Red Sox - 012 001 000 - 4 9 0The Rays beat the Orioles 5-0 and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 6-1, officially eliminating the Red Sox from the AL East and the Wild Card, respectively. But Boston wanted to make sure they were totally dead, so they blew leads of 3-0 and 4-2 and lost to the White Sox.
White Sox - 000 200 111 - 5 9 1
Lackey (6-3-2-2-5, 108) pitched well enough to earn a win, but the six relievers used over the last 2.2 innings allowed 6 hits, 3 walks, 3 stolen bases, and 3 runs.
J.D. Drew and David Ortiz both hit solo home runs; Jed Lowrie and Adrian Beltre had the other two RBI. Boston had a couple of singles in the eighth (Ortiz and Lowrie), but left runners at first and second.
Outside of Flo's dong in the sixth, the last man the Red Sox had at third base was with two outs in the third inning (that was also Ortiz).
We still have a chance*! Gotta win the last six games while the Yankees go 0-5.Patterson, CF
Drew, RF
Martinez, 1B
Ortiz, DH
Beltre, 3B
Lowrie, SS
Reddick, LF
Varitek, C
Lopez, 2B
*: Somewhere around 0.07%, according to BP.
A seven-game winning streak for the Sox (including last night's game) would be the longest of the season. Can New York lose six in a row? They are 17% of the way there! But their longest losing streak of the year has been only four games (which they have done twice this month).
7 PM:Yankees/Blue Jays
Orioles/Rays
1975 - Four Oakland pitchers combine to no-hit the Angels. Vida Blue (5 innings), Glenn Abbott (1), Paul Lindblad (1), and Rollie Fingers (2) share the honours in a 5-0 win on the final day of the season.
1988 - Orel Hershiser sets a new record for consecutive scoreless innings: 59.
1995 - Montreal's RHP Greg Harris becomes the first pitcher to pitch with both hands since Elton "Ice Box" Chamberlain (1888, American Association). Harris faces four batters, two from each side, in a 9-7 loss to Cincinnati. During his time in Boston (1989-94), Harris wanted to pitch lefty and righty, but GM Lou Gorman refused to allow it.
Pierre, LF
ReplyDeleteVizquel, 2B
M. Ramirez, DH
Konerko, 1B
Pierzynski, C
Quentin, RF
A. Ramirez, SS
De Aza, CF
Morel, 3B
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Point:
We still have a mathematical chance!
Counterpoint:
Lackey is pitching tonight.
PPaterson
ReplyDeleteA leadoff walk!
ReplyDeleteMFY - 101 01
ReplyDeleteTOR - 001 00
BAL - 000 00
FKR - 011 1
double-double = run
ReplyDeleteDammit, Canada, pull this one out.
ReplyDeleteTomorrow, it's Cecil vs. injured!Pettite--gotta think Toronto has the advantage there. Then, the ball is in our court.
Canada is going to pull one out tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteNon-baseball talk.
I'm still stuck on how much the loss the other night hurt. We could really be in position to do something with an elimination number of three instead of one. Ugh. Pap let, what, four of the first five batters he faced on base?
ReplyDeleteI know that it is only one game and you could do this with any of our losses, but it was quite an untimely blown save.
It was a terrible loss.
ReplyDeleteOTOH, chances are very very very slim that it would have made a difference in the outcome of the season. Slim to the point of nil.
FIRE!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJ.D.ONG!!
ReplyDeleteEn Fuego
FIREman.
ReplyDeleteThat loss was sickening. But I feel that way about each of Pap's blown saves.
ReplyDeleteSlim to the point of nil? Maybe. But it would have been fun to see the MFY sky is falling talk if it came down to the final series.
ReplyDeleteflo has wheelz.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying 90-second peaks at the Ken Burns 19th Inning between innings, but I just realized I'm going to miss hearing from Buck O'Neill in this chapter.
ReplyDeleteI've got the DVR recording it. I
ReplyDeleteif we had won sunday and yesterday went the same way, the tabloids would have been epic.
ReplyDeleteEPIC. You would have had to spend the entire night and day on Schadenfreude.
ReplyDeleteas it stands, i will have to wait until the alds.
ReplyDeleteBut it would have been fun to see the MFY sky is falling talk if it came down to the final series.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt about that.
Okay, here is my poor dog story.
ReplyDeleteWe had our usual 50 or so Canada Geese in the backyard. (Hey L, I said *Canada* Geese.) There was a time when our dog would have taken care of them. But she is now older and on prozac due to her anxiety. T and I were sitting on the deck. She's just staring at the yard, not thinking about clearing them out. Our neighbor's miniature poodle (I swear that dog can't weigh more than two pounds) comes over and runs them all off. It took her a few rounds, but she got rid of them all. T? She just sits there staring. Shown up by a two pound poodle. That's gotta hurt.
Oh boo. Could it be she's happier not chasing the birds? Or maybe dogs so live in the moment that she is content to just watch. I hope so.
ReplyDeleteCanada Goose, my work is done here. :)
nah, smart dog. why waste energy? geese will leave soon, anyway. better to keep relaxing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for those options. I guess she is happier not chasing the geese!
ReplyDeleteOK, I admit it---why Canada geese? I must have missed the lesson!
ReplyDeleteLOL that I wrote "19th inning".
ReplyDeleteP.S. Wait till you guys see what happens in the 2091 World Series!
MFY - 101 010 02
ReplyDeleteTOR - 001 000 0
BAL - 000 000 000 - 0 6 0
FKR - 011 120 00x - 5 6 0
Sox eliminated from east
LOL that I wrote "19th inning"
ReplyDeleteIs that where Jeter manages the Yankees to a 0-162 season?
Amy, you are the one who had the lesson, IIRC :)
ReplyDelete(Which I may not.)
It's Canada Goose or Canada Geese, not Canadian Geese.
I was wondering about 19th inning! :)
ReplyDeletecome on, you useless fuckin jays.
ReplyDeleteElimination :(
ReplyDeleteLike many things, I have forgotten the lesson. Is it a general rule or just for the geese?
ReplyDeleteWell, it's over. Sigh. I just wish we weren't playing the Yankees this weekend.
Amy, you are the one who had the lesson, IIRC :)
ReplyDeleteNope, it was me. You can't rag on Amy for having a poor memory on this one.
end of 8th
ReplyDeletenyy 5-1
We've only lost the east. We still have one more inning for the Jays to keep us in the Wild Card race:)
ReplyDeletehey, jays: hit some of those dongs you are so famous for.
ReplyDeleteLackey is Lackey.
ReplyDeleteAnything is possible, but I am not going to get my hopes up that the Jays score 5 runs in the 9th.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why Cito Gaston hates the Sox more than the Yanks...but he clearly does. F you too, Jays bullpen.
ReplyDeleteLackey, Lackey, Lackey
ReplyDeleteJays fans hate the Sox! It's a much more heated rivalry - although one-sided, all in the heads of Jays fans.
ReplyDeleteBut that may not be what you meant.
i have an amusing lackey post coming later this week.
ReplyDeleteamusing and/or annoying. not sure which.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait!
ReplyDeleteBecause as everyone knows, I hate Lackey.
Nope, it was me. You can't rag on Amy for having a poor memory on this one.
ReplyDeleteHa! As if I rag on Amy's memory. AMY rags on Amy's memory!
But that's cool, glad to help no matter who is learning about Canada geese. :)
L-girl: huh, all the Jays fans I've met at games have been amiable and slightly drunk.
ReplyDeletejays fans -- all 36 of them -- are huge assholes.
ReplyDeleteAmy, now the Jays need 6 runs and the top of the inning is not over yet.
ReplyDeleteDid you see that the Rays are giving away free tickets to the final game to try and spur some interest? Even with winning the ALEast, they can't sell out.
ReplyDeletePathetic.
contract those fuckers and send some good players to us...
ReplyDeleteYup, I see that, MrsG.
ReplyDeleteSo why is it Canada geese? I have always heard them referred to as Canadian. Is it some kind of slur or something? Or just the technically correct term that everyone says wrong, like grounds rule double? :)
Are we stuck with Lackey next year?
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to the Red Sox, Jays fans are decidedly un-amiable. Total a-holes.
ReplyDeleteIf you met them at Fenway, I'm sure they're fine. At Skydome/Rogers, not so much.
The Rays deserve better than that. They're a really good team, they deserve good fans. Another example of how Florida sucks.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why. L just said that's the way it is and, since she's in Canada, I didn't question it. Leave it to the lawyer to need an explanation!
ReplyDeleteCanada Geese or Canada Goose is just their correct name. Canadian Geese is a misnomer.
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you why. It just is.
Are we stuck with Lackey next year?
ReplyDeleteYes.
And 2012.
And 2013.
And 2014.
And maybe 2015.
It's gonna be GREAT!!!!!!!!
It's even in the AP style book. Can't get more official than that.
ReplyDeleteIt's not like the Rays being good is a new thing this year. You would think that they would have gotten some kind of following by now. Wasn't even their opening game this year poorly attended?
ReplyDeleteCanada Goose
ReplyDeleteAnd check your AP style book!
Another example of how Florida sucks.
ReplyDeleteROFL!
OK, Canada geese. Got it. Sounds weird, but heh, I am in the US, so I will defer to the Canada resident.
GO PAPI!
ReplyDeleteQuadrangular!!!
ReplyDeletei recall during one rays game they were saying what a huge pain in the ass it is to take pubic transportation to a rays game. that could be one reason
ReplyDeleteFLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excuse me, Canada citizen.
ReplyDeleteHey, this Canadian resident is now a Canadian, you know. :)
ReplyDeleteHa ha, just saw that Amy. :)
ReplyDeleteLove love love when Papi hits 'em like that!
ReplyDeleteUch, if only this mattered. But it does. A win is a win.
ReplyDeleteJust wait til next year, you bastards.
Bel-TRAY!
ReplyDeleteAre we stuck with Lackey next year?
ReplyDeleteYes.
And 2012.
And 2013.
And 2014.
And maybe 2015.
It's gonna be GREAT!!!!!!!!
Thanks for that reminder Allan. That only adds to the low of tonight.
I'm sure the economy in Florida - and lack thereof - has something to do with it. But still. It's sad.
ReplyDeletePhew, corrected myself JUST in time!
ReplyDeletejays
ReplyDelete1 on, 0 outs
I love the first pitch back homerun.
ReplyDeletemaybe bautista can hit a 6-run dong
ReplyDeleteMy father always corrects people who say Canadian Geese too. He says if we want to know whether they're also Canadian Geese we'd need to check their passports.
ReplyDeletemaybe bautista can hit a 6-run dong
ReplyDeleteWell of course he can. It's not like he's JD Drew or anything.
Especially since many of them don't even migrate anymore.
ReplyDeleteLet's hear it for RSDH's dad.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's one of those things that brings out the proofreader in people, like "begs the question," "ironically" and "Catch-22".
And... well, everything else.
cc out and fruitbat in.
ReplyDeleteYou think that was Tek will be back next season? Or was that his last AB in a Sox uniform?
ReplyDeleteI love to see the geese flying in their V's. When we drive down to NJ for US Thanksgiving, we always see them flying over Western NY State. It always makes me a little sad, but in a good way.
ReplyDeletewhy wouldn't he play this weekend?
ReplyDelete2 on, 2 outs for jays
ReplyDeleteI dunno. How often does he play these days? But yeah, I guess he will now that the season is just in mop up mode... :(
ReplyDeleteWatching the Tenth Inning on PBS tonight. Having the Red Sox on the little TV. Booyah.
ReplyDelete***
That was at 8:00. Blogger ate that comment.
It fucking hates Firefox, it seems. I haven't been able to comment on Firefox, so I'm using Chrome.
oh, deer.
ReplyDeletemfy win
And I come back just in time to see the Red Sox get eliminated.
ReplyDeleteThe deer is officially dead.
ReplyDeleteIsh, I was having problems with Firefox also, though it seems much better tonight. Only had the problem once...so far.
ReplyDeleteWAIT TIL NEXT YEAR.
ReplyDeleteour sox feed is all fuzzy like it is a giant pixelated crotch shot
ReplyDeleteDamn.
ReplyDeleteI've suspected this would happen for about the past 3 months, so why am I so pissed right now?
It really sucks that after Sunday there's nothing till April. I guess I need to book my flight to Ft. Myers.
Because it actually happened.
ReplyDeleteI know 0.06% is no chance, but it still feels different to know it is 0.00%.
ReplyDeleteIt has that sense of finality. It's reality. Does it really feel much different than losing a playoff series?
ReplyDeleteOur season is over, our team has died, even though they're still playing. It's something we haven't had to experience much of in the last ten years. Feels so strange to know when the final day of our season will be.
now we need a good old brawl this weekend.
ReplyDeleteFor me, Blogger only behaves with Firefox. Only only.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the elimination sadness, folks. I feel like some kind of traitor than I can't share it. I did that months ago, felt awful, frustrated, sad, pissed off... then passed through it to resignation. Tonight no different than last night.
Wait til next year.
It would still be great if Boston can keep the Yankees from winning the division. So there's still a reason to play.
ReplyDelete(Besides that the season is 162 games.)
I switched to Firefox only because of Blogger. Other than that, I wouldn't have used it.
ReplyDeleteAnd we already have our first 3 movies on deck and waiting.....
ReplyDeleteIn other news, Part One, "Top of the Tenth Inning" was excellent.
ReplyDeleteAnd for Joe and me, the Bruins regular season begins October 9th in Prague, and I will be caught up in my other love.
ReplyDeleteW-L contest update anyone?
ReplyDeleteCurrently at 87 wins with 6 to play including tonight. The only contenders:
Lewis S 93-69 856 +141
Matt M 93-69 843 +194
Jeff R 90-72 775 +125
Peter L 89-73 720 + 72
Likely to be Jeff (not me) I would think, esp if he gets 91 also.
lewis is out because of the tiebreaker.
ReplyDeleteIt's good you can turn to hockey, Ish. For us it's movies. It's good to switch focuses. Foci. Focus. Whatever.
ReplyDeleteshift that
ReplyDelete10th inning is marred by the George Will appearances.
ReplyDeleteRe: brawl. I want to see Yook come out of the dugout and smash Joba's face in. With his good hand.
ReplyDeleteSo who are people rooting for in the WS this year? I'm going with Texas and S.F. Texas, because they have never won, and S.F. because they haven't won in 56 years, never in S.F., and because I grew up in the Bay Area. But really, anyone but MFY.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see a no-hitter against the Yankees.
ReplyDeleteI'm rooting for the Braves. Long shot (still don't know if they're going to the playoffs), but I'd LOVE to see Bobby Cox win the World Series in his final season.
ReplyDelete10th inning is marred by the George Will appearances.
ReplyDeleteThat's a shame. Burns trying to be fair and balanced? Bah.
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I love SF so maybe the Giants.
I can appreciate Ish's feelings for Bobby Cox, but the racist logo and "chopping" blow it for me.
I will probably go with the Rays. I really like them (when we're not playing them) and I'd like to see them go all the way.
I have no idea who I will root for yet. I usually sort of feel my way through as the playoffs proceed.
ReplyDeleteSteve Wynn's Baseball Project teamed up with Craig Finn of The Hold Steady to record a totally rocking song -- "Don't Call Them Twinkies" -- that almost had me thinking the Twins were cool.
ReplyDeletewhich team has the most canadians on it?
ReplyDeleteyet another blown save for bard.
ReplyDeleteOK, so our WHOLE bullpen sucks, not just Papelbon.
ReplyDeleteI gotta shut the computer off and get to bed. Tomorrow is THE biggest day of the WR campaign in our entire 6 years. At game time tomorrow, A & I will be celebrating at the campaign's regular pub.
ReplyDeleteGood night, JoSers!
bring in hall.
ReplyDeleteGood night, Laura. Good luck with tomorrow's event.
ReplyDeleteAfter a brief absence, I'm back.
ReplyDeleteFirefox works great for me. That's all I use.
Yuk to another blown save.
K-actus
ReplyDeleteHate to leave before the game is over, but I can't hack these games that go past 11 pm.
ReplyDeleteNow if it were a post-season game....
But whatever.
Good night!
goodnight!!
ReplyDeletecalm down, don.
ReplyDeleteOH FUCK YOU
ReplyDeleteJUST GET A FUCKIN OUT, WILL YOU?
ReplyDeleteshit
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