Game Story: Pfffftttttt....

by Allen Chace on May 10, 2008 5:15 AM EDT in Game Stories

Yeah. I dunno. So that sucked. We're so spoiled by the likes of Becks and Paps. Did anyone have any doubt, at all, that after the ball-busting loss that was Wednesday's game in Detroit, that Josh Beckett had a little something for the Tigers to chew on for Thursday? And guess what? He did.

Tonight, we entered the 9th with a one-run lead, and was there a doubt in anyone's mind that only Julio Lugo was capable of preventing Paps from getting his 11th save of the season? And yet, this is what reminds us to enjoy the good times. Paps didn't have it, mentally as well as physically, and the Twins used that combination quite effectively to engineer a walk-off win. I'm not going to get into the specifics. Suffice to say, it was not a good night to be a Sox fan.

Also, I apologize. I'll take responsibility for a thread not being up tonight, and you can rest assured there will be one ready for tomorrow, though probably once again sans lineups. So, I'll take blame of the game with Paps.

But y'know what? Let's talk positive for a bit. Lowell and Papi are back, ladies and gentlemen. Lowell, in particular, seems intent on proving me wrong that we'll be getting '06 Lowell this season. He wants to repeat last season instead. All right. *shrugs* I'll take it. KY continues to take care of business, ditto Tacoby.

Tomorrow? Daisuke v. Glen Perkins. Am I being too optimistic when I say that all I'm hoping for is < 8 walks?

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Oki did more than his job tonight. Kudos to him, even if it ended up being in a losing effort.

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But y'know what? Let's talk positive for a bit.

Hideki Okajima had the pitching performance of his life last night. He was putting them down with one or two pitches mostly for grounders. Probably the Sox would have won if they had just left him in, but that was a judgement call that I can live with. Still, I was extremely impressed with his performance over 2 innings last night!

by NG on May 10, 2008 10:59 AM EDT reply reply 0 recs

I am feeling the positivity NG

:^)

Manny ain't the only bad man.

by tommy.otm on May 10, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Let's get 'em today

Maybe get a 10 run lead, and bring Paps in to close and get back his confidence. :)

1-2 count, man… That’s still driving me mad. It was a 1-2 count, against a very weak hitter.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 10, 2008 11:55 AM EDT reply reply 0 recs

hey all

just got here, I see the only run is Youk’s (who else) homer.

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

anybody here

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

BACK TO BACK

KFC

"It's not like the end of the world or something. Why should we panic?"

-- Manny being Manny

by KFC on May 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

The world's strangest Back-to-back

WTF is Coco hitting a HR? And Lowrie too! That’s new…

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 10, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

sh*t double play

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

3 bb, 5 k for dice-k

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

celtics are gettin spanked by 19

A-Rod drinks wine coolers and Jeter wears lipstick.

by pedroiastroika on May 10, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

by the cavs? how's lebron?

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

7 points on 2-5 with 4 assists halfway through the 2nd quarter

A-Rod drinks wine coolers and Jeter wears lipstick.

by pedroiastroika on May 10, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

which for lebron

sucks…the c’s are taking him out of the game, but now his teammates are starting to make shots so the celtics are gonna need to adjust

A-Rod drinks wine coolers and Jeter wears lipstick.

by pedroiastroika on May 10, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Perkins with the UGLIEST shot I ever saw in my life

WTF was that?!

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 10, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

you know

i thought the same thing when i saw that.

A-Rod drinks wine coolers and Jeter wears lipstick.

by pedroiastroika on May 10, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

He was WIDE OPEN

And maybe just 2 feet away from the rim. I never saw this in my entire life.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 10, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

home run manny

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

thats what the delay on gamecast was

manny was holding up his arms.

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

wtf gamecast skipped manny and said mikey hit it

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

yeah

it said manny was batting but that lowell hit the HR. this sounds like the work of the devil.

A-Rod drinks wine coolers and Jeter wears lipstick.

by pedroiastroika on May 10, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

nah

just sounds like espn gamecast

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

so did manny or lowell hit it?

the espn.com boxscore says it was lowell.

A-Rod drinks wine coolers and Jeter wears lipstick.

by pedroiastroika on May 10, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

maybe manny was taken out of the lineup and the replacement was moved back in the order

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

oh ok thanks

A-Rod drinks wine coolers and Jeter wears lipstick.

by pedroiastroika on May 10, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

thats a guess but most probable scenario

...or maybe manny was ejected

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

that wouldn't surprise me at all hahaha

A-Rod drinks wine coolers and Jeter wears lipstick.

by pedroiastroika on May 10, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

4 pitch walk to tek, coco up

If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only lefties are in the right mind. Bill "Spaceman" Lee

by BoSox415 on May 10, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Oki in

Oki is better than Joba, and the Yanks fans KNOW that. :)

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 10, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

There was supposed to be a gamethread posted, for everyone’s info. We must be having issues with it because it was set to publish at 5 p.m. and didn’t for some reason.

Sorry about that folks.

OverTheMonster.com

by Randy Booth on May 10, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs