Cubs - 002 030 000 - 5 12 4 Red Sox - 202 420 05x - 15 19 1This was an all-out assault, with the Red Sox setting season-highs in runs and hits. Their previous highs were nine runs (April 8, April 18, May 2, May 8) and 16 hits (May 10). They also hit five doubles, matching a season-high (April 30).
Ellsbury: 3-for-6, double, 2 runs, 2 RBI, SB Pedroia: 2-for-4, double, 3 runs, 2 BB, SB Gonzalez: 4-for-6, 3 RBI, run Youkilis: 2-for-5, double, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs, 2 ROE Ortiz: 2-for-5, 2 doubles, 2 runs, ROE Lowrie: 2-for-5, RBI Cameron: 0-for-3, 2 BB, run Crawford: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, run Saltalamacchia: 2-for-3, HR, RBI, 3 runs, 2 BBLester struggled again (6-12-5-2-5, 104) -- the Cubs had two men on base in each of his six innings -- and Scott Atchison (3-0-0-0-3, 33) picked up his first save of the year!
The Mets beat the Yankees 2-1 and the Marlins beat the Rays 5-3, so ...
Rays 25 20 ---
Red Sox 24 20 0.5
Yankees 23 20 1.0
Blue Jays 22 22 2.5
Orioles 19 24 5.0Seven wins in a row, 10 of 12, and 19 of 28; 22-10 (.688) since April 16.
It's been 33,855 days since September 11, 1918, a chilly Wednesday on which the Red Sox clinched their third World Series title in four years (and fourth in seven seasons) by beating the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in Game 6. Tonight, after 92 years, 8 months, and 10 days, the Cubs return to Fenway. (Or, as Don Orsillo might say, it's been a 48,751,200-minute wait for the Cubs.)
Three photos from September 1918:
These are Cubs players warming up on the third base side of the field before one of the three 1918 World Series games played at Fenway. In front of the big left field wall is a steep dirt incline. When there were sell-out crowds, fans sometimes sat there. It was called Duffy's Cliff because Boston left fielder Duffy Lewis navigated it better than anyone else. (There might be two players checking it out, on the left side of the photo.) It was removed during the 1933 renovations. (There are two terrific pictures of Fenway here, showing the Wall and Cliff.)
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 291 of 291I'm finding this age-related talk from the booth actually kind of depressing. Rage against the dying of the light, damnit!
Don has lost it. Talking about the fluffy toupee he'll get for his midlife crisis.
you think there's a family with dogs named Tala, Sal, and Macchia? And a cat named Jarrod?
I hope so!
And there it is...the snort!
MH, they are laughing at the aging, that's even better!
rugs vs. plugs
The dying of the light is death - not turning gray or going bald! No point raging about that. Laughter is a far better response, I think. And I'm older than Don. :)
remy is talking about realizing he is as old as he is and to stop trying to look like he's still 30. because you look like a friggin fool.
Real Deal can't catch a break
10:43 total
Oh, we can beat that easily!
I love that he openly says he looked stupid and he's glad he got over that phase. Embrace who you are right now!
albers & hill up
East:
Nats are destroying the Os
Jays are about to lose to the Astros
Making fun of Eck is Eckspeak.
we need each game to go 3:15 to break the 10:43 mark. We're at 3:05 with hopefully 6 outs left tonight.
We are cruising to our 7th consecutive win. I love this team!
I don't know. I know this goes against conventional thinking, but I actually think that it might be "healthier" when people go to extra lengths to make themselves into what they wish they were, whether or not that goal is "realistic" or not. At this point in my life, I've come to the conclusion that striving for something--no matter how silly--is better than just kind of ho-hum acceptance. Again, I know this is completely contrary to conventional thinking, but I find it hard to make the distinction between "peaceful acceptance" and just plain lethargy. It's hard to explain.
oh wait, my math was off...i was thinking 9:43...
3:35 per game we need
horse: you have a point, but i thought remy was talking about someone who is trying to be a 20-something hipster when he's in his late 40s. it's painful to see.
That's even more painful than watching someone who is in his late 40s trying to blog ...
Pathetic!
Hm. Allan, maybe Remy shouldn't have abandoned the hair care altogether but just gone with a subtler approach. Like the "touch of grey" stuff NESN always runs the ads for.
who is this samizdat dude?
oh god i love it....nothing against this Castro guy but 9casey's thing just made this night turn out to be hilarious
Man, 9C is amazing!!
Believe me, MH, I could care less about conventional thinking. I'm about to turn 50, and conventional thinking tells me I should spend tons of money and time trying to look younger than I do. I know what that does, too, as my (older) sister lives that way.
That sets you up for inevitable failure, because the clock will never turn back.
I'd rather embrace what is great about aging - emotional maturity, understanding, getting so much more out of life, not wasting time on people and drama that only suck time and energy. For all the many things that are not great about aging, why should I waste any time fighting what is inevitable? Or buy into commercial notions of youth/beauty that exist for only one reason: to make us feel inadequate, so we will spend money.
My math was off too. 3:45, 3:30, and 3:30 would do it, I think, but for some reason I thought it was later tonight than it is. With Wake going Sunday, we'd probably need a 4th game.
he's been more chicago cub and less russian bear tonight.
"With Wake going Sunday, we'd probably need a 4th game."
Matthews: I guarantee the 10:43 is broken.
who is this samizdat dude
He needs to pitch against Rzepczynski.
I can only speak from personal experience. I know that there was a time in my life when I got wound up over pretty much everything. I don't anymore. And I know this will sound crazy, but I'm pretty sure I was "happier" when I got wound up over everything.
But anyway, let's change the subject. Ortiz is kicking ass, isn't he?
At this point in my life, I've come to the conclusion that striving for something--no matter how silly--is better than just kind of ho-hum acceptance.
I don't think Remy was talking about striving vs lethargy. No one is too old to strive.
They were (I think) specifically talking about trying to look younger than we are, rather than accepting our gray hair, sagging skin, etc.
I have to say, MH, I have no idea what conventional thinking you're referring to. All I ever hear is "it's never too late", even though sometimes it is.
Getting wound up over everything sounds exhausting, but that's just me.
This team can fucking rake!
If you want to get wound up over everything, you probably still can. I just don't think that's what they were talking about at all.
I can't believe you guys made so much of 9C's comment. it's not like he wrote a whole essay about the guy, just a random remark.
I was much more aggressive and volatile when I was younger. Learning how to control that is one thing I consider very positive about aging.
Laura, I meant the conventional thinking of "be happy with who you are." And how you shouldn't let things get you down, don't dwell on the negative, stuff like that.
And all that may sound good, but I have a feeling that a lot of very creative, inventive and passionate people got their "fuel" from having lives of turmoil and friction and insecurities. For example, I've read quotes from Spielberg mentioning how an unhappy childhood and school days made him the filmmaker he is today. What if he took the tact of "serenity now" back in the day? I think both the world and his inner spirit would be a lot blander for it.
Man, I'm not even paying attention the game. Apparently the Sox are hitting the ball a lot.
The Cubs are fielding like it's 1918.
1918 WS was the last WS without a home run.
I'm just enjoying the jinx (and 9C's powers). I'm sure he is a good player. Those are good numbers. But he has had a bad night.
Thanks for clarifying, MH.
Many artists came from unhappy childhoods - as did many non-artists - but we can't control our childhoods. Childhood circumstances really don't figure into this.
Spielberg is a weird example, IMO, since his worldview is so sunny and optimistic.
I would never say not to dwell on negatives. That's just platitudes - or living like an ostrich.
Have you read Bright-Sided by Barbara Ehrenreich? Maybe you're talking about that kind of "power of positive thinking" nonsense.
I live to create change, and if you don't look squarely at the bad stuff, you can never hope to change it. But I won't bang my head against the wall about what I can't change, like how old I look, especially when that is only superficial.
We haven't had to say it yet this year: Make Tito apologize
14-5 :)
Nice slide, Carl.
That ball looked catchable, didn't it hit low on the wall?
"I can't believe you guys made so much of 9C's comment."
It's turned out to be classic! It was already pretty funny just that he couldn't quite reach a few balls early on. But we actually got to the point where NESN isolated him with Don saying "tough night for Starlin Castro." I mean, of all the nights for the guy to have a noticeably bad night! After such an innocent remark by 9. I just think the shit's funny.
If you say so. Doesn't seem like anything to me.
Just catching up on the thread as I was away from it for a bit.
Quite a night! So many runs that we even had off topic conversations that I missed.
As Jerry is roughly my age, I relate to the idea of aging gracefully. At least I hope I am, though I do my best to stay young feeling and young at heart (and yes, color my hair). :)
10 men to the plate in 2 of the last 5 innings.
Does anyone here remember Manny's slide at home where he slapped his hand on the plate after passing the knee of the catcher? Was he out or safe? I seem to remember he was called out but the replay showed he was safe. Which game was that? Or is this too obscure of a play?
And I have no idea what 9C said!
I have not read "Bright-Sided," Laura. I'm not really talking about any kind of "new age" stuff like "The Secret," but just sort of all the general stuff I've heard all my life. "Inner Peace" and "Serenity" being unquestionably good things, etc.
Spielberg may be considered sunny, etc, but when I see his work--in the very least I see someone very enthusiastic and inspired in what he's done throughout his life. Perhaps any optimism found in his work is a subconscious response to make up for what he always longed for and didn't have? (He's said that ET, for example, is about divorce.)
And now it's 15-5. Are these actual pitchers the Cubs are running out there?
It's also because, at least for me, I know nothing of these NL teams. So since 9c mentioned Castro as the real deal, of course I'm gonna watching him. And of all nights, this is the one where he does nothing right.
Of course, after ol' Sam Simpson was showing off Roy Hobbs, and he couldn't hit the bowling pins right in front of the newspaper man Max Mercy, Simpson bet Mercy that Hobbs could strike out the Whammer on three pitched balls, and he did. So it's not like we're making fun of 9c, I'm sure the kid's a good player.
FIFTEEN! That's some nice double digits!
I remember the play you are referring to, Dr Jeff, but not a clue when that was!
Ha ha ha, after all that stuff I said, I also colour my hair, but I did that long before I thought about being gray!
I have lots of female friends who have let themselves go gray, I think they look great. But everyone should do whatever they want when it comes to that stuff.
I thought it was funny. If I could have seen every pitch and all of his plays, it would be funnier. It's totally not a dig at 9C.
Whenever the Sox have games like this, I always wish they could more evenly distribute those extra runs over the course of the next few games.
I was wondering if you colo(u)red your hair, Laura.
Although I would never consider plastic surgery or Botox, somehow keeping my hair the same color it's always been just helps me recognize myself in the mirror! I know it is sexist, but I think men who do the same look silly.
I think Youk enjoyed that.
Oh absolutely inspired and passionate and enthusiastic, I agree.
Most people with a lot of turmoil in their young lives don't have much of a choice in how they respond, I think. We just muddle through, and if we're lucky, when we're older, we make peace with it.
I don't think we're in much danger of losing any passion or great art because young people have too much inner peace.
Really dirty water!
Don't drink the water! It is DOUBLE DIGIT DIRTY!!!
"Whenever the Sox have games like this"
Similarly, in these types of games, I feel a little weird about standing and clapping in the living room when we're one strike away. Didn't come to that, though, as we get the last out on a 0-1 pitch. Half-game back!
Nastily dirty water. And almost in first place.
HELLO, SECOND PLACE!
FKR 25 20 ---
BOS 24 20 0.5
MFY 23 20 1.0
TOR 22 22 2.5
BAL 19 24 5.0
Kat, I was blond until my early 20s, and by my 30s my hair was an ugly dull brown. I much prefer it blond, so I am blond again. Why not. I have no gray, but that's just luck of the draw.
Amy, I don't think hair colour is necessarily sexist. Ageist, maybe. :)
But I totally get wanting to look in the mirror and recognize yourself!
For the record, I didn't think anyone was making fun of 9C. I guess I just didn't get the joke. Wouldn't be the first time!
I always wish they could more evenly distribute those extra runs over the course of the next few games.
Same here! Save some for tomorrow, boys.
Argh, I couldn't see if Sutton was wearing the #44 he's listed as on redsox.com.
Atchison with the 3 IP save!
Great fun. Good night.
"Argh, I couldn't see if Sutton was wearing the #44 he's listed as on redsox.com."
Rewinding the DVR now... (and I'm mad at myself for not thinking to look!)
Continuing the off-topic convo by myself here... maybe for some people "inner peace" means complacency, an end to being passionate about things, a kind of apathy. I don't see those as the same things - I think you can have inner peace and contentment, and still create, be passionate, "get wound up" over things. But maybe for some people that is a contradiction, and maybe that is (at least close to) what Maxwell Horse means.
"maybe for some people "inner peace" means complacency, an end to being passionate about things, a kind of apathy."
That is definitely the conclusion I have come to. I know it's sort of counter to a lot of people's opinion, but it's definitely how I feel.
Also sort of related--man Eckersley has great hair. That cannot be denied. I don't know if he's dying it or what, but it "works." Doesn't look bad at all on him.
Just so you don't think that tree fell and no one heard it, I agree. I think there is a certain sense of inner peace in accepting who you are, but that doesn't mean you have to accept what is happening in the world around you.
Have a good night!
I know it is sexist, but I think men who do the same look silly.
I mis-read this earlier! Yes, I think that's a kind of sexism many of us subscribe to! :)
Well, the only shot with Sutton's back in it was a wide shot of the field from the JoS1 seats. I went right up to my screen and though I couldn't say for sure, it sure did look like he had two identical numbers with pointy tops on his back.
Tomorrow's number-less jerseys won't help either!
Thanks for this interesting discussion, MH. I hope I didn't ruin the thread for you.
I'm glad I finally got what you were driving at. Doesn't matter if it's contrary to what you think most people believe!
You didn't ruin the thread. I was concerned that *I* might've.
Anyway, peace out, homies. Hopefully they'll make it 8-in-a-row tomorrow.
Time of game:
3:35!
Note: I *like* it when M. Horse gets wound up. He hates a lot of the same things as I do, with a equal vehemence, so I find it quite enjoyable.
oh man, that was hilarious. That reporter with the odd voice asked Tito if he's glad to go out with a win if the end of the world comes tomorrow. I will Y-Tube it if no one else does.
I *like* it when M. Horse gets wound up. He hates a lot of the same things as I do, with a equal vehemence, so I find it quite enjoyable.
I agree!
Perhaps many wmtc readers would be surprised to learn that I have inner peace and contentment, since I am frequently wound up! And always striving.
WOW! alot of talk about my comment.
I was watching him closely as well, he was a cover boy for sports illustraded a couple of weeks ago. Which in its self could be seen as a jinx.
Decent article and on mlb they speak of him alot..
I am glad I gave a Jere a reason to stay tuned in.......
Love to hear Tito's reply, too.
"I am glad I gave a Jere a reason to stay tuned in......."
well you gave me a reason to tune in to Castro TV. (state-run? batted in?) okay that's my last Castro bad pun of the day, g'night everybody!
Tito's reply was funny--okay I'll youtube it now. I figure it's not game action so NESN won't bother to pull it.
Video of Tito answering the question about the end of the world.
Thanks for the video. That was great.
It's crazy that there is a save in a 15-5 game.
It's crazy that there is a save in a 15-5 game.
Wes Littleton got a save when the Rangers beat the Orioles 30-3.
Oh yeah, I had forgotten about that game.
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