with my daughter so have missed all the chat here. Oh well.


And we are still tied.

Amy said...

3:30 start time works for me (though I missed the first hour). I get to see part of the game before my eyes are falling out of my head.

laura k said...

Amy, you haven't missed anything. That's one of the good thing about gamethreads. They're fun when you're here, but you don't miss anything if you're not.

Ish, you're such a fan, that's cool.

laura k said...

"didn't paul o'neill's great-grandfather play on the infants?"

LOL. Excellent.

Hillel Greene said...

okay, time to head home. Hopefully will catch the final inning or two. Go Sox!

Amy said...

Well, I am going to cook and watch, but cannot type also. Be back if the game is still on when I am done. But let's hope we break this tie soon and win in nine innings.

Jere said...

"you haven't missed anything. That's one of the good thing about gamethreads. They're fun when you're here, but you don't miss anything if you're not."

Not making the regulars feel too good about themselves!

laura k said...

Oh sheesh, I'm sorry! I'm including myself in that of course. I think of it as very in-the-moment fun.

Maybe I prefer to think you don't miss anything because I miss a couple of gamethreads each week!

laura k said...

On second thought, we are creating great literature here. Miss a thread and you might miss a Pulitzer Prize in the making.

allan said...

fsn talking about the angels fielders shading their eyes from the sun with their gloves before making the catch.

they show two replays, hunter and mathis, and they both do not use their glove. good work guys,

laura k said...

FY!

Jere said...

I'm just gonna go ahead and predict the Papi dong every time now.

Jere said...

Please sir, we'd like some more meatballs

Jere said...

that ball almost hit the ground! Well, almost.

laura k said...

Oh man. How sad about Papi.

allan said...

"yankees suck" chant at the big A

Jere said...

haha Hunter. eat it.

Jere said...

Why do people "where I'm at"? "Where I am" is all you need. No need to add "at" to that.

Benjamin said...

No need to add "at" to that.

It's like saying "have got" instead of "have". Don't be such a prescriptivist.

laura k said...

Just a common grammatical error, and not considered an error in all circles.

Jere said...

Soon it'll become a new contraction. 'm't. And then people will add at to that, too. "Where I'm't at." = "where I am at at."

Edward Lee said...

Tourist: Excuse me, do you know where the library is at?

Professor: Sir, at Harvard we never end a sentence with a preposition.

Tourist: Oh, excuse me. Do you know where the library is at, asshole?

Rob said...

On second thought, we are creating great literature here. Miss a thread and you might miss a Pulitzer Prize in the making...............Please sir, we'd like some more meatballs

laura k said...

EL, that's a classic. Love it. :)

Rob said...

Why do people "where I'm at"? "Where I am" is all you need. No need to add "at" to that. - I'm always reminded of Forrest Gump where Jenny's father is looking for her and he always says, "Where you at?!"

Rob said...

And then those Boost Mobile commercials. Where you at?

laura k said...

Fox announcers are dumbfounded by all the called Ks.

allan said...

why is bill mueller being so mean to us?

Benjamin said...

why is bill mueller being so mean to us?

This is the Jon Miller type of Miller.

laura k said...

That explains it.

allan said...

the ump is not a pro.

allan said...

i think angels announcers are sounding shocked because LAA's pitchers suck on ice.

still gonna lose this one to us, though.

allan said...

well, the pen sucks.

allan said...

jeemer time

Jere said...

Dave Roberts was right. Was talking on the previous batter all about how Penny was taking longer to throw, and how he's not gonna ask out, but that the manager has to be pro-active with his decision making. And then the guy triples.

laura k said...

I swear this anncr just said, "Manny comes in, makes a diving catch," then after said Jason Bay made a great catch.

laura k said...

I heard a bit of Dave Roberts yesterday. These replacements are giving me a new appreciation of Remy.

Jere said...

That commercial called trust an emotion.

allan said...

SW - 3 hits!

Zenslinger said...

The Slooog-ster is batting .317 since his return.

allan said...

pedro up

Rob said...

L, I said that out loud a few minutes ago. Eck and Dave are making Remy look very good right now. I like their insight but from a neutral prospective of watching a broadcast, they do make Remy look good.

allan said...

lugo nearly picked off there.

laura k said...

I didn't get any insight from Roberts. I thought it was one cliche after another.

Eck just sounds bored!

Jere said...

okay, now Dustin ties it. Minimum.

Edward Lee said...

I GOT TWO TURNTABLES AND A MICROPHONE

Jere said...

nice Dustin!

Rob said...

FUCK YEAH!!! Boy print that one huh? A good time to be taking off from second too!

laura k said...

FUCK YEAH!!! Welcome back!

allan said...

for fucks sake, flo, do it now.

Rob said...

Almost!!!! Surprised it carried as far as it did but DAMN.

laura k said...

Fox anncrs saying it feels like a playoff game. That's not good for the Angels!

allan said...

thanks for the free out fucktard

Rob said...

Torii would have had that one. Cock!

allan said...

lyndon needs work with walls

Jere said...

Yeah, Don, I'm not sure why he didn't catch it either.

I feel like Drew should've been sprinting over, I kinda doubt he was.

Edward Lee said...

That attempted catch was Abreu-esque.

Zenslinger said...

It's a freakin' triple festival today.

Rob said...

That was NASTY.

laura k said...

OUT!!!!!!!

Jere said...

9-2 fuckers!!!!

Rob said...

Abreu shows the kids out there what NOT to do!

Edward Lee said...

DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

laura k said...

ON FIRE with the arm!

laura k said...

How many triples in this game so far? Anyone know the record?

Zenslinger said...

Ram-Ram hanging chill with his .50 ERA.

allan said...

ONFIREEE

laura k said...

good good good walky walky

Amy said...

And I am back for the top of the ninth! Score (still) tied!

Amy said...

Or I should say, tied again.

Unknown said...

Well, this game has had a bit of everything. Drew with two outfield assists, FY 4-4, Lugo 3-4(!), three Angels triples.

The team triples record is 9 by the NL Baltimore Orioles in 1894.

Time to get Pedro his fifth win of the season.

allan said...

and my onfire comments shows up about 5 minutes after i send it.

go rico!

Amy said...

You rock!

Jere said...

11 triples by both teams, 1894

laura k said...

Rico suave! [credit to jere]

allan said...

gumball up - sticky situation for fuentes

Jere said...

That 1894 Baltimore squad had 153 triples! The most any AL team has ever had is 112.

Amy said...

Yay for the fan!

Jere said...

haha! Now capitalize!

Unknown said...

Well, it was the NL Baltimore team, not sure if they were actually called the Orioles.

Amy said...

Did that guy have SOX on his shirt?

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