Red Sox - 000 000 000 000 000 - 0 4 0It's a drag to be on the losing end of any extra-inning game, but this was one of the best games the Red Sox and Yankees have played in the 2000s.
Yankees - 000 000 000 000 002 - 2 9 1
The two rivals had never played 14 innings without a run being scored. Nearly 40 years ago, on September 24, 1969, the two teams were tied 0-0 after 13 innings before the Red Sox won 1-0 in 14.
Junichi Tazawa made his major league debut in the bottom of the 14th. It ended up being one of the more eventful half-innings of the season.
After Hideki Matsui lined out to center, Jorge Posada and Robinson Cano singled. Eric Hinske then ripped a 2-2 pitch to deep right. J.D. Drew got a fantastic jump, ran maybe 10-12 steps and leapt towards the track and corner, the ball just barely nestling in the tip of his glove with his arm at full extension.
Drew: "I don't know how in the world it ended up in my glove."
With two outs, Melky Cabrera lined a full-count pitch down the right field line. It landed perhaps one inch foul; the Dud had started celebrating his game-winning hit on his way to first, before being told to go back to the plate. After another foul, he swung and missed a pitch in the dirt.
In the 15th, Derek Jeter -- who had left the bases loaded in the fifth and stranded the winning run at third in the 10th -- blooped one of his trademark weak singles to right. Victor Martinez, playing first, made a diving catch into foul territory on Johnny Damon's poor bunt attempt and Mark Teixeira struck out. Alex Rodriguez then crushed a 2-1 pitch to deep left-center for a game-winning dong.
Tazawa was squeezed by home plate umpire Chad Fairchild; his first two pitches to Hinske in the 14th were clearly in the strike zone according to MLB's pitch-f/x data, but were called balls.
The pitch before A-Rod hit the homer was also questionable. If called correctly, it would have been a 1-2 count and not 2-1. Takashi Saito also fought against a saltine-sized zone in the 13th, a strike zone that magically expanded back close to rule book size when Alfredo Aceves, Brian Bruney or Phil Coke were on the hill.
Beckett (7-4-0-2-7, 115) was strong and the seven Boston relievers -- Okajima, Bard, Ramirez, Papelbon, Delcarmen, Saito and Tazawa -- had a superb 7.2-4-0-5-7 line before Slappy's HR. It was the first time in MLB history that a team used three Japanese-born pitchers during one game.
The Red Sox had very few scoring chances, collecting only four hits in 55 trips to the plate: Ellsbury in the first and 10th, Ortiz in the ninth, and Youkilis in the 14th. They drew eight walks, including six from Burnett (7.2-1-0-6-6, 118).
Boston had Ellsbury at third with two outs in the first, runners at first and second with no outs in the sixth, a man at second with two outs in both the eighth and 10th, and first and second with two outs in the 14th. In other words, the only Red Sox runner to get to third base all night was the very first batter of the game.
So after 5:33 and 494 pitches, the Red Sox fell to 4.5 GB.Josh Beckett (3.27, 144 ERA+) / A.J. Burnett (3.89, 114 ERA+)
Junichi Tazawa has been called up to the Red Sox. The Globe speculates that Jed Lowrie will be placed on the disabled list to make room for the right-handed pitcher.
In other roster news, Billy Traber was designated for assignment and infielder Chris Woodward was claimed off waivers from the Mariners. ... WEEI is reporting that John Smoltz has left the team and New York and is headed back to Atlanta.
Lineup:
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Victor Martinez, 1B
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
David Ortiz, DH
J.D. Drew, RF
Jason Varitek, C
Josh Reddick, LF
Nick Green, SS
If you want to feel calm, eat more raw fruit and vegetables, yoghurt, milk and seeds.
When you rest, you are a king, surveying your estate. Look at the woodland. The peacocks on the lawn. Be the king of your own calm kingdom.
Add a drop of lavender to your bath and soon, you'll soak yourself calm.
When you're feeling under pressure, do something different. Roll up your sleeves, or eat an orange.
Be on the look out for things that make you laugh. If you see nothing worth laughing at, pretend you see it, then laugh.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 957 Newer› Newest»yeah I'm pretty sure it was low.
looked about at his ankle actually
but we are told by some tv people, with further comment, that "rookies don't get those calls" -- as though it's okay for umps to have separate strike zones for players based on the length of their careers
yep J.G. Ballard. I really enjoyed High Rise. Just found my copy of The Atrocity Exhibition. Read part of it in high school, but that was a while ago. I think he can be a bit dry in a very British sort of way.
I just saw that Existenz was added to Hulu. I never saw it. will probably watch it sometime this weekend.
You almost have to have played computer games to get some of it, I think.
I have played computer games... today. (:
High expectations are always a bad idea. I was disappointed by fucking Big Lebowski the first time I saw it. And now it's one of my favorites!
A hit! oh wait, fuck. The Commander shall crush the puny yanklings.
I wonder if NESN will offer Millar a job when he retires. He should have called it quits awhile back, he could maybe have taken Roberts's job.
Shit. Come on, Josh.
Hype ruins all. It's the death of enjoyment. I've stopped reading almost all promo/criticism/reviews and try to stop my ears from hype so I can enjoy more.
No problem Josh, bear down.
Double play would be great here
Werd!
yes!! and no advance. good.
F9 = Fire9
dp pls
NICE play by Drew.
way to tag up, shemp!!!
In Simulacra and Simulation, Jean Baudrillard hailed Crash as the first great novel of the universe of simulation. as wikipedia. I didn't know that. but I just (re-)started reading Simulacra by Philip K. Dick again.
Nice. You show them, Josh.
take a SEAT
Hype ruins all. It's the death of enjoyment. I've stopped reading almost all promo/criticism/reviews and try to stop my ears from hype so I can enjoy more.
Agreed. I like to read reviews, but only after I've read the book/see the movie.
This goes for travel destinations, too, for me.
same here--I hate seeing reviews before I've read/seen something.
WHERE THE FUCK WAS TJHAT????????
No problem, look who's up. Come on Josh.
Damn it. Let's not make Jeter a hero.
Come on, Mr. 15, you can do it.
grrr.....
force out. ground out. force out.
or strike out or pop out or fly out or whatever just out. out.
ALL RIGHT!
scoreboard must have told the fans to start cheering.
Alright Josh, no more effing around. Time to get the out.
See? No problem. :)
TANGIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
of course. as I was saying. it's be a nice simple force out. no prob.
Youk is one versatile guy. Third base, first base...doesn't miss a beat.
There we go.
Now let's get some runs.
Wow, we're lucky that wasn't Lowell there. Anti-squanders rule.
Youk--you sweaty bald baseball god. . .
I also like to read reviews after seeing the movie or reading the book.
I read book reviews for ideas of what books I might want to read, but as soon as I get the idea I want to read it, I write down the title and stop reading the review.
Way to come through in the clutch calm-eyes! Beckett=awesome personified!
Good day all! I see this is going much better than yesterday. RSVP though, pronto.
And w00t to Smoltz gone. Don't need that anchor anymore.
OK all together now:
RUNS PLEASE!!!!!!
I choose books by the cover. If it has a sexy nurse on it, or bright colours, and especially if it says "the New York Times Bestseller", I'm there.
OK, I really mean it now. GET SOME RUNS.
Walking Nick Green on four pitches should be an automatic run.
Clogging like some mad morris dancers.
Where was the interference? COOL!
INTERFERENCESADA!
SAFE!!!! Catcher's interference on Passedballa!!!
Was wondering why Ellsbury became so slow all of a sudden. Fuck you dumbo!
it looked like Els was staggering weird into that... ah...he was pointing.
clog clog. c'mon pedy the plumber!
How did he interfere? I couldn't see it even on the replay.
Lets see a good ol AJ implosion, like the good ol days of April.
Ofer, don't forget the Oprah sticker.
LBJ's bat hit dumbo's glove.
must.not.squander.
Thanks, Tim.
I didn't know they put Oprah stickers on Penthouse After Hours.
Let's have a nice little rally killer.
(That should be in the glossary.)
Come on Vik-e-mart, show us your dong.
INTERFERENCESADA!
:>)
Oh sure Oprah loves Penthouse. She gives it away to her audience.
ARRRGGH. Please do not waste this opportunity.
RUNS
DO YOU HEAR ME
RUNS
RUNS
RUNS
O'Brien says it's up to Youk to try to "salvage the inning" with a run. Does Obie not know that 2-out rallies are our favourite kind?
Please.
then the man steps right up to the microphone ....
Alright, I love walks and all, but let's get a hit here.
yook....
entirely the (right/wrong) kind of rally killer.
*sigh*
BOO
wrong.
pulled his foot, yo.
damn
Can we have Beckett hit?
44 balls, 44 strikes
And we have 1 hit and 0 runs
Something is very fucked up there
"Can we have Beckett hit?"
He'd be better than Green I think.
Just got an invite from Cute Socialist Crush, to see a movie about Bolivia. But will be working. Boo.
Not a private invite, an event invite. But still! I like Bolivia. :)
oh something is definitely fucked up.
So why can't we score some runs? What the hell is wrong with this team?
I am pissed off.
Sadly, the CIC is paying more attention to you than the CSC is!
great play fy!
a-rod* is up
teehee
Sadly, the CIC is paying more attention to you than the CSC is!
I don't know whether to :) or :( !
excuse me, but i believe his name is a-roid (/comicbookguyvoice)
I think I have a crush on the CSC. I'll go!
Tim* ! But* you* promised* !
Cute, Allan.
At least we have a decent pitcher tonight.
OTT
OK. ferreals this time. RUNS!
Ha ha Nick, I'll RSVP for you.
Another OTT
I'll say it again: Score some fucking runs
PC:
JB: 12-16-23 10-19-13 - 93
AJ: 15-12-17 16-10-18 - 88
psh.
my NAME is *!*!*t*i*m*!*!*
get it right.
I wish you could make large fonts in comments. Then I could type a superginormous RUNS PLEASE and it would make me feel better.
up:
corpse of tiz
corpse of on fire
corpse of tek
reddick
sorry tim that is just too much work! (but funny)
I guess Nosebleed is too young to be a corpse.
that looks like my closed-captioning, tim!
time for some zombies to eat MFYbrains!
god 2 outs already
RUNS
DO YOU HEAR US
RUNS!!!!!
Alright Mr. Captain, remind us why we sometimes like you.
apparently no. they do not hear us.
fuck. that wasn't why.
No, that reminds us why we HATE your EXISTENCE.
waitresses around boston should start saying: "okay, two fried eggs, would you like white or wheat tek with that?"
Once again I find myself thinking:
Why am I blaming out hitters for not getting any runs, but giving Beckett all the credit for not allowing the Yankees any runs?
To be consistent, I should either be saying both teams have great pitchers or both teams have terrible hitters. And yet...not what I am saying.
Baseball is weird.
lame joke, but he is toast
Amy,
I think both pitchers deserve credit but Burnett has walked 5 so we should have scored at least one or two. Still this is a good pitchers duel.
Tek is not the only one who is toast.
It's true Amy, it is weird. But I think it's because we are (almost) always just looking at it from our own POV. Our hitters must hit, we are exhorting them to hit. Our pitchers must stop the other team's hitters, we exhort them to pitch well. We don't wish and hope about the other team, except in a general sense.
In the extreme, it's like watching your own pitcher on a no-hit bid, or watching your own hitters be possibly no-hit. You're on one side or the other.
I love pitchers duels.
But come off it. Let's go all Al Capone on A.J.'s ass.
He may not be the only one, but he's extra crispy.
He doesn't thrown out runners anymore, he doesn't even try. And he doesn't get on base. He is your basic old catcher who should have retired already.
i know, i should not single him out, though when his bat misses the ball by a foot or more, it is difficult.
Good point, Iridescence. I just find the psychology of being a fan sort of fascinating.
Exactly, Laura (on the fan thing, not the Tek thing!). It's like looking at one of those optical illusions....Sox fans seeing one image, Yankee fans seeing the other.
I think I'm gonna call him CT for Capt Toast. Maybe he'll get angry and prove me wrong.
I could say the same for Papi: he doesn't hit and he doesn't field. He's toast.
shemp comes thru with the money shot.
good analogy, amy
i wish we could take some pressure off josh. like with one run. or even two!
d(umbo)p pls
jeemer up
And you might be right, re Papi. It is sure looking that way.
I think it's looked like that for Tek for 3 seasons, tho.
Don't get me wrong. I am not defending Tek. But I think we have far too many weak bats on this team right now.
Sit Dumbo
Believe me, if Ortiz had been performing the way Tek has been - for that long - I'd be calling him toast too. I'm pretty ruthless that way.
just think if someone had told us in march that in early august, tek's batting average would be 7 points higher than ortiz's? we'd be seriously confused!
Tek has been useless for a long time, IMO. I don't count "glue" or whatever they're calling it these days.
But obviously he is not our only problem!
TEK GUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
K-2-4!
WHOA! Captain Toast says fuck you Laura!
OMG NICE!
MERCY!!!!
I love strike em out thrown em outs, it's the best DP.
I smell some momentum!
OMG MY EYES DECEIVE ME
TEK* THREW OUT A BASERUNNER WTF?!?!?!?!
This is my favorite type of game for sure. So exciting! Will be better if the sox scratch out a run or two and WIN though of course.
sweet!
now, about those runs we've been talking about...produce!
HA!
Alright, let's not waste this great start. Beckett deserves a win here.
i want the players mfy fans hate most to come through.
beckett, yook, ortiz, bot -- let's do it.
This is really an amazing pitching duel. If we hadn't gotten so beaten up yesterday - if our hitters were hitting in general - I'd just say Burnett is cooking, same as Beckett - and I'd just enjoy it.
But in context of what we've been going through, I can't enjoy it.
Alright reddick, show us a reddong.
beckett at 115 - if we don't get a run here, he'll have "nothing" to show for his outing.
Irid, I typed my last comment before I read yours. This is also my favourite kind of game - usually. A serious baseball fan's kind of game.
Just not tonight!
to the nosebleed seats!
Well the new guys could forge some new hatreds with the Toilet fans. I don't care as long as someone does it
(Sitting back smirking over Tek's put-out there.) :)
NOW SCORE SOME F-ING RUNS BEFORE I BLOW A FUSE.
nah - a super cheapie around the pole! piss off those fans
ooooooooooooooooh
FUCK YOU CASTIG YOU TRUPED ME SO BAD
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, at least that got my heart beating.
Now just move it over a few yards or so.
whew. close one.
DAMN! Kay Truped me good on that
hughes up
before amy blows a fuse and stops using hyphens!
Close play.
gah...I was really feeling that at bat.
man that was close - no replay from nesn
hyphens ha ha, took me a minute to get that one
clearly I have to keep insulting tek - it works!
ump took a long time to call that - like he was thinking, can i really call a runner safe against saint jetes .... no, i can't. OUT!
wow, we're saved now! pack it in boys, we've got this one in the bag!
we got casey "fucking shit" kotchman coming up!
the last guy named casey to play first was much more deserving of respect.
i hate u casey k, why don't you do something about it now, you punk bitch?
Hmm, a misused hyphen? If that's my worst sin tonight, given how tired I am, that would be ok!! :)
it did look awfully close to me, but it might have been the right call... no replay though maybe I should get tivo. (not really)
gah!
elastic strike zone.
... and suddenly, a pitch above the belt is now a strike.
double. stolen base. wild pitch.
as long as we are wishing: itphr
hyphens ha ha, took me a minute to get that one
I am still working on it...
This is what I get for getting home at 1:30 am. Testy, pissed off, and misusing hyphens apparently!
itpbb
Amy, not a misused hyphen. You said F-ING. When you take the hyphen out, you'll be really mad. That was the joke.
Castig: A Dave Roberts moment, with Ellsbury playing the part of DR
Wow, surprised that one wasn't a strike.
Seemed to be in this asshole's zone.
now steal and FY single please
maybe I should've said dashes.
or some other run-scoring combination
responsible for a runner but what a odd line:
7.2-1-0-6-6
Alright, now we just need Lyndon to steal second, third, and home consecutively.
Because right now that seems more likely than a Sox batter get a clutch hit...
so tim, kotchman is your favourite player? you two go back a long way?
A.J. Burnett will look right nice with that (L) next to his name.
LBJ being RNHH?
That's Kotchman* to you.
"Alright, now we just need Lyndon to steal second, third, and home consecutively."
That would actually be beyond awesome!
(yes I am a fan of the deadball era)
Safe!
SAFE!!!
of course!!
# 50 :>)
saaaaaaaaafffffeeeee!!!!!!!!
BAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA DUMBASS LIMP NOODLE ARM.
fiddy!
Good start, 2 to go.
Stolen base on a pitchout, haha!
It would be beyond awesome. But did they steal bases in the deadball era? I think not. Allan can tell us.
Thanks, Laura. I never would have figured it out. (Maybe dashes would have helped, Nick, but given my tired brain, I doubt it.)
GET SOME FUCKING RUNS!
Better?
Here we go...!
emma just picked this moment to say she was bored.
Jeemer up.
Here we don't go. :(
Fuck Hugh-es.
That's cause you're not talking to her. You're watching the game.
Oh, fuck, that truly sucks.
Fuck no.
better. except for the follow through. urrrgh.
Alright Jeemer. Hold 'em.
this will give yook a chance to shove his sweaty dong in the faces of all these mfy fans.
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