6-7: Sox vs. Guardians

[Moviegoer]

Nice comeback last night. Got our ace a much deserved win once we got their ace out of the game. A loss last night would have been exactly the kind of dick punch that happens all the time in one of their lost seasons, so to hang on helped grow and spread the good mojo. Which I suppose they'll need tonight as—at least according to MLB—the Sox are going up against another good arm for Cleveland with a bullpen game.

 

[Sandy Leon Trotsky]

I’d kill to see Crawford put in a classic “quality start”. And probably would eat the corpse for 7 shutout innings.

 

[FlexFlexerson]

Obviously a little doctor who chitchat got the Sox much needed mojo and a win. So, with that in mind, most underrated classic serial? I go with The Space Museum. Widely considered a dog, but possibly Vicki's finest turn as an enthusiast revolutionary. Quite a few funny bits, too.

Go Sox!

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

I'm ready to ride the strong keystrokes and good juju of a resurgent Moviegoer to a long winning streak.

LFG!!

Gut the Guardians

 

[LynnRice75]

Game 62
Great start by Paxton. Not much to critique.
As the kids like to say, he was "on fleek."
His 7 strong innings helped the Sox squeak
by with a win. The first one of the week!
Down 2 to 1 in the 8th, it looked bleak.
Our flat at-bats made our offense look meek.
Then suddenly, in a surprising tweak,
the Sox scored 4 runs with a scrappy, sleek,
and savvy station-to-station technique.
It got close late. We were clenching each cheek.
Our pitcher from Coldplay had no mystique,
but just as our fears were reaching their peak,
Kenley closed it out. (The dude's still a freak.)
These tight games are fun but they kind of wreak
havoc on my aging brain and physique.
I'm 57 - almost an antique -
still, I love Good Times. (Just like the band, Chic.)
I'll tune in tonight and write tongue-in-cheek.
Without these poems, I'd have no way to sneak
in jokes that show I'm a pop culture geek.
Life would be boring. I'd be up Schitt's Creek
(or maybe the one with James Van Der Beek.)
Time to stop rambling. Tonight the Sox seek
to stay Hot in Cleveland. Extend the streak!

 

[Over Guapo Grande]

E : @LynnRice75 .

Paxton not Whitlock.

Fortunately, it was a harmless error in the big scheme.

 

[Sandy Leon Trotsky]

Game 62
Great start by Whitlock. Not much to critique.
His 7 strong innings helped the Sox squeak
by with a win. The first one of the week!
Down 2 to 1 in the 8th, it looked bleak.
Our flat at-bats made our offense look meek.
Then suddenly, in a surprising tweak,
the Sox scored 4 runs with a scrappy, sleek,
and savvy station-to-station technique.
It got close late. We were clenching each cheek.
Our pitcher from Coldplay had no mystique,
but just as our fears were reaching their peak,
Kenley closed it out. (The dude's still a freak.)
These tight games are fun but they kind of wreak
havoc on my aging brain and physique.
I'm 57 - almost an antique -
still, I love Good Times. (Just like the band, Chic.)
I'll tune in tonight and write tongue-in-cheek.
Without these poems, I'd have no way to sneak
in jokes that show I'm a pop culture geek.
Life would be boring. I'd be up Schitt's Creek
or maybe the one with James Van Der Beek.
I'll stop my rambling. Tonight the Sox seek
to stay Hot in Cleveland. Extend the streak!

So damned good!

 

[Moviegoer]

Obviously a little doctor who chitchat got the Sox much needed mojo and a win. So, with that in mind, most underrated classic serial? I go with The Space Museum. Widely considered a dog, but possibly Vicki's finest turn as an enthusiast revolutionary. Quite a few funny bits, too.

Go Sox!

I'll go with Psychic Circus.
I know, I know. Latter OG Doctor Who is pretty bad; horrible writing, embarrassing costuming and production design, but I maintain this is a decent storyline that just needed some tweaks by a sober adult not intentionally trying to tank the show. Just like I maintain that Sylvester McCoy really got screwed with when he came to the show. He could've been great if he had at least Pertwee or Davison level stuff to work with.

 

[LynnRice75]

E : @LynnRice75 .

Paxton not Whitlock.

Fortunately, it was a harmless error in the big scheme.

Oops. Thanks! I made the quick fix.
Lucky it doesn't alter the meter.
Was I careless, or do all the Sox starters blend together for others, too?

 

[E5 Yaz]

Was I careless, or do all the Sox starters blend together for others, too?

Nah, Keekay transcribed it for you. It was his error

 

[Over Guapo Grande]

Oops. Thanks! I made the quick fix.
Lucky it doesn't alter the meter.
Was I careless, or do all the Sox starters blend together for others, too?

Exactly-- the meter was the same, and even the foot. Hence the harmless comment... not even an unearned run came from it.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Game 62
Great start by Paxton. Not much to critique.
His 7 strong innings helped the Sox squeak
by with a win. The first one of the week!
Down 2 to 1 in the 8th, it looked bleak.
Our flat at-bats made our offense look meek.
Then suddenly, in a surprising tweak,
the Sox scored 4 runs with a scrappy, sleek,
and savvy station-to-station technique.
It got close late. We were clenching each cheek.
Our pitcher from Coldplay had no mystique,
but just as our fears were reaching their peak,
Kenley closed it out. (The dude's still a freak.)
These tight games are fun but they kind of wreak
havoc on my aging brain and physique.
I'm 57 - almost an antique -
still, I love Good Times. (Just like the band, Chic.)
I'll tune in tonight and write tongue-in-cheek.
Without these poems, I'd have no way to sneak
in jokes that show I'm a pop culture geek.
Life would be boring. I'd be up Schitt's Creek
(or maybe the one with James Van Der Beek.)
I'll stop my rambling. Tonight the Sox seek
to stay Hot in Cleveland. Extend the streak!

Dude, great as usual, but 57 is the new 47, so you're barely out of your 30s!

 

[S. H. Frog]

Obviously a little doctor who chitchat got the Sox much needed mojo and a win. So, with that in mind, most underrated classic serial? I go with The Space Museum. Widely considered a dog, but possibly Vicki's finest turn as an enthusiast revolutionary. Quite a few funny bits, too.

Go Sox!

It may not be underrated, but Sarah Jane Smith telling the rogue knight to "take off that costume and go back to your butcher shop" in her first foray to another time is among my favorite bits.

 

[LynnRice75]

Dude, great as usual, but 57 is the new 47, so you're barely out of your 30s!

Thanks. I feel like a very old 57 these days.
My memory has been awful this week. I keep jotting lines for poems while teaching school then forgetting to actually include them in the poem. I just went back and added a “young and hip” line to show I’m still in touch with the kids.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Thanks. I feel like a very old 57 these days.
My memory has been awful this week. I keep jotting lines for poems while teaching school then forgetting to actually include them in the poem. I just went back and added a “young and hip” line to show I’m still in touch with the kids.

I'm 80 years old. All I have to say to you is LOL Boo Hoo!
p.s. Geaux, Sox!

 

[E5 Yaz]

1. Alex Verdugo (L) RF
2. Masataka Yoshida (L) LF
3. Justin Turner (R) DH
4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
5. Triston Casas (L) 1B
6. Enrique Hernandez (R) SS
7. Jarren Duran (L) CF
8. Connor Wong (R) C
9. Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B

1. Steven Kwan (L) LF
2. Amed Rosario (R) SS
3. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B
4. Josh Naylor (L) 1B
5. Josh Bell (S) DH
6. Andres Gimenez (L) 2B
7. Will Brennan (L) RF
8. Mike Zunino (R) C
9. Myles Straw (R) CF

Crawford v Bibee (RHP)

 

[donutogre]

Let’s stay above .500, shall we? It’s better here.

 

[S. H. Frog]

I'll go with Psychic Circus.
I know, I know. Latter OG Doctor Who is pretty bad; horrible writing, embarrassing costuming and production design, but I maintain this is a decent storyline that just needed some tweaks by a sober adult not intentionally trying to tank the show. Just like I maintain that Sylvester McCoy really got screwed with when he came to the show. He could've been great if he had at least Pertwee or Davison level stuff to work with.

How about The O. K. Corral? Hearing English actors from the sixties trying on western accents (Perhaps we may'nt want to ride with you) is great stuff.

 

[S. H. Frog]

Also, on the Doctor Who tip: reading Spencer's Fairie Queene is the most like watching classic Doctor Who that poetry has to offer.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

If this series was at Fenway the game tonight would have probably been postponed because of the air quality.

 

[strek1]

I'm 80 years old. All I have to say to you is LOL Boo Hoo!
p.s. Geaux, Sox!

You're 80? Bless your heart for having the fan passion. I knew you were older but I was thinking 60's. You make me feel like a kid at 66 (LOL) . I wonder what the demographics of SOSH is?

 

[Al Zarilla]

If this series was at Fenway the game tonight would have probably been postponed because of the air quality.

As in particulates? Is it getting worse? Not to California brag, but the air here (Silicon Valley) is far better than it was 50 years ago.

 

[Coachster]

You're 80? Bless your heart for having the fan passion. I knew you were older but I was thinking 60's. You make me feel like a kid at 66 (LOL) . I wonder what the demographics of SOSH is?

SoSH to the rescue.
https://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?threads/sosh-demographics-age.16426/

 

[AB in DC]

1. Alex Verdugo (L) RF
2. Masataka Yoshida (L) LF
3. Justin Turner (R) DH
4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
5. Triston Casas (L) 1B
6. Enrique Hernandez (R) SS
7. Jarren Duran (L) CF
8. Connor Wong (R) C
9. Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B

Casas/Kike batting 5th-6th is a testament to just how bad this lineup is.

Mindboggling that they're still #4 in MLB runs scored.

 

[AB in DC]

And if you want underrated Doctor Whos, I gotta go with The Invasion of Time. The endless corridor scenes are hilarious.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Casas/Kike batting 5th-6th is a testament to just how bad this lineup is.

Mindboggling that they're still #4 in MLB runs scored.

Check where they are in pitching. They are like the Guardians are in hitting.

 

[InsideTheParker]

If this series was at Fenway the game tonight would have probably been postponed because of the air quality.

It's weird but true that now Boston and environs is OK for air quality. I have some concerns for Cleveland, however.
This is the Massachusetts info: http://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/massair/web/#/pollution/map/max
Yep, Cleveland is not good: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/consider-staying-indoors-ohio-epa-issues-statewide-air-quality-advisory-related-to-canadian-wildfires/ar-AA1cfJMm

 

[dhappy42]

Casas/Kike batting 5th-6th is a testament to just how bad this lineup is.

Mindboggling that they're still #4 in MLB runs scored.

Especially since Devers hasn’t exactly gotten hot this season yet.

 

[InsideTheParker]

What has this guy Murphy done that makes him a more likely starter for tomorrow night than Pivetta or Kluber?

 

[LogansDad]

What has this guy Murphy done that makes him a more likely starter for tomorrow night than Pivetta or Kluber?

Survived pitching with Jorge Alfaro behind the plate?

 

[joe dokes]

If this series was at Fenway the game tonight would have probably been postponed because of the air quality.

NY and Phil postponed. Somehow, NH seacoast not affected (yet).

 

[InsideTheParker]

Well, conditions seem okay in Cleveland. I guess the concern is only for those with asthma, etc.

 

[JOBU]

Let’s light this fucker up

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Well, conditions seem okay in Cleveland. I guess the concern is only for those with asthma, etc.

Yes, I'm in Cleveland(sadly not at the game), and it's fine outside

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Basehit!

 

[S. H. Frog]

Bibee's in the soup early. Nice to see.

 

[Moviegoer]

NY and Phil postponed. Somehow, NH seacoast not affected (yet).

That's surprising for NY. It was like Mars around here this afternoon but its been pretty clear since about four.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Weak-ass effort from Turner. Yikes.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Tremendous read by the incandescent ALEX VERDUGO!

 

[S. H. Frog]

That's tasty. Love a piece-of-shit flare for our guys.

 

[Moviegoer]

That works.

 

[JOBU]

Piece of shit bloop and a fantastic read by dugie

 

[derekson]

Nice baserunning by Verdugo on that play!

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Triston put a good wiggle on that one.

 

[Moviegoer]

Just a fraction of an inch under that.

 

[The Filthy One]

Casas leads the world in warning track fly balls.

 

[LogansDad]

Casas leads the world in warning track fly balls.

I swear to god, if he ever finds "it" he is going to be an absolute monster of a hitter.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Are they saving Christian Arroyo for lhpitchers only?

 

[LogansDad]

Oh, Kutter, let the SS take that.

 

[simplicio]

Oh, Kutter, let the SS take that.

I don't think he had a better shot really. Crawford was closer.

And has his fielding always looked this good? That was smooth.