I cannot take credit for breaking this news - Ian linked me to it first - but tomorrow is probably the night...if tonight isn't.

(is all giddy and pathetic!)

I've never been a big fan of the Indians. I totally hate the logo. I totally (and mostly inexplicably) hate the Grady Sizemore, too.

I am looking forward to seeing Lester pitch again, though...

If I see any towels I 'll scream. Plus I hate the Indians cause their mascot is so offensive its not even funny

Also, I think everyone who hasn't seen this yet kind of needs to - He of the Nonexistent Deadpan. (He makes the best faces, seriously!)

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Lowrie tomorrow, Lowrie tomorrow!!

Also, let's play guess-the-[expletive]: Ortiz texted Tito this morning saying "Put me in, [expletive]." Tito thought it was his daughter and got confused, so he asked whose number she was using, and Papi replied, "It's mine, [expletive]."

I'm going for "fucker" and "fucker" myself.

Wish there was a chance Travis Hafner wouldn't be playing tonight. He makes me want to hurl.

Alas, I know he'll be in the lineup. Oh joy.

Blech.

It's a very good thing Garko's been converted into a first baseman - he'd be able to set Jed up horribly (they played together for one year in college).

Of course, I think the switch may have caused him to lose the ability to levitate.

I love Jed Lowrie. I have no idea why. I can't wait to see him play tomorrow night.

I don't blame you for loving Jed one bit - I mean, I should talk. I have this incredibly pathetic tag on my LJ...

No offense at all, Erin, but I don't think anyone can love Jed more than 1863 does. :)

Coco's roster picture CRACKS ME UP. Oh man.

Ryan Garko makes me want to hurl rotten vegetables at his stupid face.

Hey all...just checking in. I'm beyond tired, so may not be running back and forth from bedroom to computer quite as much tonight, but will try to stop by again after awhile. SO glad to see Papi back in the lineup. Sending him major good vibes! :-)

1863, I love those pics of Jed that you linked. I don't blame you for being smitten -- he really is a cutie!

ecl, the woman who took those pictures is literally the best Sox photographer on the internet and possibly in the entire world. She's a genius with a camera!

Garko is said to resemble Fred Flintstone. LOL...

1863: I know. It didn't take me long to find her site. Great stuff. I'm looking forward to more, much more, as the season unfolds.

Time to run to the TV now...

So exactly what was that little exercise with Papi?
Whatever it was, I like it!

Hmm, really? We can test the resemblance...

(The Diamond Angle. In terms of college baseball photos, it wins. They've got some of Huston Street in college, too...)

Liza- Oh I know. Can I be in the top 5 of those who love Jed? He was a Poli Sci major right?

I was in NYC for Game 6 of the ALCS last year to see two musicals there. I was upset that I missed the game.

I'm more hyped up for these two games than the NYY ones for some reason...go Sox!

How bad am I wishing I had NESN right now?? Lord give me the strength to endure another night of ESPN baseball.

Ooh....Beckett sighting. Okay, that was nice.

Yes, Jed was a political science major. AT STANFORD. HE IS VERY SMART, DAMNIT.

...and that's why I love him. He's an incredibly dorky genius. Did you see the list of people he wants to invite to dinner?

i heard a rumor jed was playing tomorrow and thought of you 18!

I was way more afraid of Jake Westbrook during the ALCS than I was of Carmona.

I'm also a political science major but I go to school at UMASS Amherst.

I saw that list and I told it to my mom and she found it to be very interesting

I have a thing for smart guys so I guess thats why I like him so much also.

Can I be number three?

And ooh, ooh! -raises hand- "Ted Williams, just for the baseball, and then, life in general, Julius Caesar or the Dalai Lama."

...ahem.

Is it just me or do all the Sox boys seem to have bazillions of necklaces on now?

It's a sympton of Beckett-itis.

That's why I latched onto the kids who went to Stanford and play ball now - a few in particular (Jed, Sam Fuld, etc.).

And for those who haven't seen it, because I'm sure some people haven't, this just gets me...Jed's idea of a dinner party: Ted Williams, Julius Caesar and the Dalai Lama.

You know what I love about Remy & Orsillo? Rarely (if ever) do they call Dusty P "scrappy".

TG - I was terrified of Jake Westbrook until I decided he's a dead ringer for Julia Styles, whereafter I just kind of giggled whenever I saw him.

Way to work the count, Dustin!

Maybe Josh is leaving them in everyone's lockers??

Also, I think the world needs to know this:

MiLB.com: What is your greatest accomplishment, on or off the field?

Jed: Getting into Stanford. A lot of people think just because you're an athlete, they give you a free pass. But I worked hard in high school and got good grades and worked hard on my SATs.

Good boy, Jed. That's the best possible answer to that question.

Bethie, I wouldn't put it past him.

Let's go, Papi. Beat up on Westbrook for us.

Liza, i think josh is handing them out saying "this will help you hit f@#$Ing balls" or "this will help you throw f!@#ing strikes"

Hey all, checking in for a moment. Working late, but at home.

Thank God in heaven for NESN--I miss Don and Remy after suffering through Fox and espn.

Go Sox.

YES! PAPIIIIIIII!

Nicely done, Papi! Look at that - one night off, and he's already hitting! It worked!

YEAH PAPI. That's all we're asking for.

PAPI!

PAPI!

The curse of the buried Papi shirt is broken!
(kidding)
(sort of)

Holy Crap! Base hit for Papi!

YAY for mental health days!

Since when is it no longer Jacobs Field?

Since January or so when they sold naming rights to Progressive:-P

I want them to call it the Prog now!

I arrived at work this morning to a full color print out (with loads of pictures) of an article about "Jersey-gate". Courtesy of the resident MIS yankee fan the next cubicle over. Didn't get much of a response when I asked her if she knew how stupid the yankee universe looked freaking out about a damn shirt.

Oh, two things - Snyder accepted an assignment to Pawtucket, and send your best wishes to Joba and his father. I'm seriously worried about him...

Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk!

YAY YOUK!

YOUK!

YOOUUUUUUK!!

YOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUK cheers in Cleveland. Awesome.

yeah Youk!

Stay strong, Bethie. They're feeling the heat to keep up with the Joneses (us) now.

Nuuuuu, Henry! Stop striking out! (He's been bumped down to eighth in Iowa's lineup. I think the poor genius is slumping...)

I just love how our boys wear down pitchers.

I saw the thing about Joba. I'm leaving a comment on Phil Hughes's blog, haha. It's the only way I know to reach him.

C'mon, Woodpecker! Tektektektektektektek...

I'm watching Homer Bailey right now. The PawSox had an early lead on him, but Louisville came back and our boys are losing 3-2 at the moment.

And Bobby Kielty is batting in the three-hole.

It was like when the Sox fans were trying to find Babe Ruth's piano to break "the Curse." We need to trade off the asshattery to keep things interesting, you know. ;)

Aw, yay for Papi.

Okay, temperature, you can go down ANY TIME NOW, okay?

Graaagh, guys! You can't keep leavin' 'em loaded like that!

Kielty! Good for him. :)

Aw, Tek.

Sure it's YOUUUUK and not BOOOOOO? The two sound very much alike.

(hit post too fast)

The game in Pawtucket was just called. We lose, waaaaaah.

Homer Bailey didn't look too bad, either. I can't wait to see him get called up...I'm excited about him.

yuck....Hafner. I wanna poke out his eyeballs.

Well when Tek came up it was definitely "YAAAY."

-gags slightly-

Strike him OUT, Lester. PLEASE.

Jon, walks aren't the way to start off a game.

Yes, ESPN, Youk is, in fact, a baseball player. Very good!

I sent Papi some good vibes...single...I'll take that. Youk looks like he never left 3rd. That man is fantastic.

Youuuuuuuuuk!

But eew. Walk and on to second. :P

here we go again. Walking batters starting off the game.

Pronk at the Prog.

He didn't do very well against us in the ALCS - but I suspect that will change.

I just don't like anyone on the Indians team. Garko anyone? Did he a have a follow up to that comment about champagne tasting better on the road after game 7 of the ALCS?

Lugo doing a little jig...interesting.

I got a weird random error a second ago. Huh.

No soup for you Pronk!

Erin - I think he's still waiting to find out what it tastes like. And waiting. And waiting.

Yay for outs. Good job, Jon!

it's cold out here huh right nut.

C'mon, Lester. No sweat.

Youuuuuk! Again! The man is a natural defensive player...

Our fielding does it again.

He he....Sizemore stranded.

I heard that Jed Lowrie character is gay and wishes it was his ass being touched like that in the Dunkin Donuts commercial.

Has anyone here ever been to Townienews.com? Its a website where a guy talks about the Red Sox. If you haven't you should.

Great Job by Youk.

Jonathan Papelbuns can't act like me.

youk to casey is becoming my new favorite play...good job boys

kirstina - youk to casey is great but i still miss mikey to youk.

Yeah go visit my site and oh yeah Go Fuck Yourself :D

Speaking of Casey...

Too bad the guy can't run.

Jed in tomorrow! Jed in tomorrow! START JED TOMORROW, Tito.

Hey, everybody! Sorry I'm late...

Anyone else smell a troll, or is that just me?

Eh, guess that means the popularity of this place is really taking off, doesn't it?

Has anyone seen my right nut? I'm lonely.

18: ignore.

Man Steph, a guy tries to have some fun and you call him a troll.

I;m a little hyper tonight so I apologize for having some fun. :D :D :D

Hey Devils! Ya missed a run and a leaving-'em-loaded in the first.

I was beginning to think Jeter sneaked in here, til I remembered he and his quad were were back on the roster tonight.

Oh well, troll. Enjoy thyself.

Oh, Ian--the "Papelbuns" gave it away...

Thanks for the update, Liza!

Erin i wore my GFY shirt to the doctor's once and he asked me what it meant so I told him it meant Go Fuck Yourself.

He was an Indian doctor so I don't think he got it.

Sorry, that's my fanfiction background coming back in. I was reading a really epic troll fic today...the ending of this just made me laugh so damn hard. Trolls are just on the brain right now. (They're so funny, aren't they?)

Coco's doing pretty nicely as a leadoff man so far. Hmmmm.

Awww, Dustin...

A friend asked me about Shoppach the other day, completely out of the blue. My reaction was, "You know who Kelly Shoppach is?" Then I remembered he's a huge Sox fan. Heh.

I figured someone would notice the Papelbuns.

Steph were you surprised to see me stop by your neck of the woods with the good news about Lowrie.

Just sucks though for him because his family won't be there tomorrow night. They will be in NY though.

Just getting here, all. What's this I see about 18's glory man tomorrow?

You totally made my day! I couldn't celebrate because my roommate was (and still is, damnit!) taking a nap. She's always asleep when I need to be the loudest!

They're going to NY to meet him for his birthday (Thursday!), actually. Is it wrong that I'm more excited about his birthday than my own?

Hi Texy we missed you during the epic comment night.

And damn it's cold out here too.

Tito's said he might start tomorrow. :D

"Terry Francona said he's not yet sure whether Lowrie will play third base or shortstop, though he did indicate that tomorrow (against Paul Byrd) would be a good time to rest Sean Casey. That's tough to do, since Casey has been swinging a hot bat, but Casey is 3-for-21 off Byrd with two walks, two RBI, and two strikeouts. All three hits have been singles."
--Extra Bases

Oh...yes, my boy is supposed to start tomorrow. He'll make his debut then, unless he's inserted in the later innings tonight.

(is ridiculously giddy right now)

Johnny not looking too bad tonight.

Ian, sorry about calling you a troll. Sneaky. :)

Ian is a troublemaker, I see.

Sweet! Would be nice to see him play, at least so 18 can get her fix. *winks*

By the way, the only Cleveland Indians player allowed to get any hits is Victor Martinez since he's on my fantasy team.

I think Ian's been drinking.

(turns several shades of crimson) ...I'm hoping so, too...

And more good news: his lack of any deadpanning ability is still intact as of last night.

Steph's traveling to somewhere tomorrow that's carrying the game on NESN.

Is anyone from New England? Or in New England?

The only thing Ian's been drinking tonight is Coca-Cola. It might have been the Dairy Queen blizzard that got me all hyped up too.

Dice-k has the beckett hat on!

I would love to see Jed hit a home run at his first at bat in the majors. But thats just me.

I honestly wish I could. Is MLB.com still doing that free trial of MLB.TV, by any chance? I'd go with it just for tomorrow...

HA...Beckett in a beanie!

New England the country????

I'm from the construction state.

Hmm...Mass? Like Big Dig disaster area?

Starlight - Me. :)

C'mon, Jon. Strike this booger out and make him eat his words (or at least, drink some warm champagne).

star: Here? You kidding?
Raised in CT, couldn't wait to get to Boston.

That home run could be perfectly possible. Jed led the Pac-10 in homers as a sophomore and can still occasionally hit for power, as seen here.

Not me, starlight.
I'm from the land of pork roll and high-population density. (aka New Jersey)

Hooray for Steph and for Jed Lowrie's Major league appearance tomorrow. I was thrilled for you and for Jed when I heard the news this evening.

BTW, Steph, I reviewed the thread from yesterday and totally appreciated your Tardis reference!

I love how Youk tosses the ball to Lugo and Lugo gives it back to him.

They don't appear to be Steph but you can get it for a month at 14.95

Construction state = CT right? When i was like five, I honestly thought that's what the license plates said since there was always construction everywhere.

Only curious...sounded like there are a bunch of folks from PA, NY, etc...

Think this guy is Bret Michaels' brother? He appears to have a longish blond mullet...

...it's kind of sad that the internet associates me with Jed. It really is. But thanks for the well-wishes, everyone!

Yay for someone else who knows what the TARDIS is, too! That makes me happy.

I love how Youk...exists.

I'm in Mass.

Sorry I missed the Tardis reference yesterday. (I'm a 10th Doctor girl.)

Does anyone think the buried BoSox shirt created bad mojo for Papi?

I'm originally from Newington, CT home of fc, live in West Haven, CT now. I'm an aquarius and I like to watch sports. My other favorite things do are long walks on the beach and endless drives to know where.

Sorry, I thought this was the dating game. LOL :D

David Tennant! You have good taste, I have to say.

Oh, Ian. You'd win. Are you the only male here? How smart of you.

Lived in Amherst Mass my whole life. All what people do here is complain about saving salamanders. (I'm not joking the town built salamander tunnels under a road).

Yes CT is the construction state since they are always doing some type of road construction.

In fact where I live on I-95 is in the midsts of a 10-year reconstruction project.

Dustin gets a BIG FAIL for wearing pleated pants. BOO.

(For those who don't know, this is David Tennant, and he makes some of the funniest facial expressions I've ever seen in my life. He plays the role in this certain quirky way that just works so well!)

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT IT'S JIM RICE."

Dustin seriously cannot act. Papelbum is better by a mile.

Most people are all "9 + Rose 4eva", but I'm firmly in the 10 camp.

There have been other males here at times but for the most part I'm the only brave one to come every night :D.

and jughandles too njdev (also originally from NJ)

One of my friends is a 10/Rose person, actually!

I feel your pain, Ian. 95 is a nightmare..always has been, and I am assuming it always will be.

He played Casanova. CASANOVA. Surprisingly, he was very believable.

(Tennant, that is - not Pedroia. Hee.)

Is it wrong that I change the channel when I see that commercial?

C'mon Davy!!!

Cool, Kristina. 1863's orginally from Jersey, too!

Thank you, Texy. Cause those pleated khakis really are terrible. I don't think he dressed himself for that commercial. At least I hope he didn't cause it's all bad.

Seeing all these fans bundled up for some spring baseball reminds of me of my days working in the minor leagues in front of about 100 fans because it was too damn cold to be playing ball.

I love the giant tubs of Double Bubble stocked in the dugout.

"Newington, CT home of fc"

I believe that's the town slogan.

ha! Just saw Dustin's commercial. He should *never* tease Pap.

Erin, your town sounds like Davis, CA. They built tunnels for frogs. Yep.

PAPI!

Who cares if it was caught, he hit the ball. Hard. :D

Isn't an enjoyable drive Shark. I love going up your way where you never know where they are going to be working that day.

Liza and B&W-- you're both Check this out:
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/fan_forum/kn_captain_form.jsp?partnerId=enewsbos04142008

Nuuuuuu! Henry Chadwick fanned again! That's twice in this game so far now... (This is 'Henry.' That's not his real name, but he's a total stat geek, hence the pet name.)

Kristina - yes, I am indeed from the Garden State! I'm just in college in PA right now. I return to the land of my birth after exams!

oops, I meant to say less than 14, but it thought I was trying to make an html tag

It is fc, I saw the sign when I was up there this weekend. I'll get a picture for everyone next time I am up there :D.

I think I may be the farthest north...New Hampshire. You know, that blot of trees and cows and foliage.

Yeah there a no sidewalks up where I live and the speed limit on that road is 40mph. So I'm in constant fear when I'm walking on that road (which I do everyday).

That being said the schools here are amazing and people are trying to save them from budget cuts.

Hey! People mistake me for a twelve-year-old! I'm tempted...nah. They'd find out I was actually in college pretty quickly, I'm sure.

Ugh...that was too quick

star- which part of NH? My family and I go camping in the White Mts in the summer time. Its so pretty up there.

Absolutely, trying to cross the Q and guessing which side they will be working on that day is always a pleasure! My biggest fear is being on the Q when it decides that it has had enough and plummets into the Terminal below!

YES! THE ROOMMATE HAS RISEN!

(makes a lot of noise)

Not that far north. I'm about 15 minutes from the UNH campus....which, by the way, does have a good equestrian program...someone was asking about that yesterday...

I'd like some HD BecKett right now...sigh...

Well, it doesn't seem to be another 1000000 pitch game....yet....

Hey, you know who else works at UNH? Sam Fuld's dad. He's the chairman of the psychology department!

Devils - I'm tempted... sorely tempted...

Starlight - That was me. My sports are baseball and horseback riding. :)

i may be moving back to the garden state this summer...though i don't know what i'll do without NESN...(contemplating spending lots of extra cash on MLB extra innings)

LesterKK

K for Lester!

It's Grisly Adams!

There ya go Lester!

Wow. 7/9 first pitch strikes for Jonny boy.

Yay for first pitch strikes! This is the Lester we like to see.

JD! Nice catch.

See? I wasn't lying - he seriously works there.

Cancer montage. Doesn't anybody understand that all Jon wants to be is a baseball player? The cancer story is absolutely wonderful, sure, but Jon's trying to put that behind him now - he just wants to pitch.

That's cool! Can't imagine a psych prof as a dad, tho.

YES. Another one, JD. :D

Yay JD!

And Sam is working on his Master's in statistics. He's amazingly smart, too.

Go JD!

ESPN mentioned one aspect of Lester's line that I'm not going to mention right now so that this thing doesn't get screwed up...

Chris Cater went to Stanford also right?

(Hint - think Buchholz.)

I mean Carter

Uh, Mussina went to Stanford I think.

Chris Carter? Yes. Got his human biology degree in 3 1/4 years!

ESPN can go fuck themselves for mentioning that. Ugh.

Yes, Moose did, too. And that is why I wanted to see Jed in against him on Saturday. It would've cracked me up so bad...

Erin - Yep, he did.

Steph - I did notice that...

Why did they mention that!?

Wow 3 1/4 years? Thats pretty cool.

Steph as broadcaster's they are allowed to talk about it. as fans we are not.

Captain, my captain!

Tek!

Oh Captain!! YAY!

GO TEK
The double worked that time.

Erin: It really is - I find it amazing. I don't think the fangirls do, though - have you heard of GirlSox Nation? They just like him because he's pretty. (I like the way he hits the ball. And the whole degree business.)

Yay Tek! Nice!

Jed shots on NESN

AHA! Is that him?

During Clay's...erm, run, Remy and Don talked around it the whole night. I have it on my iPod, and they keep using clever little euphemisms like, "All zeroes tonight for Baltimore!" and whatnot. I think Remy and Don are fans, too...I mean, Remy once did a 'homer inning.'

JED IN THE DUGOUT!

He did a cute little bobbing up and down on the balls of his heels thing. I think it was to keep himself warm. It certainly looks cold there.

Starlight - if he looked like this, then yes, it was him.

He can't deadpan to save his life. It's hilarious.

Homer innings are the best by Remdawg

If they talk about, it needs to be vaguely...like "retired all batters face except for one walk to Sizemore." Or go the Remy route and say "something special going on." You can never put the two words together though...

Wow, way to be comprehensible, Liza--I meant "balls of his feet."

People, people - sshhh, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

I heard about that website and I don't think I want to go there.

Lugo flipped that bat and helmet really, uh, violently.

It's kind of creepy, or so I've heard. Rumor has it there's a list where they try to insert the word 'hot' into everyone's name, which results in odd portmanteaus like 'Hotlio Lugo.' (Poor Lugo.)

Eww that gross.

It's 40 degrees at the Prog right now. 36 with the wind chill.

I was stupid enough to LOOK at that site, and yes, they do have a page like that.

"HOTio Lugo", "Josh BeckHOT"... you get the idea. It nearly made me gag. =/

Why is Becket wearing Oven Mitts??

I just Googled it to get the link without going onto the site. Abandon hope all ye who enter here. (Oops, accidental pun - Chris Carter loves Dante.)

The sad bit is that when you search for it entries on my Livejournal in which I make fun of it come up, too.

Weak. Nothing like the TexGirl's entry about Beckett's personality change...and, again, can't get over that leprechaun. :)

So that would make my name Ian BeHOT.

I'm glad I never go there then

Finally tearing myself away from the TV to check back in.

Wow -- quite a bat toss by Lugo! Dustin must be rubbing off on him.

Liza: Where is Hughes' blog? I too want to send some sort of good words to Joba.

So starlight is the farthest north...and I must be the farthest south, in NC, where it is currently as cold as Cleveland. I grew up in the NY metro, then lived in central NY during and after college before moving south to escape the harsh winters. I wouldn't mind moving back up north, though. I've gotten pretty tired of Southern culture after 20 years here.

"Haffner's Heffers?" Hahahahahaha.

http://philhughes.wordpress.com/

FREAKING COMMENTATORS.

Thanks ESPN!

The "Hafner's Heffers" girl has some self-awareness.... but she really needs to learn to spell "heifers".

Yep, I'm in NC too. 70 + degrees on Friday....frost on my windshield this morning. It's no wonder I can't get rid of this cold. Mother Nature having one hell of a mood swing right now.

Ah dangit. "in play, no out"

do I keep missing Beckett sightings (quitely cursing at homework)

Aw, fuck.

I mean. GET HIM OUUUUT.

THEY HAD TO GO AND SAY IT. NOW IT IS GONE. IDIOTS!

(avenges herself on Orel by linking to this)

YES. It's "heifers"...

crap

Ugh. Nooo.

Dammit....see what the goons in the ESPN booth have done now?? A-holes. :)

(kicks ESPN) IDIOTS. FUCKING IDIOTS.

Somebody quickly improve my mood before I lose it.

Random observation: Travis Hafner looks like a donkey on steroids

Another random observation: I hate when people put jinxes on. It's simply just NOT COOL

Third random observation: Lester's roster photo makes it look like his ear is broken

Get yourself together Lester! We're not going to have much offense this game!

uh...makes Pedroia look like Actor of the year...chords are better than leg warmers.

Ok I'm reading the website now. Why am I doing this to my self?

Erin - don't torture yourself! Nuuuuu!

I swear, that website should be read only in the ninth circle of Hell.

Steph less than 24 hours til Jed plays.

Liza: Yeah, pretty stupid thing, the "HOT" list. I mean, the team is loaded with good looks, but deliberately messing with everyone's name just to work the word into them is ridiculous.

Damn...I'd better get back to actually watching the game now that it's tied up. Will return later.

big K for Lester. Now it's time to roll a double play ball and escape this inning.

...

(smiles like an idiot)

I'm dead serious, I am literally grinning like a loon right now.

That'll work. At least he's got Peralta's number.

Come on Jon...you're alright.

Third random observation: Lester's roster photo makes it look like his ear is broken

LesterKKK

more like that johnny

Ah, they mentioned Ryan Garko's alma mater. And apparently Ryan is a "normal guy" with a "great sense of humor."

Are they knocking Stanford or not? If they are they die now.

I'm trying to test myself I guess. I reading the Hot list why must they replace the players name with the word 'hot'?

There you go, Lester. KKKKKKeep em comin'!

And why are they surprised about the humor thing anyway? Clearly they've never met Jed Lowrie. Kid can't keep a straight face for more than two seconds at a time...!

If you're smart, you're not funny?
That's offensive.

I am totally killing ESPN now. First they ruined the no-no, and now they're making fun of my favorite college I've never been to.

...am I overreacting?

I need chocolate.

Nah. ESPN sucks. It's purely a delivery system.

Ian: Thanks for the link.

Bethie: You in the mountains too? I'm in AVL. And I think I'm getting sick too.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO *covers face with hands*

Starlight--How about this type of chocolate?
http://www.mymms.com/MLB/selling_page.asp

I HATE YOU, RYAN GARKO. Sit and spin, Garko.

Ugh....Steroid pumping jackass just scored a run.

For god sakes someone break his legs.

dammit

^@&#(@* Garko. grrrrr

Losing is not fun.

thanks Coco

bad things.
-by the way, hi everyone.

just regretting the lack of the Beckett boot camp at this time.

Gaaah what happened? Gameday froze!

Relief! Who's warming up?

Steph, maybe you should research grad school at Stanford?

ecl: Not in the mountains, I'm right outside of Charlotte. At least we haven't had flurries like you guys have had. But if the weather doesn't kill me the pollen will. :)

Baseball. Sigh. The most glorious sport there is.

Apparently Gameday doesn't like Garko either. ;)

How many pitches so far this inning?

This is all because they had to go and mention the no-no in progress on ESPN! I can't stand ESPN tonight - they ruined a no-hitter and they dissed Stanford on national television.

Even if it was in reference to him and not him, I'm still annoyed.

30!

ecl - Grad school...ooh, you've got me drooling. But I'm thinking of doing my grad school in New England so I can get NESN and a job somewhere in the history field (New England's got plenty of places for a history major to work...).

Red Sox M&M's?! That would be perfect right about now...

yeah steph you can go work at Sam Adams. that place is historical :D

Red Sox M&M's?! That would be perfect right about now...

uh, not sure why that posted twice...sorry

Hey, Sam's a historical figure!

The last time I was in Boston I was standing next to Sam Adams' grave, and a Sam Adams truck drove by. It was funny.

if I could kick Travis Hafner and Ryan Garko in the nuts, I would.

But first, I would ask Casey Blake how his beard is so meticulously groomed.

Sup everyone.

I've escaped and made it home in one piece.

BTW, tried teaching a 2 year old to say "Pedroia" tonight and she got excited because she thought I was talking about Dora the Explorer.

Oops...score banner across his face.

Garko...
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/college/news/2003/06/19/cws_thursday_ap/

Steph - My mom used to work at Harvard in the 20th century history department (though she taught freshman)...

C'mon, Pedroia, let's get something started here.

That picture of him and Sam Fuld amuses me. I'm not sure why...

Random irony - the Rice team that would beat Stanford in the 2003 CWS included David Aardsma on its roster. So you've got Aardsma vs. Freshman!Lowrie.

Your mom used to have a really awesome job. Wow.

C'mon, Papiiii!

Is it wrong that I am listening to this to keep my sanity intact right now?

What's up with the 1-2-3 on our offense? Damn it!!!!

18: No Japanese tonight?

BOO TO RICE.

what was that???

Hook'em Horns.

Just for you Texy, I'll sport my 'Horns shirt tomorrow.

Actually, I'm studying for a test tomorrow, so yes, there is some Japanese tonight. I just really need to laugh right now...ESPN ruined the no-no and made fun of the school with the Tree to my face.

Also, if this doesn't make anyone feel better, nothing will.

(TG - YES. Rice was mean to Freshman Jed.)

Thank you. All longhorns everywhere - including Matthew McConaughey who was at the Yankees game on Saturday to root on the Sox - thank you.

1863---

I'm trying to be productive tonight myself! Working on a research write-up... currently the citations are completely out of control...

Remind me what you're studying? and at what level?

No - BOO TO RICE because they knocked defending National Champion Texas off in the CWS in 2003. Twice.

Also, BOO TO RICE because they're Rice and I'm from Houston and BOO.

Is Gameday still frozen? I was trying to catch up on the details of the couple of innings I missed while catching up HERE...and the page won't load.

Bethie: I totally understand about the pollen. I'm saddled with major allergies myself. I could never live "down the mountain" like you do. WAY too hot for this thin Northern blood!

Just remembered I had no dinner. As soon as the inning's over, I'm running to get food...

18: Yeah, the announcers are turds. I usually just block out their voices and ignore them... Screw them...Plus, guess who's starting tomorrow!!! :)

I be studyin' Japanese 102 right now. It's a small quiz, so I don't have to study too much...but waaaah. (I normally like studying, too, but Japanese is hard.)

...Jed is starting tomorrow.

(grins like an idiot)

How's everybody tonight? I'm alright for the most part. Just annoyed at my immune system. I have to go to the damn RISD Art Museum so I can look at some stuff to work on a paper for. Then I have two classes, which is all well and good...except I'm developing a sore throat and I know I'm about a day away from feeling like complete shit. We're watching a movie in one of my classes so I think I may skip that one if I feel like complete crapola. Or sleep through the movie...we'll see.

This game isn't making me happy at the moment either...Jon Lester picked a bad day to be all stupid with the pitching.

Travis Hafner's stance makes him look like he's taking a dump.

Hi Piney. Having a nice day, I see.

C'mon, Hafner. GIDP, please.

...

nooo!

Oh, FUG.

SHIT

Someone got Lester's pitch count?

Never mind--NESN just showed it. 90 pitches.

This is not good. What's the deal, kid?

I was going to guess close to 90 since he was at 82 just a minute or two ago.

ecl: I see where you're coming from, cause I don't know how you make in up in the mountains. But since you lived up north, you're used to the cold. I can't tolerate it. Born and raised here, used to having 2 summers every year. Hot summer and oh-my-god-hell-is-cooler summer. :)

TG, I need your help. I know you have it posted somewhere but when I try to search for it my computer takes a dump. I need to get to the "How do you spell emphatic" Becket/Paps video. Can you possibly direct me to it??

That's what I call a pick me up. That or going through some press conferences. :)

Um...why haven't they pulled Lester yet? This is ridiculous. WTH

freddy krueger time

Anyone know who's warming up in the pen?

they can't pull him until they have someone to go in for him. we do need at least one pitcher out there.

who's in the pen..?

Freddy Krueger is in the pen

Damn it. I might just go to bed. This sucks.

Bye-bye, Jon. Here comes Yo-yo.

YoYo with the bases loaded...good times.

oh boy..

Oh, that's some ugly pitching this evening, Mr. Lester.

That's right. Remind us just how damned great we are!

Awwwwwww man, come on Jonny boy.

Crap.....

Would love to see the emphatic beckett/pap video, too.

I always wonder what Yo-Yo and Dice-K talked about in the dugout last season.

Why do I feel like things just went from bad to worse.

God I hope I'm wrong.

Ah, is Lester crying? It's ok, Jonny.

YES. Good, Yoyo.

RYAN YOU ARE NOT AS GOOD AS JED. FAIL.

...I am so damn biased. (sheepish grin)

...wow, Tavarez. Holy shit.

NICE TAVAREZ

...okay, who was that and what did he do with Julian Tavarez?

good man, Freddy!

Thank you Julian! We can make those runs up...

Yo-Yo, way to go!
Talk to y'all tomorrow, got to get some other work done.

Piney: I hope you feel better soon. I think the early spring immune system stuff is going around. I've felt yucky for a couple of days now.

Ian: LOL about Hafner's stance. I've heard the same opinion about Pujols.

Bethie: The mountain climate suits me pretty well. Not too hot and not too cold. I've got MS, though, so when we get a prolonged hot spell (for us) in the upper 80s/low 90s I'm totally miserable. I can't even imagine dealing with the "two summers" that y'all have on the Piedmont.

And Yo-Yo comes through! Now let's get our lethargic bats to awaken!

I stand corrected.

Good job, Tavarez!

I love Yo-Yo. That is all. He's always fun to watch play just because he's so entertaining.

I know what it looks like when men are trying not to cry. That was it. Poor Jonny.

And look, in all seriousness-- and I don't mean this as an attack on him--but Lester in my opinion has been overrated for awhile now. His performance in Game 4 was exceptional-- in part because as a National League pitcher he'd be phenomenal. I'm just not convinced he's up there with the bad boys of the AL. (And I thought this before the WS too by the way, its not just because of tonight.)

Look, he's a great pitcher, love him to pieces, honestly. But I think people may have set up some unrealistic expectations.

Either way-- buck up, little buddy. Just one game.

Offense? The 2004 Pac-10 Player of the Year won the conference Triple Crown, y'know...

...I am trying way too hard. (But I can't wait for tomorrow...)

Tavarez

Did I miss something? Was Jon really about to cry?

Interesting factoid:

Julian Tavarez, Tommy John, Morrissey and I all share the same birthday. And on the same day, in 1990, Microsoft released Windows 3.0.

So there you are.

Aw, Jonny... he did look really sad... And I don't think he's overrated, exactly, but I don't think he's the next Mike Mussina, either.

Owww, that looks like it hurt.

OUCH. Poor Youk...that looked painful.

OUCH!

I felt that all the way over here.

uhm..

I totally snapped last inning.

Also, as much as losing sucks, Youk is always entertaining in rundowns. BUT NO.

Damn it! Now I'M gonna cry...

Aw, fug.

C'mon, Tek...

You gotta give him an oscar for that at bat though. I saw daylight between the ball and his arm.

Yeah it LOOKED painful... but that's about it. No way that actually hit him. Anyone else notice besides me and Remy and fc?

I actually wasn't looking. (sheepish grin) I just heard "And he hit him" on the TV, and that's all I know.

Looked like it grazed his elbow.

I thought so... but I wasn't gonna debate it.