Game Story: Ellsbury Steals Home.
by Allen Chace on Apr 26, 2009 11:33 PM EDT
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Jacoby Ellsbury steals home.
Jacoby Ellsbury steals home.
Jacoby Ellsbury steals home.
Jacoby Ellsbury steals home.
Jacoby Ellsbury steals home.
Masterson, Jones, Bowden, and Saito all got it done on the pitching end.
Jacoby Ellsbury steals home.
Jacoby Ellsbury
steals home.
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In case
Anyone was wondering, I f’n meant to write it like this.
Hell yeah.
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by Allen Chace on Apr 26, 2009 11:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2004 - April 23-25
Fri, Apr 23 @ NY Yankees W 11-2
Sat, Apr 24 @ NY Yankees W 3-2
Sun, Apr 25 @ NY Yankees W 2-0
I was at that 3rd game in Yankee stadium, Pedro pitched an absolute gem to clinch the sweep. I remember going to drink at “Stan’s Sports Bar” across the street from the stadium and nearly got shanked, albeit deservedly so, for excessive celebration.
by KOBOSOX on Apr 27, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Allen, you beat me to the punch.
I figured I’d do the post game, seeing as how the Sox are doing pretty well when I write it, but you capture the essence of what I was going to write about (and used the same photo). But if we lose tomorrow, I’m blaming you. [/Just kidding]
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
by 0157H7 on Apr 26, 2009 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who remembers...
the last two times the Red Sox swept the Yankees in April.
by Tippecanoe on Apr 26, 2009 11:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2007, was one of them I remember, especially when Okajima struck out Giambi. I don’t remember the other time…
by superferret on Apr 27, 2009 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2004, sort of
We played two series with the MFYs in April that year. We split the home series 3-1, but swept them at the Toilet.
by lone1c on Apr 27, 2009 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I accept your apology...
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=bos&season=2007&half=1
Sox schedule at home… year 2007
Fri, Apr 20 NY Yankees W 7-6 10-5 Snyder (1-0) Rivera (1-2) Okajima (1) 36,786
Sat, Apr 21 NY Yankees W 7-5 11-5 Beckett (4-0) Karstens (0-1) Papelbon (5) 36,342
Sun, Apr 22 NY Yankees W 7-6 12-5 Matsuzaka (2-2) Proctor (0-1) Papelbon (6) 36,905
by superferret on Apr 27, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, got my facts wrong
Swept them at home, took two out of three at the Toilet.
So we swept them at home, but didn’t sweep them completely.
No apology.
by lone1c on Apr 28, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2004 and 2007
were the last two times the Red Sox swept the Yankees in April
Hmmmm….
by Tippecanoe on Apr 27, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only downside of all this?
The campaign to have Drew bat leadoff is now, sadly, stalled in the water for, oh, probably as long as Ellsbury plays in Boston.
by lone1c on Apr 27, 2009 12:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no kidding. Ellsbury is hitting and even if he wasnt, hes an absolute beast on the base paths.
by spinz on Apr 27, 2009 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's the downside?
If Ellsbury can get on base regularly the way he has the last handful of games — the way he did in 2007 — then we get the OBP machine at the top of the order we’d want Drew to be, but with the added advantage of Drew’s greater power and RBI potential in the heart of the order.
The only downside of all this is if Ellsbury goes back to a .320 OBP. I, for one, am hopeful that he rediscovered the ability he seemed to have forgotten last year.
by RSNexile on Apr 27, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Visiting from A's Nation here
What’s up with Bowden? Is he going right back to Pawtucket?
I enjoyed watching him pitch tonight. He short arms the ball, a bit like that reliever who shall go un-named.
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by Buck Turgidson on Apr 27, 2009 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
rumor is hes probably going back when lugo is activated tomorrow.
by spinz on Apr 27, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
More people are getting to like Bowden!
That warms my heart, the kid is seriously underrated.
"Hey we got a lot in common here... I'm gonna rape you"
by MerryGoByeBye on Apr 27, 2009 3:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah he's tough.
That’s actually the first time I got to see him pitch; heard a lot of things about him though. How is his release with men on base? It just seems like his wind-up is way too long.
Great outing for him though!!!
by Brad West on Apr 27, 2009 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
First time I saw him pitch too.
He is huge. Tall and really muscular. You don’t see a lot of pitchers that are as physically imposing as this kid.
by BTLove on Apr 28, 2009 6:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The guy above me
has the best quote ever. lol ATHF. and yes Ellsbury is a beast
by jongarcia003 on Apr 28, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was scheduled to start in Pawtucket anyway, so they just gave him 2 real innings instead.
by BTLove on Apr 28, 2009 6:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know
I had some friends over, and some people were watching the game (it was on on the local ESPN, which is rare). I was sitting on the couch and when the crowd went wild I said to myself “shit, it CAN’T be”. It was. Glorious stuff.
"Hey we got a lot in common here... I'm gonna rape you"
by MerryGoByeBye on Apr 27, 2009 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
some people were watching the game
Of couse, I’m one of those people. ;)
"Hey we got a lot in common here... I'm gonna rape you"
by MerryGoByeBye on Apr 27, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw it live
and wow, I’ve never seen it on TV let alone live. Just really awesome to see.
by BOSPORTS on Apr 27, 2009 12:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed .. I also was the game last night and the buzz that was generated after the play was unreal. Body-numbing. I’ll never forgot my friend yelling .. “He is f’n taking off.” And seeing him sprinting down the line .. awesome stuff.
by BSturgeon on Apr 27, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ellsbury will now live in lore..
He didn’t help beat the Yankees, he help humiliate the Yankees. with stealing home. There is nothing sweeter than sticking it to the Yankees like that.
I remember when the Blue Jays did this to Randy Johnson in 2005 or 2006, when they stole home, I don’t know if Posada was the catcher, because Johnson didn’t like having Posada as his catcher.
I’ll put a wager that when the Sox play the Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the next battle between them, Ellsbury will either get a brush back or get hit for humiliating them with his super huevos move.
by superferret on Apr 27, 2009 1:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Re: Ellsbury stealing home
Hey MFY, that’s what happens when you play your DH at catcher.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 27, 2009 7:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember that time Ellsbury stole home?
That was awesome.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Apr 27, 2009 8:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The only thing that could have sweetened that would be
Posada doing a ‘Yogi Berra going ape shit’
by GJ on Apr 27, 2009 9:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Posada is going to hear an earful from his former back up, now manager...
Girardi has to be pissed off for Posada not paying attention..
by superferret on Apr 27, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure...
…that Girardi’s too busy figuring out how to screw up his bullpen to give anyone an earful. He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed. And being the Yankees, there are a lot, a lot of tools in that particular shed.
Rock me, sexy Jesus...
by nuthinboutnuthin on Apr 27, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Girardi has been given a bad bullpen to start with, and the Yankees bullpen has been a problem, even since 2006, but the starting pitching and their awesome lineup kept the damage to a minimum. The wheels started to fall off when their starting pitching falter last year.
Girardi has managed okay with a good team, but he is under a pressure cooker, and the Yankees demand he manages like LaRussa or Pinella, even though they too, have their bad days and bad seasons.
by superferret on Apr 27, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of stealing home...
Anybody see the resemblance?
Els must have had on his PF Flyers…
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by mystman995 on Apr 27, 2009 12:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This series should be remembered for a possible Top-10 moment of 2009
Two come-from-behind victories and stealing home to sweep the Yankees.
"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.
by SoxDevil on Apr 27, 2009 12:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ellsbury stealing home...
Field Box Seat Ticket at Fenway Park: $125
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Price of a Monster Dog: $6.75
Cost of one Premium Beer: $7.75
Look on the faces of Yankees players and fans when Ells stole home: FUCKING PRICELESS!!!!
by nhsoxfan on Apr 27, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now please, no more talk about Ellsbury's place in the line-up!
Anyone that can steal home outright and directly deserves to be in the line-up and probably leading off!
by NG on Apr 27, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nah
The ability to steal first base is more important. Ells hasn’t mastered that yet.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 27, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome.
Would’ve been more awesome if it wasn’t replayed like a BILLION times last night.
Also, I can’t quote one of the most watched comedy acts of all time? It even had a jab at my religion and I can still laugh at it.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Apr 27, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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