Athletics - 010 000 201 - 4 13 0It took awhile, but the Red Sox finally stole Cahill's lunch money and gave Wakefield (6-10-3-1-8, 100) his 175th career Boston win. Only one of the three runs was earned and the eight punchouts was a season-high.
Red Sox - 000 004 10x - 5 7 1
Wakefield trailed 1-0 because of three Oakland hits to start the second inning. He allowed a bunch of hits in his outing, but his knuckleball was also moving like I've rarely seen it move before. It darted in towards hitters' heads, it suddenly swerved sideways (both left and right), it dropped straight down. NESN had a great shot of Orlando Cabrera shaking his head in disbelief in the dugout, demonstrating for a coach how Wake's pitches were defying the laws of physics.
J.D. Drew tied the game at 1-1 with a home run to begin the sixth. Dustin Pedroia singled and Kevin Youkilis walked. It was clear that Cahill -- at 92 pitches -- was cooked, but Oakland manager Bob Geren stayed with him. Big mistake. David Ortiz crushed a 2-1 pitch to deep right field for a three-run dong -- and a 4-1 lead. Boston got an insurance run in the seventh when Drew walked, Pedroia doubled and Ortiz had an RBI groundout. Tiz ended the night with four RBI.
Bot began the ninth by walking Adam Kennedy and surrendering a single to Orlando Cabrera. Scott Hairston's fly ball to left-center -- which both Don Orsillo and Dennis Eckerlsey thought was leaving the park -- was pushed back by the wind and was only a sac fly to Jacoby Ellsbury on the track. Papelbon fanned Matt Holliday for the second out, but Kurt Suzuki singled to move the tying run to second. Bot struck out Jack Cust to end the game.
FY went 3-for-4 with two doubles, Yook and Bay each walked twice, and Ellsbury and Mark Kotsay each singled and stole a base.
***
Trevor Cahill (4.55, 90 ERA+) / Tim Wakefield (4.30, 108 ERA+)
We face yet another rookie tonight.
Cahill has made 17 starts: 93 innings, 96 hits, 38 walks, 45 strikeouts. Inflated WHIP, poor K/BB ratio, opponents line of .267/.338/.493, and left-handed hitters slap him around to the tune of a .997 OPS.
BP 2009 compares him to Brett Anderson:
Although Cahill is right-handed, like Anderson he's not overpowering, but is hardly a soft-tosser, effectively mixing a low-90s sinker, outstanding curveball, and solid change, with good command and control of all three.In 11 starts from May 2 to June 22, Cahill posted a 3.15 ERA, with opponents hitting .248/.296/.432. In each of his last two starts, however, he has lasted only 3.2 innings.
Tidbits from MLB's John Barone:
Boston has reached the 50-win mark before the All-Star break in four straight seasons. ... Pitchers Josh Beckett and Jon Lester are the first pair of Sox hurlers to rack up at least 100 strikeouts before the break since Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling in 2004.Hoo-Kay: With his home run, double and two steals, Jason Bay became the first Red Sox left fielder with two extra-base hits and two stolen bases in the same game since Tommy Harper (September 19, 1973, against the Yankees).
Mark Kotsay's right calf is "feeling better". ... Adam Kilgore notes that John Smoltz's BABIP in his three starts is a whopping .370. ... Kevin Youkilis is in a 2-for-26 slump and is hitting only .207 since June 1.
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2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
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5. Jason Bay, LF
6. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
7. Mark Kotsay, 1B
8. Nick Green, SS
9. George Kottaras, C
Is Nomar in the A's lineup tonight?
ugh, I don't like this line up, move youk to 4 and papi to 3.
Should the Sox make a play for Halladay? Of course they should, Buchholz, Bard and who though?
Lowrie activated and sent to Lowell, Van Every DFA.
no nomar tonight
Enjoy the game tonight. We are off to a concert at 8.
Have fun.
K to start it for Wake.
OTT--nice.
OTT--Not nice!
Cahill works as fast as Wake... we may have a sub 2hr game :)
poop
outs pls
nice -- now gidp
Good evening, Joy Nation. Not liking the sausage on the A's scoreboard next to our donut, but it's early.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
... sausages and donuts
Hear rumbling outside. Trying to decide if it's an aircraft or thunder.
crazy movement this inning -- eck is laughing
I love O-Cab's visual description of the knuckleball.
are we allowed to call wake's pitches sick and flithy?
cuz they are!
I don't consider a beer that is hailed as a "banquet beer" a particularly good selling point.
Well only 1 run. Wake limits the damage. Runs please!
Sure is quiet here tonight.
I'm off to bar trivia. Enjoy the rest of the game.
that bob's commerical ..... is gonna cause someone to commit murder
tie it, tiz!
Runs please!!!
Eck: "This weather is killing me!"
Don: "Hard to bronze."
Eck: "I can't bronze. I'm white as a ghost!"
Sure is quiet here tonight.
Some of us are too busy knitting.
I muted the TV during the Bob's commercial but I had the stereo and TV sound on so it only made it marginally quieter. Next time. Next time.
Balls are nasty in the air too.
Eck's award winning analysis: "Whoa."
"The bunt bid." Drink!
Ow. How'd that feel?
i gotta refill during commerical.
LBJ
HBP
CS
BOO
Refill what? Needles? Thread?
Maybe this is what they mean by Game Thread.
that's why we say "those darn sox"
Eck says Wake's 2nd inning knuckleball was a "hall of fame knuckleball." Yeah!
escape!!!
Need some bottom of the order magic!!!
WHOEVER CAHILL IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!
WHOEVER CAHILL IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!
WHOEVER CAHILL IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!
WHOEVER CAHILL IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!
WHOEVER CAHILL IS THROWING A NO-HITTER!!
3 innings in 42 minutes.
what is that, a 2:06 pace?
what is that, a 2:06 pace?
Yep, but in the bottom of the 4th Wake will have a 26 minute wait as the Sox bat around.
setting up the dp, clearly.
FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
setting up the dp, clearly.
from your mouth to Youks ear
hey, sox, i have an idea.
GET A FUCKIN' HIT ... OR THREE!!!
FY says "enough of this crap!!!"
JOCKEY HIT
what say you, yook?
Time for a HR ball this inning. Time for PAPI Dong!!!
yep.
time to bring down the hammer
crap, need some two out magic now.
loaded for lyndon.
Double scores 3 LBJ
feh
sweet an 8 pitch OTT
8 pitch OTT
put the kid under pressure right away..
Zabadadaaaaaaa! Let's score some motherfuckin' runs, bitches.
Shit.
hey - someone's crashing the s1c/redsock show!!
fuck these A's.
wtf was that shit? is this the type of game i've missed for the past 1.5 hrs?
My bad - just scrolled up and saw that. I'll leave you two to your basket of yarn...
no, there is also the "load the bases then shit our pants" type of inning.
no, we need help.
i thought it was 2-0 for some reason. but it is not. so let's go. get some outs, then time to kick arse
one more timmy, then it is time to get the bats going.
ahh, the ol LTBSOP inning...this game seems efficient...too efficient. we really need to hammer this cahill walker, texas ranger fellow.
gotta send a bag of dicks to cust
3rd out, pls, old man
Chrissakes.
Be a fucking all-star, man!
woo. 1 hit, wtf?
about time, fragging ellis made him throw as many pitches as last inning almost.
I <3 Wakefield.
This has the makings of a typical Wake loss.
Runs please.
top of the order
it's on
Cust is no HGHiambi, but I still don't want to see Wake lose another 1-0 game.
cust has chunks of giambi in his stool.
Fire time
fuckin sox should be beating up this kid for his lunch money, then bangin' doubles and dongs.
ON FIRE
fuckin sox should be beating up this kid for his lunch money, then bangin' doubles and dongs.
ON FUCKING FIRE!!!
no doubt
OWWWWWWW!
SON!
That's the way we like it.
ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!
that it is
FIRE ALARM.
And then another jockey hit!
Kid's nearing his pitch count, though.
I think that's the first time I've seen Allan double post.
had gdgd up, stupid computer being slow.
i get all impatient -- i gotta post ON FIRE before too many pitches go by!!!!!!
kid is cooked
leave him in for flo
When do we get to play the teams with ML experience?
TAKE THAT BB!
(BB - Billy Beane)
2007 was steamed spinach....2009 is going to be coffee brewing.
Put on a pot right as this rally started.
Come on venti papi!
LARGE FATHER
PAPI IS BACK!!!
COFFEE!!!!!
thank you oakland manager!!!!!!
Take that Cahill. You're done, son.
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! SON!
THAT'S A COOKIE, MOTHERFUCKER
PAPI O PAPI!!!
Holy hot damn GOD IS AMONG US when Papi shows his dong.
Leaving him in?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHAHA
B2Bay plz!
sure
leave him in some more
If there is one thing I've learnt about baseball, it is this: 4-1 is better than 1-1. As long as the 4 belongs to your team.
YEAH PAPI!!
All righty then, Flo!
Hummus + salsa is better than the sum of the parts. It's delish dip.
papi does it backwards
he delivers and then stands --
and watches that sweet dong!!!
Good times.
Wednesday Night...I'm assuming War Resisters meeting for L?
Hummus + salsa is better than the sum of the parts. It's delish dip.
That really depends on the salsa, but I agree in principle. Ever had mushroom hummus or ground lamb hummus?
tim: yep. we went to a court hearing this morning, then she went back in this evening.
Ground Lamb hummus sounds amazing!
I'll need to try this hummus-salsa combo...mushroom hummus and ground lamb hummus sound amazing as well.
I am not a fan of hummus.
Court hearing? For a resister?
If we're talking food, I want in.
The variety you can achieve with hummus in particular and chickpeas in general is nothing short of astounding.
HAHA
yeah, kim rivera.
SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHA
check wmtc for details. her full report should be tomorrow.
Wow. Three straight pickoff attempts followed by a stolen base is border line embarrassing.
That looked like the laziest fucking play ever by o-cab.
WE ARE BACK AND WE ARE BACK BIG!
Woop Woop.
Yeah, i'll check wmtc tomorrow morning, it is now on my daily site visit list!
yeah - fuck duh jayz
They're done. I gave em the benefit of the doubt, like I do every year (well not really) - but the only thing they've ever proven to me is that they're a solid April-May team. That's it.
Wuertzberger. Good beer.
What in the fuck is Green doing?
I just checked the A's roster to figure something out: if BB is so fucking smart, how come he spent plenty of money (and 1-year contracts, at that) and traded for offense this year, while having such sub-par pitching. I mean, I see that Duchscherer, who was really good last year, is on the 60-day DL, but what was the starting rotation supposed to look like? Having three rookie starters and no depth just seems like a really bad idea...
I look forward to the day when we get away from showing W-L records for a pitcher. Especially relief pitchers.
kotsay's first SB in 14 months
I look forward to the day when we get away from showing W-L records for a pitcher.
i hope you're young.
i love to see the idea of pitcher wins and losses completely eradicated.
OK, lets go back to being efficient and have this wrapped up in 30 min. I need to start studying for tomorrow's 10am exam.
Hopefully it happens within the next 100 years.
Yup, I expect to live well past 100...but with my current living habits, I've probably got half that.
Imagine if the wind was blowing out 10 mph on Papi's Home Run.
Having three rookie starters and no depth just seems like a really bad idea...
BB thinks it is better to get them in the major rotation and learn at that level aka detroit 4 years ago. Get offense to support lots of 8-6 games and have the pitchers learn to get big league hitters out.
100 yrs minimum.
... 50 years before AVG-HR-RBI gets second- guessed.
I would rather they got rid of radar guns and pitch counts, during the game, on the tv and at the stadium..
get rid of the commercials and blasting music first -- at least the radar guns have *some* connection to the game on the field
nice work, wake!!!!
Wake is not happy. But I am, good game timmy!!!
strand those runners, manny
jeemer up
BB thinks it is better to get them in the major rotation and learn at that level aka detroit 4 years ago. Get offense to support lots of 8-6 games and have the pitchers learn to get big league hitters out.
I guess that makes sense. Thank the gods that the A's don't have any fans. It would be pretty shitty for them. But at least there's a light at the end of the tunnel, as opposed to the Nats...
Other wmtc news:
Not sure if L will post this, but I guess I can bury it in here: she recently found out that there is someone at CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) whose job requires him/her to read her blog every day -- for resisters info, I guess.
Commercials aren't going away because "advertisers make the game cheaper for the fans" - yeah, poppycock. Advertisers line Mr. and Mrs. Henry's wallets.
Green spikes the ball in frustration.
That was strange.
And re: wmtc - that's great (I think...)
well, top 40/classic rock shit is of no value to anyone.
it's strange to know you are being "spied" on, but it is also fucking cool.
A Conformer said...
I guess that makes sense. Thank the gods that the A's don't have any fans. It would be pretty shitty for them. But at least there's a light at the end of the tunnel, as opposed to the Nats...
After having the big 3 , Zito , Hudson, and Mulder .the latter 2 being traded , what they ended up with.....Brett Anderson, who was part of the Dan Haren trade, who was part of the Mulder trade
Whoa whoa whoa....so you're telling me you don't enjoy Kevin Millar's "Tiny Dancer" walk-on music at the skydome?
WTF MDC
i missed that. ...
i'll gladly buy mirror's CD
MDC, double H, Lowrie and one other for Halladay!!!
(now I sound like a WEEI caller)
No way, toronto trades Halladay to the Sox.
fuck. ump.
don't lugo this inning, mdc
I don't mind walk-on music. Especially a pitcher coming on. The other stuff, meh. Go away.
Eck: "this was paint... uh, outside".
That is a tough error for Green
GAS 'em!!!
s1c said...
No way, toronto trades Halladay to the Sox.
I think no way Theo makes a trade that can haunt him in his own division, and also if they trade for Doc, they would have to sign Beckett and him in the same year or lose them both..
shit - green lugoed it
Really costly.
Son of a slut.
Doc, they would have to sign Beckett and him in the same year or lose them both..
doc has a no trade clause, so likely the team would have to sign him before he would waive the clause.
This is not Green's best inning.
mirror's CD?
why would the jays trade halladay now? he is a free agent after *2010*. start the trade talk next may.
JP in the drivers seat now - could demand clay, lars, lowrie + ....
fuck that
If you want Doc you say goodbye to HH and Bowden among others I'm sure. And say hello to them in opposing uniforms 18 times a year.
JP needs to start rebuilding and you usually can get more if the player has another year (see bay, j) on his contract.
why would the jays trade halladay now? he is a free agent after *2010*. start the trade talk next may.
Well, it's their GM that started the trade talk.
Runs please.
FY saves the day again!!!
There's no fucking way Boston is getting Halladay, and after weeding through the massive mounds of Halladay shit today on all the Sox websites, I'm glad - fucking GLAD, that Allan hasn't given into this madness.
Fuck YEAH.
not really trade talk. just said he'd listen to people talking.
meaning, everything is for sale -- for the right price.
I don't see Halladay going anywhere in the AL East so why worry about it?
If you can get Halladay for 3 or 4 players you get him, assuming you can negotiate an extension before the trade.
The man is money and the only team he struggles against is the Sox.
Good. Wake's bid for another meaningless dumb W on his way to pass TCM in the meaningless dumb stat record is alive.
Plus, the Sox are still leading. Which is also kind of important.
plus he's 32 -- i'll stick with beckett, sid and the kids.
tim said...
I'm glad - fucking GLAD, that Allan hasn't given into this madness.
I'm not positive, but Allan usually stays from most of all of the trade talk..
I disagree, I don't think he is worth 3 or 4 players...Unless two of those players are Lugo and Penny.
heh - is he 32? or is that just his #?
you can always count on me to be right.
:>)
He's definitely skipping town after 2010, so JP is wise to try and get something now.
tim said...
I disagree, I don't think he is worth 3 or 4 players...Unless two of those players are Lugo and Penny.
Name 5 al starters better than him...
It'd be pretty sweet to have him on our team though. I love watching Halladay pitch.
Unfortunately there will be a tax on trading within the division. JP is going to want way too much.
FY!
Fuck YEAH. Got it all tonight!
god i love that "little person"!
How are the Twins such a shitty team and yet above .500? Surely the central division isn't *that* weak.
Picking up right where they started last inning.
Can we see another Papi dong??
I think he is one of the best, if not, the best, pitcher in the game right now. Durability, however, especially at his age, is a concern.
Just saying - giving up 3 to 4 top prospects for him isn't worth it to me. Top prospects you would have to face several times per year.
Oh, and Fuck Yeah!
Halladay already had a chance to leave, and he didn't
gotta go with "better starters over the next 5 years than halladay"-- we might have 2 of them in our rotation right now.
Yook has been awful...
Keep the good times rollin' please!
man, don remdawged that promo.
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