Looks like the rain let up and the game will be played - yay!

Good evening!

Hello everyone!

TGIF!

Baseball time. Sweet.

It's weird to see Dusty Baker in a Reds uni.

I'm soooooooooo glad it's Friday.

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Anyone have any idea why the WRKO feed is "unavailable or being prepared for on-demand viewing?" (grrrr)

Masterson batting! And pitching against Jay Bruce!

I am absurdly excited for this game.

I hope Masterson has a great game. It's his first away game and near where he grew up.

It'll be fun to see our pitchers batting.

Eeeewww, Ian, that's not a nice radar!

Boston Red Sox at Cincinnati Reds- Thom Brennaman & Jerry Remy (FOX, 3:55pm, 56%)

MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Louisville, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Washington, West Palm Beach

awwwwwwwwwwwwww crap.

Wow. That was dramatic.

Ian, is that the market list for tomorrow's game?

that is correct

That sucked but how cute was that reunion at 1st?

Hmph...not sure what market I'm in, living 2 hours from both Charlotte and Knoxville, but with lots of Braves games on the telly...

and for those stuck watching the game on TBS Sunday, you are stuck with Chip Caray and Buck Martinez as your announcers.

Yeah, a K! (finally got WRKO to work, thankfully)

Ian, I will take ANYTHING as an announcer if it means actually getting to watch the game. Seriously.

Asheville is also part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson-Asheville Designated Market Area (DMA), a grouping corresponding to TV and radio markets.

Ooh ooh oooohhh...so I'm in the Greenville market, as in the Greenville on the list you provided? !!! (yippeee, if I read that correctly). BTW, where are you getting the market info from?

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

Ahem.

http://www.hdsportsguide.com/news/2008/fox-baseball-regional-schedule-saturday-june14/

via Awful Announcing...

I meant Awful Announcing via the link I provided.

Ian, sorry for asking stupid questions, but does this apply to the regular FOX channel or just the high-end "HD" channels on the cable (I don't have the latter).

I must say, Justin on the mound and Sean at first makes me happy all the way over here in Boston.

I'd have to say that it applies to both HD & regular feed.. If i end up being wrong tomorrow, shoot me.

Get your guns ready...

Five strikeouts for Justin through two innings? Holy crap.

Naaaaah, I'm not gonna shoot you. I've got the Sunday and Monday games, after all. I *do* hope that Greenville means Greenville, SC and not NC.

there's no such thing as a stupid question in my book.

btw, from what i read, they said masterson has a pretty ugly swing which we'll get to see this half inning.

What's the best way to insert/combine a bunch of K's with "Masterson"?

Uh oh Texy, you got inside info there?

Pitch-ers Bat-ting! (clap-clap-clapclapclap)

MastersKKKKKon?

Joco poster in the Globe tomorrow!

(really excited for Masterson batting, even if it is an ugly swing)

Poor Tek. His immune system seems to suck.

i don't see any NC markets listed in the other two games so let's hope you get a bonus 3rd game this weekend.

does this mean dustin pedroia is the emergency catcher right now?

so instead of having varitek get the team sick, he gets the people on the commercial flight sick.

KKKKKASTERSON BATTING

well he made contact

He made contact with two of them...not too shabby!

Wow. That is an ugly swing. Justin, sweetie, bend your knees when you bat.

If I were on a commercial flight and Tek showed up, 'sick' would be a souvenir.

why fc. nursing him all the way to Cincy? :D

What did they say about Tek?

Is the Joco poster going to be online?

Dang...the last time these two teams faced each other I was a freshman in college and both Papi and Lugo were a few weeks from being born. LOL...picturing infant Papi.

And finally, Ian...my schedule says TBS Sunday and ESPN Monday, unless something has changed. So far I haven't gotten shortchanged when games are broadcast on those channels.

6Ks already! I hope the offense for the Sox can show up.

KKKKKKasterson!

Ecl, Tek didn't fly to Cincinnati with the team. And I don't think the poster'll be online, although I'd scan it for you if I had a scanner.

I think you meant you were a freshman in college when the teams last faced each other in Cincy. They actually last played in 2005 in Boston.

I was 4 when they last played in Cincy.

Yeah you get Sun and Mon and hopefully you get a bonus 3rd game tomorrow.

Liza you have a digital camera, take a picture of it.

Awww, poor Tek!

And since they've been talking about it on WRKO at some length, RIP Tim Russert.

wow i sounded like a dick there. didn't mean to be.

Ian, I did do just that with the no-no one, actually...

were we all thinking that was a foul ball like griffey was.

Finally, we have something going!

You didn't sound like a dick. It was a bit abrupt though.

Sorry, my bad, Ian...I didn't have much time before the game to get up to speed and had to speedread the post here about playing in 1975. Yeah, my guess (and hope) is that I get to watch tomorrow. :-)

I did think it was foul.

If i sounded like that, i'm sorry. Just now that most everything i say is said with a smile here. :D

I did think it was going fair. I must say, I laughed when he had to sprint over to get it.

Come on JD!

Finally got my laptop back from the kidlet.

Masterson cracked me up when he was batting. Standing straight up.

Come on JD!

I did too fc mainly because i was reading how griffey was playing the ball.

Don't be sorry, ecl. i understand completely.

Come on Manny

Yeah Yeah Yeah Manny!

Ian :D, it's amazing how hard it can be to convey intent on line when there's no way to see a person's face. Of course, I suppose that's what webcams are for...sometimes, anyway. :-O

Yay Manny!

Griffey doesn't seem to be reading the ball well today.

if manny was healthy that's a double but it's a run nonetheless.

Manny! Jacoby! Tied it up.

Yeah Manny! :-)

that's why i say if i come across like a dick, just assume it was said with a smile.

sometimes the fingers are faster than the brain ( well what's left of my brain)... I inhaled

NESN showed Mike's GS from yesterday. Just awesome.

Speaking of awesome and Mike, there's a great story online of his admiration for his Dad.

Looks like the rain is starting there with the ponchos going back on and a look at the radar again is not good.

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If y'all need directions to shoot me tomorrow, just let me know. I'll be happy to give them to you.

Damn, look at those guys clogging up the bases. ;)

and a guy (rocco mediate) from my school is one of the players tied for the lead at the US Open.

GS flashbacks *smile*

The Intellicast radar is pretty nasty looking too. And that was a lovely story about Mikey and his dad. I read it over lunch today.

must have been nice to see that in person.

Rocco Mediate...I don't know much about golf beyond the megastars, but that is a *great* name! Does he pronounce it like the word or in Italian?

Let's go Casey!

and heidi's cousin Nick is only 4 shots off the lead right now too.

rock-o me de ate

Well, the Big Donkey grounded out.

Yeah, seeing last night's game on the spur-of-the-moment made me happy all day today.

Well then, Ian, his ancestors are rolling over in their graves. Should be meh-deh-AH-teh!

oh btw, if any of my posts say the video has been deleted, AOL has decided to suspend my accounts for violation of terms of service, including one of my names I didn't use at all for videos and that I had for 10 years.

Did I hear a Remy crack-up almost break out over Sean's at-bat horse-step? Cause that could bode well for more entertainment tonight.

remdawg and orsillo just had to talk about dunn and home runs.

awwwwwwww...crap.

crap again.

Dammit...

lame

This is awful.

Come on Masterson.

Ian, AOL can be so ridiculous sometimes. My main e-mail account is with them, and I used to wonder why some folks made fun of AOL or looked down on them. I have long since ceased to wonder. They TOS over the stupidest stuff. I hope you get your accounts back soon.

Dammit again.

really lame

not good not good at all. Especially since this one doesn't look as though this game is going the full 9 innings. still needs to get to the bottom of the 5th for a it be an official game with the reds in the lead.

I only care about my main account. I'd like to get the contacts I have there. I can always make other ones.

Lets just hope that the offense appears more in the 5th inning.

Back when the Web was young(er), we'd call AOL AOHell because of what it would to do web pages.

I still feel that about IE6--spawn of satan.

Considering Lugo, Cash and Masterson are up, I'm not counting on offense in the fifth...ugh.

nice play cash even if you forgot how many outs there were.

Jules I can't believe people even use IE6. Most webpages i know of aren't really designed for it.

That was funny, good play.

I'm so over the Olympia sports ads. ugh.

I only use firefox. I only check IE7 when people tell me there's a problem with my site.

Meghan- I just saw that they were at bat. Not looking to good

Masterson's going yard

Oh, they do. Our enterprise does, which is worse. Firefox is great. I use it and Safari.

All right Lugo, Cash, and Masterson...hit something, will ya?

Jules, I've never had any problems with IE. AOL, on the other hand, has such a bad reputation that once upon a time I had to fill out on-line job applications using IE because AOL software was blocked by a lot of would-be employers. That was a couple of computers ago, of course...AOL software will never again darken one of my precious computers.

You just don't know you're having trouble with it ;-).

Are you using IE6?

Jules, my pet peeve ad has now changed from 1-800-54-GIANT to "Go Grand" re Foxwood. If I have to hear that woman's coy voice one more time...

Tiger's lurking closely at the US Open now. Just 1 shot off the lead.

I'm using whatever IE comes with a Vista that I bought 6 months ago. I'm definitely not tech savvy enough to know what sort of trouble I'd be having with it. :-O

i've heard that ad in the few times i 've listened on the radio ecl. trust us, the olympia ads are a 10000000x worse.

Spit in the glove kid.

Vista??? ::shudder::

ecl, if you're on Vista, you've got IE7, which is a whole lot better.

Ian, the dude with the baseball head is even worse. ugh.

KKKKKKKKasterson!

Also, have people seen this?

Dang, Ian, the Olympia ads must be really, *really* bad, then. Of course, sometimes my beef with ads is just something stupid like a voice that grates on me (like that Foxwood ad). Or, not related to WRKO, the old and fortunately retired Ditech ads with the big pasty-looking guy with glasses. He was just so gross.

i was able to order my laptop through dell without vista and instead got XP.

Oh hi there Votto.

call 911. jacoby just got robbed

fc, I got the Vista because after two consecutive 98s, the second one a charity donation from an acquaintance, I was ready for an up to the minute computer because I can't afford to replace it for a *long* time. My cousin who works in IT said it was fine despite any rumors to the contrary. I really haven't had any problems with it. Then again, my needs are pretty simple. Web browsing and simple documents.

Poor Pleats...

CRAP!

i love remdawg.

the red sox are going to tamper not tampa

i'm sure this will make some happy. In about 10 minutes, i'm going to shut up and fill my mouth with a grilled chicken salad with some I-talian dressing.

Manny just walked out to the warning track for that one. I really hope the hammy's okay.

The back-to-back Tampa and NYY series may be very interesting...

LOL Ian! I just enjoyed (canned) salmon on a sesame bagel...not feeling up to green salad this evening so am having some fruit instead.

Meghan, I agree. Liza, WRKO said they're probably sitting Manny tomorrow (fingers crossed for sore hammy).

To clarify--Masterson is eligible for the loss tonight, unless the Sox come back? And will only get the W if the Sox take the lead this inning, he pitches a clean bottom of the inning, and they hold the lead until the end of the game?

This is getting really unpleasant.

Why did Manny swing at that?

And clarifying my clarifying, that was a question, not a statement. Is that right?

"You can see Aardsma in the bullpen... sorta."
Hahaha

Damn

Vera Wang mattresses? WTF?

KKKKKKKKKasterson!

Yes, Liza. You got it.

Now, if he pitches this complete 7th inning, and the Sox come back and tie (before the next pitcher enters), the loss is erased and he gets a no-decision. If they come back and pull ahead (before the next pitcher enters), he gets a W... so long as they keep the lead.

Thanks, TG.

But aww, it doesn't matter now. I just hope he doesn't get the loss--he was fantastic. 9 strikeouts in fewer than 7 innings.

Now, he only gets a L or a ND.

mmmmmmmmmm so good

OK, guy and gals, I'm off to the bar. I'm hoping my leaving turns their luck around.

Was it yummy, Ian?

Crap.

CRAP!

oh yes. it was yumilicious

Well, I'll be darned. Burton, currently pitching, went to Western Carolina, just a hop and a skip from me (well, an hour, but who's counting?).

And for those who care, Utley-Howard-Burrell just went BTBTB for Philly.

Guys, try pretending it's Fenway. Please?

Someone should tell the Sox that they also play games away from Fenway and need to win those also.

All these "We can't explain this!" ads are annoying me, personally. I don't care about monkeys giving cats baths, really...

A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K!

Golden Sombrero!

They need to pack the Fenway bats as well

Aw, Liza, that is HIGH COMEDY. And I'm not being sarcastic.
Simpleminded maybe, but not sarcastic.

So Meghan, I just learned something. Had never heard that term before (thank you, Google).

I'm guessing that the golden sombrero is better than a Dutch oven. And no, this isn't a link to a perverted site :D

I hate Amica ads in general...they just seem so fucking smug. I feel like they think everyone is too stupid to understand a thing about car insurance without them. The "we can't explain this" ones are particularly bad though.

wakey wakey bats

Nice, Aardsma.

Silly me, Ian...I thought a Dutch oven is a kitchen device. Never heard of the other usage of the term!

FUCK!

JD just broke my heart a little bit.

Excuse me for saying it, but this is looking pretty frigging terrible.

The rarity of the metal the sombero is made out of increases with each K over 4. I think 5 in a game is the record.

Also, this game fucking sucks. Boo.

DAMN!

WRKO reporting that Manny's hamstring was indeed bothering him...

Aww. Poor Mikey hanging his head.

So, now that it's 9:30, I'm going to go get some dinner...

so we take manny out of the game knowing he's going to bat in the 9th.

And I was so happy 2 1/2 hours ago...

Well that sucked.

Meghan, the wiki entry I read said that Sam Horn struck out 6 times in a game.

That game sucked. See ya tomorrow.

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