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May 31, 2011

G55: White Sox 10, Red Sox 7 

White Sox - 041 104 000 - 10 15  0
Red Sox   - 001 000 042 -  7 12  1
Chicago pounded Aceves (5-8-8-3-1, 78) for five hits, two walks, and five runs in a two-inning span of 11 batters, and Scott Atchison allowed two inherited runners to score in the sixth and then gave up two runs of his own, as the White Sox put the game out of reach.

After being silenced for most of the night by Humber (7.2-9-4-1-5, 97), Boston mounted a valiant effort in the final two innings. David Ortiz's three-run homer to left was the big blow in the eighth, and Drew Sutton contributed RBI hits in both the eighth and ninth. Jason Varitek homered in the third and finished the night with three hits and two runs scored.
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Philip Humber / Alfredo Aceves

Mr. Potato Head makes his third start for the Red Sox. In the previous two, against the Cubs and Tigers, he has pitched 11 innings, allowing eight hits, four walks, 3 HBP, but only two runs. Aceves would prefer to start, but what's most important to him is the chance to play for a World Series winner. "I'm a pitcher - that's what I do. It doesn't matter if I'm a reliever or a starter."

In nine starts this year, Humber has a 2.64 ERA. He has pitched at least seven innings in five of his last six outings, allowing more than two runs only once in that period. Tonight's previously scheduled starter, Gavin Floyd, was used in Chicago's extra-inning loss on Saturday, so Ozzie Guillen decided to push Floyd back one day to tomorrow, and move Humber up.

AL East: Rangers/Rays at 6:30 PM and Yankees/Athletics at 10 PM.
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88 comments:

  1. allanMay 31, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    Ellsbury, CF
    Pedroia, 2B
    Gonzalez, 1B
    Youkilis, 3B
    Ortiz, DH
    Crawford, LF
    Lowrie, SS
    Drew, RF
    Varitek, C

    Pierre, LF
    Ramirez, SS
    Quentin, RF
    Konerko, 1B
    Pierzynski, C
    Rios, CF
    Dunn, DH
    Beckham, 2B
    Morel, 3B

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  2. allanMay 31, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    In a nine-inning game, a baseball team had:

    14 hits;
    1 home run;
    4 walks;
    2 stolen bases; and
    a hit with a runner in scoring position.

    How many runs did the team score?

    ***

    Answer.

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  3. laura kMay 31, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    It is kind of crazy here. We installed a new digital thermostat today, and hot air is pouring out of the central A/C.

    We have NESN. I hope Allan can settle in to enjoy it.

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  4. allanMay 31, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    last night's game began with a 3 pitch K, too.

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  5. allanMay 31, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    EQUIDISTANT!

    but i deleted it from bingo!

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  6. JereMay 31, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    "last night's game began with a 3 pitch K, too."

    At least he took the bat off his shoulder tonight.

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  7. JereMay 31, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Thought we might get a triple play after Drew caught that. I was off by two outs.

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  8. laura kMay 31, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    Which gamethreader says Drew never successfully slides? Nice catch.

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  9. JereMay 31, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Should be out of this inning

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  10. Maxwell HorseMay 31, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    Laura, I was the person who said it seemed like whenever Drew slides or dives, he never catches it. Well, I saw him do it today!

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  11. laura kMay 31, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Oh yeah, MH! That slide was for you. :)

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  12. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Things never seem to go well against the White Sox.

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  13. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Uhh I dont think we have a LR right now..

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  14. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Oh they are using Atchinson.

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  15. JereMay 31, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Carl Crawford makes some great plays but he sure has bobbled the ball a lot on ones that are just slowly rolling to him.

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  16. laura kMay 31, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    99 COMMERCIAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME

    FUCK YOU NESN

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  17. laura kMay 31, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    godfuckingdamnit show us the GAME

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  18. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    FUCK YOU SHOW ME THE GAME

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  19. allanMay 31, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    charity $ also gives the restaurant a free commercial during an AB. fuck you, nesn!!!! plus the asshole's last name is grady.

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  20. allanMay 31, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!!
    EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!!
    EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!!
    EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!!
    EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!!
    EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!!
    EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!!
    EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!!
    EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!!
    EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!!

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  21. JereMay 31, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    "Things never seem to go well against the White Sox."

    Yet we somehow have beaten them 50.9% of the time! (58.8% at home.) What luck....

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  22. laura kMay 31, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    So Bruins-Canucks starts tonight? In Vancouver?

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  23. laura kMay 31, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Any HVAC experts threading tonight? I texted a friend who could help, but I don't know if he's around.

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  24. allanMay 31, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    didn't we make headlines by scoring 10+ runs against the white sox in four straight games a few years ago?

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  25. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    PHIL HUMBER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME

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  26. allanMay 31, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    don falling in love with "rangy play".

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  27. laura kMay 31, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    CACTUS DONG!!!!!

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  28. JereMay 31, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Love seeing the outfielder's back...

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  29. allanMay 31, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    CACTUS PRICKS THE PERFECT GAME BUBBLE!!!

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  30. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    That old jinx worked well.

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  31. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    Bruins-Canucks starts in Vancouver tomorrow at 5 eastern; tomorrow's Red Sox game has been moved to a 1:35 start.

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  32. allanMay 31, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    tomorrow was always a day game. sox considering changing saturday's game to the afternoon, i believe.

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  33. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    Moving Saturday's game to 1 could be done because Fox's games don't start until 4 this Saturday.

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  34. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    Who the hell is this guy?

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  35. laura kMay 31, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Mark, you're a new fan? :)

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  36. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    I don't see the owner in the media at all since moving to the west coast.

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  37. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Moving Saturday's game to 1 HAS been done.

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  38. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    And never that guy its always the skinny creepy one.

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  39. laura kMay 31, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    Just joking. Lucchino is kinda well known.

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  40. allanMay 31, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    nesn trivia question mentions members of the "2006 white sox world series champions".

    ummmm .......

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  41. KathrynMay 31, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    Well that inning fizzled pretty quickly.

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  42. JereMay 31, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    SInce Don and Jerry can't seem to explain this for the life of them, I'll do it. Carl took a left after he touched second (went toward third, inadvertently or not). Then went straight back to first without retouching second on his way back. It wasn't about WHEN the catch was, Jerry, and Jesus H. Christ Don, it has nothing to do with what part of the bag he touched.

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  43. JeremyMay 31, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Can anyone more up on the rules explain what just happened to Carl Crawford to me? Why would he have to tag a base he's leaving when he's not supposed to be on it in the first place (if the ball in play is an out, he has to return to his base, as I understand it), if he touched it? I don't understand how it even makes sense that he has to tag a bag he is leaving.

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  44. allanMay 31, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Doesn't matter if "he's not supposed to be on it in the first place". Since the ball is still in play, he has to retrace his steps, which means touching the base, just like if he was running around second towards third, and had to race back. Has to retouch second.

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  45. allanMay 31, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    ought to be a PB.

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  46. allanMay 31, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    and it is, now.

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  47. JeremyMay 31, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Did he pass second base? what makes it so that he was going to third in the first place? the way it looked to me, he got up, turned around and went back to 1st. Maybe I didn't see it right, but what made him "going to third?"

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  48. allanMay 31, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    lackey vs norfolk
    5.2-3-1-0-4
    allowed a solo home run
    63 pitches, 46 strikes

    so if he can always face AAA teams ....

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  49. Maxwell HorseMay 31, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Damnit, Francona! How long are you going to leave Lester out there? It's been 15 innings! Can't you see he's got nothing!

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  50. CritoMay 31, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Here's the rule:

    7.10 Any runner shall be called out, on appeal, when—

    [omitting part [a]]

    (b) With the ball in play, while advancing or returning to a base, he fails to touch each
    base in order before he, or a missed base, is tagged.

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  51. allanMay 31, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    maybe that really *is* dave attell on the mound.

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  52. allanMay 31, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    don: "red sox tack on four more runs..."

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  53. JeremyMay 31, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    I understand the rule, what part of what he did made him going to third base???

    Thats the part I'm foggy about. Because he turned left? Because he passed the line that runs between home and second base? Because he went past the bag? Is it defined somewhere as to what technically counts as "advancing to the next base", inadvertently or not?

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  54. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    This has gotten ugly

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  55. MarkMay 31, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Tough lefty tomorrow, I hope we don't get swept.

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  56. allanMay 31, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    just touching second base, then coming off the base, i think. he has to retouch it on his way back.

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  57. allanMay 31, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    TEX - 001 000 2
    FKR - 001 000 2

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  58. JereMay 31, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Jeremy--I explained it right before your first comment. He hit the bag and took a left turn, toward third. (Again, he may not have intended to do this, but that's where he went.) So at this point, he's now "past" second base. And needs to hit second again on his way back to first.

    It's not like he slid in, then went back. He slid in, made a weird move that was definitely not a move back toward first which took him off the bag, meaning past it. And then he went straight to first with no re-touch.

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  59. allanMay 31, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    looks like that missed being a dong by 1/10 of an inch,

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  60. JereMay 31, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    aw...wanted the 1 Unassisted DP

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  61. allanMay 31, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    jenks should have kept running to first for the unassisted DP!

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  62. JereMay 31, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    great nerds nerd alike

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  63. allanMay 31, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    unmarried nerds!

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  64. allanMay 31, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    FLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  65. JereMay 31, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    okay we're halfway to 10....

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  66. Maxwell HorseMay 31, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    The Sox may not win this game, but that homerun was still enjoyable.

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  67. allanMay 31, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    OH, MAN!!!!!!

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  68. RobMay 31, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Big Papi LOVES flashing his dong.

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  69. allanMay 31, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    TEX - 001 000 210 - 4 7 0
    FKR - 001 000 22x - 5 5 2

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  70. JereMay 31, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    And after 1,885 games and eight and a half innings, it's the Red Sox 8,142, and the White Sox 7,982. A commanding lead.

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  71. Maxwell HorseMay 31, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    Could they have picked a less convincing "average guy" inner-monlogue voice for the onscreen actors in those Verizon commercials? Was the trailer voice-over guy not available? What about James Earl Jones?

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  72. allanMay 31, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    that's how you start a 6-run rally against a nazi.

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  73. JereMay 31, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    i was just gonna say--it's our old pal with the iron cross

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  74. JereMay 31, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    We now lead Chicago by 151 runs all-time. Tack on!

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  75. AmyMay 31, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Tek!!!

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  76. JereMay 31, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    still alive!

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  77. allanMay 31, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    don claiming a fan touched it - should be a HR!

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  78. JereMay 31, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    dude that fan's in the second row... so i don't know if he could reach out that far, it's close. If he reached out over to touch, no HR.

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  79. allanMay 31, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    ALL CIRCUS
    NO CATCH

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  80. Maxwell HorseMay 31, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    And then they show the guy grinning all proudly because he almost got the ball.

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  81. JereMay 31, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    wait--Don, dude, if he reached over but the guy WASN'T gonna catch it, it's just a fan interference double...

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  82. JereMay 31, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    if we get the tying run to the plate, oh my...

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  83. allanMay 31, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    remember, this is don and jerry's first game at fenway - they are a bit green on the ground rules.

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  84. JereMay 31, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    freakin' Beltran

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  85. allanMay 31, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    ump pulls the plug on our rally.

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  86. Maxwell HorseMay 31, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    At least the Sox made it entertaining. I honestly would rather this almost comeback than have a laugher that makes you question every aspect of the team.

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  87. AmyMay 31, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Oh well. At least they came alive at the end. And yay Tek!

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  88. JereMay 31, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    Effin Yanks up 10-3, Coco is the A's last hope. And he ends it. And the camera cuts to Jeter immediately. And it's the Oakland feed. And Jeter didn't do shit in this game except hit three grounders to second base and somehow reach on all of them.

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