Looks like another rain delay.

I hope Lester throws an excellent game today.

It's a little cloudy here on the South Shore, but no rain yet. That probably means if it's raining at Fenway, we'll get it in about 30 minutes.

The skies opened in like a monsoon Somerville for a few minutes, then it was over, so I suspect the delay won 't be long.

The best thing about rain delays is that NESN replays "The Ultimate Red Sox Show," which is always blacked out for me. Today is all about Manny. I'm cracking up over the old footage of Manny, with tighter pants and short hair. I love this guy.

any idea how long this delay is going to be? the weather maps look hideous. wah. I NEED LESTER.

Wish I had NESN so I could see Manny in tighter pants! /shallow. I love this guy too...but you already knew that.

ha, ecl! I thought of you when they started showing the Manny episode. It's hard to get work done with a solid show of Manny highlights ;-)

The delay is timely because I just got off the phone and haven't eaten yet today (I AM STARVING!), but I hope this game gets played...I'm so ready to see our guys.

Estimated time for the first pitch is 2:25.

LOL jules, you know me too well. FWIW, I like him best with the dreads. He's so damn pretty, and they bring that out very well.

The weather radar that I'm picking up (zoomed in on wunderground.com) shows rain to the south and northwest of Boston proper, but not over the city itself. Are they just delaying in anticipation of that moving through?

2:25...scrambling to get some food. Thanks for the heads up!

It's clearing up now.

I love Manny because he's a goofball, but works so hard at his game--a great combination.

Jules, I love him for those reasons as well, plus I love seeing those blasts out of the park. So I'm not just being shallow...

We're getting it now up north. My electricity keeps flickering. It better not go out.

No surprise that we suck at defense - considering we have Mr. E6.

Hoping I can finish cooking this omelet before the game starts...probably not!

Finally, yeah.

It's about time. I hate rain delays. :(

Good going Jon! He's looking all determined today.

Bethie, I was thinking that about Jon too.
He has a look.

I was thinking when I poked my head in at the TV that Jon's facial expression was a bit Beckettesque today.

It's F-I-E-R-C-E. When he walked away after that first K, and I saw the look on his face......I got a little skeered. :)

But hey, it led to a 10 pitch first. I'll take it.

I'll get a chance to see it more clearly once these damned eggs finish cooking!

Sounds like Jacoby just got robbed...

Okay, WTF was that? He trips and hangs on to the ball???

Amazing.

:::::crickets:::::

Off to the other room to hunker down w/TV. Go BATS!

The bats are looking rather blah out there today.

Maybe the second time through the lineup will be the charm.

Nice dive Ells!

That was simply spectacular!

TG, you're right, the bats are blah today. :-(

OK, Sox...hits, we need hits!

Great catch by Ellsbury.

:: goes back to work ::

Coco being Coco!

COCO! WOW!

Loco for Coco

Our entire outfield rocks. All of them make me smile. So good, so good, soooo good!

Weather radar update: I can't get the animation to work, but there's a fierce little cell from Waltham through Quincy and somewhat southeast.

Uh oh - big thunderclaps. No rain though.

A month-long internship for the Sox? How much fun would THAT be? Do they need UI designers? heeheheee

I just switched weather sites...going to see if I can figure out what direction that cell is moving.

Based on the increasing thunder, it's moving towards Boston.

Oops, not this time, Covelli.

It's storm time in Florida. Very dark, lightning. Yesterday, there was a tornado 15miles from me.

I'm getting epic lightning and thunder, but not rain at the moment.

Great outfield defense by Joco today... although that was not some nice baserunning.

The entire weather system over New England is moving southwest to northeast, if that helps any. Doesn't look like there's anything heading in the direction of Boston other than that one cell, which isn't very big.

Looks like a brush-by kind of storm...just grazing the western side of the city.

Betcha they bring out the tarp and wait it out.

Karen, we're getting pop-up T-storms here in WNC right now as well. The radar for the Eastern seaboard is rather impressive at the moment. Lines of storms everywhere.

And we have contact - raining again.

crap, crap, crap

Yuck.

Lester's only thrown 65 pitches. C'mon, Jon...

This is what Florida is like in the summer. Not sure how safe I am with the laptop in my lap with lightning, but hoping I will be good. Torrential rain now, and lots of thunder and lightning. There are worse cells coming straight for me. Hoping it doesn't come until after the game.

C
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Sox, you need to hit the ball.

(grumbling)

Okay, Les...

Ok, lightning just struck nearby, lost power for a minute. That scared me. I'm awake now.

This is starting to suck. And I don't mean the weather.

I hope this weather clears up. I'm going to Fenway tomorrow! Beckett on the mound! Woot!

Oh Ellen, I'm jealous. I love Beckett. Although I am happy it will be on tv.

Hey everyone!

Pleatssss

Awright! Now let's make something happen.

Ummm, these guys are really good. I just hate that it's at our expense.

Not what I had in mind.

Has it been like this the whole game? I missed the first few innings .

FLUCK.

Vanilli is up in the pen.

Now if only the bats would wake the frick up...

Thank you Youk.

YOOOUUUUK

(for lack of anything original to say)

Yeah Youk!

That one was all me--right as the pitch was thrown, I went, "GET A HIT!"

But regardless, yay Youuuuuuuuuk!

YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK!

Finally! At least it's a start...

Not a bad outing for Lester. Only 2 runs = not bad.

Watching Delcarmen, I have a whole new view since that video.

Oh man, another tornado warning. Great. I just want the game to end before that.

No, Karen, you want the weather to hold off until the game is over. There's a difference. :)

MDC! That was gorgeous.

Way to go, MDC!!!

Nice work mdc.
Bats, help him out.

Yeah, true. A tornado was spotted less than 5miles from me. Too close for comfort.

Love ya coco.

Wow, Ankiel, wtf was that? Never mind - thanks!

FANTASTIC.

Thank you, HGH Ankiel.

GO COCO!!!

YEAH! Nice help for us there, Ankiel. Coco, you're the man!

Coco!!

Nonetheless, why couldn't Pinero have pitched like this when he was with us?

Karen -- be careful down there!

Texy, I always think that, too.

5 miles, Karen? wow! Be safe.

Coco! Bats, let's do something! Please!

Piniero is definitely impressive.

Stay safe Karen!

Come on Lugo!

Sac for Lugo. HOORAY!

Look, a run! :D

Yes, COCO!

Yup, gotta give Lugo his props for bringing Coco home.

Nice, Julio! Thank you!

Pleats!

Come on JD!

Nice steal and I he was definitely safe.

Agreed, fc.

Come on SuperManny!

Nice unintentional intentional walk.

Chicken.

;-)

Thank you, Mikey!

Bethie probably just heard me scream all the way from Concord, NC!

DH: "He must've gone to the Gange school of pitching."

heeheehee

How's that pitching change workin out for ya, Cards?

Jules, I was gonna say to the pitcher, "If you're skeered, say you're skeered!" Although I think walking home the go-ahead run was just plain delicious!

Oh man.

Damn, I wanted some insurance.

Yeah, it's my man. Pappy.

fc, me, too!

Let's go Papelbuns!

One down...two to go.

Two down...one to go!

Struck out Molina. excellent.

I love him.

Is Paps your favorite?

3-0? Come on Pap!

Okay, Paps... what the fluck was that?

OK, let's put this one away.

One more strike...

SHIT.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo

*&%#$*%&*#$

$%^&*%^$

GRRRRRR

WTF?

Okay, guys, regroup and use those BATS!

Dangit

And is Manny out of the game? I think Brendan Moss ran for him.

Guys, I have a lot of work to do, so let's get a walk-off, please?

Blown saves suck. Especially on the last strike.

Yeah, Moss ran for him.

Crappity crap. I want a walk off.

Lugo should do something here

I meant Cora.

I wish Alex had been a tad more patient instead of swinging at the first pitch.

I somehow missed that Manny came out. Wonder if the hammy is getting sore on him again.

That thousand-yard stare from Paps in the dugout was scary. And sad.

Oh Dear God. It's Oki.
I want to believe.

I am not filled with confidence seeing Oki on the mound.

ehh...

I can't take Oki. Hansen would be better than this.

k!

Okey Doky!

(survived)...okay, top of the order. C'mon now!

Yay Jacoby!

Nice hit Ells!

STEVE BARTMAN.

If you are not old enough, or savvy enough, to know you don't interfere with a live ball, you should not be allowed in a ballpark.

Let's make it a four-hit day, Pleats!

Texy, hear, hear!

If it was a child under the age of 8, I'd let it fly. But that kid was 14 or 15 years old.

DON'T FUCKING TOUCH A LIVE BALL. Jeez.

Yeah, that's how a double to the monster turned into a HR for the Cards on Friday. Idiot first-row fan.

Ugh. We cannot let this opportunity go to waste.

LET'S GO BRANDON.

Forget that....

SEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Mayor!

Bring Jacoby home, Sean.

DAMMMMMMMMIT

Dammit. A runner stranded again.

Its that stupid kids fault.

And the best runner of all, at that.

That kid looked totally clueless, like it was some kind of joke. Geez...

You think aardsma can still pitch today?

I'm watching the game with my dad and he thinks that if a fan interferes with the ball they should be kicked out of the park.

Erin, your dad is correct. IMNSHO ;-)

(In My Not So Humble Opinion)

Erin, I agree with your dad. No question.

The kid is lucky that its not a playoff game.

Miles is a PITA.

Bye Oki. Thank God.

That *should've* been it for Oki.

Ah...Zeppelin therapy. That always helps.

I'm so close to dropping Oki from my fantasy team. But I can't find another pitcher to take his place.

I remember Miles from when I was watching the Cardinals a lot last season. I remember him as being quite a hitter. Seems that my memory is accurate.

Kick ass, Hansen.

Thank you Hansen!

Thank you!

YES, Craig!

Phew.

Mikey 'Doubles' Lowell!

Oh that black screen was kinda scary there for a sec.

SHIT

Bases load. One out.

Let's do this!

Could there be anything more frustrating?

All that and nothing to show for it.

FUCK!

Crap. Crapcrapcrap.

I cannot believe we've wasted all these baserunners. It's a travesty.

*&*#@&&^*&#*&*^%!&^@!&

The announcers were spot on when they called this a chess match. Holy moly...

What was Cora swinging at before Jacoby's AB?

Hansen! Great job.

...and the sun comes out in Boston.

Are the cameramen all drunk?

PLEATS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, let's do something with this. /broken record

Nice! Go Pleats!

Phooey.

...or not.

#$%^&*(&^%

Miles, you PITA.

JEEEEEEEEEEZUS CHRIST.

Sean? No!!

DAMMIT
DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT

Are you freakin' kidding me?

Again.

This is too long for me. My attention span is not this long.

Me too, Karen. And I'm hungry (turns up volume on the TV and heads for the fridge).

This is nothing.

I was once at a doubleheader where the first game went to 17 innings, and then the second game went to 10 innings. TWENTY-SEVEN INNINGS OF BASEBALL. In one day.

Just think if you were there waiting for the Picnic in the Park.

Ok, that would kill me. I haven't had lunch or dinner, only snacks till this is over.

TG, that's pretty amazing. How many hours did that take?

Omg, I totally forgot about the picnic in the park. These poor people, and the players.

TEK!

Omg, Tek!

TEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take THAT, Duncan!

ha!

27 innings in one day!? Texy, that's awesome.

After the collision Malina had last week, that was not fun to watch.

I lied - I'm sorry. It was 17 and 9 innings - so 26 innings total. Per Baseball Reference, it took almost 7 hours.

That was amazing...even more amazing that Tek didn't get hurt. He's pretty durable, I guess!

Wee! Tek is superhuman.

I missed JD's throw (really, I am getting some work done)--JD, that was an excellent throw!

I think I'm being hypnotized by the metronomic synthesized 'music' in this Wendy's commercial.

That last play was more like football than baseball. Awesome on both ends of that throw.

LOL, fc.

I love Mike's at-bat song--perfect for him.

Be a hero, Youk.

I'm having dela vu. Again.

YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Yeah, Youk! Love, ya.

YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK!

We needed that win. Bring on the Diamond Backs!

That os one happy sweaty boy.

nice!

The Rays lost today (but the yanks won). So we're 1.5 up on the Rays.

woooohooooooooooooooooo YOUK!

See y'all later--gotta get some more work done.

YEAH! delayed reaction because I was standing at the sink with soapy hands when it happened...WOO HOOOOOO!!!!!

Great job, YOOOUUKKK and everyone else as well for gutting it out.

Now I can eat dinner and get some work done around here. See y'all tomorrow night!

Yeah, I'm going to enjoy food that isn't goldfish. Until tomorrow nite, bye for now.

Wow, did Lester start this game? That feels like half a week ago.

Hey, Gang! I had to stop by and read the comments today. I was watching...but only as of around 3:40. I was delightfully surprised to see the rain delay which meant I got to see some innings. Fave moment: Tek looking like a bowling pin as he spinned on his shoulder to OUT Duncan. Did my eyes play tricks on me or did Tek ask Duncan if HE was alright after that collision?? Least fave moment: the twit in the stands who grabbed the ball! DUMB-ASS!!

The outcome was worth it - I love seeing our guys do the group jumping at homeplate!

I wish I had NESN to see all the goodies during rain delays. I feel spoiled having watched Saturday on FOX and today on TBS.

I'll try to stop by tomorrow night. Got some things to do since watching baseball until almost 7:00 p.m. tonight wasn't in the plans. Looking forward to seeing J.D. play against his brother! :)

What a GAME!!!!!!!!! I cant wait to see the boys this weekend in Houston!