Gameday Open Thread: Angels 4/23
by Texy
2008 April 23 at 6:46 pm
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vs. 7:05 pm Fenway Park – Boston, MA SP: tv/radio: NESN – MLB.TV – WRKO |
Use the comments to this entry as your own personal Gameday open thread. These open threads have been fun so far – so I’ll keep ‘em up as long as y’all are interested in having them.
Good evening – am I the first one here?
Anothyer scratch seems to have nixed the likelihood that mhcranberry and I would see Josh when we go to Fenway next Friday (heh heh I’ll also be there Thursday so I may get my chance then)…but the way things are going, who knows, maybe Pleats will be pitching.
I can’t help thinking that maybe if they weren’t wallowing in spit all over the place, these kinds of communicable diseases would have a little less of an impact.
But that’s just the grossed out girl in me talking.
I wonder if Pleats volunteered?
Who hasn’t been sick on the team?
You think they’d start sterilizing the clubhouse. At this rate, they’ll be the Boston PawSox in a week or two…
Erin, sshhhhh, let’s not jinx.
Happy Wednesday! what a great way to end a long day of finals :) they really need to take a few hours to clean down the clubhouse and get rid of all the not so lovely viruses floating around.
fc: that would be hilarious to see pleats pitching
You’ve already had your finals? Ugh, I don’t start mine for two weeks! Lucky…
They should be giving out Purell to the team
Hey everyone. What Ellen said about the spit, LOL! Those poor guys.
Okay, now that I’m all set up…Gameday visual, Gameday audio, and ready to post here…time to throw supper together so I can sit down, relax and enjoy the game!
Im in FL so we start our semester a little earlier than most colleges. but don’t worry in two weeks i’ll be back in classes for summer classes i’m unfortunately required to take
I recall hearing on WEEI something about people spraying down the clubhouse? Apparently it didn’t work very well.
(is thrilled to be here for her first start in three days) And Tito put Jed in the lineup for me! Thanks, Tito!
fc, I could make a comment about the not-sick too, but of course I don’t want to jinx so will…uh…hush la boca.
No Youk either! I hate that.
Hey everyone!! Kinda pissy right now because MLBtv is having a brain fart. Looks like I won’t get to see the game.
See, with Tek out, I could’ve sworn that Dusty Brown was coming up – and indeed those were the rumors earlier today. And apparently Youk had a back twinge, according to the radio…
It’s Craig Hansen up now, by the way.
Hello all! It’s been a while. I’ve been sick with the flu . . .
…damnit, Jon. I know you’re on short rest, so I’m not expecting as much today, but…yeah. Just settle down…
grrrr….I’m getting ready to demand a refund!!!
ecl, Gameday visual and audio, eh? Good for you! It sure beats hunting down an audio stream.
Not a good start for Lester. Is he on four days rest?
MLB.TV didn’t work too well for me, either! It kept glitching up on me…
I don’t know about anyone else but I’m getting tired of these first inning road team homers. maybe im being too selfish, what can i say
Maybe Jacoby will hit another one tonight to make up for it. I mean, I heard he did it yesterday – he had a leadoff homer, which I missed, and I got back just in time for the second one.
jules: yes because he replaced Dice-K
Thanks, Lugo!
As much as I’m disappointed at Youk not being in the lineup, do I have to tell you guys how delighted I am that he’s out tonight and not last night when I was there?
I’m looking forward to watching the highlights and archived stuff later — I want to see what Lugo just did, among other things, I’m sure. Bethie, if you have MLB.tv you should be able to at least do what I’m doing — the audio plus the Gameday graphics. It’s better than nothing.
fc – you were at the game last night? Wow, you got your money’s worth! That was a fantastic game to be at…!
Yeah, no kidding, Steph. I’m jealous, fc!
Thank god I’ve got game day, or I’d be in trouble right now! I can’t even get gameday audio to load. It’s otherwise having “technical difficulties” or my computer has gone retarded.
If anyone cares, the PawSox are up 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth. Dusty Brown is up as I type this.
So this is random but I’m a sports addict and I DVR mike & mike in the morning on espn and was watching yesterday’s when buster olney (their magazine baseball writer) was on & they brought up Sean Casey being a lovely guy since apparently A. Rod (A-Hole whichever you prefer) called a trainer who is suspected of selling illegal substances to player “a lovely guy”
So long story short they were looking for sports players who are thought to be lovely people and this is what Olney said:
Olney: Players say that he’s so nice when they lead off at first base and he’s so chatty that they actually get distracted
Greeny: He’s a lovely guy.
Golic: What is this the coffee clatch? (laughing)
Greeny: He’s really a sweet guy.
Greeny: He did miss the Japan games because of southern league neck.
Golic: Slept on the plane wrong.
Greeny: which is my favorite injury in baseball
Olney: well he probably told the writers that too with a straight face and no one felt bad about it
Golic: Because he’s a lovely guy
Greeny: He’s really a sweet guy
Olney: Exactly
I hope that brought a smile to your faces like it did mine! The mayor is definately growing on me.
Thanks Danielle ;-)
LOL, fc. I was very disappointed when I went to Fenway last year (for my birthday!) and Youk and Manny had the day off. I really missed screaming “YOUUUUUK”
Bethie, try rebooting your computer, and then access Gameday audio via the main MLB page. I didn’t get any sound the first time I tried (logged in via the Red Sox Nation home page). Once I got on via the MLB page it worked like a charm.
Dusty Brown just singled! We could’ve used a healthy bat…
Hansen’s probably a good idea for now, though, considering that the pitching staff is dropping like flies. But I was really hoping Dusty would get a shot…he’s earned it. He’s worked so hard and so long (in anonymity, for the most part – well, at least he says so), and he deserves it.
Ah, there we go! The radio says Jed has a “strong arm.” Most of the scouts claim he doesn’t. He’s got a better arm than he’s given credit for. And Justin Masterson says it’s a rocket launcher, anyway.
(He admittedly does need to work on his hands – he’s always been better offensively than defensively. To his credit, though, he’s definitely improved throughout his Minor League career…)
…see what I mean about Jed occasionally dropping things? (And now Dusty Brown would’ve been really, really useful…)
At least the relay went nicely. Manny and Lugo get kudos here!
Yay Lugo!
Jules, you don’t know the half of it.
fc:Youk approaches 1863/Steph:Lowrie
Nuuuuuuu! Dustin Richardson got his first loss! He’s looked good so far, too. He’s a total sleeper.
(Speaking of Portland, my guess is Masterson is in Pawtucket by Memorial Day weekend.)
Also, yay Manny!
(spazzes) Kottaras homered! YES!
fc, awwwwww, we all have our faves, don’t we? :-)
YAY!! We have liftoff!! Video is up and running!!
Thanks ecl. You would think I would have thought of that considering I work in technical support. Big durrrr for me. LOL
Yay JD! Atta boy! And nice going Lugo!
Yay Lugo and Yay Manny!
Nice, Lugo! (I was wishing he’d get on so that Jed would bat that inning, and he obliged me. And he also got an RBI, to boot. YES.)
FUCK IT.
Okay, that was way too strong a reaction. Sorry…
Whoops, I meant J.D. Credit me with an error.
You’re welcome, Bethie. I’ve had to do my share of rebooting especially at work to get recalcitrant programs to work, so I know that drill by now.
Steph, I’m sure that was frustrating for you. But thanks for giving my little guy his props. Nine games in a row! What’s in HIS Wheaties?
Okay…..Lester tonight cause of no Dice K. Pauley last night because of no Becks. Soooooooo what does that do to the rotation for the rest of the week? Guessing Wake tomorrow?? Or (I hope not) Tavarez?