Blue Jays - 000 021 400 - 7 8 2 Red Sox - 003 000 030 - 6 5 0
Buchholz (5-3-3-5-3, 94) started the evening by walking two of the first three batters, but after a lull while the umpires reviewed a possible home run down around the Pesky Pole by Adam Lind (it was ruled a foul ball), he settled down, retiring 12 of the next 13 batters.
Toronto's first four runs were scored by guys who had walked. Buchholz walked the Jays' #8 and #9 hitters in the fifth and they scored on Corey Patterson's triple. Another HH BB scored on Travis Snider's double off Felix Doubront.
After walking the leadoff hitter in the seventh, Bobby Jenks -- who had not allowed a hit all season (14 batters over four innings) -- allowed singles to four of the next five Jays to put Boston in a 7-3 hole.
In the bottom of the eighth, lefty Marc Rzepczynski retired Adrian Gonzalez, but walked Youkilis and David Ortiz. After he struck out J.D. Drew, he wild-pitched the runners to second and third. With two outs, Jed Lowrie pinch-hit for Jarrod Saltalamacchia and singled one run home on a grounder behind the bag at third. Casey Janssen came in to face Marco Scutaro and Scutaro banged a double off the Wall for two more runs. With the tying run at second, Jacoby Ellsbury ended the inning with a first-pitch fly out to right.
In the ninth, Carl Crawford (0-for-5) struck out on three pitches, and was booed by the remaining fans. Pedroia grounded to short and Gonzalez grounded to first.
First of four games against John Farrell's Blue Jays, including Monday's Patriots Day 11 AM start.
There is not much Terry Francona can do to spark the Red Sox, but he could -- and should -- make Jed Lowrie the starting shortstop. Repeating what I posted two days ago:
PA AVG OBP SLG OPS Lowrie 18 .438 .500 .563 1.063 Scutaro 33 .172 .273 .207 .480Lowrie 194 OPS+ would be 7th in the AL if he had enough qualifying plate appearances. Lowrie also had the third-best OPS (.907) on the team last year (in 197 PA).
Yankees 7 4 --- Orioles 6 5 1.0 Blue Jays 6 6 1.5 Rays 4 8 3.5 Red Sox 2 9 5.07 PM: Rangers/Yankees; Orioles/Cleveland; Twins/Rays
462 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 462 Newer› Newest»Can you see the War Resisters sign in the window?
We can't get the pitching when we need or the hitting when we need, everything is happening at the wrong time.
you can make out the difference between letters and the picture, but it's blurry.
I liked this game when it was in the fourth inning.
The sign is too small to read.
How do you enlarge those photos? I can't see the 23.
I do remember you talking about the wedding!
me = 201
might as well enjoy something!
castig bingo: "runner back standing"
I think that thing hanging off Jenks' chin is jinxing us. Make him shave!
War Resisters sign??---I can barely see the house!
SHIT
God damn it! Why can't we hold a lead?
Amy, if you wait, the enlarged pic should load on the right side of the screen.
all four jays runs were batters who walked.
(our only hits are the two dongs)
Bautista swinging for a different pitch and still gets a hit.
crap
Our (un)friendly troll should be showing up round about now.
What the hell? Get this weirdo off the mound. I am beginning to believe that it is the beard.
And nope, the picture does not enlarge. Nothing came into the box on the right.
felix up
Sorry, I left out a step. On the map, you click on "street view", then it should load.
OMG double steal
That's why Jenks has given up runs, he's not getting his pitch called.
I'm not sure I have anything left to say. Allan's stats are depressing...walks = runs; we only have 2 hits.
we may be cursed.
Still nothing. Maybe it's my computer.
OK, we are doomed.
i think jenks has more problems than a tight zone.
Gee thanks Jenks.
I was gonna say, Maybe he could balk this last run in, but he did it via the ringing single before I could even start typing.
we may be cursed.
At this point, I might believe that.
When do we get to the point of talking about firing Francona?
i hope this isn't that 68 win season (out of the diamond mind 5,000).
When do we get to the point of talking about firing Francona?
That is the question of an insane man.
Go hang out with the talk radio crowd, I'm sure they're talking about it right now.
It was AdBlock Plus blocking the map display. Problem solved.
actually, one of the most amazing things about this red sox era is that all this shit can rain down on us, and there is NO TALK of dumping the manager. it's amazing.
Unless you can replace Francona with a player-manager who can pitch, that'd be counterproductive.
Francona must be making our batters not hit and our pitchers not pitch effectively. He is an evil genius.
Like this is the manager's fault? Like he is the pitching? Not getting hits? Give me a break...
OK, looks like we all are channeling each other on Francona.
If things are still going like this when interleague play comes around that is when I would can him.
I don't know if Snider has it in real time, but in his GDGD picture, he is sporting one really nasty stache
This really isn't fair to Buchholz. Jesus.
just thinking of the day years from now when we don't have tito managing makes me sad.
Who do you hire?
As I often say to many people: we are all grateful you are not running the team.
interleague play? what would our record be then, 6-49?
I don't know if Snider has it in real time, but in his GDGD picture, he is sporting one really nasty stache
No, he's clean shaved now.
I'm not even going to enter into the Francona conversation. It is just crazy talk.
Evil genius, funny.
Doesn't matter who you hire. Firing a manager is magic. You do that, your team automatically improves.
It takes a lot to make me sarcastic in gamethreads!
It's cuz the pitcher didn't duck, Remy
If we make any moves, it's for a catcher...perhaps.
If only Showalter was available -- he creates wins!
No, he's clean shaved now.
Do all Blue Jay's look like? That's Jayson Nix...
It's cuz the pitcher didn't duck, Remy
Hey, I just said that out loud.
down by 4
with 9 outs left
it is doable
and it shall be done.
Good thoughts department:
The Yankees have hit into six double plays tonight.
That's all I got.
Jayson "FU" Nix?
Oh, and the Giants. I'm psyched for them.
I am going to the game on the 20th in OAK and I won't be shy about booing if they suck again.
You know, some of us have to live in Toronto. Come on Sox! Don't make our lives difficult!
Good thoughts department:
The Caps are winning.
GODDAMITT - PH FOR MARCO!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd like to see Doubront in the rotation and Dice traded back to Japan for prospects.
I don't like heckling my team's players but I have done it before.
You and I are thinking alike, Allan.
I've done things before too, and I'm trying not to do them right now.
Lind came up like he won the World Series or something.
LBJ!!! Let's go!
Whew, LBJ on base.
L, you make me smile.:)
We should donate Daisuke to the tsunami relief fun. They can get him hosing down Fukushima or something.
It seems the best we can hope for is poor defense by the Jays. That was a hit? Whatever.
it is doable
and it shall be done.
My thoughts exactly. Today begins our huge winning streak, remember??
EELLLLL BEEEEEEE JAAAAYYYYY!!!!
boston rally ... brewing
thank you Kat :)
Crawford has a very odd stance. Was it that wide when he played for the Rays?
A single's a triple!
Crawford's stance has always been like that.
OK, I am just getting too cranky to thread. I don't want to inflict my vile mood on you all, and I am just having a hard time feigning hope for winning this game. Uch.
Unless FY gets another dong. Or at least an RBI.
Crawford is pressing more than the killers of Giles Corey.
I think LBJ needed to go there. We can't leave him on third. (Hopefully we won't.)
I'm not feigning! I'm expecting a comeback.
I never fake hope. If I don't have it, I don't say it.
Oh, I wasn't suggesting you or anyone else was feigning hope. I just don't have much myself so don't want to put my poison out there!
fy sasahe-ing?
Yes to Allan.
I knew you were going to say that. :)
I realized after I posted that it came out wrong.
Another DP for the Rangers.
Yanks have tying run up, 2 outs, bottom 9
how many pitches in this AB so far?
7
Fucking LOBbed again. Goddamnit.
argh
What do you think about change of scenery trades for another player of equal value?
Yanks lost. At least.
I will be back when we score a run or two. Til then, I will be sulking in silence!
FY - 9 pitch AB
...
what a helpless feeling...
Russell Martin makes last out as potential winning run.
What do you think about change of scenery trades for another player of equal value?
Like Lackey seeing the bottom of the Charles?
How far can we slide? I'm bewildered.
Russell Martin makes last out as potential winning run.
Tax Day Fist Pump!
It is bewildering. Good word.
It's sad when a MFY loss doesn't cheer me up.
What do you think about change of scenery trades for another player of equal value?
I would wager that change of scenery boosts are completely indistinguishable from ordinary reversion to the mean.
It's sad when a MFY loss doesn't cheer me up.
We won't lose any ground in the GB column.
I would wager that change of scenery boosts are completely indistinguishable from ordinary reversion to the mean.
Of course, if somebody else wants to sell low to us, I'm all for it.
Yeah I know. I even tried to make that me feel better, but not happening.
i don't think i need to hear OB figuring out what the team's problems are.
(i assume one of them will be manny's lack of hustle.)
See? I can't even type a comprehensible sentence.
TEX - 011 300 000 - 5 4 1
MFY - 001 000 011 - 3 9 0
MIN - 000 010 001 - 2 4 0
TBR - 000 003 20x - 5 13 1
BAL - 000 100 001 - 2 8 0
CLE - 004 001 30x - 8 12 0
(i assume one of them will be manny's lack of hustle.)
At least that made me chuckle.
well, that was a nice rebound for wheeler after his last outing.
(i assume one of them will be manny's lack of hustle.)
No, Allan. That's the old argument. Now it's because Manny used PEDs.
I don't care at all about NYY or any other team losing - not in April.
There does seem to be a lot of inconsistency from the pitching, especially the bullpen.
The best thing I've heard all night from either Joe or OB is 1.49/# for spiral bone in ham at shaws.
"Not dead yet...."
--OB.
Thx for that....
I went through the 7th thinking it was the 8th. With this bonus inning, a comeback seems much more feasible.
another 3-spot here, then a walkoff...
Did my eyes just decieve me or did Evil Bert just jog down the line on that little blooper?
jog, sprint -- hard to tell.
i am following gdgd, so i don't actually know.
No, that's his full running speed.
I will not be watching that game on Monday since it starts at 6 AM in my time zone.
Check that, the best thing Joe C said all night "Yankees tied an american league record with 6 GIDP"
We got up for the opener in Japan at 6 AM.
I keep thinking he's jogging but I have gone back and looked and it does appear he's running as hard as he can. It's just the same speed as Mike Lowell. Walking.
fwiw, gdgd has ball 1 to flo as in the lower part of the zone.
I thought Jon Rauch was the Jays closer?
"Not dead yet...."
Yeah, I didn't appreciate that either.
Lots of empty seats.
Ball one almost hit the ground--may have crossed the knee on the way down, but...I don't think so. (Thank you DVR)
If a lot of fans left early, all the more reason to want a comeback.
TIME FOR SOME FIRE!!!!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
B2B BB
Looks to me like the Sox are ON FIRE right now...
jere: really? wow. it is showing as a hair higher than the next pitch which he swung at and missed.
If a lot of fans left early, all the more reason to want a comeback.
Hell yes. Glad I'm not the only one to think that way.
Okay, a fire dong takes care of Allan's 3 this inning.
could we hit for salty, pls?
"Lots of empty seats."
In fairness, it "feels like" 32 right now in Boston. Not that I encourage that type of thing....
I'll take that foul ball! Yow!
LOWRIE!!!! Wooooo!!!
The force is strong with this one!
i went to write lowrie in my scorecard and i wrote "scutaro"
christ. (it is the word right below the spot, but still...)
jed creates the wild pitch!
OK, 90 feet closer!
So if he hits like Scutaro, it's Allan's fault.
Too much multi-tasking, A.
i have whited it out!
Shouldn't you be writing in "Robinson" in every spot?
"lowrie" is written in -- he may hit a double now.
LLOOOOWWWWRRRRRRIIIEEEEEE!!!!!!!
YES! Jedi strikes back.
Strategic 4-hop throw by Nix fails....
The BABIP is strong with this one.
Jedi!
Let's see if 1 run is enough to bring Amy back.
That would have been a double if not for the crazy stop.
A run!
Who should hit for Scutaro?
LOL, Laura!
I think that might have been more than a double, Kathryn. It would have died on the line and the LF would have had to scramble for it. If the LF muffed the throw, then we'd get more.
marco usually makes contact at least.
Why no PH?
I'll take two SS on base, please!!
bot up
Yay Amy
tek could have hit and replaced salty.
I'll take two SS on base, please!!
FOR THE WIN.
Yay! Amy's back!
So now you admit they might win, OB?
Tek could have hit and replaced Scutaro too.
lbj on deck does not make me hopeful, though, if marco gets on.
YES!!!!!!!!!! SCU SCU SCUTARO
i heard the whack against the wall before OB called it!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO WAY!
SCUTARO!!!!!!!!
It's a SS hit bonanza!!!
Fuck, yes! scoot!
BELIEVE
Who did Lowrie bat for?
SCU SCU SCUTARO!!!!
Tek could have hit and replaced Scutaro too.
Left-handed cacti don't hit very well.
SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
All right!!!!
Huge delay, I'm seeing everything before the radio call.
lowrie hit for salty
fucking hacker -- christ
There is Allan's three. Now I wouldn't mind if we go ahead and tie it this inning.
It's time for a walk off!
Hope springs eternal! :)
Having Pap warm up is looking genius right now.
p-wolf has the idea.
looks good for AG to do it.
Now: do not allow more runs.
DO.
NOT.
ALLOWMORERUNS!!!
Whoa, scary anti-Conservative ad during Jays game. Nice!
Laura, any chance you could lock your boy in the basement for a few months?
Uh, I meant on Jays TV. Not "Jays game". Sorry!
PLAYOFF TITO IN DA HOUSE
I'll take an Evil Bert walk off, Allan. Sounds pretty sweet to me.
Which boy would that be that you would like locked in a basement?
Keeping quiet while Pap is out there...
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