October 10, 2009

ALDS3: Angels 7, Red Sox 6

Angels  - 000 101 023 - 7 11  0
Red Sox - 003 200 010 - 6 7 1
Jonathan Papelbon allowed two inherited runners to score in the eighth and then, needing only one more strike for the save, allowed three runs of his own.

And the Angels move on to the ALCS.

***

Two quick thoughts: Walking Hunter intentionally was dumb. Should Tito have pulled Bot after Abreu's double made it 6-5? Bot had allowed three straight hits and four hits to his six batters. When did Jeemer get up and was anyone else up with him?

Note: I'm not blaming Francona (not much, anyway). Papelbon tried to get the third out against five hitters and failed.
Example
Scott Kazmir (4.89, 93 ERA) / Clay Buchholz (4.21, 112 ERA+)

Terry Francona:
What's happened has happened. Now we'll show up tomorrow, do what we always do on early games -- have 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull and go get 'em.
Since 2003, the Red Sox are 13-3 in potential elimination games:

Since the ALDS began in 1995, 17 teams have trailed 0-2. Four of them came back to win the series (23.5%). Here's the list:
1995 - Sea 0-2 to NYY - Won 3-4-5
Cle 0-2 to Bos - Lost 3
1996 - Cle 0-2 to Bal - Won 3, Lost 4
1997 - Sea 0-2 to Bal - Won 3, Lost 4
1998 - Tex 0-2 to NYY - Lost 3
1999 - Bos 0-2 to Cle - Won 3-4-5
Tex 0-2 to NYY - Lost 3
2000 - CWS 0-2 to Sea - Lost 3
2001 - NYY 0-2 to Oak - Won 3-4-5
2003 - Bos 0-2 to Oak - Won 3-4-5

2004 - Ana 0-2 to Bos - Lost 3
2005 - Bos 0-2 to CWS - Lost 3
2006 - Min 0-2 to Oak - Lost 3
2007 - LAA 0-2 to Bos - Lost 3
NYY 0-2 to Cle - Won 3, Lost 4
2008 - LAA 0-2 to Bos - Won 3, Lost 4
CWS 0-2 to TBR - Won 3, Lost 4
Interesting: An AL team has never gone L-L-W-W-L in an ALDS.
Example
One possible reason for Clay Buchholz's poor performance in his last two starts (13 runs in eight innings against Toronto and Cleveland) is that his body is tired from throwing more innings this season than in any other.
2007 - 148.0 (125.1 Port/Paw; 22.2 Bos)
2008 - 155.2 (58.2 Port/Paw; 76 Bos; 21 AFL)
2009 - 191.0 (99 Paw; 92 Bos)
Francona will stick with the same nine hitters in his lineup, though David Ortiz may get moved down with a lefty on the hill.

First Pitch: Dave Henderson
Hendu was "David Ortiz" when David Ortiz was 10 years old.

After us:
Yankees (2)/Twins (0) at 7:00
Phillies (1)/Rockies (1) at 10:00

689 comments:

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Unknown said...

ON FUCKIN FIRE!!!

Rob said...

WHERE THERE'S FIRE, THERE'S A DONG.

allan said...

ON FIRE RALLY KILLER!!!!!!!!!!

Lord Lynch said...

I shall be quiet...

DJ Werd!

laura k said...

DONG!!!!!!

IT IS????

ON FIRE!!!

allan said...

JD: here's some RBIs, you idiot motherfuckers!

laura k said...

The radio reverse truped me!

A Conformer said...

Burn the fucking house down! Yeah!

Lord Lynch said...

Wouldn't have been given for the road team in the Toilet Nouveau.

nick said...

took 'em long enough to show that replay.

Sweet fire! Angels can't sleep while their beds are burning.

allan said...

That's right, Angels.

IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN!

laura k said...

I heart Drew

allan said...

clay: toss up a bagel pls.

A Conformer said...

Kazmir= embedded AL Easter? Not likely, huh?

laura k said...

beds are burning, I haven't heard that in a long time

nick said...

Napoli:
First plate appearance: BHBP

allan said...

I got 3 numbers in the 649 Lotto last night:

$10!

nick said...

That song came out when my dad and I (OK he was) driving our moving van across from California to Massachusetts. We only had a radio in the truck and we heard it many times a day.

allan said...

odd carom off the side wall

laura k said...

I got 3 numbers in the 649 Lotto last night:

Whoo-hoo! Our 1st lotto win in Cda.

Wow, what will we spend our winnings on???

allan said...

tbs showing dice with some kind of shot put in his hand.

laura k said...

Nick, for me that song came out when A & I were still following new music. We saw the band at the Beacon.

allan said...

It wasn't our regular #s. It was random ones I filled in.

Unknown said...

Sit, bobble-arms

allan said...

Klay

andy said...

Those guys really sum up the angels accurately. I hate their fans so much. They won one fucking world series ever and have been de-fucking-stroyed by the red sox over the years to the point one of their pitchers committed suicide. It is crazy how they feel so exactly what that guy said, smug.

Anyway that JD homer was soul cleansing.

Rob said...

I want to see that pitch more often!

allan said...

Wow, what will we spend our winnings on???

An extra order of bacon-wrapped scallops on Thursday?

BACON

Unknown said...

Sit

Unknown said...

That curve was fucking beautiful

allan said...

A BONER-BURSTING SLIDER!!!!!!!!

nick said...

hmmm... bacon-wrapped cinnamon bun.

laura k said...

It wasn't our regular #s. It was random ones I filled in.

Don't give up on our regular #s.

laura k said...

BUH-BYE

Unknown said...

Excellent

allan said...

BAGEL

allan said...

I checked the archive of winning #s. Our usuals have never come up. So we're due.

nick said...

redsock said...
BAGEL


you rang?

laura k said...

bacon-wrapped cinnamon bagel

nick said...

Bucky dumping on the captain, comparing HH record with him and VMart. Could it possibly be that there are other variables in there that are relevant?

bye bye intangibles. destroy the myth to say goodbye to the player.

andy said...

Tingly.

allan said...

phone rings

me: hello?

supervisor: who's winning?

me: boston, 5-1.

supervisor: how's the work load?

me: there's been nothing.

supervisor: great, you can watch the game in peace.

me: i'm glad to work my ass off, but only after 4.

supervisor: if anyone comes in before then, tell them to fuck off.

me: okay.

supervisor: bye.

A Conformer said...

Bacon
...
BAGEL


Mmmm...

nick said...

nice supe! I appreciate that understanding.

laura k said...

Yay Dennis :)

laura k said...

Someone warming in Angels pen who was questionable for the series w/ a sore shoulder

Bring him on!

Rob said...

That's the best phone call ever.

laura k said...

I'm so lucky it's a holiday weekend here. Just some ongoing work that I do on my own - mindless enough to do while listening.

allan said...

next friday:

HR: why did you tell that lawyer to fuck off?

me: dennis told me to.

HR: ...

laura k said...

That's the best phone call ever.

Unless someone called you to tell you about the 2004 WS.

nick said...

c'mon Youk.

fuck.

allan said...

Unless someone called you to tell you about the 2004 WS.

but not if they were telling you because you had been IN A FUCKING COMA!!!!!!!!!!!

laura k said...

I was actually thinking of coma guy when I typed that. It would still be an awesome phone call.

Rob said...

THE BUNT BID!

Drink!

Rob said...

Dice-K warming.

laura k said...

OB says Dice is soft-tossing again. Not a real warm-up.

laura k said...

Oops, didn't see that, Ish.

Rob said...

Dice is just messing around though. Hasn't taken off his warm-up top.

They do have a right-hander warming for real, though. Not sure who.

allan said...

"bluff off the back side"

dark horse pick!

laura k said...

balk?!

Unknown said...

Gah, none of that Clay...

Rob said...

Betcha Torii will try to get him to balk again.

Unknown said...

WTF?

allan said...

Hunter = dope!

Lord Lynch said...

This isn't panning out well...

Rob said...

I'm guessing unless there's a dong here, that was a decent play.

allan said...

bard up

Rob said...

Shakespeare warming

A Conformer said...

I really don't understand why that was a balk...

Bear down, HH, come on.

allan said...

i will trade a run for 2 outs.

Unknown said...

Clay, throw to the damn plate already

Rob said...

Ofer, when Hunter broke for third, Buchholz moved his left leg forward before changing direction backwards.

So that's seen as starting his motion forward then stopping.

allan said...

"didnt throw to either venue"

...

bear down clay - there is a batter up there --

laura k said...

Come on Laptop, keep your shit together.

allan said...

stop thinking and pitch for fucks sake.

pa tito standing by

laura k said...

We need a little 'Dini action here.

Unknown said...

Playoff Assassin mode

Lord Lynch said...

Good luck Mate!

Rob said...

Here comes Bard.

WE NEED YOU. Blow their asses away.

laura k said...

Shakespeare coming in for the next act, write us a masterpiece

Rob said...

But... fucking hell. Bases loaded with 0 out.

allan said...

still - a damn good effort.

smoke 'em since you got 'em, bard.

A Conformer said...

Ofer, when Hunter broke for third, Buchholz moved his left leg forward before changing direction backwards.

So that's seen as starting his motion forward then stopping.


Even if it's after the runner has already started running? Interesting.

Oh, man, this is a tense situation. Go Shakespeare go!

allan said...

A K & GIDP would be nice, but I'll settle for a GIDP right away.

laura k said...

BELIEVE

allan said...

buck said he did not step off the rubber first, just whirled off

Rob said...

100mph sunlight into shadows. Fuck you, Angels.

laura k said...

I only have radio - are you saying Buck is describing it wrong or what?

allan said...

use the shadows, but throw strikes.

Rob said...

Bard's delivery is all fucked up. He looks too compact.

Rob said...

I want another one like that. DO IT.

laura k said...

DP! We'll take it

allan said...

THANK YOU BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rob said...

FUCKING RIGHT!! I'll trade that run for 2 outs.

Unknown said...

Excellent DP

allan said...

just saying what buck said. i only saw one distant replay, so >?

Rob said...

I love HH's tiny bits of body language watching that DP.

laura k said...

BARD WE LOVE YOU

Rob said...

Bard for the save!

allan said...

BARD = SATURN BALLS JR.

A Conformer said...

I'll take it. Fuck yeah, I'll take it.

Unknown said...

Hell yeah

A Conformer said...

101!!

nick said...

1 run is a relief!

moving on...

allan said...

GDGD has the first pitch to Izturis at 101.

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

Niiiiice! Way to go, Bard!

laura k said...

You know what would be really nice right now?

MORE RUNS PLS

allan said...

maybe OR-tiz can give us some IN-surance.

Unknown said...

Papi, please go find your damn eyedrops

allan said...

don: 7 in a row set down by kazmir.

me: too late!

allan said...

odd tito did not go with dice with the sacks full and 0 out. could still be up 5-1.

laura k said...

2-out rally (TM)?

Unknown said...

Fastest pitch from Bard that I have recorded was 101.3 in game 101.

But that was in the same series that Buchholz, Pap, and Masterson were all clocked at 99. So I don't know how much I trust those numbers.

laura k said...

or not

Rob said...

You mean the Houdini act, Allan?

I think if Dice was in there the Angels would still be batting. Well... not really. Dice wouldn't have thrown a pitch yet.

allan said...

I think if Dice was in there the Angels would still be batting.

Hmmm. Rather not dwell on that.

allan said...

Lovin' Bard's WPA.

Rob said...

Wagner up.

Unknown said...

Sit

allan said...

oh good lord -- K!

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

TBS feed on DirecTV lost again. &$&%*&*&()($#$

allan said...

that curve wasn't good enough. i want to see someone dislocate his knee after buckling.

allan said...

wagner up

A Conformer said...

Gorgeous slider for the K.

allan said...

wagner for abreu?

allan said...

chone whining -- meltdown on the horizon

laura k said...

Chone laughing at ump? May not be such a good idea.

nick said...

but it sure looks like Chone was right.

Unknown said...

Scoscia needs to stop shaking his head for the cameras.

A Conformer said...

Why does Fenway seem so quiet?

Unknown said...

Sit your ass DOWN

laura k said...

K!

allan said...

OH YEAH!!!!

Rob said...

!!!

laura k said...

I've been wondering about quiet Fenway too.

allan said...

that filth ought to be illegal.

laura k said...

Angels reading Shakespeare For Dummies

allan said...

they don't look quiet. standing and cheering.

this comeback shit is old hat anyway. saving it up for the WS.

A Conformer said...

Shakespeare has been nails this series. Titanium nails.

allan said...

what did lord call it when referring to lester?

"evil, depraved filth"?

A Conformer said...

they don't look quiet. standing and cheering.

I don't know... close elimination game, 7th inning, 2 outs, 0-2 count, and virtually nobody is standing up for the K? Seems like a quiet crowd to me...

The friend I was with against the BJs is there tonight, too.

allan said...

sox bats moving through kazmir.

A Conformer said...

BTW, Buck Martinez sounds like a good nickname for the Sox' battery today.

laura k said...

This is a rare time I am hoping for the later start tomorrow.

allan said...

set for 8:30 right now.

laura k said...

But if the Yankees sweep, it goes to 7:30.

laura k said...

I don't expect the Twins to win, but I'd like the Yankees to play more and rest less.

allan said...

shit - transcription file.

come on, let's get this over with.

Rob said...

Fuck off, transcription file.

Amy said...

Hi, I am back. Only missed a few plays and heard all the scoring plays (ours and theirs), plus got the gardening done and saw the ocean!

allan said...

yeah! how about i delete the thing and say i never saw it!

oop - just got something else, but it's due tues.

allan said...

wagner in

thank you mr. bard

Rob said...

Bot warming.

laura k said...

Amy, I was thinking your absence meant you had radio.

nick said...

can't the transcription file tell time? It's not 4 o'clock yet.

Sit down, transcription file!

Unknown said...

Alpaca Farmer!

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

C'mon Wagner, hold em'.

allan said...

i guess his real name is "bard-o"

Amy said...

Yup, found the other Cape radio station after searching the web for backups before I went out.

allan said...

the angels better alpaca their bags for game 5.

laura k said...

If you can tell a lawyer to fuck off, you can tell a transcription file to fuck off.

Another Yook E?

Unknown said...

What the fuck was that, Youk?

Amy said...

Shit, this is what I come back to? A rare Youk error?

nick said...

Word on your MFY/Twins thought, L-girl.

what's up with Youk?

allan said...

an infield double.

laura k said...

alpaca their bags :)

allan said...

the whine-a-thon is up and running.

Unknown said...

Ah, quit your bitching, Hunter

laura k said...

They ruled it a double?

Yook already has an E this game.

A Conformer said...

Come on, Wagner, march some fucking valkyries on these Angels.

allan said...

"red sucks"

WTF BUCK?????????

Unknown said...

Sit

laura k said...

SIT!!!!!

Amy said...

K!

Rob said...

Haha fuck you, Torii. Take a seat.

allan said...

buck: "you have to win this game if you're the red sucks"

geez.

allan said...

the seeds of doubt are germinating.

allan said...

the whole park is up, btw.

laura k said...

the whole park is up, btw.

good. oughta be.

s1c said...

Clay was good, glad to see the Sox decided to get some runs this game (FY!!!, V-Mart!!! and ON FIRE!!!)

Now it is time to close this game out and get ready for tomorrows game!!!

laura k said...

Clay was good, Bard was awesome

Amy said...

NO WALKS.

Unknown said...

Gah, a walk to fucking Guerrero?

Rob said...

What the fuck? How do you fucking walk a guy who hits anything?

laura k said...

Should NOT be walking mr-swing-at-everything

allan said...

dp pls

allan said...

sasahe!

laura k said...

Bot!

s1c said...

Bard was awesome also L-girl

Rob said...

It's Snuffin' time!

Unknown said...

Snuffin' time!

allan said...

fuck yeah! nice body block

BOT TIME

s1c said...

assasin tito !!!

Amy said...

Bot, be BOT.

allan said...

we need "playoff assassin bot"

allan said...

rivera 0 for 8 vs bot with 3K

laura k said...

CRAP

Amy said...

FUCK I HATE PAPELBON MORE AND MORE.

nick said...

fuck.

Rob said...

That's not what I had in mind.

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