October 2, 2009

G160: Red Sox 6, Spiders 2

Spiders - 000 020 000 - 2  8  3
Red Sox - 103 000 20x - 6 8 1
After giving up a double to start the game, Matsuzaka retired the next 12 Cleveland batters -- and had thrown only 56 pitches through the first four innings. In innings 2-3-4, he threw 34 pitches, 25 of which were strikes.

He fell into a rut in the fifth: three hits, two walks, two runs -- but he fanned Shin-Soo Choo with the bases loaded to escape further damage. Dice finished with a 6-5-2-3-7, 104 line.

Jacoby Ellsbury doubled to start the Boston first, stole third (# 69) and kept running as Kelly Shoppach's throw went into left field. Jason Varitek began the third with a double (!) as eight Boston batters faced Sowers (3-4-4-2-1, 69). Dustin Pedroia had a sac fly and Victor Martinez and Kevin Youkilis also drove in runs. Yook had a two-run double in the seventh.

Billy Wagner pitched for the second consecutive day for the first time as a member of the Red Sox. He struck out the two batters he faced, throwing only seven pitches.
Example
Jeremy Sowers (5.09, 89 ERA+) / Daisuke Matsuzaka (6.08, 78 ERA+)

The ALDS playoff match-ups can be finalized tonight if the Tigers beat the White Sox and the Twins lose to the Royals.

If that happens, then the Yankees will choose which LDS they want: Series A, which begins on Wednesday or Series B, which starts on Thursday. The dates for Games 2-5 are the same in each series; the off-day between Games 1 and 2 is the only difference.

138 comments:

allan said...

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Victor Martinez, 1B
4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
5. Jason Bay, LF
6. Mike Lowell, DH
7. Rocco Baldelli, RF
8. Jason Varitek, C
9. Alex Gonzalez, SS

allan said...

I've linked to these before, but go to CF and enjoy!

tim said...

It's rainy, cold and October which means only one thing - Tim's kitchen's heating up!

Tonight's menu consists of prime rib with beets and horseradish with au jus, smashed potatoes with roasted garlic and the obligatory green veg of broccoli (had to have some sort of fiber in the meal!)

laura k said...

You're gonna make dinners like that and have a hi-def TV, we are just going to invite ourselves over.

Rob said...

Aw, dude. Lost me at beets.

Rob said...

Tim, just add a bunch of gluten to your meals and that'll keep them at bay.

laura k said...

Beets are like most vegetables: most people think they don't like them because they've never had them properly made.

Even minus the beets, that meal sounds totally delish.

Hmm, are we due for a food thread here at JoS? :)

tim said...

Beets have a terrible rep, but trust me, throw em in a pan with the roast and let em soak up all those juices they're deelish. Also I have a polish background so I've been eatin dem shits since I was little.

lol L - you guys are invited over for sure! Once we have a place that's bigger than a closet - hopefully by next years Stratford trip.

laura k said...

Tim, just add a bunch of gluten to your meals and that'll keep them at bay.

Ha ha, no such luck. That's what Allan is supposed to do, not what he does. Nope, there is no escape!

laura k said...

Also I have a polish background so I've been eatin dem shits since I was little.

I was a teenager before I realized that borscht was made from beets. I love borscht!

hopefully by next years Stratford trip.

That would be great on two counts - dinner by Tim, and it would mean we go to Stratford next year! Brilliant.

tim said...

Yes! Borscht is delicious! We usually have it with noodles in it, either shells or tortellini.

No thread for me tonight, gotta eat this feast and possibly go do something social.

tim said...

And maybe we'll join you in Stratford next summer - been hoping to see a play out there ever since I came to this city in 05.

allan said...

Chris Carpenter hit a grand slam yesterday, had 6 RBI.

laura k said...

Ugh, Spiders announcers. Gotta fire up the MLB Audio...

laura k said...

Friday night + meaningless game = slow thread, I think

laura k said...

Very cool re Chris Carpenter.

In other news, I hate the DH.

allan said...

mini-houdini.

allan said...

Checked AL yearly SB leaders and LBJ will have the highest total to lead the league since 1997.

laura k said...

TMB!

allan said...

Instant Run (just add lyndon).

laura k said...

TMB again!!!

(I just posted this on wmtc by mistake :) )

allan said...

you just left a TMB comment in your banned book post!

allan said...

"That's My Book"?

allan said...

Gotta work while listening.

laura k said...

I don't want to thread by myself...

allan said...

if things happen, i'll come by to say "yay" or "shit"

allan said...

baldy: "yay"

allan said...

It's funny to hear John Farrell talking about Dice pulling his "Houdini act".

laura k said...

if things happen, i'll come by to say "yay" or "shit"

Ok, I'll do that too. Yay or shit.

laura k said...

Dice: yay

allan said...

top ingredient in "youk burrito" = sweat.

laura k said...

What on earth made you think of a "youk burrito"?

allan said...

nesn promo.

remy asked what might be in it, but don wasn't biting (so to speak), just said "I'm sure it's delicious".

allan said...

our pitching kicks ass.

dice pc: 22-12-10 = 44

laura k said...

tek: yay

allan said...

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

Unknown said...

2 consecutive OTTs from Dice?

That's a good sign.

Unknown said...

Cactus Hit!?!

laura k said...

"youk burrito"

*shudder*

laura k said...

Sowers could be on the candy team.

laura k said...

Cactus Hit!?!

It's twoo, it's twoo!

Unknown said...

Bases loaded, none out, time for the Laser Show

allan said...

remy: lotta tats on her arm, huh?

don: (snort)

tim said...

cactus hit?

this thread's gone MAAAAAD!

Unknown said...

473 nm wavelength RBI

laura k said...

Ah, LBJ steals 70 but has to go back b/c time was called.

laura k said...

Oh crap, they get him!

laura k said...

bay: yay

Unknown said...

Thunderous RBI

allan said...

maple-flavoured rbi

allan said...

sowers pc: 17-9-43 = 69

heh.

tim said...

4-0 lead i see, nice nice. keep that going.

meanwhile, CWS up 3-0 on DET and MIN up 1-0 on KC. this could get toight.

laura k said...

dice = yay

Unknown said...

Wow, another OTT

allan said...

dice's last 6 batters:
22 pitches, 18 strikes

allan said...

oh god, don lost it on "diddy"

allan said...

looked like baldy was pulling up/slowing down as he got to 1st, maybe that's where he got hurt

tim said...

Dice being kickass? I like it.

laura k said...

But it could just be precautionary re Baldy.

Oh nice one Reddick, take a nap why don't you.

allan said...

dice: leadoff double, retired the next 12

tim said...

dice: leadoff double, retired the next 12

Wow, there's a party in this threader's pants.

allan said...

shit

tim said...

God damn.

CWS has put 3 up to go ahead 6-0, still batting top 6, runners on 2nd and 3rd, 0 out.

MIN has put 5 up in the first (4 on a Delmon Young GS) and are up 5-0.

I love these playoff races! Down to the wire!

tim said...

Prick cactus.

laura k said...

There goes the no-walker!

tim said...

8-0 pale hose.

allan said...

i think someone called the cops on that party in tim's pants.

tim said...

Indeed. Flaccid as fuck.

tim said...

Dammit. In play out(s).

No emphasis on the s.

tim said...

Minnesota going for more! Got the triple action GDGD going on!

allan said...

dice could not get the palindromic pitch count line:

22 - 12 - 10 - 12 - 26

allan said...

Got the triple action GDGD going on!

3 windows at once? i need a new computer.

nick said...

there's a lot of "huh?" between the yays and shits.

tim said...

Just one window on my little 13" laptop, 3 tabs in firefox.

tim said...

Peavy's one hit the tigers thru 7.

allan said...

my laptop is old and runs slow.

laura k said...

Is anyone else listening on the radio? I could swear Dave O'Brien just read the wrong info for a player - said it was Peralta's 1st full season in the bigs, Indians are hoping he'll be an "impact player"???

I have the TV on w/ the radio sound, and I was completely confused.

allan said...

wagner up

allan said...

ramram too

laura k said...

But you're about to get a new one so that does mean one day you will stop complaining about your computer???

tim said...

lol! (the A-L exchange)

laura k said...

Yes, I'm just a tad sick of hearing about it.

Tho probably not as much as A is sick of dealing with it!

allan said...

i can't wait to get a new machine.

it has taken all of my self-control to have not thrown it through a window by now. i have been temnpted about 4,500 times.

allan said...

Is Tony Sipp on the All-Drink Team?

allan said...

But you're about to get a new one so that does mean one day you will stop complaining about your computer???

I stopped complaining about Jimy, didn't I?

laura k said...

of course!

laura k said...

"Of course" was re Tony Sipp. I don't know about Jimy, because I never lifted the ban.

allan said...

I have been struggling with a Jimy/Gump computer. I need a Tito computer!

laura k said...

Tampa romping all over NYY tonight. Now up to 11-1. CC being poo poo. Right after JtC took a beating.

Unknown said...

Sabathia: 2 2/3 innings, 9 runs (5 earned) on 8 hits, 5 walks, and 1 hit batter, 3 Ks.

Hell of an ace they've got there

laura k said...

I have been struggling with a Jimy/Gump computer.

Maybe it's cursed!

laura k said...

This Tigers/Twin race is so crazy. The Tigers shut down by Peavey, the Twins facing Lenny DiNardo.

allan said...

MFY: 010 0
TBR: 414 2

Go Rays!

Unknown said...

Upton a single shy of the cycle too

laura k said...

DOB: "Another fine stop by Tek".

That makes 2 this season?

tim said...

lol great tune up for CC.

allan said...

Yep, CCC looks like he's once again in playoff form.

allan said...

Sorry, CC!

Unknown said...

Upton: cycle

12-1 Tampa

laura k said...

12-1 Tampa now, and 10-0 Twins.

laura k said...

I think Upton still needs the single. He just a HR to make it 12-1.

laura k said...

Why is it thundering here? It's October, that's supposed to be over by now.

tim said...

Fuck yeah! Jays rain delay means i get to watch the twins. Too bad it's not a real game.

And the twindome in HD is not flattering.

allan said...

if anyone cares, aponce16 came back and left another novella.

tim said...

Upton cycle, GDGD shows only 1 dong for him. And the single last inning.

Unknown said...

I think Upton still needs the single. He just a HR to make it 12-1.

That's not what gdgd's claiming

Then again, gdgd is a piece of shit

tim said...

go for 3rd LBJ!

tim said...

heh, T. Sipp.


I feel like making tea.

allan said...

Was his father's name Ppis?

laura k said...

Now Upton has the cycle - the first ever for the Rays.

Rob said...

One of my favorite names in baseball right now is Jeff Manship.

laura k said...

Hm, conflicting reports on Upton! But he's got it now - and maybe he had it innings ago.

tim said...

Piss sipp? Sounds like an asshole set of parents that named him.

laura k said...

yooooooooooooook

or

yook = yay

Rob said...

Why does NESN show Eric Wedge's reaction in the dugout? The guy's already been fired! What does he care?

Rob said...

They close the book on Sipp.

tim said...

sweet sweat.

tim said...

sweet sweat.

tim said...

i'm going to leave that posted twice, since it was a double he knocked.

laura k said...

Wow, that aponce guy is something else. A guy shows up at a blog where he doesn't know anyone, has never been before, and screams in all caps that everyone else is a moron. Way to make a first impression!

laura k said...

WTF Yook?!?!

Nice save Gonzo!

tim said...

So THATS what A meant by the novela comment....I was in the dark about that one.

I guest I'm just a stoopidhead.

Rob said...

EVERYONE IS A MORON. ALL AT ONCE. I AM AWESOME. UM... POTATO CHIPS!

laura k said...

Oh man, I gotta shut off this computer.

Enjoy the dirty water!

allan said...

TSW Head:

I posted: "He's also out of opportunities to comment."

Rob said...

It's always fun to see the Red Sox winning even when the games are meaningless. Looks like Dice had another good outing too, eh?

tim said...

Yeah, my battery is torched. Finally time to go see friends, everyones back in town this weekend for homecoming. Later all. May your waters be dirty!

allan said...

WTFF is on his chin?

Rob said...

A rain forest.

Rob said...

Wait - that'd be Youk's chin.

tim said...

TSW Head:

I posted: "He's also out of opportunities to comment."


OH! I see how it is - BIG MAN, MISTER BLOG OWNER - censoring the TRUTH cause you can't HANDLE IT!

You'd rather live in ignorance and silence than be MARCHING DOWN PENNSYLVANIA AVE with pitchforks and the guns of brixton, knocking at the estate of MISTER PRESIDENT who we KNOW is black. Yes you ignorant fool! You are the problem with this contree!

(I can play this part pretty well eh?)

allan said...

it needs a little work, but not bad.

allan said...

Laser Time.

allan said...

saito in the 9th.

Anonymous said...

So Detroit lost and Minnesota refuses to go gently into that good night...Central getting interesting.

allan said...

The spider-flecked water is Muddy!!!

Unknown said...

WATER

allan said...

Upton got the cycle in 5 innings, too!