White Sox - 010 000 204 - 7 13 1Jonathan Papelbon threw 48 pitches and blew his seventh save of the season. After he allowed two hits with two outs to tie the score at 5-5, he, Dustin Richardson, and Robert Manuel combined to walk four straight Chicago batters to give the White Sox the lead, the win, and the series sweep.
Red Sox - 002 000 210 - 5 11 2
And I'm like, Fuck You.
Mark Buehrle / Josh Beckett
The Red Sox have called up right-handed reliever Robert Coello from Pawtucket.McDonald, RF
Lowrie, 2B
Martinez, C
Ortiz, DH
Beltre, 3B
Lowell, 1B
Hall, LF
Navarro, SS
Kalish, CF
Marco Scutaro will have an MRI tomorrow on his right shoulder.
Jason Varitek is scheduled to catch roughly half of Pawtucket's game this evening. He plans on DHing on Monday (the PawSox's last game of the season) and rejoining the team on Tuesday against Tampa Bay.
AL East:
Blue Jays/Yankees, 1 PM
Rays/Orioles, 1:30 PM
1914 - Providence Grays (International League) pitcher Babe Ruth hurls a one-hitter and hits his first professional (and only minor league) home run. It comes at Toronto's Hanlan's Point in a 9-0 victory.
1918 - Babe Ruth pitches a six-hit shutout as the Red Sox beat the Cubs 1-0 at Comiskey Field in the first game of the World Series.
1978 - A major-league record 45 players see action as the Expos beat the Cubs 10-8 (nine innings).
Pierre, LF
ReplyDeleteVizquel, 3B
Rios, CF
Konerko, DH
Quentin, RF
Pierzynski, C
A. Ramirez, SS
Kotsay, 1B
Beckham, 2B
Dr. Nick is on a roll. from his Notes column today:
ReplyDelete"Apropos of nothing ... 3. When men were men: Tom Glavine made seven starts at the end of the 1992 season with a broken rib ..."
Wait - he mentioned it twice!
ReplyDelete"... and they must formulate some kind of plan for Jacoby Ellsbury, who played in only 18 games this season because of five broken ribs, one of the great head-scratchers in the history of sports medicine."
I half-expect Nick to go out for BBQ ribs tonight and work that into a crack about Ellsbury in whatever the fuck he writes next.
ReplyDeleteBRef: After 14 minor league seasons (all with the Tigers), catcher Max St-Pierre made his major league debut last night -- and got a hit.
ReplyDeletePicked off.
ReplyDeleteBeckett-dini
ReplyDeleteDr. Nick is on a roll
ReplyDeleteAmazing. Friggin amazing. It is now considered a medical mystery why one cannot bat and play OF effectively with 5 broken ribs.
And of course it must be mentioned at least daily, if not more frequently.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS MAN????
(Rhetorical q, no need to answer.)
Remy is being a real sponsor whore today. Every time Don reads an ad, Remy makes a comment: "Nothing like a cold Sam Adams" or "After the game, I have to go to CVS". ... Must be a new thing they are forced to do.
ReplyDeleteWHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS MAN????
ReplyDeleteNothing. He is a baseball reporter in Boston.
Oh fucking hell. There's a "guest" in the booth doing an ad for Sanibel / Ft Myers beaches. Turning the entire inning into an extended commercial and there's nothing I can do about it if I want to hear the game.
ReplyDeleteFUCK YOU RED SOX RADIO
Beckett has nothing left.
ReplyDeleteI give up. It's brutal to have an extended ad playing right in my ears (headphones at work). I'll just have to miss the half-inning.
ReplyDeleteV-Mart block. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteAgain, BS-ing about the lotto.
ReplyDeleteI gave in and heard the ad person say that 2012 when the new ST facility opens will be the 100 yr anniversary of the Boston Red Sox.
ReplyDeleteBack to no sound.
Beckett has nothing left.
ReplyDeleteHe's grinding it out, tho.
Can it be true? Do we have A LEAD???
ReplyDeleteFirst lead we've had in the whole series.
ReplyDeleteWhat was that interaction between Papi and Buehrle on Papi's way off the field?
ReplyDeleteEverything. Remy is now adding some personal comment at the end of every. single. ad.
ReplyDeleteCastig: Josh Hamilton ran into a fence last night and has bruised ribs, "feels like he was in a car wreck".
ReplyDeleteOB: We know how that goes - ribs.
Another wimp, eh?
Blue Jays - 202 011
ReplyDeleteChokers - 001 00
Hughes spittin' the bit.
One good thing, I guess, is not hearing about magic numbers yet.
ReplyDeleteEverything. Remy is now adding some personal comment at the end of every. single. ad.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he was told to atone for mangling all those promos.
magic numbers and tragic numbers
ReplyDeleteALE: MFY's # over us is 17
ReplyDeleteWC: FKR's # over us is 20
:>)
I feel like Remy lost a bet or something and has to do this.
ReplyDeleteNah, it's probably a lame attempt to make viewers feel like they are not enduring a commercial every 45 seconds.
ReplyDeleteGood to know that Remy read this morning's Globe "from the first page to the last page".
ReplyDeleteWhat's the crowd noise I'm hearing on the radio - the wave?
ReplyDeletethey are making this broadcast absolutely unlistenable.
ReplyDeleteNow Remy's talking about all the drugs he takes.
ReplyDelete"It's great to get old. The golden years, they call them."
ReplyDeleteNo mention of a drug store, though.
ReplyDeleteAlso Don asked him where he was having dinner tonight. "I can't say." (Yeah, because the restaurant has not paid NESN any $$$!)
this is utterly amazing. i mean that honestly. i've never heard anything like it.
ReplyDeleteevery time don speaks, i get ready. and remy chimnes in. every time. even if it is only 2 or 3 words.
i thought he couldn't do anything with the waterborne paint.
ReplyDeleteI WAS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He didn't say anything about New York Life... He's slipping.
ReplyDeleteSurprised that Don isn't commenting on the promos that Remy is doing.
ReplyDeletejeemer up.
ReplyDelete... or the "waterboard" paint, as it sounds sometimes.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't feel like we're leading...
ReplyDeletein another minute, we might not be.
ReplyDeleteFaaaack.
ReplyDeleteArgh
ReplyDeleteThere you go
ReplyDeletedumb throw, bard.
ReplyDeletemicrowave 3 for 3 right now.
ReplyDeletethat was productive. pfft.
ReplyDeleteDONG!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCLEAN UP ON AISLE 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EXTRA MART!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat had a pleasant elevation.
ReplyDeletejeemer in.
ReplyDeleteThat had a pleasant elevation.
ReplyDeleteAnd it moved out in the right direction.
Oki? Oh my god.
bot and manuel up
ReplyDeletejoining the world of missing baseballs ...
ReplyDeletethanks for swinging at ball 4 and popping out!
ReplyDeleteI know it's wrong, but I find myself cheering for Manny PHing against the Sox - to shut up the boo birds.
ReplyDeleteHey!
ReplyDeletePAT says "BOT"!
ReplyDeleteshowdown.
ReplyDeleteCan't help it - right now I like Manny more than this lame-o Red Sox team :(
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, L. I was actually happy to see Manny hit a dong when I saw him in June when the Dodgers came to town.
ReplyDeleteWell, that was one way to do it.
ReplyDeleteIsh, cool :)
ReplyDeletePoor acting job by MBM.
ReplyDeleteMFY and FKR losing. We need a win.
ReplyDeleteYay! Manny got (a) hit!
ReplyDelete;)
damn, bot is holding his set about a half-second longer than you would think he'd be able to get away with before the batter calls time. every time!
ReplyDeleteI thought that ball actually hit him. Still bad acting.
ReplyDeleteHere I am in awful tropical FL, missing baseball and New England and my cats and dog. How is everyone? What's the score? I have only a few before I have to get dressed for the wedding.
ReplyDeletebot is walking the tight rope.
ReplyDelete4-3 sox, top 8th, one out, cws on 1st and 2nd. just got a K for out #2.
Bot pitching the 8th? or on tightrope getting ready for 9th?
ReplyDeleteAmy! That's so deliciously BAD of you!
ReplyDeletethis is interesting.
ReplyDeletepapelbon is at 15 pitches -- how far will he go in the 9th? 30? 35?
We're going to need some more runs. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteI hate it when Papelbon comes in early. Three outs is agonizing enough.
ReplyDeleteMichael?? What?? I don't think I meant anything bad! :)
ReplyDeletebeltre starts bottom of 8th with a double off the top of the wall in lcf!
ReplyDeleteHi Amy!!! Hope you're surviving the Sunshine State ok.
ReplyDeleteLowell pops out.
ReplyDeleteWith Hall up, wild pitch puts AB on 3rd.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if my last comment went through. Netbook is cranky and only has IE, which I hate.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I said--thanks, Allan, for the play by play. And I HATE FLORIDA. Sorry if this is a duplication.
Amy. I was congratulating you. I know from the thread the other day you didn't want to fly down there this weekend; I thought it was great that you're threading while at the wedding. It seems slightly naughty to me. :)
ReplyDeleteYou all heard what Rico Baldy did today?
ReplyDeleteWhy do you hate Florida, Amy? Just curious, I lived there a long time.
ReplyDelete9-pitch at bat for Hall, little grounder to shortstop. contact play and beltre scores.
ReplyDelete5-3 red sox.
and inning is over.
ReplyDelete5-3, bot in bot 9 coming up!
I will keep my opinions about Florida to myself.
ReplyDeletebaldy? no.
ReplyDeleteTom, it is hot, plastic, ugly, preplanned, humid, etc. Nothing feels real here. And I am in Ft Lauderdale.
ReplyDeleteTOR - 202 011 100 - 7 11 1
ReplyDeleteMFY - 001 001 100 - 3 9 0
FKR - 001 004 200 - 7 11 1
BAL - 202 004 00x - 8 10 1
Vizquel: bbbccff F8.
ReplyDeleteI concur with Amy about Florida, and then some.
ReplyDeleteRico hit a HR on his 1st AB w/ the Rays today - 1st AB of his season.
Rios: bcfbfbb
ReplyDeletewalks. tying run at plate, 1 out
papelbon at 30 pitches
(season high is 32)
andruw jones PH for konerko
ReplyDeletepitch is strike - rios to 2nd
ReplyDeleteJones: c (Rios to 2B) sb
ReplyDelete(now at season high 33 pitches)
Uh oh, glad I can't see what happens. But waiting for the updates is nerve-racking. Or is it wracking? I never can remember.
ReplyDeleteAmy - I sympathize, but have some feelings for the place - I grew up south of Miami in the seventies. There is something to be said for going barefoot in February.
ReplyDeleteJones: csbffc
ReplyDeletelooked outside, but 2 outs
bot at 36 pitches; sox pen quiet
Quentin up, fouls first pitch back. 0-1.
ReplyDeleteQuentin: f
ReplyDeleteRichardson and Manuel up now.
I prefer to wear shoes and live in civilization, but each to his own.
ReplyDelete(I hate heat and humidity, so going barefoot means little to me.)
Tom, I don't mean to be insensitive to your nostalgia! I love warm weather in winter, but prefer some place less...like this!
ReplyDeleteShit.
ReplyDeleteQuentin: fbb - bloop single to CF, run scores, and he hustles into 2B as no one was at bag
ReplyDeleteBot at 40 pitches ...
Last time he threw 40 or more pitches: Aug 20, 2006
Good thing Beltre belted that one.
ReplyDeleteoh holy crap, we're tied
ReplyDeleteCastro line drive to CF. Kalish to huis left, dives, falls for a hit, run scores. TIE GAME
ReplyDelete7th blown save.
ReplyDeleteHaving listened to people trash my hometown all my life, I feel no compunction trashing someone else's.
ReplyDeleteRamirez: bfb
ReplyDeletebot at 44
"Papelbon blown save" search on google yields 9210 results.
ReplyDeleteHave I mentioned how much I do not like Papelbon lately?
ReplyDeleteAt least the stakes are low at this point. BUT DAMN YOU, PAP.
Now I will not be able to be here for the end of the game.
OK, hope they win, but I have to get ready.
shit, can't thread now. later, all. amy, enjoy the wedding and safe travels home.
ReplyDeletesox, win it for RSDH! at the game today.
bot now at 45, ties most pitches in relief outing. sept 12, 2005
ReplyDeleteThanks again, Allan, for the PBP. I appreciate it. Guess my cellphone will buzz me with the final score when the game is over.
ReplyDeleteA.Ramirez: bfbsbfb
ReplyDeleteBB. runners at 1st and second
bot at 48
Stay cool, Amy!
ReplyDeletetito comes out -- buh bye bot. asshole.
ReplyDeleterichardson in.
Thanks, L. See you all when I return to civilization!
ReplyDeleteBot's line: 1.1-2-2-2-2, 9 BF, 48 pit, blown save #7; still responsible for 2 men on base.
ReplyDeletehey - we have
ReplyDeletekalish
mcdonald
patterson
in the 9th!!!
RSDH must be a fine mood.
ReplyDeletefull count BB to teahen, loads bases for beckham
ReplyDeletemanuel in
Amy must have gone back to the wedding, has smashed her mobile device, or her head exploded.
ReplyDeleteGET A GODDAMN OUT!!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe RSDH will see a walk off. My daughter was at Fenway earlier this year and Pap blew the lead in the 9th only to have the Sox come back and win in the bottom half. I think it was the walk off error against the Tigers??
ReplyDeleteShe had to get ready, said g-byes.
ReplyDeleteRe Amy, maybe all three.
ReplyDelete2 pitches in the exact same spot.
ReplyDeleteone is a called strike
one is a ball
don't you fuckin dare walk in a run.
ReplyDeleteoh fuck you.
ReplyDelete10 pitch BB.
3rd walk in a row.
white sox 6-5.
Three walks in a row!! Give me a f**ing break.
ReplyDeleteHe walked in a run.
ReplyDeleteThis is horrible.
ReplyDeleteWe're a fuckin' hearty bunch of masochists, aren't we?
ReplyDeletethis is hilarious.
ReplyDeletekeep walking guys, you worthless shits.
10th batter of the inning for Chicago.
ReplyDeleteA smile of resignation.
ReplyDeleteWe're a fuckin' hearty bunch of masochists, aren't we?
ReplyDeleteHa, yes. I wish my father-in-law had needed my help this afternoon for just a little bit longer. I was following along in the game and it was looking okay with two outs in the 9th. Then I came home to this. That was about 15 minute ago! And it's still the top of the 9th.
Don: "Game coming up on four hours.
ReplyDeleteme: "this inning is coming up on four hours."
F8
ReplyDeleteBB
K
2B
1B
BB
BB
BB
BB
L4
Kalish, McDonald, Patterson.
ReplyDelete2 runs -- a mere bag of shells.
ReplyDeleteHey!
ReplyDeleteWe're on a road to nowhere.
this is a game where, even if the sox rallied and won, you'd be fucking furious.
ReplyDelete2 runs -- a mere bag of shells.
ReplyDeleteIt's like sales tax, it's nothing.
We're on a road to nowhere.
ReplyDeleteI'll take that ride.
road to nowhere:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWtCittJyr0
NOW the low pitch is a strike all the time.
ReplyDeleteFurious yes, but less so with the writing on the wall. Imagine if this game *really* meant something. Imagine if all the scenarios proposed earlier had happened and we were 2.5 behind coming into this series. Man, would we be pissed.
ReplyDeleteLast out.
ReplyDeletemaybe scutaro can throw out/ruin his shoulder on this at bat.
ReplyDeleteAllan, in your updated post of best/worst games for the season, this should make the list.
ReplyDeletejust get this over with, pls
ReplyDeletei seem to never do best/worst of in the 2nd half.
ReplyDeleteSo ....
ReplyDeleteTruck Day is only about 23 weeks away.
The bullpen does it again. Thanks, fellas.
ReplyDelete2 loses in the double header and now this on a day when the Sox could have picked up a game on both...
ReplyDeleteHmmmm....
PA at it again. For more masochism, I just read Extra Bases game updates:
ReplyDelete-------------------------
Top of the 8th: Red Sox 4, White Sox 3
Oh, those gutty Red Sox. Victor Martinez started his salary drive with a two-run blast over everything in left off Buehrle. But the six outs left to get won't be easy, particularly with Hideki Okajima on the mound now.
Top of the 8th: Red Sox 4, White Sox 3
Shocking. Hit-Me Okajima gave up a leadoff hit to Pierzynski, a lefty hitter. You get what you deserve bringing this guy into a tight spot.
Top of the 8th: Red Sox 4, White Sox 3
Alexi Ramirez fouled out to left. Manny Ramirez will pinch hit. Now Papelbon is in to try and get a five-out save. Pap against Manny should be fun to watch.
Is he trying to corner the market on cynicism??
Also, Bard blew his 6th save.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I left off his Manny jab:
ReplyDeletePap against Manny should be fun to watch. Good thing it's baseball and not the SATs.
"Picking up a game on both" doesn't matter anymore.
ReplyDeleteJust got back and saw the score. Wow.
Victor Martinez started his salary drive
ReplyDeleteWhat an asshole. I wish I had a filter so I didn't have to see all the PA postings here.
MrsG, that was not meant against you in any way!
ReplyDeleteSATs. Now isn't that telling. The only thing, I would guess, that a sportswriter might have on a ballplayer - an academic accomplishmen that supposedly means intellect. Jealous, much?
ReplyDeleteFrancona fell victim to one of the classic blunders, putting your closer in during the 8th inning.
ReplyDeleteHey L, no offense taken!
ReplyDeleteFrancona fell victim to one of the classic blunders, putting your closer in during the 8th inning.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great decision, and absolutely the right move.
Bill Simmons: "RIP my Papelboner (2005-2010)
ReplyDelete...I was carrying a semi through the first half of 2009 and went flaccid all together in October.
Classic blunder in what sense? What should he have done, in your opinion? (Not being sarcastic - genuinely curious.)
ReplyDeletesox, win it for RSDH! at the game today.
ReplyDeleteThis was by far the worst game I've been to this year, and I thought I had seen some real stinkers. Even the parts where we were ahead were painful to watch, and then the 8th and 9th were... just.... putrid.
I've still got 4 games left this season. All I want is to see them play with some sense of dignity. Is that too much to ask?
At least you had the dignity to stay for the whole game.
ReplyDeleteThis feels like The Lost Season. The Season That Never Was.
Being in Florida is awful, but not as awful as the last three games must have been. I am glad I had to leave before the bitter bitter end yesterday, but my WEEI update buzzed with the loss as we were walking from our hotel room to the wedding. At least the wedding was fun!
ReplyDeleteTook my 7-yr.-old son to this debacle, his first ever major league game. Man, oh man, what a way to inaugurate him! At least he got to see three WS MVPs (including Beckett with the Marlins) along with Papi and, yes, Papelbon. All of these guys make 04, 07, or both possible.
ReplyDeletePlenty of jackasses braying at Manny in the 8th, including one woman with a preschool child giving a two-fisted salute. Felt like the Iron Sheik was entering the ring ca. 1980s.