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Arizona Diamondbacks @ Boston Red Sox


This is going to be a really fun series. The D-Backs, you could say, are my National League team. Hopefully I'll be able to catch some of these games...

The info:

Next Game

Arizona Diamondbacks
@ Boston Red Sox

Monday, Jun 23, 2008, 7:05 PM EDT
Fenway Park

Dan Haren vs Josh Beckett

Partly cloudy with a 60-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 75.

 

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The starters:

W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Josh Beckett 7-4 3.87 1.13 89 17

W-L ERA WHIP K BB
2008 - Dan Haren 7-4 3.26 1.01 84 16

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Hey there

30 minutes delay. Ok, so I have time for dinner. :)

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 7:13 PM EDT   0 recs

Hudson doubles, let's get Jackson

Man, this Zona line-up is weird.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 7:43 PM EDT   0 recs

Jackson grounds to Lugo

Solid innning there for Beckett.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 7:46 PM EDT   0 recs

Back-toback Ks for Beckett

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 7:54 PM EDT   0 recs

Ok, let's get some hits now

Or at least make Haren earn his money.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 7:57 PM EDT   0 recs

Really?

12 pitches for Haren so far? Jesus, let the guy get the K’s, but stop flying out on 1-2 pitches.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 8:02 PM EDT   0 recs

1-2 pitches

That 1 or 2 pitches, not the count.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 8:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Haren looks tough

He is throwing strikes, so the Sox hitters have to swing or else they’ll fall behind in the count.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I know

And Haren is a great pitcher, so a way of winning this one is getting him out early. Now, wait… Should we tell Coco to do his stuff? :)

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 8:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What a play by Lowell!!

Robbed a sure double.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:06 PM EDT   0 recs

It was a beauty indeed

Nice K by Beckett to end the inning.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 8:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sit down, little Drew

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:13 PM EDT   0 recs

Tek, Crisp, and Lugo

Spell trouble for Haren. :-)

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:16 PM EDT   0 recs

Tek actually had a great AB

He’ll give us those from time to time. :)

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 8:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Extra bases for Tek

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Coco pops one up

And there’s a reason on to why I HATE Sac Bunts.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 8:19 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm not a big fan either

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i can only imagine the heart attack the DBacks office had seeing haren go down hard…

by jjbooth74 on Jun 23, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice ... a walk for Taco Boy

Make Haren throw!

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:23 PM EDT   0 recs

Beckett threw just 2 pitches more than Haren

And Haren needed like 1 pitch to retire the Sox on the 1st.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 8:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

So...

3 hits so far, 3 doubles… That… Doesn’t mean anything, but it’s not very likely.

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 8:33 PM EDT   0 recs

that will happen once...

next at bat, look for manny to come up big.

by jjbooth74 on Jun 23, 2008 8:40 PM EDT   0 recs

Hopefully

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Youk hit in the face during warm-ups

No Casey tonight (suspension). I hope we don’t lose Youk. I don’t want to see Cora.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:44 PM EDT   0 recs

It looks like Youk is coming out

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Moss at 1B

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

nope... moss...

here’s where we find out how good alicea’s coaching has been

by jjbooth74 on Jun 23, 2008 8:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Moss played Beckett's strikeout of Reynolds perfectly

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Eh, it was an IF single the whole way.

Even if I cringed when I saw a GB on the IF headed to not-Lowell.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 8:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i cringe...

...every time lugo has to throw in a hurry.

fortunately i’ve got the beer to replace youk in the “calming my nerves on crappy throws” department

by jjbooth74 on Jun 23, 2008 8:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Then again

It was Lowell’s throw that injured Youk

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

and lowell...

that picked a double down the line way back when…

by jjbooth74 on Jun 23, 2008 9:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

6 Ks for Beckett

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:51 PM EDT   0 recs

Looking sharp, baby.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 8:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I have a perscription for a few more runs

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

prescription

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

*snicker*

drugs has a prescription

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 Jun 24, 2008 10:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I have two words for that

Alex Cora! :)

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 8:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

You mean Timmy Lupus

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 8:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sweet mercy. Don't even joke.

You all were 2 minutes of actually thinking from being inflicted with “Alex Cora needs -30 more PAs this season” rather than “Bullpen Thoughts”

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 8:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Weren't there some who thought Cora should be the everyday SS?

I could have sworn I read something like that here.

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's mean

Maybe people thought Cora turned a corner back then. Like Hansen does every week. :)

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 9:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Moss with Tek-disease on strike 2.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 8:56 PM EDT   0 recs

Damn

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 8:59 PM EDT   0 recs

O-Dog?

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 8:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That scared me for a second

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:03 PM EDT   0 recs

3 pitch K for JD's little brother

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Another excellent inning from Becks.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:05 PM EDT   0 recs

This would be a good time for someone to charge the mound

We need runs, and I’m afraid we also need Haren out of the game in order to score.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

This game is going to be decided by a solo HR which will be the result

Of the only real mistake pitch by either starter.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:06 PM EDT   0 recs

On the bright side

Haren now with 74 pitches, while Beckett has 70. :)

It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.

by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 23, 2008 9:12 PM EDT   0 recs

Thanks to Dice-K and Paps

The pen is gassed. I don’t think the Sox can really wait Haren out, as he will likely go just as deep as Beckett.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Is it me or is Ellsbury

really having trouble driving the ball lately. I think they need to give him a few days off because he looks awful at the plate right now.

Baseball is God's sport! All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist

by E5 on Jun 23, 2008 9:14 PM EDT   0 recs

Yeah. He's definitely looked not as good at the plate lately, in general.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The wrist could still be bothering him

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Definitely possible.

Though his approach in terms of the count has seemed off, as well.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I made a big trade for him in fantasy

I traded Manny for Ellsbury and Pat Burrel and so far all Ellsbury has done is hurt me. I would rather see him go on the DL for a bit and then come back healthy.

Baseball is God's sport! All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist

by E5 on Jun 23, 2008 9:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hat trick for Chad Tracy

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:20 PM EDT   0 recs

S.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:23 PM EDT   0 recs

Crap!

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:24 PM EDT   0 recs

This game isn’t going well so far.

Baseball is God's sport! All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist

by E5 on Jun 23, 2008 9:26 PM EDT   0 recs

Moss bobbles it ... and a run scores

Easy play for Youk

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:27 PM EDT   0 recs

It's always inspiring...

...when your replacement 1B bobbles a basic play.

Rock me, sexy Jesus...

by nuthinboutnuthin on Jun 23, 2008 9:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Moss is 3rd-string over there.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That might be the reason why Francona seems 'not sure' about Moss as a 1B.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:27 PM EDT   0 recs

No choice

Two words: Alex Cora

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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I mean when he's talked about Moss over there in the past.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

what happens

when your MIF goes down later in the game?

by jjbooth74 on Jun 23, 2008 9:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Particularly since

...its a defense sort of game

Rock me, sexy Jesus...

by nuthinboutnuthin on Jun 23, 2008 9:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

he's still learning...

and it’s not like there was a choice.

i don’t think we can blame moss too much for this one… he did get one out at least.

by jjbooth74 on Jun 23, 2008 9:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

True

I also blame Beckett for walking the lead-off hitter …

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Jun 23, 2008 9:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i almost said something....

....but didn’t want to jinx it.

by jjbooth74 on Jun 23, 2008 9:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Nah. Not too upset.

He also hasn’t gotten a ton of PT since he got called up in general.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Aardsma getting ready.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:30 PM EDT   0 recs

i was about to ask...

has he pitched recently? he seems oft-overlooked although he’s been one of hte most reliable guys out there

by jjbooth74 on Jun 23, 2008 9:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Struck out the side Friday and Saturday.

"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"

by Allen Chace on Jun 23, 2008 9:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs