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May 9, 2011

G35: Red Sox 2, Twins 1 (11) 

Twins    - 000 000 010 00 - 1 10  1
Red Sox  - 000 010 000 01 - 2  9  0
Carl Crawford collected his second game-winning hit in nine days, doubling off the Wall and scoring pinch-runner Jose Iglesias from first base. The extra-inning victory brought the Red Sox (once again) to one game within .500 (17-18), 3.5 GB New York and Tampa Bay in the AL East.

With one out in the bottom of the 11th, Twins reliever Jim Hoey walked Jed Lowrie on five pitches. Iglesias pinch-ran, and Crawford ran the count full (bcfbfb) before slapping an opposite field double.

Hideki Ojakima got credit for the victory, pitching two innings and throwing 43 pitches. He escaped a 1st/2nd, one out jam in both the 10th and 11th - and a 2nd/3rd, 2 out jam later in the 11th.

Boston scored in the fifth when Jason Varitek (2-for-4) doubled into the left field corner and scored on Adrian Gonzalez's single to left.

Jacoby Ellsbury extended his hitting streak to 18 games with a single in the third. ... Darnell McDonald, pinch-running for Tek in the bottom of the ninth, was picked off first base and tagged out in a 1-3-6-3-4 rundown. ... Dustin Pedroia's double in the 10th inning was his first extra-base hit since April 15 (87 plate appearances).

After seven innings, Beckett (7-6-0-1-5, 103) handed the ball to Alfredo Aceves, who allowed a one-out single to Denard Span, then balked him to second. Jonathan Papelbon was called in for a five-out save, but he allowed a bloop single to Jason Kubel that tied the game at 1-1.
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Nick Blackburn / Josh Beckett

After slogging through several weeks of near daily rain - which turned our backyard into a mini-swamp (which = two extremely muddy dogs) - today was the first truly beautiful, warm spring/summer day. ... Tala has been hosed and is surveying her backyard kingdom, Diego is wandering around with a look of wonder at his good fortune, and we are relaxing, sipping champagne! Tonight is Grilling Evening #1 for 2011: organic steaks, asparagus, and red wine.

And then ... baseball!!!!

In his last 14 games, Adrian Gonzalez is hitting .386/.407/.667, for a 1.073 OPS. And that's with very few walks (two in his last 59 plate appearances and only three since April 17). So what's doing is flat-out hitting the bejesus out of the ball.

Leadoff man Jacoby Ellsbury is also on a tear -- .394/.420/.530/.951 in his last 15 games.
              GM   AVG   OBP   SLG   OPS
On April 10    9  .156  .229  .281  .510  
Since then    25  .340  .390  .536  .927
Season total  34  .295  .350  .473  .823
Ellsbury - who has a 17-game hitting streak - is first on the team in runs scored, second in hits and doubles, third in average, fourth in slugging, and fifth in OPS.

On the other hand, #2 hitter Dustin Pedroia is having a rough time. He's 8-for-61 (all singles) in his last 15 games (.131/.239/.131/.371). Outside of his white-hot performance in the April 8-10 series against New York (9-for-13), FY's average is only .184.

AL East: Tigers/Blue Jays at 7 PM.
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218 comments:

  1. allanMay 9, 2011 at 12:40 PM

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

    Span, CF
    Tolbert, SS
    Kubel, DH
    Morneau, 1B
    Valencia, 3B
    Cuddyer, RF
    Revere, LF
    Rivera, C
    Hughes, 2B

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  2. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    That sounds great, Allan! Enjoy! I am ready for a little baseball.

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  3. allanMay 9, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Prepare to be pissed off tonight:

    HP: Joe West
    1B: Angel Hernandez

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  4. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    I am not in the mood to be pissed off. Baseball is supposed to be lifting my spirits after spending the entire day grading exams.

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  5. 9caseyMay 9, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Hey A, were those steaks just grass fed or grass fed and then corn finished.....I looked on the site and I didn't find it..

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  6. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    9C, they are organically, locally and ethically* raised, but not completely grass fed. They grow up on grass and eat corn towards the end.

    * If one believes that there is such a thing as ethical meat eating, as I do.

    OK, so was that question sarcastic or serious?

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  7. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    Hello, baseball. So happy to be relaxing on the couch with you.

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  8. allanMay 9, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    FY with the .666 OPS

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  9. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    I am getting to like this Gonzalez guy.

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  10. allanMay 9, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    i want to punch rick sutcliffe in the face.

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  11. JereMay 9, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    "FY with the .666 OPS"

    HY

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  12. Maxwell HorseMay 9, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    There goes the no-hitter.

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  13. JereMay 9, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Is Blogger having problems for anyone else? I keep getting "service unavailable."

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  14. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    I am getting to like this Gonzalez guy.

    Good! His slow start had you doubting his potential, IIRC.

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  15. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    I think I have had my doubts about the whole team this season at times. Except FY, despite his current slump.

    NICE!

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  16. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    You seemed pretty anti-EB. I'm glad he's winning you over. (Since that means he's hitting!)

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  17. 9caseyMay 9, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    No , it was serious.........we have a few farms in the Litchfield Hills that the cows are all grass fed and organic, but they taste like cardboard.... Organic is a very ambigious word for me, it has turned into something it was never intended for... People who handout organic certifications here in CT , take profits from you and require you to pay all expenses for them to certify you which in the end could cost thousands.....
    There is a lot of farmers who raise most of their cattle and produce organically but do not want to pay the cost to have the stupid label.....

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  18. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    Was I? I guess I have blocked that out. I knew him by reputation so I knew his potential. I just have generally been really frustrated. Not that I am alone in that regard.

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  19. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    This is incredibly delicious meat and chicken, the best I have ever tasted. It makes supermarket meat taste like cardboard.

    Organic certification can be a ruse, it's true. This stuff is "beyond organic," as the expression goes. It means the animals lived animal lives, wandering around on farms, not living in feed lots, getting shot full of drugs.

    But also, organic farming costs much much more than conventional farming. They have to charge more. The prices are coming down as more people buy organic products - compared to 10 years ago, for example.

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  20. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Also, grass fed meat will taste different at different times - the way meat normally would - the way it used to before cows were turned into machinery and farms were turned into factories.

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  21. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Nice!!

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  22. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Yeah DP!

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  23. allanMay 9, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    EB has got a glove!

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  24. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    18! :)

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  25. allanMay 9, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    aaron boone on espn was talking about crawford and ellsbury getting their hitting strokes and being a great 1-2 punch at the top of the red sox order -- seemingly unaware that crawford is hitting 8th tonight (and has been hitting 7th-8th most of the year).

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  26. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Well, Aaron Boone has never been one of my heroes...

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  27. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    He's done nothing to be anyone's hero.

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  28. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    I think there are some Yankee fans who might disagree.

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  29. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    Ignorant ones. We know who their hero should be. But we don't say his name.

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  30. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Yes, I know better than that.

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  31. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    Rick Sutcliffe is my least favourite announcer.

    In case you were wondering.

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  32. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    OK, let's score some runs.

    Fortunately, I have NESN. But no news on Remy? Eckersley still in throwing cheese around.

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  33. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    Jedi Arm to end that last inning, eh.

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  34. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    J.D.ouble

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  35. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    On fire on fire!

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  36. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    I guess he didn't care enough to get a triple.

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  37. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    DJ!

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  38. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Argh. That looked real good off the bat from Jed.

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  39. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Another game where we just can't get them home...

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  40. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Neither team has gotten anyone home yet

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  41. allanMay 9, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Twins fans are saying the same thing.

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  42. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    I would venture to say Beckett's pitching better. But that could change quickly!

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  43. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    TEK!

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  44. allanMay 9, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Cactek!

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  45. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    It doesn't bother me that the TWINS haven't scored though.

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  46. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Arggh. Bring him home, God damn it!

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  47. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Thank you, EB!!

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  48. allanMay 9, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    fuck your pitchign conference.

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  49. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    Trust Evil Bert to break through the logjam. First pitch, goes with it, effortless.

    And whoever came up with "Evil Bert" deserves a drink. It's brilliant.

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  50. allanMay 9, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    And whoever came up with "Evil Bert" deserves a drink. It's brilliant.

    Benjamin.

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  51. allanMay 9, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    aceves and hill up

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  52. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Nice inning there, Josh.

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  53. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Tek on fire!

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  54. timMay 9, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Nice menu! Need to settle down this week on the wine consumption, we got a wine fridge on Saturday and stocked it. Due to the kickass weather all weekend, supplies are now depleted.

    Club soda and baseball for me tonight! Also one of the first games I've been able to sit down and really enjoy.

    Now make me enjoy it more LBJ! MAKE ME...

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  55. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Cap'n is rockin' that BA up to .160.

    Next he'll steal second.

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  56. timMay 9, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Tek on fire!

    Sounds like that popular Kings of Leon song.

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  57. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Cannot believe he caught that....

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  58. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Is Tek saying Span trapped it?

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  59. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Uch.

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  60. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    ESPN lists Bard and Hill warming up when it's obviously Papelbon.

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  61. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    A few innings ago I said I'd like to win 1-0. Almost there...

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  62. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    WTF?

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  63. allanMay 9, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    tito is gonna have a heart attack

    fucking hernandez

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  64. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Calmly, Terry, calmly...

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  65. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Do umpires ever get impeached or fired or whatever?

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  66. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Eck and Orsillo have no clue what he did wrong.

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  67. allanMay 9, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    west fucking us too - giving the twins extra chances. bit aceves gets him.

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  68. timMay 9, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Here we go...take a shot every time Francona argues a balk.

    I would say every time West blows a call, but I don't wanna kill anyone.

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  69. BenjaminMay 9, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    West['s brand] is too big to fail.

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  70. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Need to settle down this week on the wine consumption, we got a wine fridge on Saturday and stocked it. Due to the kickass weather all weekend, supplies are now depleted.

    Heh, I like this.

    Bad weather, had to stay inside and drink wine. Good weather, lots of time on patio drinking wine.

    A win-win all around!

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  71. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Their best hitter (at the moment) and instead of trying to LOOGY him, Terry brings in Papelbon. As he was obviously planning for. Nice.

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  72. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Come on, Papelbon, don't be Pap 2010.

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  73. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    "Papelbon's in the last year of his contract..."

    Duh. You mean he'll be a FA next year.

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  74. allanMay 9, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    sut says something like bot vs kubel - best vs best - is what brings people out to the ball park, as if people will hear that this is going on in the 8th inning and hurry up and run out to fenway to buy a ticket to see it. (better hope it's a really long BA)

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  75. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    FUCK

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  76. timMay 9, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    FUCK off pap.

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  77. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    It was a good AB -- but a bullshit hit. Damn.

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  78. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    There goes your 1-0 game, Laura. Careful what you wish for...

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  79. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Ok, never mind that 1-0 win. Any RS win will do.

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  80. timMay 9, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    There's always an excuse to drink wine, L. Always!

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  81. allanMay 9, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    sut: "kubel is so big and strong and locked in there"

    someone likes kubel...

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  82. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    Be careful what you wish for only applies if your wish comes true but it ends up being a bad thing. Right now neither team can win 1-0.

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  83. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Tim, I concur.

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  84. allanMay 9, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    sox 8th
    yook
    flo
    drew
    lowrie

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  85. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    Yeah, just great, Papelbon. You stink.

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  86. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Well, wishing for a 1-0 game means you are wishing for the Sox not to score more than one run. That ended up being a bad thing.

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  87. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Allan: "Now we get seven."

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  88. SoSockMay 9, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Damn. Was that bot's 1st batter faced? Just got to the bar after watching granddaughters softball doubleheader. Just in time to see an excellent score get changed. Beckett must have done well

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  89. timMay 9, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    That sut line made me giggle.

    In my list* of fantasy batter vs. pitcher, tying run on, 2 outs late matchups, Papelbon vs. Kubel is not something that would "bring me to a ballpark"

    * - I do not have such a list, but if I did, this would probably be well in the 200s.

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  90. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    It was also wishing for the other team to not score - and for the Sox to be able to hold a 1-0 lead. I.e. really good Sox pitching.

    But not tonight.

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  91. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Sut has to make everything into The Most Dramatic Moment Ever. Every player is The Hero.

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  92. timMay 9, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    A couple hours ago, I was thinking that this guy sounds like a typical "FJM target" - you know, the southern drawl "Who cares about all them there silly stats, lets just play some good ol BASEBALL!"

    I was thinking this as the greatest and only stats ever flashed over whatever batter was up (AVG/HR/RBI)

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  93. BenjaminMay 9, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Guess we're setting up a walkoff.

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  94. timMay 9, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Good to see detroit softening up the jays again tonight (10-2 tigers). I can't remember, you guys going to one of the games tomorrow/wed?

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  95. allanMay 9, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    perkins may be hurt, and sut says there is a limit to how many players a team can put on the DL.

    ???

    "sorry, you have 4 guys on the DL, that guy with the broken arm will have to stay on the roster"

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  96. KathrynMay 9, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    Hey, just joining the action now. I checked in when we were up 1-0. Looks like Pap gave up the run??

    We are packing up the UHaul, as our daughter graduates from college on Sunday and is moving into an apartment in Williamsburg (VA). She came home to get her bedroom furniture and such. Her room is going to be bare.

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  97. allanMay 9, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    no - buffyvision all the way

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  98. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    No, no Sox-Jays games for us this year - just a game in Detroit at the end of the month.

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  99. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    So according to ESPN announcer, if Papelbon had held the 1-0 lead, "sox fans could have rolled home having seen a win".

    Newsflash: they still can.

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  100. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    This essay I just graded is driving me to open a beer. I will have to get up early and finish them. I feel like a starting pitcher who's been knocked out.

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  101. BenjaminMay 9, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    West doesn't even put any effort into his ejection calls.

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  102. timMay 9, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    no worries about the 8th, just setting it up for the following:

    Jason Varitek - Captain and team leader. Two-time world champion and one of the best, smartest backstops in the game. Struggling at the plate thus far with a .160 average this year, but batting with 2 outs and a full count in the bottom of the 9th.

    ...ok sick of that. Varitek walk-off, you heard it here.

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  103. JereMay 9, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    "I'm tellin' you Gardy..."

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  104. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    So according to ESPN announcer, if Papelbon had held the 1-0 lead, "sox fans could have rolled home having seen a win".

    Dear ESPN:

    We play the 9th inning in the AL.

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  105. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    It'd also be nice if they shut up about basketball. Christ ESPN, I realize your sportscentre show is all basketball and football, but do you really need to talk about it DURING the odd time you show a baseball game?

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  106. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Setting up the walkoff sounds good.

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  107. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Zen, I know that feeling all too well.

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  108. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    Tim channeling Allan

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  109. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    Not that I disagree!

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  110. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    yes, the crowd is quiet, they MUST KNOW that the celtics lost.

    if castig could shut the FUCK UP about college sports and trivia, i might be able to stand him. maybe.

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  111. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    I got Lowrie with a double, Crawford with a single up the middle for the quick win. Would be cool to see Pedroia get the winning hit though too, he needs something like that.

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  112. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    What kind of wine? Pelee pinot?

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  113. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    this may be the wine talking, but

    lowrie out
    crawford out
    tek - DONG

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  114. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    All around me teachers are complaining about grading papers.

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  115. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    Does your Tek dong also come on a full count?

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  116. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    Shit, that looked good.

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  117. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Oh fuck you catching that

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  118. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Wait, Iglesias is #78 now? Two games, two different numbers?

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  119. Dr. JeffMay 9, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    I just submitted my final grades today. Would be nice to have a walkoff here.

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  120. KathrynMay 9, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Okay, all set up for the Tek walkoff.

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  121. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    2 outs for Tek!

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  122. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    At least tax season is over one month into the baseball season! No complaints here anymore, easy livin' all around.

    I found castig's college shit very annoying as well, during the few full games I listened to earlier in the year.

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  123. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    ok cactus ...

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  124. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    Don and Eck also betting on a Tek dong.

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  125. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    The Castig college sports chatter gets really old.

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  126. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    It would certainly lift my spirits.

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  127. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    just workin' it full...

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  128. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    Not a dong, but NOT an out!

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  129. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    ooh baby, now make 'em pay

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  130. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    useless cactus.

    thanks morn-E-au!

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  131. KathrynMay 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    The cactus was moving.

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  132. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Safe! Not a walkoff, but we'll take it!

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  133. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    err, make that, Hugh-E-s

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  134. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Perhaps an LBJ dong?

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  135. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Ha ha -- Varitek infield hit is a more unlikely outcome than his hitting a walkoff dong!

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  136. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    LOL @ Zen

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  137. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    What the hell was he thinkgin?

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  138. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    not dave roberts.

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  139. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    i was going to say, as a joke, don't get picked off, idiot .............

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  140. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Oh no you didint

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  141. BenjaminMay 9, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Useless Darnell.

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  142. laura kMay 9, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    oh fuck. jeemer.

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  143. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    I think maybe I will go grade a paper instead of watching this half inning.

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  144. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Arggh.

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  145. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    dp pls

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  146. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    I pshaw'ed a little bit when a local writer described the Giants as having a national fanbase. But darned if there wasn't a guy with a Giants hat in the stands there.

    Talk about the size of the booth kind of dumb. It's not like it's 12-1 in the bottom of the fifth.

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  147. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    DP please.

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  148. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    I'm about to follow Amy's example.

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  149. BenjaminMay 9, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    For what it's worth, I'm vicariously grading papers too.

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  150. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    maybe his foot kept it from going to CF and the runner going to third. maybe.

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  151. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    one more then Dustin wins it in 10th

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  152. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    i'm grading players

    jeemer is a C+ right now.

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  153. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Wow. They have no one to pinch hit.

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  154. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Please score a run. I have to go to sleep at a reasonable hour.

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  155. BenjaminMay 9, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Wow. They have no one to pinch hit.

    Iglesias is due! (That's my story.)

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  156. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Allan, you need a tougher curve. I'd call that a C-. Putting two on base has to be below the median.

    FWIW, I'd give Papelbon a D and Beckett an A-.

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  157. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Not good, LBJ.

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  158. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Their pitcher, Mejares, is like Sea Bass the Second.

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  159. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    fuck.

    alright, time for the laser show to return (as jere already called a while ago).

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  160. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Eck calls FY for the walkoff now.

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  161. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    up into the JoS 1 area!

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  162. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    tim - i JUST said that!!!!

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  163. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    A double for Dustin!

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  164. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    this is an acceptable laser show.

    now time for the EB show!

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  165. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    we got Adrian, whatcha gonna do Twins????

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  166. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    I meant Minnesota!

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  167. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Time for some EVIL.

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  168. BenjaminMay 9, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Please score a run. I have to go to sleep at a reasonable hour.

    Please score a run. I have to go make ramp pesto.

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  169. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    damn i thought that was up the middle

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  170. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    Not evil enough.

    Youk, please...let me go to sleep in peace.

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  171. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    tito should do a shot of that vodka i posted earlier, throw iglesias in as a PH and call for a squeeze.

    then after they win, piss on hernandez/west.

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  172. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    uncork one!

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  173. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    Papi, show them that they can't disrespect you like that.

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  174. BenjaminMay 9, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    Damn, no passed ball in the intentional walk.

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  175. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    BBI to face flo with a walkoff right there ...

    bad idea. dumb idea.

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  176. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    you fuckin serious west?

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  177. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    i thought pedey was running there!

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  178. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    that's "yankee joe"

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  179. BenjaminMay 9, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Poop.

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  180. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    God damn it.

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  181. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    damn, we shoulda just made 10 louder

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  182. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    flo murders his helmet...

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  183. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    Who is going to pitch?

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  184. Dr. JeffMay 9, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    Why is Ortiz incapable of hitting it to the opposite field?

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  185. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    he's been bangin' to left all year - i figured that was the deal tonight, but no ...

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  186. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    3 AM ... here we come ....

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  187. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    shi(f)t.

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  188. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Fuckin...crap. And what is that signoff before the ad? "The inability to get a big hit with runners in scoring position has been their biggest problem."

    Or, wait...is he right?

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  189. Dr. JeffMay 9, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Well, still a high % of balls grounded to deep 2nd.

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  190. KathrynMay 9, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Pushing our luck with Jeemer for another inning?

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  191. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Why is there no one warming?

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  192. allanMay 9, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    sox 11

    drew
    lowrie
    crawford
    salty

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  193. BenjaminMay 9, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Now don't squander.

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  194. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    OMG OKI

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  195. JereMay 9, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Houdeki?

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  196. ZenslingerMay 9, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    I, for one, would like to hand it to Okajima there.

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  197. timMay 9, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Just fucking win this, now.

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  198. Dr. JeffMay 9, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Need a new bingo square: "And the wind knocks it down."

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  199. allanMay 9, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    absent-mindedly, i thought the pbp guy was dan shulman. earlier i saw it was sean mcdonough.

    (yikes. sean's game must have declined a LOT.)

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  200. AmyMay 9, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    OK, I am still sort of here.

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