Red Sox - 110 010 030 - 6 10 0Jeremy Hermida's three-run, opposite-field double off Jesse Crain with two outs in the eighth was big hit of the day.
Twins - 002 000 010 - 3 9 0
Marco Scutaro, Dustin Pedroia, and Victor Martinez each had two hits; FY hit his 4th dong of the young season, in the fifth, making him 8-for-his-last-13 at that point. David Ortiz smacked a line drive double to left in the ninth, ending the day on a high note after two strikeouts, a walk, and an outfield fly.
In the Boston eighth, Yook singled and one out later, Adrian Beltre ripped a double down the left field line. Drew was intentionally walked to load the bases for Hermida, who had grounded out to second twice and lined to short.
Although Lackey (6.2-7-2-4-2, 107) had four walks (three of them to Denard Span), he was never in much trouble outside of the third. Bot's control was shaky in the ninth (he franked Span and Justin Morneau), but stranded them at second and third.
Jacoby Ellsbury is not in the lineup.
The Deadball Red Sox are 2nd in the AL in slugging percentage (.479, .003 behind the Yankees), 4th in batting average, and 5th in OBP (despite being last in walks).
The Red Sox have been the visiting team in the first official game at five ballparks. They have lost all five games.
1901 Oriole Park, Baltimore Lost 10-6Casey Kelly (2-3-1-1-2, 45) made his AA debut on Monday; the run was unearned. ... Boof Bonser allowed nine runs in two innings for Pawtucket last night; in two starts, he has allowed 16 baserunners in 6.1 innings.
1909 Shibe Park, Philadelphia Lost 8-1
1911 Griffith Stadium, Washington Lost 8-5
1923 Yankee Stadium, New York Lost 4-1
2010 Target Field, Minneapolis Lost 5-2
Is John Tomase suggesting the Blue Jays might be an AL East threat this year?
Marco Scutaro, SS
ReplyDeleteDustin Pedroia, 2B
Victor Martinez, C
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Adrian Beltre, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Mike Cameron, CF
Jeremy Hermida, LF
The Deadball Red Sox are 2nd in the AL in slugging percentage (.479, .003 behind the Yankees), 4th in batting average, and 5th in OBP (despite being last in walks).
ReplyDelete... and that is with Big Papi being a "hole" in the lineup.
Ricky Romero was great yesterday. If he keeps that up, that will have Toronto fans saying Roy who?
ReplyDeletetwins on the tv again, so it's nesn on the basement desktop.
ReplyDeleteHIT!
ReplyDeletedo not get picked off, pls
ReplyDeleterun run run
ReplyDeletea quick run against slowey
ReplyDelete10am baseball...makes it hard to follow. Better than 8am on Patriot's Day - I can listen to that one on the way to work (although I think I'll be on a plane again - traveling way too much)
ReplyDeleteThat Tomase article reads like a Little League write-up in the local paper. With about as big a sample size of games played.
ReplyDeletehe says only a week has gone by and there are surprises. actually, it's *because* of that one week that the jays are on top.
ReplyDeleteSitting in the car outside the doctor's office waiting for my mother at an appointment - using their wifi that is in and out... :\... It's either sit in the car with weak wifi or sit near the building and not listen to the game.
ReplyDeletetwins killing
ReplyDeletemauerballa!
ReplyDeleteOh well, MLB At Bat audio was good while it lasted. I guess expecting to listen to the game on Boston radio while on a plane was too much to expect.
ReplyDeletewhat the fuck?
ReplyDeleteTiz CS!
light rain falling too
papi, Victor catches for us, not them
ReplyDeletewtf @ ortiz steal?? anyone see that? what happened? they barely mentioned it on the radio.
ReplyDeleteremy on tiz running: "no clue, no clue"
ReplyDeletesigh
ReplyDeleteMaybe Papi's giving Francona a hand with any decision to bench him.
ReplyDeleteNice strike zone, Wegner.
ReplyDeleteFY is on fire.
ReplyDeleteFY may be leading the majors in home runs.
ReplyDeleteNo, he only has four. Three players have five, and two other players have four (including Alex Gonzalez).
ReplyDelete"FY may be leading the majors in home runs."
ReplyDeleteToo bad there's no way to find out for sure ;]
I miss Papi.
ReplyDeleteYanks down 5-1.
ReplyDeletevictor being dumbo ...
ReplyDeletefuck, 2nd/3rd with mauer up. let's go jeemer.
get the canadian.
ReplyDeletePOP UP 5!!!
ReplyDeleteyes.
Yeah yeah Jeemer.
ReplyDeleteNice job by the Jee Man
ReplyDeletedamn, would rather have tek up there now.
ReplyDeletesad to see ....
ReplyDeleteBELTRE!!!
well, at least flo made only 1 out.
ReplyDeleteAdrian's dying for a nickname.
ReplyDeleteThe Other Adrian (i.e. not Gonzalez)?
ReplyDeleteOr maybe just "Yo!" Like, "Yo, Adrian!"
ReplyDeletejere was calling him the executive, but i don't know why. is it like "the professional"?
ReplyDeletewell, at least flo made only 1 out.
ReplyDeleteThe ultimate consolation for the high-strikeout batter.
Um, speaking of which...
Just joining in on the new GDGD. Go Cameron!
ReplyDeleteHER METER!!!!!!!
ReplyDelete\O/
ReplyDeleteWoo! Hermida! I had a good feeling about him.
ReplyDeleteGood 'un!
ReplyDeleteLots of people mentioned what a good pickup he was. Well done there.
Fuckin' GameCast makes everything look like a popup at first. Any fly ball has the ball come way up towards the bird's-eye view. I thought it was a harmless FO at first.
Hermida with a base-clearing hemidong.
ReplyDeleteThis win is suddenly looking a LOT safer.
ReplyDeleteThis win is suddenly looking a LOT safer.
ReplyDeleteWin probability went from 76% to 96% on GameCast there.
METER!
ReplyDelete(Executive (or, the Executive Producer when he drives in runs, comes from this: I said "Beltless Trenchcoat" for "Beltre," then Laura noted that coat was called "the Executive". So he's gonna be the Exec to me.... I liked how it came about organically and with teamwork.)
Chokers making some noise in the 8th, still down to LAA 5-3, though.
ReplyDeletei still don't really get it
ReplyDeletedammit it, bard. cut that out.
ReplyDeleteBeltless Trenchcoat was just what came to my mind that day when I thought "Belt." Not trying to say that he, were he a trenchcoat, has no belt...
ReplyDeleteYanks leave 2 on, 5-3 after 8
ReplyDeletebot up
ReplyDeleteShakespeare is such a good teammate, making sure Paps will get the save opp.
ReplyDeleteAubrey Huff just hit an inside-the-park HR here in SF. Wonder how that came about.
ReplyDeleteBeltre, discussing Fenway's turf: “They have, like, checkered stuff, which the ball kind of goes different ways. For the most part, we’re OK, because most of the time we get the ball on the dirt. But when you’re playing in or you get slow ground balls, it’s like a snake coming at you, so you have to kind of take a guess where the ball’s going to go. I guess through the course of the season I’ll get used to it. It’s not nice. It’s not a good field. It’s a snake. The grass is a snake coming at you. It not only affects your defense, it affects your confidence. Like you get in that mind-set that, ‘Oh, where’s the ball going to go?’ So you start thinking instead of just reaction. I hope that I just get all the ground balls back on the dirt, not on the grass.’’
ReplyDeleteSeems like there should be a nickname in there somewhere.
FLO!
ReplyDeleteThe Snake. Snake Handler. Snake Wrangler. The Unfettered Snake (re his not wearing a cup.)
ReplyDeleteSnake charmer
ReplyDeleteParseltoungue? HP?
ReplyDeleteThe Yanks lost. But they & the Rays are looking pretty good so far. We have our work cut out for us.
ReplyDeleteI've been sellin' nicknames under Harry Fleming for 38 years!
ReplyDeleteMaybe something like "Mongoose"?
ReplyDeleteFour walks for Span today. Just wow.
ReplyDeleteWith much respect to my friend Jere, I'll back almost anything over Beltless Trenchcoast or Executive.
ReplyDeleteSnake Handler is cute.
Mongoose! That's cute, too.
ReplyDeleteIt all seems a bit forced.
ReplyDeleteA-Bel?
As in Cain and Abel?
ReplyDeleteno tying run at the plate pls
ReplyDeleteshit - fuck you bot
I don't think it gets much better than Mongoose. Embraces his agility.
ReplyDeletewell, there *was* a snake back then.
ReplyDeleteThis sux
ReplyDeleteThe water is Muddy!!!
ReplyDeleteIs the whole season going to be like this last inning?
ReplyDeleteYay.
ReplyDeleteWhew. Damn.
ReplyDeleteI mean: nice they win, I'll take that. But my nerves are shot. Time to make supper.
ReplyDeleteIt's always going to seem forced if you're looking for a nickname. Mongoose is really cute, and it goes a few extra rounds, like when we call LBJ Lyndon.
ReplyDeleteAny ideas for Cameron?
I take it the last inning was a bit... interesting. I will have to look at the PBP.
ReplyDeleteSometimes they don't appear. This is Beckett's 4th season and there's nothing.
ReplyDeleteThat's true. But Beckett should be the exception. Come on Allan, don't be a grouch! We gotta have our nicknames!
ReplyDeleteAgonizing wins are fine with me. Baseball is supposed to be agonizing.
ReplyDeleteIt's the agonizing losses I don't like.
"Don't be a grouch" she says, to a man who uses a grouch as his avatar!
ReplyDeleteAgonizing wins are fine as long as they're punctuated by cakewalks every so often.
ReplyDeleteYou shouldn't ask Allan for permission. You gotta lay down the law here: Beltre gets a nickname and ideally an adorable one.
ReplyDeleteSorry I missed the game, but work interfered. Thank goodness there are only three more weeks of classes!
ReplyDeleteSounds like Bot gave you all heartburn again. Damn him. I want a new closer.
You shouldn't ask Allan for permission. You gotta lay down the law here: Beltre gets a nickname and ideally an adorable one.
ReplyDeleteAsk who what? No worries there.
However, my laying down the law on Allan's blog might lead to the mistaken impression that he can lay down said law on mine. He cannot. So in the interests of fairness... I will just strongly suggest that he is hereby overruled. The Mongoose!
What's with all these day games?
ReplyDeleteI'm not feeling the Mongoose -- so to speak.
ReplyDeleteNot that there's anything etc.
(No graduation to the glossary yet.)
If Mongoose catches on during gamethreads, I think you'll owe it a glossary spot.
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