So our local FOX affiliate, in their infinite unwisdom, is giving us CHC/MIL this afternoon. The East Coast Lady is roundly pissed. Guess I'll be hanging out here and listening on WRKO. :::sigh::: And I was SO looking forward to watching the game with Remy announcing.

ecl, my local FOX affiliate's got the Cubs/Brewers game as well. :( I was looking forward to the game being on television.

It really sucks, Mac. At least we can listen, though, and maybe I can multitask here in the kitchen. I need to do dishes really badly.

By the way, the game is in delay.

Ugh I have the Cubs/Brewers game too. Why?! I live in NJ!

Oooh the rain delay would explain it. Haha I feel much better.

Jessi, I would still suggest checking your local FOX listings. With FOX, one never knows. Their logic escapes me. It's not like NC is exactly near Chicago or Milwaukee, after all.

I have the Nationals/Phillies but I don't care enough about either team to watch.

Grr so I was going to try and pay attention to mlb gameday but it says that the game is delayed anyway.

I believe we are getting the Cubs/Brewers because our game is in rain delay. One can only hope they will switch back once the Sox/Yankees begin play.

Phillies would be fun to watch, Angie, but I've got plenty to do around the house so I'd rather not just lounge in front of the TV unless it's our guys. The WRKO guys just said that the rain is supposed to continue for a couple more hours and there is "no anticipated start time. :::eye roll:::

Guess I'll keep the WRKO feed on and wait for further updates.

Boston.com says there's flooding near the dugouts and on the warning track. Not good.

Daaaayum...that is some righteous rain there, Angie!

Watching Notre Dame football while waiting for the rain to stop. I wanna see Pedey go after the batting title from the clean-up spot today! Come on, rain, knock it off!

I know! I tried to find out more but I kept getting redirected to the login center because I'm not a member.

So I'm in a nice hotel with HDTV ... and no game, no Josh. :(

I'm watching ND, too, Jenny.

Angie, it's free (and easy) to sign up for boston.com. I recommend it, especially if you want to get past that login center page!

Strange thing...the radar is showing the rain basically on the WESTERN edge of Boston, and plenty of clear space in points south. Unless it's just not showing on the radar for whatever reason.

Cathy - I was supposed to be in South Bend today but with all my crazy work stuff, I had to give my tickets to my brother instead. D'oh! Go Irish!

That sucks that you couldn't go to the game, Jenny.

YES! ! 1st and goal. Please score on this.

Thanks, ecl. I just registered

See, Angie? Now you can read all of the articles! YAY!

Off to do my exercises while watching the Cubs game. I need my live baseball fix.

When I turned on fox and saw the cubs I knew it wasn't good. I like my cubs but still not a good sign. Just woke up. Keep hoping that one of these days I will wake up feeling better.

It is POURING here (North of Boston)

I want the Cubs/Brewers came--I like Lilly.

Instead they just switched to Phillies/Nats. Come on now, Fox.

TOUCHDOWN, IRISH.

ProJo says game has been postponed. Doubleheader tomorrow.

Postponed. Sad now.

Thanks for the info, Mac. Guess my laundry will have to wait a few days.

Well let's hope it stops raining by tomorrow. I guess I'll do some homework...how fun.

Now I have no excuse to put off doing stuff I need to do. This sucks.

1:35 & 7:35 p.m. tomorrow. GO SOX.

Damn. I was really hoping that the game would be played today, because I have a ton of stuff I need to do tomorrow.

Dayum.
Anyone know yet when it's being played?

Oh, hahaha bad timing Mary strikes again XD
Thanks jenny!

they just announced 1:55...and I just realized fenway has wireless.

nevermind...tarp is back.

Now they're saying they hope to start at 2:30.

At the rate they are going, they are going to run into the night game. I'm watching TB lose, which is good in itself. 5-0 Detroit in the 4th.

Meghan, you're there? Jealous times a hundred.

This is why I decided to postpone doing my laundry until one of the non-baseball nights this week. I had a feeling the weather wasn't going to cooperate with the schedule.

It's GAME TIME! =]

Hallelujah!

YAY!

Still haven't had breakfast (HA) so will fix it now, then rejoin the party.

And we have a game!

I'm kind of frustrated now that TB is losing, but I guess, in the long run, this is good timing.

Finally! That kid is so cute, calling everybody Mr.

I have never been so happy to see the Sox. Still sad no Beckett.

He started me. I had the computer on and suddenly I hear this little demonic voice - made me jump.

By the way, I probably won't be posting much today. I have tons of work to do.

startled, I mean.

Was that Coco?

Nice Drew! Anything to rob Demon of a hit is fine by me!

JD! please don't make any more sliding catches on this wet outfield.

Wohoo Drew!

The same thing happened to me Jennie! I jumped out of my chair

I'm distracted by 2 Amazing Race marathons.

Crap. I'm GameDay only because mlb.tv won't let me watch the game. It's saying I'm logged in on multiple computers, which I'm not.

So JD made a nice catch?

I always wondered if I could "share" my password with my sister - guess there's your answer.

Yes, he made a spectacular catch.

Drew being Jacoby.

I had that happen a couple of times, Mac. Really annoying, and the tech guys were not terribly helpful. One solution seems to be to never ever just X out of mlb.com, always log out. Also, disconnecting from the Internet for awhile so it resets worked, but you probably don't want to miss that much of the game.

Damn it

My sister and I use the same code, but she is in NV and I'm in FL.

I know those lineup intros sound so weird, but of course to those little kids even our brand-new rookies are "old" and have to be called "Mr."

Thanks, ecl. I'll try that now. I think I did this to myself, though - I was clearing the cache on my browser because I couldn't access another website. I had forgotten I was logged on to mlb.com and when I tried to log back in, I got the message saying I was logged in on multiple computers. D'oh...

Yep, that's probably what did it, Mac.

Dice-KK!

Kind of random, but I read an article about Pedroia this morning on boston.com and it said that when he was 1 and a half he killed a goose with a baseball bat because it "bobbed into his strike zone."

http://tinyurl.com/4vorzy

Yay! mlb.tv's letting me watch again. ecl, thank you very much for the advice.

Anytime, Mac. Looks like your reset worked more quickly than mine did when it happened. That's great!

Yes! Mauer is down to .328!

Angie, I read that article. I thought that was interesting about the goose.

I like Mauer, but I want Pleats to get the batting title. Mauer can be content with second place.

Poor little baby Dustin probably had no idea that the goose wasn't a toy. Glad his mom forgave him for that.

Dice, please quit walking people.

C'mon, Daisuke. GET THE OUTS.

Where the hell was that pitch? he so struck A-rod out!

That was such a strike!

Dice-KKKKK

Shit!!!

Awww SHIT.

ugh.

Ugh.

Once again a blown ump call bites us in the rear.

DAMMIT.

C'mon, Daisuke. GET THE OUT.

Please?

Finally. Thanks, guys.

Now the sox need to hit something. Please.

Pedie/Papi/Youk: This gives me hope.

Let's go Pleats!

Yes, another hit for Pedie!!

Pedie!!!

Pedie!

Which puts him at .327...

.001 behind Mauer. This is epic.

My dad only got one ticket, so i'm left at home. :(
But on the bright side- YAY PEDIE

Nice RBI Youk!

Actually, it's closer than that--it's 0.0005! One more non-hit for Mauer will move him behind Pedroia.

Unfortunately, Mauer's next AB won't come for a while (but it will come).

Ugh. And TB pulled ahead 7-5

Wait, Angie, did Pedroia score? I thought he was on third...

Oh wow how did I see that as an RBI?

Is anyone here kinda rooting for Moose? Might be his last game, his first and only attempt at 20 wins...as much as I hate NY, I don't have a thing against the guy.

Avery - Pedie didn't score. He just advanced to third.

No Avery, he didn't. I just got confused

Jessi, I would be, but it's against us. I would be happy for the Moose if he got his 20th, but not if it comes at the expense of a Red Sox loss. It doesn't bother me that it's the Yankees in particular, though. I'd feel the same if it was friggin' Baltimore (who, for the record, is losing 10-1 to Toronto at the moment).

Jessi, is Moose retiring?

Johnny Pesky is so SHARP for a man his age...and he looks and acts a lot younger than 89. Wow.

From what I hear, he is definitely considering it (which is the main reason why I wouldn't mind him getting #20 today).

I'm inclined to agree with Liza...not against us. Just as I don't want Bobby Abreu (the lone Yankee who I really, really like) to have good games against us.

Oh man, I love Don. "I think I hear Lenny Clarke in my head. Is he behind home plate or something?"

(late post)
Jessi - I'm not sure. I want the Sox to win, but I'm slightly rooting for Moose to get his 20th. I don't have a thing against him, either. He's one of the few Yankees players I don't dislike.

C'mon, Javy. GET THE OUT.

javy GO-Pez!

Hahaha Molina and Moose looked dumb.

Oh Jed, that's not cool.

Jed must be very frustrated -- that's very out of character for him.

Oh wow. I don't think I've ever seen Jed that frustrated.

Between being bummed about no game last night, and 2 games today, I feel lazy. I guess I will have to make up for it before Thursday.

What did Jed do?

Detroit and TB now tied in the 9th.

Nevermind - I was just a few seconds behind the rest of you.

I'm in the same position, Karen. Totally unproductive this weekend.

Ok, Sox please score.

Ok I'll ask (I left the room) - what did Jed do?

And, has Mauer batted yet?

Jessi: Not yet--2nd batter for MIL in next half-inning.

Jessi - After Jed struck out, he threw down his helmet, bat, gloves onto the ground in frustration. I think he also had some words for the ump, but he wasn't thrown out of the game.

Thanks lone1c!

And thanks Mac!

You're welcome, Jessi.

Casilla, then Mauer, as soon as the inning break is over.

Kottaras running! Wheee.

Sad, Tek's leaving.

Mac: Yeah, it's probably not the best idea, but it's better that he get some catharsis now rather than taking it into next week.

Mauer singled.

Is anybody else's mlb.tv not working? It says the services are currently unavailable and to check back later.

Damn Mauer.

Angie, mine froze up and it took me several tries to get the broadcast going again.

Angie - mlb.tv's working for me.

I hate to hear that, Liza.

Dammit Mauer.

Pedey has to go 4-for-4 or better to overtake Mauer now.

Occasionally mine has froze up, i have to shut the window and click on the game again.

The good news is that we have one more game in which Pedie can try to bring up his BA. MIL just went final.

Ok. Then I guess I'm stuck with gameday for now.

Rays just took 8-7 lead in the 11th.

...crickets...

You took the words right out of my mouth, Liza.

Here, but I haven't been paying attention to the Sox game. Dodgers/Giants game is on television and Tim Lincecum's pitching. heh.

I'm too distracted by the Mets game, hoping for a rally.

Ugh, TB won.

Right now, I'm trying to find out what happens to NYM.

They're three outs away from elimination, and down 2 runs.

Lincecum is awesome.

Also, JOBA. I actually wanted to see him.

Of note: NYM have already used TWENTY-TWO players in this game!

KOTSAY!

I'm totally distracted myself, actually.

So much for Joba, Liza.

Mac, is Dodgers/Giants a national game?

Liza: I hope you didn't blink or you might have missed him.

Liza - Yes, he is. He's pitched 3 innings and 9 K's already. (not a perfect game though; he's given up 4 hits and 1 run.)

ecl - No. I'm in Northern California. I get the game on Comcast SportsNet.

Ugh, cubs lost and mets are losing. Will 1 of my favs please win this weekend.

Mac - where are you? I'm in Alameda.

Ha. Bruney is good for us--he blew a whole bunch of leads for them last year, right?

Not Jed's day. . .

THAT WAS LOW.

The Jedster is not pleased.

Oh Jeddy. That lip bite almost killed me!

It's about time...

Good-bye Shea Stadium. Have a nice break, Mets. Sigh. . .

It was an adorable lip bite, to be honest.

Carter. No gracias.

Yes!

Wow. Two September collapses in a row for NYM, and no postseason baseball for NYC!

Marte's pants are huge on his backside.

So now a Brewers win would clinch the wild card, but a loss would cause a one-game playoff?

Liza - Brewers already won.

The Brewers won.

Liza: MIL won, so they win the WC, and NYM get to golf next month.

ELLS!

JACOBY!!!

Jacoby!

18-game hitting streak?

Yeah!

Ells!!!

Joe Mauer tripled, guys. He's at .330 again.

rain rain go away never come back

Huh, Mo might need surgery and Joe is calling on him for a four-out save. Huh...

Go Jacoby!

Ugh. Damn Mauer.

Karen, it looks like just a little passing shower on the radar.

Damn.

And there goes the BA

*I meant Batting Title.

He looked pretty frustrated there. I don't blame him.

Dear ump (I forget who's got home today),
Can the Sox get a neutral ball/strike call? That'd be great.
Thanks a bunch,
Liza.

I have seen enough rain for awhile, and it's been raining here too.

Mauer's done at .330 for the season--the Twins won.

Liza: it's Phil Cuzzi.

Thanks Amanda.

Papelbon. GET OUTS. Please and thank you.

C'mon, Pap. GET THE OUTS.

Crap, crap, crap.

Pap, stop it. Stop it stop it stop it.

It must be the rain--has he ever been this wild?

What is the MATTER with you, Pap?

Pap, please get the outs. PLEASE.

That was only his eighth walk all season.

Dammit. :::sigh:::

This is depressing...

Ugh.

Fuck the rain.

Poor Paps, he kept trying to fight off the rain. I gave up typing during that, mlb froze every time I tried.

This game sucks & the Mets are out--what a perfect cap to a shitty week. . .

Take that E6 my new super disliked Yankee!

What happened?! I come back and the Yankees scored three runs? I thought Pap was on the mound!

I hope Pap didn't hurt his foot kicking the ball basket (or whatever that was).

He kicked the heater. Yeah please don't hurt yourself Paps.

Mac, are you still watching Lincecum?

Liza - Yes, I am. Why do you ask?

Just wondering--I'm following on Gameday. Lots of Ks.

Oh, yuck.

I hope Tito puts Pleats in for game two.

Dammit.

Well, congrats to Moose. Hopefully we can take the nightcap.

Ok, I cannot be upset that Moose won #20. Good for him. Now I hope he retires.

Oh yeah. Congrats, Moose. Now go retire.

I heard that Coco may play this evening.

:::crosses fingers because she needs a Coco fix:::

Ugh. I'm gonna try to get something done before the next one.

Dinner time. Then round two.

Ha, Jessi--great minds think alike.

Congrats to Moose.

Hopefully we win the night game.

Huh--now that you mention it, wonder if the ump didn't want to see Moose get a 20-win season, too. Would certainly explain a lot.

Yep, time to try to be productive, or at least fix myself some real food.

Knock knock, anybody home? They're actually starting on time!

I'm here!

I slept through the first game, so decided I might as well make an appearance for this one and try to watch.

Hey, your man Coco is starting!!!!

New gamethread - I've been without internet, that's why the delay!

Hey Bethie! Haven't seen you in a minute...

You didn't miss much in the first game. It was rather depressing. Hope you had a good sleep. I'm feeling rather migrainous so hope that I can make it through the game.

Yes, I'm delighted to see that Coco is actually leading off tonight. I've missed him over this past week, as you can imagine.

Okay, moving over there -- thanks, Texy!