Red Sox - 100 000 113 - 6 12 0You puny Cleveland mortals ... did last October teach you nothing? Do you not realize that you are powerless to stop the mighty Red Sox Baseball Machine?
Spiders - 000 220 000 - 4 7 1
The Sox scored a run in the first, and saw 32 Westbrook pitches. Coupled with Phil Hughes's performance last night, the Bostons have seen 71 pitches in their last two first innings.
Lester was sharp through three innings, but stumbled in the fourth (allowing four of the first five batters to reach) and fifth (five of the first six Cleveland hitters reached base). Julian Tavarez came in and struck out two Spiders to end the fifth, then pitched well through the next two innings. And then Timlin threw a perfect eighth! OMG!!1!!!
In the meantime, the Red Sox chipped away at Cleveland's 4-1 lead. Sean Casey started the seventh with a walk and was forced by Julio Lugo. Singles from Coco Crisp and Dustin Pedroia brought Lugo home and ended Westbrook's night. Rafael Betancourt struck out both David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez to end that threat.
However, Kevin Youklis opened the eighth with a solo home run to left -- and the Spiders' lead was cut to 4-3. In the ninth, facing "closer" Joe Borowski, Lugo doubled down the left field line, was bunted to third by Crisp and scored on a fly ball to left by Pedroia. Tie game 4-4. Ortiz singled to left (he finished the night 2-for-5) and Manny followed with a first-pitch home run to deep left. Youkilis doubled, but Drew struck out to end the inning.
Jonathan Papelbon made quick work of Grady Sizemore (bsc: K), Asdrubal Cabrera (bcbs: K) and Travis Hafner (b: F8) and the win was secured.
Baltimore beat Toronto 4-3, so Boston moved into second place, .5 GB the Birds. The Yankees nearly blew a 7-2 lead to Tampa, winning 8-7 to move out of the AL East basement into fourth place.
***
Jon Lester (4.50, 96 ERA+) / Jake Westbrook (2.76, 152 ERA+)
Ortiz:
I know exactly what I'm doing wrong. Everything is right here [pointing to his head]. ... I have to stop thinking too much and fighting myself. I've been there before. I've been messed up before. Big time. Big time. I know I'll be out of it at some point. It happens to all of us. I'll be all right. This game is very mental. Your mind takes over. I know in my situation, my mind works more than anything else. Once you get physically prepared your mind takes over and sometimes you're fighting, fighting, fighting [yourself]. ... The manager can see things. Terry knows what to do. I always do everything Terry tells me to do.Jeff Horrigan has some cool tidbits, including the fact that Ortiz:
went a career-worst 0-for-27 from Sept. 26, 1998 to April 4, 2000, with Minnesota, including all 10 of his big league at-bats in 1999.Bad Man Watch: Since the start of the 2006 season, Manny Ramirez is hitting .550 with eight home runs and 24 RBI in 18 games against the Yankees at Fenway.
The Sox stole four bases in a game for the first time since July 19, 2003, vs. Toronto. It was the first time they had stolen four vs. New York since May 3, 1995, at Yankee Stadium. ...
Jacoby Ellsbury's first-inning steal made him 11-for-11 in the majors. He is the first Sox rookie to begin his career with 11 consecutive successful steals since Lee Tinsley swiped 15 straight from the start of the 1994 season through April 28, 1995.
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4.1 IP
5 H
5 BB
3 K
4 R - so far
I forget, Ish, where do you live? I need a JOS roster. Oatmeal for JOS game threads.
Southern Maine. 'bout 8 clicks north of Portsmouth, NH.
I can't believe this park is no longer The Jake. I don't know why I can't believe it, I shouldn't even be surprised. Yet...
Give it a few months, and everyone'll be calling it the Prog.
8 clicks? what is this, 'nam?
:P
Shotgun apple cinnamon.
Hey Ish, I'm from Durham, NH
I just want a roster that says where people are located. I don't think anyone would find that intrusive. Not like asking for age or something. I try to remember where everyone is, but for some reason I can't remember where Ish lives. No clue from his name, unlike SoSock or Westcoastsox (whom I haven't seen yet this season). Or Lord.
DP feat. DP now pls.
kthx.
Ish... southern Maine. Yes?
Jooles! You ol' charmer you!
John Sterling just said assinine. Never thought I'd hear a baseball announcer say that.
It was in relation to B.J. Upton trying to steal third, and got gunned down. Now 2 outs with men on the corners for the Rays. No idea what the score is.
I was going to say Maine, Ish, but wasn't sure. Always go with your first guess, like I tell my students.
the great "infinite jest" uses clicks -- which could be a boston thing or a quebec thing.
that stack of gatorade cups behind Lester was fucking radiating, man
That's a word he likes.
"Is that Dominican years?"
Cleveland announcers.
Racist logos, racist announcers.
Ish... southern Maine. Yes?
Yep.
Hey Ish, I'm from Durham, NH
Hey, that's cool. I was there a couple of weeks ago for quesadillas at Wings Your Way.
Lips K!
woooo julian
2 down, this could be ok...
"Is that Dominican years?"
I'd be all like - is that STOOPID years? HA!
I just want a roster that says where people are located.
Alright, everyone email me their city. Age? Why not?
We'll put the Roster by the Glossary! "Know Your Commenter".
8 clicks....not in the JOS glossary. What does it mean? Some Maine expression? Eh? :)
Sounds good, Allan.
Lips the man!
SEXY Ks!!!!!
I didn't see the comment, but clicks is kilometres.
eh? Is that like huh? wa?
I was going to say Maine, Ish, but wasn't sure. Always go with your first guess, like I tell my students.
Heh, yeah. I didn't live by that too much in school, but it's good advice.
It's a weird area, this. I live in Maine, in a beach town (York), but on the western border, about 10 miles from the beach. So we usually get inland weather here. More snow in winter, warmer temperatures in the summer. Seems like sometimes I live in a little town in Maine, sometimes a suburb of Boston.
What is the longest start any of our starters has had this season? 6 innings? 5?
Sexy, Sexy, Sexy!!!
NOW LETS SCORE SOME FRAGGING RUNS!!!
8 clicks....not in the JOS glossary. What does it mean? Some Maine expression? Eh? :)
I just finished reading a sort of futuristic, realistic war novel, where one of the soldiers referred to miles as clicks. So, 8 miles.
The Prog! Ha.
(Better late than never on that, eh?)
Right. Kilometres. 8 miles... Er, 13 clicks.
Pizza's here!!
amy i think you should stop with the sarcastic posts....L seeming susceptible to them tonight ;-)
Age? Hmm, I bet I will win that one.
What is the longest start any of our starters has had this season? 6 innings? 5?
I thought Dice went 7 innings at one point. Might not have made it that far. I'm thinking, his second start, in Oakland.
Dice went 6.2 twice...i dont know if anyone else has trumped that.
I know where York is---right over the border from NH or pretty close. A cross between a suburb of Boston and a small Maine town sounds ideal.
Manny leads off with a single. I am psyched.
That is the annoying thing about text. We're all so used to using sarcasm in our everyday conversations, it's easy to forget it's not as transparent online. I've uh, made quite a few mistakes with that myself.
oh, was that an actual question? (Clicks)?
eww, i just realized what people were talking about with the Progressive Field business....i was in the dark on that one. sounds pretty weak.
We need to remove westbrook, he has our number.
I've uh, made quite a few mistakes with that myself.
heh, youre not the only one!
Yook: "OW!"
A cross between a suburb of Boston and a small Maine town sounds ideal.
Perfectly situated. It's amazing, thinking about it. Three small cities within 10 miles of here, three larger cities within 50 miles of here, and 60 miles to Boston. A couple of hours from the mountains, as well.
tasty pete-zer!
Eh---sort of a Mainer expression. But with a lilt in it. Can't convey it on line well.
Two on, no outs. Keep it going.
Ducks on the pond for ON FIRE.
Yuck
fragging kidding me
What kind of pete-zer do you have?
JD SHOWS US THE MEAT!
Yeah, that was an actual question! I am not being sarcastic again tonight. I am trying to behave.
Jason, could you please drive Manny in?
sorry, eating and modding, hard to post too.
thin crust w/ black olives, garlic, tomatoes & bacon.
svery good.
Then there is Hampton beach which is a strange sort of dichotomy.
mmmmmm sounds delish. i'm hungry just thinking aboot it!
Eh---sort of a Mainer expression. But with a lilt in it. Can't convey it on line well.
Clicks, you mean?
I don't think it is. Maine has loads of expressions and jokes and things, though. I'm sure there are people who say clicks.
A famous Maine comedian, Tim Sample, once said, "My friends kept telling me I should go south for the winter. So, I spent one winter in Portsmouth, NH... didn't like it much."
LOL
aboot it
J DP Drew
That looked outside, could've caught the corner i suppose.
And close to the ocean--what more could anyone want from a New England location: ocean, mountains, and an hour to Boston.
Oh,Jason, you let me down again.
Drewplaining?? He's half our offense so far this year.
fooking clev TV guys gettin' all cocky with the lead. voices suddenly have a swagger. "you can't fuk wit us" ... gotta shut these clowns up soon
Then there is Hampton beach which is a strange sort of dichotomy.
That can be a rather adventurous place. A couple of summers ago I rode my bike from here, down along the NH seacoast (through Hampton Beach), and ended up in Amesbury, MA... 32 miles.
Rye beach is nice. That's north of Hampton Beach... but Hampton Beach is one of the most crowded and raucous places in the area in the summer.
fooking clev TV guys gettin' all cocky with the lead. voices suddenly have a swagger. "you can't fuk wit us" ... gotta shut these clowns up soon
Yeah, 'cause clearing a 4-1 lead is a laugher.
That sarcasm I got.
Occasionally I get it.
I like Rye beach too.
I like to think of Amesbury as Aimlessbury, because I always get lost there.
Hampton is just...sleezy.
Nah, not clicks. Eh--you know, how the old New England farmers would say sort of add "eh" or maybe more like "ay" after a question?
I think I am communicating poorly tonight.
Clearly a 4-1 lead is a laugher.
/edit
Yeah, 'cause clearing a 4-1 lead is a laugher.
We already cleared a 3-1 lead last October....series lead ;-)
Detroit is loosing once again. 2-0 Twinkies in the 6th.
I have friends who, in their macho foolishness, picked a fight with some latino kids in Hampton Beach. They ended up just beating them up. Cops showed up, and without questions arrested the latino kids, and told my friends to get lost.
Pretty sad.
Tavarez impressive tonight.
Yeah, Latino kids, gotta watch out for them.
That was sarcasm.
Tavarez the K machine!
That is sad, Patrick, but unfortunately not surprising.
Tim, are you steaming any spinach tonight? Not sure the pizza will have the same effect, even with garlic, olives and bacon.
Who is this pitching, and what has he done with Jooles?
Yeah, the population isn't very diverse up here, though it's moreso now than it has been. I'm sure there have been stories like that one in Hampton Beach elsewhere in the seacoast region.
One night last summer I was in York Beach around midnight taking pictures of the remaining lightning from a thunderstorm, and this cop walked up to me and said "Everything's shutting down for tonight. It's time to leave." Real pissy rent-a-cop.
Don't diss the lips!
Because they are sexy.
Heh, no spinach tonight...maybe i should grab some...Just had a couple beef tenderloin sandwiches with the remains of yesterdays delicious feast.
Tavarez steaming some spinach though...good, this is the inning of retribution!
But Lips has been good in his last 20 outings or so. I think his most recent outing where he got shelled - that's the fluke.
LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COMMONSENSE>COMasdoaldkasjdlkajahahahahahahahaahh
Oh, there you are sexy lips.
I've been digging on tuna sushi.
Raw fish always makes me feel happy.
Tim, did something crawl inside your pants while you were typing that? Spider perhaps?
in the middle of last night's game, i made a referece to tim's tender loins, but no one picked up on it.
very disappointing. very.
So, we've succeeded in luring them into a false sense of security. It's time to commence the ass whooping.
We'll have the commentators committing seppuku by the time we're through.
I picked up on it, Allan, I really did. But somehow I didn't want to be the one to comment. THought I'd leave that to you guys.
Mike who?
COCO! Coco really relying on the bunt hit. If it works, it's good to me.
I missed it :(
Gonna go read up on that one in a few mins. After they tie the game on a DP dong
Tim, did something crawl inside your pants while you were typing that? Spider perhaps?
If you saw the commercial, you would know. Fucking hil-larious!
If you saw the commercial, you would know. Fucking hil-larious!
What was it aboot?
there it is, ha! it was a melt in your mouth experience.
I didn't get that common sense thing at all.
OK, pizza has been consumed, now can we have some
RUNS PLEASE!!!
FY trying to tie it up
nothing doing on yahoo...they take out westbrook?
Nothing better than a Spider eating a baseball!
woooooohooooo, here we go.
PAPI MY PAPI, lets DO IT
What just happened? The Cleveland broadcast doesn't want us to know.
What just happened? The Cleveland broadcast doesn't want us to know.
The last play? FY hit one off of Westbrook, careened over to Ass Dribble, who had to eat it. Everybody safe.
OK, that was good. Change the momentum. Did the ball get stuck in his hand or something?
Don't be shy big papi. Show us your dong!
if there was ever a time to whip out a big, black dominican dong ...
THIS IS IT!
Time for a Moosehead and Propagandhi break...
The basis of change: educate! Derived from discussion, NOT hate, NOT myth, NOT muscle, NOT etiquette. Intellect, not “re-elect!”. Status symbols yield to respect between sex, species, environment.
such a good song!
Woo, woo!
Just got in and got the game tuned in just in time to see Westbrook walking off. Looks like we have something cooking!
again yahoo failing me...westbrook still in?
Ok, so the CT lottery has a commercial for their new game. Bobbing head MFY's and Sox players.
The MFY has a goatee and looks like Johan Santana.
Time for big Papi to be Big Papi!!!
betancourt pitching
OH NO!! NOT BETANCOURT!
the very same
Ha! I found another paralell name! Kind of like the guy who did a scooter commerical named Tom Kruise... A meteorologist on the Weather Channel named Jennifer Lopez... I'm reading an article about growing potatoes...
"The shocks to the food supply are very real and that means we could potentially be moving into a reality where there is not enough food to feed the world," said Pamela Anderson, director of the International Potato Center in Lima (CIP), a non-profit scientific group researching the potato family to promote food security.
Like others, she says the potato is part of the solution.
Come on, 'Flo. Bring me the bacon!
Be patient, Papi. A hit is fine. Doesn't have to be extra bases.
OK, that was good. Change the momentum. Did the ball get stuck in his hand or something?
Nope. Pedroia just beat it out. Dribble looked around and saw he had no play. Had to stick it in his back pocket.
parallel name - a blogger in Vermont named Paul Martin - he's Cdn and runs a Canadian Studies Dept at UVM
potatoes are always part of the solution
I live next door to a James Taylor...
a tall glass of raw milk and 3 potatoes, and you're good to go.
NYY - 210 400 0 - 8
TBR - 001 100 5 - 7
Good for Papi. Worked it to a full count!
Owwwww :(
Being time.
it must be annoying to have the same name as a famous person. hearing the same old jokes all the time and all.
Northern Maine is famous for their potatoes, as well. There's nothing like early August in Aroostook County when all of the potato plants blossom and produce beautiful white flours. Fields and fields of them.
Shoooot. Poor Papi. At least he got Betancourt to throw a lot of pitches.
Up to Manny to tie the score and then some.
it must be annoying to have the same name as a famous person. hearing the same old jokes all the time and all.
Reminds me of the character of Michael Bolton on Office Space.
the only good thing about the cleveland announcers is that they fully appreciate manny.
We have a neighbor whose name is Jimmy Stewart (he actually uses the Jimmy), and he has a son named Jon.
Heh, that's a good one, a double parallel name.
From here Betancourt's pitches always looked straight and hittable. Amazing, how he does it.
Watching the NESN feed, there was a commercial that was like one of those pastelly cartoons...
"Little billy wanted to go see a movie, it was supposed to be about baseball"
kid and parents go to a movie theatre...the "movie" is some guy sliding into a base (cheap cartoon)
voiceover:
"But did you know, sometimes baseball players get naked!" (or something ridiculous)
"movie" transitions into a guy in his underwear sliding into bed with a woman under the covers.
was an ad for "commonsensemedia.org" - fucking ridiculous site, i just went onto it. has compelling "facts" like "One in five kids will be sexually solicited online."
more to come on this....just wanna watch some being and not be distracted!
FUCK
fuck manny - shit.
thanks for the explanation tim. now i'm even more confused!
Reminds me of the character of Michael Bolton on Office Space.
lmfao, i love that whole storyline. subtle, but hilarious.
Tim, have you seen the Dunkin' Donuts commercial where everyone lines up and pats Bot on the ass?
Of course, Jon Stewart's real name wasn't Stewart though. It was Liebowitz.
yeah that was a terrible description...ill work on a second draft when i'm not distracted by MBM
Right. But these parallel names don't care what the famous person's birth name was.
Was Jimmy Stewart his real name? In those days, no one used their birth name. Going off to look...
Really? That's like Robert Zimmerman.
Crazy undercover jews.
Yes it was. James Maitland Stewart.
Not everyone, I guess.
Here comes Heifer.
heh, yes i have, a couple of times ish...
Wow. Anyone else here what Schilling's doctor said? He said Curt's rehab isn't doing well, and Curt is frustrated enough that he may want to end up having the surgery, rehab, and pitch for the Yankees next year.
One thing about Jon Stewart, he never hides his Inner Jew.
Cle announcers acted like Coco barely hauled that in. "Another 10 degrees on the mercury and that's outta here."
Did anyone else see a long routine fly out?
on the bright side, we did close the lead to two last inning.
Still plenty of time to win this game.
routine deep fly out. THanks to L, we just had pizza.
brak brak, srtiek uot pelase
I was just saying, I wonder where Jere went! Hope it was as good as ours. Very yummy.
Plus I very rarely eat pizza, so a fun treat.
Seriously? (re: Schilling)
That's weak, but I wouldn't put anything past him.
Looks like Tito doesn't want to win this one. White flag warming.
Nice article on si.com about Gabe Kapler. NEW YORK (AP) - Gabe Kapler has gone from minor league manager to major league hassle for opposing pitchers.
Kapler, who managed in the Red Sox organization last season, homered for the second straight day, doubled twice and drove in three runs to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 9-7 on Sunday.
link
lips > brak
schilling has said so many times that going to pitch for the yankees now would be giving the middle finger to sox fans, something he would never ever do, i seriously doubt this report.
Gotta feel happy for the WSJ.
When I read his comments about his wife's issues (domestic violence in a previous relationship), I was so impressed. So cool for a player to come out with stuff like that.
Anyone ever had pizza from Mimo's in St. Albans, VT?
Sooooo good.
I think if your name IS Stewart, there's no reason to change it. Liebowitz, on the other hand...although in this day I think even those with obviously ethnic names don't change them, e.g., Seinfeld.
clev TV have an orgasm over tek's stop on that ball outside. big deal, he hardly had to move.
If you ever find yourself in Phoenicia, New York, Route 28, get a pizza from Brio's. Amazing.
15 degrees higher and that one wouldve been outta here!!!
clev TV have an orgasm over tek's stop on that ball outside. big deal, he hardly had to move.
Then they'd have had to get new shorts after Cash's couple of big stops the other night of errant knuckleballs.
Stewart, sure. I was just surprised his name started out as Stewart. So few actors of that generation used their birth names.
OK, score runs, please.
The WSJ...got to go back to the glossary...again?
The Wall St Journal? Can't imagine you are happy for them!
I assume it must be Kapler, but why? (speaking of people who don't change obviously ethnic names)
Hmmm, WSJ..World's Strongest Jew??
Kapler, on playing in the Majors after managing last year:
"I just think overall it gives you a different perspective on how to approach an at-bat, how to approach a day,'' Kapler said. ''I wouldn't try to label it - surreal, spectacular. I'm just playing baseball, enjoying being at the ballpark, enjoying being in the clubhouse, enjoying winning games, enjoying being with my teammates."
Then they'd have had to get new shorts after Cash's couple of big stops the other night of errant knuckleballs.
Good news, Wake is pitching tomorrow.
Holy Cannoli... I just made it through the whole thread and my batteries ready to up and kick it on me.
Hey all. I enjoy these conversational threads. I also enjoy sexy lips. I do not enjoy GDGD.
ding ding ding ding ding
We have a winner!
World's Strongest Jew = Kapler. I often said Wall Street Journal as a play on that, but it's really World's Strongest Jew.
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!
yook gets on and drew lights our fire ...
us there anything in st. albans worth mentioning????
So glad I figured out WSJ.
Reminds me. I mentioned this las
YOUK!!!!!
Hi Nick.
YOOOOOOOOOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take that, Cleveland announcers. Sweaty dong cut through a cold night!
Youk!!!
speaking of strong jews!
Amy, that comment was priceless. I am cracking up.
The Hammerin' Hebrew!
Whew. Jeemer up. White flag lowered.
Yeah! Good news.
It was 2-0 Minnesota against Detroit... Then 5-0. Then 9-2.
Now 11-9 Detroit.
welcome back nick, how was yesterday???
Yes, I love decoding things like that. Like people's strange vanity plates.
But I started to say before Youk sent me into fits....there was an acrostic in yesterday's Times magazine with many baseball clues. I was so happy.
I never understood why Kapler retired. So glad he is back and doing well.
The lips are especially sexy tonight.
Now if we can just have some.......
spinach?.....oatmeal?......pizza?......soup?.....oh yeah, runs!
Obviously I haven't eaten yet.
No gettin OFF tonight. (on fing fire)
Bugger. A wheel on my computer chair somehow ate my shoelace.
can tek tie it? why not?
Kapler was really sucking. Plus there's the steriod thing.
Speaking of vanity plates, we just ordered some! When they come in, I'll post a pic on my blog.
ah, the dongs of my people.
I think I need to buy a second TV for my house.
tek - hacking fuck - WTF???????
Dammit, SASAHE
Kapler was really sucking. Plus there's the steriod thing.
What about the steroid thing? Did it have to do with his blown achillies?
hah L, i gotta see these...
Man, I really wish it was a couple degrees warmer!
Christ
I know I haven't seen all of his ABs tonight, but I swear I have yet to see Tek take a pitch this season - see as in live, watching it
fuck
fuck
fuck
fuck
fuck
casey falls short.
yesterday was great... it is so thrilling to walk in and see that first glimpse of the field. I love it. Energy level was fairly high considering the cold, but seemed somewhat lower than I expected considering the game. I didn't get all the good ejections in my area that Jere was blessed w/ in the bleachers.
gotta go plug in.
Crowd truping us there?
Tek = disappointment. But I bought a tshirt with his name on it at Fenway on Friday. When the temp gets warmer around here, I will try wearing it to bring him (and us) better luck.
(No, I don't believe in that stuff, but what the hell.)
Just that he looked like a guy on 'roids, then went to Japan and came back much smaller.
I'm not saying that in a mean way. I am in the tiny minority of fans who don't care about steroid use.
But he is a candidate for suspicion.
final
nyy 8, tb 7
White Flag?!!
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