AL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
W L L L W W W
Cleveland - 000 110 000 - 2 10 1Red Sox in elimination games since 1999 -- 14-3.
Red Sox - 111 000 26x - 11 15 1
With the season on the line, Boston = money in the bank.
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Lineups:
Grab your laptop and join us in comments during the game!Pedroia, 2B Sizemore, CF
Youkilis, 1B Asdrubal, 2B
Ortiz, DH Hafner, DH
Ramirez, LF Martinez, C
Lowell, 3B Garko, 1B
Drew, RF Peralta, SS
Varitek, C Lofton, LF
Ellsbury, CF Gutierrez, RF
Lugo, SS Blake, 3B
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Jake Westbrook / Daisuke Matsuzaka
At 4:32 AM, Gehrig 38 typed:
It's as on as it can possibly be. ...Dice-K:
I don't know if the term 'switched on' is the right term or the right way to describe, but I am all on for [tonight].Bot:
They made a mistake in waking a sleeping giant over here in this clubhouse ... You just don't do those kinds of things. You wake a sleeping giant? There's gonna be some consequences and repercussions, that's for sure.Win.
1,356 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 1356 Newer› Newest»I'm amazed that baseball's getting quite popular in Europe. My mom went to Italy with some friends and she was amazed how much they love the Sox...not Yankees...but Sox. You're always welcome in Fenway nations of Italy, the UK, and Ireland.
3-0. i likey.
westbrook will prolly stay in for the next inning too.
Another Brit staying up late for the Sox. Welcome Danndann :)
Ok, It is now official, I am so blotto I am screwing up my posts by hitting the s1c link. therefore, I am now cut off for at least 1/2 an inning.
meanwhile happy, happy, happy dance as it is now 3-0!!!
Blogger just exploded when I tried to post this before, so I'll repeat:
I wish he'd thrown fewer pitches, but the bit about "inning-ending strikeout on Grady ... whatever" was definitely sarcasm. Damn Internet.
Knock them dead, Dice K. You are cool tonight, stay cool.
dandann. A fellow Britsox. This is hard effing work, this.
hey i know theres more important things going on, but what was the last game 7 that three hall of famers played in? im trying to figure out why it involved reggie jackson....via the fox trivia question answer??
Thanks
a run in inning keeps the indians from winning.
italy, uk and ireland, three of my favourite places.
i heard that baseball is beoming more popular in italy. very cool.
Ok, I have to admit that I like the "dragon tattoo" taco bell commercial.
Yeah, blogger has frozen me out a few times. Not the first time but more tonight than previously. More traffic here? Or on blogger in general?
Good to know I'm not the only one who doesn't care about work! Thanks for the welcome ;-)
I remember staying up for the '04 game 7 against the Yankees and missing school the next day...the more things change the more they stay the same!
nix33, reggie was with the angels at the time.
allan is narrating the scene: reggie taking his sunglasses off, getting ready to run on the field b/c they were going to win the pennant. but no...
Assdribbled to Short.
1 pitch, 1 popup
17
dear spiders
thank you for hacking
you're going down,
joy nation
because of HENDU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the proto-papi
I like your poem, Nixon.
ok
Dear Daisuke,
Three innings down, all we are asking is three more just like the first three.
thanx,
RSN
Joy Nation
Too right lord; tommorow/today is going to be awful.
Question for you all; is it better to not bother going to sleep or trying to sleep for an hour?
allan just poured himself something we call "vacation in a glass" - add vodka and it's "paid vacation in a glass"
i'm still on red wine
AH THANKS l-GIRL AND REDSOCK!
L-GIRL RATHER
stays in the park.
that's ok.
Fourthner, maybe getting back to thirdner?
dear joe buck
it's a double and no one's on. they can't score a run on that.
shut up,
joy nation
is it better to not bother going to sleep or trying to sleep for an hour?
I am blotto, so how would I know!!!
Truped there. (I can't believe how much of this lingo I have learned. I had to be careful last night with "ppl" to be sure to use only commonly known phrases and nicknames.)
Pronk up, 0 fer the ALCS.
Beware the long streak. Lets just clean up this mess quickly Dice. No worries.
it's a juice blend - the box itself says it is a vacation in a glass.
this is a world series in a glass.
he began the night at sixthner
"last night with ppl"
lol
Joe Buck "... a well balanced lineup for Eric Wedge"
My Wife: "yeah, they're all sucking right now"
:-D
Nice catcher speed on Martinez.
nice play dice k
hey, what poem? nix33 wrote a poem and i missed it?
Phew, a pitcher stopped the ball AND got it to first in time.
Good work Daisuke.
nice play.
pronkie's ass stays put.
Helllllls yeah, that elicited a loud clap. You could see how DiceK wanted it in the way he fielded that. That's gotta help his confidence. YES. WIN.
See, I told you guys V-Mart was running that HR last night.
okrag up
a run in inning keeps the indians from winning.
from Nixon
wtf - shapiro brought a blowup doll to the game?
1997, who the fraggggggggg cares, this is RSN and we say "Cleveland Sucks, Cleveland Sucks"
Whats the count RS???
1997 heartbreak for cleveland, i so loved that. i won't tell you why.
shit - i forgot to say 16
coffee made, washing put in tumble dryer. The Life of a Lord.
thank you amy :)
1997 is ok, cleveland LOST
like they will do tonight
Dann, I think a little sleep is better than none. My husband calls them "power naps."
shit - i forgot to say 16
About fragging time you realized that (ed-you are definetly blotto you are critizing RS now)
is it better to not bother going to sleep or trying to sleep for an hour?
Based on my experience back in college (not that long ago), better not to sleep unless you can get three or more hours. But that was just me.
i wish i could do that. i can't nap at all, ever.
i also couldn't stay awake like lord and danndann are doing. not even for the sox. i would just conk out.
I will sleep for a couple of hours DD. But then I got some before as well.
We have to suffer for our love.
Probably right Amy; to be honest I may have to leave this game before the end...just hoping the Sox have a 10 run lead by then!
From college: multiples of 3 for sleep. 3, 6, 9 or 12. Yes. 12. It was college.
did you see the firestorm of signs tek gave K?
hey, what poem? nix33 wrote a poem and i missed it?
There are so many posts tonight, it's almost impossible to see them all!
LOVE IT!
I can't nap either. I am so envious of his ability to do that. He will say, "I am going to take a 15 minute power nap," puts his head down, sleeps right away, and is up and refreshed in 15 minutes.
I have not pulled an all nighter since college, and I barely ever did it then (and only for fun, not for work).
Damn it.
i would stay up then coffee coffee and food.
and shit. 3-1. BIG DEAL.
alright, it didn't have to be a shut-out. we can score more runs, too.
be of good cheer.
Damn 2-out hits for the Spiders. Damn damn damn damn. We still have momentum, I say. Stiff upper lip, DiceK. C'mon, man.
Hmmmm.
McCarver shafted, as it wasn't where he thought it was.
2 outs - let's get brak and get that run back
Fragging Garko,
Ok, Daisuke, that was a mistake, but like Schilling told you. Location, location, location.
I believe in you!!!
OK, no sweat. 1 bad pitch, we can live with that.
Settle down and finish the inning - NOW!
Hmmmmm...when should they and should they bring Becsk in if back mojo tries to come in?
Damn. Get the last out, Dice. Come on. We need to get back to the plate and drive in more runs.
ok dicek, put em away
i'm of good cheer it's just that was a 9-pitch AB won by garko. annoying that's all.
Napping is an art I will never master.
Come on Dice-K...keep going.
C'MON EVIL DICE--END THIS INNING NOWWWW
Ok, enough with the off speed / curves.
Throw the 96 mph heater and go sit down!!!
He seems to struggle putting men away when he is ahead.
Consider me concerned.
amy: re sleep, naps, all-nighters, same here! exact same.
i can't even sleep on an overnight flight. i have to be horizontal, in the dark, in silence, with at least 6 hrs ahead of me.
let's go dice, finish him off
Where the fuck was that 1-2 pitch ump?
sti dwon jhonny
15
ok LETS GO BATS!
i like what diet coke said: 3-1, big deal
The Red Sox are making this one feel very business-like! Go out each inning, get a run. Next inning, get a run. Next inning...
run must be recalled + 2-3 more.
No tv, no radio, you guys are my lifeline--what's the score?
So do we start warming up someone in the bullpen? Or will Francona not want to get Dice K rattled?
Time for RUNS. Build a cushion here, guys.
Nice play Lugo. That was tough.
Jeter does that and McCarver spurts. An image I now even regret considering. I'll phone a shrink in the morning.
My sigh of relief may have just awoken the rest of the household.
hell, i'm writing poems too
let's get brak and get that run back
Hopefully that was his "bad" inning.
tdcg - ok, if I wasn't happily married and also blotto, I could so much kiss you right now. 3-1 who the frag cares!!!!!
Happy dance!!!!!!
i'm actually having a coke right now.
just regular tho :)
Overnight flights: drugs. It has made all the difference. But I never sleep in the car (even as the passenger), and until I found drugs, I never slept on planes. I would arrive exhausted, drunk, and cranky.
cle: 000 1 - 1 3 0
sox: 111 - 3 7 0
Good god lord...there was no need for that image!
john goldfine, omg, that sucks! do you have gdgd? (that's joy nation talk for gameday)
Hopefully that was his "bad" inning.
Dear Joy Nation
CC: RSN
yes, consider that my bad inning.
Daisuke
John, where could you be with no TV, no radio, and yet have Internet? The mysteries of the modern world.
amy, the last time we flew overnight, i double-dosed myself w/ sleep meds - and stayed up all night.
Aha! A fine score.
tek (bb
lbj
slügö
Dear Captain my Captain,
Your time, your moment!
Thanx,
RSN
Joy Nation
l-girl--I pretty much have tomorrow's newspaper...tomorrow.
s1c, *blows kiss* ;D
*chants* let's go red sox!!
haha, i don't have any orignal chant ideas either i guess ;)
how considerate of dice-k to write to us between innings. he's a great guy.
amy, your man is smoking!
tek opp field single thru the ss/3b hole to lf on a 3-1 pitch
TEK ON FIRE! Come on, LBJ. You are due for a big hit.
Dear LBJ (aka Laura's boy),
A hit is not only requested it is required!
Thanx,
RSN
Joy Nation
john goldfine, if you can get the blog, you can get mlb's gameday, or cbs sportsline, or espn gamecast...? no?
ON FIRE
hehe sorry i just love seeing 'on fire' in bold.
s1c, *blows kiss* ;D
I will never, never wash this keyboard again!!!
lbj should steal.
steal baby steal!!!
There's the call to the bullpen. //Dane Cook voice// Leadoff runners, motherfucker! ///DCV//
Fragging kidding me, another hard shot turns into an out.
Ok, steal second LBJ!!!
pilfer the bag!!!!!!
LL - you have now caused me to seek a shrink in the AM too. Thx for nothing, I'm still shuddering at the thought.
David - I like that thought!
We could definitely live with that for the mandatory bad inning!
rbrumcan we please run Jacoby this time
l-girl, I'm ashamed to confess the depths of my electronic illiteracy. Usually I get a staticky AM radio signal, but not tonight, oh no.
hit and run!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1/3
SLUGO
YES!!!!!!!!
THAT'S MY BOY!!!!
(and sluuuuugo)
When it works out, the hit and run is a beautiful thing.
SAWWWWX!
sLUGOOOOOO!!!!
Ok, it is now taking me two or three attempts to post. But who the fragg caress!!!!!!
Me and Julio down down by the schoolyard!
I know. It's late. I'm hallucinating.
I am liking our 7=8=9 guys these two games.
ok hit and run. werrd. i dig ;)
I didn't know Tito had a hit and run sign
westbrook with the lowe face!!!!!
Time to bring home this inning's run.
SLUGOOOOOOOOOOOO!
JUST NO DP PLEASE!
john gf, don't worry, you found us, you can't be that clueless :)
try going to mlb.com and clicking around there
if only Tito had the huevos to squeeze
Johngoldfine, you really have me curious. How can you have internet without having radio or tv reception? Cellphone?
the outs are ticking away and we are getting closer and closer to the 2007 AL pennant
it's a bit surreal
Watching this is not fun. Seriously.
if only Tito had the huevos to squeeze
Dustin sucks as a bunter
fragging DP's, they are just killing me
Hey l-girl, I went, I saw, I'm laughing. I'm like wow john welcome to the computer era i hope that y2k thing doesn't screw us up.
Blurg.
FUCKING DP. No runs that inning. Hey, where's the no DP letter, S1C? I requested that one a while ago.
damn
time for everyone to curse the fraggin dps
BUT WE ARE WINNING and dice-k is still sharp and our bullpen is ready and waiting
it's ok
Damn DPs...the bane of our existence with this Westbrook guy.
CLE getting HUGE luck with these DPs and THEY ARE STILL LOSING 3-1
unlucky!
ok dicek...throw up another zero.
This habit of hitting into DPs is really starting to piss me off.
The Red Sox are making this one feel very business-like! Go out each inning, get a run. Next inning, get a run. Next inning...
no pissed off! no pissed off tonight!
Dear Daisuke,
Remember two, oops three nations have faith in you!!!
Thanx,
RSN
Joy Nation
Japan
bah another be-frigged dp!!
dear red sox,
stop that shit (i'm gettin boverred)
love,
tdcg/RSN/JN
God Damn...blow it open so I can go to bed already!
No 5th inning blues, please, Dice.
john gf, cool. i hope you don't leave us now that you learned how to get a score :)
That double play was more of a luck thing. The ironic part is Pedroia grounded that one almost exactly where Lugo hit his grounder.
Josh Beckett loosening in the bullpen.
Dear Red Sox,
Find a way to dodge those double plays. Thanks.
Keep the faith,
RSN
john, click on this and then click on the "gameday" above the 2nd inning.
requested that one a while ago.
what can I say, I missed it
Beckett has now taken a seat.
MANNY BEING MANNY!!!!!!
dear amy
don't worry.
love,
daisuke
ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!
MBM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get back in your car old man!
Sit down grandad.
Manny being Manny.
Manny Being Awesome
FUCK YOU GRANDPA
MANNY: FUCK YOU KENNY. YOU ARE OUT
Grandpa didn't even argue.
the bad man vs the old man!!!!
MBM shows you how to play the wall grandpa
And guess what!
Lofton appeared safe.
hope that pumps dice up (even more)
MANNY - throwing out Gramps!!!!!!!
Ish, are you stuck on your last post? There was no run that inning. :(
Got that bastard out at second.
But I am wondering about DiceK, though. Too many balls going deep.
Oh, Manny. I'm having heart attacks here. Christ.
Ish-don't spoil the mood baby!!!
Love Manny's approach there. Turn around and wait for it.
pen time, tito.
warm em up.
Time to warm up the pen....
Enough of this.
It's Beckett/Okajima/Timlin/Pap time.
sorry, l-girl, I'm long gone now that I can surf the web like a pro
crikkeyyyy
jeemr up in the pen.
Now it's Jeemer warming.
jeemer up
perfect
McC - mentioning Yaz, - makes up for a lot with me!
YEAH MANNY
Take that FTMC.
Thanks, S1C.
Let's see if WE can get a DP.
Jeemer!!!
Are you fragging kidding me!!!
It is only the 5th, if you have to make a change then I suggest you bring in the ALCS MVP, Captain kick ass!!!
our little john goldfine is leaving the nest. it seems like only yesterday he found us.
oh wait, it was only like 15 minutes ago.
Ish, are you stuck on your last post? There was no run that inning. :(
I think I was stuck on the last post. Not sure what happened there.
s1c, you are drunk
leave it to playoff tito.
he is a bad man, too.
growllllll.....
this is turning into a nail-bitahhh
damn can we get a dp plz?
huh?? HUH???
amy, maybe you have something there after all.
here's john farrell to waste some time.
farrell out to chat
jeemer tossing.
dice for sizemore.
dp pls.
Take him out. He can't get past the 4th inning.
Come on Dice-K - It's Crane time.
no panic folks, jeemer's warming, we'll be fine
Oh crap...don't frigging Grady us here, Tito.
Of course I am drunk, see what happens when you say I am being to slow.
Dear PC,
Daisuke, throw strikes and get this guy out.
John
RSN
Joy Nation
pull on that short leash tito.
There are few times I wish I could have a ciggy. This is one of them.
Shred my nerves.
DP pleeeeeze.
we have smart people at the helm
faith.
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