Brewers - 202 000 000 - 4 8 1 Red Sox - 220 012 30x - 10 14 0Adrian Gonzalez singled, doubled, and homered in his first three at-bats, David Ortiz chipped in with three hits, and John Lackey (8-8-4-0-5, 111) found his bearings after two rough innings, setting down 15 straight Brewers as the Red Sox pulled away for an easy victory.
Lackey threw 25 pitches in the top of the first and allowed three hits and two runs, but that didn't seem so awful after Marcum threw 44 pitches in the home half and gave those runs right back -- Ellsbury HR, Pedroia F8, Gonzalez 1B, Youkilis K, Ortiz 2B (2 RBI), Crawford 1B, Scutaro BB, Drew 4-3. Marcum (1-4-2-1-1, 44) may have hurt himself; that inning was the extent of his night.
Crawford left the game with a left hamstring strain after beating out his infield single. Youkilis had a two-run single in the second; he also was pulled from the game, in the fifth, with an upset stomach (from watching Lackey's early innings, perhaps).
After allowing four straight singles to start the third, the Blamethrower was aided by a double play started by Dustin Pedroia, who had a phenomenal night in the field. That DP brought in the game-tying run (4-4), but Lackey was suddenly in a groove, finishing the inning with a strikeout. Milwaukee's only base runner for the rest of the night was a one-out single in the eighth (and he was doubled off when Ellsbury ran in towards shallow right-center for a pop-up and, still in a sprint, threw quickly to first).
Evil Bert broke the tie with a dong (#15) in the fifth. Jason Varitek and Pedroia had RBIs in the sixth and J.D. Drew drove in two runs in the seventh.
The Cubs beat the Yankees 3-1 this afternoon, so Boston's lead is back to 2.5.
The scourge of inter-league play is upon us again. The Red Sox's slate (through July 3) is Brewers (3) and Padres (3) at home, then on the road for the Pirates (3), Phillies (3), and Astros (3). Then it's back to Fenway, where the Blue Jays (3) and Orioles (4) will take us to the All-Star break.
The Brewers lead the NL Central with a 39-31 record, 1 GA of the Cardinals, 2 GA of the Reds, and 3 GA of the Pirates. Milwaukee is 5th in the NL is R/G (4.39), 6th in OBP (.322) and 2nd in SLG (.421). They are 7th in team ERA (3.70) and 3rd in WHIP (1.252).
Boston and Milwaukee have played only six games against each other since 1997:
June 6-8, 2003 (Boston won 2 of 3: 3-9, 11-10, 9-1)AL East: Yankees/Cubs at 2:15 PM and Marlins/Rays, Blue Jays/Reds, and Orioles/Nationals at 7 PM.
May 17-18, 2008 (Boston won 3 of 3: 5-3, 7-6, 11-7)
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Singleton using Yankee math:
"The Cubs have never won a World Series at Wrigley Field. They've won, but not here. Meanwhile, the Yankees have won 10 World Series at Yankee Stadium."
So as long as the Yanks keep naming it "Yankee Stadium" every time they get a new park, it counts as being all the same park.
Just now at Wrigley. Awesome.
It is a scourge!
Yanks DONE. We gotta go up 2.5 tonight!
So as long as the Yanks keep naming it "Yankee Stadium" every time they get a new park, it counts as being all the same park.
When the Sox were last in NY, Orsillo said Beckett was 7-3 at Yankee Stadium. ... I would have liked to ask him how Beckett could pitch 7 games in that particular park and have 10 decisions.
Ha, Tito in a Bruins jersey for the pre game pressa.
TC just now: "Manny just decided he was injured"
Remy last night: "Manny wouldn't even know there's a road trip."
I guess it will never end.
Ellsbury, CF
Pedroia, 2B
Gonzalez, 1B
Youkilis, 3B
Ortiz, DH
Crawford, LF
Scutaro, SS
Drew, RF
Varitek, C
Weeks, 2B
Morgan, CF
Braun, LF
Fielder, DH
McGehee, 3B
Hart, RF
Kotsay, 1B
Lucroy, C
Counsell, SS
Remy got a "fuck you" and a "give it a rest already" when he said that last night. ... I guarantee we'll still be hearing that shit in 10 years.
Lowrie on DL; Sutton back up
Papelbon's suspension dropped to 2 games. He's satisfied. Will be out tonight and tomorrow.
This game is FREE on MLBTV!
MFY - 000 000 010 - 1 5 0
CHI - 201 000 00x - 3 6 0
And MLBTV is shitting the bed right out of the gate, unable to connect to the game.
There's your free "game", folks!
I'm getting the Brewers feed on mlb.tv even though it should be blacked out for me. (I guess the "free" supersedes the "blackout".) It's a little choppy but it's there.
Re Manny, not only doesn't it end, it gets worse, as the memory of all the great things he did for the Sox fade away, and all that remains is these stupid, stale "jokes".
I really think Remy, TC and others should hear from us on this - often.
OMG - NESN came through now!
LYNDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHOSE BOY IS THAT?????
LBJ!!! That's her boy.
To: sports@nesn.com
cc: soxbooth@weei.com
subject line: give it a rest already - stop running down manny
NESN:
Last night we had to listen to Remy's "jokes" about how Manny Ramirez wouldn't even know he was on a road trip. Tonight we are treated to TC opining that Manny "decided" he was injured.
Manny Ramirez was one of the greatest players the modern Red Sox have ever seen. Not only was he an incredibly talented ballplayer, he was, by all reports, focused and extremely hard-working. He isn't a perfect person, but you know what? Neither are Jerry Remy and Tom Caron.
One of the reasons I prefer the WEEI radio broadcast to NESN is because Joe Castiglione doesn't indulge in this kind of gratuitous player-bashing.
Lay off Manny, already. We're all completely sick of it!
Laura Kaminker
a loyal Red Sox fan in Toronto, Ontario
Nice email.
...
Bert cannot be stopped.
throw to first - gotta keep gonzalez close!
Great email, Laura. We should all send something similar.
FLO - GOOD TIMES!!!!!
We are unstoppable.
I'm not ready to go for Inevitable, but we are fucking unstoppable!
Yay, Papi!
Thanks, Amy. I posted it here hoping to inspire some other threaders. It only takes a minute or two.
Any time you need a payment.
Any time you need a friend.
well, shit.
mcdonald in for the craw.
Why is he limping? Oh no.
Castig is making Crawford sound badly hurt. I'm not watching on TV right now - anyone?
While drafting my own email, I somehow missed what happened to Crawford. Shit....
But I did send my email.
It doesn't look too bad. He pulled up after stretching to beat out the throw at first base. It looks like a hamstring. They may be cautious for a day or two.
Disclaimer: I'm no doctor.
Gotta send Papi.
did not seem too bad.
Thanks, Kat. Joe Castig and John Rish are also not doctors, and that didn't stop them.
"You hate to see that kind of injury on a player who relies on his legs so much."
We need some fire.
Yay, Amy emailed, too. Let's do it, gamethreaders.
"You hate to see that kind of injury on a player who relies on his legs so much."
That's a little overly dramatic.
i am hoping for a 50-pitch inning.
Sox wearing out another arm
marcum = not pleased with ump's call on drew
weak shit from werd.
44 pitches! it turns out lackey was economical with 25.
That's a lot of pitches. We are on pace for a 6 hr 45 min game.
Military alert on radio. Can't you just raise money for your charity without saying things like, "We want to rally the nation and bring back patriotism"?
Yeah, there's a real lack of patriotism in the US.
I will let you know if I hear back, and let me know if you (or anyone else) does.
OK, going to put the hot laptop aside for a bit. Probably catch up later!
Folds of Honor ?!?!?!?!??!?!
Into the pen!
Is that the charity?
They raise money for "the families left behind" by "the fallen". The guy said they were trying to pay back the military! Ha ha, I'd like a piece of that.
Again! I like going to the bullpen this early in the first game of the series.
I think it's for families who have had someone killed for corporate profits -- err, freedom! sweet, glorious, bountiful freedom! -- like the folded flag they get.
Bert thinking of getting the cycle in order.
The cycle in order, I like the sound of that. But if Bert prefers to get another home run or 2 2-baggers, that's fine, too.
"grab some wall"
"Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sweat Machine"
another two-outs-and-no-one-on-base rally!
wow, bullshit call.
That looked well and truly outside.
Strike 3 was further outside than the pitch the ump called Ball 2.
lackey = sucks
Lackey, even you're not going to stop us. No matter how hard you try.
C'mon Lackey. Don't make me hate you again.
FY = pitcher's best friend
Rish channeling Orsillo: in through the back door
FY saving Lackey's butt for now.
And he gave it a hearty 'Fuck Yeah'
Lackey owes Pedroia something either dinner or sex related for bailing him out there.
maybe pedroia needs a butler.
I'll take the dinner, thank you very much.
*takes a big whiff*
Oh threads, how I've missed you. Buenas noches amigos!
Just flipped on the game (NESN - woo!) and fully expected it to be in the 5th or so by now. Satisfied that its still early :)
maybe pedroia needs a butler.
Now that made me laugh.
if we could count rish's "in thru the back door" all we would need is a "3 game hit streak" for the first bingo of the year.
The PA announcer has a world series ring.
Lackey the Butler: I brought all the uniforms and equipment to the park, if only there wasn't so much traffic, I would have been on time, and if the laundry hadn't shrunk the uni's, everything would have fit properly. I have what it takes to be an excellent butler, but the umpires don't always recognize great butlering when they see it, and the other team's butlers are cheating.
Pedroia's on fire.
The Lackey as Pedroia's Butler sounds like a great sitcom premise. I'm imagining a Laverne & Shirley type opening credits sequence.
Lackey the Butler...
:-) You forgot the part where he yells at the rest of the staff for not doing his job.
Hey Tim, congrats on your B's!
lackey clearly has no problem with the 7-8-9 hitters (2nd and 4th innings). it's the other 6 guys he can't get out.
The sitcom's called "That's My Lackey", the hilarious trials and tribulations of a former MLB pitcher turned lackey.
Lackey the Butler ...
+2
Some say he is just a Lackey
Changing excuses while the ink is still tacky ...
Oh, he's Dr. Fuck Yeah's assistant
He'll give up any-size lead if you lower your resistance
Thanks L, that was an incredibly satisfying Wednesday win - especially considering the brutal first round when there was talk of firing the coach, massive overhauls required etc.
In That's My Lackey, there's an uptight landlord who hates butlers. So Lackey has to constantly pretend he's actually a major league pitcher in order to stay where he is.
Wait, I'm getting the imaginary sitcom confused with 2011.
Ha ha, great theme song. Sung to the tune of...
Well, there is no song called This Pitcher Sucks, so whatever.
Sitcom: "Everybody Hates Lackey"
Good god, Bert!
The man is unstoppable!!!
GONE-ZO!!!!!
I went out to get the mail and then fixed myself some ice cream. I come back to this priceless Lackey shit. Funny stuff.
EB needs an additional nickname. Some superhero type stuff. WOW
Triple, EB, Triple!!!
Guess that cycle won't be quite in order... But I will take it anyway it comes.
I have never seen such an accurate scouting report. He would love the monster, hit a ton that way, etc. But I doubt the scouts would have predicted this!
Coverin' up for his mistakes takes everything he's got.
Taking a break from all his losses sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?
Sometimes you gotta go
Where everybody hates his name
And they're always sad he came.
When he pitches we all can see
His innings are all the same
You wanna be where everybody hates his name.
You wanna go where people think his fast ass is a disgrace
You wanna go where everybody hates his face.
And it's in Boston. Nicely done, Allan.
That's My Lackey
The hitters love to shellack-y...
He's always full of excuses,
The fans are tired of his loses...
Tito's patience is tested,
But the pen better be rested...
Clearly a work in progress.
Excellent, Allan!
Sorry I missed all the Lackey bashing.
Wow, you also, Laura! You two may have a future in parodies!
Well shit, if you're gonna use sitcom tunes already written... Gimme a minute. :)
Scroll up, Amy, you might want to catch the premise of this sitcom: That's My Lackey!
Sutton placed perfectly
Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Lack
Poor sorry pitcher, was really just a hack
Fuck Yeah said watch me start a double-play
But you'd better be prepared, 'cause I'm gonna make you pay...
[Cut to Lackey in butler's uniform, serving FY a can of beer on a silver tray]
Yup, I have been catching up on the thread!
Youk has a tummy ache?
Since we've always (since the Angels days) called Lackey "Peter Brady" since he kinda looks like the 1971-72ish era Pete, a Brady theme parody would fit well. But, again, only in our house.
Yook has a tummy ache and he will not get 1/100th of the shit LBJ had for 5 broken ribs!
I hate to say this, but since the parodies started rolling, he actually seems to have improved. Think y'all can keep this up for all his starts?
Sure, why not.
Here's the story,
Of a man named Lackey...
BRB
Here's the story
of a man named Lackey
who was working with some very lousy stuff
None of it had hair like Eck
Or like Pedro
And we've all had enough
and on from there....
Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Lack
Poor sorry pitcher, was really just a hack
Fuck Yeah said watch me start a double-play
But you'd better be prepared, 'cause I'm gonna make you pay...
But you stopped right before the best part: the one or two word bits.
we miss a pitch for an extended slo-mo of a fan doing nothing
OK, I'm missing the game while I write imaginary sitcom jingles. Think I'll go back to the game, work on the Lackey Bunch later.
There's a homer in the Bronx, Fenway's broken out in balks, There's a wild pitch in Detroit
And an endless string of walks.
There's a batter hit again,
and relievers in the pen.....
JOHN LACKEY PLEASE STOP WHINING!
Actually, Jerry, the majority of fans hate interleague and want it to stop. That has been shown in poll after poll after poll.
YAY TEK!!!!
But you stopped right before the best part: the one or two word bits.
Go for it. I gave you the visual.
CACTUS?!?!
Amy, that's killer. LOL, literally.
2nd verse:
Here's a story of a runt named Pedey
Who was cleaning up all of Lackey's shit
TEK!!!
Remy: "Life is much easier when I'm not around."
OK, I am liking this game (both the real game and the sitcom theme song game).
Thanks, Laura. I wondered whether anyone would remember Car 54 where are you?
You know, 2007 was Inevitable. But every season has a different feel. There can be only one Inevitable. I dub the 2011 Red Sox season:
UNSTOPPABLE!
An 0 and 6 start couldn't stop us.
A 2 and 10 start couldn't stop us.
[everyone can fill in more here]
Because we are...
Unstoppable!
Alright Lackey, can you hold this lead?
I didn't remember it, I just liked the lyrics. :)
I know *of* Car 54 but never actually saw the show. I think I've heard the jingle here and there.
I like unstoppable.
So what was 2004? Besides UNFORGETTABLE!
My cat keeps climbing on my lap (and thus my laptop) making it very hard to type.
I remember the show, but was not a big fan of it. Loved the song, though. I am sure it will be stuck in my head now for days.
I thought I could do one based on the Patty Duke Show, but my brain is too tired.
Since the show aired only from 61-63 (I looked it up), it's not surprising you never saw it!
Was 2004 The Impossible?
"A strike call makes him lose control..."
"An error makes him lose control" should be in the Lackey Duke song
hahaha, our minds both went to the losing of control
Rich Hill's popped UCL couldn't stop us...
(And hell, Dice-K's probably helped us...)
How many times has Lackey gotten through seven?
That has to be one of the craziest sitcom lines ever, A hotdog makes her lose control.
"What a crazy pair..."
04 was The Possible Dream
Green Acres:
John Lackey is the man we hate ...
Not really, I saw most things on re-runs anyway. But I don't think Car 54 made it into re-runs.
Farm system is the life for he
Farm living is the life for him...
As in, the farm team.
I think Car 54 had it's day on Nick at Nite.... never gave it a shot though
How many times has Lackey gotten through seven?
Seven what? Cheeseburgers?
Jere, we did it again, farm system :)
Papi is certainly unstoppable!
Gilligan's Island:
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale
A tale of a long-chinned jerk.
That started with a big contract
And very little work.
yup, let's go for a hat trick
He belongs in a museum
Where Red Sox fans can pee (on) him
Seven what? Cheeseburgers?
Hey, I'm drinking here! You almost made me spit up!
Lackey
Meet John Lackey
He's the pitcher who gives up dongs
In the
Town of Boston
We wish he'd be on his way to history...
A four-hour game, a four-hour game...
Thanks, Craig Counsell. (Not something I say often.)
Mister, we could use an arm like Pedro Martinez again ...
Didn't need no fat-chinned clown
Bringin' all his teammates down ...
(meh)
L--we got the hat trick, because the whole time since my last comment I've been working on a Flintstones one, then I checked in to see you did one!
By the way, he has put down 14 in a row.
Cool :)
Fielders,
Meet the Fielders
They're the ones who have to back you up
If you,
walked in their shoes
you could not even carry their cups
One day,
They'll desert when you suck
Then you'll
have to rely on your good luck
When you,
love your Fielders
You'll have a good game
A callout-free game
You'll have your first good game.
Lack-ey!
Hey, WEEI wants us to nominate military heroes. I will send them Bradley Manning.
You mean while we've been creatively ragging on him, he's been pitching well? We'd better keep it up.
I'll send 'em Pat Tillman's brother
He's creepy and he's lanky
I wish he was a Yankee
He's absolutely stanky
The only John Lackey
His face could scare a lion
You can always hear him whine
He waves off every sign,
The only John Lackey
Yes, just as Tom pointed out. We need to keep this up.
Does anybody think we'll see a guy like Pedro ever again?
Odds say sure, but I don't think anyone will make me feel as excited, fascinated, and intrigued as Pedro did.
I haven't watched a game on tv in 20 or 25 years, so I'm sort of a virgin. Don't those announcers ever watch the game? Fishing stories?
Rob, why the Pedro nostalgia? Just a contrast to Lackey?
Hey ish, how are you not taking off work to go to the parade?? I'm probably going just for the sake of "taking pics of an event" and I don't give four shits about hockey. And you're missing it? I feel like I should be working your shift so you can go.
I feel like I'm gonna come home with, like, pictures of the team accountant, not knowing the difference between him and the players.
Amy, that is quite brilliant. Plus you bothered to flesh out two complete stanzas. Que brava!
I just read this from Allan (totally out of context, apparently): "Mister, we could use an arm like Pedro Martinez again ..."
Plus, I always have Pedro nostalgia.
Lackey's making plans for Nyjer?
Hey Rob, congrats on your B's!
And we very well may never see another pitcher like Pedro in his prime.
John, you mean you always listen to the games on the radio? Do you not have cable TV or do you just prefer radio? I love listening to games in the car, but I like being able to see the games.
DP!
that was a fuckin sweet ass double play
FUCK YEAH - grab the ball, keep running, and throw out the runner.
Amy, that's a good one.
Rhyming lion with whi-yun is perfect, too - like the original scree-um.
Thank you, Laura!
LBJ. Beautiful!
Thanks, Laura. I used to create funny greeting card poems when I was a kid; my mother thought I should have gotten a job at Hallmark.
OMG, I missed "Fielders, meet the fielders". Wow, that's great. "They're the ones who have to back you up..." LOL
Amy--no cable, no tv....
Yes, Pedro nostalgia. I think we can all relate to that.
What the hey! I went away and then come back to see that Lackey pitched 8 innings.
I saw that while I was scrolling up looking for where Rob said he couldn't go to the parade.
I haven't found it, but working weekends, you do miss stuff. Allan couldn't go the 2004 parade. He went for a SoSH trophy party.
Time for a triple!
Yeah, my mother said the same thing about me.
Who can blame the bullpen for his walks?
Who can take a nothing team and suddenly make them all seem like gods?
Well, it's you, John, and you just blow it
With each hit and every five-run inning you show it
Lack is all around, why should we have hope
15 beans a year, maybe Theo's the real dope
He'll never make it with the Sox
He'll never make it with the Sox
Good for you, John! I am embarrassed to think about how many hours I have spent watching TV over the years. I might have written some really good TV theme songs if I hadn't been watching so much TV. :)
A friend of mine is throwing a party starting at 2 AM that will go right through the parade. He was begging me to go but of course I have to work. He even brought up a quote from Patrick Henry in 1776: "My only regret is that I have but one job to be fired from for my team."
Oh dear.
I'm glad to only work one weekend day, so Sunday is when I go off and do fun things, usually in Boston.
I'd love to give up TV and cable if there was another good way for us to get baseball and movies.
(No, cannot stream Netflix. No, cannot go to the movies. Must see movies on DVD.)
Love it, Allan.
I think we should identify the original song...for some of these, there's a familiar ring, but I cannot retrieve the actual original song.
Or maybe it's just me.
So John, are any of these lyrics making sense to you?
Nice MTM song, Allan.
Oh well he's movin on up
To the East side
To a team with some money
And some pride
He's coughin it up
To the MFYs
But he finally got a piece
Of our pie
His curves don't curve in Toronto
His speed don't kill in LA
Does a whole lot of cr-yin
When he's up on that hill
Now he's under the spotlight
Playin' in the big game
As long as he's got
Teammates behind him
He's got someone else to blame
Oh well he's movin on u-up....
That was Mary Tyler Moore, in case anyone didn't get it.
Rob said he couldn't go to the parade in the game-time change post.
Yup, and the Jeffersons from Jere.
What was the Fielder's one? I can't put my finger on it.
Movin' on up is kind of a giveaway. Meet the Fielders is the Flintstones. I did that above with "Lackey / Meet John Lackey"
Jere and Allan, excellent, both full songs, too!
I'm amazed at how quick you guys are...definitely one of the most entertaining JoS game threads I've seen.
"How could you not go see men who hit rubber disks with wood sticks on frozen water wheeled around the streets," asked a man writing theme song parodies about a man who throws a sphere on a Friday night incredulously.
What a world we live in.
It's Maaaaaaaaaatt Albers!
And I'm going to pitch an inning for you ....
thanks L. (That last verse of Jefferson's is a repeat of the earlier one so I just ended it there assuming you'll all go back to verse one......)
Speaking of sitcoms, Hey Hey Hey!
Ah, the Flintstones! Thanks!! Like I said, there was that familiarity, but I couldn't quite get my finger on it.
I waste all the time there is to waste on the computer, so don't be too quick to compliment the no-tv. As for cable, our road does not even have through electric power--there's power on one end, power on the other, nothing for a mile in between. Cable not likely.
Kat--asking john g or john lackey? I get the lyrics if not always the rest of the references--and agree with the general tenor of the lyrics. Some talent on JOS! Mean and vicious, but talented.
Nice Jeffersons, Jere.
One day I'd like to dig up the thread where we did famous literary first lines. No one was hitting, and we were going off on "It was the best of hits, it was the worst of hits..." and such. One of our best efforts.
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