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April 16, 2011

G13: Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1 

Blue Jays - 010 000 000 - 1  5  0
Red Sox   - 220 000 00x - 4  9  0
Beckett was dominating for the second straight start (7-3-1-2-9, 101), lowering his ERA to 1.80, and leadoff hitter Jed Lowrie sparked the offense with three hits, including a two-run home run.

Beckett has allowed only 10 hits and seven walks in 20 innings, an 0.850 WHIP. Looking at the AL leaders, he is in or near the Top 5 in WHIP, H/9, strikeouts, and K/9.

The first five Boston batters reached base in the first inning, but Reyes, down 2-0 and working with no outs and the bases loaded, got two strikeouts and a grounder to avoid further damage. Jacoby Ellsbury walked to start the second and Lowrie -- now batting .500 this year (11-for-22) -- homered to left.

Toronto never had more than one runner on base at any time. Indeed, only in the second inning, when Aaron Hill doubled and Travis Snider singled him home, did they have more than one base runner in any inning.

Adrian Gonzalez singled and walked twice, and made several nice plays at first base. Mike Cameron, who began the day hitting .091, had two hits in four trips. David Ortiz walked three times, and Ellsbury walked twice, stole a base, and was hit by a pitch.

The Yankees (8-5) beat the Rangers 5-2, so the Red Sox (3-10) remain 5 GB.

Picture from the great Natalie Dee website.

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Jo-Jo Reyes / Josh Beckett

AL East: Rangers/Yankees and Orioles/Cleveland at 1 PM; Twins/Rays at 4 PM.
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124 comments:

  1. allanApril 16, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    Lowrie, SS
    Pedroia, 2B
    Gonzalez, 1B
    Youkilis, 3B
    Ortiz, DH
    Cameron, RF
    Varitek, C
    McDonald, LF
    Ellsbury, CF

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  2. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    New day, new picture, new mojo.

    Let's turn this thing around.

    I went to bed last night thinking that this start will make the turn around even sweeter. Imagine how incredulous all those MFY fans will be when we surpass them in the standings.

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  3. allanApril 16, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Escobar, SS
    Patterson, CF
    Bautista, RF
    Lind, 1B
    Hill, 2B
    Snider, LF
    Nix, DH
    Molina, C
    McDonald, 3B

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  4. allanApril 16, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    Crawford (7-for-51, .137/.185/.157, a -4 OPS+) gets the day off:
    "From the outside looking in, I guess I'm trying to do too much. ... I probably need to try and do a little bit at a time. ... I feel normal, but I guess I probably am trying to do too much. ... You look up there and you see that 1-something average. You try and get it all in one at-bat."

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  5. allanApril 16, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Happy Birthday to Curt Young (51) and Bob Montgomery (67).

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  6. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    New picture here too. Can't hurt.

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  7. RedSoxDiehardApril 16, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    OK, so I've been in attendance for both wins, and I'm going again tomorrow. But please, Red Sox, do not wait for me to get there.

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  8. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    I like the anti-lefty line up. It's all business.

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  9. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    BeckOTT

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  10. allanApril 16, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    JED!

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  11. allanApril 16, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Jedi up to .500 average!

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  12. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Jedi!

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  13. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    plate these guys, please

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  14. RedSoxDiehardApril 16, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    I went to bed last night thinking that this start will make the turn around even sweeter. Imagine how incredulous all those MFY fans will be when we surpass them in the standings.

    Love this.

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  15. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    How was that foul? Wow, we can't buy a break.

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  16. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    screw outs! Let's just get runs.

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  17. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    So Patrick, going with the microwave??

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  18. allanApril 16, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    Runs > Outs

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  19. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    EB!!! That's the way to do it.

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  20. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    SWEATY HALF DONG!!!

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  21. allanApril 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK

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  22. RedSoxDiehardApril 16, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    New profile pic for me now too, though it's still Papi. But this is one I took last Sunday as he walked out during BP with D'Angelo, and it makes me smile.

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  23. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    My video was behind, but thanks to Patrick and JoS lingo, I knew that Youk hit a double.

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  24. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    I went to the Price/Lester game and Darnell hit a dong. It was the only fun part about the game.

    I'll rock him as my Avatar for awhile.

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  25. allanApril 16, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    Keep it moving.

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  26. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    That's a great pic, RSDH. You can't look at Papi's smile and not smile yourself.

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  27. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Here we go, McDonald magic!
    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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  28. allanApril 16, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    bases loaded, no outs and &

    K
    K

    ... come on!!!!!!

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  29. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    b2b Ks...not good. C'mon Microwave, give Patrick another happy moment.

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  30. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    22 MINUTE WAIT.

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  31. allanApril 16, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    jesus -- 2 runs and i am still pissed.

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  32. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    2 was not enough. This is looking ugly already.

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  33. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    What was that Tek?

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  34. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    I'll take the Ks. Go Beckett!

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  35. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    EllsBBury. 1st=3rd to LBJ

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  36. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Lowrie is insane!!!

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  37. allanApril 16, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    JED FUCKING LOWRIE, ladies and gentlemen!!!!

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  38. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    JEDI machine. It will be hard to sit him down.

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  39. allanApril 16, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Lowrie 10-for-19 this year (.526) with an OPS near 1.200.

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  40. allanApril 16, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    1.361 OPS, actually.

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  41. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    BecKKKKett

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  42. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Only thing I can find is a torrent stream

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  43. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Wow, its not blacked out on MLB TV for some reason!

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  44. allanApril 16, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Blacked out for me.

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  45. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    I've got it on mlb.tv

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  46. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    TYB

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  47. allanApril 16, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Tried both Premium feeds and the Basic feed...

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  48. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    I am outside the blackout window I think. It is 11:30 where I am in California.

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  49. allanApril 16, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    TEX - 000 0
    NYY - 201 0

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  50. allanApril 16, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    California? Well, no shit it's available.

    I am in Toronto!!!!

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  51. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    When is the rained out TB game going to be made up?

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  52. allanApril 16, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    August 15 or so, I believe.

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  53. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Nope, I'm on the East Coast and no blackout. I was surprised. Ahh, the Fox games are all at 4:00.

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  54. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    FUCK YEAH

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  55. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Wow, nasty storms coming through. We were in a toronado warning (very unusual for the valley).

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  56. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    I will be at the day game at OAK on Wednesday.

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  57. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Edwin Encarnacion is on the berevement list for this series.

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  58. allanApril 16, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    have we completely given up trying to throw out base stealers?

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  59. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    With cactus behind the plate? yes

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  60. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    I saw him play for the Cibao Eagles in the Dominican Winter League in December.

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  61. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Jason No-Throw Varitek

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  62. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    Those games are crazy there was about 10,000 people and the park was as loud as a full Fenway is.

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  63. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Here is a map of the baseball coverage in Canada;
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_MLB_Blackout_map.PNG

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  64. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    FY

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  65. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    This may be our Swing Out Sister game.

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  66. allanApril 16, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Reyes faced 21 batters in 3+ innings. That's nice!

    3-7-4-5-3, 94
    (the 4 is subject to change)

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  67. PatrickApril 16, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Is this game moving as slowly as it feels like it is?

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  68. RedSoxDiehardApril 16, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    OK, this is the second time today Don has said "doesn't throw to either locale." Did someone finally tell him a base is not a venue, or is it bingo paranoia?

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  69. Edward LeeApril 16, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    "Bluffs to third, bluffs to first, doesn't throw to either locale"

    What are the drinking rules for this?

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  70. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Cameron is a corpse.

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  71. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    i think locale and destination should also count for that

    all 3 are clearly part of his phrase for the non-move

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  72. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    TEX - 000 000 0
    NYY - 201 000

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  73. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    Cameron is a corpse.

    And he's batting 60 points higher than Varitek.

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  74. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    So we now have a corpse *and* a cactus on the team?

    Venue: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

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  75. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    SB LBJ!!

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  76. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Red Sox trying to win their 3rd game of the year.

    The fookin Orioles won their 3rd game on April 3 -- two weeks ago tomorrow!

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  77. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Hey there. Been getting ready for Passover while enjoying Beckett being Beckett. Remember 2007?

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  78. johngoldfineApril 16, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    "So we now have a corpse *and* a cactus on the team?"

    And several stiffs....

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  79. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Just heard a sports talk radio commercial that L mentioned to me this morning. Lots of slagging of Manny.

    It's grating, for sure, but let's remember that Manny was traded half way through 2008!!! It's coming up on THREE YEARS AGO!!!!

    Jesus - give it up already!!

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  80. johngoldfineApril 16, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    That Manny commercial is really irritating.

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  81. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    I think what bothers me is that they are using *that* to entice listeners --as though nothing worth talking about has happened to the Red Sox since July 2008.

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  82. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    If you had asked me when Manny left, and I didn't look it up, I would have said 2009 at the earliest. It just doesn't seem like three years.

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  83. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    hey now

    TEX - 000 000 02
    NYY - 201 000 0

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  84. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    we need more runs.

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  85. johngoldfineApril 16, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    The thing that irritates me about the Manny commercial is that it's all ancient history: what new information does anyone have, what is there left to say? None, nothing, and nothing likely either (I except Posnanski who did a nice piece on Manny, which basically says there's nothing to left say but says it wonderfully.) So, the radio show just winds up being the same old shit recycled forever.

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  86. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Beckett!

    By way of the K!!!

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  87. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    Two consecutive solid starts from Beckett is VERY good news.

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  88. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    what new information does anyone have, what is there left to say?

    In their minds, the PED stuff means that everything else they ever said about Manny was true. And they want to trumpet that. Over and over and over and over and over...

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  89. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Cameron has a pulse!

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  90. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Hmm Cameron is getting the lead out now it seems.

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  91. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Cactus bunt

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  92. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Nice bunt!

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  93. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    castig with a bit too much enthusiasm for tek's bunt.

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  94. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    On Fire PH

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  95. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    Okay, pen: get 6 outs.

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  96. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Good try.

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  97. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    CS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    omg

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  98. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Not this time dude.

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  99. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    So there, you Tek haters. HA!

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  100. Edward LeeApril 16, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Such a terrible time to steal.

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  101. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Nice work, Shakespeare!

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  102. allanApril 16, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    idiotic weei question, mentioned by OB several times today:

    "do you think that carl crawford can still have a good season?"

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  103. allanApril 16, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    it's part of a commercial - you text in Y or N

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  104. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    So why can't he play every day? What has Scutaro done lately?

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  105. allanApril 16, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    jed cannot be denied.

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  106. allanApril 16, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Those are 2 very good questions, Amy.

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  107. allanApril 16, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Christ, at least play him every day while he's white hot!

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  108. meunierApril 16, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    DOH

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  109. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    OK, Pap. If Beckett can be 2007 Beckett, can you be 2007 Papelbon?

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  110. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    Stop that, Pap.

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  111. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    1

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  112. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    One more to go. And we will have THREE whole WINS!

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  113. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    2

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  114. allanApril 16, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    didn't look like an error on the radio

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  115. allanApril 16, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    cut the shit, jon.

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  116. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Come on, damn it.

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  117. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Good play, Cameron!

    WE WON! Imagine that....

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  118. AmyApril 16, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Thank you, Josh Beckett.

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  119. allanApril 16, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    One-game winning streak!!!

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  120. KathrynApril 16, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    3!!!!!

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  121. PokerwolfApril 16, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Here's a quote to start the next game post, Allan:

    April 16th: It begins.

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  122. allanApril 16, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Since I'd be posting that on April 17, shouldn't it be:

    April 16th: It began.

    ?

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  123. laura kApril 16, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    I can't thread from work, so I have to wait til now to say:

    Don't drink the water! IT IS DIRTY!

    I guess I was off by one day. I thought the huge winning streak would begin on Friday, but I see it began today.

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  124. JereApril 16, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    I am a fan of that artist (now), but for the record, there was nothing springtime-like about Fenway Park today. We brought blankets and we could see our breath. Blankets!

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