April 10, 2010

G5: Red Sox 8, Royals 3

Red Sox - 000 020 213 - 8 12  0
Royals - 100 000 200 - 3 9 0
For about five minutes in the ninth inning, Jason Varitek was the team leader in home runs. He had led off the inning with his second solo drive of the game. Three batters later, Dustin Pedroia hit Boston's fifth long ball of the night and joined Tek as the only two Sox with two dongs.

Jeremy Hermida and Varitek went back-to-back off Greinke in the fifth. Kevin Youkilis smacked a solo shot in the eighth. Jacoby Ellsbury was 3-for-5, with an RBI double and two runs scored.

Beckett (7-9-3-1-4, 105) had two rough patches: allowing a double, walk and single after two were out in the first, and allowing four hits and two runs (on 32 pitches) in the seventh. Hideki Ojakima and Ramon Ramirez set down all six batters they faced.
Example
Josh Beckett / Zack Greinke

Greinke started against the Tigers last Monday (6-6-2-1-4, 96), leaving with a 4-2 lead. The Royals' bullpen promptly allowed six runs in the seventh inning and Kansas City lost 8-4. Same old story for Greinke, who had several leads tossed away last season; he posted a 2.35 ERA in nine no-decisions in 2009.

Beckett (4.2-8-5-3-1, 94) faced the Yankees last Sunday. It was only the second time in Beckett's career that he pitched at least 4.2 innings and did not record more than one strikeout. the other was June 14, 2007 against the Rockies.

Bad bullpen: In 13.1 innings, 21 men on base via hit or walk. Daniel Bard and Hideki Okajima have allowed 11 baserunners in six innings.

95 comments:

allan said...

Ellsbury, CF
Pedroia, 2B
Martinez, DH
Youkilis, 1B
Drew, RF
Lowell, 3B
Hermida, LF
Varitek, C
Scutaro, SS

DeJesus, RF
Podsednik, LF
Callaspo, 3B
Butler, 1B
Ankiel, CF
Guillen, DH
Kendall, C
Betancourt, SS
Getz, 2B

Jere said...

CC's pitching a no-hitter

Jere said...

hahaahahhaha it fucking worked, fatty

Unknown said...

Alright, I missed the last three games and we blew it on all three, I'm not risking not being here tonight.

allan said...

nice start!

Unknown said...

Damn, no fire this time...

allan said...

ankiel now 5-5 in the series.

Unknown said...

Crap

laura k said...

Damn, no way I can thread tonight.

Dear Sox,

Please win. Your fans would really enjoy it.

Love Always,

The JoS Gamethread

Unknown said...

Kactus

Jere said...

A phone interview with a hockey player during a baseball game.

allan said...

and saying nothing but the blandest of cliches -- bring our A game, lot of work to do, control our destiny, etc.

Unknown said...

I'm not liking this lack of runs.

allan said...

damn that guy.

meunier said...

It might be time to start IBB'ing Ankiel.

meunier said...

This guy is beating us singlehandedly!

allan said...

ankiel needs to go back to pitching.

8 for last 8!

Unknown said...

I'm getting tired of seeing Ankiel make our pitching look pathetic.

allan said...

HERMIDA DONG!!!!

Unknown said...

Guy without a nickname!!!

allan said...

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

allan said...

I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW!!!!!!

Unknown said...

AND CACTUS!?!?!

allan said...

damn, allowing a dong to the kactus -- that'll get zack back on the anti-depressants.

Edward Lee said...

Who is this beast wearing Jason Varitek's uniform?

Jere said...

Hermida Tech wins!

Jere said...

2010 "buttocks" count: 1

meunier said...

I knew they would take the lead during when I went to dinner!

Edward Lee said...

Pedroia kicked his leg up nice and high when sliding into second there. Curious.

meunier said...

Did you hear about the NHL record set in today's Bruins-Hurricanes game?
The Bruins scored 3 shorthanded goals during one penalty kill.

allan said...

butler is served.

meunier said...

4 finger here please

Jere said...

"he don't wanna walk you!"

Unknown said...

Holy crap, Ankiel made an out for once.

meunier said...

BONK

allan said...

LBJ!

SCOOT!

Jere said...

Todd Gack Zreinke not making any friends

Jere said...

that's the way to retaliate!

meunier said...

LBJ !

Unknown said...

I'll gladly take that.

Unknown said...

3 run lead in the 7th and Beckett is only at 73 pitches. I like where this is going.

Jere said...

Getting the jorb done

allan said...

me no likey royals on base.

Unknown said...

I say go for a double play and surrender the run.

allan said...

there we go! kevin is happy.

Jere said...

GREAT job in not being tempted to tag the runner coming toward him

allan said...

finish him off, yo.

allan said...

OH COME ON -- THAT'S A SWING

Jere said...

Chris Getz making a mockumentary of Beckett

allan said...

OUT pls

allan said...

got him in the head!

Jere said...

it did hit his head

Jere said...

Josh got a haircut

allan said...

GDGD: "deflected" by Beckett. Usually used when the ball goes off a glove!

Jere said...

that was a true grazing.

Unknown said...

Ugh

allan said...

jeemer ready

Jere said...

if there had been a play at the plate on that runner, we may have seen a 1-8-2.

allan said...

remy noting fb still at 95. (yeah, so was pedro's in in '03.) jerry you're smarter than that.

allan said...

32 pitches that inning, beckett at 105. go enjoy a cookie, josh. fookin' pen better hold the line.

allan said...

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK

Unknown said...

YOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUK!!!

Jere said...

Youk is my favorite non-thumper in this shitty offense

meunier said...

ON FIRE

meunier said...

Oops I meant SWEATY DONG!

allan said...

remy - human beatbox.

Jere said...

The bed? The Butler shit it.

allan said...

HO LEE SHIT

meunier said...

Captain Crunch!

allan said...

play him once a week -- it works!!!

Jere said...

anothea babka?

allan said...

Guess who leads the team in dongs?

Philip said...

Nice to see that Zombie Jason decided to help out tonight.

allan said...

He's pining for the Fjords!

allan said...

more dongs!!!

Jere said...

Dongfest

Unknown said...

I have yet to figure out how to properly react to the Cactus hitting a second dong.

laura k said...

I guess the Red Sox don't read the papers. Don't they know they're not supposed to hit all these dongs?

laura k said...

I have yet to figure out how to properly react to the Cactus hitting a second dong.

Happy and a bit incredulous, I believe.

Philip said...

Geez, that weak-ass Sox offense...we need a big bat!

Jere said...

Tek's slugging a ton. (two thousand)

Unknown said...

FUCK YEAH!

allan said...

after all those dongs, we're gonna get a look at a colon.

Unknown said...

I mean, Cactus isn't supposed to hit a second dong until like, May at the earliest.

allan said...

may 2011, that is.

allan said...

bot and ramram up

laura k said...

DIRTY

laura k said...

Dear Red Sox,

Thank you. Carry on.

Love Always,

JoS Gamethreaders

allan said...

The water is Muddy!!!

Unknown said...

WATER

Amy said...

Damn, I missed Tek hitting TWO dongs???? Happy that the Sox won. Finally.

allan said...

You'll have to get the highlights at MLB. The first one seemed to carry, but the second one was a nice shot.

Amy said...

Will do. I hope this means he gets to play or pinch hit now and then.

allan said...

Nope. Once a week keeps him fresh and ready to go. Can't you tell? Let's see. 4 games a month, 6 months of season, 2 dongs a game, that's 48 HR!!! Don't mess with it, Tito!

Amy said...

That would be fine with me!