Hey kids - anyone around yet?

Yep, I'm here. Fixing a sandwich. Will probably spend the bulk of my time in the other room, where the TV is and where it's cooler. So freakin' hot here!

I'm here. Just finished watching yesterday's game. I was at work. Knew the score, but still enjoy watching Beckett.

Hey!

I'm here, but am working. Well, supposed to be working! It's such a beautiful day out and I am really having to force myself to get work done. Obviously, I'm not being very successful ;-).

Joe Morgan, that suit is soooooooooooo not made for TV.

Hooray! Joe Morgan!

Now that's the 1st time I have heard Pedroia called a stuffed toy from Fao schwartz.

Did Peter Gammons say that Pedrioa looks like a stuffed toy from FAO Schwarz?

These paper-doll-cutout montages are weird.

I have heard ratboy and turtle, but not that.

Pleats to Bonds, "Sorry about what I did to all your records at ASU."

LOVE that.

I want a Pedeybear!

Aaah, y'all beat me to the head-scratching about the FAO Schwartz comment. Bizarre!

Nah, I would rather have a Pappybear, Tekybear, or Beckett bear.

Youkiebear?

Any Pedeybear should be required to come with a voicebox. When you push the paw, it says "WELCOME TO THE GUN SHOW" or "FUCK YEAH".

Papibear, Mannybear, and Babylugobear, says this Goldilocks. ;)

I'll take an Amaliebear, Texybear or fcbear myself

Hey everyone!

Nothing like a Red Sox game to get me jumpstarted on packing for home (Boston)!!! and somehow I started to clean out clothes drawers....

Hope everyone had a great Sunday!

Hey fc and TG, someone has a crush on you!

nah just kissing ass :D

That works too.

Texybear comes with Beckettyboobear.

21 straight road games with a hit for pedialyte

Pedey is so freakin' great.

Pleats! Excellent hit. After the last couple games, I want to win this game in a big way.

can we please look at some pitches and make him work a little

Oh, yeah - Pedeybear HAS to come wearing pleated pants. And with some salsa in his hand. And with a bald patch.

Pitching around Manny? Please.

When opposing pitchers would pitch around Bonds in SF, they'd put up rubber chickens on the wall in RF. ha.

...and covered in dirt.

I guess the ump is giving the outside corner today.

No they didn't just call Wakefield the "ancient one"?

Yes they did. HEY, TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR, BUCK & MORGAN.

Obi-Wake-Kinobe

And wakes "ancient" ass could still kick their asses any day.

Urg. Just woke up. The sound of those two voices? Not pleasant to wake up to.

Did I miss anything of note in the top of the first?

Well, we all became stuffed animals.

Shallow moment: Jon Garland is smoking, smoking hot.

When they called Wakey "ancient," I found myself wondering what that makes me. But yeah, Buck and Morgan too. LOL...

Would wakefield's teddy bear be called a knucklebear.

And fuck. vlad owns him

Damn.

Double damn.

suck x 2

Someone change the gear on Wakefield's arm from "homerun bombs" to "outs".

Aaaahhh shit. I hate when guys go B2B at our expense.

Ian, I think Vlad owns everybody.

No way--I thought that was a replay of Vladi's when I noticed it was too close to the pen. /sleepy

Also, all I could think of when I saw the ____bear was that "WHO'S MY CUDDLEBEAR!?" commercial.

Sigh....

This is gonna be another one of those games, I'm afraid.

Bethie, is it ridiculously hot down there? Mid-80s here but feels much hotter for some reason.

I think everyone needs to start using Pleats' bat

It is pretty hot down here. Been hovering around 90 all day.

I've been inside in the AC. :)

Where was Manny going?

Who's the ump behind home plate?

Yay Manny!

Yes Manny!!!

Never mind- I don't care!

Sweeeet, Manny! And I always love seeing Pedey race around the bases.

WOOOOHOOOO!!

Mikey! Too bad he got crossed up there.

I can live with Lowell getting thrown out there since Manny scored

NIIIIIICE Mikey. Too bad about that tag, though.

hey everyone....just got back from vaca today....the boys need to start drinking the Pleats-Koolaid

That was pretty nifty, even if Mikey got gone.

Bethie, no AC here except while in the laundromat, which was only marginally cooler than outside. At least the temp is finally starting to edge down a bit.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it figgins.

HA

That's why you run it out, Coco.

I left the room to clean house. Only day off this week, so have to do everything in one day. I guess I missed something.

What is Morgan and Miller's obsession with the double play?

Can't imagine no ac, just cranked mine. Went to dumpster, mailbox, enough heat for me.

The mind of Morgan is an inscrutable thing.

Karen, you'd be surprised what you can get used to. I've done without AC for so long that I don't even think about it except on really hot days.

Yeah, I went 4wks during the hurricanes without power, that was enough for me. No ac, tv, internet, don't wish to repeat.

Nice leaping catch, Pedeybear!

Yikes, Karen. *That* I would not care to go through. As a kid, I went 4 days powerless just once after a hurricane and it was hellacious. In my current location, no more than overnight power loss. That and a few days of drinking bottled water when the Frances/Ivan remnants came through in 2004.

SPIN ART!

I was thinking that was spin art, but wasn't sure. I used to have that when I was a kid, so much fun.

I think I still do have mine, somewhere. I used it regularly until I was about ten.

Spin art? Did I miss something, or was it a local ad? I used to love doing spin art!

The spin art was at the stadium.

I must have been out of the room when they showed it. Oh well! :)

you know liza is going to get that out later and start playing again.

I was thinking about just spinning 'round and 'round and 'round till I'm dizzy.

just have a few cocktails. that'll do the same thing

Wow - a ballpark in the middle of a giant parking lot.

Ballparks with parking lots are for sissies.

Is there anything more fun than Coco's mischievous smile?

Coco has the same smile as a kid does when he says you can't catch me.

"...because you throw like little girls."

Ian - I totally will. And I'll make you a happy birthday card with the masterpiece I'll make.

SpeedyCoco!

Yes.

YYYEEAH!!

THANK YOU JACOBY (and Vlad as well, ha ha....)!!!!

Jacoby sliding back to first on his own hit reach on error. Hah.

But in any case, thank you, Vladi.

thank you vlad. much appreciated

ya got a long time before my birthday comes around

fc/Karen: Coco may very well have the cutest damned smile on the planet.

Hey we're leading! Cool!

Look at Pedey all dirty. Wearing the game. :)

Think of it as a really early present.

I guess ancient guys can still pitch.

LOL, fc...yeah they can!

Awww, poor Jed. :(

Dammit. With a 1-run lead we need a cushion here.

Pappy, please Pappy.

well that sucked

Sorry, I spoke too soon.

What is it with pitchers being left in too long?D:

Uh, fc...yeah, we did need a cushion. And Wakey shouldn't have come out for the 8th. Dammit.

GRRRRRRRRRRRR

:::crosses all fingers and toes:::

It's very easy to second-guess decisions to leave a pitcher in - I know, I do it all the time. But with 7 strong innings, and our bullpen such as it is, I can see leaving Wake in.

I can't believe Wake's in line for another ND after another good start.

This has the potential to get ugly real fast.

if they score here and don't tie it up he gets the L

What's with the negativity? I haven't even started my suicide watch yet.

OK. lets get this done and over

NOW

No, not Oki. I can't take it.

Fuck. Never mind about the ND.

Potential met.

Yuck.

FUCK
OK, now I'm pissed.

what part of "GET THIS DONE" didn't you understand MDC???????

Oh man. Maybe Tek would help this.

fc, can we be negative now?

(i probably just seriously offended my very religious next-door neighbors with the screamed torrent of cuss words that just came out of my mouth)

ecl, just invoke deities, then say you were praying. Emphatically.

I just had a really bad feeling when they made that pitching change.

&*(&$%^@#@

Way to fail, Vanilli.

HA -- fc, I just realized that they're probably still over in the next county. They go to church out there and usually spend all day and night there on Sundays.

I'm watching the Espys red carpet on commercials. Sports Athletes in suits, is improving my mood.

I had to chuckle when I took a look at the players list on mlb.com after the announcers said Izturis is the half-brother of Cesar Izturis. Born within a few months of each other. Their papi must have been a busy fellow.

Are we really pinch hitting Casey? Finally? Let's hope it's enough.

That was a strike??

Three losses in a row? Yeah, it's gonna take a lot more than random athletes dressed up for fake awards to improve my mood.

Well, my mood was gone to begin with today. My brother-in-law died last nite. So anything is good for me now.

Baseball is a cruel game.

Very sorry to hear about that Karen. My condolences

Oh man, that sucked. I need a good pick me up.

I am...disheartened. Demoralized...

In that case, Karen - you are a much stronger person than I, to be able to stomach this series on top of personal tragedy. My condolences to you and your family.

My condolences, Karen.

And now the Espys. How festive.

That was crapola. They were flatly outplayed. Pitching wasn't shitty, hitting wasn't shitty, fielding wasn't shitty... the Angels just played like exactly what they are: the best team in baseball.

Thanks, he was 43 and leaves two kids, 7 and 1 1/2. The hardest part for me, is not being able to afford to go to the funeral. I don't have the money. I'm gonna go try to eat.

My condolences Karen.

Now on to the Mariners.

Anyone remember how well that road series worked out earlier this year? :)

The Angels are excellent. I enjoy watching them. So many great players. I just hate when their wins come at our expense.

I would KILL for Erin Andrews' dress. She is so gorgeous.

Awww, Karen. Just 43...that's painful. Again, my heartfelt condolences.

Condolences especially to his kids - that's rough.

No ESPYs for me. I have some computer maintenance ish to deal with, and some e-mails to write. But first, dinner.

And I probably will be *mostly* absent between now and Friday. Just can't do the 10 pm starts and a day game during the week. I may peek in at the beginning of the night games, etc. Will be raring to go on Friday. I'm really looking forward to the NY series and having Papi back.

I'm crossing my fingers that Beckham and his high-pitched squeaky girl voice get to talk on the ESPYs.

Yeah Seattle, oh fun, especially on mlb.tv. Their announcers love to pick on our players. So looking forward to the Yankees.

JON!

JON!
That could pick up my mood.

I still get chills watching Lester.

That whole opening montage was fantastic. Have to hand it to ESPN for that.

Celtics & Sox. And then they had to show clips from the Superbowl.
Emotional whiplash.

Victoria Beckham is all "WTF were all those sports?!?" and also "I'M HUNGRY."

Espy open thread?

Why not?

LA is not going to cheer the Celtics, no matter how hard you try JT.

OK. That Eli crack was hilarious.

Yeah, JT is on tonight. Or more accurately, his writers.

I love me some JT

AWKWARD.

that was my shallow moment of the night =)

MAKE IT STOP

I'm not any kind of a football fan but that superbowl hurt.

I feel sorry for the random Georgia ballplayer who was just shown crying.

must change channel
(temporarily)

shocking....

Eli still looks mentally challenged.

He's still reeling from the sight of a naked woman.

We don't actually KNOW he's seen her naked. I bet he does it with the lights off, wearing sweats.

I was just thinking to myself that this show REALLY needed some Berman.

BRETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Is it bad that I'm actually unhappy I'm not watching the ESPYs?

And in the "shifting the blame because I refuse to believe that we actually lost that game" category, the ump seemed to have expanded his strikezone from too small to way too huge. Please tell me how a pitch halfway down a player's shins is a strike.

And Karen, if you happen to still be here, I'm so sorry about your brother-in-law.

I have never watched a full ESPY show before - but I don't really have anything else to watch. And there's Brett Favre.

I'm a total homer. Watching for mentions/appearances by Celts and Sox.

FYI, there is going to be a funny skit with JT dressed up as a Celtics player.

Oh I saw the story about that game! Corny but AMAZING.

I don't have anything else to watch, but then again, I got kicked out of the TV room. Again.

Instead, I'm indulging in the fact that the Blue Jays actually won a game and making a blend featuring AJ Burnett and Roy Halladay. Whee.

Muppet Celtics!

This musical number is slightly painful.

I think it just got a little better.

He should have just done "Bring it on down to Omeletteville" instead.

Holy gratuitous award show appearances, Batman.

JOSH

well phooey...

not that the ESPY's mean anything, but still...

SPOILER ALERT!
None of the Sox won any of the awards.

In that case it's off to Red Sox This Week for this kid.

yeah but wouldn't it have been entertaining to watch Josh give an "acceptance speech"....:)