No Jacoby =(

He has a groin problem, but its not serious. I'm sad. But its all good, we got Mikey back! =P

And we NEED to win this game. the offense needs to get hits tonight!

A little trickery on us huh Texy.

I'm sure there are a few females out there who probably wouldn't mind taking care of Jacoby's groin injury

No Jacoby =(

He has a groin problem, but its not serious. I'm sad. But its all good, we got Mikey back! =P

And we NEED to win this game. the offense needs to get hits tonight!

Woops, didnt mean to post it twice. sry.

and yeah-- i know i would love to help him with his groin problem ;) haha.

Way to come back Lester!

Come on Jon boy. First pitch strikes please

Note that the night they rest Jacoby they rest Jed, too. Tito knows to keep the Oregonians together!

I'm almost relieved Jacoby is out due to that small injury, I wondering why the hell Crisp would be playing instead of him.

Lowells back!

Jed's probably not going to see too much action now unless Lugo or Peddie need a day.

Haha 1863! Good point ;)

LOL, Ian! For some reason I hadn't heard about Jacoby's groin tweak until they read tonight's lineups on the radio.

Yeah, that sucks =(

and they sent brandon moss back down to Pawtucket =( we didnt eve get to see him play! But i wonder what they're gonna do with Jed. Especially since Cora will be off the DL soon too.

Yeah, his days are numbered up here - I think when Alex is off the DL, he's back in Pawtucket.

He and Jacoby have to be kept together at all times because they both play better that way. Hey, when you've known someone for ten years or so...

Well Jacoby told me abt his groin last night ;) lmao jp (obviously..lol)

yeah, i just found out abt it too on NESN.

Well now Steph, you wouldn't wish Jacoby going to Pawtucket, I hope!

Lindsay, Brandon Moss is still up. He's on the bench. They designated Bryan Corey for assignment.

hey everyone.....it would be great to get a win tonight...ummm, is anyone else having issues with NESN...

No, I wouldn't want Jacoby in Pawtucket - he's needed up here. But Jed's probably back down (for a little while) when Alex is reactivated.

...It's been fun, hasn't it?

Hey everyone!

They kept Moss up because they have no backup first baseman or any backup OF's for tonight's game.

Crisp leading off? Uhhh, only Jacoby can do that...lol

it shouldda been Dusty...but w/e =P

Yes kristina my NESN seems to have a hiccup at times.

Oh really?? My dad told me they sent Moss down...lol

It it just me, or do all the calls seem to be going against us lately? Have we wronged the wrong people?

Anonymous is Lindsay..sry...lol

my screen is black right now....(not enjoying this right now)

hey everybody!
anyone else having NESN feed problems?

Does anyone know what's happening?

and oh NOT JACOBY! is having "groin problems" tonight???

(will resist temptation to make inappropriate sexual innuendo)

My NESN HD feed is fine except for a few hiccups here and there

Ok I'm watching the game on mlbtv and it hasn't come back from the break...am I the only one experiencing this?

Coco struck out. Pleats struck out. Big Papi grounded out. that's what happened.

and I don't think Jacoby ever been sent back to Pawtucket is even a possibiility this season - I think he's here to stay :-)

nope. my NESN still hasnt come back! what the F?

IT'S BACK!

He is. Jed'll be down soon, which was not a day I was looking forward to very much as much as I wanted Mike and Alex to recover quickly, but he'll be back up in September.

(And so will Justin Masterson. YES.)

Jessi - I am having the same problem. Someone prolly got fired

ahhh here we go...hey wait I thought Vernon Wells was on the DL? dammit I hate that guy - he hits well against us.

well evidently i didn't miss much....but still happy it's back on!

It's back!

so who is DHing tonight?

well since Big Papi grounded out, I'm going with him.

ummm commercial break in the middle of an at-bat? what the F NESN? seriously!!!

Yeah, i dont know if any of u noticed but on NESN, when they were talking abt Jacoby they showed him, and he was laughing pretty hard, i dont remember seeing him laugh that hard before during a game, maybe because hes more relaxed since hes not playing? or maybe hes just getting more and more comfortable with the guys. All i know is that i wish we saw more of the "happy, fun" Jacoby. =P

is someone over there drinking heavily right now....whats with commercials in the middle of the inning

y'all must have the NESN on crack feed

i guess they're a certain number of commercials they have to fit in. My God this is annoying though.

That Jacoby is more likely to show up when someone he's known for ten years (read: Jed Lowrie) is around. I'm convinced that since Jed's been up Jacoby's been looser.

I have only had commercials when they are supposed to so far.

Hey guys, kinda new here - quick question: where does Tek throw the ball after someone strikes out?

Usually they just throw it to the mound

Was this site just acting up too?

And yeah. my commercials have been fine too.

To third base. They throw it around the horn to keep their arms loose

ECL, I lost the site for a moment, too! It's back now, but...

I should add, it gets thrown to the mound when a runner is on base. and yes ecl, it appeared the NESN on crack feed affected the site for a minute or two.

@Emily - He will throw it to 3rd (MiKEY !!!) if no one is on base. as a celebration and to keep the infielders warm

man doc works fast. YIKES. game on speeeeed.

Thanks guys!

You have got to be kidding me. I'm so mad at Nesn.

YOOOOOOOOOUK.

And yes, the site keeps messing up for me too.

Nice, Youk!

....its' so nice not to hear any cowbell.....

ok, i missed what happened....but i see Youks on base, so yay!

Come on Mikey!!!!!

Youk, yay.
Mikey :]
*goes back to lurking*

BIG standing O to welcome mike lowell home. ;D saw him play in pawtucket last friday, which was AWESOME. eee.

Real fans don't need cowbells to cheer on their teams.

Its so weird seeing 0 HRs and 0 RBIs for Mikey

Its so weird seeing 0 HRs and 0 RBIs for Mikey

Hi All!

Great to have Lowell back, hope Jacoby will be back soon.

(is keeping up with the PawSox now) I wish I could've seen Mikey in Pawtucket - he sounded pretty good, from what I read.

(PawSox currently up 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth against Rochester.)

tell me about it.... I almost never want to go back to the Trop... almost.

There seems to be more loud crowd noises on NESN tonight. It's weird with the surround sound because I can hear them behind me.

steph, mostly it was just great to see him in so intimate a setting. ;D

Yes, it is great to see Mikey again. And i really hope that Jacoby's groin doesnt get serious. that would be terrible!

...I need to get to Pawtucket. Especially since Jed will be there again soon.

i love when you can hear random fan comments

YOUUUKKKKKKKK

...did Youk just steal a base? (cracks up)

Damn Youk

was that youk being jacoby!

YOUUUUKKKKK!

What is this?! A stolen base from Manny and Youk in less than a week?!

*in a good way

c'mon, drewski, HERO TIME.

Manny steals, Youk steals..
who's next?

Come on drew! RBI, come on!

Hi everyone! Work it YOOOOUUUUUK!

My guess is Ortiz is next in line to steal.

Michael Tejera at 66 pitches through five in Pawtucket. Not bad.

Ortiz has a stolen base on the season too i believe..haha

Why isn't Lowrie playing tonight? Crisp AND Lugo...sigh

Jed is not playing because Jacoby is not playing. Oregonian Synergy.

Okay, that's a total crack theory. Sorry...!

Hey guys--can't be on, but I just want to say:

A. YAY MIKEY'S BACK!

B. Youk? Stealing? What?

C. I'm going to Fenway--tomorrow! I'm psyched. We have great seats, too. Third base line, baby! Daisuke vs McGowan... :D

D. Oh man. That Eckstein. He is just so... SCRAPPY.

Wait, not he doesnt..my bad

Im so jealous Liza! Im going to the game on Thurs, but they're bleacher seats =/

Lesters having a good night so far. LETS GO LESTER!!!!

(knocks on wood)

knock on wood!!

liza - i'll be there tomorrow night, too. other side, though. should be awesome (if chilly). ;D

Y IS THIS SITE ALL SCREWED UP TONIGHT? it keeps messing up on me.

nice work, mr lester. 2 Ks!

unimpressed zaun is unimpressed.

1-2-3 good job Jon!

Nice, Jon, nice. Now let's get him some run support!

OK, we need baserunners here!

oh, and Neil Diamons on American Idol tonight (he sings sweet caroline) incase anyones interested ;) haha.

I'm having problems with the site too, other Lindsay.

ok I feel good...Lester is good thru 3. now let's just see if the lineup can freakin get some runs in and not waste another good start.

Neil Diamond**

I love how you called me other LIndsay...haha

(would feel good if her exams didn't start next week) I do like how Jon looks so far, but the offense is the key here...

K, we got Lugo and Crisp? Uhh, i'm not even gonna say what im thinking..i jsut hope they prove me wrong..

and Lugo definately didnt =/

Just curious, those of you who are actually watching the game, does Tek look like he's feeling better?

I wish our guys wouldn't swing at the first pitch.

I dont think that he does. He still looks sick and weak. Just my opinion though. =P

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=7606066

doc's throwing first pitch strikes pretty consistently tonight, so i'm more ok w/ first pitch swings than i sometimes am. ;D doc's only walked 6 in 40+ innings this year (thanks, remy). o.0

Awww, Rochester's finally on the board. Still 3-1 Pawtucket in the bottom of the sixth...

Im not sure wat that video has to do with Red Sox. but that crash is pretty crazy! and only a broken ankle? wow, thats impressive!

Mikey, please dont dive anymore! lol.

Sunbeam in right!

Moss is in the game for J.D. Drew

god, that was a wicked cute cora/lowell moment we just witnessed. I LOVE NESN.

1863-- how do u watch the Paw Sox games?

...ooh, lemme explain. Sunbeam is Brandon Moss. I read somewhere that he once tried to put a peanut butter sandwich in the toaster and earned himself the nickname 'Sunbeam.'

So what's up with J.D.? Anyone know?

Drew looked fine to me..but at least we get to see Moss! =P

cold, wet weather cant be helping Tek much.

and I thought the same thing about Mike...which is the same thign I think every time Tom Brady runs the ball. no don't do that, you'll get hurt!

Neil Diamond on AI tonight. We always watch it (that's the nice thing about the games starting at 4pm).

JD hurt?

I have them on Gameday (I hate that program, but it serves my purposes...). Go to MiLB.com (www.minorleaguebaseball.com) and check the International League games - you should be able to Gameday them.

Finally, they pulled Tejera! I would've done that earlier...it's 3-2 PawSox now.

They haven't announced anything yet Steph. The dynamic duo think it's a leg issue

JD Drew stubbed his toe, so he's gonna go put a bandaid on it. he's out for the night.

For anyone else who is having troubles with this site. ( I am offering to relieve a bit of texas Gal's bandwidth issues)

http://soxchat.markgreenway.net

Use it if you want

Yup, David Archuleta's singing "Sweet Caroline".

Hmmm. That would make sense, though. I'm hearing nothing on the radio so far...

haha

85% of the Blue Jays look like they're taking a dump at the plate...

How wonderful is Youk?

Band-Aid - I wouldn't be surprised!

Archuleta is?! omg im so excited! i was hoping someone would sing it!

nice catch youk

k so we got Pleats, Ortiz and Manny...lets get some baserunners!!!

Oh - this is a bit random, but Clay graduates from prospectdom this Friday! (That means our top two prospects will be Justin Masterson and Jed Lowrie. Ph34r.)

come on sox bats. BATS I SAY.

hey, anyone see the Kelli Pedroia story in the Globe today? I'm just curious - do any of the Red Sox wives actually work? they seem to be omni-present and have a lot of free time on their hands.

wtf did they do to Wally?!! lol.

No, i havnt read it. But im abt to look for it now. =P

Wally cruelty.

I read it last night on the Globe when it first went up. I linked to it earlier this morning.

Youk is the only one with a hit so far tonight. The rest of the lineup needs to catch up...

wtf.

FAIL. At least Manny worked a count.

so since it seems like we may never get any hits off Holliday this season...I am hopeful that Toronto's bullpen totallly sucks.

J.D. Drew left the game because his left ball was achy.

J.D. Drew left the game because left ball didn't field right

/fixed

Lester, please let's not have this be the inning that you throw in the towel, as you are known to be.

Hey, radio, if you hadn't said that Jon hadn't given up any hits about twenty times, that wouldn't have happened!

Aww, thats a rly nice pic!

Nice. And awwww to Dustin's wedding picture!

Aww David Archuletas performance of Sweet Caroline is rly good!

nice double play boys, jon looks good tonight (knocking on wood)

tight quad issue for JD

Lindsay, I was just "aweeing" at that picture!
and then I went on to see that Kelli wears Betsey Johnson.. *feels weird*

a "tight quad"? jesus guys, it's called stretching. these guys injure themselves running more often than my 65 year old dad.

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2008/04/29/married_to_the_red_sox/

I don't know much about "baseball wives" culture to this point. Do the Sox wives hang out together? Do volunteer work like Kelli does? BTW, that's a good cause to take up on her part. Melanoma is no joke.

Dusty looks pretty dang good there!

he married well....I wouldnt think he could get a chick like that.

HAHA! Dustin loves American Idol.

Haha, i would LVOE to hang out with Dusty. he doest seem like a very funny guy.

That is a really sweet wedding pic.

Okay, after that first inning for Pawtucket nobody has wanted to hit the ball anymore. This game's just zipping along, though - I wouldn't be surprised to see it finish before the PawSox game.

ok, girl moment, i love her dress....maybe because thats what my skirt looks like...yay for getting married in 5 months =)

He probably watched it because him and seacrest have the whole "small" thing in common..haha

to give them credit, they do do a lot of charity work. but the younger ones without children like Kelli Pedroia or Ashley Papelbon don't seem to have their own careers. I guess they can afford not to, but still...I dont know, I just wonder what they do all day.

Kristina-- i said the same thing when i saw it! he dress is really pretty!

Okay, Sunbeam, show them why you're up here!

ok, back to baseball....yeah Moss

Yeah!

YES! Go Sunbeam!

Is it a law now that every bride must wear the tube top gown? Not that she looks bad but I literally don't remember the last wedding picture I saw where the bride was wearing something other than the tube top gown. And there have been many I have seen that should have not gone down that route.

/thread hijack

Yeah, that is a nice dress. Lyndsay, probably if they haven't yet gotten into charity work they...SHOP! Or something like that.

STEPHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Never ever talk about the game going fast. You know the rule.

Crap, tie game! Damnit, Pawtucket!

are those real boobs? they look all pushed up like fake ones.

Random question, and kinda stupid too, but im just curious on your opinions. but...do u think that kelsey Hawkins will be the next "Sox Wife"? or do you think that that wouldnt happen for awhile. I was on a website and someones opinion was that they would be engaged by the end of the season. but idk. lol

Garr. Nice game so far for Lester though.

Archuleta just sang Sweet Caroline. I thought it was pretty good.

Trish, is that what they're called now, tube top gown? I would have called it a strapless gown.

See, look. I screwed the PawSox over. And honestly, if the game goes longer, know what that means? People are hitting the ball. I'd like it if someone hit the ball...

looks like Dustin had more hair there.

Yes, they're real and their spectacular.

/seinfeld reference

Lyndsay-- yeah his hair definatle ylooked better there..lol

Oh, Seinfeld! My family went through the entire series when I was away...I think they've seen all of it now.

I think that even if I were to marry a wealthy guy, I'd still work. The idea of being a housewife is awful to me..

my friends think I'm crazy for that, but..whatevs.

Lindsay, I don't know what to think about whether she'll be the next Sox wife. I know it would break a lot of hearts if they got engaged, though.

blood- I'm with you there. I would go insane if I were a housewife

...PawSox losing now. Damn.

Ooooh, Toronto has to change their May 25th promotion because it was Frank Thomas Bobblehead Day! That's pretty funny...

Yeah, i dont know what Kelli did to her boobs for her wedding, but they arent that big!

Lindsay - unfortunately for us, yes I could definitely see that...she's pretty involved already with the team, she just ran the marathon with Timlin's and Schill's wives. she seems like a nice gal,- who knows. Jacoby is pretty focused on staying in the bigs right now and establishing himself so I could see that getting in the way of them getting married right away - plus they don't even live in the same city right now (she lives in NY).

so Lester - 5 innings, 70 pitches, not too shabby. glad to see he's not walking as many as he usually does.

nope, I think it was just the effect of the strapless dress pushign everythign up

Steph, I was just thinking the same thing...about hitting the ball.

B&W, I'd probably work at least part time if I were married to a wealthy man. Or else I'd get involved with the volunteer work that I'd like to do but can't because I don't have the energy after a full day's work.

Yeah, its like even though im only 17, and have absolutely NO CHANCE with him, it would still break my heart...lol

i probably sound rediculous saying this, but w/e lol.

right now Ian's like, "so now we're gossiping about the wives while a game's going on, is that what we're doing? any other guys on this board?"

I think I'd rather see Jacoby married than tramping around town with Penthouse pets.

haha. sry Ian! lol.

I was going to say the same thing about the strapless dress. She's definitely a cute person.

What is Kelsey doing in NY? Is that where she's originally from.

I don't mind at all. I'm just not saying that I wouldn't throw either one out of bed.

Dang it. I just did.

those dresses are very binding...lots of sucking in and tieing things really tight...usually makes the boobs look bigger....

Yeah, but Jacoby was raised Mormon, so hes more sophisticated, and i couldnt see him being like Clay...lol

ECL - If saying 'no-hitter' wasn't working, I figured encouraging a longer game would get the bats going a little bit - then the players would do the whole 'reverse psychology' thing that seems to work so well around here...I hope...(crosses her fingers)

Of course, I inadvertently may have cost my beloved PawSox their game in Rochester. Argh. (is an idiot)

Kelsey and Jacoby met in college at Oregon State - her family lives in Oregon, if I recall correctly.

...I know too much about Oregon.

Yes, Kelsey's from NY.

It's karma Steph. Ask Earl.

Yeah really, about the Penthouse pets, LOL.

Hey, the WRKO guys are talking about Eckstein. Sounds like he's about Dustin's size. A wee one on each team...

Yeah, they met at Oregon state, but they were just friends. They Kelsey became a nanny in Maine and her and jsacoby were reunited because he was in Double A, and thats when they started dating.

Nice, Jon! This's what we expected from him...he actually made it six innings!

I think Eckstein is a little taller than Dustin is, but I've never seen them next to each other, so...

she's originally from Oregon and went to college with him. they were friends and started dating when she was living in Maine or something and he was with the Portland team. I read that she is a teacher in a private school in NYC now and lives in Manhattan. so that's not a bad commute, I know plenty of people who do the Boston-NY thing. my first thought on seeing her getting on the plane to Japan was "how the hell did she get that much time off from work?"

why the hell do I know so much about Kelsey Hawkins? this is sad.

Lugo, Crisp and Pleats are up.

Phil Hughes rocked again.

3 2/3 innings, 8 hits, 6 runs, 4 walks. plus he's responsible for two men on base right now.

Skanks losing 6-2 in 4th

Craig Hansen's perfect ERA is in jeopardy...he's put somebody on (by hitting them), and right now he's letting some unearned runs in. If that runner he plunked gets in...

Phew, he got out of it! But Rochester is up 5-3...argh.

Lyndsay-- we definately both know there whole story! haha.

Ah, didn't know she was from NY.

Steph, I'll have to get my sis and brother in law to give me some good Oregon links to pass on to you(they're in Portland). They've been to Madras, incidentally. Way out in the middle of nowhere, apparently.

(goes to check Portland) They're also losing, down 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth...could somebody win? (Looking at you, big club. Set the example so Portland comes back.)

(drools) ...Oregon...

(is pathetic)

Actually, that's a really sweet story about reuniting all the way on the other side of the country. For some reason I thought that he played in Portland, OR. Didn't realize it was the one in Maine. Guess it was just the Oregon thing on my mind.

grrr.

no,srslywtf.

I always thought the Portland/Portland thing would be a bit of a point of confusion in the clubhouse, at least with Jed and Jacoby: "So in Portland - " "Which one?"

Can we, y'know, do something here? At least seeing Lester go six is nice...

How many pitches dose Lester have so far?

36 outs in teh game, 24 via the groundball.

Eckstein has 10 assists.

No, tube top's my name for it. I guess the high fashion world would say strapless. ;) Either way, it's totally played out. When everyone wants the tube top gown regardless of whether or not such a style actually looks good on them (and on many it doesn't) it's gone too far. Look at the wedding pages in your local paper; I guarantee 95% of the brides are in strapless gowns.

76 coming into the inning.

...the radio just gave me a total heart attack...

Halladay has thrown an economical 71 pitches through 6 innings.

Lester is just doing amazing tonight! If we dont get runs im gonna friggin flip out. because that will mean that the last 3 starters were absolutely amazing, yet we still cant get a friggin win!

(knock on wood abt Lester)

Is it just me, or do our pitchers only work this well when the bats aren't doing their job and vice versa? Just a thought...

Somebody hates us. Meh.

4th walk? Wow, i missed some walks tonight..lol i though he had like 1... =X

What is it with dead Sox bats? Oh, well, better to do it in April than August.

oh, that was a little scary...

that was only the second fly ball out by either team in the game

okay, Papi, Manny, and Youk up.
lets get something going now? please?

Thanks, Sunbeam! (breathes a sigh of relief)

yeah, exactly, if only we could get the bats working when the pitchers are working...they're out of sync right now.

and I think this might be Lester's best outing yet.

what the hell bats - wake the fuck up!!!

Steph- I wrote this on Monday about that.

What is going on with the Boston Red Sox besides the flu bug is quite normal in the game of baseball.

Sometimes, the pitchers will be lights out while the bats are stagnant. The reverse is true as well. When both are coming together at the same time is usually when you see teams go on winning streaks.

i hate that damn shift

Ian - exactly! You totally nailed it on the head! They just need to find the common ground...which they hopefully will do by the end of tonight.

Trish...as an unhappy middle-aged single, I sort of avoid looking at wedding pictures in the paper. ;-) So I'll have to take your word for it.

C'MON MANNY!

Manny!! Homerun 497??

please Manny?

I've been around this game too long not to know that.

It happens. nothing you can do about it either.

It does...I almost wish they could have had two off-days instead of just one, if only because the 20 games in a row was definitely showing its effect at the end there...

C'mon, Youk, you have a hit tonight - let's see it!

Aw, I'm sorry, ECL. Then again there's days I wish I was single again, mostly so I don't get embarrassed by my husband catching me ogling cute baseball boys. :D

Steph, this is the first of 18 in a row here.

Ok I'm getting sick of our pitchers being absolutely brilliant and then our offense not doing anything.

seriously - 7 innings and it's 9:03? damn, I wish Yankees games would go this fast.

I need the early bedtime tonight too - I think I'm catching the sox flu thru the tv :-(

NO TALKING ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THE GAME WHILE IT'S GOING ON

MERDE.

i hate that commerical. "I said 2K, K?!"

See, then they definitely deserved a second day off. You've got 38 games with only one day off in between - it's definitely a strenuous first two months we're having here. And these guys have been jet-setting all over the world, too, which only adds to it...

(I think Selig would think I'm being too soft on the defending World Series Champions, though. Sorry - I'm just really cynical tonight because exams are coming up and I'm nervous...)

On a more positive note, Yankees are down 6-2. Though I have to admit, I haven't felt that bad for a pitcher in a long time, watching Phil Hughes get booed off the mound.

It's okay, Trish. Sometimes it's really painful, but for the most part I'm resigned to it On the other hand, if I were to find anyone at this late date, he would have to put up with a whole lot of ogling of baseball boys. I'm incorrigible. Don't know how many guys would be okay with that.

Was the "Sox flu" stomach-related or lung-related? Because I caught the flu when I was in Boston; I'm almost positive a Sox fan saw me decked out in my Yankees gear and coughed on me at Fenway. Flying with a fever and sore throat really blows.

(growls) Bad fans, booing the rookie! You don't boo rookies!

I like what they do in Japan better - when a player is in a slump and nothing's going their way, the fans actually cheer them on even more passionately to try to help them out of it. (Kaz Matsui mentioned this once when he was still with the Mets, and I've stuck by it ever since - because I think he's right, and because I was one of his few supporters in New York.)

As long as you aren't letting them (baseball players) get their bats wet, I'm sure a guy wouldn't mind

Hughes got booed? nooo, I have such an unexplainable soft spot for him! :[
poor guy. (but then again, lolz, yankees.)

Trish, ur a yankee fan?

Really? Hughes got booed off the mound? Wow!

Their flu was of the lung variety

Phil Hughes got booed again?Poor Kid.

B&W - it might be that Hughes was raised as a Sox fan. I've always liked that about him.

(I'm not so sure the kid was ready, though.)

Real fans don't boo their players. Typical New Yorkers.

They need to be more like Boston fans. We just bitch about them to no end.

Indeed I am, but I have many friends who are Sox fans and I don't hate them nearly as much as I used to. Except for Youkilis, that is.

maybe that's it..:[
oh boy, Lester. beauteefulll.

Oh, y do u hate Youk?

Tito may have just broken his hand slapping Lester's ass he hit it so hard.

Oh, Mike, you've looked fantastic tonight - but Jon's looked even better! This is just...

I'll have whatever Josh, Clay and Jon are drinking. I think they could use it in Pawtucket tonight...

Ian, i had to rewind-- and he did hit it pretty damn hard.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

Well, that's it - we can say goodbye to Craig Hansen's spotless ERA. It just went poof in Rochester, NY.

They booed Phil Hughes? WHAT?

I actually do like Hughes. He's a nice guy. He's not a jerk like some (coughA-Rodcough).

Lester looks FIERCE. Wow. Just... BAMBAMBAM. Eight innings!

Unfortunately/fortunately, depending on which part of my brain you're asking, Halladay looks really good, too.

Jenny - From earlier, it will definitely be kind of really freezing. I hope there's no wind. :P

Ian, i had to rewind-- and he did hit it pretty damn hard.

...oh my God, an Airplane reference. That's an epic win right there.

Ian, surely you can't be serious?

My name is Lyle Overbay. Look what I found in my glove.

I'm not sure who it is...but they are definately standing on Tavarez...lol

LONG story. And no, I didn't date him. :D

Phil just needs to calm down and stop reading his press. But yeah, not cool to boo him.

whoa, Tek.

WE GOT A HIT! Good goin', Tek!

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines

Wouldn't it be amazing if Lugo randomly homered right now?

Yepp they booed all the way to the dugout. It was the 4th inning and he had already given up 6 runs. He walked w/ a man on first so Joe called on the bullpen...as much I enjoy the Yankees losing, this a 21 yr old rookie. Poor kid.

There is never a bad time to use a line from "Airplane!"

Its Hansen-

lol

Oww. That picture looks painful.

Oh, Hansen, whose perfect ERA is now gone...the PawSox bullpen just imploded tonight. I'm starting to think that whatever happened to the Sox bullpen went back to Pawtucket with Hansen...

I cannot stand Lugo.

Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

Damn, hope he wasn't wearing spikes.

Joey, do you like gladiator movies?

Well, look who it is, everyone! I guess now we can talk about Lester without having to worry about jinxing the kid...

Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked... in the head... with an iron boot? Of course you don't, no one does. It never happens. It's a dumb question... skip it.

lindsay, kind of like: (maybe this will work? maybe?)

"I wonder who this is"

"lolz, it's just Jonathan"

-SPEAKING OF JONATHAN...

dam f&*K Lugo.....i don't even think that made sense

That actually feels really good on your back when someone does it.

Is today 'play on SittingStill.net' day? (Don't make me go into her archives and start pulling out pictures of Jed to spam you all with...)

No more pictures please, there's a game going on.

poor Phil - he needs/needed more time in Triple A. they rushed him up probably cuz Hank wanted them to, and he's an ignoramus who knows nothing about player development. "did you see that? that kid from AAA threw a no-hitter for the sox last night! get me a guy who can throw me a no-hitter. and make sure he's young and unprepared. I want a Lester too - get me a Lester! now I don't care if his arms fall off, we've gotta match those dang Red Sox player for player!"

Lindsay, that's a cool pic of Dustin.

Lyndsay - I totally agree that Hughes was rushed. He's definitely not ready to be up here full-time yet, and it's showing. It's definitely working out for us, but on the other hand...

Hey, think Hank will get frustrated and try to trade him?

It was a rough place - the seediest dive on the wharf. Populated with every reject and cutthroat from Bombay to Calcutta. It's worse than Detroit.

Paps is doing good, of course. however those damn bats need to friggin pick it up!

Phil's not a rookie--came up at the beginning of last season.

Why's he calling me meat? I'm the one driving a Porsche.

Ian, what random planet are you on right now? LOL...

How many innings does Phil have under his belt? He might still qualify as a rookie if he doesn't have a certain amount...it depends.

I still think the kid could stand to get some more development...

Wow, Jonathan.

I would be horrified to have to face Paperbon. lol

The world is not made for people cursed with self-awareness.

10 pitches- 9 strikes. and the 1 ball was intentional. omfg Jonathan.

ughh =(

how anticlimactic.. =P

...wow, I think that was only the fifth hit tonight overall.

Come on Paps!! 2 more strikes. u got this!

HOLY CRAP, DUSTIN.

DUSTIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PEEWEE!!

WHAT A FUCKING GRAB BY PLEATS!!

as everyone knows, Hank has no patience for player development. and he has no patience with his GM either - I don't know how Cashman can put up with that shit year after year. that's why I don't think this new 'let's nurture the young prospects' thing is a bunch of BS and isn't going to work for Cashman -because ultimately, he has no say, it's all Steinbrenner, and no way he can tolerate any kind of rebuilding year if it means losing a shot at the pennant this year.

NICE PLAY PEDRO!!!

...I love Dustin so, so much. He's a genius. That sounded a lot like the 'fuck yeah' play from Clay's no-no...

I can't wait to see that one on the rewind!

I meant that it IS a bunch of BS - i negated my statement by accident.

yeah Pleats!!!!

that ball almost took of Papelboner's head in the process too.

DUSTINNNN!!!! Haha I love when he makes those unbelievable grabs!

Larry: Excuse me, but what the hell's going on out here?
Crash Davis: Well, Nuke's scared because his eyelids are jammed and his old man's here. We need a live... is it a live rooster?
[Jose nods]
Crash Davis: . We need a live rooster to take the curse off Jose's glove and nobody seems to know what to get Millie or Jimmy for their wedding present.
[to the players]
Crash Davis: Is that about right?
[the players nod]
Crash Davis: We're dealing with a lot of shit.
Larry: Okay, well, uh... candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she's registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let's get two! Go get 'em

Alright, now we got crisp, pleats and papi.. come on!!!!!

He pitched 71 innings last year, a pitcher has to have less than 50 in order to qualify as a rookie. The Yankees identify this as his second season.

yay! I love John MacDonald. He's fun to watch.

COME ON PLEATS!!!!!!!

He is a second year player if he's passed 50 innings like Trish said.

It's under 150 at-bats for hitters to still be considered a rookie. Which is why ellsbury is a rookie this year.

He's up to 71 already? I didn't realize he had that many...

(Clay is an official rookie on Friday. He's all set to graduate from prospect status!)

come on ortiz! we need you!

...okay, now would be perfect. It really, really would. C'mon...

That was just last year. I think he's around 92 or so now.

C'mon Meat, throw me that weak-ass shit!

I just nearly pooed meself.

92 now? Either way, he's past the innings minimum...

...oh, foul...straighten it out...

so if this thing goes extra innings...who we got up in the pen?

manny can't hit in the clutch

Okie dokie is ready to go IF needed

LOL Ian...naw he can't.

wow I'm surprised...Toronto has no one in their pen?

come on, Ells, sack up and get out there.

YOUK can't hit in the clutch

Yes!

Do you really need someone in the pen if your starter is Roy Halladay? He's amazing...such a workhorse. It reminds me of deadball-era pitchers...

Piney logic works again.

FUCCK!!!!GKSHSDNB!
YESS!!

oh my fuckin god! YOUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

...oh my God, we won! Holy fucking shit!

NICE WIN GUYS! now there's a slumpbuster!

and there's dancing...and jumping...like little boys...

YOUUUUUUUUUUUK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(delirious)....

Yoooouuuuuk for President!

[ Ian ] says:
on April 29, 2008 9:36 PM

YOUK can't hit in the clutch

So- Ian, what were you saying? lol.

...I am totally watching Sportscenter tonight just to see the mobbing. This is just...such a relief.

To quote Halladay "You've got to be fucking kidding me"

look how excited they are!!!!!!!!!

"FUCK. YOU GOTTA BE SHITTING ME."
sorry, Halladay.

Are they all jumping up and down like they just won the WS?

Lindsay, I was using Piney's logic. It's worked before so I figured why not try it again

GAH ANYONE BUT YOUKILIS GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

LOL at Halladay pulling a Josh.

and was that three hits in one inning, yeah boys....i haven't been this excited about a win since october....

YOOOOUUUUUKKKKK!!!!!! And props to Papi for running his ass off towards home!

Me and my brother were just talking abt the halladay quote-- and it was "are you fuckin shitting me" lol

excellent, excellent pitching tonight. the bats weren't the greatest but I'm just glad that Lester was the best we've ever seen him - the best, Jerry!

THAT is the Lester we've been looking for!

...Jonathan with the win.

Pure Gold Jerry. Gold!

santana who? I'LL TAKE JON LESTER.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Oh man. That was an amazing game. Lester was beautiful.

Also, Lindsay--I thought it was "Fuckin shit piss" or something...

signing off now...later folks.

What can I say? Great pitching, bats waking up at just the right time...I'm sitting here grinning!

fun fun fun.
'night all.

so how excited do you think Josh is about Lester's game tonight......he's smiling inside saying f*&k yeah jonny boy =)

I think that I might actually get some work done before two in the morning tonight! That's more like it!

Yeah, same here, Steph. I have some paperwork to do before I go to bed...so over and out. May be showing up a little bit late tomorrow (more duties call) but will get here eventually. Night all! :-)

Right, I should probably write that Antony and Cleopatra essay due this Friday now...g'night, everyone!

Pedroia jammed his shoulder on that diving stop

Pedro hurt his shoulder =X

Good night, all!

and oh so glad it's not even 10:00....yay for getting work done and going to bed before 12!