Blue Jays - 000 000 002 - 2 5 1Buchholz (8.1-3-1-2-9, 107) was masterful, but was pulled after giving up a leadoff single and a line out in the ninth.
Red Sox - 100 002 00x - 3 10 0
Hideki Ojakima -- facing two lefties, Adam Lind and Lyle Overbay -- allowed an RBI double (poof, there went the shutout) and an RBI single in only four pitches. Suddenly, Toronto had the tying run at first with only one out. Terry Francona went to Jonathan Papelbon, who retired Vernon Wells on a first-pitch foul pop-out to catcher, then got Kevin Millar to pop to third.
The Sox wasted a ton of scoring opportunities -- Romero (5.1-7-3-4-5, 116) was lucky he wasn't trailing 6- or 7-0 after three innings. Jacoby Ellsbury began the first with a double, took third on an attempted pickoff throw by catcher Raul Chavez and scored on Dustin Pedroia's single.
Boston stranded two runners in the second and left the bases loaded in the third. They also left the sacks full in the sixth, but they scored twice before doing so. Jason Bay and J.D. Drew walked, Alex Gonzalez rapped an RBI single, Pedroia (3-for-4, with a walk) singled to load the bases, and Victor Martinez walked to force in the third run. They ended the day with 12 LOB.
Ellsbury hit a stand-up triple in the eighth on a ball that sailed over Wells's head and rattled around in the triangle. LBJ took a wide turn around third, but DeMarlo Hale wisely stopped him.
The Yankees one-hit the White Sox 10-0 and the Rangers topped the Twins 3-0, so the standings stay the same: 6 GB in the East, 2.5 GA in the WC.
Romero in 2009
GS IP H R ER BB K ERABoston has hit .388/.508/.735 against Romero. ... David Ortiz is 5-for-7 with one single, three doubles and a home run. Kevin Youkilis is 3-for-5 with two dongs.
vs Red Sox 3 12.0 19 15 14 13 15 10.50
vs Others 18 119.1 113 43 43 39 87 3.24
Also: White Sox/Yankees at 1 and Rangers/Twins at 7.
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MFY: 040 - - 4 7 0
Mitre is pitching a no-hitter!
CWS: 000 0 - 0 0 3
MFY: 040 4 - 8 10 0
wtf?
Contreras saying "thanks" to his original team: 3.1-9-8-2-3, 77
CWS: 000 000 - 0 1 3
MFY: 040 401 - 9 13 0
Do the other Sox not realise they're in a pennant race? Are they confused by their own below .500 record?
Wow, Gaudin's beard in his GDGD picture is absolutely awful. One of the worst I've seen.
CWS: 000 000 000 - 0 1 3
MFY: 040 401 01x - 10 14 0
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Victor Martinez, C
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. David Ortiz, DH
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. Mike Lowell, 3B
8. J.D. Drew, RF
9. Alex Gonzalez, SS
Fuck. One reason why Boston may have jettisoned Penny too soon.
Amalie Benjamin:
Tim Wakefield has been scratched from his scheduled start Monday against the Rays because his back is acting up. He will be evaluated on Monday. ...
Tonight: Clay Buchholz
Sunday: TBA (Buccholz will start if tonight's game is rained out)
Monday: TBA
Tuesday: Jon Lester
Paul Byrd, who last pitched on Tuesday, is a prime candidate to start tomorrow if tonight's game is played.
***
Fuck sakes. Can we get Nick Green in there?
Also, fuck you CWS. Most useless bag of dicks this side of Cheyenne.
"Monday: TBA"
We don't have a game on Monday.
Q: Maybe if tonight is rained out, it'll be made up on Monday?
A: No, Jays are playing Texas.
WTF Amalie?
WTF Amalie?
Simple typo, I think. Monday should be Tuesday, that's it.
Game still set to start on time.
According to my MLB schedule widget, Jays are in Texas Monday and we have an off-day.
The Globe fixed it -- and now so have I.
Also we've got Lester going sunday according to the widget.
It looks like the rain will hold off for this game..
Rain rain go away, don't come back till mon-day!
Looks like NESN has their mics amped up again.
Fucking Carlos Santana ripoff NESN field positions music.
okay, sox -- i believe in you.
don't let me down.
GDGD says wind is 21 mph to CF!
Sit the fuck down BaUtista.
but weei says it's blowing IN hard.
ooooooo looked like strike 3.
Whatever it is, something is getting blown at Fenway.
I hope for our sake it's 9 Red Sox dongs.
That's my boy!
LBmfinJ!
let the pummeling begin.
whooooooooo!
Is anyone here a connoisseur of the hookah? I have questions that need answering.
I guess first of all...is anyone here?
fuck yeah!
"ncaa ... cal-state fullerton"
f u castig.
Who needs the vick-e-mart.....Iiiiiiii doooooooooooooo!
we are IN romero's head!
Great Simpsons reference there
Pickoff??? Bah.
I really like it when I show up and we already have a lead.
Fuck no...
Fuck NO!
Squanderful.
Hm, that seems like a wasted opportunity
Squandeire extraordinaire.
Tim, what's the hookah question? I'm a borderline connoiseur.
Out.
Sit
If HH ends up pitching a one-hitter I'm gonna be pissed.
I can't wait to learn about the hookah from Tim and Ofer.
I think I figured out part of the problem. We normally buy the coals in the red package - regular ones, which we have to heat up on the stove.
I bought a pack at a different store in a silver pack, which say "instant light" which I've been lighting the same way as the other ones, and I think I'm JD Drewing them (had to make this post sox-relevant) - in other words, they are ON FIRE.
So, i guess the question is have you ever used these and how to light them. It says to light them with a lighter, but I've tried and it does nothing for me (I think...but I'm really impatient)
The DOCTOR IS IN!
Castig & O'B talking about Mike Lowell's charity work. Too bad players today are so selfish and greedy.
Rx!
I see they've decided to retaliate a little bit.
Charity work? Like Mike Lowell's Night At The Copa? That looks hilarious.
Like Mike Lowell's Night At The Copa? That looks hilarious
Having the Barry Manilow music in the background should move some tickets.
Loaded for the Bass
Loaded for seabass.
And speak of the devil!
Dammit
Oh yeah, you guys have BV.
They just showed the Night at the Copa ad, Mailow and all.
Fucking seabass.
Alright J, show us why you're L's B.
Worthless.
*Manilow
SQUANDERRIFIC YOU FUCKSTAINS
You've got to be fucking kidding me
Sounds like Lowell's foundation raises a lot of money for food banks. Radio guys say Dr D knows a lot about it - who benefits, how much $$, etc.
Every time I hear that "at the copa" ad I walk around seeing that friggin song the rest of the night. There oughta be a law.
Two pitches to get three outs
Fucking great plate discipline
Alright J, show us why you're L's B.
That was not why.
****
We have Buffyvision but we're both at work with radio.
Altho I do sing that song to Tala:
At the Tala
Tala-bo-bala...
Those are the only lyrics.
Fuck, this game is shaping up as squonderful.
Pine
So, i guess the question is have you ever used these and how to light them. It says to light them with a lighter, but I've tried and it does nothing for me (I think...but I'm really impatient)
Tim, when you put the lighter to them, do they start crackling, get red where the lighter is, and then the red spreads to the rest of the coal? That's what should happen... I have no idea what those stove coals you talk about are.
OTT
6 pitch inning
I'll take that
I heard Allan kicking butt on his radio appearance this morning. Since we don't have a basement right now, I got to hear the whole thing. It was cool.
You COULD light the stove coals with a lighter, but it would burn your fingers because it would take awhile.
The crackling/orange happens after about a minute on the stove. So yes, that's how we do it.
Maybe I'll give the "instant" ones another try and not expect it to crackle/orange in 2 seconds. I dunno, how long does it normally take?
Taz gone, I can deal with that.
MacBeth, OK sure.
Gathright, wtf?
Maybe I'll give the "instant" ones another try and not expect it to crackle/orange in 2 seconds. I dunno, how long does it normally take?
5 seconds, I guess. 10 max. Almost everyone I've known that has a hookah has tongs too, so you grab it with the tongs, open the window, light up one side, then quickly get it out of the window so all the smoke goes outside.
Friends who smoke too much hookah often have their fingers become desensitised, though, so they don't use the tongs...
well, there goes my satellite signal.
hamilton must have bad weather.
And the stove lighting, if I understand it correctly, would burn the coal down too quickly. I think.
Who is Gathright replacing, exactly? Or backing up, or whatever?
Ahh I see, so those are probably "instant" light ones...Yeah I use tongs for sure, I can't see touching it without tongs. That's ridiculous!
I don't have windows that open that much so I'll just do it under the stove fan. Good stuff, I'll give it a try. But for now, sticking with the regular coals. I'm not feeling adventurous enough right now.
how about a run or two scoring here, doc
BBay
squanderful
LOBotomy
Update: I lit the 'stove' coal as you suggested, probably like 30 sec to 1 min....
Prognosis: Excellent.
LOB by inning: 123
So they're gonna strand 4 next inning? Should be interesting.
This sucks. 6 hits and 1 run to show for it.
COME ON!
Shit on french toast. I'd rather be OTT'd than Houdini'd.
I also used cold, filtered water as opposed to the usual lukewarm tap water....maybe that helped....
Alright, someone explain OTT please! Not in the glossary. Must've started up during my school hiatus from gamethreading...
So they're gonna strand 4 next inning? Should be interesting.
If you somehow manage to hit into a double play with the bases loaded while trying to stretch a single into a double (I guess multiple rundowns and Mike Lowell would be involved) would that be considered stranding 4?
Laptop's cruising. Would be nice if his teammates got him a little insurance.
Sit
One
Two
Three
OTT
"Alright, someone explain OTT please! Not in the glossary. Must've started up during my school hiatus from gamethreading..."
A One-Two-Three inning
There used to be a Mel Ott reference sometimes, but I think that was usually Jere's thing.
I was about to say Mel Ott, Jere, etc.
Big crossword puzzle name Mel Ott. Clue is often "Giant Mel", answer OTT
Tim, try using some anise liquor instead of water. Bourbon can work, too. Great taste, and it gives a really nice buzz.
One Two Three....so simple yet so beautiful. I get it! Good stuff.
On Fire
Beautiful as long as it's our pitcher doing the OTTing.
Hmm. I've always considered using liquor, that was probably a future question for you. Thanks! But if the bourbon makes it taste anything like the actual stuff, which I can't stand, that may not be a good idea.
Of course, I've never had good bourbon so that may be a factor.
But of course, L!
Crap
Yeah, Tim, one important aspect of the liquor thing is that I love anise and bourbon. Well, maybe I wouldn't say I love bourbon, but it's usually good stuff. I prefer Scotch, but with the hookah, the sweetness of the anise/bourbon fits well.
What do you usually drink?
Runs
Score many
Now
The hookah talk is interesting. A ritual I don't know anything about.
Man, this is the most one-sided pitcher's duel ever.
Gotta go. Hopefully I can see some of this game at home. Maybe we will score another run or two.
No, really. It could happen!
It seems like an awful waste of money, building an ice-rink in Fenway for one fucking game.
I like this HH dealing thus far.
I do enjoy the anise flavour, sambuca/ouzo/absinthe stuff. Whiskey is also one of my hard liquor faves. I've been on a vodka kick lately, trying out some Polish ones after I watched some documentary on the Poland-Russia "vodka wars" but I wouldn't try that in a hookah, since it has no actual flavours.
Gin is also a favourite, maybe I'll give that a go.
But normally its just beer or wine for me.
3 games, ofer...3 games....not that that's any better!
And with the ticket prices, I'm sure money isn't their concern.
Ouch.
Fuck anyone that says baseball players aren't tough.
And with the ticket prices, I'm sure money isn't their concern.
Oh, yeah, I'm sure they'll make a lot of money with it, but it doesn't mean it's not a waste. Maybe a waste of money isn't the right way to call it... But there's an ice rink in Boston already, so what's the fucking point?
And gin sounds like it could work. Wine and beer- almost surely not.
Romero's been up there all day long. It's as if he half-wanted to hit somebody.
Despite all the pesto I just made, we still haven't scored any runs. I'm starting to have doubts about cause and effect here.
Sit
Nope, wouldn't think about trying it with beer/wine...
HH rollin' - this is good.
Maybe if you coat some steamed spinach with the pesto we'll be in business.
And yes I've given up on quoting people for now.
It's probably a coincidence, but it looks like HH has pitched well in close games and completely stunk up the joint when given a big lead early. Can't handle the lack of pressure?
Good evening, Thread. And hello, you sexy Seabass.
Sea Bass!
omg ANOTHER RUN!!!
cito larussa. idiot.
As soon as I started eating the pesto, they scored another run. Guess the peepee finally touched them (pesto power).
Man, trying to explain to somebody why baseball is a cool sport while Cito Gaston makes 3 pitching changes in 3 batters is hard.
Loaded!
rBBi!
That should be plenty!
So, HH for the 7th, Wagner for the 8th, and Bot for the 9th?
So, HH for the 7th, Wagner for the 8th, and Bot for the 9th?
I'm hoping for HH for the 8th, then HH for the 9th.
"I'm hoping for HH for the 8th, then HH for the 9th."
Wow, I didn't realize he was still under 80 pitches.
Alright, I'll go for HH in the 8th and 9th as well.
Sit and Sit
Benjamin, I had chicken pesto pasta tonight for dinner!
Power to the Pesto!
Alright Clay, quick OTT time.
(woo! using new term i learned tonight!)
Sit
HH is ON
been in and out of paying serious attention to this one - i'd like to have seen hh pitch.
Sit
you're missing a gem. this is fuckin' great.
oooh - free live look in!
cool, saw drew's catch!
99 pitches
I'd like to see him back for the 9th
Nice....that's gotta be one of FEW fly outs from toronto
Clay's been filthy all night.
So would I, Kevin, but given Tito's habits this season, we'll see Papelbon.
Everyone take your blood pressure pills now. They'll kick in by the time this innings done.
Although Clay HAS been dealing....I really hope he comes back for the CG.
"Nice....that's gotta be one of FEW fly outs from toronto"
9 ground outs
9 strikeouts
2 line outs to Lowell
4 fly outs
"So would I, Kevin, but given Tito's habits this season, we'll see Papelbon."
Just score one or two more runs. If there is no save opportunity there is no use wasting Papelbon.
HH has just had everything working for him tonight. Especially the changeup. No luck, no hard hit balls, no nothing. Just a dominating outing. Let him finish it.
Wow, what a performance from Double-H. Good thing he has more than one hit, tho, or that bad call would be killing us.
Man, trying to explain to somebody why baseball is a cool sport while Cito Gaston makes 3 pitching changes in 3 batters is hard.
I've found that there is no explaining the greatness of baseball to people who don't get baseball.
At least it didn't hop out today.
did he have a shot?
And that, ladies and gentleman, is my boy.
I've found that there is no explaining the greatness of baseball to people who don't get baseball.
"It's like cricket, but it's played by Americans, who have trouble counting above ten or so."
TEX wins
I've found that there is no explaining the greatness of baseball to people who don't get baseball.
This isn't someone who doesn't get baseball. It's somebody that doesn't know baseball. Russian-born Israeli. I was explaining balls and strikes to him.
Pen quiet. Good.
No shot, A. Wells got back there quickly. If he bobbled it or was slower than maybe.
I think Ellsbury would have gotten gunned down.
Bleh.
And my hometown CFL team loses. Wooo canadian football!
*cricket*
Castig says Hill dives to get Martinez's grounder and throws him out, but did he dive to his left or right? Why can't the radio guy tell us so we can visualize it? Grrrrrrr....
This game was not as close as the score indicates. It should be much larger.
Dove towards first.
And my hometown CFL team loses. Wooo canadian football!
We have a good friend who is a Ti-Cat fanatic. I keep one eye on their season because of him.
Thanks, B.
I'm just following them out of habit. Went to quite a few games as a kid during the 3 years they were somewhat competitive, then they sucked for a decade or so.
This year they're doing alright so I've been keeping an eye on em. Happened to be playing as I went to see how they were doing so I streamed it next to the Sox game. Tough loss tonight for 'em.
What a great start by Clay! Finish it, man.
kickass seabass!
Fuck you Tito!
Really Tito? You're pulling him with one out in the 9th?
I do not agree.
Hope everyone took their anxiety pills as I said.
boooo Tito!
Oh, it's Jeemer. Well, we should be OK.
*knocks on table to my right*
with one on, even a dong = 3-2
tito playing it safe, with jeemer vs the LHB
WELL, FUCK THAT SHIT!!!!!!!!!
Oh man.
More bleh.
Should've knocked harder.
Way to ruin Clay's line, Jeemer.
Jeeze.
I don't think he's worried Clay will blow the game. It's just a stupid pitch count thing *grumble*
Tito you fucking jackass. You went and fucked up the shutout.
then they sucked for a decade or so.
This year they're doing alright so I've been keeping an eye on em.
I see you don't take a Red Sox approach to the CFL. :)
bot getting ready for wells, sez castig
Cut that shit out.
FUCKING A
END THIS GAME RIGHT NOW BEFORE WE KILL YOU
For fuck sakes.
how fucking ripped is laptop now?
Morning! A man barely awake....
That's just fucking great...
godfuckingdamn
lol....i don't take a red sox approach towards anything in life.
except school this past summer...and what results!!!!!
Lord....
Clay should take a dump on Tito's laptop.
RIGHT NOW!!!!!
castig and o'b dooming right and left re all the missed opportunities, as though we are losing right now.
FUCK YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!
Facts have nothing to do with it.
That's what I say whenever Jeemer has a bad outing, haha.
But it happens. Two bad pitches and two runs scored. So we bring in the closer.
Glad it's Wells.
I'll take the GIDP ASAP.
I do dooming, redsock. I'm british. We're good at it....
One pitch ends it.
Now throw it.
And suddenly all those LOBotomies earlier in the game loom large
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