FUCK! What WAS that? It was 7-2, we won the game in the fifth, and they came back and snatched it. Ugh. I'm dying inside. Poor Jacoby got the last out.

I just am at a loss for words. I told Ian: the Sox don't lose big leads. They just don't. Those close 1-0 games, sure- we know how to lose those like champs. But this was the biggest lead we've blown all year.

Eck called it the worst loss of the season. I'm inclined to agree with him.

Oh, definitely the worst loss. Made all the worse because I was discussing it play-by-play online with my Yankee fan friend (huge friendly rivalry thing going on). But ugh. Today was horrible. I screamed into a pillow afterward.

I don't understand the disassembling that goes on with these guys when they play the pinstripes.

Normally, I'm sad to lose- but tonight? I'm PISSED.

Dice-K looked good, he was mixing it up and not falling into his trap of throwing the holy hell out of the ball.

I think I need about 30 stiff drinks after that. Worst loss of the season, bar none.

It's still only one game, but damn did that suck. The only consolation I have is that Matsuzaka looked a lot better, and that Beckett goes tomorrow.

Suck suck suck suckity suck....

Pappyboo hoo hoo.

Nicely done Bombers.

Honestly, I caught up late in the game, Yankees have runners at the corners, no outs and facing Papelbon. 1.5something era and 35 saves. Figured there's no way on this dude. Acute choke job later, victory.

Pappyboo, you don't leave Louisiana and play for the Sox baby, unless you want to be a loser. Shoulda asked Ron Guidry for guidance.

It was sick. Just sick. But I guess everyone is allowed to suck once and a while. I just hate that it was both Oki and Paps on the same night.

Hey Joshua, you can boohoo all you want, the Yanks would give their right arm to have a pitcher as good and consistent as Jonathan Papelbon. But alas, he wouldn't fit into the Yankees system, he has a personality.

Don't worry....commander kick ass is on the mound today and I'm sure that he was watching the whole debacle. He'll be fired up. (Like he needed anymore of that!)

By far the worst loss ever and such as waste of a fine performance by Dice-K. Totally sucked. My husband made an off-hand comment about how the 5th inning was dragging too long and I looked at him and said "The more runs the better". It is the Yankees after all. Talk about that coming back to bite us in the ass.
I'm going to console myself by focusing on the ridiculous sight of Giambi flopping around like a fish-out-of-water at 1st base. Bring on Commander Kick Ass of the F@#k Yeah Brigade!

Beyond belief. Definitely the worst lost of the season. It's difficult for us to accept the fact that Paps is, in fact, human, but there you have it.
Commander Kick Ass, we await your rescue.

Here's the thing: with a 5-run lead, Okajima should NEVER have gone in that game in the first place. Use Lopez a little more, maybe a little Delcarmen, or- seriously- that would have been a perfect time to use Gagne.

Papelbon said from the lockerroom today that he wasn't "mentally" into the game- maybe because he didn't have near enough time to warm up? He's one guy who puts a lot of stock in his rituals, and I think yanking him out of them, and putting him out there to get six outs was just too much.

It's too bad- because it was a total waste of some beautiful pitching by Dice-K, who worked himself out of a jam or two and threw some gorgeous pitches.

I have a feeling Josh is going to be on fire today.

Oh jeez, rituals? They don't call them professionals for nothing. Excuses are for losers and coffee is for closers.

My hats off to Boston after that drubbing today.

Perhaps a stiff Wang will help you out???