No clue why the Yankee mods are so negligent with these gamers, considering their team is in first, at home, flying high, and, yes, unstoppable. Maybe they don't really love the Yankees. Yeah, that's it. Turncoats.
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Can’t post tonight because we have people over, YF’s baby…
WE HAVE NO CHANCE OF WINNING THIS GAME!!! BECKETT IS GOING TO THROW A NO-HITTER!!!!
Go Yankees.
Three baserunners, no runs. Like a Swiss watch.
Swiss watches go round and round. Our guys stop 3/4 of the way, at best . . .
Did you ever think us Yankee mods are superstitious?
Hate to say it but I need Beckett to come up Grande tonight. Fantasy baseball is killing me, but we’re talking significant $$$.
The good news for my team is that Beckett looks unhittable.
Did you ever think us Yankee mods are superstitious?
You mean “lazy”, don’t you?
Directed towards the Yankees:
That’s funny! SF, even if I wasn’t lazy/superstitious there’s no way I could have done any better than “can we get a f@cking win!”
Singleton just said Nick Green has been struggling a little bit as of late…uhhhh no Kenny he’s just regressing to his normal awful Angel Berroa like self. The good news is if you combine Woodward and Green you almost get Lugo.
Actually, John, he’s beyond regressed, he’s gone so far below his career averages these last few weeks it’s ridiculous. He’s something like 2 for his last 34 or something with an OPS in the .300s. It’s pathetic.
The shortstop position has really been a heel for Theo, though it’s also an overrated heel since they won in 2007 with Lugo. But still…wish Lowrie could just stay healthy, I feel bad for the kid since he’s never really had a fighting chance with that wrist.
Brains leaking out of ears. The Red Sox are really playing shitty ball on all fronts right now.
Caught stealing . . . I mean c’mon!
Why is PEDROIA running with Mart at bat? I mean, WHY?
Nice. First Cano hits a double, then Beckett gives up a walk. I think I’m going read instead . . .
Ooh! Double-play!
Such a manly at-bat by Swisher; that took an inning off of Beckett’s night right there.
Have to chime in…
THe ump’s strikezone is a joke for Burnett. Beckett getting low and outside strikes, AJ getting neither. He just struck out Youk TWICE and ends up with the walk. CALL IT BOTH WAYS AS-SHOLE UMP!!!
That is all.
they would have been better off sitting ortiz and putting lowell in at dh. just my opinion.
krueg: he sucks both ways. look at this one for Beckett –
http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?s=&showtopic=48105&view=findpost&p=2483560
SF: really? He’s been getting calls off the outside of the plate to lefties all night.
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Burnett also has been getting that call, but he’s getting squeezed down low and up high.
And Burnett absolutely paints… the other’s batter’s box to K Swish.
THE FIST PUMP BY BECKETT!
Let’s see Rationalization Sox Nation explain why they have no disdain for that one.
No, Burnett’s not getting any calls at all. None.
Come on, the ump is inconsistent, not biased.
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Let’s see Rationalization Sox Nation explain why they have no disdain for that one.
Yeah, because we’ve never called Beckett a dumb Texas hick. Never ever ever.
Welllll he just got out of a tight situation without actually giving up any runs. A situation that is different than the situations I personally have criticized Joba for. But that’s just me.
Not only a fist pump but a “Yeah Motherf*cker”…He just got out of a huge jam, if there ever was a situation that deserved it, it was that.
So predictable – you guys go on a hot streak, take over first, and all of a sudden it’s 1999 again with the venom and cockiness from some of you.
Hey, Hey…Rational Fan here!
Yes, John, acknowledged.
You’re right SF…he’s all over the place now.
Here is the inning where AJ implodes…walks the f-cking #9 hitter.
The world’s smallest violin plays the most heartbreaking rendition of “My Heart Bleeds for You”, SF.
Double play ball botched by AJ, but wait CI negates even the one out we got.
No reason to break out the violins, doug. I’m good. It’s a regular season ballgame and in the grand scheme of things not worth it.
But the last week, with the Ortiz thing and now a Yankee hotstreak, it’s released the worst in resentment. It’s easy to see, I live in NYC and have since 1994, so I’ve been here for the end of the Showalter era, the Dynasty, and now the last several years of near-misses. The swagger is back, but it’s got an undercurrent of anger that wasn’t there before, probably because before the dynasty it wasn’t the Sox that were the tops. I have to think that has something to do with the attitudes right now, and I actually understand it, it makes sense.
Sox 2-for-26 w/RISP in this series.
Ack.
HUGE K FOR AJ!
SF: It’s not fair to generalize like that. I don’t lump in the Boston fans on this site with your average “Tawmee from Quinzee” Masshole; neither should you assume that all Yankee fans are bitter or mean-spirited as you describe.
Yes, doug, you are right. I’d narrow it to a number of posters at this site and certainly some commenters at others. But it’s noticeable regardless.
A lot of the anger even on the “rational fan” side comes from how the Yankees are portrayed in the national media, compared to the shining beacon of fair play and American values that is the Boston Red Sox. I’d like to flip on Baseball Tonight without some slobbering fatty-fat like John Kruk or some blabbering idiot like Steve Phillips offer astoundingly wrongheaded criticism of my team, for once. This is a pipe dream of mine.
Let’s have a guess the turning point contest…Who’s in?
AJ drops the hammer on All-Star Jason Varitek in the exact same spot to strike him out. Beautiful.
Yes, but the Sox for years and years were just LOSERS. Even though there were plenty of other teams that won nothing, that didn’t even taste division championships. Meanwhile the Sox won in 1986, 1988, 1990, made the playoffs a bit more regularly once the wild card came through, but the epic losses branded both the teams and the fans complete, utter, losers. I mean, it goes both ways, doesn’t it? Some Sox fans embraced that, just as many Yankee fans embrace the “count the rings” ethos. I enjoy this site that we created when we hit the middle ground. These last few years have presented something foreign for all of us, the defiance of the stereotypical result.
AJ drops the hammer on All-Star Jason Varitek in the exact same spot to strike him out. Beautiful.
Wait, what year is this again?
The bottom of the Sox’ order is bigger than the top of their order, by two players.
finally someone slow enough for tek to throw out.
big dp to get beckett out of the inning, that may be your turning point sf.
But he’s caught four no-hitters! HE CAN HANDLE A PITCHING STAFF!
i know that, just having a sense of humor about how many people have been stealing on us this year.
Phewww…Reddick almost goes Yahtzee!
I want a beer, but I haven’t moved from this spot all game…It’s times like this that I wish I had a robot.
train a dog to do it.
Great AB by Reddick. That’s what we’ve been missing all year, those aggressive high-pitch count ABs.
Kotchman to ph for Green. Woodward’s Red Sox debut imminent.
woodward looks like he could be pedroia’s father.
That hyphen in the first sentence was misplaced.
Give it a rest, doug. That horse has been beaten to death.
Very Generous Strike 3 called on LaRoche Lite.
Gameday would disagree, John.
Hard to believe we’ve only got 1 hit with all these walks.
IBM, I picked up Reddick in my keeper league not really knowing a whole lot about him. I read a few places that despite his lankiness, he can generate some power, he can fly and he’s a good OF’r. Apparently the feeling amongst the Sox FO is that this kid might be good enough to replace Bay/Drew. Don’t know how true that is…
Is this the first time we’ve faced Hughes in relief?
Burnett pitched like a philosopher-king tonight.
Really IBM? That pitch looked high…maybe it was the way Jorge caught it.
High, but in the zone.
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And Ellsbury steals No. 50, ON A PITCHOUT NO LESS!
Ellsbury was out. No doubt about it. Blown call. Could be huge. BS.
Lucky break for Ells. At least it is if he scores. Otherwise it is a non-consequential bad call.
Ellsbury’s reputation beats the throw by Jorge.
At least that’s good for my fantasy team.
The fans OOOOH on that 1-2 pitch to Pedroia, and it was literally 18″ off the plate. Perfect example of why the fans shouldn’t be relied upon.
HUGE OUT FOR PHIL!!!! Whew. This game is killing me. Everyone is glued to the TV in near silence. Rowdy.
That third strike to Kotchman is a pitch that I WISH they called a strike. But they don’t. So yes it was a strike, but no they haven’t and don’t ever call it a strike.
Wish they called it consistently. It was a strike.
I thought the fans were saying HUUUUUGHES
AJ plays the game The Right Way and waits until he’s in the dugout for a fist pump.
Gack.
Now 0-for-6 w/ RISP.
And this is what Pedroia did so well last year. This is what’s killed us all year.
To make myself feel better about the Sox I am watching a little Mets post-game. I think they won, but still.
Okie. So an ND for Beckett, too.
But, hell, Beckett did his job. That’s all we can ask of him.
If you include the Rays series, the Sox must be hitting about .050 with RISP, maybe worse. This many slumps would seem to indicate structural issues, not anomalies.
Mets just getting started in San Diego, SF.
Oh, it’s the pre-game. Who can tell, it’s morose.
Why all the subtle jabs Doug? Everyone is cool in here tonight, let’s stay that way.
Why all the subtle jabs Doug?
What’s “subtle”?
I still want to know why not Cliff Lee?
Probably the same reason we didn’t deal Bay, SF.
What more do I have to do, end all of my posts with “AMIRITE GUYS??”
I’m listening, and didn’t realize Pedey hit that last one to the deepest part of the park.
Probably the same reason we didn’t deal Bay, SF
I can’t figure this out. Because we thought it would hurt our chances?
Mo.
I was being a smart ass. Sorry. I guess it was subtle.
It was a can of corn, IBM, just short of the track. But ALL HE NEEDED WAS A SINGLE. He didn’t need to try to drive one 420 feet just to get a hit. Poor swing.
I am puzzled??? Why the hell is Mo in a tie game? He always gets hit when he comes in a tie game. Why not leave Hughes in??? Seriously Joe???
Maybe if the Gerbil came out of the dugout in a Yankee uniform, that would get us fired up again.
Martinez had his cookie right there. Fuck.
Hey…watch the language please SF? This is a family website.
;)
Come on, krueg. ERRYBODY knows that the 9th inning is the MOST IMPORTANT inning of the game, next to the 8th, of course.
Horrid. Swinging at one over his head, literally.
Not sure I agree with the criticism of bringing Mo in.
Fans groan at a ball well outside. Fans at every stadium basically have no clue.
Shut’em up, David.
First discernible “STER-OIDS” chant at the Stadium….which promptly leads to Papi getting a single. Nice job crowd.
Come on, JD, a popup gives us a two run lead.
Mo is in because the Yanks have Damon, Tex and Doubleplay Rod in the 9th.
This game is out of control. Mo does his job but now we have to win this inning because then what, Ace pitches the rest of the game or else we definitely lose….
Come on guys. Jump on 1 stinky fastball and end this…
Two hits in nine innings. Lame.
September will be a nice month to watch Tazawa, Bowden, see what they have for next year, because it ain’t gonna matter for this one.
You dont mess with the boss, go Mo!
Oki’s back.
I like Bowden pitching.I think they should have put him on Smoltz place way before. But I’m glad Boston didn’t.
At least last night it was over before 9. Tonight is going to prove a colossal waste of a Friday evening. I could have been playing video games goddamit!
Good news. Paul Byrd started throwing in Fort Myers today. (That was sarcasm.)
(9pm that is, not nine innings)
Well,SF, I’m actually playing the Baseball Mogul here while I watch and write. Heck of a nice game.
You sound like me SF…can we both lose this game?
There’s 1…
Come on, it’s gonna be a walkoff,just mins away now…
Here comes Jonathan…
“Two hits in nine innings. Lame.”
Ah, I think you have to hand it to Burnett, SF. He was really on tonight, unlike Chamberlain last night.
…
On comes Bard.
Looks like Bard,Krueg.
Crap. This kid throws 120 mph AND Jonathan is still sitting in the bullpen for when you guys take the lead next inning…f-ck.
More chances for a walkoff-or not.
And Burnett AND Beckett pitched just as they should tonite,so no wonder it’s 0-0.
And Bard just walks all over Tex’s bologna sandwich. What a pitch!
3 straight pitches…that will do it. We ALL know that ARod will NEVER hit a walkoff HR against the Sox…EVER.
Francona out-managed Girardi. Period.
BLOWS the fastball by ARod…wow.
What a SET of pitches.Tex got owned.Wow
Single. COME ON GODZILLA!!!! I feel sick to my stomach.
Krueg, do your reverse jinxes ever work?
Krueg, do your reverse jinxes ever work?
Who’s in first?
Anyone else think Bard looks like Tom Brady with bigger ears?
walk…i feel numb.
Bad pitch selection on Ball 4.
Yes IBM…more times than not. But it only works for me and only for the Yankees. Don’t even think about it. It’s not for everyone.
more like a younger brother,Bill. Hang on there krueg,we are almost done.
balk??? really???
What a great move by Pedroia, talking the kid down. Big-time move.
emmereffer.
oh, I wished so much we had only one out!!!
What an enjoyable game to watch…
Balk ends up meaning nada.
I knew it. We are finished. F-ck. Big win for the Sox. Score 1 run this inning, Jonathan nails it down.
Thanks, Blue.
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Wow. Walks Godzirra on a slider, strikes out Posada on a slider.
I love this guy.
Brad was certainly right Bard is the goods!
I wonder if Jonathan Papelbon is so confident, cocky, a team player that he thinks “God, having this Bard kid here is great”, or if he thinks “shit, this kid is going to take my job soon, maybe sooner rather than later”.
I love Ace and all but…
It would be a helluva lot more fun to watch if this wasn’t a must-win for us, John.
…
In many ways, Reddick makes me think of Teddy Ballgame … tall, lanky, lefty.
…come on Ace, one more. Please.
Krueg,I hope you are doing the negative stuff.hehe. Aceves can hold them back.
He makes me think of Superman, like a red and blue blur because he is so fast.
Ace almost makes a big mistake. You saw Tex say “Don’t Stop.” Needed to continue through bag or get out of way, umpire could call obstruction.
How long is Woodward with us? 2 weeks? Longer than La Roche?
That was sooooooooooo bad…
Did the Sox send a split squad team for spots 6-9?
SF,I don’t think he can threaten Papelbon there,maybe if he proves so good he can be traded for someone Boston needs.Maybe.You never know.
Now he can’t throw strikes…not good.
C’mon, Ells. Can of corn to left, baby.
Understood IBM…
Yankee announcers getting annoying. 9 innings is tough enough. Where’s Flash or Coney?
1st and 2nd…I called it. Francona checkmates Girardi. Game.
Really, Mike? I could see the Sox trading Paps and slotting Bard in, Paps has made noise about getting paid.
Come on Ace, I told everyone you could hold em back,jeez..
O’Neill just said “hate to see this LITTLE GUY up”
I don’t know how much more of this I can take…
Dammit.
Pedey cranks one up in the air instead of hitting a line single.
Again.
Shit.
This is like a overtime NHL playoff game….one bad bounce and it’s CURTAINS!!!!
Not that it is his fault, but do the Sox have a hitting coach to talk “approach”?
Yeah,you get a good point there.I just say that because even with the money talk he is a stablished closer.Bard not quite yet.Thats why I said maybe, a lot of factors get into that kind of thing.
No Papelbon??? Wow.
This guy Ramirez did a helluva job in that game Boston lost in the 13th.
Gotta save him for mopup duty tomorrow, krueg.
Probably because they want to save Paps for a lead, krueg.
to tampa bay (devil-don’t say that word!)rays
Weak-ass pop fly. 1 out. This is a disaster.
Yep…have to score here IBM. Or else it’s CURTAINS!!!
Yankees’ version of Matt Stairs pinch-hitting.
Hinskie…what are the chances he…
Hinske-with your best shot! Come on Eric. Risky move this guy is rough in RF.
I was thinking the same thing John…
Man,Hinske could hit THE homer
Walk. So now what? Can’t pinch run for him? F-ck.
BB,good enough
Hinske already hit THE homer. He did it for us in the 2007 World Series.
Hinskie to 2nd on the wild pitch…wow.
You could K with Pena…he plays OF now.
They believe Melk can hit the homer into the gust going out to RF
Yeah, but for a few weeks in AAA…not sure I want him out there either.
Dammit. There was our DP ball.
…
And now it’s Paps.
Jeter with ANOTHER chance to come up big this game with 2 outs…CAN HE DO IT??? WILL HE DO IT???
Papelbon coming in…this is insane. Top of the Sox order coming up next inning. Not good.
Yank fans still booing Paps?
Good God, give it a rest.
Passed ball HUGE even if they don’t score here.
Well, very wild pitch, I thought it would get into the dugout and down into the clubhouse,so hard it was running from Martinez.wow
This is the game. Hit and we win. Out and we lose. Period.
We don’t like him IBM.
Krueg,I think he can, it don’t look right for Jeter to end the game without a hit – well,a reach on error could do as well
Strike one with authority.
We don’t like him at all
Down 0-2. It’s over…f-cking f-ck.
1-2
foul. 1-2
I know, krueg, because the tabs took his comment about Mo out of context. I know.
Another foul…1-2. I’m going to have a f-cking heart attack.
man, I’m holding my breath here…
No…because he’s a dickhole.
Who saw that coming? That should do it…
OH, YES! Take your lunch and go sit at the kids table!
You are too, krueg, but I do boo you.
damn,captain,I wish you made him pitch like 30 pitches,come on…
And no more dickhole comments. I might need a catheder one day and there mere thought of it makes me wince.
Ok going to get a beer. Risky move because if we win it will become the new lucky beer…and if ____I’ll never drink it again.
I agree with krueg about Pap, and he also looks like Chuck the killer doll when he’s looking on to the catcher.
Joe really blew this game…
He ran into that DP earlier with Matsui and Cano against Beckett
and…
He should have let Hughes pitch the 9th. He was rested and ready to rock. Now our bullpen is spent and they still have Paps for this inning.
I think I’ve developed an ulcer from this game.
Brutal. Make the fucking guy throw some pitches.
John,you should do like me and order a pizza as well for the other 8 innings… maybe you can get a lucky slice or something,hehe
I know I am IBM, I know… :)
I’m trying to bring dickhole back…I haven’t heard anyone say it in YEARS! You know you guys say it now…
3 OUTS!!!! GREAT JOB ACE!!! #2, 3 and 4 hitters with ANOTHER chance to end this game. Please?
Sure he looks goofy. But that’s no reason to hate. I don’t hate Blow Joba because he fistpumps a strikeout when he’s behind in a game … oh, wait. I DO hate him for that.
3 quick outs,time for krueg to get the alka-seltzer
Nope…I have herbal medicine. It’s the only reason I haven’t suffered a brain aneurysm.
I’m partial to fuckstick myself. Or just plain fuck. As in, “That’s guy’s a fuck.”
Jackass is good, too.
Beer of choice in case it works…River Horse Pale Ale.
Dickcheese is another good one.
NICE!!!!
You just made me laugh my ass off IBM…you cad!
I don’t hate him for that,Bill, I just said because it’s kinda scary,you gotta send the kids out of the room when Boston needs him in the 9th(or 10th). I just don’t like him,for lack of other reason, because he’s a Red Sox. :)
1 out. This is maddening.
Paps is just brash, but also really good…perfect recipe for hating a player on your rival.
You have got to be kidding me…that’s the inning. ARod is up. Easy out. The entire reason he is a Yankee is for this moment. This exact moment. Extra innings, 2 outs, chance to walkoff. Has NEVER done it…
Let’s watch.
Did I make the beer come out your nose?
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And Assface. I think that one is attributable to Fletch.
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Good enough, Mike.
I’m drinking a beer called Simpler Times, a 6.2 pct. lager brewed in Monroe, Wis., that I buy at Trader Joe’s.
But I’m about to switch to Negra Modelo.
That clip was not a walkoff, for the record…awesome, but not a walkoff.
yes,krueg, just like there are some guys I can’t hate,like pedroia. And maybe even ells, I dont hate him for stealing home that time. There’s probably the same with sox fans and yanks players
Not drinking…cough…cough…
he is going to f-cking K…
This one is 6.5 I win IBM LOL
sounds good,Bill,Wis beers. This Negra,where is it from? And of course A Rod is out.
Big surprise…not. This one is going to hurt so bad when we lose. I may puke up oreo’s and diet coke. That is going to sting I’m sure…f-ck.
He is back to being CHOKE-rod in my posts until he wins back my affection. Replaces Flusher as he is back to Swisher since he has been playing well.
NICE! Where do I get some?
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And Paps tells ARod to go smoke his menthols outside! What a K!!!
Negra Modelo is from Mexico. It’s a dark beer from a recipe left over from when the Bavarians ruled Mexico in the mid-1800s. Light and tasty for a dark beer.
It’s the same Mexico City-based brewery that gives us Corona. Except it’s good.
Well, I wouldn’t bet on anyone to win right now,but are those pitchers in as inpired night or what? If I knew it was gonna be like that I would have gone to the stadium and wandered around the place until the 9th inning,take a seat and watch the rest of the 9 innings.
Does Tek have a hit since we ghot Big Vic?
Reddick, straighten one out here.
I need a hero, baby!
So it’s a mexican beer made of a german recipe.Sounds good, I like dark beers.
I wish Ace was my father…
Ok I’m now drinking Shipyard, this just tastes lucky!
I’m plowing through there oreo’s…I’m going to catch a nasty case of diabetes.
That was not time enough,Bill.Give him some more weeks and he hits something.
OK, men. I’m gonna go hang with my neighbors.
Be nice if you win.
krueg are you by any chance… ANGRY EATING?
angry eating – no wait – eating with any sort of emotion attached to it is the most hilarious of things imo
I guess I’ll just have the good old Heineken.Nothing luckyer than a green bottled beer.(Ok,doesn’t make much sense,but I had to make a case for the beer).
Munchies bro…munchies. :)
Oh no BRUNEY! Win now!!!
I put them away so I can focus…
See ya Bill.You be nice if you win.
1 out. That was easy.
When you win IBM…when you win…
Man,this picture of MDC on gameplay looks like fake beards from a veeeery bad movie. I advise krueg not to look at the picture eating,may choke you in laughs
I cannot believe that just happened…I mean, come on…seriously?
Nice catch captain redbeard.
One more try…
HINSKE WITH YOUR BEST SHOT!
Nice play youk,backhanded?
Two turtles on base…could we literally have two slower baserunners right now?
Come on LECHE!!!
hinske keeps getting on base so someone-anyone brings him in.Come on guys,help me out here.Running outta beer.
Yes Molina and…well no, not two LOL
Come on Melky…be the ball…
da na na na na na na na
da na na na na na na na na na na
No way this 3-0 was strike,ump keeps shifting it to his liking.
Um…yeah. This is getting farcical. If they trot Bruney out there? 2 runs minimum…MINIMUM!
Booo-urns.
I hoped this game wouldn’t overlap with Conan.
krueg,what about some herb medicine?I wish I never said it would go into the 18th.
Some of that sticky icky would make this game more enjoyable…
Well it was a good run…thanks Bruney.
Ah yes, the fabled Sox-Yanks rivalry, exemplified by a 13th inning showdown between… Brian Bruney and Chris Woodward?
Well,Hudson,they kinda used everyone up in the hopes it would end quicly,we have 4 relievers and the starters right now-if you cout mitre a starter.
Come on Bruney!
I’m sorry for doubting you Brian.
Next up Amstel Light…please let this be the lucky beer!
I’ve been drunk AND nervous for HOURS.
come on,saito,top of the lineup,we gotta do it guys!
You guys can come over and partake if you are in Memphis…
Amstel Light is my brew! It’s fate! Nice!
Top of the order…COME ON!!!
1 out.
nice blonde,wow
Trust in K!
This guy is dealing…f-ck. How many chances are we going to give the Sox? Meat of their order up again next inning…disaster on the horizon.
we should never miss chances like we have, especially NOT against the sox
Are you kidding me?
HOW ABOUT SWINGING AT A 1ST PITCH FOR ONCE??? F-CK!!!
it’s a freaking popup festival,my goodness
the last pitcher for boston warming, tazawa.come on,wear him down here,guys
Nerves of Steel!
F-cking CHOKE-rod up…how about being a man and ending this game, huh? Be the man? In the big game? Silence the critics? COME ON!!!
Perfect situation for lightning rod…
bad night for tex,unless he scores THE run tonite
i feel a rod is gonna win it
2-0
3-0
3-0!!
f-ck.
right by him
Uggh!
awww,man!!
Bad night for everyone, except maybe Ellsbury. And the pitching, obviously.
I mean, come on…the guy has had 4 chances to end this game. Is he really even one of the best players in baseball anymore? Doesn’t he really just get by on name recognition and past achievement? Does he really scare anyone? Has he ever done anything to make anyone think that he is going to get the big hit? Not against Boston anyway? If he did that, he would be Pujols or Manny? Not the paper champion that he is and will always be…ass.
just came back for another beer. WTF?
reddick really wears the red sox all the way to the… CHIN,hehe.Ok,let’s talk about football then,we have all night anyway.
Bruney in for another inning. I may actually cry when we lose this game.
GO FINS!!!
0-2 to 3-2 in a blink. this puppy is coming to and end this inning.
Oh…my…god. I need CPR.
WTF,Bill? Same as always,different pitchers.Except sox have 1 reliever left and we got 4 don’t know if they are properly rested
Youk is going yard…watch.
man,if there was a draft going out from RF that was it
Here we go…Papi HR. Game over.
oh my god is it over yet?
I can’t imagine how anyone could leave this game…maybe a woman going into labor or a lethal injury but that’s about it???
Bruney has lost the strikezone, about to walk Papi. Meltdown imminent.
In the words of Kumar…”we’ve gone too far…”
Great flick…
well, not great but funny…
Game winning run on 2nd…one swing away from defeat. This is the worst.
Oh God this has “C” written all over it…
This game is insane.
I followed along soundlessly to the XM display on a three-hour-plus car ride. Couldn’t take it anymore and turned on the sound in the eighth inning. Finally left, reluctantly, in the 10th to meet and greet family, etc. Now on GameDay in the 14th.
Insane.
we are going to break the record of posts here,on he sixth page or so. wow,ortiz,he’s amost as bad as a rod here.no clutch at all,unless if you count youk advancing to 2nd of course.
I can’t watch him blow this game…
Sorry, Mike. I believe the record for posts is actually close to 1,000. We’re still a ways away.
Of course this game probably has another nine innings to go. Bring on Tazawa!
I feel dizzy…my left side is numb…
And it’s all my fault Paul,I said we would go into the 18th. That sounded funny at the time. Now krueg needs CPR and herb medicine for the ulcer.
God, I hate this team sometimes.
Ok perfect! Please score…this kid is a K machine well in the minors at least…
And I mean my fault for the earlier post about the game being insane,not your last one. Was the record on a game?Probably
The Red Sox’ third Japanese pitcher of the night. Junichi Tazawa makes his MLB debut, and it’s probably his game from here on out.
Good luck, Tazman.
BOW TO YOUR SENSEI ROOKIE! THROW HIM A MEATBALL FILLED WITH REVERENCE AND SUBSERVIENCE!!!! HAI!!!
well,every japanese kid is afraid of the godzilla,right?let’s hope so
Yeah, it was a Sox-Yanks game, Mike, but I couldn’t tell you which one. This coulda been it, but the first nine innings only took like 75 comments. All the rest are the last five innings.
1 out. COME ON!
Three pitches, one out. Keep up that efficiency!
WE GOT A HIT! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!
Well, if this one was a matinee we would for shure beat the record. And he is a strike throwing machine. His family is all happy,because their kid just beat godzilla.Way to go,Taz
Nobody warming up for the Yankees…gulp!
Jorge singles to right…come on fellas!
I haven’t commented because I’ve been holding my breath for a few hours, but with Tazawa in, I guess I’m calmer because I can’t blame him for the inevitable loss. But can I just say right now that I think the Sox would have won this game if Lowell had DH’ed instead of Papi? Ortiz is in a horrible, horrible slump and giving him so many key at bats was dumb.
Blech. So, TV watchers, how does Tazawa look out there? GameDay says he’s thrown three fastballs, two sliders and a curve.
1st and 2nd…1 out. I don’t even want to type what’s going to happen now…
Pinch running for Posada…OK. COME ON HINSKIE!!!! PLEASE??? PLEASE???
Ok we’re rolling now…1st and 2nd one out.
I’m not saying it this time K!!!
i agree with you SW,as I said before,he AND A Rod are totally no clutch tonight.But we have nobody to put in ARod’s place.Now we win.
Just missed that one…f-ck.
GameDay says Tazawa was squeezed on Ball 1 to Hinske. And Ball 2. Pitches over the plate at the knees aren’t strikes anymore?
..AND AGAIN! COME ON!!!
2-2…
What a catch…f-ck. Ok, settle down. It’s Melky Time.
Paul,he looked good until the first out, but clearly very nervous.He is trying to stifle it but you just can’t. What a way to debut
Holy Sh$t JD Drew
So every ball put in play has been a line drive. Not so great. Two outs now though.
GameDay says Tazawa has thrown four different pitches now. I wonder how many of them are any good.
wow,drew,you should record that and play in your living room nonstop.Wow,I felt my guts freeze there
My son just woke up…his name: DJ. That’s a sign. He’s now in my arms!
*sigh* The problems with GameDay. A lineout to JD Drew is just a lineout. I guess he made a good catch?
fainted.
John, you know who else’s initials are DJ?
David Jonathan Drew.
Just sayin’. :-D
my gameday is stuck,so i got gamecast and tv, but i don’t know which pitches gameday says he throws, he’s got that early 80s sinking with a lot of movement
My soul is dying…F-CKING DYING!!!! I CANNOT TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!! I’M LOSING IT PEOPLE!!!!
Outstanding Paul!
SWING AND A MISS! To the 15th!!!
great catch,paul,be sure to watch on mlb.com when you can. And by inches cabrera fouled a rbi 2b to right and now Ks. my heart…
Well I don’t know how you win after that inning…
I’d be a lot more excited about getting out of that one if the Sox actually had a chance to score in the 15th? But Reddick, Woodward, and Ellsbury? Really, Tazawa’s going to have to throw at least 2 more scoreless and I’m not holding my breath (anymore).
it’s gonna be a homer,john. and i cant even shout if we win,everyone asleep here.
Reddick does a spot on Carlos Beltran immitation…1 down!
anyone with gameday can tell if taz is the last reliever left? Mike Kay said so and i just bought it.
2 down
Great job Coke…
I am pretty sure this game has EASILY taken a few weeks off of my life. EASY!
Taz is the seventh reliever, so he’s it. I think Drew is the position player most likely to pitch. Francona had talked about warming him up during last year’s extra-inning All-Star Game.
For the record, the longest game by innings in MLB history is 26. AL record is 25. Longest shutout is 25. AL longest shutout is 20.
Not counting starters yes but Tazawa is a starter he’s good to go…
I gotta feelin…
I’m not sure whose day this was to throw his side. Probably Penny’s, since he’s the only one not pitching this series, so that’s not really an option. I’d feel better with Drew on the mound. Hopefully Taz settles down out there.
Any Sox fans out there?
If they lose, does this game make you feel better or worse about the Sox’ chances going forward?
Single for Jeter…COME ON JOHNNY!!!!
ok,thanks guys. But that is the thing,john,i dont think he can handle the pressure of 3+ innings.
DUCKSNORT!!!
if he proves me wrong,i tip my hat.surely.
How exactly would it make me feel better about their chances, Paul? Especially with Buchholz/Sabathia tomorrow another guaranteed loss. I mean, already knew that Beckett was a good SP and that the bullpen had some good nights.
Please JD!
“Soft fly ball.” Hey, it’s not a line drive! Let’s go, DP.
WHAT A STUPID AS-SHOLE!!!! WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING DAMON??? F-cking idiot. We don’t deserve to win this game. Unreal.
JD bunts a ball at his shoulders great play by V-Mart
At this point, my main rooting interest in the game is about how I *don’t* want to beat the Sox — A-Rod. Damon would bother me a bit and I guess Melky, too, partly because of the thread here the other day and partly because he’s already had so many walkoffs.
what a awful bunt,the ball almost hit him in the chest,he was kinda defending himself more than bunting there
Why would you have Damon bunt in that situation? That’s not smart with Teixeira and A-Rod coming up, and the speedy Damon isn’t a good double-play candidate.
Point taken, stuck. I was thinking it’s pretty impressive the Sox haven’t imploded yet.
Er, that should be “who” instead of “how.”
Just hit Alex, no talking about all the nonsense!
f-ck. K
12 LOB for the game for the Yankees…christ.
JD was trying to drag bunt,apparently
Heh. Pitch in the zone called a ball. Pitch inside called a strike. I guess that works out, except for the whole “call balls and strikes” thing.
AN A BOMB FROM A ROD!!! Phewwww!
That’s what I get for opening my big fat mouth.
yes!!!
I can’t believe it, I can’t believe it, I can’t believe it…AN ABOMB…FROM AROD!!!! YANKEES WIN…THHHHHAAAAAAAA YANKEES WIN!!!!
pure joy.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA OH MY GOD!!!!
Cut! Print it! You can’t script this shit.
Had to figure it was coming sooner or later.
Yes.
wow!!! you cant blame the kid,that was too much for him, he actually did a helluva job given the situation. but what matters,the yankees win!!!
Ugh, Paul, I don’t know about you, but I feel like the season’s all but over.
Pleasure fellas! Nite!
I will NEVER, EVER, EVER CALL HIM CHOKE-ROD AGAIN!!! EVER!!!
YOU ARE THE MAN #13!!!! YOU ARE THE MAN!!!
Oof. Well. Only a matter of time, wasn’t it?
You’re right, SW. I don’t feel better. It was a fun game. Sucks that somebody had to lose. Sucks even more it had to be us.
got a pie in the face,by CC i guess.Looked like he threw a 96mph pie on ARod’s face in the middle of the interview.hehe
lol it was a running pie clothesline.
Was it whipped cream this time? I don’t think you’re supposed to lick shaving cream off of your face, A-Rod.
krueg,you crack me up.Now with all the coffee i had for the game, i guess i’ll just go up and play mlb 09 the show. And good night everyone,pleasure.
I don’t think you’re supposed to lick shaving cream off of your face, A-Rod.
I doubt it’s the worst thing he’s…oh, never mind.
Without a 3rd starter of any kind and the offense deep-throating like that, that’s pretty much the season.
he said it was good doug. maybe it was whipped cream allright
Later Mike…guys! That was one of the greatest games I’ve ever watched…had a blast!!! 420 everyone!!!
I’m big in Japan.
A valiant effort by the young Tazawa, but his two pitches were hittable. It was a matter of time, I guess.
Later,krueg,take care you all.See ya tomorrow,almost certainly.And yeah,great game!Happy sweet dreams tonight,for sure.
god I need a beer
and me doug,and the kid taz got potential,but he’ll have the time to show it. Now I go.Good night
//420 everyone!!!//
Yeah, I’ll need some of that after this game.
Well, once again, our bullpen is amazing. Not scoring off Bruney was a fucking travesty. Someone oughta be fired.