May 1, 2010

G24: Orioles 12, Red Sox 9

Red Sox - 011 200 410 -  9 12  1
Orioles - 100 064 10x - 12 12 0
Baltimore outhomered Boston 5-4 -- two of them coming during a fifth-inning battering of Matsuzaka -- and took the second game of the series.

Dice started with a hiccup (nerves, maybe?) when he walked Adam Jones (only Jones's 3rd BB in 107 PA this year), threw away a pickoff attempt, and allowed an RBI single to Nick Markakis. He recovered to end the inning with a GIDP and a K, and then retired nine of the next ten hitters (the one man to reach base was thrown out stealing on a perfect throw from Victor Martinez).

Through 4.1 innings, Matsuzaka had allowed only one hit and the Sox had a 4-1 lead. He was at only 70 pitches -- but then the wheels came off. Home run, single, walk, fielder's choice, single, single, home run, double. And it was 7-4 Birds and Tim Wakefield was coming in for his first relief appearance in almost six years. Wake allowed three home runs as the Orioles managed to get another run or two every time the Red Sox started to creep back.

Sox Dongs: David Ortiz hit two solo bombs, and Jonathan Van Every and Kevin Youkilis each hit one homer.

Last night, Dave O'Brien expressed surprise when J.D. Drew took five straight pitches, acting as though it was both strange and rare. Well, it happened seven times tonight, including four times in the first two innings. Drew was one of the seven.
Example
Daisuke Matsuzaka / Brad Bergesen

Dice makes his 2010 debut. In three rehab starts, he allowed only three earned runs in 16.2 innings, with one walk and 13 strikeouts. His pitch count will be limited to approximately 90. (... so, 3 IP?)
Scutaro, SS
Pedroia, 2B
Martinez, C
Youkilis, 1B
Drew, RF
Ortiz, DH
Beltre, 3B
McDonald, LF
Van Every, CF
The Red Sox have acquired infielder Niuman Romero from Cleveland for cash. Romero, 25, made his MLB debut last September and played in 10 games (-5 OPS+!).

152 comments:

allan said...

Jones, CF
Markakis, RF
Wieters, C
Tejada, 3B
Scott, DH
Wigginton, 2B
Hughes, 1B
Reimold, LF
Izturis, SS

allan said...

CWS: 111 200 200 - 7 9 0
MFY: 001 014 000 - 6 11 0

Vazquez: 3-7-5-4-2, 83 (L)

***

KCR: 0
FKR:

allan said...

B-Jays lost, so we can hop back into 3rd with a win.

laura k said...

I assume everyone knows why the Birds' pitcher was on the DL? Pretty funny. And by funny, I mean pathetic.

meunier said...

I don't at all..

allan said...

WHY WON'T SCUTARO SWING???????

meunier said...

Marco Scutaro SS
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Victor Martinez C
Kevin Youkilis, 1BD
J.D. Drew RF
David Ortiz DH
Adrian Beltre 3B
Darnell McDonald LF
Jonathan Van Every CF

laura k said...

He hurt his arm during a shoot of an Orioles promo ad.

laura k said...

Has the lineup changed since Allan posted it?

allan said...

DOB: "I don't know if it's good or bad, but how many big leaguers see five pitches and never take the bat off their shoulder?

The very first batter of tonight's game did it?

Huh....

allan said...

Same lineup. I see the Globe has not fixed its typo.

meunier said...

OT; Holy Fuck! The main pipe from the Quabbin to Boston has blown out, a state of emergency has been declared. 8 million GPH being diverted into the Charles.

allan said...

there goes the no-walker.

Patrick said...

Ahh yes, Dice.

allan said...

He walked only 1 in 16.2 AAA innings, I was hoping for more of that tonight.

PS: Jones looked at 5 pitches in a row!!!OMG!!11!!!

allan said...

RATS - rats!

meunier said...

I wonder if Wakefield has been already warmed up?

allan said...

Hey Wake: Maybe you should not unpack right away out there in the pen.

allan said...

Embree was cut loose for Dice, if you did not know.

laura k said...

A, are you listening to radio to check on OB?

Patrick said...

Scouting report on Matsuzaka: Will throw two strikes followed by three balls. Don't bother taking the bat off your shoulder until pitch 6.

allan said...

No, no radio for me.

allan said...

Yook with the "OB Special"!

laura k said...

What if he mentions your post???

johngoldfine said...

I'll keep my ears open for Drew's AB....

allan said...

Someone will let us know.

laura k said...

He did not.

johngoldfine said...

Gone!

laura k said...

PAPI DONG!!!!!!!!!

LET IT FLO

allan said...

FLO!

QUADRANGULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Patrick said...

Aww, Ortiz, why you gotta tease me like this.

Patrick said...

Beltre is a better player than Drew. His AVG is .338!

allan said...

very loud pro-sox crowd in nesn b'cast.

johngoldfine said...

Obie seemed gloomy whenever he mentioned the two homeruns last night; prim and censorious in a told-ya-so way when he mentioned the two strikeouts.

laura k said...

Hey John, nice to see you back in threads. Or maybe you have been threading when I haven't.

A new gamethreader is going to Fenway - and Boston - for the first time. We were all giving him tips on seats, tickets and hotels, but I suggested he look for you for tips on things to do in the city itself.

allan said...

No, he's a better player because he swings more often.

laura k said...

Obie seemed gloomy whenever he mentioned the two homeruns last night; prim and censorious in a told-ya-so way when he mentioned the two strikeouts.

So it was not my imagination!

allan said...

Maybe OB will mention that McDonald looked at 17 STRAIGHT PITCHES last night -- while he was dropping his jaw at Drew's mere 14.

allan said...

I only listened to the actual at-bats when I got home last night. He was ho-hum on the first HR but he was *very* animated for the 2nd one. No idea what he did while recapping at other times.

johngoldfine said...

End of semester, l-girl.... Whw was it in a thread a week or so ago who said that baseball is all about anxiety? It was nicely said.

This time of year after dealing with a raft of student stuff all day, the 2010 RS are not exactly what I need to unwind.

I posted about dogs on wmtc though--

johngoldfine said...

"I suggested he look for you for tips on things to do in the city itself."

If I can--but I haven't lived in Boston since 1963 so when it comes to nightlife and such I can only direct him to places featuring that wild new dance craze, the Twist!

Patrick said...

Ninewalkspernine-K

Kathryn said...

Caught Stealing!!

meunier said...

Not today baby!

laura k said...

Did I just hear CAUGHT STEALING????

johngoldfine said...

The new Vic!

Patrick said...

V-Mart didn't triple pump before that throw to second, I take it?

Kathryn said...

OTT

allan said...

squeezing the diceman

laura k said...

If I can--but I haven't lived in Boston since 1963 so when it comes to nightlife and such I can only direct him to places featuring that wild new dance craze, the Twist!

Ha ha. You gave me such good advice, we had a stellar walking tour based on your recommends. The guy doesn't seem like a kid and he's from the Prairies (Cdn midwest) so he may be looking for just the kinds of things you can point him too.

laura k said...

I gotta work and thread at the same time - at two separate computers - so I will be gone for long stretches. But I am still here.

allan said...

remy noting victor throwing over the top rather than his old sidearmy way, which had the ball sailing. this was a perfect on the $ throw. easy tag!

meunier said...

Van Dong!

Patrick said...

Fuck you EEI, you almost missed that!

laura k said...

JVE!!!

allan said...

VAN DONG!!!!!!!!!!!

laura k said...

Give that man a nickname!

Kathryn said...

That was quick. First pitch out of here.

9casey said...

Imagine being on the Pirates AAA team a week and then hittin a HR for the Red Sox..there is a reason why ther are the pirates....

9casey said...

I should turn the lights on when I type....

Unknown said...

Let me tell you, John, I'd love to hear about this "twist" you mention -- I hear it's sweeping the nation!

I'm the fella that L-girl mentioned: I'm going to Boston early in August. L-girl mentioned that she appreciated your advice.

I'd like to hear what you have to say about Beantown.

laura k said...

Fuck you EEI, you almost missed that!

I thought Allan said that. Now I realize it was radio and A is not listening to radio, but it sure sounded like him. :)

laura k said...

I could probably find the gamethread where JohnGF and Amy and I talked about Boston. I may have saved it as a text file anyway.

John, if you want I can look for it and save you work. But then, you tailored it to the kinds of things we wanted to do.

laura k said...

Van Glove?

Edward Lee said...

Van EVERYWHERE

allan said...

jacoby who?

laura k said...

Yes! Van Everywhere. Perfect.

johngoldfine said...

Hey nathan, if you follow my blogger profile to the 101 blog, I have an email address under the title. Tell me what kinds of things you like and I'll do my best.

I do have somewhat more recent Hub memories than 1963. I drove a cab there during the impossible dream season, 1967.

Unknown said...

Thanks, L-girl; I really don't want to be a bother.

I'm just looking for tips re: worthwhile sites that may not make the guidebooks I've been consulting.

&, van Every's nickname? How 'bout van Everyman?

allan said...

maybe dice was nervous in the 1st because he looks solid now.

he walked jones to start the 1st -- it was only jones's 3rd BB this year in 107 PA. (OBP of .240-something. great leadoff idea, kirk.)

meunier said...

En Fuego!

laura k said...

yoooooooooook

allan said...

Mr. RBI strikes again!

Unknown said...

Allow me to doff my Boston "B" cap to you, John. If you teach intro academic writing, you're a stronger man than I. I'm also an English prof. I'll be sure to email you with my queries, etc.

laura k said...

Nathan/John, I'll look for my text file on it.

We used to call him Van Everyman, I think.

laura k said...

Weeeeee, fun! Just what playing the Orioles should be.

allan said...

beltre is hitting a ton lately.

johngoldfine said...

Not really academic writing in my 101. Personal essays lite, a short research paper.

I could teach lit if I wanted, but it seems I don't. I did work out a course on dogs in literature once but bailed before it actually hit the catalog.

laura k said...

I am under the impression JohnGF teaches writing to non-writers, and perhaps more than a few non-thinkers. Sounds very interesting to me.

Unknown said...

John, sir, teaching intro is impressive to me. I've been scrounging for work at a few universities, & I've been assigned an intro class in the fall. I'm hoping to turn some non-writers into writers. Most often, by October, I find myself asking students whether they even bothered to take English classes in highschool.

Dice-K's performance is raising these two eyebrows. Nice.

meunier said...

mofo

meunier said...

Oh and jinx.

laura k said...

bah

allan said...

wakefield up

johngoldfine said...

aw shit...

laura k said...

Crap. Friggin roller coaster again.

allan said...

shit, that's about all for dice.

Kathryn said...

C'mon Dice. Get an out. (Although the slow roller was a cheap hit.)

laura k said...

Ugh

johngoldfine said...

aw shit squared

Kathryn said...

NOOOOOOOOOO

Wow, that should do it for Dice.

allan said...

seems like dice ran out of gas all at once. they are killing the fastball

laura k said...

yes, that was indeed it.

johngoldfine said...

surely wake is warm...

allan said...

wake not warm. fuck.

oh now he is.

allan said...

decidedly less fun, this inning.

allan said...

10th man to bat.

allan said...

maybe tito should have had wake up a little earlier, since dice was closing in on his pc.... weel, it would have been only a batter or two earlier, i guess, atmost.

laura k said...

Castig: "JD goes down with the bat on his shoulder again."

johngoldfine said...

"JD goes down with his bat on his shoulder once again"

--Joe C.

johngoldfine said...

Aha, l-girl, dueling transcriptionists!

allan said...

KCR: 020 000 000
FKR: 011 000 00

1 out, 0 on for rays

allan said...

So did he say "once" or not? :>)

laura k said...

Oh for chrissakes.

allan said...

man, fuck this nonsense.

allan said...

wigginton has seen 9 pitches, swung twice, 2 dongs.

laura k said...

Ha, that's funny. Ready, set, type!

johngoldfine said...

Who do you want to believe, redsock--the librarian or the English teacher???

meunier said...

Why didn't they pull him during the big inning?

meunier said...

FTS I am going to take a shower.

laura k said...

Not a librarian yet, but still a transcriptionist, part of what I do for a living!

laura k said...

OK. This is not funny.

laura k said...

Why didn't they pull him during the big inning?

Wouldn't have mattered.

johngoldfine said...

"Not a librarian yet, but still a transcriptionist, part of what I do for a living!"

I knew that, l-girl, but I thought redsock might forget it for a moment, overawed by the prestige of "English teacher."

Kathryn said...

Well, this officially stinks.

laura k said...

I knew you knew, and I suspected your perfidious motive.

Now I will go look up perfidious to see if I used it correctly.

laura k said...

Yes, I do believe the stinkage is official.

allan said...

2 hits but a long way to come back.

allan said...

well, now.

was just thinking a yook dong might mean something. should aposted it.

laura k said...

What did I miss??? How did it get to be 11-8???

laura k said...

Uh...

allan said...

jesus christ wake. fuckin a.

laura k said...

No good can ever come of having a knuckleballer in your bullpen. Ever never.

allan said...

mdc up

allan said...

TIZZLE TIME!!!!!!!!!

alright, we will not give up.

johngoldfine said...

This is pretty wild!

Unknown said...

floMax!

Kathryn said...

The smell is slowly subsiding. Maybe...

laura k said...

A 2 dong night for Papi!

Man, home run derby tonight.

laura k said...

In any case we won't go quietly. OB: "Pitching is only a rumour tonight."

laura k said...

So will someone pls tell me how the Sox went from 4 runs to 8 runs?

meunier said...

BTW the Bruins beat the Flyers 5-4 in OT to take game 1

allan said...

sox 7th:

mcdonald F9
hall single
scutaro double
pedroia 1-3
martinez single, 2 rbi
yook dong, 2 rbi

allan said...

running out of outs. hold 'em here and we need 3 in the 9th.

meunier said...

Penis, it looks like we really may be going nowhere this year.

meunier said...

Who gave up the dong to Markakis?

laura k said...

Thanks, A. I lost my audio for a while.

johngoldfine said...

In any case we won't go quietly. OB: "Pitching is only a rumour tonight."

Nice transcription! (And not a bad line from Obie.) I agree completely with that transcription except, of course, being a true blue USAian, Obie said, "rumor."

laura k said...

But what if I was typing for a Canadian baseball fan? :)

laura k said...

Markakis HR from Wake

laura k said...

Was a good line, yes.

allan said...

wake allowed 5 hits (3 of them dongs)

allan said...

top of the order in the 9th.

laura k said...

And they have no bullpen. Less than us, even.

meunier said...

I don't get why Meredith is not their closer.

allan said...

FY chasing ball 3....

allan said...

yook - get on
drew will tie it.

meunier said...

The only clean water in Boston is in Baltimore :(

laura k said...

clean

allan said...

crap.

everyone in the east loses, except the orioles. rays lost 4-2 in 10.

johngoldfine said...

Obie says that rumor line again--halving its power by doubling its occurence.

Game over. 'Night.

laura k said...

halving its power by doubling its occurence

Ah, that's nice, too.

Red Sox have acquired infielder Niuman Romero

Newman!