ecl speaketh first tonight, as she is still at work (gasp). I am SO looking forward to easing into the weekend with a little Cards/Sox action...a nice prelude to seeing our boys on TV apparently FOUR times between now and Wednesday. Yee-HAH!

Carry on...I'll probably arrive during the second inning.

I get home just in time to see the Celtics cruising the outfield in duck boats. Awesome.

Scot Pollard!!!!!! LOVE HIM! He was always one of my favorite Kings. I'm so happy for him to get a ring.

Is this RAIN I see? ugh.

I'm so glad it's Friday. Freakin' long week and I have to work all weekend. We were going to go to a River Cats game tonight (A's AAA team), but it's 105 outside.

Oh, one last whine, I sure hope tomorrow's game on Fox is *the* game on Fox.

PS: I loved the Celtics coming out to "We are the Champions" (it's *always* a good time for Queen)--the line, "no time for losers..." take THAT lakers.

Paps and MDC doing Milli-Vanili? Scary.

Please tell me that someone got a video of that.

That....that was epic. EPIC.

great video...dont even know what to say, but great video. hahaha

Wow. Just... wow.

I do hope someone got that! NESN showed it on the jumbotron, so not the greatest quality, but wow, that was classic.

They're showing the Phillies Kendrick joke (when he thinks he's being traded to Japan). Hysterical.

ha...that's me.

Yeah, it's been a loooooooooooooong day.

Every time I see the video of Kendrick's not-trade, I laugh along with it until they show the clip of the reporters all laughing at him. Then I feel terrible for him.

I am STILL laughing about that pizza. Oh, God. I love this game.

I am STILL laughing about that pizza. Oh, God. I love this game.

Hey all! Didn't know there was a rain delay until I fired up ol' Bessie in my kitchen. So I *do* get to follow the whole game. YAY! May the rain stay gone for the rest of the weekend.

Jules, I'm with you...it's been a LONG day. Not a bad one, just busy and grueling.

*huffs* Figures. Tomorrow's game is on Fox. Tomorrow's game is at 3:55. I'm stuck at work until 5, then thanks to my commute, won't get home until nearly seven. Ten bucks says the game's over by then.

I am STILL laughing about that pizza. Oh, God. I love this game.

I am STILL laughing about that pizza. Oh, God. I love this game.

Umm...why does this keep posting. Sorry all.

Nice clean 1-2-3 for Wakey there.

Like usual, Ian is always there to post all of these great videos for us non-NESN people (and anyone who just wants to see stuff like this again!):
http://soxanddawgs.com/?p=4582

Why hello there, Cash's arm!

Okay c'mon guys, now's the time...

"Breathing is very important."
"It's really a lifeline to living."

HA.

...(crickets)

quiet night

Liza, you beat me to the crickets. Where is everyone?

must be engrossed in the game

Yay Manny!

I just came online, a little bit ago, turned on the mlb.tv and they were zoomed in on varitek and beckett, works for me. TGIF, the games are online Saturday and Sunday. I'm so excited my friend just won an emmy.

Ah, that's right, most everyone has it on TV. The next several days I'll be the one not posting much. Actually, tonight I'm too wiped out to say much.

YAY bats!

Wow Karen, that's pretty cool for your friend. No wonder you're excited!

Uh oh... outs boys... thats what we need

Not cool guys

Phew... no damage.. thankfully

Thank you Texy for posting that and thank you to everyone who supported my bid for RSN Governor of CT.

So Ian, when do you find out?

I have no idea at all. I figure before they go on the road next week.

(sigh)

You have to be freaking kidding me Lugo

On the commercial, I watched the Milli Vinnilli video. I heard about that performance, I wondered when that was going to surface. That was hilarious.

I couldn't see what E-15 just did...but ugh.

again I say, you have to be freaking kidding me Lugo

Karen, I was reminded in that video by how ridiculously cute MDC is. /shallow

Ah sheeeit.

Oh man.

FIRE LUGO NOWWWWWWWW!

Gameday hasn't corrected themselves to reflect the second E yet. They are so slow sometimes.

E-16. (covering eyes)

There are days I really would like to whack Lugo in the head, this is one of them.
It's scary after seeing that video, that Papelbon is my favorite. Who are the female dancers? Their wives?

Has anyone out there seen the four-panel cartoon about why Lugo has all these problems? It's actually rather funny...being afraid of baseballs, his brain being wired wrong, daydreaming about ice cream, and taking fielding lessons from Manny. But as WRKO just said, the main problem seems to be his throwing accuracy. In which case, perhaps he should take throwing lessons from laser-arm Manny.

I'll have to go back and look at the video again. I think I'd recognize Ashley Papelbon. No idea what Mrs. MDC looks like, though.

I doubt it was their wives... although, I have no idea who else it would be.

Only two fabulous running catches in left could make me feel better about two horrendous throws from shortstop. Sigh.

...wait, that made it better, too.

about time he did something worthwhile

Two fabulous running catches in left would be a nice start. Also some Lugodemption with the bat would be nice...and he did it. It's about time.

Ok, that was good.

He must have been so upset with himself over those errors that he took it all out on the ball.

Alpahbet commercial!

Aww crap.

Like that move, Wakefield just looked like a leapfrog.
Oh man.

Dammit...

I don't trust J.D. in the clutch...

Eight straight balls? In the words of Don, that did not go well.

(all fingers and toes crossed)....

Oki. Why?

What is this, the Home Run Derby?

Whoever puts Oki in, I would like to whack in the head.

Hey guys, just came back from seeing Iron Man (fantastic movie btw). Not pleased by the score, but my god did Lugo actually homer?

Homered, sac fly, and 2 errors. You could say he's had an up and down night.

Did the error earn the Cardinals a run?

The second error caused the second run for the Cards. Then Lugo tied it up with the HR in the bottom of the same inning.

Teky.

Eh...my dislike of Lugo lives on.

aardsmah is throwin some cheddah

Dislike him or not, Jessi, STL would still be ahead of us even without that run. =/

Nice job, Aardvark! Now GO BATS!

Oh I understand, from what I can see Wakey gave up two homers(?) and Oki wasn't exactly brilliant.

I don't know why, but I just cannot stand Lugo.

Oh I know how it is, Jessi...sometimes people just "skeeve" us or make us cringe and we don't know why.

this is painful.

I don't want to jinx things by revealing what they just said on WRKO...just hang onto your hats, y'all. And think positive.

WRKO said that Manny had been 5/12 w/2 HR against Franklin. I was hoping, but a walk is good enough for now.

omg

(SIGH)....

So close, but not close enough...

Oh man, that stinks.

So close....oh well Dice-K is coming back tomorrow. I'll be looking forward to that.

And the Rays and Yanks lost too =]

That's good Jessi...standings don't change, at least not where it counts. And yay for Dice-K. I hope he's feeling all better.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Cora at SS tomorrow.

And don't forget, y'all...the last four series we have lost the first game then won the next two...