Yankees - 000 020 000 - 2 10 0Do you ever wonder when Manny Ramirez last felt pressure during a baseball game?
Red Sox - 311 202 00x - 9 15 0
After his comments of a week ago and his knee problems evolved into a weekend media frenzy, playing before a national television audience for the second straight day, and with his team facing the possibility of being swept by the Yankees and falling into third place in the AL East, you might think Manny would be concerned about having a good game.
Maybe he was nervous. But once the rain cleared and the game began around 9 PM, it looked like Manny didn't have a care in the world. He made a superb catch deep in the left field corner, over by the side door, to end the top of the first inning, gliding over cool as a cucumber. In the home half, he doubled to right-center on the second pitch he saw, driving in the Red Sox's first run of the night. That RBI also gave him the distinction of having the most career RBIs of any Dominician Republic-born player.
Manny ripped another double in the third (and later scored), hit a bomb that was hauled in by Melky Cabrera at the very deepest point in the park, singled in a run in the sixth, and skied to right in the eighth.
He was ably assisted by -- going down the lineup card -- Dustin Pedroia (single, double, run, RBI), Kevin Youkilis (single, 2 runs), David Ortiz (single, home run, 2 runs, 3 RBI), Mike Lowell (single, 2 RBI), J.D. Drew (2 walks), Jason Varitek (double, RBI), Alex Cora (2 singles, run) and Jacoby Ellsbury (2 singles, double, run).
Most of the Sox had their way with Ponson (4-10-7-1-1, 77), as 12 of the 22 batters to face him reached base.
Lester (7-9-2-1-8, 113) was aces once again, stranding one runner in each of the first four innings, falling into trouble in the fifth by allowing four straight singles and a walk before recording an out, then retiring his last nine batters.
It was a perfect, feel-good night -- a welcome tonic before the Angels series that begins Monday night.
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Sidney Ponson (4.02, 103 ERA+) / Jon Lester (3.20, 137 ERA+)
Ponson's four starts with the Yankees:
22.2 IP, 28 H, 11 BB, 11 K
4.37 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, .318/.412/.477
Boston has scored more than four runs only once in the last nine games (4-5). In that stretch -- dating back to July 13, the game before the break -- they are batting .248 and slugging .356.
The current Boston roster has hit .379/.452/.546 against Ponson in 199 PAs, with David Ortiz (.444/.563/.722) and Manny Ramirez (.404/.481/.511) leading the way.
A loss tonight will drop them to third place.
Win.
Also: Rays/Royals, 2 PM -- Update: Royals 6-1!
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but there's quite a bit of cross-over between the have-nots and the minorities
oh indeed. but i don't think colour/ethnicity is the determining factor. i think it's money (and education, which money can buy).
8-2
It's more opportunities than education, though they correlate.
I'll be home 10:30. Score?
Ok, we have 6-0 (Allan), 8-2 (Sarah).
I'll go with 8-0. WTH!
OK, without a time estimate, hard to make a prediction. But I will go with 6-2.
5 - 0 when Laura gets home.
Less need for red shirts in those branches, I think.
More than you think, but generally it has to do with the high tech equipment you are having to work with in those services.
10:30? 4-2 would be a guess.
Ah, 10:30. I will say 5-0 then.
Opportunities, education - income level determines both. Unless you get scholarship money or have exceptional talent, mostly income, oppty, education are all the same. Or close enough.
More than you think, but generally it has to do with the high tech equipment you are having to work with in those services.
And therefore education.
6-2 final score. SoSock claimed 5-0. So I will say 5-1 just to be different.
And just to be fair, there are several college-educated, hi-tech-trained resisters. I admire them so much, because they have so much to lose.
See you... later!
Half dong + Half dong = DONG!
Fuck the haters.
7-0
Sarah - education is the key.
If only he'd put forth some effort!
mostly income, oppty, education are all the same.
Not as blatant as being able to buy your way out of the armies in the civil war, but a similar effect.
(I'm aware that the analogy doesn't go too far - in the civil war, frequently the money was more valuable than more cannon fodder.)
Sarah - education is the key.
To SO much.
I'll be home w/ the TV on at 10:30, but I'll see you all closer to 11.
I know you were all dying to know that.
Bye.
is manny positioning the nyy fielders?
:>)
Slap in the face to Tek - IBB to get to him. Of course this being Tek it will probably work, at least the bases aren't loaded.
Did the MFY just figure out that Tek was on deck?
TEK!!!
TEK WITH THE DOUBLE!!!
BBI FTW.
Captain, my captain!
let's go, blind man randomly waiving a stick!
HELL FUCKING YEAH
OK, so I am happy to report that SoSOck and I are already out of the prediction contest.
God bless Sir Sidney Ponson. You're just what we needed.
Tek with a Hit - Everybody drink!!!
Tek's bat has to come back eventually.
NICE throw from our do-nothing, indifferent left fielder.
bad angle live, thought he got him.
Sit down Newbie!
Enjoying the AL so far, X?
Let's score in every inning.
sexson .132 w/risp!
Let's score in every inning.
Allan would have an orgasm on the spot.
sit down you lanky yankee you!!!
K!!!!!!!!!!!
Lester preserves the shut out! So far looks like Allan is winning Laura's contest. I think the fix was in.
NYY LOB: 111 1
NYY Runs: 000 0
Tek with a Hit - Everybody drink!!!
What is that? A drinking game for teetotallers?
/snark (nothing but eternal love for Tek)
Hurry up and get home Laura.
I like winning the big contest, but I like scoring more runs better!
They would need to score in all 9 for me to totally explode -- and I don't really want that to happen tonight. Having the Sox bat in the9th, I mean.
So, how about Manny showing his "lack of defensive concentration" on that sweet play that nearly got ARod?
Molina, to Angel Hernandez: "Worth a try."
Talking Heads line that fits the media:
"Facts don't do what I want them to."
Hmmm, I got ahead of myself there and thought we had six runs. Wishful thinking. I'll be happy enough if SoSock wins and the Yankees don't score in the next half before Laura gets home. Or I will be happy if Allan's prediction is right, or Laura's!
No love for FY's double???
Ah yes - good point about the ninth inning. We definitely don't want to bat then, and I know it's the elusive 9-numerals-other-than-0
that really do it for you.
No AL team has ever scored in all 9 innings. Ever.
Was to busy eating my snack to give love. mmm, black cherries.
A dong by Papi here and my 7-0 will look good.
THE GODFATHER!!!!
BIG BLACK MAJESTIC DONG!!!
dong!!!
BWAHAHAH, PAPI DONG!!!!!!!!
ALL IS WELL IN THE WORLD!!!!
PAPI is BACK!! And who had 7-0?
THERE IT IS.
That was some at-bat!
LARGE FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But all eight would still be fun. Especially if it were accompanied by all goose eggs above.
A HUGE Dominican Dong!
And I happily relinquish my spot in the sweepstakes.
Papi!
S1C! OK, but we need B2B and then Laura wins her own contest.
Almost....
Missed it by THAT much!
Almost b2b
FUCKIN RIGHT
WTF - he got that?
shittle.
Fenway giveth... yada yada...
How often have teams scored in all 8?
So... about that 4-2 prediction....
One of those rare times you wish Pedroia was taller.
How often have teams scored in all 8?
Six in the AL, and three in the NL, apparently.
How often have teams scored in all 8?
I think I know, but I can't remember. ... Sorry! I may have it in my folder at home.
Although there's some disagreement about that.
WTF does Jose Molina own Lester?
Nice words about Tek and Lester. :)
triple play, plz.
Hmm, bases loaded, no one out. Come on, Jon.
Time for the Original Houdini.
Here.
Six in the AL (all home teams) and seven in the NL (three since 1900). Boston did it on 9/16/03 and had it done to them on 7/7/23 and 5/11/49.
Nothing personal, Sarah, but I hope your prediction doesn't come true.
TP + CI = LOL
let's see it
Damn. There goes the shutout. Little swinging bunt up the third base line.
Outs, please.
shades of giambi.
C'mon houdini.
Amy, that was a nice little discourse there wasn't it.
Crap - that WAS intangible.
And just dumb shit lucky too.
If that grounder was hit harder, a TP could've been possible.
Lester is having a Dice-K inning.
Lester's trying to do too much now.
those weren't even close. Get a fucking out.
Throw strikes, you fucker.
Lester Being Hansen
Hmm... Now I hope mine DOES, Amy. Though I was with you when you said it.
ok. people i had over left.
lester get some outs big guy!
MDC warming
Finally an out. Phew.
Whew!
BIG out. DP now. Do it.
the worst part about it is that its fucking with his pitch count, and with the performance of our relief recently, we NEED him to go long.
Yeah, I'd accept two runs, if that's all they get.
OK, two away. One more, Jon.
Glad they didn't test him. The throw was off-line.
finally!!!
I love Lester!!!!
HOUDINI!
FUCKING HUGE
I think 7-2 is looking good after that possibility there.
gawd, I need a drink, wish Tek would get a hit.
Giese in for Sidney
Awww, no more Poltroon.
Ponson
4 IP
10 H
7 R
1 BB
1 K
And 1 HR.
i wish Tek would get a hit.
he had an rbi double!
10 hits off Ponson
4 singles
5 doubles
1 home run
no, ANOTHER hit -- he's crazy
Drew steals a base!
Drew could steal 40 a year if he wasn't so worried about his hammies.
drew= wheels!
Fiery Wheels!
Watching GDGD. Drew gets to second... must be a weak Tek ground out... nope, a Drew steal. Sweet.
'Tek's seeing the ball well tonight, isn't he?
we need a run, cap'n
Well, at least Tek got good distance on that. And he did not strike out.
Close for Tek!
trooped myself on my computer. shit.
Whew, just finished. Was posting things on Ebay since the game started.
'twill be nice to just follow the game.
Damn. Red Sox don't score.
Oh, well, no runs that inning.
just 12 you say?
grr
Boo, no runs.
dirtywatah must be getting a shitload of traffic from that espn screen thing -- i count at least 37 people coming to jos from there. and i think i'm only listed in his blog roll!
K count?
6
7
YFSF has the Pavano screenshot, Allan.
an OTT!!!
Nice 6th, Lester.
Lester back to form.
Wow, that was great coverage catching that conversation between Lester and the ump.
And a 1-2-3 (OTT) inning. Nice!
pitch count?
Just left YFSF a comment asking if they got the Beckett shot too.
Hey there! When I got home the bases were loaded w/ no outs, just in time to watch Houdini do his magic!!
Anyone guess 7-2??
YESSS. Huge for the pitch count.
106 - that's probably it.
Wow, that was great coverage catching that conversation between Lester and the ump.
saw it, but on mute.
what'd they say?
Say it with me now, everyone...
RUN, JACOBY. RUN!
LBJ liking the 9 hole?
I love playing against the shitty Yankees. I wonder where they were the past couple days.
i cant believe how good lester has been this season, really an eye opener.
What's that you say about LBJ liking holes? Is Andy here?
Sarah guessed 8-2, and I think that was the closest.
I don't care what hole he likes. Just as long as he hits.
And runs. RUN JACOBY.
the fact that lester eventually got his shit together -- which i did not think he'd do -- gives me hope for hansen.
Uh oh, didn't mean to get Andy all hot and bothered.
I might have to miss my Sox games because I think I'm going to Oregon in a week or two. Will be sad to miss Fenway this year, but Oregon is very fun for me.
8-2 soon enough
this broadcast team is making me miss joe morgan!
We have not been to Fenway since July 2005. Really hoping for 2009!
No internet while in Oregon?
this broadcast team is making me miss joe morgan!
O.
M.
G.
I missed a Papi dong??? Yay Flo!
Fenway in 2009, for sure. Can someone help us get monster seats?
Plenty of internet, I mean I have tickets to Fenway. I would be in the west during that time.
HIT AND RUN!
after the tizzle blast, manny hit one to the very deepest part of the park, somehow dud caught it in the corner of the triangle up against the bullpen wall.
Yeah, I haven't even seen the sox yet this year, last year I saw them several times but not at Fenway - haven't been there since 06.
Are you selling your tickets, Patrick?
I love pitchouts against Youk. Give him more free balls.
PAST THE REACH OF JETER!!!!!!!!!
We are still hoping for a JOS get together at Fenway in 09.
Time for Papi to drive in more runs.
Allan - Lester was apologizing for "surveying" as he put it. Apparently he eyeballed the area after a particular pitch like he was trying to figure out where it was and why it wasn't a strike.
Umpire was like "no big deal, don't `sweat it. It Was outside, though.
I think Jere's your best ticket agent in this group...
Are you selling your tickets, Patrick?
I think so. I'll need to get rid of them.
Oh tickets, I didn't get that.
* * * *
We've saw the Sox a lot last year, tho - every game at Skydome minus one. And this year in Detroit. So we have not been live-Sox-less.
But Fenway in 09 for sure.
Consider: The way Jeter was moving to cover second base when Jacoby ran, the ground ball went past him.
If Jacoby doesn't run, it's probably a double-play ball.
We are still hoping for a JOS get together at Fenway in 09.
Or, we could all come down the cape to your place... ;)
A, thanks for recap.
come on walk 'em loaded for manny, please!
i wanna see manny put one on the pike and make everyone shut up already...
come on loser - load 'em up for mbm.
Youk getting up on his wheels some more! He tags from first!
papi hitting the ball well tonight.
GREAT SIGN!
Now we have Sarah's score.
I knew it wouldn't be long - 8-2!
Ha ha... I wondered which one of us was going to ask the ticket question first...
yeah nix, that's the stuff
Time for Manny to introduce a baseball to the Mass Pike.
i wanna see manny put one on the pike and make everyone shut up already...
What an excellent idea. Not that it would work, but it's worth doing for its own sake.
I'm actually digging the 'Yankees Suck' chant this time. Seems appropriate.
MISSED THE TAG!
150 Octane SWEAT!
I'd love to see that, Sarah---we have a 500 square foot cottage with one sort of real bedroom and one teensy room that we can fit two aerobeds in, with no room to move. It would be interesting to see all these Sox fans and Harvey in that space....sort of a scary thought!
MBM!
tuning in so i hear the crowd after the dong
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA! SAAAAAAAAAFE!
Manny 3 for 3 tonight?
9-2!
Patrick - are those tickets by chance for the end of Aug. or first of Sept.?
My son and I are hoping to get to Boston during that stand for our 1st ever games at Fenway.
Manny with hit #3 and Yook with Sweaty wheels!
Of course, THAT's nice too... Making some distance between himself and Sammy on the DR list.
When are the games, Patrick? And how much are your tickets??
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