Game 134: Red Sox @ Orioles
by Randy Booth on Sep 2, 2010 6:32 PM EDT
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Apparently Daisuke Matsuzaka was running sprints four hours before tonight's game in the middle of extreme heat.
I'm gonna wager a guess and say that boy's a little crazy.
He starts tonight against the O's Brad Bergesen:
And the lineups:
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please be the good dice k
lets go red sox!
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 7:07 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks for the heads up...
I’ve got the Pats on TV here in Hawaii… so happy it isn’t tape delayed. They always delay football on network TV.
Hello, fellow die-hards.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
yes we are !
and hello too you as well
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
ben don't say that !
j/k when was the last time he had a 1 2 3
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, I'm going to miss Beltre when he's gone.
Hopefully that won’t be until 2014 or so.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
How about?
Is this where we finally go on a tear? Another series win here is a step in the right direction (completely ignoring the A’s getting swept by C.C.)
No
We win a series against the Orioles. This is not some sign of a miracle. It should have been a common occurrence this year.
USG
Succinct.
And appropriate.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 2, 2010 7:37 PM EDT reply actions
ya what can you say
mike don’t feel at home !
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Shhh -- don't say anything.
Low pitch counts with Dice-K are like no-hitters with anybody else. Start talking about it and it’s gone.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Lowrie called out on ball two.
He’s gonna be a Youkilis/Manny kind of guy with the zone, isn’t he?
USG
Ryan Kalish does not care for your mediocre pitches.
Throw him something in the zone, or go away.
USG
So... ideal OF next season?
Ellsbury in LF, Kalish in CF and Drew in RF?
Of course, that requires Cameron someplace else, but…
Actually, Kalish probably starts in AAA, right?
So Cameron is the Opening Day starter in CF, with the hope that Kalish takes over by the All Star Break, allowing us to trade Cameron at the deadline?
Of course...
… I originally thought Cameron would look like a monster in Fenway, so maybe a healthy Cameron next year will look a whole lot different than the guy we saw this season.
Scutaro, though… I really wish we’d kept Alex Gonzales instead of signing Scutaro, and I haven’t changed my opinion on that, injury or no. I thought he had a career year last season, and cashed in on it.
i would be happy with that .
but i do not see it going down that way
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to do work tonight...
but watching the Sox and having a beer is so much more appealing. Don’t care to listen to the MASN announcers, but anything’s better than fox or espn.
ok i will ask this ?
who is this guy pitching for us tonight ? and what have they done with dice k ?
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
lol great minds thinl alike ! :-)
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
There's constantly flashes of brilliance from this guy
just never any consistency.
Hey-O
Wow a win last night and Lester got it to boot, go figure.
And we’re 5-0 to boot right now…let’s hope we can keep this momentum going…
oh well
jedi will spank them :-)
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 8:11 PM EDT reply actions
Just Wondering About Dice-K
But had he not gotten injured this year, his conditioning was pretty darn good coming into the season yes? So do people think he actually could been decent this year and a bit more consistent than years past?
Call me crazy but I think he could have been quite the solid 3rd starter.
I think he looked a lot like 2008, in patches.
I didn’t think he got lucky in 2008, but pitched efficiently. That seems to be his issue. When he pounds the zone, he is a very solid #3… if not better than that.
He's been decent. (3.96 FIP this year.)
Still, the (4.64 xFIP) and (4.12 BB/9) are a bit troubling.
When life gives you questions, Google has answers.
Can you look at splits?
I wonder what that BB/9 looks like in the games he wins.
And whether there is a way to drive that point home through his translator.
Er, I don't know how. I was looking at his contract earlier .. HOLY SMOKES.
Here are his perks:
perks: physical therapist, massage therapist, interpreter, 8 first-class round-trip airline tickets per year between Boston & Japan, spring training housing allowance of up to $25,000, Boston housing allowance of up to $75,000, one-time moving allowance of up to $35,000, use of Lincoln Town Car or similar car, Red Sox player ticket package, including 2 field box seats, team employee to assist Japanese media, uniform No. 18
agent: Scott Boras
I suddenly wanted to be Dice-K for a moment.
When life gives you questions, Google has answers.
Damn...
… thought it was quiet in here, and then I realized he had a no-no going.
Thought it was a perfecto until I remembered Lowell’s error, erased on the double play ball, so Dice K had faced the minimum.
Watching without audio...
… so I was guessing you were responding to something Don said, thinking that Buchholz had thrown his no hitter in Camden Yards.
Buckles' OPACY triumph
Was that superridiculous bases-loaded no out jam he got out of a week after the no-no. I remember thinking Tito was trying to destroy his confidence right there, but dude manned up and did great.
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Still waiting for that power.
/owned him in fantasy then dropped.
When life gives you questions, Google has answers.
Right.
Let’s not lose sight of the fact that — especially by Matsuzaka’s standards — this is an excellent outing thus far.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
by Tessie's Dad on Sep 2, 2010 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Patriots AND college football tonight?
It’s enough to unplug the HDMI from the TV.
At least the Sox are stomping.
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oh heeeeeeeyyyyyy
the pats are on. NFL HD. Nice!
You missed the starters.
Defense kinda sucked, Brady threw a pick, but was generally good. As was Gronk. Because Gronk is always good.
USG
well you know, living down in dc you sometimes miss these things
but i mean, pats football is better than no football, which is better than redskins football.
Yeah.
When Ben said it was on, I went looking and found it out here in Hawaii too.
I seem to have the Patriots broadcast team too… all former Patriots players, all Patriots analysis… great fun for me out here. Not something I get much, unless MLB Network carries the NESN broadcast.
What is it with the 6th?
Beckett seems to blow up in the 6th, and I feel like Lackey’s done it a few times too…
Is that a reflection on Farrell… our guys not being conditioned to get through 6 innings? Regardless of pitch count, the 6th seems to bite several of our starters.
That's definitely a stretch.
“The sixth” isn’t something you can be conditioned to get through or not, really. Lines aren’t drawn so easilly.
USG
Obviously.
Just feels like a tough inning for us lately. That’s all. Beckett was solid through 4 or 5 the last couple times out, got lit in the 5th and again in the 6th in the first of those two, and again in the 6th in the second one.
I remember Pedro early on was a guy you got to in the first, or not at all. Later in his career, he seemed to fade in the 7th more than the 6th? Or is that just my rosy memory?
20 bucks dice k loads em up.
its only natural
Yup.
I thought that by adding a “thus far” to my post above I wouldn’t be tempting fate, but, alas, I was very wrong.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Wow
I swear to god, the team this season can make a recent teetotaler become an alcoholic again.
Keep this up and “HOORAY BEER!” it is again…
On the off chance that you're serious:
Don’t do it. It’s only a game. Don’t let it control you, your sobriety or your emotions.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
LOL
No no no no worries.
I don’t drink and haven’t for a long while now. I kid. I’m rarely serious unless I’m having a spirited discussion.
Good.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
by Tessie's Dad on Sep 2, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
PacoL 250
listen to tessie’s dad …………..i will drink the BEER for you ,you can still feel good about yourself ! i mean that not busting them pal ! :-)
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 9:21 PM EDT reply actions
Oh my god
Watching the Mets/Braves game, and I can’t believe it. Smoltz is actually worse as a commentator than as a pitcher.
Building Fenway from the ground up - Virtual Fenway
Nice job, Atchison.
Even if it was “only” the Orioles.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
i think atch has had a bunch of $hit thrown in his lap all year.
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
+1
back “Atch” ya.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Ugh... Internet problems galore...
I am still trying to get back to MLB’s Game Day after being forced to reboot… I saw we didn’t quite give back the lead in the 6th… 5-4 that inning? How did we score our sixth?
hey pesky
no problem we got this :-)
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Needs some juice going...
I think he has to put himself in these really difficult situations to generate enough adrenaline to close out the save.
Unfortunately, at times, they beat him when it’s this precarious.
Like it just isn't a thrill to him anymore unless it's really difficult.
But, yes, I think he closes this last guy out here.
YA BABY
THAT’S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!……………….good night pesky good night all the faithful ! :-)’
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
A Win!
And the Red Sox saved a fan from becoming a drunkard…okay I keed, I keed. ;-)
Though I have to say, it was fun and funny being buzzed back in the day. Oh college…only 4-5 years ago and I miss those days.
no you don't pacol 250 you just think you do!
i bet you are a lot better off then you think …………..good night bud :-)
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Sep 2, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
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