GT: Red Sox @ Angels
by Randy Booth on Jul 20, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
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PrintBoston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels, Jul 20, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
Let's be a little happy after this series and win the finale. It's not too much to ask for, in my opinion. The info:
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Ortiz bombed yet another today
Unless I read anything wrong. He’s coming back.
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.
Anyone around tonight?
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Lowrie, Crisp, Cash and Ells bat after Youk
Jesus…
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.
Hunter bombed the very next pitch
And it even wasn’t a bad one, so I guess it wouldn’t have mattered…
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 Jul 20, 2008 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
God, I hate the Angels
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.
Oh yeah
Good point.
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 Jul 20, 2008 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Ellsbury needs to be getting on base
He should start bunting more often. When was his last stolen base?
He's not doing anything
Why not start Moss or Casey, and rest Ells a bit… I don’t know.
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by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 20, 2008 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Manny!
2-1 game, let’s get these cocksuckers!
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Nothing if Dustin doesn't get on base
He’s been on such an incredible streak.
I know this is sort of a cliche when talking about short players
But he really is the heart of this offense.
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 Jul 20, 2008 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Tied game
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.
Nice throw by Cash
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Nice throw indeed.
Though, Figgins probably has a point. Good for him not arguing it, as the call wasn’t going to be overturned.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
I think he was indeed safe
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 Jul 20, 2008 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow. Ball 1 to Lowrie looked good.
As did Ball 1 to Youks.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Crisp really doesn't have anything on Garland's changeup.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Interesting decision by Kendrick.
Gets the expected out, but lets the quicker baserunner on.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
He saw Coco was walking in the line
I guess that’s the only explanation, but a really dumb decision however…
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 Jul 20, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Not awful, I suppose, but if Cash had accidentally hit a 2B...
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Miller and Morgan have, for lack of a more tactful term, hardons for SBs and DPs today.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Miller is using one of the ugliest shirts I ever saw in my life
And don’t get me started on his tie…
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 Jul 20, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Vlad definitely is the kind of guy who should thrive as well
As anybody against the knuckler. 1.875 career OPS vs. bears that out. Holy S.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Damn
Good catch by Vladdy, I guess.
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.
Not that the outcome would've been different
But Drew makes that play about chest-high.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Agreed
Drew is very underrated out there in the field.
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 Jul 20, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
"Manny left stranded on deck."
...I’ll be back in a minute. Need to sort out this aneurysm.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Anderson, Rivera and Kendrick
That smells like a challenge to Dice-K. Not even he would walk anybody in a inning like this. :)
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Nice. Cash gets the foul popup in the shadows.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Anyone see "Aardsma to the DL" coming?
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
His velocity was way down
Didn’t expect a DL, but something wasn’t right with him.
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 Jul 20, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, okay.
Hadn’t actually seen him pitch in awhile.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Last time, his FB was around 90-92 MPH
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 Jul 20, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yikes.
Not him at all. Though sometimes I think he should work on taking something off his FB from time-to-time. Not a change, exactly, but…
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
It seems that his FB are ALWAYS clocking at 97 MPH
Which is sort of nice. Aar has some good stuff, he just doesn’t have the control to go with it.
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 Jul 20, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
He still only has 135 big-league innings. 26 years old.
A little more control and he’s top-choice for some tough 7th/8th inning spots.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
I mean heck.
Same age as MDC with less ML innings.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Yep
With a better control, Aar would be an awesome setup dude. I’m glad the ChiSox gave him to us…
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 Jul 20, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
What? My mind erased the last AB. :)
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by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 20, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
No chance at that one.
Have to have some real bat speed.
Hell yes. Nice curve.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
you see that strike 3 pitch?
...or was that the one you were talking about?
"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo
I was talking about the strike 2 pitch
But the strike 3 pitch was glorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Eephus pitch
:)
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.
I feel a little bad after saying that
Because it looked like the Eephus pitch, but in fact was a great, beautiful, indeed glorious pitch.
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 Jul 20, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep
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 Jul 20, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Kotchman
Semi-unexpectedly rung up on that check swing.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Another great game for Wake
With no Sox offense.
Y'know.
It needs to be said. Wake is clearly as comfortable with Cash as he was with Belli.
As long as Wake wants to pitch, we might need to keep this cat around.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
I think he looks even more comfortable
I don’t have the stats right now to back this up, but I think we’ve seen far fewer WPs/PBs/BBs/HBPs from Wake this season.
I'd actually guess the WPs/PBs are about the usual
Belli was pretty good at blocking the plate, one of the few things Tek still does well on a consistent basis.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Absolutely
Though I remember Belli being more than competent at controlling the running game when he had to fill in for Tek with other pitchers.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Yea just looking on Baseball Reference
I’m wrong about the WPs, BBs, and HBPs. But one thing that has been way down is the hits, which in turn negate a lot of those other baserunners.
I'd pay money for an Angel fan to punch whoever is yelling "GARRRR-LAND" in the stands.
Annoying.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
"Difference between guys that are steal bases and are basestealers"
...wtf?
Also, crap. Thank goodness Mathis’s throw was almost headed to CF.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
How does Coco manage to choose to go
On the pitch Cash strikes out on?
Bad throw by Mathis
Thank god… Hit one, Ells. Please.
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.
Thank you, Vladdy
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Wow.
OMG. Vlad with the Manny play out there in RF.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Nah
He didn’t roll around for a few minutes afterward.
Manny at least looks funny when he does that sort of thing
Vladdy looked somewhat silly.
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 Jul 20, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
He'd probably get on a stool and beat you up for saying that. :)
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Drew K's on 3 pitches
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by MerryGoByeBye on Jul 20, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Drew strikes out and ALMOST throws his bat in disgust.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
I actually kind of admire his restraint there.
I thought it was a bat-toss worthy PA.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Thank god for Wake
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.
Drew always looks so in-control in RF.
Calm as F.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
That Old Spice commercial was disturbing
"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo
Wake or MDC to pitch the 8th
Wake, and it’s not even close.
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 Jul 20, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
MDC and Paps warming up
No word on if Drew will warm up in the ‘pen.
"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo
Okay, most likely it will all be fine if Vlad doesn't bat again.
So, I’d be okay with 2 1-2-3 innings.
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.
Ah, shit...
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.
I hate the Angels
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.
Still should be winning
3 runs is not what this Sox team should be scoring.
raise your paw...
...if you didn’t see that pitching change coming
"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo
It's not about losing games on the road
Or losing many games in a row. It’s about losing dumb, winnable games in silly fashion.
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.
They're winning more than we're losing, if that makes any sense.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Yeah, I guess
But it LOOKED like we would win. I don’t know…
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 Jul 20, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
And losing like this
Is FUCKING ANNOYING.
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 Jul 20, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Playing in Los Angeles sucks.
Sucks even worse to play in Anaheim.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
I, for one, want...
...more games at LA Coliseum
"and THAT happened" -John Mayer announcing Pedrioa at-bat in Tokyo
Crisp, Cash and Ells
Oh, I wouldn’t want to be Rodriguez.
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.
PH Sean Casey for Cash.
Heck. Maybe PH Moss for Crisp.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
We should just stop playing road games.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
If we didn't win a game at road, but somehow win 'em all at Fenway
And start playing in the NL West, we could still make the POs.
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 Jul 20, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
At least the ESPYs are up next. (Shoots self in head.)
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Word
I’m sorry if anyone likes that award, but I’d rather die than watch the ESPYs.
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 Jul 20, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
No PH for Coco
Does Tito know something we don’t?
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.
Thinks Coco
Is more likely to work the walk from K-Rod. Given rookie nerves, he MAY be correct.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Oh, come on
That’s ball four! It’s Coco!
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.
Sean Casey FLYING down the line
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.
Wake and Beckett deserved better
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 Jul 20, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Game
I HATE THE ANGELS. When under stress, I repeat myself… When under stress, I repeat myself… :)
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.
Despite playing them a lot lately, I was relatively okay with the Angels.
Then I read HH for the first time. Suddenly…
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
I've always hated the Angels
Even if only because the idea of the team idol being Garret Motherf*cking Anderson is all too fucked up. Then I also read HH last season. Now I hate ‘em nearly as much as I hate the Yanks, which is saying a lot.
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 Jul 20, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
GA is not the team idol
If you’re gonna talk shit after beating us for 9 consecutive games in October, then at least study first.
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
by Carl Johnson on Jul 20, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
GA is not the team idol anymore?
Oh, good for you guys, because he was the team’s franchise player for many years and you know it. And he was never quite that good.
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 Jul 20, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
In Carl Johnson's defense (And I imagine this is the last time I will do this)
Vlad has kind of been the face of that franchise since he signed. Figgins and K-Rod both probably have bigger claims to fame out there now than GA as well.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
the last time GA was the team idol
the Sox hadn’t won a World Series in 80 years
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
by Carl Johnson on Jul 20, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the info
Who cares?
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jul 20, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I could almost lather, rinse, repeat my GS from last night.
“Wake in control through 7. Team takes field for bottom of 8th. Ka-boom.”
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
The good thing about it was Wake's first 7 inning
Other than that, it was an awful game.
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 Jul 20, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
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