Gameday Open Thread: Blue Jays
Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays
12:05 pm
City of Palms Park - Ft. Myers
SP: Daisuke Matsuzaka David Aardsma
tv/radio: NESN - ESPN - MLB.TV - WEEI

The Sox tune up one last time before leaving for Japan (or will they?) - as Dice-K David Aardsma takes the ball for the Sox against a random assortment of relievers pitching for the Jays.

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.




Comments (41)

[ mhcranberry ] says:
on March 19, 2008 11:13 AM

Well, this could be a very interesting thread...



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 11:22 AM

I posted about the whole fiasco in a separate post - but this may well be the shortest gameday open thread ever.



[ jenny again ] says:
on March 19, 2008 11:34 AM

c'mon, mlb, get your shit together so i can have some sox/jays today!

i'm proud of our guys for standing up for their coaches & support staff, but (selfishly) I WANT MY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BASEBALL!



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 11:36 AM

There's just one poor, lonely bat boy - with a foam finger and a batting helmet.



[ Meghan ] says:
on March 19, 2008 11:46 AM

The batboy is a scab!!!:-P



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 11:53 AM

PICKET LINE CROSSER!



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 11:54 AM

Interesting - Dice-K left earlier and made his scheduled start at the minor league complex. David Aardsma will start instead.



[ jenny again ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:02 PM

1:10 first pitch -- there will be baseball! WHOOT.

selfish!jenny ftw.



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:05 PM

You think you're jonesing for ball? I haven't seen the Sox play since MARCH 6TH. I'm in need of Soxball, stat.



[ Meghan ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:06 PM

Good pitching lineup today after Aardsma, if they stick to their original plans...Timlin, MDC, Oki and Paps!



[ Meghan ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:08 PM

Thundersticks are NOT a good thing. The only thing worse are the cowbells that TB gives out sometimes.



[ jenny again ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:11 PM

we've got sox on the field. YEAH BABY.



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:22 PM

Top half of the inning went well. Nice that David can step in like that.



[ Meghan ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:22 PM

Per the Herald blog: " On his way to the minor-league complex to make his re-jiggered start, Daisuke Matsuzaka told Japanese reporters, “I was cut.” " Hahahaha.



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:23 PM

Also: please, please, please Remy & Orsillo don't fall into the lazy journalist trap and refer to Eckstein as "scrappy" or compare him to Pedroia. PLEASE.



[ jenny again ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:25 PM

meghan - AWESOME. i love that guy. like, f'real. ;D



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:27 PM

Dice-K FTW!

Also: it is no coincidence that my new favorite Phillie is Casey Smith, I don't think. I love all the Caseys!



[ Piney61 ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:27 PM

Gotta love Manny(the sad face is what makes it)



[ Piney61 ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:27 PM

Just testing to see if I didn't break the thread by any mislinks



[ mhcranberry ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:28 PM

I want to say-- I'm proud of my Sox. Standing up for the right thing. Always love a game, but seeing this sort of thing makes me happy.

I'm very very proud. They were doing the right thing.

Apparently when Dice-K left to go pitch in the minor league game, as he was walking out, he told the Japanese press, "I've been cut." Awesome.

Interesting photos of the whole thing. http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/SoxBlog/archives/2008/03/photos_tension.html



[ maxwell horse ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:36 PM

I'm glad this is happening. Not because of any principles or anything like that. Just because it adds some spice to my day.



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:37 PM

Nothing like a little unexpected controversy to liven things up.



[ Meghan ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:40 PM

They have Poland Sprigs water in the dugout...I SEARCHED for that in FL and was never able to find it.

And JD- wear eyeblack so you don't have to squint!



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:47 PM

BTW - Manny's little sad face addition makes me smile.



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:56 PM

It'll be interesting to see how many Jays pitchers the Sox eat their way through today.



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 12:57 PM

YOUK!!!!!



[ shark ] says:
on March 19, 2008 1:03 PM

Ok..I am surrounded by 8th graders who will not give me a second's peace. Are they or are they not leaving today after this game?



[ Meghan ] says:
on March 19, 2008 1:05 PM

Woot! That was really weird though...



[ Ian ] says:
on March 19, 2008 1:05 PM

Jacoby would have caught that ball hit by Wells.



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 1:06 PM

Casey makes an out at 1st! Lugo and Cashie team up for a putout at the plate!

And, yes - per the Herald, they're going to Japan.



[ Meghan ] says:
on March 19, 2008 1:07 PM

Shark- Its assumed, that, since they are playing, everything was resolved and they are going. Youk is going to give a PC in a little bit where he should confirm this.



[ shark ] says:
on March 19, 2008 1:07 PM

Thanks for the update! WHEW!
Good for them. Shows a lot about who they are as a team and family.



[ jenny again ] says:
on March 19, 2008 1:37 PM

youk = articulate! nice work, player rep. gets it done on the field (HOME RUN) and off. ;D



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 2:12 PM

I'm way late on commenting, jenny - but totally agree. He also did a nice job avoiding divulging any of the specific details of the arrangement. He's crafty, that one!



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 2:17 PM

HOLY HELL.

I feel bad for that kid, but JEEEEEEEZUS.



[ Meghan ] says:
on March 19, 2008 2:34 PM

This at bat sucks.



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 2:37 PM

UGH. It's bad enough he hit Sal "Marvelous Moustache" Fasano. Then that last at-bat was painful.



[ Texas Gal ] says:
on March 19, 2008 2:37 PM

And now Papelbon is pissed. Awesome.



[ Meghan ] says:
on March 19, 2008 2:40 PM

Big fist-pump from Paps after the tag.



[ jules ] says:
on March 19, 2008 3:04 PM

And now Papelbon is pissed. Awesome.

Sucks I'm missing this.

Bah on work.




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