Curt Schilling (4.20, 108 ERA+) / Jered Weaver (4.00, 107 ERA+)
Schilling returns tonight after missing seven weeks with tendinitis in his right shoulder. The Red Sox went 24-18 while he was out. John Farrell says Schilling pitch limit is about 90.
Schilling faced the Angels back on April 14 and allowed four hits over eight scoreless innings.
David Ortiz is 4-for-5 against Weaver. ... The Angels are 64-46 and lead the Mariners by 3.5 games.
MFY tied with the Tigers for the WC. At least until the Tigers find a way to lose to the Devil Rays.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd rather face the Yankees than the Tigers in the playoffs...although it does bring the Sox-Yanks-meet-in-postseason stress that drives me up a wall. I'm not sure. Both those teams have good starting pitching, iffy relief, and stellar offense, if I recall.
ReplyDeleteBoth those teams have good starting pitching, iffy relief, and stellar offense, if I recall.
ReplyDeleteRemove the "good starting pitching" from MFY and pretty much. I'm more fearful of the tigers than yanks though. But I do I hear ya on the postseason stress...
Final on the Civic Holiday in Toronto:
MFY 5, Jays 4
Yankees with a 4-run sixth got to the Jays 'pen (namely Downs)
Pedroia 2B
ReplyDeleteYoukilis 1B
Ortiz DH
Ramirez LF
Drew RF
Lowell 3B
Varitek C
Crisp CF
Lugo SS
Figgins 3B
Cabrera SS
Guerrero RF
Anderson DH
Matthews CF
Kotchman 1B
Izturis 2B
Mathis C
Willits LF
Aaarrgh! Rex Hudler on MLB-EI. I cannot listen to him plus watch him caress that goddam baseball. I would pay good Canadian dollars to watch Wily Mo squeeze Rex's head like he squeezes that baseball.
ReplyDeletenot sure how long i'll last with the sound on.
ReplyDeletePapi just swung after 5 straight balls. Never a fan of that.
ReplyDeleteJere said...
ReplyDeletePapi just swung after 5 straight balls. Never a fan of that.
Jere, I believe i am catching on to your philoshpy of baseball..And I concur....
Well, we could give you the Remdawg product updates if that would make you guys feel better!
ReplyDeleteThe one time a runner doesn't cover his face on a steal attempt, and he gets hit in the face.
ReplyDeleteYou could even see O-Cab covering HIS face on the play.
god, yook is ugly.
ReplyDeleteIs he allright?
ReplyDelete0-1 pitch was low and away.
ReplyDeleteHe'll be okay.
ReplyDeleteSchilling takes all this time, comes back--it was almost a given Lugo would ruin the FIRST batter for him.
ReplyDelete"Edgar 2: Electric Bugaloogo."
ReplyDeletethat's it. mute after 2 sox batters.
ReplyDeletelaura says hi!
Watch for the AA joke here.
ReplyDeletelugo sucks.
ReplyDeleteis that super-agent scott boras on the stands behind the plate?
Does look like Boras, on the left.
ReplyDeletefsn on mlbtv too - fuuuuuuuuck.
ReplyDeleteYou're missing bloody sock talk. This was the mound where he first got that injury--in the ALDS.
ReplyDeleteman i hate it when direct-tv doesnt have the boston feed.
ReplyDeletealso direct tv blacks out anything to do with the sox thats not a game like what if (did anyone see that pedro thing? was it good??) the remys and the like (not that i would want to see sox appeal).
You're missing bloody sock talk.
ReplyDeleteno, i'm not.
if they say it was fake, make sure you email edes!
It was okay--I hadn't thought of that--that this was the mound he was on, and that he hasn't been back since 10/5/04.
ReplyDeleteActually this is his first start since that game. He made two relief appearances in 2005.
ReplyDeleteBonds fouled out to third in his first PA tonight.
ReplyDeleteHi to Laura! Happy Civic Holiday, guys, a great Ontario tradition to have a day off in August for no particular reason. We need one in Feb. too.
ReplyDeleteSchill looks like he's got a clue. Now get the bats out, boys.
"Actually this is his first start since that game. He made two relief appearances in 2005."
ReplyDeleteThanks. Terrible job by DO/Rem for not pointing that out.
Wow, catcher didn't realize he was going.
ReplyDeleteYeah Youk! HR Puffenstuff.
ReplyDeleteYOUUKKKK
ReplyDeleteNESN shows closeup of pitcher on Ortiz' grounder. Terrible.
ReplyDeleteif by ugly you mean the awesome mofo that just hit a 2-run dinger, you are correct!
ReplyDeleteYea!!!!! Up 2-0
ReplyDeleteWTF - MBM
ReplyDeleteManny gets the boot....
ReplyDeleteUmpire's ego 1, Red Sox 0. Steinbrenner's wallet, slightly lighter.
ReplyDeleteManny did nothing visually to show up the ump anywhere to the point of it being ejection-worthy.
ReplyDeletewe need a transcript of what he said. he said a lot of words.
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that manny said the magic words.
ReplyDeleteso the tigers won, up .5 in the WC.
ReplyDeleteMagic words don't apply when you're walking off the field having not even paused for more than two seconds to argue in the first place.
ReplyDeleteThe point is, the crowd and the TV audience saw nothing but Manny make one "I didn't swing motion," and then walk away.
ReplyDeletemoss in left.
ReplyDelete#44
That is so crazy.
ReplyDeleteDon't use your bare hand, Schilling!
ReplyDeleteMagic words are Magic words and you don't say MF to the umps.
ReplyDeleteEvery time the Sox visit Anaheim, some one is going to get tossed.
Did Remy just say "pitchers are taught to knock the ball down any way they can"? Every other time I've seen this, I hear, "pitchers are taught not to use the bare hand." (Even though instinctively you want to.)
ReplyDeletemanny never says anything to the umps. this was the equivalent of a state of the union address.
ReplyDeletehe said a LOT.
great shot when he got to the dugout, the entire bench was staring at him, eyes wide.
"Magic words are Magic words and you don't say MF to the umps. "
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I think that's only during an actual argument. If you're just walking away, having not even argued in the first place, you shouldn't get ejected from a game, no matter what you say.
But he wasn't standing there arguing, he was walking away....
ReplyDeleteRemy said they are taught not to use their bare hand, but it is tough for them since it is usually an instinctive reach.
ReplyDeleteOkay. Sounded like he said they ARE taught.
ReplyDeleteShoulda been a DP.
If you're just walking away, having not even argued in the first place, you shouldn't get ejected from a game, no matter what you say.
ReplyDeleteWhat the fuck?????
Wish that pop up had stayed in play. Schill's breathin' heavy.
ReplyDelete"
ReplyDeleteWhat the fuck?????"
How did he show up the ump?
That's what I'm talkin' about... and Moss's first mistake.
ReplyDeleteWTF - why is Moss throwing to third?
ReplyDeletedamn....
ReplyDeleteSaw this coming. Should've already had a guy up after getting hit in the friggin hand.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he did. He clearly said something. He was furious. Mayne NESN didn't show the right angles.
ReplyDeleteYou know, sometimes a Red Sox player does something wrong and gets tossed for it.
NESN showed Manny make the "I didn't swing." The camera stays focused on him. He walks, walks, walks, and it tossed.
ReplyDeleteGlad to be out of that inning with just 2 given up. I almost always have faith in my team, against all odds, but once in a while you look at a guy and he's got DLowe face and it's a given he's about to implode. We need lots of runs this inning.
ReplyDeleteThey obviously didn't show his mouth, then.
ReplyDeleteHe was mouthing off angrily for a while as he crossed over the plate and walked away, turning back to the ump several times as he was yelling.
The ump made the you're gone signal at about the same time Manny waved his bat, in effect saying "ahhh fuck you".
He walks while spewing expletives at the umpire the whole time.
ReplyDeleteSchilling doesn't have a d-lowe face.
He had it right before those two shots he gave up.
ReplyDeleteCan we send in a pinch brain for Lugo's brain?
ReplyDeleteRed Sox: If you get runs here, I'll give up Marshmallow Fluff for the next hour.
ReplyDeleteMoss on deck.
ReplyDeleteJesus tap dancing Christ
ReplyDeleteAt least I get the effing Fluff.
ReplyDeleteweaver was a lit-tle too excited about that play.
ReplyDeletewas flo running hard all the way on that?
You could barely see it--may have slowed briefly at the point it deflected off 3Bman's glove.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone mention if Curt is on a pitch count tonight...
ReplyDeleteI saw on XB I think that it was 90. On pre-game, though, they specifically said how they didn't know what it was.
ReplyDeleteShiny new helmet for Moss.
ReplyDeleteFrancona said Schilling's pitch count is common sense.
ReplyDeletes1c said...
ReplyDeleteFrancona said Schilling's pitch count is common sense.
Who's he gonna borrow that from?
Who's he gonna borrow that from?
ReplyDeleteThats why Mills is his bench coach
Varibelli.
ReplyDeleteFarrell said 85-90. In the Herald. Wasn't XBases.
ReplyDeletefrack
ReplyDelete2 on, 1 out, last 2 innings. No runs.
ReplyDeletevery nice!
ReplyDelete75 pit thru 6 for schilling
ReplyDeleteNeed to get some runs here.
ReplyDeletenice, Youk.
ReplyDeleteOh no, Renee Russo's there. They will not stop talking about this development.
ReplyDeleteRed Sox: LOB Champs, for period covering 1901-2007.
ReplyDeleteBullshit call. You could tell it was foul without the replay.
ReplyDeletegreat glad that rehab worked out
ReplyDeleteWow, I've always wondered about this...why can't a fielder purposely bobble while running in all the way to the infield. I guess they havea rule to prevent that. (Not that he did it purposely, I'm just sayin'.)
ReplyDeleteHow does that cliche go? Something about needing perfect command because you don't have the stuff to get away with mistakes. Shit. Although a bit of buzzard luck (to quote he who must not be named) involved.
ReplyDeleteBats must get going.
ouch
ReplyDeleteWow, I've always wondered about this...why can't a fielder purposely bobble while running in all the way to the infield. I guess they havea rule to prevent that.
ReplyDeleteThey used to. I read that Sox RF Harry Hooper used to bat the ball in the air with his glove until he was near the infield, since the runner couldn't leave third until he actually caught it. It is now against the rules, obviously.
Mrs. Garret down by way of the K.
ReplyDeleteI probably could've guessed there was a rule that you couldn't intentionally do it, but I figured if it was clearly accidental--I mean, especially if you bat it and it goes behind you--you had to wait til the catch was completely made before you could run.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what Mirabelli would've done if he'd been on third in that situation...
Why do I get the feeling that at some point in my life, the Yanks (probably A-Rod) will do that in the field in a really key situation, and the umps will call the guy out?
ReplyDelete2 on, 0 out. This time we score.
Freaking NESN goes black!!!!! AAAAAggggh
ReplyDeleteFor all these calls they're missing, they should have to allow Manny back into the game....
ReplyDeleteMy NESN's fine, but I did have an Emergency Alert System deal to start the inning.
ReplyDeleteFreaking cable company - everything went black!
ReplyDeleteTek fly out to left. 2 on, 2 out.
ReplyDelete1-1 to Coco.
ReplyDeleteLow, 2-1.
ReplyDeleteeverything is back now
ReplyDeleteFrustration-causing half-wave at a pitch for strike 2.
ReplyDeletefrack
ReplyDeletewhat a bunch of pathetic fucking at-bats. just fucking horrible.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Why wouldn't you swing at a pitch right down the middle in a very, very important situation that we're all staying up very late for?
ReplyDeleteEven if touching third got you a run, we still would've amazingly not scored that inning.
ReplyDeletetime to kiss this one goodbye.
ReplyDeletecoco not swinging at strike 3 was fucked up. right down the middle, no swing. nice work pal.
ReplyDeleteuh, this page is in russian for me. don't quite know whats up with that..but, yah. all russian ;)
Don't say that
ReplyDeleteLaura wants to know why everyone freaks out if a batter "shows up" a pitcher, but when a pitcher like Weaver or Beckett yells and bangs his glove and pumps his fist after a K, he's called a tough competitior.
ReplyDeleteIs scoring two in an inning harder than coming back from a three-game deficit in a 7 game series? Even if it's AS hard, this one's not over.
ReplyDeleteBatters do get pissed if pitchers do that--sometimes. But, yeah, good point.
ReplyDeleteCastig just said that Angels have kept 138 ninth-inning leads in a row. Time for the reverse lock.
ReplyDeletegood question.
ReplyDeletei think cause the pitcher is like alexander the great, and the batter is just another warrior on the battlefield.
Castig just said that Angels have kept 138 ninth-inning leads in a row. Time for the reverse lock.
ReplyDeletewe just had the reverse lock and we blew it.
oh wait, 9th inning leads. hey, i'm there :)
ReplyDeletei wish there was more taunting and pointing and trash talking btw pitcher and hitter.
ReplyDeleteTHE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
THE ANGELS HAVEN'T BLOWN A 9TH INNING LEAD IN 138 GAMES!!
lol
ReplyDeleteLugo, with no due respect, you stink. "Edgar Renteria: Havana Nights."
ReplyDeletegd it. when you get a 3-0 count against k-rod, effing take all the way. chrrrist.
ReplyDeleteHey, we catch a break.
ReplyDeleteE-Cab.
ReplyDeleteoh 9th inning errors to bring the tying run to the plate are so great ;)
ReplyDeleteHere we go, Papi.
ReplyDeleteSurprised that after the DI, they don't BBI Flo and go after Moss.
ReplyDeleteMoss looking to become a true Yankee.
ReplyDeletegod, frod goes nuts yelling at the sky. what a dooche.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you just struck out a guy in his first game. Stop celebrating like you're---Jered Weaver. Stop pointing at your fake-ass god. If there was a god, she'd definitely be rooting for the rook, not you.
ReplyDeleteugh
ReplyDeletesix
ReplyDeletefucking
ReplyDeletegames
ReplyDeleteyeah srsly. that was embarrassing.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least Edes has another game to blame on Manny.
ReplyDeleteit will go back to 7 tomorrow night.
ReplyDeleteok da svidanya everyone. one loss. w/e!! ;)
ReplyDeletestill the team with the best record and largest lead in mlb.
ReplyDeletefragging game
ReplyDeleteYes, remember, the Yanks are playing nobody (for the past MONTH), and we're still going along, with the best record.
ReplyDeletethatdietcokegirl said...
ReplyDeleteit will go back to 7 tomorrow night.
It is Rahger...but it is Towers...
Final score prediction: Jays 17, Yanks 14
And yea, wtf was up with frod celebrating like he'd just won the world series, by striking out a rook in his first MLB game...pointing to the heavens. puh-leeze!
frod celebrating like he'd just won the world series, by striking out a rook in his first MLB game...pointing to the heavens. puh-leeze!
ReplyDeleteAs Manny used to say, Ess-ackly.
Ess-sackly.
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