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September 28, 2009

G156: Blue Jays 11, Red Sox 5 

Blue Jays - 403 220 0 - 11 14  0
Red Sox   - 201 001 1 -  5  7  0
The game was stopped by rain in the bottom of the 7th at 9:33 -- and called at 10:35.

Bowden (3-7-7-1-3, 67) was not effective, though he did retire six batters at one point, including three by strikeout. Hunter Jones (1.2-5-4-0-1, 28) did no better.

Kevin Youkilis hit two home runs -- a two-run shot in the first and a solo blast in the third. David Ortiz crushed a dong in the sixth and Dustin Pedroia had an RBI-double in the seventh a minute or two before the rains came.

Lefty Dustin Richardson (#54) made his major league debut with two outs in the fifth. He needed only one pitch to get out of a 1st-and-2nd jam. He allowed two two-out singles in the sixth, but stranded both runners.
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Michael Bowden (7.84, 60 ERA+) will start tonight as Josh Beckett has been scratched because of mild back spasms.

Bowden has not started for the Red Sox in 2009, having pitched 10.1 innings in six appearances out of the bullpen. He threw 55 pitches in 2.1 innings against the Yankees on Friday night.
Example
Scott Richmond (5.32, 82 ERA+) / Josh Beckett (3,78, 125 ERA+)

Beckett and Richmond faced each other at Fenway on August 28, pitching only five innings each. Boston won the game 6-5.

Boston can clinch the Wild Card if they win tonight and the Angels beat the Rangers in Anaheim (10 PM).
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45 comments:

  1. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 11:53 AM

    LOVE the Onion!

    Athletes Can Play Through Those Injuries, Says Man Who Gets Sore From Sitting Too Long

    ... "The second they get nicked up they want to spend the game sitting on the bench drinking Gatorade," said the man, who "tweaked" his knee last week when he stood up for a moment during a commercial break. ...

    The man, who said during the broadcast that playing through pain is what separates the men from the boys, reportedly had a terrible night's sleep in his hotel suite because the silk pillowcase felt too smooth on his face.

    ********

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  2. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    John Maine Takes Pitch Requests At Poorly Attended Mets-Nationals Game

    "What's that? A slider? I haven't thrown that old classic in a while, but I'll give it a go," Maine said during the fourth inning. ... Requests were no longer accepted after a teenage boy asked Maine to "throw something faster than 91 miles per hour," to which Maine responded, "Shut the hell up."

    ***

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  3. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
    2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
    3. Victor Martinez, C
    4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
    5. David Ortiz, DH
    6. Jason Bay, LF
    7. J.D. Drew, RF
    8. Casey Kotchman, 1B
    9. Alex Gonzalez, SS

    1. Jose Bautista, RF
    2. Aaron Hill, 2B
    3. Adam Lind, DH
    4. Vernon Wells, CF
    5. Edwin Encarnacion, 3B
    6. Lyle Overbay, 1B
    7. Rod Barajas, C
    8. Travis Snider, LF
    9. John McDonald, SS

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  4. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    Also: "Precautionary right hip injection for Lowell. Won't play for a couple of days at least."

    The Sox have talked about getting Beckett some rest -- maybe they are being super-cautious.

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  5. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    It turns out Lester did have a session today. He felt good.

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  6. PatrickSeptember 28, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    I love getting our dual aces extra rest before the post season.

    I wanted to put Josh on the DL when he was doing poorly, just so he would get a second wind for the post season.

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  7. timSeptember 28, 2009 at 3:29 PM

    God I love Rogers.

    Tell 'em you're switching to Bell and voila! Mad dealz.

    Internet, HD PVR, all channels + all HD channels (except the $30/mo sports pack and nature/adventure in HD) for under 100. We were paying 42 for just internet and the HD PVR is regular 25/month.

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  8. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:15 PM

    boo.

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  9. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    bowden is gonna get whiplash in a few batters

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  10. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:26 PM

    jesus.

    P8
    HR
    1B
    2B
    1B
    2B

    4-0

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  11. timSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    my god.

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  12. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:33 PM

    rest of inning:

    P8
    HR
    1B
    2B
    1B
    2B
    K
    K

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  13. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:39 PM

    SULTAN OF SWEAT!!!!!!!!!!

    4-2

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  14. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:43 PM

    wow - john mcdonald OBP: .252

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    The Red Sox won't be able to celebrate tonight if they win and the Rangers lose, the ANA-TEX game is at 10 on the west coast.

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  16. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    8-pitch OTT for bowden.

    run(s) pls

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  17. timSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:48 PM

    It's OK, I'll wait for the good celebration in October.

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  18. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    loaded with 2 out for fy

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  19. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:00 PM

    FY F9. shit.

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:01 PM

    Asshole Pedroia.

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  21. timSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:11 PM

    WTF?

    "CC Sabathia will aim to win his 20th game on Friday against the Rays, all while burnishing his Cy Young credentials. "

    REEEEEALLLLY...

    FUCK.

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  22. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    7-2

    me no likey.

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  23. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    MORE SWEAT FROM THE SULTAN!!!!!

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  24. timSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    DOUBLE SWEATY DONGS!!!!!!!

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  25. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    The home run cycle is play!

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  26. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    bay Ks on ball four. shit.

    come on, fire.

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  27. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    jones still up, bowden may be done (67 pit)

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  28. timSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    Dear Hunter,

    Pull a deer hunter.

    -Tim

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  29. nickSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:34 PM

    Dear Blue Jays or Red Sox or whomever,

    What the fuck?

    Sincerely,
    nick

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  30. PatrickSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Just popping in for a snarky remark:

    OB said Hill's numbers for the season, and then said that there wasn't a 2nd baseman in baseball who could touch those numbers.

    No one, except probably the best 2nd baseman in baseball, Chase Utley.

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  31. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:39 PM

    No one, except probably the best 2nd baseman in baseball, Chase Utley.

    Another employee of the Worldwide Leader.

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  32. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    latest arrival dustin richardson is up

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  33. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    MLB debut of Richardson comin' up!

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  34. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:53 PM

    Cabin is playing third!

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  35. timSeptember 28, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    This does not look like an October team....ugh, imagine if Texas was 2 back instead of 6. PANIC PANIC PANIC!

    Fuck, glad I'm not following this closely. Although I'm probably not following it closely beCAUSE of the whole 11-3 thing.

    Fuck it. Can't wait for HD baseball in t-minus 2 days.

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  36. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    i'm still scoring ....

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  37. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 6:14 PM

    when the score went from 7-2 to 9-2, i thought "man the thread is really gonna get quiet now!"

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  38. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 6:15 PM

    FLO!

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  39. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 6:18 PM

    FLO's HR increases our win expectancy from 1.0% to 1.9%!

    woo hoo

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  40. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 6:31 PM

    Dear FY:

    11-7 pls.

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  41. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM

    FY 2B! 11-5!

    then sheets of rain out of nowhere

    TARP!

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  42. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM

    buffyvision still has the score at 11-4.

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  43. allanSeptember 28, 2009 at 7:38 PM

    TEX: 00
    LAA: 3

    Vlad RBI, Morales 2-run dong.

    ***

    KCR: 000 011
    MFY: 000 11

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  44. timSeptember 28, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    Well that's that. Hopefully the FKAs can reduce the magic number to 1.

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  45. timSeptember 28, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    8-0 motha FKAs. should be in good shape there.

    i'm not one for backing into the playoffs but hey - whatever works. clinch tomorrow with HH dominating the jays and sox dominating romero, as usual, and celebrate on the field, as usual.

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