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Lester, Bay settle Sox back into win column

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Thank you, Jon Lester and Jason Bay.

The Red Sox got back in the win column with a 6-3 victory over Orioles. Lester went seven innings and allowed just one run. Bay provided the offense by hitting two home runs, knocking in four RBIs and finishing 3 for 5 with two runs.

All is right in Red Sox Nation.

Even though it was against the Orioles, this was a very important win because it was our ace matched up against thier ace. The Sox have struggled against some of the better pitchers in baseball, so touching up Jeremy Guthrie is nice.

Lester gave up four hits and one run, an Aubrey Huff dinger. Manny Delcarmen allowed two runs in relief, while Jonathan Papelbon finished the last 1.1 innings to earn the save.

A sweep of the O's would be very nice. After letting the Jays walk all over us, the Sox need to make up some ground on the Rays. I'm actually at the point where I think I'm starting to get nervous. Some may already be at that point and some may never get there, but I think I'm there. The Sox need to play their best ball because it doesn't look like the Rays are going to fall off the map now.

Speaking of those Rays, today they use six pitchers and still come out with a 6-4 win. That's not dominant baseball right there. Will that come back to bite them in the butt? Let's hope so.

Tomorrow it's Daisuke Matsuzaka facing off against Daniel Cabrera. Can you say, 'Walkapalooza'?

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Walkapalooza

On the Game Thread tomorrow instead of it reading:
Daisuke Matsuzaka v Daniel Cabrera

Can it say:
Justin Masterson v Jim Johnson

Because that is really what the game is going to come down to.

by drabidea on Aug 18, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jason Bay

What’s up with all of the sarcasm about Bay on the rotoworld side bar? It’s really weird and not very well written.

by Gnick on Aug 19, 2008 7:33 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed.

It could use a rewrite. Maybe along the lines of the Martin Scorcese commercial.

Look the plot of this blurb is all wrong – I’ve seen it a million times. It should go:
“The enigmatic slugger steps to the plate, the memory of his two homeruns reverberating across the field. The fans, distant and unaware of the interior club dynamics, applaud him loudly. But Bay’s teammates glare at him. His pervasive hostile demeanor away from the shine of cameras was not lost on them, nor was his brazen assault of a cancer-stricken boy from the Jimmy Fund [cue flashback]. The child, rescued by David Ortiz from the raving Bay, was quickly trotted out for the radio telephon, his blood and bruises attributed to his illness, while with tear-filled eyes and weak voice he called out to his missing puppy, Silver. That unleashed a torrent of sympathy on the phones, as Larry Luchhino looked on, a glimmer in his eye. Bay leaned against the wall behind the curtain, picking his teeth with a tiny bone. Luchhino, with a mischievous look, asked Bay where the annoying mutt had gone. The towering leftfielder, his black eyes cool as ice, softly replied, "His hide was sweeter than his bark.” [/flashback]

[Pan over adoring crowds] The tempestuous throng of fans calls out to Bay, and he acknowledges them with a raised bat. But, having padded his stats enough for one day, and eager to go home and watch his special videos, he grounds out softly, trying to end the game quickly. His teammates curse him, but is lost as the lumbering Ortiz charges towards home, narrowly beating out the throw. The fans applaud once again, and Bay again acknowledges them, loosely fingering the tiny shard of bone tied around his neck."

by 0157H7 on Aug 19, 2008 11:40 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Martin Scorsese is the freakin’ man, by the way.

by Randy Booth on Aug 19, 2008 12:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe, perhaps, it’s in response to the Jason Bay doubters out there that didn’t think he’d produce…

by Randy Booth on Aug 19, 2008 12:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dice-K vs Cabrera?

Good, because I’m getting home late today as well, so maybe I’ll be here for the 6th 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 Aug 19, 2008 9:54 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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