GameThread: Braves @ Red Sox - June 20
by Randy Booth on Jun 20, 2009 6:30 PM EDT
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Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox, Jun 20, 2009 7:10 PM EDT
D-Lowe's back in town. This one should be interesting.
Current Series
Braves lead the series 1-0
| Fri 06/19 | WP: Kenshin Kawakami ( - ) LP: Daisuke Matsuzaka ( - ) |
2 - 8 loss |
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Atlanta Braves Saturday, Jun 20, 2009, 7:10 PM EDT Cloudy. Game time temperature around 65. |
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| Sun 06/21 | 1:35 PM EDT | |
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Go Red Sox
Let’s show ’em a real pitcher for a change.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 6:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Derek Lowe
Why can’t we get guys like that?
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 6:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
About Dice-K
I just want to mention something about Dice-K and the Japanese players in general: A lot of people here have mentioned that Matsuzaka will refuse to go to the DL or being relegated to the minors: That’s not true! I’ve been around a lot of Japanese people during my years in college and at work and I can tell you something: Tey’re very dedicated to the organization to which they belong and their personal interest come second to the well being of their organization. They are very respectful of their bosses and the prima donna, me-first attitude is very, very denigrated in their culture.
The Dice man mentioned last night that if he keeps pitching like this, he doesn’t deserve a spot in that rotation: That’s very humble from his part. A lot of other players will be def to the self critic and will tell you that they have a lil’ bump in the road, and they’ll come back stronger….Not Dice-K!
I for one am a 100% positive that if Farrel, Tito and Theo tell him that they need to put him on the DL or relegate him to the minors for a period of time to work on his issues: he’ll do it! ‘cause he’s been raised like that.
Oh and the Ichiro attitude is an aberration ;)
The only Red Sox fan in a country where nobody cares about basball!
by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think we should stop lumping "the Japanese" together.
Daisuke is Daisuke.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a good idea.
Although it’s still interesting to see how the traditional Japanese culture would dictate his moves.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF?
That was literally right over the middle of the plate. How the heck was that called a ball?
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because the umpiring has been pretty subpar
Penny had quite a few strikes called balls during his last start.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think the NESN gun is accurate?
97 at the corners is nasty.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I forget.
93-94?
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends
On how much he had to drink the night before. :)
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or whether he was hanging with the Northeastern ladies.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep – good times.
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The NESN gun always seems a bit fast to me.
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh. Beckett is having NO luck right now.
Bad call from the ump, Kotsay can’t play the hop…
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The IF is a mess
A bad hop nearly took Dusty’s head off last night.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's so slow
Even tek can throw him out.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice reception for Lowe.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well deserved
Now, let’s beat him.
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good to see the standing O for Lowe.
I’m not sure why it was such a surprise after ’04.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yup
No standing O’s for MFY players.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but we see him so much more often
So one might suspect that we boo returning players.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He seems to be doing that a lot lately
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's always gone after stuff.
But that was just kneeling down and swinging on something just above the dirt. Ugly.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's trying to pull everything
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My suspicion is he's playing injured again.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
He hasn’t been right all season – .376 slugging is very un-Pedroia like.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not nearly as much loft under his hits.
Not as much fun wall-ball being played.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The opposition is pitching him away
Dusty has no opposite field power.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice bang bang play.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What are the odds
We can get more than 2 runs tonight? Seriously where has the offense been?
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 7:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too
I think he trapped it.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
It’ll slow the game down. Missed calls are part of the game.
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They shouldn’t be though. Seriously if you were a Cards fan in the mid-80s you’d strongly disagree with that.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was a Sox fan in the 90s
And I’m still mad about the phantom tag in the ‘99 ALCS. But I’m not a fan of replay.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It'll happen eventually.
"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 Jun 20, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That looked like a trap to me.
Check it for a grass stain.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was completely a trap.
You can see on the replays that it bounced.
"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 Jun 20, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get a dehumidifier?
Or better pitching?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Large Father clouts a double
Just missed one
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love me some opposite field hits!
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by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Argh. So much good contact but only the one hit.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ells?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's still up on Gameday, I mean.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And out.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the total sum of Bay, Kotsay, and Ortiz.
3 well-hit balls, 2 outs, 1 double.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I thought you were posting that because the inning was over.
Which is why I asked what Ells did, because I thought Gameday was slow as hell.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
bs.uf15bosox9bears23
You really should invest in mlb.tv, well worth the money.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My "live" view is typically about 2-3 minutes behind.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but you get to see positioning of players and don't have to settle for "flies out..." on a great catch.
And you don’t have to pay extra just to see little 5 second highlights.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta get a job first.
Which I’m seriously considering doing, for several reasons. On a related note, would getting an iPod Touch and selling my PSP be a good idea? Considering I don’t ever play any games on my PSP (all I have is The Show 07 and some WSOP game) and I REALLY want MLB At Bat app now that it has a live game stream, or two, every day.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MFY down 1-0
TB up 3-1
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Off topic
But I’m planning to go on a trip in late-July, the thing is, I don’t know where to go. Anyone have any ideas?
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What are your constraints?
Time, cost, traveling with, etc.?
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Traveling alone, anywhere within America, for about a week, no real cost issues.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do you like?
Cities, mountains, rivers?
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only time I've been to Boston, I spent the entire day touring the historical landmarks and stuff.
Insane, for a history nerd like me.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't go wrong with the West Coast cities this time of year.
Portland, Seattle, San Francisco are all nice right about now. (Well, west San Francisco proves Mark Twain’s quip about the coldest winter he ever spent, but the Bay is nice.)
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Sox are in Oakland last week of July.
Hit the Bay area, stay in San Fran, catch a game, explore Napa, Big Sur and the Redwoods.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No they're not
No more West Coast trips for the year. Their last one was in mid-May.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought we were done with the West Coast for the year?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SF
Yeah thats definitely on the short list, been there a couple of times and loved it. I’ve never been to NY though, is worth the hype for a week long trip?
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I live in NY.
I love it, but for none of the “hype” related reasons.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've thought about living there after I graduate from college
But it seems way too expensive, my sister was going to rent a studio in Manhatten for $4,000 a month even though it didn’t even have a bedroom/bed.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
[spit take]
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's highway robbery, even by Manhattan standards.
$2K/month should be the upper limit for a studio.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'd think it would cap there
But there is no shortage of 20-something women who will do anything to live in the perceived glamor of NY.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is very expensive.
But $4000 is insane. We pay $2000 for a great two bedroom with a backyard in a nice neighborhood in Brooklyn. Still a shit-ton of money, but not $4000.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if it's good for a week-long trip
I like day trips to NYC when I’m visiting my family in CT, but I don’t know if it’s the best place for that long.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might agree.
A long weekend would be fun, but a week by yourself could get old.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also off topic....
Is there anyway to send private messages via OTM?
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope.
Stick to IM, text, or email.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh, Damn oh well
….What’s your email? :-P
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Click my username to go to the profile page.
It’s on there.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or use Twitter's direct messages.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got it.
Might give it a try.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Texas, Toronto, or Baltimore if it's really late July.
No reason, of course. >_>
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll make it up to Boston
For a game at Fenway.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice catch by Ells
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, great catch.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 7:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Globe's Ben Collins is the best baseball blogger ever!!!
On Bay’s FO:
7:30 Jason Bay continues to swing the bat well, but was just robbed of a base hit by gold glove center fielder Nate McLouth, who heaved himself for a face-first catch. The catch was almost as criminally unfair as the last two major Pirates trades, which just so happened to have involved Jason Bay and Nate McLouth. Oh, baseball, you great game of coincidences (and small market pillaging)!
This+ Some hip hop references=Funny
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by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's trying to pull outside pitches.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beck has a cutter?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you going to try to tell him he doesn't?
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Naw, PFX read his pitch to McLouth as a cutter.
And the first one to Chippah.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's most likely a 2-seam fastball
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FanGraphs' PFX says he was both.
6.8% two seamer, 3.3% cutter this year.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
2-seam and 4-seam fastballs, a curve, and a change.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a 87 mph change has to be called Okie fasball :)
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by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OkFB?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup
and it’s 12 MPH faster than Wake’s best fastball.
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of the most hilarious things I've ever seen
Was the PitchFX comparisons for hundreds of major league pitchers. Pretty much everybody was pretty similar in appearance, clustered in a lazy inverted U, with lots of different colors.
Then there’s Wakefield: a sea of green spread out all over the strike zone and beyond.
It was like Sesame Street: “One of these things is not like the others.”
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody not watching this game, you might want to check out CWS@CIN.
Throwback unis for the Civil Rights game.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Unless you abhor Harold Reynolds.
Apparently, teams use “cybermetrics” when they look at stats.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope to God I just heard him wrong when he said 3 times in one sentence.
Either that or he’s trying to remember what someone told him to say, and has no clue what he’s talking about.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back-to-back Ks for Beckett
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love Eck:
“Amica loves low cheese.”
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I find him entertaining
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's fun to listen to.
Doesn’t sound like nails scratching a chalkboard, and he has a unique idiom in describing baseball that is smooth and mild, yet refreshingly addictive.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't June supposed to be Nancy hot mounth?
14 millions fuck!
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by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
1.033 OPS for the month so far
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was last year.
But past performance does not determine future returns.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still performing great this month.
But yeah, I agree with that.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm...
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?n1=drewj.01&year=2009&t=b#month
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Be my eyes, please?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eck was making fun of some other guy on the NESN staff who wore a bright neon green hat during some sort of fun run/swim today.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tom Caron swimming in a biathlon or triathlon.
Shocking yellow swimming cap.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could have been.
Small screen, MLB.tv. But something in that part of the color spectrum.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
Yeah I see the snaking pattern through the middle.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not the giant pentagram?
You can’t see blue! =(
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just spray some lemon juice on the screen.
It’ll bring out the hidden blue. . . .
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, now those I see.
But there’s no snake between them.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a snake, a line snaking between the two Xs.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
^missed my joke
Yes, I know joking about blindness is not PC, but I’ve got pretty bad vision myself.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
...
18 Innings, 4 hits: Pathetic
Let’s hit some balls gentelmen
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by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jesus, is it really that bad?
I guess Bay and Youk’s homers took some of the sting off.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's been bad luck and weather, too.
They’ve been hitting the ball well—-they’re just not getting good results.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beckett: 57 pitches through 5 innings
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Carcass!
Our second double of the game …
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nicky = 3
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer the "thunk" of the wood to the "thwack" of the scoreboard.
Although it’s really an E, not a 2B.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone know where I can find team batting splits?
BBRef has batting splits, and team batting stats, but not combined. :(
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ESPN - and use the filters
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They have BABIP by month?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so
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by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope.
Damn, I wanted to see if we were having as bad of luck as I perceived.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
CAPITAN
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In play! Run!
"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 Jun 20, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess Greenie gets to play tomorrow now, too.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Play Green at SS tomorrow
And Lugo at 2B, it’s time for Dustin to get a day or two off to clear his mind from this slump.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm... when Lowrie comes back, does Nicky give DP some days off?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone have any idea why
Gameday has players listed as Pedroia, Ortiz, etc. Just last name. But they say Green, N? Why the N?
Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers outta your mouth!
by BoSox415 on Jun 20, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One's a pitcher, maybe?
Or Ortiz versus OrtÃz?
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are two Nick Greens, for what it's worth.
Brewers pitcher.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also think there are two Ryan Brauns.
Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers outta your mouth!
by BoSox415 on Jun 20, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe another Green at SS.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
None on BBRef.
Other than Khalil Greene, Mr. Mullet.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But Green != Greene
Although they’d both be caught by a /Green/ regexp.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good swing by Pedroia
But still comes up empty.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A lot of credit for those 2 hits has to go to Kotsay and Ells AB
8 pitchs a piece: I liiike (Borat style)
The only Red Sox fan in a country where nobody cares about basball!
by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Savor your Borat references
Because in about two weeks they’re all going to turn into Bruno references.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But there weren't any Borat lawsuits, IIRC.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty sure there are.
Google confirmed, foo.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also there was a Borat lawsuit
Those college kids from the trailer who promoted slavery sued the film company.
by Gnick on Jun 20, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The morons in the RV?
So, they’re mad that they said stuff on camera and it got published? If they signed media releases, they’re screwed.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beckett: 66 pitches through 6 innings
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dangerous number 66:6
Does Beckett sold his soul to the devil? Nah I bet you Lucifer is scared of Josh as any batter in the league!
The only Red Sox fan in a country where nobody cares about basball!
by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When you can throw a 97 mph heater with pinpoint control.
Everybody should be scared of you.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Esp. if you're foolish enough to call time mid-windup.
Abreu.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love the leadoff double.
Especially with the middle of the lineup coming up.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mr. June
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone want to feel better about our defense?
Check the boxscore of the Civil Rights game tomorrow morning.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Our defense has been top-notch of late
Bad-hops aside.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I meant all the stuff about Bay, Lugo, Green, Lowell...
and DP+Ells, to an extent.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOUKKKKKKKKKKK
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Que?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Odd face.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I -> J.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"But in Latin, Jehovah is spelled with an 'I.'"
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of the old languages was missing letters.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"JUNIOR!"
"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 Jun 20, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Movie reference?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Starring Harrison Ford as Indy and Sean Connery as his dad.
"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 Jun 20, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah.
Another series of movies I watched far too young.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got it.
Iust kidding arovnd.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is NESN.....
Advertising about how you can buy Yankee field grass?
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Because some idiot figured he could "curse" Fenway by planting YS seeds in the outfield at a Phish concert.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was gonna say, isn't he still one?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the plan.
But I heard he ended up smoking it.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Original.
Still funny though.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tried and true bro.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another weird observation
Anyone else laugh when they show the Dunkin Donuts charity seats….are horrible seats, last row, and none of the kids are ever watching the game.
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always get worried when I see Papi get down on himself after good contact like that.
He’s gotta realize that, at least right now, we’re all pretty happy with what he’s doing. Can’t press.
by USG on Jun 20, 2009 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tito's already told him
Just keep doing what he’s doing; don’t worry about the batting average or the batting totals.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hes been throwing his bat up....
and punching it a lot lately.
But he has been really good recently, he has to stop beating himself up. It hurts more than it helps.
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta keep that damn bat in line.
It’s wanting more of the money it makes, but he’s still the pimp here.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another 1-2-3 inning for Beckett
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Josh Beckkkkket can eat your kids!
The only Red Sox fan in a country where nobody cares about basball!
by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That'd be Mr. BecKKKKKKKett to you, sir.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mr BecKKKKKKKett drinks human blood evrey morning to keep him sharpe for October baseball
The only Red Sox fan in a country where nobody cares about basball!
by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tek
Is having a nice game tonight, 2nd double.
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the Carcass saw NG's post
2 doubles
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone needs to hack his account and change the password.
Make it so that we can post stuff when we need the players to get mad.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 hits for Nicky
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Another nice O for Lowe.
I love Fenway.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Jun 20, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah that was classy all the way around…I’m glad he tipped the hat
"Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said...'I'm too drunk to taste this chicken.' "
-Ricky Bobby
by nepats108 on Jun 20, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Manny comes back to Fenway
Do you think he gets cheers to boos?
(Personally I think he gets a split of each.)
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe neither?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love my days in Boston
Bostonian are the classiest people I’ve ever met!
You stay classy Boston.
The only Red Sox fan in a country where nobody cares about basball!
by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great start through the first four innings.
Then it got a little rocky, but still, good start overall.
Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers outta your mouth!
by BoSox415 on Jun 20, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somewhere in the Sox dougout Lugo is beating himself up!
Good for him!
The only Red Sox fan in a country where nobody cares about basball!
by radiohix on Jun 20, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Divorce?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marlins up 2-0
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He would have been safe anyway
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eck calls DO "Stat Masterson."
Awful, awful pun.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did I just see Lugo selling peanuts in the stands?
Manny who?
by Pesky Fan on Jun 20, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If he is.....
It would be the most useful thing he had every done in Fenway.
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
keeps throwing them late to people
Manny who?
by Pesky Fan on Jun 20, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or about three rows away
But still charges them full price for peanuts they don’t get.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would you rather be shipwrecked on deserted island with Leigh Texiera or Julio Lugo?
Manny who?
by Pesky Fan on Jun 20, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
PB.
Cause then, when I go cannibalistic, I get the peanut flavor.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it'll be stale--way past the expiration date.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better than spoiled meat.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huge DP
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good fielding by Beckett
Doesn’t rush it, goes to 2nd
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet.
And Green’s sniper rifle of an arm certainly helped.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Green is really getting better.....
defensively since the beginning of the season.
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's a 2B by training
He’s getting more comfortable at SS, so his play should get better.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good to hear
He has had some amazing plays over the last few games. He seems like he is settling in.
With him and Lowrie at SS we have a great duo.
by ruktuim on Jun 20, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
Got to hope Green keeps his batting up though.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Learning?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck!
I nearly forgot about the game spending the day thinking shit over. Frenchy sucks.
"Hey we got a lot in common here... I'm gonna rape you"
by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 20, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Welcome aboard, MGBB
He really does suck.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Jun 20, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should we question what you were thinking about?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing big
"Hey we got a lot in common here... I'm gonna rape you"
by MerryGoByeBye on Jun 20, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yet it took the whole day?
Alright, if you say so.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why were the Sox so anxious to get rid of Lowe after 2004?
Manny who?
by Pesky Fan on Jun 20, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He was a bit of a mess off the field.
Problems with EtOH, and I think he wanted to be a playa back then, too. He’s cleaned up his act a bit since then, though, much to his credit.
by lone1c on Jun 20, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personality issues: drinking, adultering
"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 Jun 20, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes?
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jun 20, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs