October 8, 2009

ALDS1: Angels 5, Red Sox 0

Red Sox - 000 000 000 - 0  4  3
Angels - 000 030 20x - 5 7 1
Torii Hunter's three run home run in the fifth was all Jon Lackey (7.1-4-0-1-4, 114) and the Angels needed in Game 1.

Boston could get nothing going with the bats. Lackey retired the first eight before a single by Alex Gonzalez and an error on catcher's interference with Jacoby Ellsbury put runners at first and second. But Dustin Pedroia flew out to right to end the inning.

A leadoff single by Jason Bay in the fifth was immediately wiped out by a double play grounder from Mike Lowell. With two outs in the sixth, Pedroia singled and Victor Martinez walked. Lackey fell behind Kevin Youkilis 3-0, but battled back and got out of trouble with a fielder's choice grounder. J.D. Drew began the eighth with a single and went to second on a wild pitch, but Gonzalez, Ellsbury and Pedroia could not move him any farther.

The Angels scored twice in the seventh off Ramon Ramirez and Takashi Saito. It was a strange inning that featured Juan Rivera grounding into a double play, but reaching first safely. The bases were loaded and the play went 5-2-5. The inning ended when Drew threw out Kendry Morales at the plate.

The game was also marked by horrible umpiring. CB Bucknor blew two obvious calls at first base -- one with the runner 4-5 feet from the bag -- both against the Red Sox with Howie Kendrick running, though they both happened in innings in which Los Angeles did not score. The Angels also got burned a few times, including the second out of that 5-2-5 DP. The catcher's interference call by Joe West was also strange.
Example
Lineups:
Red Sox                 Angels
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Chone Figgins, 3B
Dustin Pedroia, 2B Bobby Abreu, RF
Victor Martinez, C Torii Hunter, CF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B Vladimir Guerrero, DH
David Ortiz, DH Juan Rivera, LF
Jason Bay, LF Kendry Morales, 1B
Mike Lowell, 3B Howie Kendrick, 2B
J.D. Drew, RF Jeff Mathis, C
Alex Gonzalez, SS Erick Aybar, SS
Example
Jon Lester (3.41, 139 ERA+) / John Lackey (3.83, 119 ERA+)

Here we go!

While it's great to hear another team deal with endless questions about a seeming inability to beat a certain opponent -- Torii Hunter: "There ain't no team in my head" -- the fact that the Red Sox have beaten the Angels in nine of their last 10 LDS games means little to the series that begins tonight.

Lester thinks there may be an "added confidence. I wouldn't say that in an arrogant way, but we know we've played this team well, and they play us tough."

With Rocco Baldelli "feeling minimally better" yesterday, it seems likely that Brian Anderson will take his spot as an extra outfielder. If so [Update: it's so], this is the Red Sox roster:
Pitchers                Lineup/Bench
Jon Lester Victor Martinez
Josh Beckett Kevin Youkilis
Clay Buchholz Dustin Pedroia
Daisuke Matsuzaka Alex Gonzalez
Mike Lowell
Jonathan Papelbon Jason Bay
Hideki Okajima Jacoby Ellsbury
Daniel Bard J.D. Drew
Ramon Ramirez David Ortiz
Billy Wagner
Takashi Saito Jason Varitek
Paul Byrd Jed Lowrie
Casey Kotchman
Joey Gathright
Brian Anderson
Theo Epstein:
I'm filled with a lot of anticipation, more than anything else. There's not a lot we can do at this point. ... [W]e're watching the fates unwind.
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Joy of Sox poll:
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Also tonight: the Whine-A-Thon Begins!

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P.S.:
Rockies (0)/Phillies (1) - Game 2 at 2:30
Cardinals (0)/Dodgers (1) - Game 2 at 6:00

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allan said...

Woo-hoo!

allan said...

HA-HA!

tim said...

I'm STOKED! Can't wait for this baby to begin!

Can't forget some other essentials:
This, and our good friend the light switch of course, which I'm too lazy to find right now.

And lolz to that NYDN page.

Rob said...

Where's the light switch? :)

This might be one of the best sports days in the last few months. Three baseball games, plus the Bruins game that starts at 7 and ends right around 9:30, leading right into the Red Sox game!

I want to see Mr. Aybar do his little dance tonight!

Youk said the other day that he can't wait to see the rally monkey because that means the Angels will be behind. YEAH!

Hoping this game breaks the pattern we've seen so far of the home teams winning Game 1.

allan said...

Where's the light switch? :)
... Mr. Aybar ...


Fixed!

FenFan said...

Totally forgot about the Bruins tonight... who are playing the Ducks at the Garden! Boston thumps Anaheim twice in one night?

allan said...

Weird.

When teams win Game 1 of the LDS, do they win the series?

ALDS: 14-14
NLDS: 25-3

Unknown said...

I cannot even sit down I am so excited. I have to get there early to scope out where I can get the jack daniels.

allan said...

Eric Wilbur: TBS SUCKS!:

"Caray listed four teams with which Cabrera has been to the playoffs – the Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, and Angels. That's great information, Chip. Except that he hasn't even played for two of them, never mind take them to October. ...

When the Yankee Stadium crowd was chanting "MVP" with Derek Jeter up at bat – and top candidate Joe Mauer behind the plate – you might have thought that opened the door for some valid debate about the AL award. Instead, Caray took it and nominated Jeter as one of three possible Yankee MVP's, including Mark Teixeira and ... "maybe" Mariano Rivera."

What a shitshow.

allan said...

I could spend the entire afternoon surfing around for stuff, but I'm going to try and refrain. If you see anything worth sharing, link away!

***

Andy, I was wondering to L last night what I'm going to do with Games 2 and 3 when I'm at work. I thought I should bring some JD in one of those little plastic condiment containers. She did not agree.

allan said...

I forget - Are you going to Game 2 also?

Rob said...

If you bring food with you this weekend, make sure to cook something where you can add JD into it. Just a shot. Burn the alcohol off but still have the JD all up in your food.

Hmm. I wouldn't make it two seconds on Top Chef.

allan said...

Neat story about a film about baseball in Alaska. Mentions Bill Lee -- who played there before his MLB career -- and Terry Francona.

tim said...

"You've got to be pretty awful to make fans pine for the return of Tim McCarver."

haha - YUP!

Don't agree with what he said about the pitch box though.

tim said...

lol ish.

Your quickfire challenge is to make something with JD in it THAT you can smuggle into a ballpark. You have 30 minutes, go!

I would love to see Tom's remarks judging that. "Well your yellowfin tuna with gnocchis in JD was overall a tasty dish, I just don't see how I would be able to get that through Angels security. Sorry ish, you lose"

Zenslinger said...

SI's Deitsch on postseason announcers, leading off with some scathing comments about Caray.

allan said...

Cafardo says No Rocco.

allan said...

Great quote in there re Caray from Phil Mushnick in 2008: "butchering simple realities by soaking them in unfiltered nonsense"

Unknown said...

I was invited to tonights game by some of our lawyers that I work with a lot. Maybe you should ask your lawyers for tickets A. I am hoping that they like me enough to ask me back for game two. I took friday off just in case. My suite is in left field just foul of the pole. I usually am more knowledgeable then most baseball fans, attributed to this blog, so I can hold my own with the Angels fans. Lawyers like a good fight so fingers crossed game two is in my future. In any event today should be ranked up there with my wedding and the xmas I got the huge sized GI Joe aircraft carrier.

allan said...

Memory Lane

Anonymous said...

Not a fan of that constant pitch box, either. It's distracting.

And I mentioned this in another blog...but Chip Caray looks like his name is Chip Caray. When I saw his face on screen...it fit.

Amy said...

Is it 9:30 yet?

allan said...

Forgot to include this:

Peter Abraham, the newest Red Sox reporter for the Globe, has the umpiring crew for the Red Sox-Angels series: Joe West (crew chief), CB Bucknor, Eric Cooper, Greg Gibson, Brian Gorman and Dan Iassogna.

Curt Schilling has some thoughts on that sextet:

October 5, 7:55 PM [he mentions Chuck Merriweather, but he's not part of this crew]: "FWIW that might be the worst umpiring crew in the history of post season baseball. Bucknor, Gibson AND Merriweather? Oh and Joe West, the umpire who is well known to hate the Sox as much as any man ever.
At least in Joe's defense he's a decent ump, albeit one who has stated EXPLICITLY on the field he holds grudges and gets even, CB, Gibby and Chuck just suck, no two ways about it. Chuck's at least a nice guy though. He feels bad when he blows calls. CB has never been good enough to ID a bad or missed call and as far as Gibby knows he's NEVER MADE a bad call.
Direct quote from Greg Gibson during a game "Do you know you are arguing with the best young umpire in the game right now?""


October 6, 3:52 PM
: "FWIW and I hope I am wrong, Greg Gibson will have major impact on one or more games this post season. The obvious choice would be for the game(s) he's behind the plate, and I can assure you I'd lobby to not be on the mound for that game. He's an umpire, when all is said and done, who would WORK to make you know he's the KING over getting a good questec score.
Oh and for you trivia buffs, I think Iassonga or whatever his name is, is the man I am holding directly responsible for the death of the quest tec camera in Arizona.
"The machine won't let me call that pitch a strike" was the quote he gave me...
Hit me with a bat made of cat shit... Huh?"

***********

Me:
If you recall, Gibson was the guy who started shit with Greinke and Hillman when the Red Sox were in KC.

Back in 2005, Giboson tossed hitting coach Ron Jackson. Tito: "The explanation was he read his lips. That guy can't see the (bleeping) ball in front of him. That was a (bad) answer. The way he threw him out, it's hard to take when someone's not honest with you. When a guy misses a pitch like that he has to take some heat. That was a fabulous pitch. The only one fooled more by the pitch than Sheffield was the umpire. ... [About getting ejected himself] I didn't want to watch him umpire anymore."

***

SoSHer Dick Drago:
"There was a game a few years ago where Bucknor got into it with Coco Crisp; the next hitter was Lugo, 2 outs in the ninth, and Bucknor called him out on strikes on a ball a foot outside...then gave it a Ron Luciano style flourish, removed his mask, flexed up, and strutted off the field. He basically took out his anger at Crisp on Lugo...if a another player had shown up a guy like that he'd probably get drilled on the next pitch. It is amazing that there were apparently NO consequences."

CB also apparently called Lugo a bitch as Lugo was walking back to the dugout. [The box has Lugo batting before Crisp, however.]

****

A bad call in Boston's favour should start a HUGE LAAAAA meltdown.

allan said...

B-Ref links for all 3 games now in!

tim said...

Having a serious debate here.

I have a ball hockey game at 10. Can't miss it.

I will be PVRing this regardless. Do I get home at 11:15 and start watching from the beginning...or do I check the score at the game and watch live/thread when I get back?

I'm leaning towards the latter.

Rob said...

You assholes are getting me pumped up for this game! WAY TOO PUMPED UP.

I'm sitting here and I'm like and evil doctor rubbing his hands together going, "Yessssss... I like this!" and then seconds later "WHEN IS THE FUCKING GAME ON."

I'm supposed to have an even keel until the first pitch, remember?

But hey. All I have to do is survive until 7:00 then my favorite double-header EVER will begin.

Holy shit. I love today.

Rick (f/k/a westcoastsox) said...

Jealous of Andy. Anaheim is so close, yet so far. If there's a Red Sox-Dodgers WS, you better believe I'll find a way to go. Is it 6:30 yet? I promised my kids they could watch the first couple of innings with me.

tim said...

How about an ALL DAY games thread?

Pokerwolf said...

Playoffs, Baby! Woooooo!!!

Can we start a pool for what Whiny Mike will complain about first? What options would we have? Let's see:

Strike zone (balls and strikes)
Out/Safe Call
Preferential Treatment for Sox


What else?

tim said...

Yeh, this Bruins/Sox doubleheader is sweet.

Bruins in shitty 400k stream though, since it's not on a Canadian channel. Oh well.

Zenslinger said...

I have to teach tonight.

It's going to be like last year, when I stepped out of class to listen to my brother call JD Drew's hit that finished the comeback in...was it Game 6 against the Rays?

A Conformer said...

It's going to be like last year, when I stepped out of class to listen to my brother call JD Drew's hit that finished the comeback in...was it Game 6 against the Rays?

Game 5, and it was a 2-run dong to get the Sox within 1. Coco hit the tying hit after a 12-pitch AB or something like that.

Ah, finally, playoff baseball, and against the Angels no less. What more can you ask for? It's gonna be fun!

A Conformer said...

Oh, fuck, wait, now that I look at it, On Fire also hit the game winning single... my mistake. I didn't remember that...
It was game 5, though.

A Conformer said...

BTW, I'm gonna be on Woodford Reserve instead of JD tonight. I'm not a big fan of that JD...

Zenslinger said...

Right. We had come way back. I'd given up hope when I checked the score at some point during class.

nick said...

good lord this is exciting! Only 6 hours to go. I'm supposed to have dinner tonight with some good friends who are not interested in baseball and don't have a TV. I warned them in advance that I might need to go home early.

tim said...

My Red Sox Google Calendar has both games 3 and 4 starting at 3:30 Sunday and Monday. No word from any 'official sources' though.

tim said...

No JD for me, at least until after my ball hockey game. Don't wanna be doing shots then driving there...

Zenslinger said...

Torrealba HR for the Rockies. They're up 3-0.

Amy said...

Hail,hail, the gang's all here!

So Ofer---are you still living on Eastern time or are you on Israel time? I guess in Israel this game will start around 3:30 am? Or is it 4:30?

A Conformer said...

Amy- Israel time. Although school isn't in yet, so I've been going to sleep in the early AMs (2-3) these last days.

andy said...

yessssssss so pumped

allan said...

COL: 100 210
PHI: 000 001

(phils doing stuff in bot 6th)

tim said...

Rauuuuuuul

andy said...

Leaving in minutes to observe the best show on the planet. Fuck Yeah!!!

allan said...

COL: 100 210
PHI: 000 003

tim said...

Andy's stoked! I'm stoked! We're alllllll jacked and ready to go! Well, we're not "jacked" yet, but soon!

tim said...

Philly using two starters out of the pen...interesting.

allan said...

alternate light switch

tim said...

And Happ fucks his knee up.

Way to go Charlie "Needs an instruction" Manuel.

Ron said...

Joe Posnanski commenting on the crappy announcing and the crappy Royals. Good Times.

Zenslinger said...

'Nother wild one COL vs. PHI. Philly burned Blanton, who's supposed to start Saturday.

Rob said...

I couldn't believe how hard Contreras was pitching.

Rob said...

He was throwing 95-96.

tim said...

FOUR! FOUR HOURS!

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

tim said...

That Pos article was a fun read.

Rob said...

HGH sighting!

tim said...

HGH is a Rock? wtf?

Rob said...

Heh you didn't know that?

Oh by the way. Jim Thome is a Dodger!

tim said...

Knew about Thome, only cause I saw highlights from that game last night!

I'm like this with all sports, you should've seen me the first couple years hockey had a salary cap and players were all over the place. I really only follow the sox and their opponents, and the major trades. Minor pickups I don't really pay attention to...

allan said...

werth dong!

tim said...

5-4 Rox, Werth just donged.

A Conformer said...

So, it's midnight, and there's still three and a half hours till game time. Fuck the west coast. Next year I'm rooting for Texas.

Rob said...

Cliff Lee pinch-running!

Unknown said...

Cliff Lee pinch running!

Unknown said...

Hopefully it works out better than Buchholz pinch running.

Unknown said...

Dang, liner for the final out.

allan said...

Holliday dong, 1-0 STL in top 1st

allan said...

andy, an hour ago:
"I am so amped up right now. We are driving as we speak. I already had a shot of jack. PUMPED!"

allan said...

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Victor Martinez, C
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Jason Bay, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Alex Gonzalez, SS

allan said...

Chone Figgins, 3B
Bobby Abreu, RF
Torii Hunter, CF
Vladimir Guerrero, DH
Juan Rivera, LF
Kendry Morales, 1B
Howie Kendrick, 2B
Jeff Mathis, C
Erick Aybar, SS

allan said...

MFY keeping JtC in the pen

allan said...

Posnanski, from the link above: "... fingernails on the blackboard of my soul ..."

allan said...

let's go, manny!

allan said...

6-3. oh well.

Unknown said...

Fuck you, Lugo.

allan said...

There is a new GIF in town, boys and girls -- and it's as hypnotic as Aybar!!

Lackey

allan said...

Mike Napoli: 116 OPS+ in 2009; career OPS+ 119

Jeff Mathis: 55 OPS+ in 2009; career OPS+ 56

And Napoli hit .330/.417/.606 against LHP this year -- and .278/.388/.521 for his career.

So ... Scioscia The Genius starts Mathis against the LHP.

***

Though -- opposing batters in 2009 when:

Lackey pitches to Napoli: .308/.355/.457/.813

Lackey pitches to Mathis: .237/.294/.367/.661

allan said...

Five Years Ago Today

ANA: 000 100 500 0 - 6 8 2
BOS: 002 310 000 2 - 8 12 0

laura k said...

From Andy:

John henry et al is right behind me in line to get in

allan said...

Tell him to comment over here.

allan said...

Remember: Shots = Victory

laura k said...

From Andy:

Frank robinson just strolled by.

Ron said...

Glad you enjoyed Pos. Part of my daily reading (right after JoS of course).

allan said...

You should always read him first. (I'll never post about snuggies.)

allan said...

There's the Lugo we know and hate.

Fans at Fenway aren't going to be waving dishrags, are they?

allan said...

And after that Q&A I posted last week, I really want to read his 75 Reds book. SI had an excerpt recently.

allan said...

jesus -- still two fucking hours to go????

Rick (f/k/a westcoastsox) said...

Hi all. I was at game 1 of the 2004 ALDS, to see Manny hit a big 3-run homer, but the Ortiz 2-run dong off Washburn will remain forever etched in my Red Sox memory. Must finish work quickly and leave for home.

laura k said...

From Andy:

Subject line: Jack and warm-ups

This is the fucking life.

pic to follow

allan said...

Andy sends a picture.

Unknown said...

When the fuck did Lugo learn to make plays like that!?

allan said...

really. wtf?

allan said...

larussa with the dark glasses - get over yourself.

laura k said...

Yay, Vin!

allan said...

AHHHHH -- muting stockton and brenley and we've got scully on the radio!

Rob said...

From Victor Rojas on Twitter: "Vin Scully: 'last nights game was like a fat man's picnic...a keg at 3B and everyone coming over and hanging out.'"

Rob said...

I wish I could tune in to the Dodgers radio!!!

laura k said...

Ish, you don't have MLB Audio? I can send you my pw if you want.

Rob said...

That's okay, L. I've got sensory overload right now as it is. But thanks! :)

s1c said...

I am Stoked!!!

I post the following - since 8/1 - VARITEK - .134/.220/.216 (390th in slug)

The only requirement I had was there had to be at least 50 PAs. Only 396 players met that requirement. IF VARITEK plays a game in this series it had better be a blow out or Martinez better be hurt.

laura k said...

From Andy:

I love this team. Papi almost hit lowell with his bat.

s1c said...

Ish, you don't have MLB Audio? I can send you my pw if you want.

Before B-fly left for Marist I put in all of my passwords for the MLB stuff on her computer. She was soo happy to be able to listen to the Audio.

laura k said...

From Andy:

Not sure but is that actor skaarsgaard friends with the ownership? A guy looks just like him came with john henry

allan said...

broxton in to start the 8th for the dodgers.

Rob said...

Taking a page out of Allan's book, but talking about the Bruins...


Come on, you assholes!

s1c said...

Come on, you assholes!

Ditto, not liking this bruins team this year yet.

allan said...

smoltz up!

s1c said...

Is Smoltz being the Cardinal closer in this series?

tim said...

I might need that password later L ;-)

Gotta watch on mute tonight, Steph will be sleeping...

laura k said...

Tim, I'll send it to you just in case.

I don't know how I'll stay awake! I'm drinking coffee right now. 5:00 is usually my cut-off, so maybe I'll be ok.

s1c said...

What the frack you waiting for LaRussa - the 3 run dong?

allan said...

hey, we can do the "don orsillo drinking game" tonight! old rules say we pick three phrases.

1. "gets the bad news"
2.
3.

Rob said...

the bunt bid!

I mean, these are the Angels...

tim said...

I like how the dodgers stadium is all open in the front rows, like there's no barriers between the crowd and the field.

s1c said...

Down by the K

Rob said...

If Don starts saying David OR-tiz like Buck does, just get drunk immediately.

tim said...

I was gonna say, "down by way of the k" would be sweet.

I might join you in the later innings, I'll have to pick up a 6 pack on the way to ball hockey.

allan said...

alright:

1. "gets the bad news"
2. "the bunt bid"
3. "down by way of the K"

and if don says: "so, buck, why the fuck do you always mispronounce big papi's last name?", we each mail orsillo $10.

s1c said...

You have got to be kidding me, the next time I hear LaRussa is a better manager than Francona I think I'll start laughing like a maniac.

Rob said...

Wow Wainwright JUST escapes BIG trouble. Holy bawls.

Rob said...

Old friend George Sherrill.

laura k said...

Hey, I wasn't reading, missed my chance to pick! No fair.

laura k said...

I like how the dodgers stadium is all open in the front rows, like there's no barriers between the crowd and the field.

Dodgers Stadium is amazing. One of the best parks, period.

allan said...

pick one and replace #1 with it.

laura k said...

OK thanks. :)

I'll go with Full Bore.

allan said...

1. "full bore"
2. "the bunt bid"
3. "down by way of the K"

Rob said...

MBM shoestring catch.

laura k said...

I heart Vin Scully.

Imagine having Dodger Stadium, Manny, and Vin Scully. Lucky fuckers.

tim said...

Can I mail Don CDN$?

:)

He can use it next time he's in Toronto for one of his trips to famous 5-star steakhouse, The Keg.

tim said...

lol, you love the dodgers L.

I love the way their park looks, can't wait to get out there and see it live.

allan said...

no way, don says that -- you gotta go with USA MOOLA.

i always get buffy now, so did he talk about the keg?

tim said...

Yup, one game he was hyping it up.

Or maybe it was on Extra Bases....hmm.

allan said...

i know nothing about the keg, but i'll say this: for a chain, canyon creek is a very good steakhouse. (at least the one we go to behind square one is good.) we're going there next week for dinner for my birthday!

allan said...

couldn't be don on extra bases.

A Conformer said...

I can't believe Lugo is actually a serviceable player for them.

So, the Cards don't have a closer? What's the deal?

laura k said...

i know nothing about the keg, but i'll say this: for a chain, canyon creek is a very good steakhouse. (at least the one we go to behind square one is good.) we're going there next week for dinner for my birthday!

We've discovered the affordable method. Although I highly recommend the non-affordable method: La Castile. Way expensive, way amazing.

tim said...

it wasn't don on extra bases. it was either mentioned during a broadcast, or one of the beat writers mentioned it on extra bases in one of those fluff posts about life on the road.

L and i shared a chuckle over it.

i've never been to canyon creek, but i've heard good things.

went to the keg last week on a gift card and it was bruuuuuutal. food was decent, but the atmosphere/service...oy. long story about that, it was a few laughs for us at how ridiculous the night went. e.g. "american idiot" by green day being blasted on the restaurant's music system along with all these other random, shouldn't be in a restaurant songs.

allan said...

franklin had 38 saves.

A Conformer said...

Oh, and about Dodger stadium: one of the managers at the park I worked in in Orange County offered me to use her husband's season tickets, on the 13th row from the field towards 1st base. But the only days they were not being used, were those I had time off in, and I took advantage of them to go to Northern Arizona for 3 days. Great trip, and definitely worth it, but I can't help to feel a tiny bit of regret.

allan said...

clank! ooof!

A Conformer said...

Yeah, Franklin, right. It just seemed odd, that he didn't start the inning with him. Even though the lefty-lefty thing makes sense, plus it worked out.

Holliday not looking like a good left-fielder there.

allan said...

HBM?

laura k said...

Right, they were talking about "oooo, the keeeeggg..." like it was Harbour 60 or some really exclusive place. Very amusing.

Canyon Creek was surprisingly (to me) good. Bacon-wrapped scallops... mmmm...

Rob said...

Ryan Franklin is their closer, but LaRussa wanted to go for matchups first.

allan said...

do not question larussa.

allan said...

franklin's facial hair may be one of the most disgusting things i've ever seen.

laura k said...

Ofer, I had a similar thing happen to me when I was in Atlanta. Someone put two tickets aside for me - great seats and free. And I couldn't or didn't go. And I always have a little regret over it.

Rob said...

Franklin's face thing is CURVY!

A Conformer said...

Re: facial hair- I've seen worse. Hell, my own facial hair has been worse...

laura k said...

Ofer, if your facial hair was worse than his, you were probably off camping somewhere, not on international TV.

tim said...

SON!

allan said...

TIED!!!!!!!!!!

laura k said...

OMG Go Dodgers!!!

A Conformer said...

Belliard! Who would've thought?

s1c said...

Well unless the Dodgers score again, then we will be switching over to tnt.

allan said...

MOLINABALLA -- he is busy looking at the runners before he goes for the ball...

A Conformer said...

Ofer, if your facial hair was worse than his, you were probably off camping somewhere, not on international TV.

Hahaha, well, for a couple of hours half my face was clean shaven, and the other half had a 3 month old beard. Funny as hell.

A Conformer said...

Lots of old friends there tonight. Get back, Loretta!

allan said...

Old friend Loretta.

Unknown said...

Despite the fact that Holliday and Franklin are clearly the ones who fucked this up for the Cardinals, I still feel that it would be appropriate to blame Lugo.

laura k said...

Scully says, "Is this great?" with such wonder in his voice, like a little kid. So sweet.

allan said...

if there was not 2 outs, i'd say franklin is cooked for sure. but he might get an out. (will he fist pump like joba would?)

laura k said...

You can never go wrong with blaming Lugo.

DODGERS WIN!!!!

allan said...

Wow.

That's all.

Wow.

A Conformer said...

Dodgers win! Very cool!

laura k said...

Old friend, plus a player from my girls' team.

s1c said...

Naw, his patriot day walk off was his biggest hit!!!

allan said...

alright - the slate is clear

only one game in town now.

A Conformer said...

Once Holliday dropped that ball, I thought: if they lose this game, I wouldn't wanna be him.

allan said...

eat shit, tony!

(blame it on the room service food)

Rob said...

MLB announces the Red Sox Game 3 and 4 times...

3: Noon
4: 8:30

allan said...

idiot on sportsnet says holliday's muff "kept the series alive, kept the dodgers' season alive"

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

then he keeps going and says that the dodgers lead the series 2-0. so how would their season have been over if the ball was caught?

Rick (f/k/a westcoastsox) said...

175 comments prior to game - I like it. I just finished all my work, so I get to listen to the first inning in the car. Maybe catch you later in the game - right now, dinner while Sox!

A Conformer said...

3: Noon

A 6pm game! Nice.

allan said...

shots are poured, waiting for pre-game to come on at 9:30

Unknown said...

Let the ass-kicking commence.

allan said...

don on greenies?

Rob said...

I literally just shed a tear when Buck started talking.

AHHHH MY EARS!!!! All I heard was a high pitch whine. Gotta get used to this.

laura k said...

Word of the night: neutralize.

Thanks Buck!

allan said...

the FY clip!

tim said...

Here we goooooo!

And here I go. Game recording. Hockey time. See you all soon!

allan said...

i have usually taped the playoff games on VHS tape (yes, i am old-fashioned), but am not this time. part of the reason is we cannot set the timer anymore. still, seems weird. i'd like copies of all the games.

A Conformer said...

Bourbon is poured. Let's do this.

laura k said...

Maybe someone who is DVRing it can give you a link to upload.

allan said...

I have footage of Lackey in 2 hours.

A Conformer said...

LBJ will either bunt for a hit or hit a dong.

Rob said...

Just two hours?

allan said...

20 minutes?

A Conformer said...

Saying that "both teams can run" is an overstatement. LBJ and FY, kinda. Who else?

allan said...

when the fuck did abreu win a GG?

Dr. Jeff said...

Post-season Red Sox baseball! Should be fun.

Unknown said...

Who else?

Bay has 13, but that's about it.

Dr. Jeff said...

Dodger game was crazy...

Unknown said...

when the fuck did abreu win a GG?

Back when he was with the Phillies.

A Conformer said...

when the fuck did abreu win a GG?

Did he ever play a season in a stadium with no walls?

s1c said...

Bay has also been able to swipe bases and drew is considered one of the best 1st to 3rd in the game

Dr. Jeff said...

DP looks hungry.

Dr. Jeff said...

To all those doing good luck shots, please do at least two.

allan said...

buck martinez drinking game

he sure does, don
he sure doesn't, don
they sure do, don

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