Boston Red Sox @ Oakland Athletics GameThread, May 24, 2008 9:05 PM EDT

Open Thread: Red Sox @ A's

by Randy Booth on May 24, 2008 8:31 PM EDT Comment 28 comments

Boston Red Sox @ Oakland Athletics

Eh. Losing sucks. Let's get back to another winning streak. Those are fun.

Starters:

			W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Josh Beckett	5-3	4.67	1.09	56	11

			W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Justin Duchscherer	3-3	2.67	1.20	26	9

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19 runs for the Tigers?

WTF?! They might as well let the setup guy finish the game, I think he can hold the lead. :)

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

by MerryGoByeBye on May 24, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ells with a nearly ridiculous catch

Just missed a sliding catch into the “bullpen.”

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And then he makes one!!!

Holy cow what a catch!

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Courtesy of Extra Bases

“OK, Julio Lugo has 11 errors, but he can’t be going this bad can he?

Manny Ramirez is currently taking ground balls at shortstop. Manny’s got the night off, so I guess he’s just out there having some fun. He did it in Baltimore last week as well. So far he’s fielded every ball cleanly.”

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Some blog y'all got here

You’re losing tonight, too. We loathe Boston out here.

Go A’s!

by paradox on May 24, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hey all

i’m here, finally

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 24, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Beckett's getting into a groove

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The curve is looking very, very good

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Red Wings up

SHIT! I hate the Red Wings…

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

by MerryGoByeBye on May 24, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bats are looking anemic tonight

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

How often do you see a pitcher

make a catch in foul territory? Tek got hit in the face with Sweeney’s bat which stopped him from making the play. Nice job covering by Beckett though.

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sox still looking for a hit

We’ve seen a bunch of really lazy popouts/flyouts. The only well-hit ball was a liner by Papi to deep right that was caught.

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And that makes 5 perfect innings

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Justin Douashadgiwueghihasndfihiuhiuwde with the perfect game so far

J-I-N-X!!! :)

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

by MerryGoByeBye on May 24, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Beckett's finally turning in a dominant start

And we can’t do anything…

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Perfect game is over!

By way of the HBP! Huzzah!

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

HBP

YEAH!!!! :)

I’m kidding, but nice way to say FUCK YOU to a perfect game. :)

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

by MerryGoByeBye on May 24, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A homer would have been more fun

But I’ll take it. Coco just had a very nice bunt attempt that just went foul.

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It worked last time, so...

Douasdiuhdiqhiwehihisuhihi1238u8weasdji12!@@#$%#### with the no-hitter so far. :)

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

by MerryGoByeBye on May 24, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Strike 'em out, throw 'em out baby

Bad calls, probably, but what goes around comes around.

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

OK, come on guys

Please get a hit. Two would be nice. Three, even better. But at least one.

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't mind a grand slam, even if that means just a hit

Hope we still have some in store. :)

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

by MerryGoByeBye on May 24, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Papi ends it

Now let’s turn it into a run.

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Meh...

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

by MerryGoByeBye on May 24, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Indeed

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tip my cap to Duchscherer

he was brilliant today. Hopefully we’ll get them tomorrow.

by soxaholic on May 24, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

argh

went to the game, seemed so fast, home by 930?!?. Nice to have a chance to see Beckett pitch, would have been nice to see a hit or two. Oh I guess I saw two. sigh

by 3000miles on May 25, 2008 2:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Duchsherer...

Was very good.

I saw the game too. Aside from the 1 H, he didn’t look unhittable in the vernacular – in that there was plenty of contact, but it was all that “just hit hard enough to get a flyout/rountine ground ball” stuff. Infuriating.

I take solace from the fact that the A’s play in a stadium which still celebrates the A’s career of the great HGiambino, which looks like a prison (particularly from the BART platform), and which is located next to an industrial metal-processing plant and a chemical storage facility. I felt like I was watching the game from inside a giant crack-pipe…

by nuthinboutnuthin on May 27, 2008 3:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs