shiny new gameday thread!!

Sorry again for the radio delay/silence!

Yay! Hope you read my parting comment over yonder. If not: Glad to see you, glad to see Coco, hope you had a good sleep, and I have a slight migraine but hope to make it through the game.

I am finishing up my project, that I started last month, and have been too sick to finish, going through my clothes. So happy to say almost done. Also trying to get mlb.tv up.

Did sleep well. But slept through 2 out of 3 of my sporting events for the day. Didn't miss much in either.

Hope I can stay awake for this one. Can't believe that if the baseball gods have it in the cards for me I will be able to watch the sox in Boston next week. Eeeeeep!

Coco just put a big smile on my face.

That would be awesome if you could actually be in Boston for a playoff game, Bethie.

Run! Yay!

Hi Liza!

Hey everyone!

Hey ladies & gentlemen. After much pulling my hair out I finally got my clients website working. I hate those stupid easy problems that take hours to figure out.

Kim, that doesn't sound like much fun!

I don't like doubleheaders, I have to use gameday for the second one. Mlb Mosaic doesn't have the option for both. I feel more productive, finished a project I have been putting off since I got laid off, and only took a little over an hr to do. Feels good giving away a trunk full of clothes to the womens homeless shelter.

Heyy everyone. Is Jacoby playing? Or is it Carter, Coco, Van Every in the OF?

Bailey, Coco and Van Every.

Nice play. But yes Jed!

Karen, you get blocked from every game 2? That stinks!

Thanks ecl. And then whos playing first? Casey? Kotsay?

And the Gil, Cora, Jed. Correct?

I guess I could always be patient and just watch the game and find out...but I guess I'm not patient...lol

Game 162, everyone. Another regular season of baseball is drawing to a close. Luckily, we have the playoffs to look forward to again this year.

Anyone know why Becketts not pitching? Yesterday was supposed to be his scheduled start...

Just resting him for Wed.?

hmm

I don't get blocked I just can't use my mosaic program I prefer over the mlb media player.

Casey's at first. Carter's DHing. It's like Pawtucket! (-happy-)

It just doesn't feel like it's ending. This year went by way faster than it should have, even faster than last year. But like Starr said, hopefully we'll have another month or so left of baseball to play.

Lowrie steals!

Lowrie's first SB!

I can't believe how fast the season went by! It seems like just yesterday that I was sitting in the computer lab doing a project for Environmental science blocking out the people that were searching for the score of the Sox/A's game in Japan because I was recording the game at home...

ahh memories ::sigh::

Lindsay, I'm guessing they are just resting him since he will probably be pitching on Wednesday.

And I can't believe it's the end of the season already. Dammit. I can still remember Japan like it was yesterday. :(

I always get Bailey and Carter mixed up for some reason! Ugh...

I went to get Chinese food and I was telling my dad to drive faster because I was missing the Paw Sox vs. Yankees game. LOL, I knew that the majority of the lineup would be call ups.

I am sad that the season is over. Also sad that there was no Beckett this weekend. I was watching archived Beckett last night.

Yea this was definitely a great season. Lester's no-hitter was by far the highlight. Other great moments (for me): Sox opening in Japan, Lester CG shutout at Yankee Stadium, and the debuts of Lowrie and Masterson.

I can't believe it will be over tonight ... oh wait - we're in the playoffs!

This may sound kind of strange, but I'm happy that Mussina got his 20th win today. After 18 seasons he deserves it!

It did all go by really fast. I remember getting up 1-1/2 hours early and sitting in bed with my coffee in a total daze watching those games in Japan.

Didn't realize that was Jed's first SB ever. Congrats!

Kim, can't you just access the 400K or 800K streams if the mosaic doesn't work?

Me too Lindsay - though I do wish it wasn't against our boys. Hmm I think it's karma for his almost no-hitter at Fenway. He was one strike away when it was broken up.

Ahh I have soo many memories! Most of them are rediculous memories of Jacoby (for example the other day when they showed the dugout and he put his hands down his pants because he ward adjusting his jersey) but on a baseball note, his 2 homer game (i was there! yay!) Lester's no-no. Lester's Yankee shutout. Definately also the MLB debut of Masterson and Jed. This may sound bad...but also the injury of Lugo since it allowed us to see more of Jed and I'm sure that the majority of us fell in love with him!

**sorry for the typos in my little memory paragraph.

I camped out in the TV room for Japan. I wasn't missing a moment of pre-game, considering I had to leave for school an hour into the game.

Come on, Wakey.

I still feel pretty badly for Lugo, Lindsay. Jed's doing great and I really like him a lot...and I know Lugo sucked, but he was trying so hard and he was starting to step it up just before he got hurt.

I know--I remember non-stop spring training on TV excitement--going "HEY--there's a Sea Dog!", then seeing them all back in Hadlock in games where they had to clean snow off the field & then lots of them getting called up. I don't have a winter sport to switch to. After fall league ends, it's counting down 'til April 9th and the first Dogs game.

Liza, I was actually able to get pretty much the whole game in, seeing as how I start work at 9:30. It was great, even though I was dog tired.

I, too, remember getting up early, coffee mug in hand, watching the Japan games. Was that really six months ago? It IS hard to believe!

Beckett will stand and deliver on Weds night against the Angels. That's my expectation, at any rate.

God's been really good to me this year. I got to go to the home opener and also today's Game 1, which was supposed to be the last game of the season. Made it onto the Monster twice for Yankees games. Was there for Lester's no-no. In total, got to see 10 wins and 4 losses at Fenway plus one Red Sox win at Comerica Park. And I'll be going to Game 3 of the ALDS; my first play-off game!

I'm the same way, Amanda -- no winter sport. I do usually pay some attention to March Madness, but by then spring training is in full swing, so my one nod to basketball ends up getting lost in the shuffle.

Wow Joy! How do you get to go to so many games?!

Another big memory for me was the April 30 walkoff against the Blue Jays--the second of the two games they had consecutive walkoffs--because I was there. I'd never had seats not in the bleachers/grandstand and I had great seats in the infield that time. It was so great. Daisuke threw really well and then Tek hit a single up the middle to score Manny in the bottom of the ninth with two outs. It was amazing.

HA! Pornstache looked really ticked off there.

Oh yeah, and I had jury duty the first day they played in Japan and the guard let us watch the game while we were in the waiting room. Otherwise I would've had to be at work and wouldn't have gotten to watch the game. =)

Having been a baseball fan before joining red sox nation, I have to say this has been my most exciting year as a baseball fan. Even though we won it all last year, this season has just been amazing. So many wonderful memories and so many new and wonderful friends to share them with.

Doesn't get much better than that, ladies and gents.

And of course Beckett will kick ass on Wednesday. It's the post-season. He will definitely be cooking with gas.

hola peoples. what a shitty day this has been

Bethie, as you know, I can definitely relate. This season, my first as a Red Sox fan (aside from last year's playoffs), has been awesome in so many ways.

Lindsay - Like I said, God loves me. =)

Also, http://www.xanga.com/joyosity/674798384/how-to-score-red-sox-tickets.html

I am definitely one of the born into red sox nation people. My dad was a sports writer in Worcester, Ma and used to travel with the sox, so I went to a lot of sox games growing up. Miss that, along with my dad. So I have been a Sox fan since birth. I normally watch Pats, but not too exciting without Brady this year.

Ian, I hope this game makes it better for you.

Aww, I want to give Pedey a hug! He just looked so cute and cuddly leaning on the fence spitting and eating his sunflower seeds!

To continue what I was saying a couple of minutes ago, one terrific thing about this year has been getting to know the team and all its personalities and the attributes of each player. During last year's playoffs I was just beginning to get acquainted with them, most of them from scratch, and this year they have NOT disappointed!

I've been to more games this year than I ever have: two games at Fenway (including the April 30 one), a Pawtucket game, a Lowell game, and then three amazing games at Yankee Stadium--the last three Sox games there, ever.

Anyone going to this tomorrow?

And sorry you had a bad day, Ian. What's up?

I'm a home grown Sox fan. And ya know what.... It pisses me off that pink Sox hats are considered the fair weather fan / bandwagon fan hats. I've had my pink hat for 10 years.

Providing all the cards fall correctly (knocks on wood), I'm planning on seeing the Sox in Atlanta next season...my very first live MLB games EVER.

I went to a Red Sox appreciation night this evening and won a t-shirt cause I knew Shilling was born in Alaska. Thanks Centerfield (Texy, Ian, and the loyal posters) for empowering me with baseball facts and trivia!

Providing all the cards fall correctly (knocks on wood), I'm planning on seeing the Sox in Atlanta next season

Me too!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEE!!!! :D

Ecl, I'm hoping to go see Sox in Atlanta next season also. I have family outside of Atlanta.

I only made it to one Fenway game this year (the 14-2 trouncing of the Orioles) and about 20 Sea Dogs games. I hope to do more of both, as well as do a Spinners & a Paw Sox game next summer.

:::high fives Bethie:::

Yay, Karen -- we can all represent RSN South!

something needs to make this a better day.

My friend called me up and asked me if i could help them out by bringing their daughter to a birthday party since her husband had a football meeting to go to and her step-son was at the Jets game with her car.

So I said sure I'll come up and help out. I stop near there house to vacuum my car since it's been a while since someone rode in my car and i had vacuumed it.

I swear my car was off for no longer than 4 minutes when I tried to restart it and my battery was dead. After about an hour of waiting for AAA, they couldn't get it jumped right away. So we let it charge up for a bit and finally got the damn thing started. So I dropped them at off at their birthday party they were going to and had to go buy a new battery. After about an hour of trying to install it, the guy finally got it installed. Only cost me 83 bucks that I don't have.

what a day.

I definitely want to go to more minor league games next year--PawSox, Spinners, and I really, really want to go to Portland.

I was at the Sox/A's game in Oakland earlier this year where Duchscherer was throwing a no-hitter for 6.1 innings. I remember Papi breaking up the no-no and all the Sox fans in the crowd going crazy. First season as a Sox fan and the only game I went to see, the Sox nearly get no-hit, just days after Lester threw his. (Now that I look back on it, though, I wish Duke had gotten the no-hitter.) Other than that, I'd say this was a pretty good season.

by the way, hi all.

Pffft -- I was out of the room for one flyout to Coco and running my fingers for the other.

:::that's okay, there'll be more:::

it's their not there ya dumbfuck. :D

Hi All!

*Finally* sitting down for the day. I spent the day on the ladder working on plastering the walls. Had the game on the Tvs. ugh. What was up with Paps?

I can't believe it's the last game of the regular season! It seems like yesterday I was watching spring training. I'm making an all-American baseball dinner tonight: grilled polish sausage dogs, fries, and apple crisp.

I've never been to Fenway, but I went to my first MLB game this year - Sox @ Yankee Stadium. It was Masterson vs. Musina. JMast was great, only giving up 2 runs in 6 innings. Unfortunately, Moose was better. Final score 2-1 Yanks.

YOu have to get Spinners tickets when they put them on sale in the beginning of their season because they sell out every game ahead of time.

Awww, car problems suck, Ian. And they're always way too expensive.

That sounds like buckets of fun, Ian. /sarcasm

What an idiotic move by Cabrera--he caught the ball, held out his glove like he was offering the ball to the fan, and then brought it back with a smirk on his face and threw it back to the infield. Jackass.

well had i not stopped to vacuum, i assume the jeep wouldn't have started the first time i shut it off today. It was awful just sitting there waiting in the showers. at least those didn't last too long down here.

How bout them Mets.

Lovely, Liza. I can't stand classlessness...

Ian: I've heard that. I have friends in Lowell so I may just do the spontaneous stand outside and look sad or craigslist or something whenever I make it down there. It always works at sold out Portland games (minus the ones Papi played in, which I had one to the 2nd game anyway.)

How do you feel about the Mets, Ian? Glad or sad?

Well, living in Florida I am surrounded by minor league teams. Unfortunately the one in town is VB devil rays, so not a fan of going there. I do want to see the St. Lucie Mets sometime. I have seen daytona cubs with Papelbon's brother which is fun.

Jackass.

Epic understatement.

honestly ecl i don't care one way or the other. It's just strange that for two years in a row on the last day of the season they have choked.

And the worst part is they gave their GM a 4-year extension last week and then this happens.

The Mets crack me up. Last game ever at Shea, and their bullpen blows it to the Marlins.

I do feel bad for their fans. But ha.

You mean

My
Entire
Team
Sucks?

(no offense to Mets fans; I like them, too, but I hate their September collapse)

We have a single-A club (Rox affiliate) where I live. I should take advantage of that opportunity more often. And then there's Greenville, which is within a reasonable distance. Also Johnson City, TN, which is where Coco got his start when he was just a pup. Just a hop and a skip.

I don't have any particular feelings yea or nay about the Mets except for the slight sentimentality that comes with being a native of the area. I sort of feel badly for them that they lost their final game at the stadium.

I really need to go to more River Cats games (A's AAA). The way the A's trade their players away, who knows, I could be watching a future Sox.

Shocker. It's raining again at Fenway

I'm envious of the rain. It's 95 right now! I'm sick to death of summer weather.

I have been a Mets fan second to the Sox of course, since I was a kid, so I am sad when they blow it every fall.

I'd rather have 95 then all this freaking rain.

Question: I'm watching YES who just showed a clip of Wakefield going up to the ump at the end of the top of the fifth. He asked for the ball - why?

That must have been his last inning of the regular season. he's a free agent so in case he doesn't come back maybe he wanted the ball.

It's been raining here all day. At least up there, there are hills for rain to run down. Here it just floods. Every time it rains there is a lake in my parking lot.

I don't believe it. It's Jim "Fucking" Rice.

I forgot he's a FA. Aww I hope he comes back - he was overall pretty good this year (lacked a ton of run support).

ecl: The Tourists, or?

Years of living in NYC, esp. after growing up in New England, made me a Mets fan. They were the acceptable hometown team in opposition to the Empire.

Aww, I love Justin and Meryl! Cookies for all!

Last nesn game for the year, I think I might cry.

Amanda -- yes, the Tourists. They have a really cool old historic park.

Hairless vs. gross hair. GO!

I hope he comes back, too. Even without his personal connections to Boston (13 years now, right?), it's nice to have one of two knuckleballers in the majors on our team.

Meryl is so sweet. She commented on my blog once. It was funny.

I have tons of friends in Asheville and have heard great things about the park. I've only seen pictures, spending some times in my sport-less winter last year getting obsessed with the quirks of older parks.

Liza - what was the post and comment about?

Cash! Third base! Hah.

Crap, though. Runs.

I *saw* that, Liza. Your old blog, right? I had it bookmarked. Was digging through Sox bookmarks today and ran across it again, actually.

Dammit.

Ugh.

1-4-3 DP! phew. . .

Yeah, Justin! Haha, love it when Remy gets all homer-y.

Hah. I haven't been paying close attention to the game. I didn't even notice Cash was playing third again.

But, dammit.
Justin, please get the outs.

Amanda, refresh my memory...is it you who lives way up in the Maritime provinces?

How do you know tons of people in Asheville?

Nice DP!

P.S., Amanda, if you've ever seen Bull Durham, the scenes at the end of the movie were filmed at the park here in Asheville.

The post was about Justin, and I had made a joke at the end wondering if he had any younger brothers. She said yes, he has a brother, "just as cute and sweet." She also said she liked the blog (which I didn't end up writing much on before or after that post).

Ecl, you've seen it? Ha. And yep, I haven't written anything on it since Spring Training. My mom wanted to know what I was doing online all the time so I gave her the link and she decided to send it to just about everyone I know. So I decided it was much easier to tell people I wasn't keeping up with it anymore than give an actual answer.

No, I live in Maine. Okay, tons is maybe an overstatement. I went to an alternative college in Vermont, and a bunch of my punk rock /hippie/ new agey classmates either relocated to southern VT, here in Portland, or Asheville., or have migrated between three.

Amanda, sounds like your friends would fit right in here in Asheville. There's a large and vibrant community of young folks who fit that description.

HA -- Liza, sounds like you fooled your mom well. :::grins:::

P.S. Liza, I think I had found it while digging around on line some months ago for Sox blogs. I loved the picture of Manny with the glove on his head. That was the last post, if I recall correctly.

Ugh--here comes Ransom. I'm REALLY starting to dislike this guy. It's like a requirement that you gotta be a douchebag to be the Yanks SS>

I was just thinking post season and remembered that I don't get Don & Jerry for the post season. I hate post season announcers.

Ecl, it wasn't even trying to fool her--it was more trying to avoid stupid conversations. Even my gym teacher tries to talk to me about the Sox (he knows next to nothing about baseball).

And yep, that was the last post. I guess it's fitting.

Wait.. i was browsing and I think that I just saw that Don may be doing some games for TBS?

Makes sense, Liza. On both counts.

K!

Dear Red Sox offense,

Please score runs.

-Mac

I second that, Mac.

Understatement! "Sean Casey was not blessed with Olympic speed." Oh, Remy...

Did Casey get thrown out?

Jessi, he grounded out. Remy must have been watching him lumbering towards first base.

Dear Melky,

Why are you being such a dick?

--amanda

I spaced out, Amanda. What did the Melkjerk do this time?

Fake a ball toss to the fans. BOOOO!

Kim - Don is doing games for TBS but my understanding is he won't be calling the Red Sox. I think he gets the other AL matchup.

Dennis Eckersley will be on the TBS coverage as well in studio.

Amanda, he did that AGAIN? :::huge eye roll:::

Ian, that sucks. How can you not give Don the Sox games? Argh. I don't like Eck in the studio either. Do I have to listen to Joe Buck and the other morons?

Hi all -

Can't believe we're at 162 already. Helluva ride, no?

I can't believe I'm as sad about this as I am, but I really wanted Pedey to win the batting title ... D:

I am PSYCHED for Beckett on Wednesday.

Honestly, pornstache ranks up there with my all time least favorite ball players.

Hi Jenny. :::waves:::

I really wanted Pedey to win the batting title, too. He's just so amazing. Hopefully his performance in other categories will garner him some accolades.

Kim, I can't even LOOK at the guy. He is the epitome of hideous to me.

Kim: I second that.

Hmm, I just realized that I think we got through the whole first game today without the "Yankees Suck" chant!

Maybe because the game basically doesn't mean much at this point, Joy?

Yeah, I'm just glad it's kinda phasing out.

Hey guys. What's new? Not much here.

I think they do it so that there's no kind of conflict of interest. I mean think about it, would you like to see the ChiSox guys doing an ALDS game with the White Sox in it? I would not.

Howdy, Piney!

Yes!

TIMLIN! Oh how I like it when you do well. . .

Yay for K!

Timlin had long pants on Friday night. It weirded me out a little. I do like the knickers and long red sox.

Is anyone else getting a pop-up in the lower right hand corner when they refresh? It doesn't happen every time, but....

Joyosity, I've been getting those for a few days. They're a little... odd.

Is it a pop-up about casinos? I've been getting those for a few days also. Creeps me out. I have a firewall and all kinds of protection on this computer, so I don't like seeing that kind of stuff.

I have. I even blocked images from the site but it happens occasionally still.

Which site is it, this one? Or mlb.com?

joyosity - I've been getting those, too. At first, I thought it was spyware, but nothing showed up when I scanned my computer.

I have seen the casino one, and I have so much protection things I shouldn't see anything. My computer scans nightly.

AC has fire in his eyes at the plate.

I scanned a couple of different ways and nothing showed up either.

Ok, so it's not just me. A for effort, Coco!

Poor Coco, he looks tired.
Love the bullpen band, will miss them. I noticed Paps is not playing and is on the far right, he looks pissed.

Great effort, and I loved the "sleeping on the base" maneuver at the end, too. :::grinning at my guy:::

Nice to see the bullpen band firing up a bit.

Aww! The cop getting in on the band-ing!

I love our bullpen. So much.

I would be pissed too if I had had the outing he had in game 1.

I got the pop ups as well. Some chick asking me if I wanted to have a good time.

Bullpen cop in the bullpen band

C'mon Case!

:::crosses all fingers and toes:::

Let's go, Casey!

Woo hoo!

YES YES YES!

w00t! I love homer Remy!

Love Jerry.

"Atta way Case." "It's become a classic. Red Sox / Yankees classic."

CASEY!

Homah RemDawg called it.

Woohoo!!

Jerry's all sorts of excited now.

Homer Remy rules the world.

They probably heard me halfway to Charlotte with the scream that just came out of my mouth.

:::still jumping up and down:::

Rats.

Homer Remy? I'm not sure I get it...

Oh well.

COME ON BULLPEN.

HOLY SHIT!!

Beckett possibly out for postseason...

http://tinyurl.com/4vqtfw

I'm still out of breath from all that excitement!

:::hugs Sean Casey:::

Holy crap

I really hope that's a fucking joke. I think my heart hit the floor.

Oh.My.doG....Ian?

:::speechless:::

Tell me it's April fool's day.

Holy shit. It just officially hit me that this is the last game of the season. I was all cheerful and then it hit me...and now I feel like crying. What am I going to do until April?

My boys better play for another month!

Anyone going to the rally tomorrow at Fenway?

Are you fucking shitting me.

No! If Beckett is out, I will definitely cry.

you've got to be fuckin kidding me!

All I will say is this. If it's a joke I apologize for posting it.

They're talking about it on WRKO. FUCK FUCK FUCK!

WHAT THE FUCK?! BECKETT COULD BE OUT OF POSTSEASON?!?!

/caps

Lindsay, I'm going.

But holy shit. Beckett. THAT HAD BETTER BE A JOKE, HERALD.

Ian, if you get the scoop, would you mind posting it for us non-NESNers? Thanks in advance.

Why would the Herald report something like that in jest?

I don't like to curse, but FUCK.

Heres more on it:

[snip - use tinyURL, please!]

the radio announcers are saying he is getting checked out tomorrow morning.

And here are your gametimes from the Boston Globe:

The Red Sox will open the ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday at 10:07 p.m. EST. Friday's game two will be played at 9:37 p.m. EST.

I noticed the times for Wednesday, and Friday night games. I'm happy since I'm a night person, but stinks for everyone else on the east coast.

10:07 p.m. EDT first pitch this Wednesday night out in LA.

C'mon, Aardsma. GET THE OUTS.

OMG.. what the heck?

Uh-OH!!!!!!! If true, this is bad news but these guys have battled injury all season long. I'll continue to hope that they can deliver, some one else will be lights out. I'll maintain cautious optimism, holding back out right panic until next weekend.

Damn.

Crap I hate the 10pm games. I'm useless in the morning and the kids are pissed that they can't watch any of the game.

Any word on when Game 3 will start?

k!

Nice strike out.

Yes, let's go, Aardsma!

:: clings to Beckett ::

The Globe said to get lots of sleep Tuesday night. I had no idea they were going to play on West Coast time for night games. That sucks.

a rookie arguing? Hmm...not a good move. I'm surprised his ass didint get thrown out of here.

Holy Shit.

Excuse me while I...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I believe my heart has just stopped beating.

I may have man tears about Beckett right now. I'm not sure.

Since game 3 is back in Boston I'm sure it will be around 7-8ish

Fuck

FUCK IT, AARDSMA.

Aw, bugger.

ARGH!

get Aardsma out of the fuckin game Tito! Is anyone warming?

Ian, man tears are ok.

DAMMIT AARDSMA!

::moaning::

I just said some really not-nice words sitting here in front of my computer.

:::sigh:::

pornstache better suck here.

And pornstache rides again.

They haven't shown anyone warming.

Bethie: :::HUGS:::

I'm so friggin nervous right now about Beckett + the playoffs.

After this it's time to get the big boys in. Pedie, Youk, Ortiz.

I'm sure that wont happen though since this game doesnt mean anything, but...

ecl that's 10 pm east coast time

Man and Woman tears are OK, esp. regarding Beckett. And, once again, there's a nexus of Samuel and Joshua: we are engaged in a theater of the absurd.

It'll have to be a walk-off then. ;D ;D ;D

Yeah, I know, Ian. I'll just have to settle for being really tired on Thursday at work. :::shrugs:::

I can't believe how emotional this season has been for me! It's crazy! I've shed so many tears! Some over stupid stuff, some over Lester's no no, etc.

Am I the only one?

Since I normally go to bed between 2 and 3am, I love the times. But I do feel for the morning people.

This evening has been such a roller coaster ride...

No, Lindsay, you're not the only one. I've bawled like a baby on multiple occasions.

They keep replaying the final Foulke out of the 2004 WS and I cry every time I see it. My 4 yr old just watched the DVD's of 2004 & 2007 and i cried thru those too.

I got teary at the Lester no-no... and cried my eyes out after Manny was traded. That's actually all I can think of so far.

Van Every walk off? Maybe?

I'm glad I'm not the only one. Baseball is so stressful! How the hell do the players deal with it?

Van Every walk off? Maybe?

I want to see Pedie in this inning...

Hell, I'm bawling like a baby right now.

They are gonna update about Josh at some point tonight, right?

And I can't believe there isn't anything on the Globe about it.

That would be pretty sweet Kim!

I'm surprised that Don & Jerry aren't talking about the Beckett news.

Since the globe is associated with NESN + the Sox they are probably on terms to keep it quiet.

Jerry calls Valasquez (sp?) to have the winning hit.

Come on cashew! Get it to the Monster!

Ahh

I'm so friggin nervous for Titos press conference...

shit!

Liza, I remember sitting here with everyone in silence during the last inning of Lester's no-no, and when it was over, I cried so hard.

I think with Manny I was so upset that I just shut down emotionally. I remember being numb for a few days while trying to process that he was gone.

I cry pretty easily over baseball, so I can't even list all the times this season that it happened.

Jacoby pinch run for Jonathan? Steals 2nd? Gil hits a gapper?

Sounds good to me...haha

I want a Coco walkoff...

I come back here after doing some chores and see that Beckett may not pitch. Why must you do this to me before I go to sleep? Oh my freaking god, please let him be ok.

Please please please....

Ecl, you may get your wish.

Ok Coco. Win this one.

Cried today at Pesky's number retirement. And, I shed a tear or two at the season opener, clinch game, and at Lester's no-no.

Oh yeah, the clinching game. Got a wee teary at that, too.

COME ON COCO.

damn it

Oh crap.

NOOO I don't want extra innings. No no no. Our bullpen needs to be fresh and happy come October.

I need it over to hear the Beckett news.

dammit

Awww, not this time, Covelli.

Our dugout is silly.

Frig. C'mon Hansack, I want a 1-2-3 inning, please. Let's get to the press conference. Oh, and win.

My dad wants to bet with me. He thinks that the red sox will be knocked out in the first round

Extra innings in a game that means absolutely nothing.

I emailed the Gliobies for an answer. Haven't heard anything.

I did ask them if this was a joke.

one too many beers?

Without Beckett Liza that's a tough call. I still like Lester and Dice-K at the top but now having to put Wake or Byrd in for Game 3.

Come on Hansack.

One.

Oops, I meant Lindsay not Liza

Doubt Beckett oblique news is a joke, but maybe it's not precise news either, says me, hoping furtively for some good news from this.

I hope the herald has Beckett mixed up with like...Timlin or something

Maybe Beckett complained of a little pain and the herald blew it up into a huge story, but it's really nothing.

two.

I searched the internet, the Herald is the only one posting anything. I am really hoping they are wrong.

Steve Buckley is unlikely to make that error...but here's hoping.
He's got an article on the herald site.

Last time Beckett had an oblique injury:

Jul 23, 2005: Missed 13 games (oblique injury).

Karen, I did the same thing, with the same results.

Nothing so far on ESPN Baseball Tonight, or streamer.

Lindsay, I was actually thinking that about being mixed up with Timlin, then saw your post.
Beckett has had a lot more injuries this year, I think he needs to relax more.

THREE! thanks, buddy.

Three.

Let go boys! Show us why you were called up!

I really feel Pedie coming up. I dont know why, but I just feel it...

Chip Caray and Buck Martinez are calling the games on TBS for the Red Sox Angels.

Milwaukee-Philadelphia (3 p.m.) gets Brewers local announcer Brian Anderson and longtime Atlanta announcer Joe Simpson helping break in TV rookie and longtime Braves pitcher John Smoltz in a three-man booth.

Dodgers-Cubs (6:30 p.m.) gets Stockton, Darling and Tony Gwynn.

On Thursday, Minnesota/White Sox at Tampa Bay (2:30 p.m.) will get Red Sox local announcer Don Orsillo and Harold Reynolds

Come on AC

Don Orsillo announcing TB, that will be good to watch.

This question may be really stupid, but...

the tampa bay game will be on...fox?

I'm really pissed that TB series gets Don and we get guys that I don't like.

Lindsay - All the Division Series games will be on TBS. ALCS on TBS, NLCS on FOX. World Series on FOX.

Ya, but they need to make it fair. Cant have Don (who favors the Red Sox) announcing our game.

Yes!

While I know y'all will be here in the post season, I wanted to again say Thank You. You've added a whole new, insightful, fun, passionate perspective to baseball, and to the Red Sox for me.

I look forward to many more game threads with you, this post season and beyond.

CORAAAAAA

Yes!!! Go, Cora!!!!!

CORA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The one who annoys me most is the blonde chick on Fox. By the end of the World Series, I wanted her gone.

ACCCCCCCCCCCCCC

No outs. Just a deep fly guys. Long fly!

Lead off triple!

CORA!!

CORA!!!

CORA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes!

Could you image if that ball rolled into the triangle? Walk off inside the park homer?

What we he swinging at?

Melky's jerk behavior just came back to bite him. Isn't karma great?

:::hugs Alex:::

Come on Carter!

I meant. What WAS he swinging at?

Squeeze play?

lol

at least I'll get the game in HD on TBS this year.

again. What was he swinging at?

Come on Bailey! aww come on! BOOOO!!!

smart play here. set up the double play

Trying to get the double play.

I like DO's thinking. They walk the bases loaded we counter with Ortiz.

Put Ortiz on deck. Then have Pedie pinch hit for Casey

cripes.

ahh

I'm nervous!

Orsillo wants Papi up.

Why are the fans booing? Do they really think Girardi and the Yankees are just going to hand this one to the Red Sox.

They'd love to sweep the red sox this weekend.

I would've loved it if they threw the ball away on the intentional walk.

Why not pinch hit?!

Come on! Just a sac fly!

Jerry is slap happy "Hey Rossy!"

that's homer RemDawg Kim

"RossAY!"

Remy is hilarious.

Mikey's loving it

He should have leaned into that and taken the hit for the team.

"I was calling for you Big Papi"

Apparently Papi heard Don calling for him.

He definately shoul've Kim. All it had to do was hit the uniform.

let's see. check swing on a pitch down the middle.

just end the regular season already

Come on Tito...do something?

This is really gonna piss me off if they can't get him home.

i'm shaking

It's like the guys don't want the regular season to end ...

Let's go Red Sox!! clap, clap,clap,clap,clap.

Yes!

YES YES YES

JONATHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JVE!

Thank god.

Thank you mr van every

What a great way to end the season! Baby Sox!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looooooveeeee that dirty water....YES!!!!

Van Every FTW!!!!

YES!!!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JON VAN EVERY FTW!!!!

GOOD BYE YANKEES - have fun golfing this October and see ya in the spring!!!!!!!

okay for the non-nesn'rs I'm going to refrain from doing my recap so I can tell you what i hear on the postgame show about Beckett

I'm crying... =(

Awesome ending.

Wow no more Don & Jerry til April

I'm so nervous for the press conference..

one problem. it doesn't appear there's a postgame show. NESN SportsDesk lights out is on.

As I said earlier, what a roller coaster of a game. I'm just glad it ended on an upward tilt.

Looking forward to hearing what you learn, Ian. I should be up for a little while.

no! holy fuckin crap!

"some potentially troubling news"

John Chandler just said they are working on the troubling news about Beckett and will get it to us real soon.

Ian, NESN Lights out just said potentially troubling news about Beckett

they said they'll get to it shortly

Oh god, please let Beckett be ok. W/o Schilling or Manny, we really really need him.

Uh oh...doesn't appear Beckett news is a joke. Well, let's see what we're made of this season.
Happy end of the regular season for us.

Odd that they wouldn't have a postgame for the last regular season game...

Well since it was a rainout...technically the afternoon game was the last game

Grr, just get to the Beckett news!

this will keep you occupied. Here is some sean casey video blogging.

http://tinyurl.com/3pwdr5

Stop recaping the games and get to the Beckett news.

Not having nesn is not helping.

They have no more than the Herald. Oblique injury in a bullpen sesson after last start.

Well, apparently good news is traveling fast.

They just said they are going to talk about it on Baseball tonight on ESPN.

So far the news they are saying about Beckett is what we've heard.

Terry Francona is saying Beckett could go game 3.

ESPN says they'll have news about Beckett in a few minutes.

but Tito is saying Beckett game 3

Ian your internet connection must be slightly faster than mine. I can't imagine you type any faster.

Lester game one, Daisuke game two, Beckett game three?

Who'da thought that a year ago?

Tito isn't 100% confident in talking about Beckett.

Strained his oblique. Scheduled to pitch game 3. Thought about scheduling him for Game 2, but are giving him extra time.

Tito: "I think he's going to be OK."

I'll have the terry francona video up in 10 minutes or so.

OK - who posted the too-long URL and broke the site? :)

Texy, Tito said that he really didn't seem all that confident. Scares me.

Wait, Game 3 is at Fenway right?

not me. not me not me.

Having him at least slotted in for Game 3 is a lot better than him not being in the rotation at all.

Yes game 3 at home.

true Ian. better than scratching him already.

wasn't me. I know better.

Indefinite pronouns leave me confused. Tito said that who didn't really seem all that confident? Tito? His last statement was exactly what I quoted... and then NESN cut away. Why would they do that? Show us the WHOLE press conference.

Thanks Kim!

Thanks for the info, all.

Texy, I hate to fink on people, but if you scroll up you'll see that it was Lindsay.

I wonder if you should post a reminder about tinyurl.

Sorry. I was typing after drinking. Never a good idea. I was trying to say that while Tito said beckett would pitch in game 3, Tito didn't seem extremely confident when he was saying that. but maybe I was just reading too much into it.

Nesn.com usually posts the post game interviews within an hr, that's how I watch all the post game interviews.

To me it was like Francona didn't even want to talk about it.

I think that I need to go to bed. I have had enough wine to hinder my typing and thought process. Night all.

Night all.

Ian, You are probably right. I'm probably reading too much into Tito's interview.

I would think after 19 innings of baseball on the last day of the season, Tito is tired of talking about just about everything. Trying to read his state of mind now is probably difficult to do.

See you folks at Game 1. Hopefully some of us can stay up late that evening.

I left for a little and came back to find out that I broke the site?

I'm so sorry Texy! I didnt know that long links mess up the site. Isnt tinypic just for images? How do you upload a website there?

tinyURL - different than tinypic. Click on the "Guidelines for Gameday Open Threads" link, it'll tell you all about it.

Ohh, tinyurl.com

I never heard of that.

I will make sure that I use that next time.

Sorry again Texy!