GameThread: Opening Day 2009 - Rays @ Red Sox
by Randy Booth on Apr 7, 2009 2:00 PM EDT
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Opening Day is here. After a day wait, it is here.
We've been waiting for this day since October 20, 2008. You remember the 19th, I know you do. It was the day the Sox lost to the Rays and were sent packing back to Boston. Game seven of the American League Championship Series.
It hurt. The Red Sox were so close to making another World Series appearance and in that game seven it just didn't pan out. Dustin Pedroia hit a home run off Matt Garza in the first inning but that's all they could muster. Garza dominated and the overhyped legend of David Price was born.
Time to look forward, though. Forget about 2008. It was a great season with a lot of great memories (with this one being the best and the top 10 being a great ride) but we turn our attention to 2009. It's a new year with new faces and a new rollercoaster season in front of us.
It's going to be fun. Here are your starters:
| RED SOX | RAYS | |
| NAME | J. Beckett | J. Shields |
| W-L | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| ERA | n/a | n/a |
| K/9 | n/a | n/a |
| BB/9 | n/a | n/a |
I want to see a lot of chatter in the comments. Let's make this THE place to go to talk about the Red Sox this season.
Go Sox!
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Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
by sox-inda-south on Apr 7, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I can agree with one thing for sure.
I don’t care who you are, being #1 overall pick in the draft does not make you good or a superstar. David Price is talented, but naturally overhyped.
I think many of us are familar with Matt Bush #1 Padres ’04.
The best picks in the draft are often not #1. Look at Matt Wieters and Justin Smoak for recent examples. I so sick of this David Price shit that he is going to dominate the A.L. East. Lets Light his ass up in May.
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
Didn't Bush just get dumped?
If Price is up in May, I think DP will prolly come up to bat against him and start doing the screaming thing he did after the final out.
agreed
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Hanley started the season off with a grand salami
and the redsox will start it off with beating the rays. all is well in the universe.
Are we doing the On the Money game again this year or no?
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
damn
i must have slept on last year more than i thought, could have sworn we did it last year too…sorrrrrrry, i’ll shut up for the rest of the season again now
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder
If that critic of Randy’s joke article is going to come in here and tell us we can’t have fun in the game thread
"Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said...'I'm too drunk to taste this chicken.' "
-Ricky Bobby
I am kind of surprised that they are having the players walk right through the stands.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 7, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions
NESN
"Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said...'I'm too drunk to taste this chicken.' "
-Ricky Bobby
Do you get the Rays games?
Even tomorrow night, we have to listen to ManPerm. At least Migraine went to MLBN.
I think Ted Kennedy was just singing along with “Tessie”
"Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said...'I'm too drunk to taste this chicken.' "
-Ricky Bobby
I thought they were going make Ted Kennedy throw the full 60’6"
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 7, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions
OMFG.
I can’t get the HD broadcast because of the rainout. FSN Florida wasn’t scheduled to show the game, so it can’t show it in HD. Kill!!!
Afternoon All!!
I wish I could see the game but am headed to class in about 30 minutes.
I set the DVR though, am listening on the radio rigtht now much to the annoyance of some coworkers . I can not contain myself I am soooooooo excited!!!
GO SOX!!
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
Radio at work FTW
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Hanley...
i like the picture…someones going to have to budge
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
MLB Extra Innings is being an idiot
Anyone else picking up the game on Extra Innings? I can get the White Sox game but not this one….
Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers outta your mouth!
I'm stuck on FSN SD.
And they just played some BS commercial about how last season they learned that the season extends into October. The voiceover was by a kid with a speech impediment.
Stuck at work for another half hour
It’s Gameday for me …
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
...
the Pedruggernaut!!!!
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
can anyone tell me where I can listen to the game via live streaming radio? I don’t have a subscription to mlb.com
Trying to find it.
Although I’m liking the new color guy on FSRays. The DRB guys think he’s a Sox fan, so he’s cool.
JD bangs it off the wall, double for Drew.
Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers outta your mouth!
was that a high tight fastball he hit out?
i hear playstation thinks he can’t hit that.
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
that was supposed to be for dustys bomb
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
I don’t like Ellsbury leading-off.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone loves speed
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
WOW
let this one lead the way for JD
hammer the monster all year
Maddon is rocking his Elmer Fudd hat again.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 7, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions
I'm calling ...
Inside-the-park GS. Lowell has wheels …
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
Love it.
Pedroia in the MLB 09 The Show commercial right after a highlight of him homering.
Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers outta your mouth!
I just realized that baseball is the perfect game for an open thread. It’s a lot easier to contribute and watch the game then doing a hockey game.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 7, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions
your sentence should just read:
“I just realized that baseball is the perfect game”
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
thats fine...
just so long as he knows where his sport lies…
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
which is behind baseball, but ahead of basketball
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I used to love hockey
It was my favorite sport before Gary Bettman got his hands on it.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t mean to set off a debate. I was just saying that it the open thread concept works better for baseball. I feel like I miss a lot of the game when I contribute a lot during my open threads.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 7, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
You have nothing to apologize for
The B’s are first overall …
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
its all good…i just pretty much shut down and retreat to my xbox when baseball season is not happening…i respect other peoples interests
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup.
Lots more pauses and breaks.
Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers outta your mouth!
another nice quick inning for beckett
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
agreed
missed this a lot of last season
by HanleysHitters on Apr 7, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Beckett: 16 pitches through 2 innings
With 3 Ks!
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
I’m glad I’m not watching …
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s beautiful, unless you don’t have video.
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The weather needs to warm up for these Heidi segments
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 7, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions
It’s good to be on the same side of things now that it is baseball season.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 7, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Word. I was in New York on Saturday at the Mets game. Lots of fun.
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I’m glad they kept the Big Apple in center.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 7, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I was there Friday and thought it was awful
There is no reason for a modern stadium to have obstructed view seats.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Ya know, for the Rays supposedly being the most SABR advanced team, their broadcast team just placed a lot of importance on Beck's ERA home/road splits.
Throw faster Tek.
what’s going on beckett :(
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Randy Moss is probably a better CF than Ellsbury.
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Ellsbury is only good at running and catching at this point.
Randy Moss is pretty good at running and catching.
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I love how Remy drops the H on huge….“uge”
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Apr 7, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions
Youk kinda looks like Tek with the shadow and turtleneck.
And the FSRays broadcast team is advocating SB. Stupid.
I’m stuck watching FSRays as well, main thing I hate about when the Soxs play the rays, they black out NESN in Florida. :-(
The FSRay announcers are annoying!
Last season was painful to watch, every game the announcers would basically be cheerleading, and making it seem like the rays were the greatest team in the history of baseball.
The rays had a great season last year, but I prefer my announcers to well…announce, adding some humor and facts into the mix, ala Don and Remy.
what just happened with shields and that ball?
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
Went to his mouth.
He can’t do that – could be putting stuff on the ball. It should be cold enough though.
ah didn't hear the explanation
radio just said he got a free ball for some reason
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but seriously, thanks
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, he hit one out a few weeks ago in ST.
And that was when the new swing rumors started. He kinda dropped his left hand off the bat half way through that last one.
Interesting idea:
If JD or Papi gets injured, could we get Dye from the Pale Hose if we guarantee him his option for next year ($12mil)?
why do you want Dye?
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
but he's already like 35
if we’re going to trade i’d prefer a trade for someone we would keep longer than a year or two which i dont see us doing with dye, i’d prefer to fix the problem internally first before trading away prospects for someone like him.
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i know
like the idea, i would prefer someone like dunn though…slightly younger although i believe he said he wanted to play the field too still so DH role may not suit him…
the youk/dunn combo in the WBC is still awesome in my book and if the red sox could have that for a whole year that’d be awesome. opposing pitchers would be throwing 8 pitches at least to those guys
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Except he still strikes out too much for my taste.
And he sucks at 1B. He single-handedly tried to kill Team USA’s chances in the WBC.
come on now…don’t do that
the guy has been totally dominant for the past 5 years…his lowest OBP since 2004 is 365….his OPS is between 850 and 900!!!! the guy gets on base and hits bombs….a lot of people strike out a lot during the year….but you’ll be more hard pressed to find someone who can hit 40 bombs year in year out
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
strike outs suck
but there are worse things you can have on your team…like someone who can’t make contact or when he does he hits into double plays…i know we already have one person currently doing that on our team
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
The same guy who just kept Iwamura from getting to second free by blocking a ball.
Plus, Dunn would learn better discipline w/ the Sox. If we could get him cheap, sure.
Tek serves his purposes
do you really think we’d get Dye cheap though? i dont think any trade we would try to make this year would be cheap, i think a lot of teams see as sitting in a position of strength with our farm system and would try to whore us for whatever player it is
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
for the record...
i hope we are not in a position where we would need to make a trade like this come midseason
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
True.
I think if the White Sox are doing bad enough, they might start dumping salary. Dye’s buyout for next year is only $1 mil though.
keep up the good work
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
thats not a rally cry
thats simple math…..silly rays
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
ellsbury and tek…only hitless sox today…come on step it up
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
Back from work, and Beckett's sharp.
He did a great job getting through the last inning and the heart of the Rays order.
"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.
Tek!
theres your hit…
and homerun for the year
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
What was that about him not being able to hit?
And BTLove said he couldn’t hit them past the mid-outfield.
The Carcass crushed it!
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Texas called...
they want their power hitting catcher with the Jason Varitek mask back…
"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.
I guess Big Game James isn't Opening Day James
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
Nice
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
i dont think he's very "happy" right now
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
"not that there's anything wrong with it"
I feel like the Sox let James off the hook a bit today. Happy with the score right now but “Big Game” shouldn’t have lasted past the 3rd inning.
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
In fairness
Shields’ first start was better than Sabathia’s.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh wow. A user on DRB just posted this:
Longoria/Joyce for Upton/Jarrod Parker.
lineup:
1-BOSSMAN
2-Upton
3-Los
4-Burrell
5-CC
6-Aybar
7-Navi
8-Aki
9-Bartlett.
No. Even if they got both Uptons (Bossman = BJ), that’d be stupid as hell. Longoria is an MVP candidate for years to come – even if he is a dbag.
Tito early to the pen
Gets Masterson for Longoria.
I’m a little surprised. Okajima could probably finish the inning. Somebody remind Tito this isn’t ALCS Game 8! IMHO!
"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.
Oki didn't have it
And you don’t want to bring Masterson in the bases loaded. Masterson is more effective with an open base—because he makes hitters chase.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Masterson left a pitch in the middle of the plate for Longoria.
He’s not a polished reliever, and he shouldn’t be setting up, let alone be the go-to-guy in tight situations. Going to him worked OK for us in the playoffs, but he was hardly confidence-inspiring in those outings.
"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.
I agree
And Masterson didn’t hold the runners. But, I’d rather see Masterson with an open base then have him come in with the bases loaded.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Apr 7, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
have a good one
Homer: Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
by DougieWentDeep on Apr 7, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
A Proposal for a new Sox Slogan
5 > 3!
"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.
A pretty good game.
The Sox scored 5 off Shields; Beckett K’d 10 and allowed only two hits, three walks, and one run; Okajima and Masterson combined to allow two runs; and Papelbon threw a scoreless, 2-K ninth.
"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.
I actually caught the ninth.
I tried to DVR the game, but for some reason it didn’t work on MLB Extra Innings. Bastards.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
yep
Pretty late to proceedings, game was the middle of the night here so didn’t get to follow it. Looks like a nice win from the box score. I see Ells didn’t get a hit or a walk, and ahem Drew got one of each, however I will save my whinging for Drew leading off after a week of this folly.
Beckett with the 10K’s, 96pitch, 7 inning game…very sweet.
poor Oki, he’ll be spending the next 2 months trying to bring down that ERA or 54.00!
How did Beckett look? All working well I presume?
Beckett looked great
although he had a little trouble in the 3rd and 4th innings. Worked out of it well though.
"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.
another 33
starts like that, and we will all breathe nice and easy this year. Looking back at last year and neither him nor Papi being right for a large part of the season, and yet we still nearly went to the series. The talent is there, its all about health now.
don't get me started
on the carcass. That home run will be the last one you see until May at the earliest…
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