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[Foulkey Reese]

Crush these assholes.

[Mystic Merlin]

Win the series, coast to the finish line.

[SoxScout]

Bowden was sent down

Scott Atchison - can't come back yet
Felix Doubront - pitched last night
Bobby Jenks - hurt
Stolmy Pimentel - Single A ball
Junichi Tazawa - pitched last night
Kyle Weiland - his turn to pitch today... winner?

[mikeford]

[LesterFan]

Yankees have played 3 games since we last played. Pffft

[E5 Yaz]

Bowden was sent down

Just curious ... where did you find this?

[greek_gawd_of_walks]

Ride the warhorse into battle. Come out victorious (Note that Jeff Mathis can't even hit Jason Kendall, but man is he a stellar defensive catcher).


Come on, John. Fire and brimstone. Win, goddamnit. Win.

Edited by greek_gawd_of_walks, 30 August 2011 - 12:58 AM.

[SoxScout]

Just curious ... where did you find this?

I have a page checker on the roster pages on milb.com..

Scott Atchison was taken off the Pawtucket roster this morning.

[Adrian's Dome]

kill.

[InsideTheParker]

Assuming the battery holds, I'll be listening to these games thanks to XM radio by a campfire with a Yankees fan. Pls, Sox, Geaux and Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LeoCarrillo]

Smile, Sabathia, you sonuva. . .

Edited by LeoCarrillo, 30 August 2011 - 08:13 AM.

[abty]

There is no better chance to put the Yankees away. If you can't do it now...

[Doctor G]

For JL

"life is sad
life is a bust
All you can do is do what you must
You do what you must and you do it well."

Bob Dylan "Buckets of Rain"

[TheoShmeo]

The Yankees' ace is pitching tonight. Do you think Yankees fans are confident that he will beat the Boston Red Sox this evening? What about CC himself? His MFY teammates? The martinet in the dugout?

On the flip side, the man we've loved to hate for most of the season is 7-1 with a 4.11 ERA in his last 9 starts. Cooperstown isn't calling for his jersey but them are respectable stats.

And I know that I think he can and will beat those miscreants. I bet he and his teammates feel the same way.

Does this mean jack? I don't know. But I like it.

[Brianish]

I've moved back to Albany, which means I have to watch this on YES.

Make it an exercise in schadenfreude. Win.

[MentalDisabldLst]

Bowden was sent down

Scott Atchison - can't come back yet
Felix Doubront - pitched last night
Bobby Jenks - hurt
Stolmy Pimentel - Single A ball
Junichi Tazawa - pitched last night
Kyle Weiland - his turn to pitch today... winner?

Does Hideki Okajima have leprosy or something?

[phrenile]

Does Hideki Okajima have leprosy or something?

Michael Matthew Bowden
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Leprosy: No.

Hideki Okajima
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Leprosy: Or Something?!?!

[Soxaholic]

WIN. BY A LOT.

[Bucknahs Bum Ankle]

Let this be the series where we crush all their hopes and dreams.

[Dionysus]

Sabathia, who we've dominated so far, vs Lackey, who is, well, Lackey.

Seems like it could go either way.

BUT


The MFYs are apparently rolling out Hughes AND Burnett the next two days vs Beckett and Lester. I don't know about you, but if we win tonight I think we have a great shot at a sweep.

[S. H. Frog]

It's possible to like John Lackey when he starts for a first place team up by a game and a half.

[canderson]

Simply kill these $200m underdog motherfuckers.

[E5 Yaz]

Win 2 of 3, avoid injuries, and move on

[gixer1k]

The underdogs fancy their chances to win the division.

Not happening, but they are getting front row seats to a laser show tonight.

Free of charge.

[Rooster Crows]

Decimate . . . annihilate . . .eradicate - just plain kick their freakin' asses all over Fenway.

GO SOX - WIN TONIGHT!

A little Mood Music

[AimingForYoko]

Hey Lackey. Don't suck. I'll even change my sig for you.

Fuck these guys up.

[LeoCarrillo]

Sabathia in four starts vs. the Sox is 0-4, getting rocked for 20 earned runs in 25 innings.

Not to be lost in the numbers, though, is how each of those losses took the wind out of MFY windbag fans, and their pretensions for a 2011 championship. Even the most delusional MFY fan (think Staten Island grown-man-in-mom's-basement loser with pinstripe bedsheets) knows that Sabathia must be an absoulte rock this season if the yankees have any chance. Thus, the delightfulness:

-- April 10 Sox 4-0 5.2 1ER (Best part: Sox came into Fenway winless, took 2 of 3 and suddenly Beckett is an ace again)
-- May 14 Sox 6-0 6.2 6ER (Best part: Gonzo's "ichiro" homer in the 7th, is middle game of Bronx sweep)
-- June 9 Sox 8-3 6.2 6ER (Best part: CC had 2-0 lead into the 7th and was absolutely cruising after 2 hits early. Out of nowhere, we bat around. Finishes 2nd Bronx sweep.)
-- Aug. 6 Sox 10-4 6.0 7ER in a Lackey game no less (Best part: Besides hanging 7 runs on a guy who came in with a 2.55 ERA, it set up a 1-2 nutpunch with the following night's Mariano blown save and subsequent MFY fan fretdom over the team's two absolute musts being non-locks against the Sox).

Edited by LeoCarrillo, 30 August 2011 - 01:23 PM.

[mauidano]

No mercy tonight. Win big and sweep. Foot on the throat stuff. Do not let this race be decided in the last week in the Bronx. Crush their hopes and dreams.

[NJ Fan]

Tito's scheduled to be on with Michael Kay at 3:15.

[budcrew08]

I've moved back to Albany, which means I have to watch this on YES.

Make it an exercise in schadenfreude. Win.

same here. I'll listen to Joe and Dave, thx.
win. CC bites it against the Sox. Go John L.

[pxwhittle]

With a rested bullpen, I would expect Bowden was sent down to make room for a position player. Maybe someone Theo wants on the 25-man roster for the Aug. 31 deadline. Iglesias? He has some value as a pinch runner and is likely to get called up next month anyway. However, PawSox are headed for the playoffs, and they might want to keep Iglesias down there until that is over.

[rembrat]

On the flip side, the man we've loved to hate for most of the season is 7-1 with a 4.11 ERA in his last 9 starts.

I believe.

[mfried]

Sabathia-slayers


1. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
2. Marco Scutaro ® SS
3. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B
4. Dustin Pedroia ® 2B
5. David Ortiz (L) DH
6. Jed Lowrie (S) 3B
7. Carl Crawford (L) LF
8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
9. Darnell McDonald ® RF

[trekfan55]

With a rested bullpen, I would expect Bowden was sent down to make room for a position player. Maybe someone Theo wants on the 25-man roster for the Aug. 31 deadline. Iglesias? He has some value as a pinch runner and is likely to get called up next month anyway. However, PawSox are headed for the playoffs, and they might want to keep Iglesias down there until that is over.

There are 2 players on the 60 day DL that we know will not come back in DiceK and Hill. 4 more players are also on the DL, although it is likely they will be active by the end of the season (with the possible exception of Buch). So it's not like they need to call someone up just for eligibility.

[pokey_reese]

I still lack the internet at my place, but for the first time since moving to Chicago I am going to try and not watch a Sox game on my iPhone. Someone told me that the "Tripoli Tap" was a good place to watch Boston sports. Can anyone confirm this?

[rappermc]

I believe.

Something about this image/idea/hope made me throw up...and not a little bit in my mouth. All the way. Everywhere.

[SemperFidelisSox]

Wakefield being pushed back until Toronto series. Miller, Bedard, Lackey vs Texas this weekend. Thank god.

[TheoShmeo]

Wakefield being pushed back until Toronto series. Miller, Bedard, Lackey vs Texas this weekend. Thank god.

Agreed, glad that Wake will not be pitching this weekend.

If he wasn't going for 200, would he be slated to face Toronto?

[Al Zarilla]

Sabathia in four starts vs. the Sox is 0-4, getting rocked for 20 earned runs in 25 innings.

Not to be lost in the numbers, though, is how each of those losses took the wind out of MFY windbag fans, and their pretensions for a 2011 championship. Even the most delusional MFY fan (think Staten Island grown-man-in-mom's-basement loser with pinstripe bedsheets) knows that Sabathia must be an absoulte rock this season if the yankees have any chance. Thus, the delightfulness:

-- April 10 Sox 4-0 5.2 1ER (Best part: Sox came into Fenway winless, took 2 of 3 and suddenly Beckett is an ace again)
-- May 14 Sox 6-0 6.2 6ER (Best part: Gonzo's "ichiro" homer in the 7th, is middle game of Bronx sweep)
-- June 9 Sox 8-3 6.2 6ER (Best part: CC had 2-0 lead into the 7th and was absolutely cruising after 2 hits early. Out of nowhere, we bat around. Finishes 2nd Bronx sweep.)
-- Aug. 6 Sox 10-4 6.0 7ER in a Lackey game no less (Best part: Besides hanging 7 runs on a guy who came in with a 2.55 ERA, it set up a 1-2 nutpunch with the following night's Mariano blown save and subsequent MFY fan fretdom over the team's two absolute musts being non-locks against the Sox).

Nice recount but in the Aug. 6 game, Jacoby's 6 RBI has to be mentioned.

[The_Powa_of_Seiji_Ozawa]

Bowden was sent down

Scott Atchison - can't come back yet
Felix Doubront - pitched last night
Bobby Jenks - hurt
Stolmy Pimentel - Single A ball
Junichi Tazawa - pitched last night
Kyle Weiland - his turn to pitch today... winner?

When are we signing Billy Wagner?

[SoxScout]

McAdam says "Roster expands Thurs. #RedSox will get Drew and P (Doubront?) Thurs. Youkilis Fri., Lavarnway Mon. Francona: "Other than that, day-by-day.""

No idea why Bowden is listed on the transaction pages and is off the 25-man roster on redsox.com.

[Section15Box113]

Ellsbury - Career vs. CC:
1/13, .077/.077/.077

Scutaro - Career vs. CC:
9/28, .321/.424/.321

Gonzalez - Career vs. CC:
1/8, .125/.300/.125

Pedroia - Career vs. CC:
1/22, .045/.160/.045

Ortiz - Career vs. CC:
8/35, .229/.289/.429, 2 HR

Lowrie - Career vs. CC:
1/6, .167/.167/.167

Crawford - Career vs. CC:
16/54, .296/.309/.389

Saltalamacchia - Career vs. CC:
2/7, .286/.286/.429

McDonald - Career vs. CC:
1-10, .100/.100/.400, HR

[Section15Box113]

Youk - Career vs. CC:
9-22, .409/.519/.727, HR

SSS in all cases, but miss Youk.

[Orel Miraculous]

I still lack the internet at my place, but for the first time since moving to Chicago I am going to try and not watch a Sox game on my iPhone. Someone told me that the "Tripoli Tap" was a good place to watch Boston sports. Can anyone confirm this?

I watched one the Massacre II games there in 2006. Judging by the number of Wade Boggs BP jerseys I saw that night I'd say its a legit spot.

[kneemoe]

I've moved back to Albany, which means I have to watch this on YES.

Make it an exercise in schadenfreude. Win.

welcome back to the wonderful capital district, hope you brought a canoe. (I think this one's on my4 tonight)

Edited by kneemoe, 30 August 2011 - 03:53 PM.

[Brianish]

Yeah the cable box confirms. I forget; is it still Michael Kay when they're on 4 or are there different announcers?

[Insomniac]

Career stats vs. CC

For whatever reason, the numbers you posted seem to leave out the 2011 season entirely. Per ESPN, career stats against Sabathia (2011 included):

Ellsbury (21 AB): .238/.292/.429

Scutaro (35 AB): .314/.429/.314

Gonzalez (21 AB): .238/.360/.381

Pedroia (32 AB): .219/.306/.250

Ortiz (46 AB): .217/.280/.370

Lowrie (12 AB): .250/.250/.417

Crawford (67 AB): .313/.324/.403

Saltalamacchia (9 AB): .222/.300/.333

McDonald (10 AB): .100/.100/.400

Edited by Insomniac, 30 August 2011 - 04:08 PM.

[TFisNEXT]

Beat these shitheads...even if asking Lackey to beat Sabathia twice in a month is a lot.

[LeoCarrillo]

Nice recount but in the Aug. 6 game, Jacoby's 6 RBI has to be mentioned.

Indeed. But my favorite is the third game, June 9. MFY come in 1 game behind us in the division, determined to deny us a second sweep in the Bronx.

First two up in the bottom of the first, Jeter HBP and a Granderson bomb, makes it 2-0 before everyone's in their seats. Sabathia gives up a harmless single to Ells in the 1st, Crawford in the 2nd. Then absolutely dominates without a hit in the next four frames. Even plunks Papi in the 4th, consequence-free. And looks like he might go 9.

Then we plate 7. I'm gonna say 2 in 5 yankee fans stopped truly believing they could win it all this year during that exact inning.

Extinguish more hopes tonight!

[mauidano]

My favorite tennis player won today...


Continue the trend with my favorite baseball team.