Game 13: Gamethread #2
by The Wizard on Apr 15, 2008 2:30 PM CDT
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guys? guys? GUYS?!?
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
Is this situation...
clutch enough for Crede?
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 2:37 PM CDT reply actions
indeed
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure this was really a pressing issue on everyone's minds...
but we will miss James Shields in TB this weekend….which I’m happy about.
He was lit up last week, IIRC.
I’m going to see the Sox on Sunday. Ticket sales are actually fairly brisk.
I took the "under".
why? looks like the sox have hit him pretty well...19 hits, 3 homers in 14 innings...5.79 era
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe his career numbers against us aren't great.....
but I seem to remember him pitching pretty well against last year here.
he pitched twice...once in chicago, once in tampa
first: 7 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
second: 7 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 11 K, 2 HR
TB lost both games.
you must just be thinking of the 11 Ks.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
4 games in a row. of course the sox also won all 4 of them.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
lol....
I had forgotton about that! That was indeed funny to watch. At least the fans in TB got some pizza out of it.
"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."
by Shoeless In SC on Apr 15, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
$1 hot dogs this Friday - they sure do treat the fans well
in TB. Except for the lack of winning baseball.
I took the "under".
Not the infamous
Joey Devine! We are screwed…
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
At least he's running up the pitch count
It takes 3 pitches to strike out after all
AIM: SouthSideCheat
all kidding aside, he's raised his P/PA from 3.54 to 3.56 with today's action, which included that 5 pitch marathon ab in the 2nd
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I've heard...
that Betancourt doesn’t want to close, which could be crap, of course.
Whoever they pick, it won’t be hard to upgrade from Borowski.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
fill in the blanks for those of us who are tv-less
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Same as last night
Crede dove to his right (onto the foul line) and threw out the batter, with help from Swish at 1B.
I took the "under".
Crede made a good defensive play
Dove towards the line, made the pick in fair territory, momentum made him slide well in to foul territory. Got up threw ‘em out be a step.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
His glove will be missed...
that’s for sure.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
1-2-3, all ground balls. take that all day, every day.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
A pretty big start today...
for Danks. Just would not have been good to have 2 rough ones in a row…confidence has to be back…and kind of cool that today is his birthday.
He was fine last week.
The damn piranhas just skeer’d him. 7 singles will make anyone not named Sirotka or Buehrle afraid of the strikezone.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
Must be great to be an Orioles' fans
at least for one night (tomorrow) as the O’s will get to face Contreras.
Hawk talking about the Boston Massacre
So whoever yesterday was lamenting about his “stuck in the ‘60’s” thing, he’s graduated to ‘77. Be patient.
I took the "under".
Seriously?
I was really hoping that Red Sox fans would stop talking about that after 2004, but no…
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
'78 I think?
Wasn’t 77 the Bronx is Burning Yankees?
by hitlesswonder on Apr 15, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's be positive here....
Hall has not struck out today.
Is this Getaway Day?
Can anyone take some pitches? Looks like the car engines are already running for the trip to the airport.
I took the "under".
The kids can play D, eh?
At least the last half-inning when I got back to the radio.
Out-underacheiving the other guy.
by defensive indifference on Apr 15, 2008 2:56 PM CDT reply actions
Very nice catch by Q then hit wall.
Pitching and defense.
No way
We have it on good authority he’s a hack out there. Needs to be moved to 1B
by hitlesswonder on Apr 15, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
who was that who was talking so much smack calling him a butcher?
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
i believe he also told us to watch the games,
as in both he had seen q had butchered easy pop ups.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Podsednik has that in his hip pocket.
Pitching and defense.
the late night in chicago that i almost broke the tv.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I was at that game.
Not that it matters, but the ball hit the wall before it hit Podsednik.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
have you figured out whether you're going to be able to hit any of the a's-sox games in august?
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Not yet.
I probably won’t know until July or so.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
gracias.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I really should have said,
Podsednik has that (fill in the blank).
Pitching and defense.
8 in a row put down by danks...89 pitches through 7...beautiful thing.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
Does Danks come back out for the eighth?
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I say yes.
I bet he does.
Out-underacheiving the other guy.
by defensive indifference on Apr 15, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
The only reason why not
would be his lack of high pitch total last outing, that he needs to build up the arm strength endurance more gradually.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
I say no.
Almost 90 pitches. Get him out on a high note, give him some birthday cake, and turn it over to the pen.
by ReservoirDog on Apr 15, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
unless somebody
really needs work out of the pen, yes. and even then, he can go the 8th.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
did jd and konerko just miss two cookies?
if not, i’m not impressed with 2 outs on 3 pitches there.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
They don't want Danks to tighten up in the dugout
Keep him loose and on the mound….
by hitlesswonder on Apr 15, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions
golly gee, those guys are such good team players.
now that i think of it, that’s probably why konerko, quentin, and crede didn’t do anything in the 9th last night. didn’t want to have to burn any more relievers in extras. ;-)
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
If they were really team players
they’d let this run in to give Jenks a save opportunity ;)
AIM: SouthSideCheat
that's the problem with linebrink. he just doesn't know what's what.
put masset or macdougal out there, and they’d get the job done.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
the cheat said one run
masset and macdougal wouldn’t stop at one.
well, they don't want to give jenks one of those overblown 3 run lead, nobody on, nobody out saves. those saves are not for grinders.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Was that actually...
a hard-hit out by Crede? Is that the first of 2008?
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 3:17 PM CDT reply actions
He IS...
Willie Mays Hayes. He needs to do some push-ups.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
linebrink stays in, right?
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
Linebrink must have gotten an earful in the dugout
Giving two free bases right away, and falling behind.
The big man is up
AIM: SouthSideCheat
The base hit makes it a save situation
Here comes the big guy…. Way to be a team player, Liney.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
that's team play!
take the earned run to get your teammate the save!
still can't get a tough save.
kiss the rolaids relief man reward goodbye.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
dadgummit.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
emil brown's gameday photo makes his neck look
downright bondsesque.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
Bing: DP coming
Skanberg, if I wanted to hear your opinion, I would have brainwashed you by now-
Don Guillote
still hit like shit today off a lefty, but i'll take it.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
yea, my glass is more than 1/2 full
Skanberg, if I wanted to hear your opinion, I would have brainwashed you by now-
Don Guillote
third lefty in a row we're seeing for the first time...
maybe the third is the charm.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
They hit Eveland just fine.
Devine and Saarloos shut ‘em down, though.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
you're right. 5 hits in 4 2/3 with him being pretty wild for parts of it is pretty good. i take it back.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
why is toby hall still on the team?
don’t we have any minor league catchers who suck just as bad, but piss me off less?
Several.
In fact, they have two that would even be upgrades.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
seriously, it's like having a pitcher batting
without the common curtsey to bunt
In the next
month or so, they need to look really HARD at jettising (is that right?) both Hall and Ozuna…..we can easily replace Ozuna…..and we’ve got to find somebody other than Hall.
jettisoning
Skanberg, if I wanted to hear your opinion, I would have brainwashed you by now-
Don Guillote
i'd like to see hall DFA'd
if we can’t get a A ball prospect or any little scraps for him
Based on his throws down to 2nd on warmups between innings
I think his shoulder is healed. He had quite a bit of zip on his throws, like a good rising fastball.
''It's a grinder-type attitude, energetic attitude, confident-type attitude, and if it grinds on some people, then I need to know who those people are so we can move them on''
great news to hear a catcher is throwing rising fastballs down to second.
will make for easy tags if a runner forgets to slide.
Blood has been shed, Jerry.
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
all in good fun. until you know who is around.
Blood has been shed, Jerry.
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Ozzie is definitely making strides it seems....
and if he’s more open to sitting Thome against lefties I’ll give him another tally mark….
don't get out your pencil just yet. today thome sat out for his suspension.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
He got suspended?
When? Why?
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
for his outburst the other day. didn't appeal and took today off.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
He didn’t bump the umpire or anything. Weird.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
he bumped ozzie who in turn bumped the ump...
so that is the rumor
by ozziesmallballs on Apr 15, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
And he's the 2nd friendliest guy in the majors (behind Mike Sweeney,
the boy scout). WTF?
I took the "under".
i think he's tied for 2nd with the mayor.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Is everybody a GD auditor today?
77 or 78? 2nd to Sweeney or tied for 2nd WITH Sweeney?
Man, you guys are tough. Come to Lakeland and I’ll have some teen girls YouTube your asses.
;)
I took the "under".
youtube or flickr?
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Workin' on it
Running the SpaceCoast marathon in November so the July SF one is not in our plans. If we can keep portfolios treading water during this nuttiness, and if Brother larry can get his private equity fund clients to pony up to bail out my wife’s REIT we’ll probably make it this year. If not, next.
back in Chicago in August, however, for a week. When do you guys get back Home?
I took the "under".
a weekend in july sometime for me i think.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Might be in Chi-town for a weekend in July or August
but need to see how things shake out in the next few months.
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
He was sitting out anyways.
The Sox just got lucky the suspension came on the same day.
by Grinder in Training on Apr 15, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
they knew it was coming.
my point was that you shouldn’t try to view the future through ozzie sitting him down for his first day off in the middle of three lefties in a row.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Who'da thunk Danksie'd be our #2 this year?
New pitching hierarchy:
1. Javy.
2. Danks
3. Buehrle
4. Floyd
5. ...........
I took the "under".
based on what?
floyd hasn’t had a bad outing yet.
Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
History
(Yes, I know it’s inconsistent, as Danks has a small track record hisself). Floydsie is poised to unravel. Purely speculative and non-scientific.
And, yes, I know Buehrle is better than Danks (see above – track record). But Johnny has been more consistent this year.
I took the "under".
ozzie would never drop marky mark that far down in the funky bunch
he has a lot of love for his 05 squad, and buehrle was a cornerstone
Um, no.
Buehrle is still better than Danks.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 15, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
So far we've got a good top 4...
...and then Contreras is filling in the El Duque role.
But it is a long season.
yep: bases loaded, nobody out for Boston
in the playoffs. Here comes the Count to hold them scoreless and Broadway gets the win.
Skanberg, if I wanted to hear your opinion, I would have brainwashed you by now-
Don Guillote
And Broadway is traded for 2 prospects
And then can’t seem to stay healthy in texas?
"Lemonade was a popular drink back in the day and it still is.."
Gangstarr
by Big Daddy Kool on Apr 15, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
The Chronicle has a Hawk of their own:
“Danks, on the other hand, didn’t let a man past first – and he was helped when Emil Brown was thrown out trying to take an extra base on a drive to center in the second (though replays showed he might have been safe).”
Blood has been shed, Jerry.
Impressive start
I realize that it’s still early in the season, and the Sox have played a clawless Tigers team for two series, and have played well against a AAAA team in the A’s, (That’s a lotta A’s) but I haven’t seen too many signs of 2007 this year… except for maybe Big Mac’s near shitting of the bed last night.
I’m definitely surprised. I didn’t forsee the sox being this far above .500 by now :)
"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."
easy, big fella. i think the a's are playing above their long-term potential, too,
but until today they had the best record in the american league. if you’re going to give the sox any credit for their hot start, i would think you wouldn’t refer to the A’s, who just split a series at chicago, as a AAAA team.
Blood has been shed, Jerry.
by Toonderstrook on Apr 15, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree...
I’m trying to temper my surprise and giddiness by knocking a few holes in the boat. One of those holes is the fact I believe the A’s are as you said, playing above their long-term potential, the other being the Tigers missing their key players. The Sox played really well against the A’s two nights ago but just didn’t get the win. I blame the loss on a lack of scouting reports on that Greg Smith guy.
What really has me pumped so far are the impressive starts by Danks and Floyd. What has me less than pumped is the Count’s old man ass starting to appear.
"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."
by Shoeless In SC on Apr 16, 2008 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions
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