Red Sox - 000 020 000 - 2 5 0Jason Giambi tied the game with a pinch-hit home run off Hideki Okajima in the seventh, then he won the game with a line drive single to center off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth.
Yankees - 000 000 201 - 3 8 1
Lester (6.2-5-1-0-8, 119) returned to form, but the bullpen could not hold the slim lead. It seemed like Terry Francona left Justin Masterson in the game in the ninth with runners at first and second and one out to see if he could escape. Having him face a crappy right-handed hitter like Ivan Rodriguez is not a bad move. But Masterson walked him on a full count to load the bases. Then it was Bot vs HGH.
A sweep would have been perfect, but we ended up taking two out of three -- which was all anyone could have reasonably expected on Friday morning. So while they are celebrating in the Bronx, I present the official team picture of the 2008 New York Yankees:
***Jon Lester (3.49, 129 ERA+) / Mike Mussina (3.45, 123 ERA+)
Later: Blue Jays/Rays at 7 and Twins/Athletics at 10.Because when they finally put you in the ground
They'll stand there laughing and tramp the dirt down
Lineups:
Playing in October Not
Ellsbury, CF Damon, CF
Pedroia, 2B Jeter, SS
Ortiz, DH Abreu, RF
Youkilis, 1B Rodriguez, 3B
Bay, LF Nady, LF
Kotsay, RF Cano, 2B
Lowrie, 3B Matsui, DH
Cora, SS Ransom, 1B
Varitek, C Molina, C
Yankee Elimination Day contest: You must enter before today's game ends.
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1 – 200 of 490 Newer› Newest»according to this post on Fire Brand, Ellsbury, Pedroia, and Youk combine for a $1.2M payout this year. That's some bang for the buck!
I thought Youk had signed on for $3M at the start of the year. Did it go into effect this year?
Also I like this quote from Tito found on Youk's Wikipedia page:
"I've seen Youkilis in the shower, and I wouldn't call him the Greek god of anything."
--Red Sox manager Terry Francona, referring to his nickname, the "Greek God of Walks"
That Yook quote is a classic.
I think I included it in the Glossary under GGOW.
Will even one NY starter be able to pitch 5 innings in this series?
Waldman is interviewing the bot - lists everybody on the DL and who has visited the DL. How are you guys doing it?
bot - everybody is stepping up and everyday is a new person coming through (paraphrasing).
sw - You traded manny and you didn't fall apart, how did you do that?
bot - We stepped up and accepted the challenge.
on a side note wtf is Tito playing mr. I can't hit mussina worth shit Varitek?
on a side note wtf is Tito playing mr. I can't hit mussina worth shit Varitek?
Because his only other option is Mr. I Can't Hit Anyone Worth Shit Cash?
At least he batted him 9th.
Hi all. Here for the game but not threading til later. Here comes the sweeeeeeep!
Ah, I love afternoon games. Fit in with my job perfectly.
I have to go teach a class. How will I concentrate on copyright law when I know the Sox may be sweeping the Yankees?
I hope to find the Sox far ahead when I check in after my class.
Ah, I love afternoon games. Fit in with my job perfectly.
Me too, if they're midweek games. Loooove it.
Good luck Amy! See you later.
Leading off the Yankee radio broadcast -
1) the boone HR
2) the dent Hr
3) 18 k's by Lousiana Lightning (want to bet that was against the Sox?)
keep living in the past boys, the way back when past.
(Tek sucks vs Mussina, absolutely sucks)
Rogers has YES, but the package has NESN. Whew............
Guidry Ks was against the Angels.
I just saw a headline on MLB.com saying "Yanks react to Steinbrenner's remarks" and all I can imagine is: "FUCK him. It's the first fucking game that fat fuck has come to see all year. He should shut the fuck up".
But in the real world...
Remy's one YS HR: August 12, 1977
Ah, good, WTIC turned off Limbaugh and switched to the game. I did not want to have to listen to Suzyn and John.
SWEEP!
mlbtv had the yes feed so i could not transcribe sut's comments last night of tek being the greatest red sox of all-time. damn.
They turned off Limbaugh! The nerve!
the new york yankees: 2008 feet under.
What was Damon pointing at? Bleacher role call?
Nice call, Gary. Fuck you.
Sometimes I love my job. Here I am in Elizabeth Park pulling a Jere, doing my paperwork, listening to the Sox on WTIC and hoping that the garlic gets thrown in the coffin before the sox nail it shut today.
What was Damon pointing at? Bleacher role call?
At least Damon acknowledges the roll call after he makes the catch, unlike the Milk Dud, who did it before the catch and never ended up catching the ball.
Elizabeth Park. Sounds like fun. Where down there is that?
Yankee Stadium inflating the radar gun readings to make Mussina feel better...
I love this. A lazy summer baseball game.
flo on base 9 of 11 times in this series.
last night when abreu wen tot he wall and missed that ball. jesus christ, him hitting the wall was loud. it was great.
nix - you could not have asked for 2 better games to go to, that's for sure!!!
ok lester, your turn.
Nix, I am thoroughly jealous. Those were two dandies you attended.
rs, no shit. i was thinking that myself. im thankful for what i got to see the last couple of days.
lets go red sox chants were heard pretty loudly throughout the games.
mark caught-say!
Last time Kotsay played right field was in 2001.
ish, it was crazy, the first game even though we had a significant lead, it felt closer cause they kept threatening. but last night with only a 2 run lead, it felt like a blowout.
Lester's pitches are looking good already.
Then it became a blow out. Love it.
Elizabeth Park. Sounds like fun. Where down there is that?
Hartford (well actually West Hartford but don't tell Hartford that)
I've driven around Hartford blindly a couple of times. Usually I'm north of town around Avon, Simsbury and Granby.
Ever been to the Elmwood Bakery?
That cutter looked a little flat.
time for dp-rod
Carl Pavano's been placed on waivers.
Yes I've been to the bakery, in fact I've been to just about every business in the state in the last 15 years except for New London county.
A-Rod has 28 home runs and 79 RBI...
Youk has 24 home runs and 91 RBI.
Yes I've been to the bakery, in fact I've been to just about every business in the state in the last 15 years except for New London county.
Ha, forgot about that. How's the job? Sounds interesting when you can go see all sorts of businesses around the state.
Very shitty connection today,again. What am I paying for if every important game looks like shit? It's not my fault that other people also want to watch this game.
K-ROD.
YAYYYYY
a-rod. hahahahaha.
last night when he score abreu on the double, abreu scored from 1st. hes terrible with risp.
Job is good Ish.
A little excitement but Lester escapes, now lets add some runs boys.
even for a day game, with a lower % of drunks, the boos should be louder and louder as this one goes on.
Pitch counts:
Lester 21-14
Mussina 17-10
Bay's driven in 42 runs since July 12th. 4th best in MLB.
even tho he just grounded out, bay has been awesome this series.
Kotsay reminds me of a left-handed Tony Graffanino.
Also reminds me a little of Drew. Got a pretty decent looking swing.
That's a great way to start your Red Sox career!
YES anncrs talking about Bay being excited about finally playing for a contender, one of the big teams, and maybe going to the postseason. Meanwhile Xavier Nady the 7th weeps in the corner.
hell of a outfielder, that bobby.
WELCOME TO THE SOX!
Kotsay = pig latin for Scott
Whatta ya say, Kotsay!
nesn was praising abreu for hustling at bats late last night -- but he loafed on that hit.
Hank is attending his second game of the season today... Sitting with Ronan Tynan.
His third game of the season. Apparently he was there for Opening Day.
Afternoon. A reasonably timed game for us Londoners...
Alas, my ears are being infected by Michael Kay.
It is only a bit of tired old concrete, you maudlin morons...
hey, lord!
when he was on the radio with sterling, kay used to refer to it as "the home office of baseball".
No, Kay. You are battling for a wild card, we'll try to chase the Rays, and take the wild card if we fail.
Castig made "edifice" sound a lot like orifice. Talking about the Toilet.
Joe Morgan reckons Robinson Cannot will win a batting title one day. I hear.
God, Kay is getting on my tits.
Tom Caron still seeing the Red Sox as the AL East champion. I'm beginning to agree. Still depends much on the Rays as much as the Red Sox.
Passionate fans?
Eh?
Boo your best player after his first out. Passionate like Ted Bundy...
God, Kay is getting on my tits.
Probably the only pair he can get on.
he's hankee the christmas poo
Can't these cretins STFU.
lynch is gonna have a stroke by the 4th.
Lester being the ace once again.
Having a go at the Rays for having no fans last night.
Sorry scum, no titles for attendance. How are they beating you so easily?
redsock - the third...
Small sample size. Small sample size.
has a point re rays fans. still drawing well under 20K - even against the angels.
our 6 games against them are going to be some serious shit
DAY-OOOOOOOOO
there are few things in sports that get on my nerves more than the 'day-o' thing.
I wonder how long it'll be for the Rays to attract a sell-out following. Or at least 75%
nice move to get out of the way, you shit
I support a football teamthat doesn't draw big crowds, so call me touchy about that!!!!
OK, I give up. You can't watch a game when all you see is 5 seconds... buffering... 3 seconds... buffering.. . 7 seconds... and so on.
Are there any tricks to make MLBtv run faster? Even at the expense of resolution?
Anyway, for now I'm with the Audio+thread thing, yet again.
remy mentioning molina's solid defence in this series, especially game one.
...
jerry, you mean the one game he has played in this series?
Uncle Joe and Brother Dave were talking about the I-rod vs Molina.
Seems the pitchers want to pitch to Molina (just like the pitchers in Texas and Chicago did not want to pitch to I-rod).
How about some fragging runs!!!
off-speed stuff > lyndon
Hey Ransom
WHO ARE YA
WHO ARE YA
WHO ARE YA
that is a nasty fucking pitch. jesus.
With runners on, Pudge would routinely call the fastball so he would have a better chance to throw runners out. Pad his stats a little.
I support a football teamthat doesn't draw big crowds, so call me touchy about that!!!!
Which team?
I support a football teamthat doesn't draw big crowds, so call me touchy about that!!!!
Which team?
Joe's here! Heh.
Boston College's sports teams' attendance figures are kind of a laughingstock in our conference, so I also know how it goes
Ish is here!
Just look at the Bruins. They're Bell Centre south when the Habs come to town.
Cool little pitcher's duel so far.
Noodle: bbbccc!
has been up 3-0 in both AB, then 302, then an out!
I love Jon Lester.
Are there any tricks to make MLBtv run faster? Even at the expense of resolution?
What speed are you choosing? 400k? 800k? 1.2?
I don't have the fastest DSL connection (although it's very reliable), and I have to choose 800. 1.2 skips too much...but not to the point at which it says "buffering". Just picture stops and sound continues...very annoying when there's a pitch in the air in a tense situation.
Work keeps interfering with my ability to watch the game.
Wathing the game keeps interfering with my ability to work.
I've got to go out and get some lunch.
jeterian.
CI HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
JETERIAN!
You chose POORLY, CI.
Boo that nonsense, cretins..
very annoying when there's a pitch in the air in a tense situation.
That's always when it freezes , too - never during a commercial or a meeting at the mound
SUCK IT JETER
Intangible gobshite.
na na na na
na na na na
hey hey hey
jeter sucks
les need more of those "quick" innings.
Nixon.
Your photo.
Stroke inducing.
I'm going to have to listen to that perfect game clip...
Runs, I want some fragging runs!!!
After three innings:
Lester 56-37
Mussina 41-29
That caught stealing...I mean, you can just hear forheads hitting hard objects throughout Yankeeland.
stroke inducing
when nix debuted it, i called it "vomit-inducing"
RUNS PLEASE
who would you rather be forced to meet
kay or waldman
TIZ -- on base 10 of 12 PA
Another Fatherly Stroll.
hi, all... I will be checking in/threading intermittently while I have the broom out
-- as well as the vacuum cleaner and the sponge, I'm doing some housecleaning. Heading out later to see the Cyclones vs. the Ironbirds!
COME ON YOUK!
Tim McCarver is sitting in a bar somewhere saying to some dude next to him, "More times than not, a lead-off walk will always score."
Well, off to do some real work.
I want some fragging runs!!!
yook cabins one.
Right after he said how he thought in disguise, Jeter's baserunning play was actually very smart.
btw, was it my imagination or did I hear more applause than boos when Jeter got picked off?
What speed are you choosing? 400k? 800k? 1.2?
I don't have the fastest DSL connection (although it's very reliable), and I have to choose 800. 1.2 skips too much...but not to the point at which it says "buffering". Just picture stops and sound continues...very annoying when there's a pitch in the air in a tense situation.
I'm using 400, of course... I wouldn't ask that if I wasn't trying to use the slowest one.
"Your eye is bleeding..." LOL
This gametime totally caught me off guard. Good thing I've got the slingbox enabled (and my work is relaxed enough to let me watch part of it).
HA to jeter. Again no thread for me, gotta do work while I'm watching.
c'mon yook!
who would you rather be forced to meet
kay or waldman
I wouldn't mind meeting Suzyn Waldman, just as long as I don't have to look directly at her.
i'll "meet" anyone, i suppose. kay was a beat writer, so i'd go with him.
They do talk a load of old cobblers.
whoa, YES catches Youk dropping the f-bomb in the dugout!
Kay, Leiter and Flaherty don't react.
i'll "meet" anyone
mccarver? i don't think i could stomach that
Damn. Tough luck double play.
MOTHERFUCKER
if i was there, we would have broken this open by now.
mccarver? i don't think i could stomach that
that'd be alright for a minute or two.
or: "nice to meet you. if you'll excuse me now, i have to go take a dump."
I'm using 400, of course... I wouldn't ask that if I wasn't trying to use the slowest one.
Yeah...just checking. When it's not running well I turn everything else off, every program I can get at (except JoS browser!)
if i was there, we would have broken this open by now
you got a token? there is still time.
i met kay VOLUNTARILY.
Only the third time in the last 50 years that a batter hit into two double plays, struck out twice, and made an error in the same game.
A-Rod.
i met kay VOLUNTARILY.
So how was that? He must not be such a stupid person in person, I'm sure. Is he?
KEPP WALKING AROD, BACK TO THE DUGOUT YOU FUCK.
I'd go out to lunch with McCarver, and offer to buy him two steaks, and cut them up in big pieces.
we hear booing - nesn shows shots of fans doing nothing but eating
O'B really ripping into Arod's "historically bad" performance two days ago. Laughing and all. Good times.
A-Rod reverting back to Tuesday night form.
sit down, slappy mcslapper :D
ish, it was only for a sec near the YES offices. i totally walked thru the security guarded doors and slapped him high five. seemed nice enough. then i watched the pregame when i got home, he was in psycho mode!
LESTER DEALING
Pretty good game to watch, huh X?
X = K
LMAO. sup, Kay! High five!
his chin is huge, innit?
VERY LONG FACE, HE HAS. innit indeeeeed.
if we are going to shell every starter in 4+ innings, the time to attack is now.
kotsay
lowrie
cora
tek
GO!
LESTER DEALING
But at 72 pitches, it's hard to imagine that he'll get past the sixth inning.
YES with the best crowd shot ever - little kid with a Red Sox cap and shirt playing with a boxing Yankee puppet/doll toy and punching himself in the face with it.
Seven push-ups in between each inning. Who's going to die off first, my arms or the Yankees?
yankees
Castig and O'B talking about their first jobs bagging groceries.
Poor Kotsay, being branded as Gammons' grocery bagger 10 times a game. Fortunately, he the universe gave him a hot wife to balance that.
CORA TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM
Castig: "I think it hit a fleshy part."
Made me laugh for some reason.
Cora's OBP about 15 pts higher than CI
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
The pitcher's duel ENDS.
Plunking Alex Cora. Kay thinks he should have tried to get out of the way...
Did he miss Ransom earlier?
Clown.
YEAH!!! Tek comes through!
HEIDITEK!
yeah baby!!!!
Tek hits Moose.
Christmas.
Heidi loves a little ribeye with her man.
Come on, Tek. Show us why you're the greatest player in Red Sox history, past and future.
tek= MONEY
me insulting tek made that hit happen.
Heh heh heh...what were we saying about 'Tek vs. Mussina?
Let's go Red Sox
clap. clap. clap clap clap.
Little squeeze play.
me insulting tek made that hit happen.
my coco approach?
Who's going to die off first, my arms or the Yankees?
Score, please?
Lyndon runs hard for his ribeye!
2-0!
2-0 on the no dp!
two-nil
(You know who that is, right?)
Oh dear how sad.
Intangibly Jeteresque.
That's Laura's boy!!
I find myself doing a big manly grunt after I finish my push-ups. Involuntary.
cano must be under orders to include ci on any dp!
BREAK IT OPEN LASER
RBILBJ
loud "let's go Red Sox" chant breaking out at the stadium!
Cano must not have read the scouting report on LBJ.
When I first saw that pitchout on Gameday, I thought they were giving him an IBB!
nice throw jeter, you card.
Out??? Bullshit!
HE WAS SAFE!
Oi. Tough call! Did the tag get him before he reached the base? It looked very close, but I thought he was out.
oh man, he looked safe on that one!
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