Blue Jays - 602 111 130 - 15 22 1Beckett lasted 2.1 innings, Tito used seven pitchers, and the Blue Jays collected 10 doubles in the game -- for the first time in their history.
Red Sox - 000 101 101 - 4 10 1
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Shaun Marcum (3.42, 123 ERA+) / Josh Beckett (3.92, 114 ERA+)
NESN sez:
Ellsbury, CFAlso: Royals/Yankees at 1 PM and Rays/Rangers at 8 PM
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Youkilis, 1B
Drew, RF
Bay, LF
Lowrie, 3B
Cora, SS
Varitek, C
Jere links to Girardi saying he's never seen Rivera throw a wild pitch -- yet it turns out that Fruitbat threw 3 of them with Girardi AS HIS CATCHER!!!
ReplyDeletegood to have you back, allan.
ReplyDeletehope yr hanging in there.
Glad to be back! Thanks for everyone's well wishes. It sucks driving 17 hours or so over two days, but I'm really glad I made the trip.
ReplyDeleteCool avatar! L told me to look out for it. He looks scarier when you look at the smaller version in the thread.
good afternoon friends
ReplyDeleteL, I just got your email - will respond shortly :)
It sucks driving 17 hours or so over two days, but I'm really glad I made the trip.
ReplyDeletePlus you didn't miss any games! Rainout Fri, then radio while driving home on Sat.
Joe, no rush. We have all week to work it out.
ReplyDeleteJoe will be the 2nd gamethreader to visit Chez L-Sock. And the 3rd JoS reader we've met. (Not counting old friends.)
ReplyDeleteBy the way, yesterday was Babe and Elvis Death Day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday FY!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I forgot about Death Day. I once had a supervisor who was an insane Elvis fanatic, and Death Day was her birthday.
ReplyDeleteShe was also an insane racist, but that's another story.
KCR - 3
ReplyDeleteNYY - 4
NY still batting in the 1st!
stuck with radio today -- mlbtv is blacked out. assholes.
ReplyDeleteradio is WAY behind GDGD!
radio is WAY behind GDGD!
ReplyDeleteYup. When you have MLB Audio, you have to be careful not to refresh the thread too often, and ignore GDGD completely.
i see castig has absolutely no clue what "moneyball" means.
ReplyDelete...
eff rios.
Pee Wee turns 25 today.
ReplyDeletei see castig has absolutely no clue what "moneyball" means.
ReplyDeleteIt's a popular club.
it's a crowded club for sure.
ReplyDeletedear josh:
ReplyDeletethese are fucking blue jays! dispose of them accordingly.
thank you.
fucking beckett.
ReplyDeleteWHAT THE FUCKING FUCK, YOU FUCKER?
ReplyDeletejesus shit.
WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH BECKETT TODAY? (this year???)
ReplyDeleteNY 6, KC 3 (end of 1st)
ReplyDelete:>0
Times like this you wonder why Hank wants Joba to be their Josh Beckett!
ReplyDelete6-3 after one inning at the Toilet and the Royals start off with two straight base hits vs. Mussina in the second.
WHAT IS GOING ON????
ReplyDeletejesus fucking christ. im feeling REALLY FUCKING NEGATIVE RIGHT NOW. motherfuckers. in the first inning, jesus fucking christ.
ReplyDeletethanks for the quality start that we needed today, josh.
ReplyDeletemasterson warming.
ReplyDeleteaaaaaardsma, not masterson.
ReplyDeletecastig was wrong
good work, josh. john mcdonald doubled off you. he's a regular rogers hornsby, too. jeez.
ReplyDeletewell, here's to hoping the rays lose tonight. this day sucks so far.
ReplyDeleteMcDonald has a 46 OPS+
ReplyDelete.209/.264/.282
if we could "be like the yankees" and double their runs in the bottom of the 1st, that would be neat.
ReplyDelete10-run first inning, anyone?
ReplyDeletecastig said aardsma
ReplyDeletegiambi grand slam. 10-3 yanks.
ReplyDeletedamn the yankees and their magic shirts and pants.
ReplyDeletezenslinger said...
ReplyDelete10-run first inning, anyone?
uh, 0 run inning anyone?
zenslinger said...
ReplyDelete10-run first inning, anyone?
uh, 0 run inning anyone?
At least it ended in a zero.
I am not too upset about this game. Then again, I am sober.
I did speculate during that horrific 19-17 game that although we would make the playoffs, I wasn't sure I could see us going to the Series this year. It always takes a certain amount of luck, but with this pitching staff...I dunno.
But, things change. Maybe everything will just start hitting on all cylinders in late September. And it's not like we've played badly overall.
PLEASE. SCORE. AT. LEAST. ONE. RUN. PLEASE!
ReplyDeleteYAY!
ReplyDeleteOur pitching is certainly not championship caliber. But anything can happen in the playoffs. All we have to do is get there.
ReplyDeleteI HATE TODAYS GAME . THIS FUCKING SUCKS
ReplyDeleteLook at Nix's avatar with his last comments. It's perfect.
ReplyDeletenot our day
ReplyDeletebe a helluva comeback, tho
ReplyDeleteis beckett hurt or something?
ReplyDeleteJust to remind you, we gave up a 10 run lead twice this week. It happens.
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying it's going to happen today, but it's early goings.
i hope our offense wakes up. someone needs to remind them, marcum isnt halladay.
ReplyDeletel-girl said...
ReplyDeletebe a helluva comeback, tho
"The DIck Williams Day Miracle"
Twins 5-0 over the mariners so far.
ReplyDeletesince we're getting are assess handed to us, i had a question.
ReplyDeleteim FINALLY going to break down and buy the 2004 collectors edition box set. are the dvds of the yanks ALCS, the COMPLETE games or just highlights from each game?
is there also a bonus dvd of some sort?
anyone know?
im FINALLY going to break down and buy the 2004 collectors edition box set. are the dvds of the yanks ALCS, the COMPLETE games or just highlights from each game?
ReplyDeleteis there also a bonus dvd of some sort?
anyone know?
It's 12 complete games!. There is a bonus DVD, but I cannot recall what is on it, exept for a segment on O-Cab's handshakes. Probably locker room craziness too.
I can check it out when I get home, if you like.
omg this game sucks
ReplyDeletehey thanks redsock! you answered my question. i just wanted to make sure they didnt fuck you on the dvds with only highlights from each game.
ReplyDeleteperfect. they are like $50 on ebay, sealed. pretty good deal. i was listening to some old interviews after that series, and i heard a tiny snippet of tore saying "if nixon doesnt catch that ball, we win the series". i cant remember what friggin catch he's talking about. can anyone remind me?
damn - timlin in the 4th!
ReplyDeleteHi all. I'm home watching the game-missed the ugliness of the first inning, but geez.
ReplyDeleteNot gonna spend much time on the computer, but hi all. Welcome back and condolences, allan.
whoops! did it again. while I am not jennifer I am jennifer.
ReplyDeleteI was wracking my brains, trying to remember who Jennifer was. Thought it might be our troll! But no, only Nick in drag.
ReplyDeletein march 2005, i rewatched the entire post-season and wrote about each game (well, i skipped ALCS 1-2-3, to be completely honest).
ReplyDeleteDrew out with lower back pain
ReplyDeleteawesome
my favorite kind of troll--very subtle! kinda like the red sox strategy in this game.
ReplyDeletelooks like i pointed out a lot of moronic espn comments in the alds!
ReplyDeleteberman
sut
gwynn
yikes.
PowerYouk with the RallyKiller(tm).
ReplyDeletemy favorite kind of troll--very subtle!
ReplyDeleteHonestly, he often starts out that way. This is a troll who posed as an admiring female reader for weeks before revealing himself. (I.e. he's insane.)
Yoooooook begins the comeback!
Chris Berman is an utter idiot.
ReplyDeleteALDS 1
During Game 1, Berman noted that Bellhorn had set a new Red Sox single-season record for strikeouts, breaking Butch Hobson's old record, which had been set (he said) "in the mid-80s." ... Actually, Hobson set the record (162 K) in 1977. And his last major league game was on August 3, 1982, as a member of the Yankees. ...
ALDS 2
Berman repeated the Hobson "mid-80s" "factoid" during Game 2.
ALDS 3
Re Bellhorn: Chris Berman again mentions Bellhorn breaking the Sox season strikeout record and says Butch Hobson set the record "in 1985". As I pointed out in an earlier post, Hobson's last major league game was in 1982 (his last game for the Red Sox was in 1980.) This is clearly the most important tidbit ESPN has on Bellhorn, so it's amazing that Berman gets it so wrong every single time. ... Berman also butchers the nickname Johnny Damon has given the team. They are known far and wide as "The Idiots," but Berman consistently refers to them as either "The Happy Idiots" or "The Traveling Idiots.")
I heard part of a report on the radio the other day about a woman who was somehow related to the NRA working as a mole in some anti-gun-violence groups. she volunteered for years, organized campaigns, joined the board and more. wish I'd heard more.
ReplyDeleteahhh, game 5, 6th inning, 3rd out.
ReplyDeletenice analysis!
i was wrong. i skipped only game 3.
ReplyDeleteI heard part of a report on the radio the other day about a woman who was somehow related to the NRA working as a mole in some anti-gun-violence groups. she volunteered for years, organized campaigns, joined the board and more.
ReplyDeleteDid she train with the FBI?
Did someone say Red Sox-Cubs WS? Yes, please! Free publicity.
ReplyDeleteALCS 4
ReplyDelete"Bottom of the 2nd: The first Dave Roberts sighting of the night -– in the dugout as Millar bats. Dave, you have no idea how much your life is going to change in about three hours."
"Top of the 7th: ... At this point, Buck says that Fenway is "deathly quiet," even though a "Let's go Red Sox!" chant can be easily heard behind him."
I hate Fox.
wish I knew. that was all I heard. I think it was an interview with the author of a book, but I don't know any more than that. I haven't contacted the station for more info yet.
ReplyDeletecan you still be a self-described player and have high standards?
ReplyDeleteDamn - when Roberts came out to PR, he had not played in a game in 10 days!!!
ReplyDelete(I like reading my recaps.)
...
Is today's game still going on?
have you ever had phish food?
ReplyDeleteno.
haha, fucking fox. what a bunch of assholes.
ReplyDeletehey allan, make sure you download the audio i posted in yesterdays game thread. good keepsakes. to hear francesa eat his words "one day there will be a team to come back from a 3-0 deficit, not on this day"
HEY! LETS GET SOME RUNS!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I have all the audio that exists.
ReplyDeletebases clogged!
ReplyDeleteEINFUCKINGSTEIN!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteget all excited and then o'brien says
ReplyDelete"...and here comes varitek"
(deflate)
Nick, what are you talking about?
ReplyDeletei hope the level of sucktitude isnt at max right now for varisuck
ReplyDeleteTIME FOR A RALLY KILLER
ReplyDeletewell thanks for that, "captain".
ReplyDeletethanks tek
ReplyDeletei want to divorce the capt too.
ReplyDeletei think tek just reached thru my tv and punched me in the balls
ReplyDeleteI don't care what the stats say, Varitek hits into more DP than anyone (other than A-Rod).
ReplyDeletewoah! what kinds of audio do you have???????
ReplyDeleteI don't care what the stats say
ReplyDeleteJust quoting for emphasis.
i also have a clip of mike and mad dog the day after game 7.
ReplyDeletemad dog's opening is so completely over the top!!!!!!!!!!!!
l-girl. wish I knew. mostly just paraphrasing the small talk between remmy and don.
ReplyDeletei was listening to that last night!
ReplyDelete"trot nixon is wade boggs in reverse!"
mostly just paraphrasing the small talk between remmy and don.
ReplyDeleteMakes more sense now. I have MLB audio on weekends.
HH warming.
ReplyDeleteScheduled for Wednesday in Baltimore.
Hey everyone.
they let varitek hit, then pull him out of the game? and still they leave timlin in.
ReplyDeleteup the minute totals
ReplyDeletepedroia - 14
lowell - 13
lugo - 13
manny - 12
tek - 11
drew - 10
ortiz - 10
slappy has 10
(jeter 19, cano 17, abreu 11, milk dud 10)
woah! what kinds of audio do you have???????
ReplyDeleteis this for me?
... i got it all, baby!
so, are you saying that I'm wrong on every point?
ReplyDeletejust repeating for emphasis:
don't care what the stats say.
humph.
I just wish the audio was better organized. Separated into tracks for innings, etc.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I could probably separate the innings myself.
ReplyDeletethey let varitek hit, then pull him out of the game?
ReplyDeleteYou know, I was typing that. Then I realized Cash goes in for Tek, and I realized it doesn't matter.
redsock, we need to do some trading (though i dont know that i have anything you want!)
ReplyDeleteso, are you saying that I'm wrong on every point?
ReplyDeleteyes.
you have never been right about anything in your life.
sorry.
facts is facts.
so, are you saying that I'm wrong on every point?
ReplyDeletenope
11-3 Yankees are beating up KC now in the 7th... Even the Orioles are hitting. 13-5 O's in Detroit.
ReplyDeleteFacts are simple and facts are straight
ReplyDeleteFacts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of view
Facts dont do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around
Facts are living turned inside out
Facts are getting the best of them
Facts are nothing on the face of things
Facts don't stain the furniture
Facts go out and slam the door
Facts are written all over your face
Facts continue to change their shape
buffyvision must be going totally ga-ga over rios today.
ReplyDeleteI just wish the audio was better organized. Separated into tracks for innings, etc.
ReplyDeleteBOO HOO>
i didnt make the audio, just passing it along. glad to see people are thankful!
;P
... stillllllll waiting ...
ReplyDeletetoday and every day
ReplyDeletenick, did you do that from memory or look up the lyrics?
just don't say your audio gives me a headache!
ReplyDeleteI have it about 1/2 memorized. easier and fast to do a quick google cut and paste.
ReplyDelete...still waiting..
btw, david byrne and brian eno have a new album coming out and are going on tour. they'll be playing music from their various work together over the years. cool! I plan on seeing 'em in Albany.
ReplyDeleteWoah, The LIzard King
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of HH, this nomaas pic is pretty funny.
ReplyDeletethat clay pic is HIGH-larious!
ReplyDeleteI have a boot of outtakes from Bush of Ghosts. Maybe I'll put that up on the next off-day.
ReplyDeleteAny of those links work-friendly?
ReplyDeleteyes both work friendly
ReplyDeletecool. I'd like to hear 'em. I bought the record in high school and really dug it. been meaning to pull it out for a while.
ReplyDeletemuch better than this game.
I should know better than to click on links.
ReplyDeleteI love that album too. I don't know how Byrne and Eno would be live, now.
i saw david byrne walking down ludlow last year. crazy white hair now!
ReplyDeletenix, cool. yeah, he's got that snow white hair. i saw him in nyc too. lives in soho.
ReplyDeleteat this rate with out pitching staff, i have NO idea who i am going to see pitch for us in the bronx on 8/27.
ReplyDeletei really hope its not HH, or byrd.
OUR pitching staff, rather.
ReplyDelete4 doubles for Rios?!?!
ReplyDeletewow, toronto isn't fucking around about finishing 3rd.
ReplyDeletewow, toronto isn't fucking around about finishing 3rd.
ReplyDeleteneither are we, it seems.
at this rate with out pitching staff...
ReplyDeleteI dunno, nix, I think you got it right the first time (sigh).
BIRTHDAY DONG!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletelol i love how the crowd goe relatively crazy, for a HR to make it 12-3
ReplyDeleteahh boston <3
it's getting a little late for the Dick Williams Day Miracle
ReplyDeleteTM
wow, toronto isn't fucking around about finishing 3rd.
ReplyDeleteneither are we, it seems.
damn, i was about to say that
came in 84, went out 104
ReplyDeletei can't help but note that the jays failed to score in the 2nd.
ReplyDeletedamn, i was about to say that
ReplyDeletei thought you might fault me for indulging in woe-is-us-ism.
well, to go even further, re: 3rd place,
ReplyDeletewe will be 5 games up from the yanks in the WC after today.
far from over.
no reason we can't win the wild card. all we have to do is stop pitching like shit.
ReplyDeletesee? easy!
i thought you might fault me for indulging in woe-is-us-ism.
ReplyDeletejust a little gallows humour, i thought.
shit - more runs..........
ReplyDeletelet cora pitch!
ReplyDeleteI do believe Toronto has scored after every half inning we scored, just to rub salt in the wound
ReplyDeleteGive FY the 9th - it's his birthday!!
ReplyDeletePut in Pap! We're coming back!
ReplyDeletefreakin' rios.
ReplyDeletemaybe buffy is right. maybe he is the greatest person to ever exist.
I have work, so I can mercifully leave this game w/o guilt. See ya tomw.
ReplyDeleteRios is the 3rd Blue Jay to get 4 doubles in a game.
ReplyDeleteShannon Stewart, July 18, 2000 vs Mets
Damaso Garcia, June 27, 1986 vs Yankees
No Toronto player has hit 5.
Thanks BR!
well at least the MFY get Halladay and Burnett in the next series, and we "SHOULD" at least take 2 of 3 from the O's.
ReplyDeleteFirst time in Toronto history the team has 10 doubles in one game.
ReplyDelete'and we "SHOULD" at least take 2 of 3 from the O's.'
ReplyDeletejust like we should have taken two from T-O.
joe grav, toronto is always tougher on us, or at least it seems that way.
ReplyDeletei love the fact that coco gets on.... NOW!
ReplyDeletewhat an asshole.
BOT!
ReplyDeletecan bot be the only one of our 7 pitchers today to not allow a run?
ReplyDeleteJust got in. Turned on the TV. Saw Bot. Said, Oh, good. Then saw score. Said profanity.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, Allan. I hope the memorial service went well.
ReplyDeleteIt was nice. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe water is clean, but we'll get over this one quickly.
ReplyDeletewhat is with texas playing late on sunday?
ReplyDeletei thought that ESPN had rights to sunday night, and they are showing Phils vd Pads... weird.
Rs, nice to have you back , hope all is cool....Business is slow around here when the innkeeper is gone...
ReplyDeletenixon33 said...
ReplyDeletejoe grav, toronto is always tougher on us, or at least it seems that way.
Last September , I was on vacataion, and the blue jays swept us up there, the season was on a tailspin, they(sox) lost 4 in a row, then went 6-3 to finish the season....
Last September , I was on vacataion, and the blue jays swept us up there
ReplyDeleteWe were at all three games. It was brutal. Just fucking brutal.
Last September , I was on vacataion, and the blue jays swept us up there, the season was on a tailspin, they(sox) lost 4 in a row, then went 6-3 to finish the season....
ReplyDeleteAllan and I were at those games. It was brutal.
All the gloom-and-doomers were out in full force. We were getting in arguments with people on the thread who were jumping ship. I recall one guy in particular, he said he was through with the whole season - AND WE WERE STILL IN 1ST PLACE.
Last year we were in first place from mid-April until the end. Every single day.
[9C, I replied to your music comment in the other thread.]
Did Allan and I just use the exact same words to describe that series?
ReplyDeleteWell, they WERE brutal.
ReplyDeleteIn one of the games, Tito left Gagne in to roast. And there was that shithead sitting behind us- ARRGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!
AAAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH
ReplyDeleteYeesh
ReplyDeleteGlad I missed this one.
What the hell is up with Beckett?
We really need him back.......soon!
FKR - 004 300 0 - 7 10 0
ReplyDeleteTEX - 001 010 0 - 2 4 0
hello 4.5
ReplyDeleteFUCK
Having read through this thread, I have two comments: Does the intense nostalgia for 2004 reveal some doubts about the rest of this season?
ReplyDeleteAnd, Laura, I loved your "just don't say it gave you a headache" comment.
Looks like Tek got some well-deserved bashing here as well.
Sigh.
comments: Does the intense nostalgia for 2004 reveal some doubts about the rest of this season?
ReplyDeleteNah, I think we were just bored.
Half-game ahead in the wild card to Chicago/Minnesota. Brings up an interesting dilemma. If Minnesota pulls away by a couple games in the Central, do you root for the White Sox to win this weekend against Tampa Bay still?
ReplyDeleteI hate that you are talking about the WC like we have given up on the Division.
ReplyDeleteI never get the "who to root for" dilemma. Root for whoever you want - it's not like it makes any difference in the outcome.
ReplyDeleteI've given up on the division. I'll be thrilled to be wrong, but I'll also be very happy to get the wild card.
Does the intense nostalgia for 2004 reveal some doubts about the rest of this season?
ReplyDeleteI think it reveals our utter fascination and undying love for the Greatest Postseason Ever.
Amy: I hate that you are talking about the WC like we have given up on the Division.
ReplyDeleteI have not given up. No fucking way. With 6+ weeks left, WC is loser talk. Who the hell has given up?
L: I've given up on the division.
Oh. .........
I'll be thrilled to be wrong ...
Then thrilled you shall be.