Red Sox - 000 300 000 - 3 9 1Wakefield: 7.1-4-2-0-6, 105.
Cleveland - 100 000 100 - 2 4 1
Wakefield has now pitched 2,777 innings for the Red Sox -- tops in team history. And he picked up his 177th win for Boston. He needs 16 more to pass Young/Clemens.
All three of the Red Sox runs were unearned. With two outs in the fourth, Trevor Crowe dropped Victor Martinez's easy fly to the track in left-center. Kevin Youkilis doubled off the wall in left to score Martinez and tie the game at 1-1. David Ortiz singled to right field, scoring Yook and giving Boston a 2-1 lead. Adrian Beltre singled Flo to second and Bill Hall's double brought him home.
The Rays beat Toronto 9-0 and the Yankees beat the Orioles 12-7, so New York stays 2 GB, Boston stays 4 GB, and Toronto drops to 5.5 GB.
Washington's Stephen Strasburg made his major league debut against the Pirates, allowing only four hits and two runs in seven innings, while striking out 14, including the last seven batters he faced. The Nats won 5-3. (Only Brooklyn's Karl Spooner struck out more batters in his MLB debut: 9-3-0-3-15, on September 22, 1954.)
If Tim Wakefield pitches 6.2 innings tonight, he will become the Red Sox's all-time leader in innings pitched:Scutaro, SS
Pedroia, 2B
Martinez, C
Youkilis, 1B
Ortiz, DH
Beltre, 3B
Hall, LF
Cameron, CF
McDonald, RF
Also at 7 PM: Blue Jays/Rays and Yankees/OriolesRed Sox All-Time Innings Pitched
1. Roger Clemens 2776.0
2. Tim Wakefield 2769.2
3. Cy Young 2728.1
4. Luis Tiant 1774.2
5. Mel Parnell 1752.2
6. Bob Stanley 1707.0
7. Bill Monbouquette 1622.0
8. George Winter 1599.2
9. Joe Dobson 1544.0
10. Lefty Grove 1539.2
June 8, 1920: As his Cincinnati teammates argue (at length) an umpire's call on a ball hit down the foul line, Reds CF Edd Roush lays down in the grass and goes to sleep. When a teammate has to go out and physically wake him up, Roush is ejected for delaying the game.
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Crowe, CF
Choo, RF
Kearns, LF
Peralta, 3B
Branyan, 1B
Duncan, DH
Valbuena, 2B
Marson, C
Donald, SS
More June 8 in History
1909 - Clarence Henley of the San Francisco Seals throws the longest complete game shutout in pro baseball history: 24 innings in a 1-0 win over the Oakland Oaks.
1950 - The Red Sox, a day after crushing the Browns 20-4, beat them 29-4.
1986 - In the longest nine-inning game by time in American League history, the Orioles beat the Yankees 18-9 in 4:16.
1989 - The Pirates send 16 batters to the plate in the top of the first inning and score 10 runs against the Phillies. Pittsburgh announcer Jim Rooker vows that if the Pirates lose this game, he'll walk back to Pittsburgh. ... And the Pirates do lose the game, 15-11. After the season, Rooker organizes a charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
From PA's Game Notes:
Bill Hall: 97 AB, 5 HR, 15 RBI
Jason Bay: 212 AB, 3 HR, 24 RBI
"Meaningless, but still amusing"
For Amy:
***
Boston's bullpen is struggling this season. Collectively, Red Sox relievers have a 4.68 xFIP, besting just the Indians, Royals and Angels among American League clubs. The only Sox reliever with a sub-four xFIP is Daniel Bard, at 3.29.
You may be surprised to learn that Jonathan Papelbon, he of 2.6 Wins Above Replacement per season as a full-time reliever from 2006-2009, is among the most egregious offenders.
In 24 innings pitched, the famed river dancer is walking a tight rope — his 3.00 ERA doesn't look so bad, but his xFIP sits at 5.02. With -0.3 WAR, Papelbon has arguably been the least effective of Boston’s bullpen options. ...
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xFIP is a variation on FIP - Fielding Independent Pitching: "how many earned runs per nine a pitcher would have given up, if performance on balls in play and timing were assumed to be league average"
I hope Wake has his stuff tonight. He hasn't really had it in recent outings. I give him 50/50 in making it 6.2 innings.
very half-assed effort by cameron - not wise.
Why do all these CFs think they are LBJ?
fuckin' snakes.
Ef you, Beltre. Over.
I'm watching Strausburg while I listen to the game. Dude has NASTY stuff.
TOR - 0
FKR -
MFY - 2
BAL -
i should flip over during commercials.
the hype is so out of control!
Fucking A. Not another one of these games.
wheat thins!
Dear Red Sox,
This guy is David Huff.
-Pat
Strasburg:
L6
3U
K
K
K
single
K
K looking
K
5-3
!
I don't know what the breaking pitch is, maybe a curveball, but it just drops.
His changeup is 89.
wow. that's an error!
A dropped ball double.
DRIVE HIM IN!
huff is not pleased with the CF effort.
THANK YOU, YOUK!
yooooooooooooooooooooook
YOOUUKK. So I guess the error-caused runs are now equal.
Straus gave up a home run, and the guy who got it threw it back with such angry gusto, I was chuckling.
stupid remy - if it hits the wall and goes out of the park, it is NOT a dong. ... think ground rule double, idiot.
Cleveland announcers are getting on the center fielder pretty relentlessly about his error.
Catch the ball, nobody will remember his great diving catch earlier, inexcusable, etc.
More:
Not only that, it keeps Huff out on the mound.
Papi!!
YEAH! keep it going!
Keep the line moving, boys!
Costly error, unbelievable. The error has really cost them. One thing you have to know, you can not make mistakes. Never give up extra outs. It should have been a 1-2-3 inning.
Jeez. Give it a rest.
Unfortunately, the Grand Slam seems aptly named as Granderson just hit one.
huff has got to be distracted.
come on, hall!
prob thinking about taking a dump in crowe's locker.
That was what, four batters ago?
We were at someone's house where they were watching Strasbourg on MLB.com. Wow, he was impressive. The gun was showing 100 mph. Dunno if it was accurate.
Gotta get the coals going...
don't hassle the huff!
Wall-ball by Hall!
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I had such a foreboding feeling after the first two innings.
KINGDOM HALL!!!!
(gotta find a real reason to call him that. right now, i have no clue.)
So, all these runs are all unearned? It's like the pitcher has no responsibility here. He has allowed four hits after the error. I don't think that was Crowe's fault.
Talk about stringing together the hits.
I guess Huff's ERA won't take any more hits. Another reason why that's not a perfect stat either.
2 hands that time.
I have a friend named Bill Hall.
He's a county commissioner.
Common name, I know.
i like hearing remy talk about weezer
E8 was made on pitch #11 of the inning -- huff threw 27.
Ahhh, 101MPH located in the bottom inside corner. BONER!!!
Come on, Youk, more two out magic.
What was Remy saying about Weezer?
Straus with 11Ks through six. dude was totally over hyped.
doing a foxwoods (or something) promo. semi-describing their music in the ad - it was like he was speaking a foreign language.
6 pitch inning!
5 outs to go for wakefield -- for the IP record.
5 more outs to go - great game by Wake so far! That's 13 in a row, if I'm not mistaken (which I usually am).
13 - you are correct, sir.
strasburg: 6-4-2-0-11 - so far
Glad Nats came back to give Strasburg a lead.
choo has both spider hits
Ahhh ... so this is where Austin Kearns ended up...
Hi, all. Just getting home. Has Wake broken the record yet?
Just read the stuff about the bullpen and Papelbon. Thanks, Allan. I knew I was right. He has just been lucky to get all those saves.
Hopefully we won't see him tonight.
I so want to see Wake pass Fat Billy.
Strasburg through 7: 14Ks. I'd say the Nationals will get their money's worth on this one. Boston vs. DC World Series in 2011!
one out next inning ties FBfO
two outs = new record
Funny line from twitter: "While some kid is pitching in DC, 78-year-old Tim Wakefield is pitching a 1-hitter for the #RedSox"
I wonder if Bryce Harper will have a similar phoenix like ascent to the majors.
OK, two more outs, and Fat Billy no longer has that record.
14 K thru 7?!?!? day-um!
OK, I admit it. Who the hell is this Strasbourg you are all talking about? I take it he's a hot pitcher for the Nats, but so ....?
And, no walks for Strasburg. He struck out the side in the 7th inning.
The place in packed. My husband says he is happy for the 5000 or so who usually show up.
strasburg - the first pitcher to be inducted into the hall of fame before his MLB debut!
Struck out the last seven he faced!!
14 K through 7. What is the record for 9? 21? I still remember Seaver's record breaking game.
Amy said...
OK, I admit it. Who the hell is this Strasbourg you are all talking about? I take it he's a hot pitcher for the Nats, but so ....?
He's like the most-hyped No. 1 draft pick since I dunno, maybe Bob Horner (was he a No. 1?).
We have to be honest, between Strasburg and Jesus Shuttlesworth ... this game is a little below the radar....
Oh, well, I make no pretense that I follow the baseball draft. After reading the article in the NYTimes about the players who were drafted before Jeter, almost all of whom are for the most part forgotten or unknown, why bother paying attention to the draft? When they get to the majors, then it gets relevant.
Amy: $15.1M contract to rookie = highest ever. Named top pitching prospect. Threw no-hitter in final start in college. Only collegiate player selected to compete for the US in the 2008 summer olympics. Etc.
TCM/FB - 2776.0
Wake - 2775.2
Thanks, WCS. I appreciate the context!
TIED!!!
Is this his MLB debut?
westcoastsox said...
Amy: $15.1M contract to rookie = highest ever. Named top pitching prospect. Threw no-hitter in final start in college. Only collegiate player selected to compete for the US in the 2008 summer olympics. Etc.
Throws 100 mph ... with *extreme* movement.
No man has ever pitched more innings for the Boston Red Sox franchise than Tim Wakefield.!
2,776 1/3.
YES!!!
How many more Ws does Wake need to pass Clemens?
WAKE>FB
Wake!!!
Way to go Wake. Always an MVP.
redsock said...
No man has ever pitched more innings for the Boston Red Sox franchise than Tim Wakefield.!
Would you retire his number? I would!
Throws 100 mph ... with *extreme* movement.
and location!
I feel like a bunch of dudes swooning over a sexy lady.
wake may be a right-winger, but i like him
Breaks the record and gives up a HR.
he has 176 wins
needs 193 for the record (cy and shithead have 192)
I have no clue what his politics are, but I like him also. He just seems like a decent person and is always a stalwart for the team. Watching him take the hit in 2003 was painful, and he was so poised about the whole thing.
What are the odds he can get 17 more wins?
Odds are tight.
(when the sox visited the white house after 2007, he expressed admiration for bush -- in *2007*! he also said he supported mccain.)
His contribution in game 3 of the ALCS in 2004 often gets overlooked. He saved the bullpen.
TOR - 000 000
FKR - 000 17
MFY - 204 00
BAL - 000 21
redsock said...
wake may be a right-winger, but i like him
I don't care that much about that, unless he feels obligated to rub his right-wingedness in everyone's face all the time like Schilling.
Let's go O's. Let's go O's.
i may be a bit extreme about that at times. it usually does not enter my mind.
When exactly did Rondo become this good ... because I just haven't been paying attention.
I have a feeling that there are not many left of center in the world of MLB. At best they are apathetic and apolitical, at worst they are Schilling.
wake at 97 thru 7
I heard the CLE announcers on my way home, and they were going on and on about how good Youk was against Cleveland.
laura mentioned delgado in the political post below this post.
and of course, babe ruth was strongly anti-prohibition ...
I saw that post, but is Delgado really a liberal/progressive or was he just opposed to bombing Vieques?
FLO - 10 pitch BB
I am sure Babe Ruth would be a flaming liberal if he were alive today.... :)
i would have to double check, but i believe he said a lot of anti-war/iraq things several years ago.
the kingdom hall is on fire?
he also had an issue with GBA.
redsock said...
i would have to double check, but i believe he said a lot of anti-war/iraq things several years ago.
Tue Jun 08, 09:22:00 PM
That's my recollection, too. A lot of brave things, and he took a lot of heat over it.
I have a lot of respect for Steve Nash, too, for the same reasons.
someone in the nba also spoke out, i think, about the national anthem - i wrote a letter of support to the ny daily news and they ended up taking my pic and putting my ltr in a weekend quote thing with 3-4 other readers.
yup, we sure do miss marte!
FWIW, Wikipedia confirms that Delgado has been a peace and humanitarian activist.
jeemer and ram up
whew - stayed in the dump
Can we please not blow this game? Come on, Wake.
nice night, wake!!
no redemption for crowe, pls
pls be like the jeemer of old.
if you can
Here comes our fabulous bullpen....
Damn it, Oki, do not walk him.
me likey.
can we run (a) bard out there yet again for the 9th or (b) get 10 runs of insurance?
(b) would be best.
Damn, I hate that drumming.
Francona not wasting much time waiting for Oki to blow the game.
i think it has been the same guy drumming for decades -- which is cool.
...
yep. john adams. he started in august 1973!!!
Out of the frying pan into the fire with Ramram.
Lakers dominating....
no, opting to let ramram blow it.
OK, Ram Ram!
j/k
Yankees and Rays both winning their games with big leads.
The drumming is offensive both because of its warlike nature and because it plays off racist stereotypes about Native Americans.
i suppose that is true.
Hooty-hooo!
Just got in from m first practice with the Big League team (16-18 yr olds) Glad to see a lead, wish it was bigger(I will avoid the obvious old punch line)
Also glad to see m BL team looks like it might be pretty good.
I'll have to scan the thread to hear about the "fielding gaffe" referred to on the Sox website
everyday bard up!
this game is more exciting than I'd like.
So is it Bard or Pap?
i am all toasty from wine. i do not notice the closeness. i simply see a win just down the road.
Oh, oh, just lost my XM.
I guess I'm out!
bot is unavailable because of the bereavement leave
Guys in slumps should consider not chasing the first pitch.....
Looks like the Sox are NOT going with Option B.
Option A?
bard to the bone!
Oh, yeah. Who died?
All right!
One.
K
(no idea the reason re bot)
OK, get a DP and end this game.
Double play! Double Play! Double Play!
wheat thins dp pls
setting up the DP.
good evening all.
Careful Bard, this is no time to prove you're human
DO NOT WALK HIM!
cut the shit, william.
backwards K!!
Two.
FROZEN SLIDER
nasty as shit
Nice......
WATEr!!!
The water is Muddy!!!
WIN!!!
Dirty water!!
watah!
Three.
Save by Shakespeare.
Dirty>>Clean
papelwho?
man, that was an ugly error!
Ballgame. Dirty water in Cleveland.
Well.....that goes without saying actually. But tonight there's more dirty water than usual
Strassburg = Sick
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