Hey everyone!

Maybe it will just be us tonight!

Naaah, no such luck.

I'm here (waving)...sitting here getting all my various ducks in a row to enjoy the game.

AW DANG! :)

giggling at fc.

ecl: Thanks, I'm here all week. Try the veal.

I'll stay away tonight and leave it to the girls.

Hi!
So apparently Rays fans think this is the most important serires of their season...

GALS, Ian. Gals.

Chicks. Dudettes. Babes. Dames.

Awww, c'mon Ian...you're good at being one of the girls!

fc: Huh? Try the veal? I'm a little bit brain-dead this evening...I don't get it... :-(

Lulu- Are they for real? Its only April.

TG: or Ladies!

My apologies. I'll leave it to the GALS.

What fun would a game thread be without Ian? Not very, I say.

Hola! I'm around...I can't find my scorebook so I might be writing on here a lot:-P

ecl: Reference to bad standup comics in crummy dives. Or the Catskills.

I'm actually very busy right now.

I'm waiting for the Rangers to officially activate Jarrod Saltalamacchia so that I may pick him up in my AL only fantasy baseball league that doesn't allow you to pick up guys until they are active.

It's so bad, I ordered my dinner to be delivered even thoguh the place is 1/4 mile down the road.

Hey everyone! Hope everyone had a great Friday!

Can I just say living in Orlando (for now), you would think that all 3 games would be on TV, right? Not so much - only Saturday's game :( I don't get to see my fave pitch Sunday...

I'm here! Sorry to spoil the fun. :)

Am I the only one who's really excited to see Evan Longoria play?

Aw, that one was far.

Erin-Well, apparently they think this is the series where they can *cough* maybe attempt a sweep or win 2 out of 3 and prove they belong with the Sox and Yanks and Jays. Who knows?

Ah, Jacoby.

Liza- Evan Longoria is on my fantasy team. So I'm happy to see him play tonight.

Danielle- Are the Rays playing a series at Disney's Wide World of Sports at all this year?

Ha! First ball to land on the catwalk!

Meghan - I have a scorebook, too. It's much easier to watch the games when you have something to do!

Ian - I've held onto Salty in two of my leagues since the beginning of the year, with the dreaded "NA" beside his name.

Liza - Not me! Then again, I have that homerun ball bias.

fc: Aha, Borscht Belt lingo...gotcha! I wasn't thinkin'.

Hi Hinske!

Got to go out for a bit... see you all in a while

Hinske! Aw, I've kinda missed the big teddy bear.

TG - Gaah. I think I've told you about a thousand times already that I'm extremely jealous, but I'll say it again: I AM JEALOUS.

Danielle - Aw, that was bad timing. See you later.

Meghan: They just finished one yesterday against the Jays. It was a little earlier this year.

It's not a Yahoo league so I can't even pick him up that way.

We use a stat service you pay for and we have it set up so you can't pick some one up until he's active on the stat service site.

So I've got windows galore open right now.

Golly, my radio delay seems extra lengthy tonight.

Aw, I've missed Hinske too. :) Did he get his ring today?

Did any one else hear that noise in the background on NESN? Or was it just me?

hi everyone (waving)....i've missed these the last week, dam sickness, i'd fit right in wouldn't I

So...tonight instead of wearing one of my player shirts, I'm wearing a shirt that says "Boston Express." It has to do with a club I used to belong to down here...the purpose of the club being to play a particular card game (likely one unfamiliar to non-Southerners). "Running a Boston" was that game's equivalent of hitting a grand slam, so I figured wearing it was worth a try...

I freakin' HATE Carl Crawford. HAAAAAAATE.

I love Upton and Longoria, though. Hinske as well. And Kazmir.

Hi Kristina! Feeling better now, I take it, then?

A triple. Eeiiww.

Holy FUG, Crawford. He's scary good. :(

Who wins the footrace?

Ellsbury or Crawford

Crawford is a douche, so I'm giving the edge to Jacoby.

So many empty seats :-(

I always forget that Crawford is only 26...he's been up since he was 20 so it seems like he's been around long enough to be at least 30.

I must say, Tampa Bay is one of those teams that I know very little about.

Aw shit. Guess I'm gonna learn about them pretty fast, it looks like.

Why is Crawford a douche?

I'm unfortunately very fond of players on AL East teams not called the Yankees--Halladay, Litsch, and Rios from the Jays; Kazmir, Jackson, Crawford, and Longoria from the Rays; and, of course, Millar from the O's.

"YOOOUUK" in Tampa. I love it.

Speaking of Kazmir, they expect him to come back May 3rd against us! I want him to do well, but he KILLS the Sox so I'm not thrilled about that.

Lots of "Yooooukkk"s haha.

Why IS Crawford a douche? So far as I know, he's a pretty good person...

WOW, blondie, go easier on the eye makeup next time. (Sorry, that was bitchy.)

Liza, of those names, I know who Millar is (obviously), and Rios. That's about it. If I had this game on TV I'd get to know the faces that go with the Rays names, but unfortunately, my next televised game is May 5.

Meghan- Don't worry, Kazmir's on my fantasy team. I'll put him on my active roster, basically ensuring that he'll blow up somehow. It always happens to me.

Wow, those girls got awful dressed up to go to a baseball game.

Liza- Don't worry, my mom made a really bitchy comment about those women. Really who dresses like that to a game?

Boos from the Tampa side of the crowd? That's certainly new since I left.

Manny!

Yay, Manny!

I will not even share with you what I said about those chickees in a side IM chat.
And YAY MANNY.

*wishes she could see the picture of these said girls*

He (literally) got a guy thrown out of a spring training game. The same game I was sitting in the outfield tiki bar and caught the Longoria HR, these two guys sitting next to me were gently heckling Carl - things like, "You stink!" and "Drop the ball, Carl!" Carl turned around, hollered that one of the guys was a "motherfucker", and flipped him off... while the game was in progress. Carl then went and bitched to security, and told them to have him thrown out. AT A SPRING TRAINING GAME.

Seriously- if a dude can't handle some light heckling in spring training, he'd wilt at CBP or Wrigley.

Girls that want to one day be sitting in the player's wives and girlfriends suite:-P

I can't see "these said girls," but could it be they're groupies and are dressed for success?

i missed the chicks in whatever they're wearing. yeah Liza, i'm feeling much better, I'm gonna ship my thera flu and a can of lysol to the clubhouse

Meghan, GMTA!

As insanely weird as it is to have a live animal tank at a ballpark -- it's still kinda cool.

Ahh, the fabled ray tank. I think other MLB teams with animal mascots need to follow suite.

I'm not to sure if I can post what my mom said about those girls. It was pretty funny though.

Hi All

:: waves ::

I'm soooooooo glad it's Friday. Could the week be any longer?

LOL, I thought the same thing about those two (that's when I first turned on the TV).

It's a big relief to see JD start off relatively well this year -- I know he's had a bit of trouble the last week or so, but compared to last year? Much better.

We could have a giant sock drawer.

Yeah! That'd be sick... (about the "I think other MLB teams with animal mascots need to follow suite" comment)
What about the Tigers? :)

Bear cubs at Wrigley!
Tigers in the outfield in Detroit!
Blue Jays flying around the diamond in Toronto!

JD Drew, the Southern Belle of Walks.

What would the New York teams have?

Live tigers would be the shit! And what about the Diamondbacks? Hehe. Or the Cubs! Or the Marlins. I think the rest are just common birds though...not so interesting.

Loudmouth obnoxious drunks?

jules, my week FLEW by...until around lunchtime today, when it slowed to a torturous c-r-a-w-l. I am SO glad to be home relaxing!

TG I think the Yankees already have that covered.

They could put Suzyn Waldman and Woody Allen in a cage and have people go look at them for NYY.

The Skankees would just have dirty skanks

And lucky patrons could pay extra to hear Waldman yell "RAWGAH CLEMENS IS IN GOORGE STEINBRENNA'S BOWX!"

Well, what about the Mets? What would be in a "Metropolitans" tank?

I'm calling it right now 6-4-3 DP for Lugo

here's hoping my reverse psychology works

Don't y'all New England residents realize... ALL OF Y'ALL would be the mascots in the cages, because y'all are ALL Yankees. :)

I'm hoping since you called the DP it won't acutually happen...

As long as they aren't in Suzyn Waldman's BOWX it's all good.

Thanks. I'll be here all night. Don't forget to tip your bartender and waitress.

how about that gold lamme jacket (probably spelled that wrong)....can anyone else totally see paps walking around in something like that =)

Texy, u are now a new england resident although you're a rebel in king arthur's court

Heck, TG, to you even *I* am a Yankee. Of course, I was born in NY.

Hells yeah!

WHOA
That was too damn easy.
But I'll take it.

Everyone born north of the Mason Dixon.

Walking in a run in the second? Me likey.

YEAH

Well, it's better than a GIDP! Sure, I'll take it!

Yay for reverse psychology!

I don't trust Jacoby in the clutch.

LOLZ...

Hah, ecl - that worked for Piney...

YEAH This is more like it.

I love Casey but he runs like he's 80 years old.

YAY. :)

Coco who

Watching Casey is a little like watching a big ol' grizzly bear try to run the bases.

HELL YEAH!!!!

yeah Taco....i'm stickin with that nickname, it makes me laugh!!

Awwww, J.P. - another Texas boy and fellow Longhorn.

Hello Peoples!!

Just got my video running. Do these announcers in Florida make it a habit to call players "that guy" instead of saying their name? LOL

Hiya Bethie!

Casey is hurt now?

Shit, Casey is injured. I feel bad for making fun of him running now:-/

Casey injured? Good thing we have Lowrie - and Mikey's almost back.

Casey injured!!!!!!

noooooooooooooooooooo

Am I the only one who just starts laughing at Evan Longoria's name?

At least we have two bench players tonight...on Wednesday, with Youks and Coco both injured, there was NO ONE available on the bench that wasn't a SP:-P

choco-i was trying to come up with a clever desperate housewives comparrison, but the brains not functioning to well this week

Question: Am I the only one where whose had a good day today? I think so because today was pretty much good. I mean the beginning kinda sucked(stress + TV Production class = running around like a chicken w/ my head cut off) but it all worked out in the end :D

Bah. Not good.

Hi again. Had to eat.

Wakefield's control isn't looking good at all... but then again, Garza's was much worse.

Piney- I had a good day today...my class ended early plus all of my lab stuff worked out, which is rare. And I had some delicious mexican food for lunch. It'd be better if this were a home game but that's alright:-D

Piney, I had a decent day. I woke up in a good mood and although I got a little bit bored as the afternoon wore on, it was a reasonably good end of the work week.

Tampa's field reminds me of crushed velvet. NOT a good thing.

I had a good day also. The weather was nice, so between my classes I sat by the pond on campus and watched the ducks.

I had a GREAT day today!!

Course, I'm leaving for a 5 day vegas trip on Sunday, so that might have something to do with it. :)

Ah...food...good idea. I'm sort of grazing tonight. Time to put together the next snack...

This looks eerily familiar.

Erin, that sounds so bucolic...a pond and ducks and sitting outside...

Shit...what's going on here?

kristina- yeah I can't think of anything either. it's just so funny, though!!

Bethie -- Vegas, how exciting! :-)

Nice Jacoby. I do wish your magic sleeve would make you throw a bit further, but it's alright.

Whew. That ended as well as it could have.

Phew (wiping forehead)...

THAT was a pretty play.

Well....the bottom of that inning was just about ugly....

And whomever asked, Hinske got his ring before the game. The Red Sox players surprised him and gave it to him

ecl- I've been going to that pond ever since I was little. It makes me feel happy for some reason.
The baby ducks are going to hatch soon and I can't wait! Although I shouldn't get attached to some because there are two snapping turtles in the pond and rumor as it, that a few years ago one of them ate a baby duck.

Hip flexor strain for Casey. DTD now.

Casey's day-to-day with a right hip flexor strain.

At my school (USF in Tampa! Go Bulls!) there was a pond that had ducks sometimes...but it also had alligators, so a lot of the ducks had a not-so-happy fate.

That would've been really hard to field... as much as I love Longoria, I like it that he didn't get it.

Good party school USF :D

evan apparently doesn't handle balls quite like gabby...ok that was bad, but give me a break, i finally broke a four day fever

Meghan- That reminds me of a scene from the movie Madagascar.

Erin, I remember some ponds of choice from when I was growing up. Such sweet places.

I've only been up close and personal with a snapping turtle once, when I lived out in the country some years ago, and I'm glad I figured out what it was before I picked it up to move it out of the driveway, LOL! I did pick it up...by the back of its shell...and tossed it into the pond!

Can someone tell ROTOWORLD that the Rangers game has started and that Saltalamacchia has been activated so I can pick him up.

Hahaha!! That was good, Kristina. I actually don't follow Desperate Housewives, but I assumed Gabby was Eva's character (and I checked IMDb, too...)

BJ Upton has a pretty swing.

YEAH! GO CASH.

Someone's having control issues...

Oh, he was safe.

ecl-I've seen the turtle a few times. The second time I saw it, it freaked me out because it just splashed around.

I just love the ducks because they're so cute. My Sister is at the pond sometimes with her kids feeding the ducks. My niece has names for most of the ducks and its really cute.

That call was close

Cash was MONEY right there....apparently I'm full of them tonight

Rob Drake likes to get his drink on. Drank with him when he came through the Eastern League.

WHOA. Was that Longoria whose at-bat song is "Yeah"?

Cashie!

He was safe though....but the Sox have had a lot of similar wrong calls lately so it works out.

If Eva divorces Tony Parker and then marries Evan Longoria, she wouldn't have to change her last name.

or she could be Eva Longoria-Longoria.

The rate this is going at, we will be lucky to get 5 IP from Wake...yikes. Poor bullpen.

Hey, everybody! I'll only be here for a few minutes, but I figured I'd say hi!

I didn't realize the Rays hated us this much.
I do like this one, though!
(Look at the front and back of them.)

Erin, when I was a little kid we would visit my grandparents on eastern L.I., and there was a "nature trail" that wound alongside a little creek where there were all sorts of fish and ducks. It used to be a regular stop on our "visit the grandparents" trips, and I loved feeding the cute duckies too!

When I picked up the snapping turtle that time, it moved its neck back and forth and really did snap wildly. I was never so glad to get it out of my hands!

Ian - The name Eva Longoria-Longoria kind of cracks me up.

Liza- It's more than a little late, but to answer your question way up at the top, I think Evan's awesome, too!

Meghan - And Wake's historically a Ray-basher...

Devils - I do like the second one. Especially the back.

Well, technically she is already Eva Longoria-Christopher-Parker. So she could become Eva Longoria-Christopher-Parker-Longoria (and I can't believe I just took the time to look that up).

This is NOT looking good.

Dammit...

There must be something in the air. That knuckler looks like it'd be impossible to catch.

And just as I say it, WaKefield emerges.

Phew. Not great but could've been worse.

WaKefield!

Hi gang. What's up?

Hey Abby :)

Wake at 71 pitches. That K was nice though. Now all we need is for Tampa to swing at the first pitch each AB for the next five innings and fly-out each time, and then we can get 8 IP from Wakey! Simple, right?

Lowrie has a really nice stance.

what Wake needs is a hemp necklace....didn't he get the memo

Liza I was expecting a different word at the end of that sentence. ;)

I don't like it when they say something like "Casey has left the game with a hip flexor." It sounds ridiculous. Everyone has hip flexors, not just Sean Casey.

Haha. There are actually many words that could go onto the end of that sentence that would fit...

Yeah, Cashie!

Wow. I thought that one a hit for sure.

Okay, that WAS a pretty catch.

Rays still suck, but nice catch!

Great catch by Upton. Boo for us though.

My mom's yelling at Garza for spitting so much. It's entertaining...

My mom's yelling at Garza for spitting so much. It's entertaining...

dam Upton...ok that was a nice catch, it's hard for me to give credit to the other team

Ah, sorry for posting twice.

Thurston's back with the PawSox

And Lowell's 1-for-3 with 2 RBI plus Van Every has a solo home run

JT's cleared waivers, then?

He was one of the breakout stars of spring training, I think.

Yes Thurston cleared and the Red Sox outrighted him to Pawtucket today.

Good. Pawtucket's thin on middle IFs right now, what with Jed with the big club and Natale out for the time being.

Ugh. C'mon, Wakey. ONE MORE OUT.

Wow, I really thought the Jays would pick up Thurston to be their DH since they released Thomas. Shows what I know!

And tie game...

I don't like this Crawford guy.

Why would the Jays pick him up to DH when Thurston was 0 for the season in the big leagues.

Thurston's a good utilty guy to have around since he can play basically anywhere but he's no full time DH.

I was just joking:-P I know there is no way hell a team would pick him up as their DH haha. Unless they really value the infield pop-up.

FUCKIN E-6

A friend of mine is at the game - here's a photo he just sent me of the rays tank in the outfield.

Sorry Meghan hard to tell when you're joking online.

I like Crawford... when he's not playing against us.

FUG, LUGO.

Good, Drew.

I wish MLBtv gave us the option to pick which station we wanted to watch. These announcers are almost making me wish I could listen to Joe Morgan.

Almost.

Crappus Maximus. Rays take the lead. Hey...Error #7. Yippee Lugo.

That's sweet Texy. Did he go up to the catwalk to get Pedroia's foul ball

ecl - join the Crawford Hate Train... it's fun!

Ugh Lugo. Please get injured as soon as Lowell gets back, okay?

TG, that is a VERY cool picture!

I don't believe it. It's Jim Fucking Rice

PLEATS IN CLEATS!

These announcers are almost making me wish I could listen to Joe Morgan.
You take that back! :)

Ian - I requested he tell the Rays to quit hitting the ball.

Ian, right on cue.

TG - I did see what you said about Crawford's douchiness earlier (had to eat dinner, so I didn't reply at the time) but that is majorly idiotic. I still like him as a player, though. Also, cool picture.

Bye-bye Pleats!

Lugo, Lugo, Lugo...

if that run costs us the game, i'm gonna flip out!!

aww, Dusty's having a tough night =( i hope he gets a hit cus he has a big hitting streak going on right now.

u see that blown up mascot?! lmaoo!!!

OH MY GOD. THAT IS AN AMAZING MASCOT.

Well, there's probably nothing wrong with Crawford per se...unless it's at our expense.

Whoa. Papi. Que pasa.

You guys that have NESN are lucky. Rem Dawg may have a moment every now and then, but these FSN guys....jeez.
They are making my head hurt. LOL

Why are they hurting your head Bethie?

I wanna see the mascot I wanna see the mascot!

C'mon Manny...

Manny!

3 for 3 Manny! woo hoo!!

Awww Bethie...FSN. Yuck. Amateur hour.

MANNY YEAH YEAH YEAH

Manny!

Also, Pettitte just gave up back-to-back HR's to give Cleveland a 5-3 lead.

He just amazes me. And the box says his BA is now .378. Holy moly...

Its all good Youk, you'll get em' next time!

Pettite's back to back give-ups negate Giambi's 2 HR that I heard about a little earlier.

Hey Bethie, is that MLB.tv or is FSN showing the game down here?

Pedroia's hitting .340, Manny .378, Youk .333, Casey .346, Lowrie .333, and even Lugo's hitting .317. We have some seriously hot hitters on this team.

I think I'm obligated to say that fc everytime the commercial comes on.

Have y'all not seen blow up mascots before?

If you haven't and live near a minor league ballpark, you need to go see these guys. They are a freaking blast.

Zooperstars

I know the guys who started them uo. They used to do Billy the Bird.

I've heard theym say at least 3 times when someone on the sox is at bat they will say "this guy has a full count", instead of "Ellsbury has a full count". Hey jackass, I know you have a roster sheet in the booth. If all else fails, their names are on their uniforms.

And I especially love the little montage they had about Papi cussing at his bat when it shattered. that was soooooooo entertaining.

Maybe I'm just being especially bitchy. I've gotten used to NESN broadcasts over the last week, and it's a night and day difference.

Huh. I haven't. Can we get a blow-up Wally?

If Wake gets through five, I'll be happy. (knock on wood)

All the complaining abt the announcers-- is that abt the announcers on MLBtv? Or Don and Jerry? I'm a little lost! hehe.

Ian: and even sometimes when it doesn't.
A practice I'm adopting btw - I'm not too proud to steal a good schtick when I see one.

1-2-3 inning! thank god!

OK people, THAT'S how we do it.

C'mon Wakey.

Jul-EEEEEEE-o Lugo is now the league leader in errors! Fun!

I didn't hear about Papi "cussing at" his bat. The audio I'm listening to (WRKO) talked about him looking lovingly at the bat for several seconds before tossing it away, and speculated about it being a favorite of his.

ecl-- It's FSN on MLBtv. Usually you have the station that broadcasts the home team. Wish they would let us choose, cause I know it's on NESN tonight.

These guys should be the poster children for saying no to speed.

ecl-- It's FSN on MLBtv. Usually you have the station that broadcasts the home team. Wish they would let us choose, cause I know it's on NESN tonight.

These guys should be the poster children for saying no to speed.

Meghan, LOL at the 7 E's you stuck in there.

now that inning was more like it...ok time for some runs now

And now I'm double posting. LOL

Sorry guys, just tell me to shut up and watch the ballgame. :)

Abt the mascot-- They showed a blownup TB mascott (on NESN), and it fell over and then started to stand/walk on it's head...it was hilarious! haha.

If they let you choose your TV feed on MLB.TV/Extra Innings like they do the radio feeds, that would RULE.

Also: JP!!!!!!!!

Bethie: shut up and watch the ballgame.
I don't believe it - it's Jim Rice.

How-will JD Drew do against Howell? lmaoo, dont ask! i just thought of that...lm

thank you fc! :)

Nice one by Drew :)

The TB's mascot's name is Raymond, k people? Show a little respect! (Get it? RAY-mond? Hahahaha! Almost as clever as WALL-y!)

(please sense the sarcasm:-P)

YAY JD!

Now, go get dirty! :)

lets go Cleveland lets go!! ::clap clap clap:: lol. (it was Cleveland, right? lol)

As all true Sox fans should say-- I vote for 2 teams-- the Red Sox, and whoever beats the Yankees ;)

YES, Lowrie! How great is he?

Is that noise that Tampa Bay has when the Sox are at bat annoying any one else?

Yay Jed!

Bethie -- ah, thanks. I just ran over to my TV to see if FSN was showing the game and it hadn't been listed. No MLB games on our cable tonight whatsoever, it turns out.

The poster children for saying no to speed, LOL. That reminds me of what I've heard about "Mad Dog" on WFAN in New York...that he sounds like Donald Duck on steroids! Interestingly, "Mad Dog" and I grew up in the same time and we knew each other as teenagers. Strange but true. Haven't seen him since he was about 15, and haven't tuned in to an audiostream to hear what he sounds like now. By his pictures, though, he's very recognizable.

Come on Lugo!! make up for that error!!

Erin- If you think the noise tonight is annoying, just wait until tomorrow...when it's Cowbell night at the Trop. And every Tampa fan will have a cowbell. So annoying. Worst promo EVER!

I say for every error Julio commits, that's one day during the off season he has to hunt with Beckett. Maybe then he'll stop being error-full. :)

Cause Lugo doesn't strike me as the "stand around in the woods and shoot stuff" type.

Alright Lugo, I guess its better then nothing...

Hehe Remy just said "Well the ball not hit hard enough for a DP," as if that's what Lugo was trying to do.

Go JEB

Here's a look at Roger Clamens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LsCBCTMCYc&feature=related

And of course Shark McGwire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mFsLRvAQII&feature=related

Yeah!

Well, E6, if that was a moment quicker we'd be mad at you.

Meghan - Cowbell night? Are you serious? And it's Buchholz vs Jackson! I like Jackson! Wtf?

(I'm trying to think of a "LESS COWBELL" joke...)

ok Lugo, that kinda makes up for the error. Bethie-that is a hilarious image in my head right now, I'd be afraid from Julio alone in the woods with Josh and his guns

Cowbell night? God lord. I guess it won't be that bad since there will only be like 20 Tampa fans

Yay Cash!

Cash is having a great night!

lets go Jacoby!! Do it for me baby! ♥ hehe.

Opps I meant Good.

GO COBY

kristina- Julio should be afraid too. Be very afraid.

Cowbells?? Seriously?? That's almost as gay as giving everyone a towel to twirl. Hmmmm.

Cash is not doing badly tonight. This is promising.

C'mon, Jacoby...

Bethie - LOL! Only if he can stand around in the woods looking all Rico Suave!

I love how Jacoby nods his head whenever he watches a strike ♥

Its all good Jacoby, i still love you!!

Pleats is going for the golden sombrero of fouling out tonight.

Is it just me, or does Cash always look like he doesnt want to be playing the game? I mean i like Cash n' all, but he always looks like he just doesnt want to be there. Maybe hes just tired from catching so much? But idk, i've just noticed it lately.

Come on Pleats!!!

I like Cash a lot, so I'm glad he's having a good night at bat. Cause behind the plate he's made me kinda nervous the past few days. Someone needs to remind him where second base is, :)

C'mon, Pleatsie...

Damn

Another crazy left-center catch? Ugh.

ROBBED OF ANOTHER HIT

This is how the Rays get on SportsCenter. They make nice diving catches. Otherwise no one cares.

Jacoby and Dustin being shut down on stupid diving outfielders tonight!! grr

ok Tex, i'm gonna join the I Hate Crawford Club

@#$%^&*&#

Does anyone else get pissed off by the Southwest "SOLID GOLD!" commercial?

Good Lord! What did these guys have in their wheaties this morning?

But Dusty needs a hit! he cant break his hitting streak like Lugo did yesterday!!

lmfaoooooo Bethie!!!!

Yep....top 10 plays. Over and over on sports center tonight.

nuh nuh nuh.....nuh nuh nuh

Has anyone heard when Tek might be coming back?

Good, Wake. One-pitch outs are good.

I cant wait until i get my laptop tomorrow! I have an HD 60 in. tv up in my living room with surround sound, but i wanted to talk to u guys-- and my computers in the basement =/

but its all good. =P

Bethie - Probably tomorrow. He'll most likely be catching Buch.

Tek will probably be back in the lineup tomorrow night.

If not Cash might die from catching so much.

I love how the people can just sit literally RIGHT behing the pitchers in the bullpen. Knowing me, i'd be like rubbing Pap's back or something! haha.

Oh yay! I've missed him. :) I just get more of a sense of assurance with him behind the plate. Like there's no way we can lose if he's there.

Hey, he's superman! :)

Cash is used to catching once a week maybe twice. 7 straight starts for him now.

Holy shit at the Clamens video. I laughed way too much at that haha.

Once on cowbell night in TB, during a game against the Sox (I think it was catcher Javy Lopez's debut actually in Sept '06), a bunch of Yankee fans were sitting behind me with the fucking cowbells. They got up to go to the restroom and stupidly left their cowbells behind, so I took all of them and threw them away:-P

Yeah, they said that Tek is basically ready to go, so we might even see him tonight once Wake leaves the game. But then again, maybe not cus Cash is having a good night. But if not tonight, I'm sure we'll be seeing him catching tomorrow.

The plane ride last night was segregated.

Sickies in the back of the plane. healthy in the front.

Yeah, Teks and amazing pitcher. If it wasnt for Schilng shaking him off at his almost no-hitter, Tek would have caught 2 no hitters, but Shil just didnt wanna listen; and look what happened...

I went to the Trop for hockey way back when the Lightning played there and also sat at the top of that place for a Billy Joel concert.

Good, Jacoby. Help out the starter.

Woohoo! 6 IP for Wakey! 113 pitches, but that should help the bullpen out a bit.

Yeah, Teks and amazing catcher. If it wasnt for Schilng shaking him off at his almost no-hitter, Tek would have caught 2 no hitters, but Shil just didnt wanna listen; and look what happened...

Lindsay, see the 4/23 thread for mhcramberry behind-the-bullpen story. She even got to see Pap do his pause at the gate before running out onto the field.

Well, 2 no hitters last season...i'm not rly sure if he's caught others.

Hey TG, it's JP again.

Three no-hitters have been thrown by Boston Red Sox pitchers since 1965, and Jason Varitek has caught all of them: Buchholz, Derek Lowe (April 27, 2002 against Tampa Bay) and Hideo Nomo (April 4, 2001 against Baltimore). Varitek now shares the Major League record for catching no-hitters. Eleven others have done it, including Bill Carrigan, who caught three for the Red Sox, from 1911-1916. Hall of Famer Ray Schalk holds the record though, catching four no-hitters. Schalk played all but one of his 18 seasons with the Chicago White Sox before retiring in 1929.

That was from his WIKI. I'm not that smart. I did know it was 3 though :D

Two warning track fly outs in a row?

Schill had actually shaken Tek off a few times before in that game. A lot of almost no-no's are lost in the ninth. And Tek has caught three in his career- Buch, Lowe and Nomo.

Yeah, like i had seats at Fenway where i was 1st row right behind the bullpen, and i saw Paps warming up and leaning on the wall, but i wasnt close enough to touch him =(

Meghan are there still good parties at USF. I used to love to make that drive from Lakeland to party with the Sig Eps.

LET'S GO RED SOX

come on youuukk

Youk not happy.
Hide the coolers, there's gonna be damage.

I hear cowwww belllllls.

Those ads are enjoying too. Elliot Elliot

Well we know Youk won't be kicking the cooler since he's got a bum toe and i'm sure a nice bruise from hitting the tarp yesterday.

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I do like the pink one alot, but its not the actual red sox colors =(

Ian- There are some, but I think it's died down a bit from 5-6 years ago. I graduated last spring and didn't frequent many my last year there...mostly because I was 21 then and could go out and legally drink haha.

A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K.

Anything but pink

LINDSAY'S A PINK HAT

going out in Tampa is much better anyways. I always loved Guavaween.

Are Corey's teeth fake?? Or are they just naturally too big for his mouth? (Serious question..lol)

That's what I was going for fc but drew a blank.

Hey everyone! Finally back - I did not expect that shopping trip with the mother to take so long! haha

LINDSAY'S A PINK HAT

no i'm not! lol.

Lindsey- the first one BY FAR. Pink and baseball are only allowed to mesh on Mother's Day, and, even then, only because it is for charity.

My mom is calling me a pink hat because if my slight obsession with David Wright.

If you weren't a pink hat, you would have never shown us the pink one. :D

It IS Longoria with "Yeah" for his at-bat song. Huh. That's almost as puzzling as skinny little white boy Huston Street* having "Hate Me Now" by Nas as his entry song...

*I love him anyway.

lol. yeah i was thinking abt going with the 1st 1.

Raymond's about to do something to the Wally doll

I loved Guavaween. And Gasparilla. This was my first year missing them since high school and I was kind of sad...but living in Boston year-round now easily makes up for that.

I showed it because those are the only 3 that are offered on the website, and i just wanted to see which 1 you would all choose.

The only ones who can wear pink hats are 5 year old girls.

Has anyone ever seen that eharmony commercial where the girl is talking about her first date and how she got a pink hat from him? I hate that commercial

Ahh yes Gaparilla another fun time. I miss those days.

Buch making out with the dugout rail?

Anyway. Good inning.

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WTF is this? A boston globe store commerical

So do you all just dislike pink hats? or everything red sox thats pink?? and what abt the green St. Pats Sox stuff??

I can't wait to hear the stories given now about pink hats.

Sits back, curls up and gets ready for a good laugh

Lindsay, definitely the first one.

JP's back.

That was a funny swing by JD...

I'm gonna let someone else field the "pink hat" question. I don't trust myself.

K, thanks. =)

Because i will admit, i am not one that necessarily likes the pink Sox stuff because it is not the official colors. But i'm not gonna lie, i do have like 4 pink Red Sox items. but none of them are pink hats! lmao.

Here's a funny rant about pink hats from the Basegirl blog.

http://basegirl.blogspot.com/2004/12/cease-and-desist-pink-hats-have-got-to.html

Lindsay, I think most of us dislike pink Red Sox apparel in general, as well as the types who tend to wear them.

Come on fc. Tell us PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

my mom got me a pink Ortiz shirt for Christmas one year. part of the money went for breast cancer or something. I don't like it though because it's this really light pink and the writing is white, so it's pretty much the most retarded design because you can't even really see it.

I hate the color pink in general...

No offense meant by this, but pink hats (or other merchandise) are generally viewed as being indicative of a fair-weather, uneducated (in baseball at least) fan. And/or an obsessive fan girl that thinks a baseball team is NSync.

Yeah, i do tend to dislike the types that wear them-- like the girly girls that get them just because "theyre cute" and have no idea who the Red Sox actually are. But idk...

No, no - stop me before I OPENLY RIDICULE.

Lowell went 1-for-5 with 2 RBIs in the PawSox game they are about to win.

My friend doesn't understand why I hate pink hats.

No fc let it all out. I wanna hear this PLEASEEEEEEEEE. Do it for our hometown.

Ian, great rant and so true!

Preach on it.

Come on FC! We will all support you!

I mean, when your team rocks a a great power color like red...why would you even want to wear pink?

But she's (must be) so young, so innocent....

BTW, I also happen to agree with this.

What are people's thoughts on Corey? I like him because we share one of the coolest birthdays ever (it really is awesome and I can rant if you want...)

C'mon fc, I wanna hear this too!

I personally cannot stand pink hat wearing types who only go to games or care about a certain team to see their handful of particular favorites. I can get behind having favorites; I can get behind wanting to see them; I can't get behind "following" a team just to see how one particular player does.

I also don't like the pink merchandise, and Kristen (from the blog Ian linked above) explains why as well as anyone could.

I definitely agree with ecl. RED IS AWESOME.

There are plenty of camo hats, green hats, blue hats and many, many alternate hats that penised folks wear, yet you never hear anyone bitch about those.

Ya gotta love CYN

lol...alright, i just wanted to hear others opinions, and i have...

but what abt the green St. Patty Red Sox gear?? what are your opinions on that?

Good way for Corey to bounce back. Get out of the inning with a line out DP.

Who must be so young? me??

Choco, it's pure coincidence that for quite a few years red has been a staple of my wardrobe. Now that I've (unexpectedly) found myself a Sox fan, it's very easy to represent my team because I have so much red in my closet.

Another thing I can't stand: the MLB.com online shop has lots of "Men's Fashion" items, but the only "Women's Fashion" items are Alyssa Milano's. "Men's Jerseys" have the players' names on them, but "Women's Jerseys" can only be personalized. And there's just so much sexism in the items they sell in general...

My opinion is the green hats are ok only to wear on St. Patty's Day but only if the team where's them.

Other than that, if you're going to buy a hat, get the official one. The others are just a way for them to make money.

The St Patty's Day stuff is one day a year. And the team actually wears green gear on that day. The pink gear just seems to be condescending to women.

Come on fc, the disciples are anxiously awaiting your rant.

Yeah, I agree with the The Ultimate “Pink Hat” article.

I agree, Liza. Half of the stuff they have in the women's MLB shop have frills, glitter, sparkles, or pink--all of which I absolutely hate.

Nice grammar dumbass Ian.

its wears not where's.

So you dislike when people where the St Patty's gear on a regular basis?

I want to hear it too, fc. :)

Cash, Cash, Cash!! Yay!!

Coco pinch run??

Liza- that annoys me so much. I would never by the womens items, but the mens ones would be big on me because I am a petite person.

Liza, I totally agree about the discrepancies in items available. So far all my MLB gear is from the men's department. I did order one from the women's department and the way it was cut, I simply couldn't wear it. Looked horrible, and the fabric was incredibly flimsy.

Lindsay: I personally have no problem with the green St. Paddy's stuff, but green is one of my least favorite colors, so it won't be gracing my closet anytime soon.

I meant buy.

(why can't I type tonight?)

I'm guessing Tek isn't ready yet if they didn't pinch run for Cash there.

Aw, Longoria. (Thank you.)

Devils - YES. I cannot stand frills, glitter, sparkles, or RHINESTONES. Ugh. I really, really hate rhinestones. Maybe that's just me, but they piss me off. It's like... pseudo-bling.

For example, can't they make this same item in a different cut made for boobs and hips? I'd buy one in a minute! They don't have to make it pink too!

Erin, that's why I buy all my stuff from the Kid's section of the MLB shop. The kid's Larges and XLs are pretty close to a women's smalls but they are the same styles as the Men's, so it works out pretty well. (And the kid's stuff is usually a few dollars cheaper, too!)

Yeah, thats probably the case Ian. Unless Crisp is gonna suprise us and tell us that he can catch, just like Dusty did to us the other day! lol.

Come on Pedro.

Okay, Pleatsie...

Is that a "Yankees suck!" chant I hear in the background?

Come on Dusty!! 13 game hitting streak on the line! you can do it!

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

Yeah, the Yankees suck chants are common there...its one thing that TB and Boston fans can agree on.