Red Sox - 200 100 000 - 3 6 2The Rays took batting practice against Wakefield, who lasted only 51 pitches, and dropped the Red Sox to 2 GB. Tampa Bay now holds the divisional tiebreaker (having won 10 of the 18 games played between the two teams), so Boston needs to make up three games in the standings to win the AL East.
Rays - 323 000 02x - 10 12 0
The night started off with a bang, as Jacoby Ellsbury singled to left and David Ortiz cranked a one-out, two-run dong to right-center.
But the fun was short-lived. In the home half of the first, Akinora Iwamura singled and stole second, Jason Bartlett singled and stole second, Carlos Pena hit a sacrifice fly and Willy Aybar knocked a two-run homer -- and Tampa led 3-2.
In the second, the Rays' #8 and #9 batters -- Gabe Gross and Fernando Perez -- cranked back-to-back home runs. And when Evan Longoria doubled with one out in the third, Terry Francona had seen enough. Tito ended up using four pitchers in that inning: Wakefield, Devern Hansack, Javier Lopez and David Aardsma. Boston used a total of eight pitchers tonight.
Ortiz led off the fourth by launching a moon shot to right-center; it looked like it hit maybe one-third of the way up the big video scoreboard! But that was it for the Red Sox's offense. They got a couple of guys on with two outs in the fifth, but Tiz flew to center, and they wasted Kevin Youkilis's leadoff double in the sixth.
Both the Twins and White Sox lost. Cleveland beat Minnesota 6-4 and the Yankees beat Chicago 5-1. Boston remains 7 GA in the wild card -- with 10 games to play.
Remember: We are going to the playoffs this year -- most likely meeting up with the Angels -- while the Yankees are fighting tooth and nail to not finish in fourth place.
***
Tim Wakefield (3.92, 116 ERA+) / Matt Garza (3.60, 120 ERA+)
Tony Massarotti, Globe:
The schedule will tell you that the Red Sox will leave Tampa tonight with 10 games remaining on their schedule, so anything can still happen. The reality is that the Red Sox had better win tonight if they want to repeat as champions of the American League East.Why? Click here.
Now ...
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White Sox/Yankees at 7
Twins/Cleveland at 7
East Magic #
Rays 89 60 ---
Red Sox 89 62 1.0 12
Blue Jays 80 71 9.0 3
Yankees 80 71 9.0 3
Orioles 67 82 22.0 E
Wild Card Magic #
Red Sox 89 62 ---
Twins 82 69 7.0 5
Blue Jays 80 71 9.0 3
Yankees 80 71 9.0 3
282 comments:
1 – 200 of 282 Newer› Newest»So... What does happen when the bases are loaded and there's a deep fly ball to center that hits the warning track and bounces out of the field of play? Should be a ground-rule double, right? Should score two runs rather than one, right?
Official Rules
4.11c:
If the home team scores the winning run in its half of the ninth inning (or its half of an extra inning after a tie), the game ends immediately when the winning run is scored. EXCEPTION: If the last batter in a game hits a home run out of the playing field, the batter-runner and all runners on base are permitted to score, in accordance with the base-running rules, and the game ends when the batter-runner touches home plate.
Since it says the game ends "immediately when the winning run is scored" with a homer being the only exception, I'd interpret the rule that only 1 run scores on a walk-off ground-rule double.
Does that seem right?
OMG - SEAN CASEY IS ALIVE!!!!
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, LF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
5. Mark Kotsay, RF
6. Jed Lowrie, SS
7. Sean Casey, 1B
8. Coco Crisp, CF
9. Kevin Cash, C
The way the wording is, then yes, that seems right.
The logic, however, doesn't seem right. If a ground-rule double is an "automatic double", that should apply to a walk-off hit, and therefore the runner at second should score and the batter should run to second base.
But apparently, that's not the case then.
Thanks, Jake!
Also: YED could come as early as tomorrow!
NIGHT OF THE LIVING CASEY
Except instead of trying to suck other people's necks, we're worried about Casey's neck sucking.
My EI feed:
Mon - FSN - Sox kick ass
Tues - NESN - Rays squeak by
Wed - FSN -
Alright ... let's kick more ass!
expect some ultra-shitty calls at 2B tonight -- that's where meals is.
so if they draw another 25K tonight, you think even 15K of them are rays fans???
lyndon single to left -- come on fy.
On base-o.
redsock said...
so if they draw another 25K tonight, you think even 15K of them are rays fans???
Yeah, It was loud there last night, the AKI chants especially.
ish--that's funny, I sent an email to sock about the ground rule double last night. My possible scenarios included a bases loaded, tie game situation where the batter goes all the way to third before the lead runner scores (all three runners standing in a row between third and home, not passing each other.)So you could milk anything up to a triple on a play like that-BUT, if the ball bounces over the wall, the only thing different is that the batter would have to stop at second (if he gets there before the winning run scores, for whatever reason.)
PAPI DONG. FUCKING FUCK YEAH
Papi!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
YEAH!
toss thatbat, you sexy motherfcuker
i have heard different opinions on fans--Remy acted like Rays fans were in full force last night. Some radio guy acted like it was all Sox fans. He did point out that a playoff series down there would bring even MORE Red Sox fans than usual. I think that would be fun.
DO: "... onto the outfield gr... uh, artificial surface to make the catch."
Too much to ask to have Papi carry this team for a month....
hey wasn't someone lately saying "Papi just doesn't hit big deep fly balls anymore"?
(THen again, turn on the radio after one bad Papelbon performance and you'll hear people saying "he doesn't have what it takes to be a closer")
Kotsay is in a terrible slump....
And with Bay, doesn't anyone plan pregnancies anymore? I guess he thought he would be a pirate....
THAT WAS FUCKING HUGE.
now dance wakefield, DANCE!
i was kind of kidding - figuring that any boost in attendance would be red sox fans coming from even *further* away!
time for wake to flutter!
Baltimore takes an early 1-0 lead against Toronto. Any chance they extend their 2-game winning streak to six or seven so they can stay hot before the FKR come to town?
phil said...
Baltimore takes an early 1-0 lead against Toronto. Any chance they extend their 2-game winning streak to six or seven so they can stay hot before the FKR come to town?
no
ADD AKI TO THAT LIST OF MINE
time for bartlett to make a pear of outs.
routine out turned into a non-out. god damn it. though if Wake did get the bag he was out. I think he may have.
nixon33 said...
ADD AKI TO THAT LIST OF MINE
I believe he has 6 HR's 4 against the sox
time for bartlett to make a pear of outs.
redsock said...
time for bartlett to make a pear of outs.
fruit jokes.ugh
I can dig this october ball we are playing lately.
He was ouuuutttt
"And with Bay, doesn't anyone plan pregnancies anymore? I guess he thought he would be a pirate...."
Beat you to that one, Mayor. Only I used the word "screw."
Casey--the fruit joke also originated from me on another nite. So I'll take your ugh.
Jere said...
"And with Bay, doesn't anyone plan pregnancies anymore? I guess he thought he would be a pirate...."
Beat you to that one, Mayor. Only I used the word "screw."
Right though , get a fuckin calender count out 9 months till Novmember, then fuck...
thought i was the first one to type "strand a pear". but maybe not.
could someone shove a bat up that heckler's hoo-hoo?
i thought i did, and you enjoyed it. maybe that's wrong. oh, wait, I said "pear of strikes," i think.
maybe the bayette was banging the mailman.
no, we won't chat with Tom Caron, we all developed places to chat about the Red Sox years ago, while you all made fun of us and used the "parents' basement" term. Now they want in our basements.... fuckin media.
there goes the lead.
Bleh.
FUCK
this game is going to be nuts.
staats calling that dong in his loud "we win the world series" voice. not sure i can take this.
jere was first with the pear jokes. i commented on it so i remember. he gets to wear the winner sticker
yep. i need a drink.
Right though , get a fuckin calender count out 9 months till Novmember, then fuck...
Maybe it's a premature Bay-by. Was supposed to be born in October, when the Pirates were assured to not be playing.
Allan cant you see mlbtv?
GET THE FUCKING RUN BACK
migraine: "i think giving up that home run to ortiz was good for garza, to sting him a little bit"
then something like to wake him up or some such shit.
Bandwagon nation? Seriously? That FKR fan is delusional.
Although maybe you can't call the FKR fans bandwagon, since they're in first place in September and they can't fill a stadium.
Shit. I want Upton.
delusional, but cute. actually the other one, with the evan sign, was nicer.
i can get mlbtv, but only one feed (not sure which one is on tonight). and if i watch on this computer, then i really cannot thread at all (read or post).
migraine predicting a great night for gross against wake. he's a good "wait and hit" hitter.
then he says the jays will be "absolutely scary" nextyear.
delusional, but cute. actually the other one, with the evan sign, was nicer.
I was gonna say "that hot FKR fan", but I can't be sure since I'm on 400K mlb.tv. I wouldn't want the threaders thinking less of my taste.
this is getting harder.
WTF happened to Wake's dominance at the Trop?
mother fucker
it's fucking BP
shit, wake put that last one on a goddamn tee.
shit, wake put that last one on a goddamn tee.
No kidding. It might be the most hittable pitch I've ever seen...
trot nixon jersey in crowd
DOES THIS TEAM HAVE ENOUGH BALLS TO COME BACK AND SCORE 3(+) RUNS?
HUH? DO THEY???
we can get right back into this against 3daysrestie mcgee
now that cash has made his out, we'll see.
they got the dongs, but we got the balls.
fsn shows nesn booth - remy grimly watching the monitor and don with his head in his media notes!!!
great display of offense there!
jeez, I like it a lot more when I get home from work and the Sox have a lead.
On the plus side, I didn't have to sit through that FKR barrage and can now relax and enjoy the comeback.
Right?
Fuck Yeah has been pretty human the last 10 games...
migraine mentioning brooks robinson when discussing longoria's nice play on the dp last inning
I can't seem to shake the feeling like it's 2005.
i still say never take Wake out. Why is 7 innings of bullpen better? Wake can get it back as quickly as he can lose it. And even when he's lost it, the batters are still getting fucked up by swinging at pitches that could be going anywhere. Who do you think the next batter would rather face? A knucleballer, or any average, regular pitch throwing guy? And Wake never tires. I know on some days he REEEALLY has completely lost it. But I say all these bullpen innings are never worth it when you could just go Wake the whole time
THANKS WAKE
Is Wake our fourth starter in the playoffs? Games like this makes that a scary proposition. And in an indoor stadium, to boot... food for thought.
wow i feel like this game has been over since the bottom of the 1st.
FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK
And Wake never tires.
Not true. Wakefield has often said he's been whipped after 6-7-8 innings. The "knuckleballer can throw all day long" is a media myth.
"Not true. Wakefield has often said he's been whipped after 6-7-8 innings. The "knuckleballer can throw all day long" is a media myth."
A complete myth? The guy's been pitching for like 30 years with no sign of retiring.
I understand Wakefield not being totally reliable, being a knuckleball and all... but why Hansack here? Off-day tomorrow, STOP THE BLEEDING NOW.
Shit on a stick.
I can't seem to shake the feeling like it's 2005.
In 2005 our number 1 starter was second half Matt Clement... And the 2005 version was an overachieving team built on offense while this one is an underachieving one that's very well balanced. I don't see the comparison at all.
i mean when everyone says he can throw 180 pitches in a game, "throw all day long", it's a lie.
tito could not afford to risk it any longer. i was surprised, since the WC is in the bag, but he's managing kinda like it's almost a must win game.
A complete myth? The guy's been pitching for like 30 years with no sign of retiring.
So has Jamie Moyer. He's not a knuckleballer.
tito could not afford to risk it any longer. i was surprised, since the WC is in the bag, but he's managing kinda like it's almost a must win game.
Are you sure? Using Hansack isn't exactly managing to win, I don't think. Especially with the off-day tomorrow.
or farrell told him wake was cooked, i don't know.
i like the 'sack. we'll shut these no-nothing fans up sooon enough.
There we go. Here's the hook.
and I'm saying in a must-win game, the best move is not to trot out every guy in the bullpen over 7 innings, but go with a guy who could easily start pitching well again. Fine, if he gets tired after 6-7-or 8, pitch him until then.
I like the Sack too, but if he should be counted upon in a big game, he wouldn't have been a September call-up.
now he's pulling sack?????
oy.
How many pitches did Wake end up with?
Wow, Tito making mid-inning bullpen pitching changes in the third inning. I'd say he's managing to win.
I wonder how long Garza will end up waiting for.
now i may be just a country blogger with not a lot of book learnin', but when you use three pitchers in the third inning, you're in trouble. ahh-yup.
I hate the rays
Just because you're a sidearm pitcher, doesn't mean you have to be a side-field pitcher.
wake 51.
Just because you're a sidearm pitcher, doesn't mean you have to be a side-field pitcher.
Yep. Horrible effort.
well, i say it's mute time.
Red Sux
well, i say it's mute time.
Seriously... Perez "has a good look in his eye"?! Give me a break.
Oh sit down farrel this game is over. your pitchers are fucking idiots today. way to go john.
Hahahaha.
Don: "It's been a 28 minute wait for Garza..."
Remy: "He doesn't care."
I think we need mohawks.
"Looks like it's gonna be a bullpen night for Francona"
Gee, ya think, Staats?
not to mention the foot-on-the-neck remark.
Wow, Farrell looks pissed.
What's this about.
Tito: "something something BULLSHIT something something something..."
this series is developing palindromic qualities... blowout, close game, blowout.
Unfortunately, we were on the short end of the close game.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaardsma
Well, the good news is since the Rays have blown it open, the Red Sox haven't batted yet.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! INNING IS OVER!!!!!
can we come back from this deficit?
okay, sox. down 6 with 6 innings to go.
you gonna fight back or you gonna mail it in? which will it be?
So, can Aarfy go multiple innings? We'll find out soon enough.
COME ON PAPI HIT THE 6 RUN HR!!!!
THERES ONE
DONG!!!!!!!!!!
HOLY SHIT!
that was launched
mega dong
Papi's doing his part!
That hit the scoreboard!!!
Papi only needs 5 more of those. And then one in extra innings.
That was long enough to count as 2 dongs.
COCK
FUCKING
GOBBLERS
am i the only one still waiting for a replay on that dong? or did i miss it?
work him, yook.
yeah garza ya punk, your ass is in our fuckin sights.
Youk clogging up the bases with a walk.
Jere, there was a replay on FSN, but you are probably watching NESN.
No Remy, he'd already tagged up, and was going back. He wasn't trying to "double him up."
Rem and DO saying that dong hit a catwalk and never came down. Ish saying scoreboard. I never saw the ball, and I'd guess NESN's cams never saw it either, which is why they never showed a replay.
HORRID AT BAT LOWRIE!
JESUS
Rem and DO saying that dong hit a catwalk and never came down. Ish saying scoreboard. I never saw the ball, and I'd guess NESN's cams never saw it either, which is why they never showed a replay.
NESN showed a camera angle that was pointed at the ceiling, and the ball clearly went over the catwalk and hit the scoreboard about 10-15 feet up.
What a terrible AB by Lowrie, eh? He swung at ball 3 and ball 4, then gets caught admiring a 75 mph curve.
I just rewound my DVR to look at it again... on FSN you can definitely see it coming down, although I couldn't make out where it actually hit/landed.
CWS 1 - MFY 0.
BAL 6 - TOR 5.
FUCKING CATWALKS.
jeezus don, we can fucking see the ump calling the play dead while you're getting all excited for like 5 minutes
Remy: "Maybe for the playoffs they could get some strings and ropes and things to make it even more interesting."
oh my lord
Fugggggggggggly.
Oh I'm the pitcher and I can't go catch a pop up.
You're a manly man, aren't you?
fuck cocks
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-1
good job, boys, good job.
i liked this game better when it was 4-2
Aardsma somehow looked like a mascot trying to catch a ball in a basket
This is the best game ever.
That remy comment about strings was awesome.
The RedSox are my favorite team. They play good. They are gooder than all the rest.
3 errors -- all by pitchers. took back wake didn't make an E - we could be 4-for-4.
took back = too bad
jeez. i am typing like the sox are playing.
They took the error away from Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaardsma
Yeah. I thought the game started at 10.
Somebody's doused the flames that had Coco engulfed just a few days ago.
Okay. Pause.
Jacoby, see the #9 hitter, Cash, at first? See him? You do? Okay. There's 1 out. Don't ruin this opportunity.
if flo is gonna keep mashing dongs, let's get a guy or three on base for him.
Hmmm, tuning in late after class. I guess Wakefield did not do well at the Trop...
BIG MAN, if you please?
"grant dong" coming in to pitch.
pussy rays manager.
so Garza has a five run lead, and won't get the win.
Too bad.
WE NEED SOME DRANO -- TO UNCLOG THE BASES
EDIT:
Garza not getting the win is a moot point, of course, since the Sox are going to come back!
A 3 run shot here doesnt do shit for us so just do it no pressure
Mortal.
i would have like a little tiny base hit better.
Papi hit a grand out
MFY tie it 1-1 in the 7th. Toronto ties it 6-6.
in Tampa, operators are standing by "until the seventh inning" to take calls from people who want to place post-season ticket orders.
They can't stay open for the whole game??
Fuckin' Garzer.
2-1 MFY.
lets score two (or more)!
Rays suck ass hahaha cant catch a ball idiots
efd after the 7th inning they cant drink anymore so they cant sell tickets to there stupid fucking 1 hit wonder teams post season
worthless kotsay
hey jed, kindly remove your head from your ass before this AB!
The rays did not win tonight, we lost.
GODDAMN IT!
PLEASE DONT WASTE THIS LEADOFF DOUBLE !
FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK
too late - message never got to him.
You know wake has always pitched well at the trop. this year he hasnt. his pitches react to wind. do you think they did something with their ventilation system to take some of his wind away?
I HATE TONIGHT
FUCKING CUNTBITCHASSTWATFUCKINGFUCKFUCKASSDRIBBLERMOTHERFUCKERPISSNSHIT
WILD CARD!
"do you think they did something with their ventilation system to take some of his wind away?"
yes, while strangling babies
take some of his wind away?
Like they did with Yul Brynner?
He's another year older, and they're lightyears better this year.
Just got home from work,
How Disapointing
TIME TO HIT PEOPLE
I liked Balfour a lot better when he had a funny name and sucked. This year he's just not doing it for me.
Yeah lets start a fight
Tampa's offense was pretty good last year, too--plus they had that bat throwing guy
One thing I hope for, if the Red Sox lose this game, is to focus on the Angels from here on out. Set up the pitching staff, get guys healthy and get them some rest, and prepare solely for the LA Angels so you can go in prepared just like they will.
September was supposed to be a real easy month with rays and jays games for the most of it. this shit is bullshit.
Yes. angels must be destroyed.
I'm watching this on mute (Directv nesn feed) in the computer room, cause my dad's on the phone.
It's also on in the TV room (dishnet nesn feed) but with sound. I can hear the sound in that room, and it is 1 second faster than the visual on the TV in this room. I feel like Nostradamus.
[delurk]
I saw this comment posted at Massarotti's column by a Rays fan before the game and found it interesting:
"...Wakefield is going down tonight.. They've changed the humidity and temp in the Trop just for him. Can you say meatball?"
but what if while prepping for LAA, you happen to win the next three. And Tampa loses their next three and we're one game up. Do you go back to trying for the division?
I feel like Nostradamus.
or nostradumbass ;p
"...Wakefield is going down tonight.. They've changed the humidity and temp in the Trop just for him. Can you say meatball?"
I thought about that earlier. It wouldn't surprise me. All you'd need to do to increase the humidity in that place is open an office window.
Remember in Toronto last year where J.P. Riccardi wanted to keep the roof open as long as possible?
A new all-spanish-plural team member: Flores.
It's also on in the TV room (dishnet nesn feed) but with sound. I can hear the sound in that room, and it is 1 second faster than the visual on the TV in this room. I feel like Nostradamus.
Usually I have the radio on which is about 1 second faster than NESN... I can't listen to it tonight because Dale Arnold sucks at play-by-play.
or nostradumbass ;p
zing! motherfucker.
I thought about that earlier. It wouldn't surprise me. All you'd need to do to increase the humidity in that place is open an office window.
Remember in Toronto last year where J.P. Riccardi wanted to keep the roof open as long as possible?
Heh, yup. Fucking domes suck. But my office...well, we pump the A/C in Canadian February so eff that ess, yo.
And yup to keeping the SkyDome roof open as long as possible - I was there! It was fuckin cold!
so we're holding them at 8, but whenever we get a guy on base, our bats suddenly go down the shitter.
funix
cash
lyndon
we can do this ... really ... it is mathematically possible ...
See i fucking told you they fucked with wakes environment.
Gumball? Fucking gumball? You got to be kidding me.
3 in the 7th
3 in the 8th
3 in the 9th
we can do this. omitting the first one is also acceptable.
why gumball? wtf
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