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ALDS Game 2: Beckett vs. Weaver
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 01:22 PM
QUOTE (Soxy Brown @ Oct 9 2009, 01:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sure, some guy who has never started a game thread in his life has started this massively important game thread. But I care not for who starts a game thread, who ends a game thread, and who posts in the creamy nougat center of a game thread. All I care for is Red Sox wins.
I shall yield to Doctor Zero, if the masses decree as such. All I want is a creamy nougat center of glorious victory.
I shall yield to Doctor Zero, if the masses decree as such. All I want is a creamy nougat center of glorious victory.
Don't worry, experience is not a requirement. A newbie started the '04 ALCS Game 4 thread and rode it all the way to a ring.
Of course, he got banned about 6 months later for being a douche. So, you know, moderation and whatnot.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 01:28 PM
My sister got married on the night of game 3 of the 2004 ALCS. I had some particularly venomous words for a good friend of my parents who is a fan of the MFY. I was pretty drunk and swore to my very religious mother that if the Red Sox could find a way to win that series, I'd go to church every week for the rest of my life (a promise I didn't keep). It's working out OK for now.
We need more promises. Semper fi? OJ?
We need more promises. Semper fi? OJ?
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 01:39 PM
10/9/09 ALDS Game 2--Incompetence Rewarded
It’s time for Jose Melendez’s KEYS TO THE ALDS.
1. By the time Darren Oliver—freaking Darren Oliver—recorded the last out the bar had changed.
The night had begun as a gathering of grizzled Red Sox fans chugging Yuenglings and chomping on chicken wings cursing C.B. Bucknor, John Lackey and Torii Hunter all the while. But as the night wore on the undergrads flowed in. Young women dressed to the nines, despite being at a bar with sticky floors and sticky palmed frat boys stumbled in in packs like hyenas, cackling incomprehensible. The men in white caps, polo shirts and sweaters joined quickly enough, looking for all the world like everything wrong with America. Entitlement, arrogance, stupid looking caps.
It was, in a way, a metaphor for what had transpired in far away Anaheim that evening. A night had begun with one expectation had ended as something different, something sadder. Just as night with friends became a night surrounded by youth in the full flower of ignorance, a night to celebrate the glory of baseball and the Red Sox in particular had become a night to begrudge, to carp and to complain.
But thankfully, that is not where the metaphor ends. Come two in the morning, the undergrads are gone, and the bar has returned to its lonely natural state with naught but a urine filled trash can as a reminder of what came before. It is the same way with the ALDS. Today is not yesterday, the aggravations of Game 1 are gone, relics of history leaving behind nothing but the urine filled trashcan of a 1-0 deficit. Yesterday was bad; today will be better… It has to be.
2. Among the sub-dramas in last night’s game were the two blown calls by first base umpire C.B. Bucknor.
Bucknor is on the officiating crew for this series, despite being named in a 2006 Sports Illustrated players survey as the worst umpire in the majors, and possibly the universe. At first it might seem counterintuitive to reward massive incompetence with a prestigious job, but Jose would argue that not only is it not unprecedented, it is practically standard practice in this country. Consider the following examples:
• Robert McNamara and Paul Wolfowitz screw up wars royally and get to run the World Bank.
• Grady Little after making one of the dumbest moves in history gets a job managing the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• After staring in Joey, Matt LeBlanc gets a new sitcom.
• Fugitive Roman Polanski wins an Oscar and gets a standing ovation.
• Approximately 10 billion CEO’s who ran their companies into the ground get golden parachutes.
• George W. Bush is reelected in 2004 after screwing up the Iraq war and seeming generally clueless.
Still for every one of these injustices there is a reason that it happened. McNamara and Wolfowitz were being rewarded for loyalty. Little was being rewarded for Frank McCourt being very, very stupid, and basically the front man for his wife. LeBlanc was being rewarded for having once been on a successful show carried by other people. Polanski was being rewarded for Hollywood being full of degenerates. CEOs were being rewarded for being smart enough to rig the game. Bush, of course, was rewarded for hating gays or possibly terrorists.
So the lesson is that people are rewarded for incompetence happens all the time but that there is always a reason for it. The question is what is the reason in the case of one C.B. Bucknor? Jose wonders if his initials, which are not even explained on wikipedia might hold the clue. Jose has come up with a few theories:
1. Cuckolding Bud: For years, Bucknor has been sexually servicing commissioner Bud Selig’s wife, which, unsurprisingly, is the sort of thing Bud digs.
2. Cortland Brotherhood: Bucknor attend SUNY Cortland, and as we all know Cortland’s secret societies run the world.
3. Crack Baby: A crack baby made the decisions on who would umpire playoff games. Literally, an infant born addicted to crack chose Bucknor to be a playoff umpire. This seems like the most sensible option.
4. Coke Bottles: He’s a perfectly good umpire when wearing his Coke bottle glasses, but he doesn’t wear them because they make him look like a nerd. This doesn’t really make any sense, but Jose is a traditionalist and he doesn’t really see how you can mock an umpire without suggesting that he is blind.
5. Crazy Bitches: Man, the people who choose umpires are some crazy bitches.
6. Corns and Bunions: A better umpire was unavailable due to foot problems.
See, there are lots of perfectly reasonable explanations for why the worst umpire in baseball would be rewarded for his poor job performance by umpiring a playoff game. But Jose is going with cuckolding Bud. The only question is whether the commissioner also turns a blind eye to the use of performance enhancing drugs in the bedroom.
3. The big news this morning was that Victor Martinez will indeed catch St. Josh a Beckett in tonight’s critical second game of the ALDS. There had been speculation that Sox manager Tito Eurona might go with the corpse of Jason Vartiek in deference to Beckett’s preference for having base runners steal at every opportunity and having balls sneak by the catcher in critical situations.
The question of course, is whether Beckett will be comfortable with Martinez behind the plate. On the face of it, “Are you comfortable?” is an absurd question to ask in this situation. Maybe it’s appropriate to ask when you’ve invited a friend to take a seat or if you’re a doctor performing a colonoscopy, but to ask a pitcher? It’s kind of weird. Nevertheless, the issue seems to be there, so Jose wants to offer a few things for Beckett to remember if he starts feeling uncomfortable.
• Victor means “one who wins.” Jason means guy who ran all of Greece looking for wool made out of gold—not that bright.
• Heidi Whatney ditched Tek, who left his wife for her, to be with Nick Green. You’ll never see Chris Woodward taking Victor Martinez’ girl.
• The C on Varitek’s jersey does not stand for comfortable. Try to remember that.
• Victor Martinez isn’t great at blocking balls or throwing people out, but he can hit. Jason Vartiek… well, he punched A-Rod in the face once. We all enjoyed that.
So relax Josh. Get comfortable, and remember, it’s not like you’ve never thrown to another catcher in the post season. You threw to Ivan Rodriguez in 2003, and as Jose recalls, that worked out pretty well.
I’m Jose Melendez, and those are my KEYS TO THE ALDS.
It’s time for Jose Melendez’s KEYS TO THE ALDS.
1. By the time Darren Oliver—freaking Darren Oliver—recorded the last out the bar had changed.
The night had begun as a gathering of grizzled Red Sox fans chugging Yuenglings and chomping on chicken wings cursing C.B. Bucknor, John Lackey and Torii Hunter all the while. But as the night wore on the undergrads flowed in. Young women dressed to the nines, despite being at a bar with sticky floors and sticky palmed frat boys stumbled in in packs like hyenas, cackling incomprehensible. The men in white caps, polo shirts and sweaters joined quickly enough, looking for all the world like everything wrong with America. Entitlement, arrogance, stupid looking caps.
It was, in a way, a metaphor for what had transpired in far away Anaheim that evening. A night had begun with one expectation had ended as something different, something sadder. Just as night with friends became a night surrounded by youth in the full flower of ignorance, a night to celebrate the glory of baseball and the Red Sox in particular had become a night to begrudge, to carp and to complain.
But thankfully, that is not where the metaphor ends. Come two in the morning, the undergrads are gone, and the bar has returned to its lonely natural state with naught but a urine filled trash can as a reminder of what came before. It is the same way with the ALDS. Today is not yesterday, the aggravations of Game 1 are gone, relics of history leaving behind nothing but the urine filled trashcan of a 1-0 deficit. Yesterday was bad; today will be better… It has to be.
2. Among the sub-dramas in last night’s game were the two blown calls by first base umpire C.B. Bucknor.
Bucknor is on the officiating crew for this series, despite being named in a 2006 Sports Illustrated players survey as the worst umpire in the majors, and possibly the universe. At first it might seem counterintuitive to reward massive incompetence with a prestigious job, but Jose would argue that not only is it not unprecedented, it is practically standard practice in this country. Consider the following examples:
• Robert McNamara and Paul Wolfowitz screw up wars royally and get to run the World Bank.
• Grady Little after making one of the dumbest moves in history gets a job managing the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• After staring in Joey, Matt LeBlanc gets a new sitcom.
• Fugitive Roman Polanski wins an Oscar and gets a standing ovation.
• Approximately 10 billion CEO’s who ran their companies into the ground get golden parachutes.
• George W. Bush is reelected in 2004 after screwing up the Iraq war and seeming generally clueless.
Still for every one of these injustices there is a reason that it happened. McNamara and Wolfowitz were being rewarded for loyalty. Little was being rewarded for Frank McCourt being very, very stupid, and basically the front man for his wife. LeBlanc was being rewarded for having once been on a successful show carried by other people. Polanski was being rewarded for Hollywood being full of degenerates. CEOs were being rewarded for being smart enough to rig the game. Bush, of course, was rewarded for hating gays or possibly terrorists.
So the lesson is that people are rewarded for incompetence happens all the time but that there is always a reason for it. The question is what is the reason in the case of one C.B. Bucknor? Jose wonders if his initials, which are not even explained on wikipedia might hold the clue. Jose has come up with a few theories:
1. Cuckolding Bud: For years, Bucknor has been sexually servicing commissioner Bud Selig’s wife, which, unsurprisingly, is the sort of thing Bud digs.
2. Cortland Brotherhood: Bucknor attend SUNY Cortland, and as we all know Cortland’s secret societies run the world.
3. Crack Baby: A crack baby made the decisions on who would umpire playoff games. Literally, an infant born addicted to crack chose Bucknor to be a playoff umpire. This seems like the most sensible option.
4. Coke Bottles: He’s a perfectly good umpire when wearing his Coke bottle glasses, but he doesn’t wear them because they make him look like a nerd. This doesn’t really make any sense, but Jose is a traditionalist and he doesn’t really see how you can mock an umpire without suggesting that he is blind.
5. Crazy Bitches: Man, the people who choose umpires are some crazy bitches.
6. Corns and Bunions: A better umpire was unavailable due to foot problems.
See, there are lots of perfectly reasonable explanations for why the worst umpire in baseball would be rewarded for his poor job performance by umpiring a playoff game. But Jose is going with cuckolding Bud. The only question is whether the commissioner also turns a blind eye to the use of performance enhancing drugs in the bedroom.
3. The big news this morning was that Victor Martinez will indeed catch St. Josh a Beckett in tonight’s critical second game of the ALDS. There had been speculation that Sox manager Tito Eurona might go with the corpse of Jason Vartiek in deference to Beckett’s preference for having base runners steal at every opportunity and having balls sneak by the catcher in critical situations.
The question of course, is whether Beckett will be comfortable with Martinez behind the plate. On the face of it, “Are you comfortable?” is an absurd question to ask in this situation. Maybe it’s appropriate to ask when you’ve invited a friend to take a seat or if you’re a doctor performing a colonoscopy, but to ask a pitcher? It’s kind of weird. Nevertheless, the issue seems to be there, so Jose wants to offer a few things for Beckett to remember if he starts feeling uncomfortable.
• Victor means “one who wins.” Jason means guy who ran all of Greece looking for wool made out of gold—not that bright.
• Heidi Whatney ditched Tek, who left his wife for her, to be with Nick Green. You’ll never see Chris Woodward taking Victor Martinez’ girl.
• The C on Varitek’s jersey does not stand for comfortable. Try to remember that.
• Victor Martinez isn’t great at blocking balls or throwing people out, but he can hit. Jason Vartiek… well, he punched A-Rod in the face once. We all enjoyed that.
So relax Josh. Get comfortable, and remember, it’s not like you’ve never thrown to another catcher in the post season. You threw to Ivan Rodriguez in 2003, and as Jose recalls, that worked out pretty well.
I’m Jose Melendez, and those are my KEYS TO THE ALDS.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 01:59 PM
Awesome Keys!
I'm ready in case of an elimination scenario. I was fortunate enough to start the 2007 ALCS Game 5 thread in the sandbox. I also started 2004 ALCS Game 4 and 2003 ALDS Game 3 on a different forum. Maybe I'm lucky, I guess I should have tried starting a thread last year...
I'm ready in case of an elimination scenario. I was fortunate enough to start the 2007 ALCS Game 5 thread in the sandbox. I also started 2004 ALCS Game 4 and 2003 ALDS Game 3 on a different forum. Maybe I'm lucky, I guess I should have tried starting a thread last year...
Edited by Andrew, 09 October 2009 - 02:00 PM.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 02:14 PM
As I see it, last night was Lackey's gift to Angel fans in his last game pitched as a Halo.
Also, there seems to be a pretty strong correlation between a team dropping the second game in a playoff series at home after winning the first and then going on to lose that series. In the past 15 years it's happened 11 times. The four home teams that managed to break that rule all went on to win the World Series, with our '07 Sox being the most recent example.
Also, there seems to be a pretty strong correlation between a team dropping the second game in a playoff series at home after winning the first and then going on to lose that series. In the past 15 years it's happened 11 times. The four home teams that managed to break that rule all went on to win the World Series, with our '07 Sox being the most recent example.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 02:34 PM
QUOTE (UNCSoxFan5 @ Oct 9 2009, 12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So we know Vic is catching. Anyone think maybe Kotchman for Lowell to get another LH bat in the lineup?
Although Lowell looked somewhat more nimble at 3rd I think Weaver is not a good matchup for him. I like the Kotch idea.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 02:45 PM
In the words of Satan addressing the angels...
"What though the field be lost?
All is not lost; the unconquerable Will,
And study of revenge, immortal hate,
And courage never to submit or yield:
And what is else not to be overcome?"
"What though the field be lost?
All is not lost; the unconquerable Will,
And study of revenge, immortal hate,
And courage never to submit or yield:
And what is else not to be overcome?"
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 02:50 PM
Jose, brilliant work. The only thing so far that's made me optimistic about tonight.
Besides Victor catching. And this:
WIN
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 02:53 PM
Those Keys rock. As for Foulkey getting married during the playoffs, I am reminded of the scene in Diner, in which the bride-to-be was subject to a battery of sports questions that she was required to answer correctly in order for the wedding to take place. The scene I recall showed a teary fiancee and a somber groom-to-be leaving the room and saying "The wedding's off."
You should have thought of that, Foulkey.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 02:54 PM
QUOTE (hittery @ Oct 9 2009, 03:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Those Keys rock. As for Foulkey getting married during the playoffs, I am reminded of the scene in Diner, in which the bride-to-be was subject to a battery of sports questions that she was required to answer correctly in order for the wedding to take place. The scene I recall showed a teary fiancee and a somber groom-to-be leaving the room and saying "The wedding's off."
You should have thought of that, Foulkey.
You should have thought of that, Foulkey.
She would get them right
Edited by Foulkey Reese, 09 October 2009 - 02:55 PM.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:09 PM
Last night after the loss it hit me that this entire season has been building up to a Boston/MFY ALCS. The crazy 8-game win streak against NY to start combined with the 1-8 asswhipping to finish are just window dressing for what is fated to be another epic clash of the titans starting next week.
It's fate. It's going to happen. LAA is going to lose.
Don't feel bad about it Angels. And don't try too hard to fight it. The Twins won't.
It's fate. It's going to happen. LAA is going to lose.
Don't feel bad about it Angels. And don't try too hard to fight it. The Twins won't.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:18 PM
I just heard Weaver against the Sox this year gave up one earned run in 13.2 innings pitched. The one thing about that though is they were both before we got Wiktor. Let's hope the Red Sox turn those numbers around in the playoffs.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:28 PM
QUOTE (BoSoxFink @ Oct 9 2009, 04:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just heard Weaver against the Sox this year gave up one earned run in 13.2 innings pitched. The one thing about that though is they were both before we got Wiktor. Let's hope the Red Sox turn those numbers around in the playoffs.
And before last night, the Angels hadn't beaten the Sox in a playoff game since Prohibition. Not to worry, BSF.
Edited by TheoShmeo, 09 October 2009 - 03:28 PM.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:34 PM
So my internal debate today revolves around which barstool I should be sitting on during this game.
I've narrowed it down to two options, though there is a third spot that did warrant some consideration because it's where I watched game 4 of the 2007 World Series. It's at a nice restaurant on the lake with a nice outside deck for smoking between innings. They have excellent food as well. But the goddamn drink prices are outrageous and I definitely don't need a $100 bar tab tonight.
So it comes down to two locations.
Barstool A is in the local brewpub. Upsides: Good beer, great TVs, and a pretty bartender. This is also the place where I watched games 6 and 7 of the 2007 ALCS. The downside to this location is that I don't actually sit at the bar here... I sit at a table by the window where the TV is at a bad angle and I will wind up with a sore neck. The sound will be off, which isn't necessarily a bad thing; but I also need to keep my reactions here to a minimum, since I will probably be the only one there who is actually watching this game.
Barstool B is the old standby. I've watched more Sox playoff games at this location than any other location in the world... so there's some baggage. Games 1-7 of the 2003 ALCS, Games 1 and 2 of the 2004 ALCS... But it's got some good ones in there too like game 4 of the 2004 World Series and many postseason victories over the Angels. There are several major downsides to this location... it's Smoky as hell, it's mildly dangerous, and there's a shit band playing there tonight that will likely start making a ruckus by the 7th inning.
There will however, be other baseball fans at this location and I can swear as much as I like. Plus cheap drinks.
I'm leaning towards A because there's wireless access.
Paging Mr. Josh F. Beckett, Mr. Josh F. Beckett... you're needed at Aneheim tonight. STAT.
I've narrowed it down to two options, though there is a third spot that did warrant some consideration because it's where I watched game 4 of the 2007 World Series. It's at a nice restaurant on the lake with a nice outside deck for smoking between innings. They have excellent food as well. But the goddamn drink prices are outrageous and I definitely don't need a $100 bar tab tonight.
So it comes down to two locations.
Barstool A is in the local brewpub. Upsides: Good beer, great TVs, and a pretty bartender. This is also the place where I watched games 6 and 7 of the 2007 ALCS. The downside to this location is that I don't actually sit at the bar here... I sit at a table by the window where the TV is at a bad angle and I will wind up with a sore neck. The sound will be off, which isn't necessarily a bad thing; but I also need to keep my reactions here to a minimum, since I will probably be the only one there who is actually watching this game.
Barstool B is the old standby. I've watched more Sox playoff games at this location than any other location in the world... so there's some baggage. Games 1-7 of the 2003 ALCS, Games 1 and 2 of the 2004 ALCS... But it's got some good ones in there too like game 4 of the 2004 World Series and many postseason victories over the Angels. There are several major downsides to this location... it's Smoky as hell, it's mildly dangerous, and there's a shit band playing there tonight that will likely start making a ruckus by the 7th inning.
There will however, be other baseball fans at this location and I can swear as much as I like. Plus cheap drinks.
I'm leaning towards A because there's wireless access.
Paging Mr. Josh F. Beckett, Mr. Josh F. Beckett... you're needed at Aneheim tonight. STAT.
Edited by teddywingman, 09 October 2009 - 04:17 PM.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:34 PM
QUOTE (Foulkey Reese @ Oct 9 2009, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
She would get them right
Then are you sure she won't want the game on at the reception?
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:38 PM
QUOTE (TheoShmeo @ Oct 9 2009, 04:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And before last night, the Angels hadn't beaten the Sox in a playoff game since Prohibition. Not to worry, BSF.
Well they did win a game against the Sox last year, but point taken
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:43 PM
I have tickets to Game 4 of this series and Game 3 of next series. I fear I will have to forfeit service fees for my unused tickets. Are my meds off? Talk me down or fuck me up whatever it takes to give me hope. Road games just bring this feeling of dread. I feel like Ebenezer Scrooge waiting for the Christmas ghost, I just want to hide under the covers till its all over.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:45 PM
Right-handed batters against Weaver this season are hitting .208/.263/.350...Mike Lowell this season has a .324 OBP against righties and a .382 SLG% on the road. He's in the lineup.
*throws arms up in air
*throws arms up in air
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:49 PM
I did a quick and dirty look at the Sox' and MFY' schedule, and when they won games against very good or good starting pitching (using an arbitrary ERA cutoff) by getting at least three runs off the starter.
Sox:
Very good: Bergesen, Jurrjens (twice), Sabathia (that one was on Girardi, though, as far as I'm concerned, the one with Pedroia's 10-pitch AB), E Jackson (the beginning of his crazy downward slide?), Halladay (twice)--total of 7 starts
Good: Burnett (three times), Garza (twice), Shields (twice), Niemann (twice)--9 starts
Yankees:
Very good: Weaver (twice), Bergesen, Lee, Santana, Halladay (twice), Lester--total of 8 starts
Good: Porcello, Shields, Garza, Buehrle, Beckett--5 starts
I just think the Red Sox' "inability to hit good starting pitching" in that Globe article is a non-story. You're not supposed to hit good pitching, nobody is (that's what makes it good), and in terms of games they won against such starters, the MFY and Sox fared about the same. Granted, this is a pretty poor study, but just something to consider.
Also, the Angels DID win a single playoff game last year...I hope this year won't be any different. Win tonight, then win both at home (although I've been saying Sox in 5 for awhile).
Sox:
Very good: Bergesen, Jurrjens (twice), Sabathia (that one was on Girardi, though, as far as I'm concerned, the one with Pedroia's 10-pitch AB), E Jackson (the beginning of his crazy downward slide?), Halladay (twice)--total of 7 starts
Good: Burnett (three times), Garza (twice), Shields (twice), Niemann (twice)--9 starts
Yankees:
Very good: Weaver (twice), Bergesen, Lee, Santana, Halladay (twice), Lester--total of 8 starts
Good: Porcello, Shields, Garza, Buehrle, Beckett--5 starts
I just think the Red Sox' "inability to hit good starting pitching" in that Globe article is a non-story. You're not supposed to hit good pitching, nobody is (that's what makes it good), and in terms of games they won against such starters, the MFY and Sox fared about the same. Granted, this is a pretty poor study, but just something to consider.
Also, the Angels DID win a single playoff game last year...I hope this year won't be any different. Win tonight, then win both at home (although I've been saying Sox in 5 for awhile).
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:50 PM
QUOTE
Right-handed batters against Weaver this season are hitting .208/.263/.350...Mike Lowell this season has a .324 OBP against righties and a .382 SLG% on the road. He's in the lineup.
*throws arms up in air
*throws arms up in air
Kotchman is 3-6 off Weaver in his career, but he's also been a pretty awful since he joined the team. He's got a .284 OBP and a. 287 SLG with the Red Sox this season.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:53 PM
I'd rather live or die with Mike Lowell than watch Kotchman go up there and hack away.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 03:56 PM
QUOTE (teddywingman @ Oct 9 2009, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So my internal debate today revolves around which barstool I should be sitting on during this game.
I've narrowed it down to two options, though there is a third spot that did warrant some consideration because it's where I watched game 4 of the 2007 World Series. It's at a nice restaurant on the lake with a nice outside deck for smoking between innings. They have excellent food as well. But the goddamn drink prices are outrageous and I definitely don't need a $100 bar tab tonight.
So it comes down to locations.
Paging Mr. Josh F. Beckett, Mr. Josh F. Beckett... you're needed at Aneheim tonight. STAT.
I've narrowed it down to two options, though there is a third spot that did warrant some consideration because it's where I watched game 4 of the 2007 World Series. It's at a nice restaurant on the lake with a nice outside deck for smoking between innings. They have excellent food as well. But the goddamn drink prices are outrageous and I definitely don't need a $100 bar tab tonight.
So it comes down to locations.
Paging Mr. Josh F. Beckett, Mr. Josh F. Beckett... you're needed at Aneheim tonight. STAT.
Hate to say this chief, but IMO, you should NEVER compromise during the most sacred time of the year. You should get exactly what you want: the pretty bartender, reasonably priced drinks, good tvs and no crappy bands. I'm sure SoSH can give you some new places. You shouldn't have to give up anything.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:02 PM
QUOTE (ThatsMyPeskyPole @ Oct 9 2009, 04:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have tickets to Game 4 of this series and Game 3 of next series. I fear I will have to forfeit service fees for my unused tickets. Are my meds off? Talk me down or fuck me up whatever it takes to give me hope. Road games just bring this feeling of dread. I feel like Ebenezer Scrooge waiting for the Christmas ghost, I just want to hide under the covers till its all over.
We only need one road win.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:04 PM
QUOTE (SemperFidelisSox @ Oct 9 2009, 04:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'd rather live or die with Mike Lowell than watch Kotchman go up there and hack away.
Mike will UNDOUBTEDLY play vs. both lefties in Boston. Kotchman is a good singles/doubles hitter who hasn't really had a chance with the Sox. I would have predicted Francona would go with Lowell, but I would use Kotchman vs. Weaver.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:07 PM
QUOTE (teddywingman @ Oct 9 2009, 01:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So my internal debate today revolves around which barstool I should be sitting on during this game.
I've narrowed it down to two options, though there is a third spot that did warrant some consideration because it's where I watched game 4 of the 2007 World Series. It's at a nice restaurant on the lake with a nice outside deck for smoking between innings. They have excellent food as well. But the goddamn drink prices are outrageous and I definitely don't need a $100 bar tab tonight.
So it comes down to two locations.
Barstool A is in the local brewpub. Upsides: Good beer, great TVs, and a pretty bartender. This is also the place where I watched games 6 and 7 of the 2007 ALDS. The downside to this location is that I don't actually sit at the bar here... I sit at a table by the window where the TV is at a bad angle and I will wind up with a sore neck. The sound will be off, which isn't necessarily a bad thing; but I also need to keep my reactions here to a minimum, since I will probably be the only one there who is actually watching this game.
Barstool B is the old standby. I've watched more Sox playoff games at this location than any other location in the world... so there's some baggage. Games 1-7 of the 2003 ALDS, Games 1 and 2 of the 2004 ALDS... But it's got some good ones in there too like game 4 of the 2004 World Series and many postseason victories over the Angels. There are several major downsides to this location... it's Smoky as hell, it's mildly dangerous, and there's a shit band playing there tonight that will likely start making a ruckus by the 7th inning.
There will however, be other baseball fans at this location and I can swear as much as I like. Plus cheap drinks.
I'm leaning towards A because there's wireless access.
Paging Mr. Josh F. Beckett, Mr. Josh F. Beckett... you're needed at Aneheim tonight. STAT.
I've narrowed it down to two options, though there is a third spot that did warrant some consideration because it's where I watched game 4 of the 2007 World Series. It's at a nice restaurant on the lake with a nice outside deck for smoking between innings. They have excellent food as well. But the goddamn drink prices are outrageous and I definitely don't need a $100 bar tab tonight.
So it comes down to two locations.
Barstool A is in the local brewpub. Upsides: Good beer, great TVs, and a pretty bartender. This is also the place where I watched games 6 and 7 of the 2007 ALDS. The downside to this location is that I don't actually sit at the bar here... I sit at a table by the window where the TV is at a bad angle and I will wind up with a sore neck. The sound will be off, which isn't necessarily a bad thing; but I also need to keep my reactions here to a minimum, since I will probably be the only one there who is actually watching this game.
Barstool B is the old standby. I've watched more Sox playoff games at this location than any other location in the world... so there's some baggage. Games 1-7 of the 2003 ALDS, Games 1 and 2 of the 2004 ALDS... But it's got some good ones in there too like game 4 of the 2004 World Series and many postseason victories over the Angels. There are several major downsides to this location... it's Smoky as hell, it's mildly dangerous, and there's a shit band playing there tonight that will likely start making a ruckus by the 7th inning.
There will however, be other baseball fans at this location and I can swear as much as I like. Plus cheap drinks.
I'm leaning towards A because there's wireless access.
Paging Mr. Josh F. Beckett, Mr. Josh F. Beckett... you're needed at Aneheim tonight. STAT.
I am jealous that you get to watch all those extra ALDS Games! Man, if only I could catch games six and 7....
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:08 PM
QUOTE (Stitch01 @ Oct 9 2009, 02:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We only need one road win.
Somehow, I read this as "we only need road head"
I'm off to the game. Can someone post the following for me right when it's over?
'Wow, that was amazing. It was dead quiet as we left. Best way to come back from a shutout is to pitch a shutout yourself.'
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:09 PM
A present for you all:
http://www.mediafire...php?ajnmgdxzzwl
I put no stock at all in the history of these two teams, but this really is great to watch.
http://www.mediafire...php?ajnmgdxzzwl
I put no stock at all in the history of these two teams, but this really is great to watch.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:10 PM
Beckett is going to step on their throats tonight, and remind them that they dare not fucking breathe until their tee times on Tuesday.
Also, that sucked last night. Quit it.
Also, that sucked last night. Quit it.
Edited by luckysox, 09 October 2009 - 04:11 PM.
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Looks like Zach Galifianakis
Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:11 PM
QUOTE (Backfrom3down @ Oct 9 2009, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hate to say this chief, but IMO, you should NEVER compromise during the most sacred time of the year. You should get exactly what you want: the pretty bartender, reasonably priced drinks, good tvs and no crappy bands. I'm sure SoSH can give you some new places. You shouldn't have to give up anything.
A would agree with you, but as it happens, I live in one of the most rural locations in the lower 48. The closest sportsbar is an hour and a half away... or more if it continues snowing. Plus I would have to get a motel room. Hmmm...
I really hope Mike Lowell gets some hits tonight. I would definitely prefer Kotchman... seems to me he's been unlucky with BABIP.
Edited by teddywingman, 09 October 2009 - 04:12 PM.
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Looks like Zach Galifianakis
Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:16 PM
QUOTE (graffam198 @ Oct 9 2009, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am jealous that you get to watch all those extra ALDS Games! Man, if only I could catch games six and 7....
nice catch... of course I meant ALCS. I've just got ALDS on the brain right now.
But there really should be 7 games in the divisional series.
Edited by teddywingman, 09 October 2009 - 04:18 PM.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:17 PM
QUOTE (Foulkey Reese @ Oct 9 2009, 12:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
She would get them right
Just tell us it's not a mixed marriage. She is a Sox fan, right?
Congrats and good luck, and may there be a flat screen, hi def, 42" TV with cable wherever you honeymoon.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:28 PM
Same batting order as last night says WEEI.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:32 PM
QUOTE (ifmanis5 @ Oct 9 2009, 04:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Same batting order as last night says WEEI.
Well sure. Why fuck with success?
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:33 PM
QUOTE (teddywingman @ Oct 9 2009, 05:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
A would agree with you, but as it happens, I live in one of the most rural locations in the lower 48. The closest sportsbar is an hour and a half away... or more if it continues snowing. Plus I would have to get a motel room. Hmmm...
I really hope Mike Lowell gets some hits tonight. I would definitely prefer Kotchman... seems to me he's been unlucky with BABIP.
I really hope Mike Lowell gets some hits tonight. I would definitely prefer Kotchman... seems to me he's been unlucky with BABIP.
I hear you. That being the case, gotta go with the place with the best tv view and reasonably priced drinks, no band. Or drive to the best bar you can think of and use the snow as an excuse to get the room.
Lowell is too good not to contribute. Tonight, he rakes.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:47 PM
Win. Win. Win.
In simple terms:
WIN.
In simple terms:
WIN.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:55 PM
QUOTE (ifmanis5 @ Oct 9 2009, 05:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Same batting order as last night says WEEI.
What are the odds the same 9 guys get shut out two nights in a row? I wouldn't imagine the betting lines would be favorable.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 04:58 PM
Tonight's Sox win is going to be made that much more enjoyable by the AJ Burnett pants-shitting that I think is about to happen in the Bronx.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 05:07 PM
QUOTE (Foulkey Reese @ Oct 9 2009, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
She would get them right
Then pal, it is time to get some red and blue streamers, a new Sox cap she can staple the veil to, and turn this into a Red Sox-themed wedding. People have theme weddings, right? That way, the tv in the room is a decoration, rather than a distraction.
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 05:11 PM
Control the strike zone tonight and we win. That's all there is to it. The Angels did it last night, so let's flip that.
Beckett needs to pound the zone, and then patience at the plate from the Sox hitters.
Let's go Red Sox!
Beckett needs to pound the zone, and then patience at the plate from the Sox hitters.
Let's go Red Sox!
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Posted 09 October 2009 - 05:20 PM
QUOTE (mBiferi @ Oct 9 2009, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Someone made this in '07:
I agree with it.
I agree with it.
I forgot how much I love this. FUCK THEM UP, GOD!
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Smarter than Theo, just ask him
Posted 09 October 2009 - 05:27 PM
This game, and series, is not about Beckett. It's about the offense.
