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Thursday, October 9, 2008

A History of Violence

The San Francisco Chronicle has the moments in Red Sox/ Rays history where the teams were less than friendly with each other. Take a look:

Aug. 29, 2000, at Tampa Bay: Pedro Martinez hit Tampa Bay's Gerald Williams with the fourth pitch of the game, leading to two bench-clearing brawls and shouting matches in the hallway after the game. Game note: Martinez carried a no-hitter into the ninth until John Flaherty broke it up with a single.

Ejections: 8 Suspensions: 8 Hospitalizations: 2

Sept. 29, 2000, at Tampa Bay: Rays right-hander Roberto Hernandez struck out Nixon to eliminate Boston from playoff contention, and Hernandez waved goodbye from the mound.

Ejections: 0

May 5, 2002, at Tampa Bay: After Rays starter Ryan Rupe hit Nomar Garciaparra and Shea Hillenbrand in the first, Trot Nixon's bat came out of his hand and flew toward Rupe (Nixon said it slipped). Boston's Frank Castillo later hit Randy Winn.

Suspensions: 2

July 18, 2002, at Tampa Bay: Rays second baseman Brent Abernathy and Boston DH Manny Ramirez each get hit twice.

Ejections: 2

Sept. 9-10, 2002, at Tampa Bay: Playing under a warning, five batters were hit in two games.

Ejections: 4

Sept. 27, 2004, at Tampa Bay: After Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo hit Aubrey Huff and Tino Martinez, Rays lefty Scott Kazmir hit Ramirez and Kevin Millar in consecutive at-bats, clearing both benches.

Ejections: 2

April 24, 2005, at Tampa Bay: Six batters were hit earlier in the series, and when Rays right-hander Lance Carter threw behind Ramirez and then threw a pitch at David Ortiz's head, a brawl ensued.

Ejections: 6 Suspensions: 8

March 27, 2006, at Fort Myers: During a spring game, Boston reliever Julian Tavarez punched Joey Gathright in the face after a close play at the plate, and the Rays charged onto the field.

Ejections: 2 Suspensions: 1

June 5, 2008, at Boston: A day after Coco Crisp's hard slide into Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura, Tampa Bay starter James Shields hit Crisp, who charged the mound. Punches were thrown, and the benches emptied.

Ejections: 3 Suspensions: 8

Wow, Rays Fans Really Are Losers

This might be the single best reason why MLB needs to move the Rays out of Tampa Bay.

This Week's Topic: Which alignment gives the Sox the best chance to beat the Rays, and why? Lowrie 3B, Cora SS, Youkilis 1B / Youkilis 3B, Lowrie SS, Kotsay 1B / Youkilis 3B, Lowrie SS, Casey 1B

Check out my response along with the others over at Fire Brand of the American League.

Ken Rosenthal Once Again Proves He is Useless

Fox's "inside guy" Ken Ronsenthal has been wrong on just about everything this season. He had the wrong info on teams at the trade deadline and now he is wrong about the ALCS:

Jon Lester is the best starting pitcher in the American League Championship Series. Jonathan Papelbon is the best closer. And the Red Sox are going to lose, anyway....The Rays are more athletic, and their offense is at full strength now that Carl Crawford is back from his finger injury. The Sox's vast edge in experience cannot be dismissed, but the Rays are a more complete team. By the end of this series, Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria and B.J. Upton could be major stars...My pick: Rays in 6.

He will eat his words.

Kotsay to Start Game 1

Tito is going with Mark Kotsay at 1st and Youk at 3rd for game 1.

Mike Timlin will also be activated for the ALCS roster.

Call the Cops, I see a Red Sox Cap!

The Sox are coming to Tampa Bay, run for your lives!!! Hide the kids, duct tape the windows and have your taser ready. It seems the folks at the Trop think Red Sox Nation ranks up there with soccer hooligans so they have hired a security guard for each section in case anyone cheers too much. One a-hole caused some trouble last game so now every Red Sox fan must somehow be seen as a potential terrorist. One more reason the Trop is the worst stadium in all of baseball.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

My One and Only Defense of the Rayhawk

From previous posts you know how silly I think the Rayhawk is. There is one case however where I have to support it. A 12 year old fan in Tampa was suspended by his middle school for having a mohawk to support the Rays. His mohawk violated the school dress code even after he washed the blue dye out of it. What was the punishment for this violation?

"I had to go into something called camp," he said. "It was one room, the whole day and I couldn't do anything. I just had to sit there."

WTF is going on in Tampa? They finnally have something to rally the community around and some uptight school administrator gets his panties in a wad. Let kids have some fun and support their team. The Rays only have 4 fans and now one of them can't support his team at school.

There is also new trend among some female Rays fans regarding a "special Rayhawk."

Francona Explains The ALCS Rotation - Video

Another Manny Auction

That's right, you can own another of Manny's cars. Before you start saying that he's a greedy bastard, understand that he donated the car to Franciscan Hospital for Children in Boston prior to being traded. If you want own the sweet 67 Lincoln Continental like the one in the start of Entourage you can bid on ebay. There are no bids yet at the starting price of $25,000.

Hatin' the Sox

Now that the Sox have won 2 World Series' in the past 4 years and are poised to win a 3rd (back to back, no less), it seems as if the whole world is hatin' the Sox.

This is an anonymous comment in response to an earlier post:

As much as I would love to see the Dodgers hand Boston their arse in the Series this is Tampa Bays year. Do Red Sox fans know they have now become the Yankees and more peeps hate 'em because of it? Once they are no longer the reigning champs the economy will improve and gas prices will go down.

Fenway West also posted earlier about hating the Sox.

Baseball should be happy that it's not the Yankees and the Braves in the WS for the umpteenth time in a row. One would think that baseball fans would be happy for the Sox enjoying a little bit of success after 86 years of drought. Let's not forget this is the first time in a while the Sox have finished ahead of the Yankees in the division, too. Yeah, we can be a little bit giddy*, but can you blame us after 86 years of misery? Did the A's and Royals catch this shit when they had their strings of success? How about the Big Red Machine?

So why hate the winners? Will the Cubs get it when they start winning World Series'? What about the Giants? They've got their own drought going on as well. I am happy for the Brewers and the Phillies for getting into October this year. And yes, the Rays, too. I'm glad to see different teams playing in October. Different teams getting into the playoffs is good for baseball. (In the grand scheme of things, the Sox are still a 'different' team in the WS. Still there ten years from now? Then it would be old.)

Complaints have been lodged over the Sox's payroll. You can thank the Yankees for raising the payroll bar so damn high that the only way to compete in the AL East is to raise your own. Gotta give 'em credit though, for not matching them dollar for dollar. For the record, the Sox are 4th in MLB in top salary totals in 2008. This after being in the 2nd spot in 2005 and 2006. This year, they trailed the league leading Yankees by $76 million dollars in that department.

As a Sox fan of over 40 years, of course I want to see the Sox win another WS this year, but I am not so naive to think that they will do it every year. Rivalries I get, but this hating thing, I don't. The Sox won't be winning divisions, pennants, and World Series' every year. Somewhere down the line, (hopefully not in my lifetime), the Sox will flounder, but for now, they've built a system designed for some extended success. Compared to the monopoly the Yanks have had on the WS over the years, this run of success (to date) is relatively short, so why the hate? Life is too short to be 'hating.' Trash talk your opponent, but respect them as well, for there are no winners without losers. (It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it, and everyone gets their turn with the shovel, Yankees, too. Sox had it for 86 years.)

Enjoy the game, and may the better team win.

*Preemptive rebuttal: Yes, I know we have obnoxious fans, but no more than any other team. Can't judge the whole fan base by the actions of the few stupid ones.

SOX v. TBY Statistics: Sox got nuthin' to worry 'bout

The Sox and the Rays have played 18 games this season, the Rays winning 10 and the Sox 8, but lets take a closer look at one statistic in particular: runs scored. The Sox outscored the Rays by a total of 87 to 67 runs, for an average of 4.8 to 3.7 per game. Each team blanked the other 1 time. The Sox scored in double digits twice, and the Rays, once. In the games that the Rays won, they outscored the Sox by a mere 4.6 to 2.6 average runs per game, but in the games that the Sox won, the average number of runs per game was 7.6 for the Sox and 2.6 for the Rays.

Significant difference.

Rays Rotation for ALCS

Game One: Shields

Game Two: Kazmir

Game Three: Garza

Game Four: Sonnanstine

Getting To Know Rays Fans

Wait, there are Rays fans? Apparently some have jumped on the bandwagon the last few weeks so I will give you some insight into the 50% of the people at the Trop that will not be cheering for the Red Sox.

The Sports Culture: Rays Fans Suck at Attending Games, Being Funny

Ray's Index: has a graph showing fan confidence in the team. To prove they jumped on the bandwagon, only 55% of fans had confidence in their team at the start of the season.

The Rays Mascot Raymond has a blog, I'm not making this up.

Red Sox ALCS Rotation

Here it is, I hope your pacemaker is working for Game 1. Wake gets the call over Byrd for Game 4.

Game 1: Daisuke Matsuzaka
Game 2: Josh Beckett
Game 3: Jon Lester
Game 4: Tim Wakefield
Game 5*: Daisuke Matsuzaka
Game 6*: Josh Beckett
Game 7*: Jon Lester
(*if necessary)

Fort Myers Warns of the Sarasota Curse

In an effort to get stop the Red Sox from moving their spring training out of Fort Myers to Sarasota, the Fort Myers News-Press is urging residents to fill out postcards and send them to the Boston Globe to teach Bostonians about the "Sarasota Curse."

Few know about the Sarasota Curse.
The Red Sox, who have held spring training in Fort Myers since 1993, have won two World Series over the past four years. Fort Myers has been the spring home to five World Series winning franchises, more than any other city in Florida or Arizona.
Sarasota has expressed interest in luring the Red Sox for spring training. There’s been talk there of building a $59 million palace, offering everything except Evian in the showers, the keys to the Ringling Museum for players and beachfront condos on Siesta Key for batboys. Do the Red Sox know about Sarasota’s spring training history? Do they know that every franchise that trained there suffered downturns in their fortunes after moving to town? Do they know that Sarasota is 0-for-ever when it comes to World Series championship teams?

I don't know about this new "curse" but the spring training facility plans do look suspiciously like crop circles.

Jerry Remy Sings About Jason Bay

The Insufferable Badge of Honor

So now the Boston Red Sox and their fans are the targets of hatred throughout the blogosphere. We have seen the countless articles about how annoying we now are when we used to be lovable. Seems kind of strange when the Red Sox fans I know are the same as they were in 2003.

They hate our traditions

They hate Papelbon

The Red Sox Players are compared to Bond Villans.

Some Giants fans might root for the Dodgers over the Red Sox if they met in the Series!

and even I get some of the hate.

What does all of this hatred mean to me? It means we must be doing something right; nobody hates Seattle Mariner fans, nobody hates Cincinnati Reds fans. I say keep writing the articles scorning us and just send the 2008 World Series trophy along with the harsh words.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Schilling Defends Lackey....Sorta

Curt Schilling has a new post up at 38pitches.com where he talks about Lackey's comments. Here's some highlights:

Emotions for me are raw for days after a game, much less an hour or two. You ask me about something that I’m upset/fired up or/excited about and many times I will give an emotional and probably more times than I would like to admit, irrational, response.....but....The better team ALWAYS wins in October. Like it or not the better team wins, always. I don’t care what your regular season record is, it means zero other than to determine where we are playing. He was mad, their season was over, it happens and I completely understand his emotional response. Don’t put too much stock in it. Fact of the matter is the better team won and he got out pitched, twice. I don’t care about ‘bloopers’ or the ‘field effects’, both pitchers started even, Jon out pitched him. October has never been, and never will be about pitching good. October demands pitching great, pretty much every inning of every game. Good gets you early tee times.

Curt also gives his take on the failed squeeze play in last night's game.

Jacoby is Ready for the Rays

Now that the Angels are in the rear view mirror it is time to focus on the Rays. The bad blood is there and it makes for an interesting match-up. Jacoby Ellsbury is ready for the challenge:

We've seen the Rays 18 times already this year, and we're excited to see them again in the ALCS. We're excited to go down there and try to get to the World Series.

Tampa Bay had a tremendous year, but we're excited to go down there and take a shot at it.
We get a couple of days off now, and we'll be ready to go again on Friday night in Game 1 of the ALCS.

The Red Sox go into the series with the experience to go the long haul. The ALCS has been a minefield for the Red Sox in recent years so don't expect a smooth ride. The days ahead will be full of joy and heartache but Boston has the tools to come through in the end.

Somebody Call A Waahmbulance for Lackey

He's startin' to sound like ol' dumbass Hank!

One More Reason to Root for the Red Sox

John Lackey Can't Handle the Truth

After the loss last night John Lackey showed he has no class.

"We lost to a team that's not better than us," growled pitcher John Lackey, who gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings. "We are a better team than they are. The last two days, we shouldn't have given up anything....."[Sunday] night they scored three runs on a pop fly that was called a hit, which was a joke," Lackey said, referring to Ellsbury's pop that fell between center fielder Torii Hunter and second baseman Howie Kendrick in Game 3.

"[Monday] night they scored on a broken-bat ground ball and a fly ball that anywhere else in America is an out, and he's fist-pumping on second base like he did something great."

It is almost like Dumbass Hank gave him some talking points.
Enjoy your time on the golf course you tool. We eat teams like yours for breakfast.

You Know its A Good Party When the Cops Participate

Monday, October 6, 2008

Jason Bay Scores The Winning Run

One photo.....

Death by Suicide

You can't tell me Cap't 'Tek doesn't have his game goin' on! Willits? OUT!

See the video here.

Time to go Fishin'!

Bring on the Rays!!!!

I LOVE THAT DIRTY WATER!!!!

WHAT A GAME!
LOWRIE! BAY! 'TEK!

Hats off to the Angels for pushin' the Sox as hard as they did.

All I can say right now is:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Red Sox ALCS Schedule and Start Times

Game	Matchup	Day	Date	Time ET	TV
Gm 1	SOX @ TBY	Fri	Oct. 10	8:00 PM	TBS
Gm 2	SOX @ TBY	Sat	Oct. 11	7:30 PM	TBS
Gm 3	TBY @ SOX	Mon	Oct. 13	4:00 PM	TBS
Gm 4	TBY @ SOX	Tue	Oct. 14	7:30 PM	TBS
Gm 5*	TBY @ SOX	Thu	Oct. 16	7:30 PM	TBS
Gm 6*	SOX @ TBY	Sat	Oct. 18	4:00 PM	TBS
Gm 7*	SOX @ TBY	Sun	Oct. 19	7:30 PM	TBS

RED SOX WIN ALDS

Lester was dominant, but the pen gave up the lead. Some key defense including Tek's great tag on the botched squeeze. With 2 outs Jed Lowrie's hit a walk-off single. The hit scored Jason Bay and won the ALDS for the Red Sox.

Red Sox Win 3-2 BOX SCORE

Manny Says He is Rooting for the Red Sox

Manny Ramirez said he is pulling for the Sox:

Ramirez said he's been pulling for the Red Sox in their American League Division Series against the Los Angeles Angels.
"I am," he says. "I've got my boys Davey (David Ortiz) and (Mike) Lowell and all those guys."

He could not let a Manny being Manny go, so he added this:

He held up a two-toned fielder's glove and said MLB "has ruled it's illegal."

Why? "Because it catches everything," he said.

He complained (tongue in cheek) that he hasn't been given his due in the voting for Gold Glove awards.

"I only made two errors," he said. "And I don't even have to dive for balls. I'm so fast, I get to everything."

Troy O'Leary To Throw Out First Pitch Tonight

Even though Angel fans mock him from afar, we know that he will help the Red Sox end the series tonight.

Red Sox Lineup For Game 4 of ALDS

Mike Lowell is out of the lineup tonight so Youk will play 3rd and Kotsay will play 1st. Drew is back in for Coco.

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Jason Bay, LF
Mark Kotsay, 1B
Jed Lowrie, SS
Jason Varitek, C

Jon Lester, SP

Preview of Game 4

Buster Olney Previews Game 4, he talks about the bullpen issues for both the Red Sox and the Angels and the matchup of Lester vs. Lackey

Bullpen in Game 4

After the long game last night the Red Sox bullpen has a few tired arms. Here is the pitch count from the pen yesterday: Delcarmen 25, Oki 17, Masterson 16, Papelbon 31, Lopez 20. The bullpen is not fully loaded for game 4 but most relievers should be able to go again tonight. What we need is a good long outing from Lester, much like he did in game 1. If the Red Sox are tied in the late innings we may see Wake or Byrd make an appearance. Even with the high pitch count last night, look for Papelbon to be back in for a one inning save.

Jerry Remy Expands His Empire

The Remdawg will now be on the board of directors of TruMedia Networks, the owners of Sawxheads.com. Remy will provide blogs and video updates on the site. He issued the following statement in the press release:

"TruMedia's robust social media platform connects me with passionate fans all over the world," said Remy. "SawxHeads.com will continue to be a valuable resource for me as I prepare for every broadcast. It provides me with the daily pulse of Red Sox nation. I am excited to broaden my audience and play a role in the continued growth and development of TruMedia's sports fan communities."

Josh Beckett Says He Is Fine Health Wise

The Red Sox ace didn't have much last night but said he was fine and the injury was not a factor.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Put the Brooms Away, Series Continues Tomorrow

Beckett was shaky tonight as the Red Sox failed to clinch the ALDS. Mike Napoli had 2 home runs in the game for the Angels. After the 5th inning it was all goose eggs until the top of the 12th when the Halos took a one run lead off of a bloop single. In the bottom of the inning Big Papi led off with a walk to put the tying run on 1st. Youk followed with a deep fly out to center, Papi was running on the pitch. Jason Bay came up and watched strike 3 (0-5 on the night.) Cora's grounder to third ended the game and gave the Angels their first playoff win over the Red Sox since 1986. Beckett's outing makes you wonder if he can pitch well this postseason, in other bad news Mike Lowell did not have much range in the field and stuggled at the plate. Dustin Pedroia is still looking for his first hit of the ALDS.

Red Sox Lose 5-4 BOX SCORE

Who Will It Be?

As we move into the 12th, somebody on the Sox is going to have to step up big. Big Papi will lead off the 13th, will he see any pitches to hit?

FENWAY CROWD......WHERE ARE YOU?

Top of the 3rd, runner on 3rd with a two run lead a 2-2 count, then a 3-2 and everyone is in their seats kind of cheering??????????????????????????????

No wonder Beckett served one up.

Pressure Already Building for Mike Sciosia

During the pregame interview Mike Sciosia was already having to play defense on the choke question:

Last night the team from the National League that finished with the best record in that league was eliminated. Lou Piniella sort of lamented the fact that during those three games his team did not play anything like the team that had played through the regular season. You said yesterday that the team that you guys have been hasn't shown up yet. Do you have any theories about why things like that happen when September turns to October?

MIKE SCIOSCIA: Well, first of all, we're not getting eliminated tonight, so I'm not going to answer that question. And we'll talk about that if it comes up, because we're not going to talk about it now.

I mean more the trend of the play being different?

MIKE SCIOSCIA: We're not getting eliminated tonight, and we'll talk about it at some point.

Red Sox Lineup For Game 3 of the ALDS

Lowell and Coco are in, J.D. is out. Here's tonight's Red Sox lineup:

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, RF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B )
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. Jason Bay, LF
6. Mike Lowell, 3B
7. Jed Lowrie, SS
8. Jason Varitek, C
9. Coco Crisp, CF

Josh Beckett, SP

Message To Angels: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Josh Beckett is ready to crush the Angels, get your brooms ready.

Josh Beckett Previews

Josh Beckett is ready to roll tonight to complete the sweep of the Halos. Here are some great previews as you get ready for a full day of watching sports with the NFL, the Rays and the Sox all going today. Get the fridge full and the grill ready.

Sox & Dawgs: Beckett Locked and Loaded for Game 3

The Bottom Line: Beckett ready to sweep the Angels away

Surviving Grady: Why is Josh Beckett Smiling?

Changes in Tonight's Red Sox Lineup

Mike Lowell should be back in the lineup and J.D. Drew will likely sit out against lefty Joe Saunders since Coco can bat from the right side. Drew will be available to pinch hit if needed. The official lineup will be posted around noon Pacific time. A sweep for the Red Sox will allow some much needed rest for some of the hurting members of the team.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

"Waste of a year"

That's what Derek Jeter called 2008. "Waste of a year."

From the Examiner:

With the re-signing of Brian Cashman as Yankee GM for three more years, focus can shift from what went wrong in 2008 to what needs to be done for 2009.

The “waste of a year,” as Derek Jeter put it, is over.

A disastrous season that resulted in a perennial contender going home before October 1st can be boiled down to two major failings – injuries and underperformance.

That's just like the Yankees. Never looking at the good side of anything, they whine and complain and bitch and piss and moan about everything. They can win 95+ games, go deep into the playoffs, but not the World Series, and their fans will cuss them out for losing that last game rather than congratulate them for all the games that they did win. (I'm still a bit surprised that Hank has not yet complained about the Yankees winning more games than the White Sox.)

The Yankees and their fans expect them to win 173 games every year and if they don't, they're a failure. Well I've got news for all those of the Empire: It ain't gonna happen. Even if you still win the last 11, it still ain't gonna happen. Get used to that fact. No team can maintain that level of excellence for such extended periods of time. It is just impossible to win the World Series every year, or make it to the Series, or win the Pennant or even your division! It just ain't gonna happen, and you better get used to it. The Red Sox, Cubs, White Sox, and Giants all have had, or are still having their extended Title droughts (50+ years) and the Yankees are now at the beginning of their own curse ridden drought. Their curses now include that of King George, A-Rod, and now, Joe.

The peacock swagger of a benchful of overpaid stars is not what wins titles. Instead of bitching about a star pitcher injuring himself while running the bases in an interleague game, (compare with the Sox's reaction to Colon injuring himself in an interleague game), you should have pulled an up and coming AAA'er whom you should have had ready to go. That is, had you not traded them all away for your peacocks. Had the King savored his World Series wins as if he hadn't been there in a generation instead of dismantling the team and preparing for the next season the next day, the Yankees might not be in this mini-drought. Yes, mini-drought. Eight years without a World Series title is nothing. Ask the Pirates and Royals.

I recently finished reading "The No Asshole Rule" by Robert Sutton, PhD, Stanford University. In it, he examines the various costs of having assholes as coworkers, or bosses, as well as ways to avoid hiring assholes, and what to do if you find yourself with an asshole coworker or boss. (You may draw your own conclusions to the addition of this paragraph.)

No, Mr. Jeter, 2008 was not a waste of a year for the Yankees. Not if you learn from your mistakes and do something about them. (Sometimes it can take many years to learn from your mistakes.) The Evil in George Steinbrenner's Evil Empire has even gotten into your essence if you look at it that way.

Mike Lowell Wants To Play Tomorrow

Mike Lowell says he wants to play but from the interview you can see he is a team player.

and the Whining Begins

As Sox fans we are used to the jealousy printed about our team by media outlets of the opposing team. I think this one from the L.A. Times takes the cake.

It is probably somewhat unfair to say that Red Sox fans are the worst sub-species of human in the world. Turbofolk-listening Serb thugs are certainly more violent, though they do radiate more intelligence. Italian soccer fans are probably more racist, though they wouldn't be caught dead wearing a pink cap. But in the world of baseball, I can think of no tribe so dull-witted, so bandwagonesque, so committed to turning what was once a charming underdog/curse story into an act with all the grace and humility of a Zell Miller speech in front of 15,000 fat Republicans howling for blood. They make Yankees fans seem civilized, and Rays fans seem like grizzled students of the game.

I openly take joy in this guy's pain; I hope Tex signs somewhere else, I hope the Angels resign K-Rod so another member of the Sox can hit a game winning homer off of him next year, and I hope the Angels keep the silly rally monkey so their fans can continue to be the laughing stock of the league.

Rally Monkey Gets Fired

RALLY MONKEY ETIQUETTE???

Here is the crappy video of that last out.

My boy is holding both the Bay 3 run HR and the Papelbon warm-up ball.

The close-up is the Bay HR.

Did you know there is Rally Monkey Etiquette? I'm not making this up. How embarrassing is that stupid little monkey? Can you picture some PR director at Fenway trying to implement something like that?

A Typical Angels Fan This Morning

For any of you out there that had to sit next to an annoying Angel fan or thunderstix, here is what they are going through this morning courtesy of halosheaven.com:

And now the pain is here and now the end is near and I am trying to write this as fast and furious as possible to avoid its intensity, the intense pain, I have given up the rah-rah as this is the most painful moment in the history of this franchise as we know we are beat and we know Teixeira is not coming back to a loser club and we know that it will never be this perfect coming into October in two dozen seasons or more and we know the Dodgers are moving on to the NLCS and Boston will have beat us again and we know we have to pretend that there is still hope, hah-hah, rah-rah, I am not giving up oh save it if you cannot admit to the brain-splitting pain I question your fanhood, you have to know the pain, the pain, the pain that is too acute, too intense, to tight in the neck, dry in the throat and sweaty on the wrists as I type this trying to ease the pain, hoping some of this blood-stoping numbness will take the pain with it but it will not and this franchise lost so many fans and so much of its future and i am melting, melting, meltin ... oh the world, the world... the world...

That just made my weekend.

Shock the Monkey!

Shock, spank, slice, and Dice-K that monkey!

CAN YOU SAY 11 IN A ROW?

For those of you that don’t know, I’m a bit of a Tito basher. Today is no different. Did we win the game? Yes, was it closer than it should have been? Absolutely.

I start this off with a statement for Julie (my newest SOX friend I met at tonight’s game).
Dice K is so much harder to take in person. WOW, not being able to get up and walk around my living room really made his tightrope act difficult to stomach. Tonight started off great, even though DICE K gave right back 1 of the 4 1st inning runs the SOX scored. He looked great, pitching strikes, almost too many strikes, not walking anyone until the 4th. He gave up more hits than usual, but in the 5th is where Tito left our star from the land of the rising sun in too long. Look, I get that it is the 5th and you want him to get a win, but in the playoffs, it has to be about TEAM wins, not individual stats. When a starting pitcher comes out for the 5th inning with your team up 5-2 and he starts with walk, walk, RBI single, sorry, but it is time for the hook. The problem being, no one was warm because no one was throwing until AFTER the RBI single. By comparison, Scioscia had Oliver up in the 4th, yes the 4th inning after Ellsbury doubled, just so he could face Ortiz if it got that far. Enough of that for now.

The game was electric, the stadium was not to capacity, the two seats next to me (1st row behind the SOX bullpen) were empty. The four runs in the first were huge. The crowd was crushed and quiet for the better part of the night until the HALO’s tied the game. Yuk’s catch was amazing, from our view it didn’t look as if he had a chance to bring it back, but he stayed with it and it was a huge out, at that point, I thought Papelbon could strand Figgins at 3rd. Just as amazing was the play Yuk made on Hunter’s bunt attempt in the bottom of the 9th. Of course player of the game goes to Drew, great catch against the wall and then the big homerun.

I’ve got video of the last out, sorry it’s a bit far away, but my camera sucks.
I would also like to note that my son has in his possession, Bay’s 3 run HR ball AND the ball that Papelbon warmed up with in the bullpen (thank you SOX fan in the green shirt).

Finally, typically I sat next to the two most annoying fans in the stadium. Drunk Yankee fan that apparently didn’t have anything better to do than tell our entire bullpen that they sucked. Not to be out done was drunk, loud Angel fan that all game long was yapping this, yapping that, then told Papelbon that his number 58 was a football number. Wait a minute sir, doesn’t K-ROD were 57? I didn’t get to ask you because you left way too early……

In the meantime, the Sox set yet Another new record

The Red Sox have now taken 11 straight playoff games from the Halo's, setting a new MLB record for most consecutive wins over one team.

One Picture Says A Thousand Words

K-Rod, post JD Drew dinger.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Red Sox Put Angels On the Rocks

Jason Bay helped the 2-out rally in the first with his long ball to the rock pile. Dice-K was his normal self; going 5 innings, getting out of jams, but never looking that great. Okajima and Masterson both pitched well but made a few mistakes allowing the Angels to tie the score in the bottom of the 8th. K-Rod came in and was a little too animated after getting the third out in the 8th, he would not look so happy after Drew put the Sox on top for good with a homer in the 9th. Papelbon went two full innings and shut down the Angels to get the win. Youk gets the web gem of the night for his great catch in the camera well. We did see a series of temper tantrums by Angels players throughout the game as they watched their 100 win season disappear right before their eyes.

Red Sox Win 7-5 BOX SCORE

Angels Replace New Stupid Noisemaker With Old Stupid Noisemaker

You all got to witness the use of the silly red noise makers during game 1 but since that didn't work, the Angels are handing out Thunderstix for game 2. Why not just turn up the speakers and make it seem like the fans are cheering. Some Chinese factory owner has the gravy train rolling with the Angels this year.

Pregame Notes

There is good news coming from the press conference: Beckett is definitely going to start game 3 and he is near 100%. John Farrell told Tito, “this is not a guy that’s hurt,” after his bullpen session.

Tito said Mike Lowell was not any worse off than yesterday so he is available to pinch hit.

Mike Scioscia showed how important this game is for the Angels when he said, "we need to win tonight, there is no mistake." Not much confidence in his team to come back if they get down 2-0.

Red Sox Lineup For Game 2 of the ALDS

Mike Lowell is not in there so Youk moves to third and Kotsay will play 1st.

Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
David Ortiz DH
Kevin Youkilis 3B
J.D. Drew RF
Jason Bay LF
Mark Kotsay 1B
Jason Varitek C
Alex Cora SS

Dice-K, SP

Jerry Remy's 3 Keys to Game 2

Jerry Remy is blogging at NESN.com during the playoffs. Here are his three keys to game two.

1. Draw first blood

2. Make the Angels chase pitches

3. Use every weapon

You can read his blog here. I am not as concerned with who scores first but I do think he is right on with number 2.

Nomar Doesn't Know What Bush League Is

I can't give a simpler example of bush league than this:

Mike Lowell's Dad Says His Son Knows How to Play With Pain

It is likely that Mike Lowell will be out of tonight's lineup but not because he can't gut it out. Lowell will play hurt but Tito wants to have him for game 3 at Fenway. Fox Sports caught up with Mike's dad in South Florida to see if he had always been like that.

"He's always been a guy who wants to be the one confronting the enemy on the field of play," Carl Lowell said. "He has never shrunk away from playing injured. Sometimes I think he's his worst enemy because sometimes he demands so much of himself and plays injured longer than he should.
"You can't teach a kid to be tough. You're either tough or you're not tough. What you can teach is to get to the level of skill where he feels he can compete even when he feels he is dying. But either you're tough or your not. Where it came from with Mike? I wish I could take credit for it, but I can't."

He did hit the ball hard a few times in game 1 even though he was 0-4. His defense was good but you could see he was hurting when he tried to get down the line after hitting a grounder.

Which Dice-K Will We See Tonight?

How do you feel about having Dice-K on the mound tonight? If you are like most Sox fans you probably think he could do well but are not betting your paycheck on the outcome. Matsuzaka has been terrific on the road this year: 9-0 with a 2.37 ERA. However, in his only start against the Angels he only lasted 5 innings and gave up 6 earned runs. You would think this matchup would heavily favor Dice-K since the Angels do not take many pitches and walks have always been a problem when he starts. He has the uncanny abilty to pitch out of jams but he also has trouble going deep into the game.

It is very likely that this game will go down to the bullpen. Masterson did his job in game one but did not look great. Will Oki have the confidence after being passed over by Tito? Delcarmen and Lopez may make their first appearences of the series and there is always the chance we see Byrd coming in for long relief if Dice-K doesn't have it.

My guess is that Dice-K will pitch well but will get a no decision.

Red Sox ALDS Start Times

Game 2 --Tonight October 3 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim 6:30 pm Pacific / 9:30 Eastern

Game 3--Sunday, October 5 at Fenway Park 4:17 pm Pacific /7:17 p.m. EDT

Game 4--Monday, October 6 at Fenway Park (if necessary) 5:37 pm Pacific/ 8:37 p.m. EDT...Will move to 5:07 Pacific /8:07 pm Eastern if Chicago-Tampa Bay series has concluded.

Game 5--Wednesday, October 8 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim (if necessary) 6:37 Pacific /9:37 p.m. EDT...Will move to 5:37 Pacific / 8:37 Eastern if Chicago-Tampa Bay series has concluded.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Ellsbury Enters the Blogosphere

Jacoby Ellsbury is blogging during the playoffs. He talked about the catch from last night

"Did I think I was going to catch it? To be honest, no. I came in running full speed, and I kind of glanced down at shortstop Jed Lowrie, thinking maybe he had a shot at it, hoping he had a shot at it. I just kind of kept my head down and went for it and felt like I kind of kicked in a different gear midway through that.
You're just hoping to get there. I'm kind of peeking at Lowrie and making sure we don't collide. It's loud out there, it's the playoffs. Even if someone calls for it, you're probably not going to hear him, so you just have to be aware of where he's at. It ended up being a big out.

I really don't get too fired up about diving catches, but I was pretty fired up about that one. Late in the game like that, playoff time. First out of the inning. You kind of want to kill a potential rally. I've made some nice catches this year, but this one was definitely my favorite one of the year.
I was just hoping my arm could reach out long enough. I didn't know if I had enough reach in my glove, but I made it. I looked at it for a second and I had it, so I just made sure to secure it."

His catch really did help Masterson get through the heart of the Angel's order. To follow along with Jacoby's blog click on the link here or on the right side of the page.

Lowell Could Miss Game 2, Beckett on Track

Tito just spoke with the media and said they may keep Mike Lowell out of the lineup tomorrow to ensure he will be OK for Sunday's game in Boston: “We may have to make some changes as we go in the series.”

SOX VS ANGELS

Does anyone think the SOX look a lot like the SHAQ-KOBE Lakers? (Please forgive me for this comparison)

The way the team handled the regular season, like it was just a tune-up. Think about the way they handled all of the injuries. Never was anyone rushed back. If anything, people were given more time than they needed. I almost seemed like they knew they would make the post-season, and thought that their team matched up well with anyone. Think about how they “chased” the division. Did it really every seem like they placed any value on winning the division? When you are still able to win a division, you don’t start David Pauley against a full Yankees team. You just don’t. Unless you are more concerned with winning in the post-season. I say, well done.

I know the Halos beat the SOX 8 out of 9 games this year, but looking closer at the stats, does anyone think that because they won 100 games that makes them the best team in the league. They played 35% of their games against 3 teams in their TERRIBLE division that didn’t finish over .500. On the flip side, the SOX played 45% of their games against the AL East (4th place Toronto finished 10 games over .500 and would have won the NL West), a division with 3 of the 5 MLB teams that finished with a run differential of 100 or more. What does all of that mean? Day in, day out the SOX were playing more complete teams.

I thought it was classic that the TBS announcers mentioned the Angels fans heading for the gates early. So much for the rabid squirrel.

On another subject, did anyone think that Lester was getting squeezed on the strike zone? There were a lot of pitches that looked like strikes that weren't getting called. I thought he did a great job of not letting it get into his head.

Red Sox Blogger Roundtable

This week's topic:. How will Josh Beckett’s move back to Game 3 starter affect the team?

Check out the responses over at Fire Brand of the American League

Bay vs. Manny: The Story That Won't Go Away

We had a few months off of the Manny vs. Jason Bay news but it is back in your face more than ever. Maybe if the Dodgers had not made the playoffs we would not be hearing much but Manny looms as large as ever in October. I have to say, after Manny went yard at Wrigley and Bay struck out in his first two ABs I was starting to wonder if the Red Sox had made a mistake for the ages. For a brief moment, in Theo I did not trust. Bay quickly erased my fears.

The comparisons between the two will be beaten to death throughout the playoffs; one can only imagine what will happen if they meet in the fall classic. When Bay put the Sox on the board the announcers brought up Manny. As soon as the game was over the first question to Bay was, "how did it feel to have to replace Manny Ramirez?"

Most of Red Sox Nation has moved on from the Manny Ramirez drama of midseason but the drama in now back on the national stage. If either Bay or Ramirez end up on the winning team of the World Series people will claim it was all because of the trade. In reality baseball is a team game and it takes a team to win, Jason Bay knows this. Does Manny?

F-Bombs Away For John Lackey

Jason Bay Talks About Game 1

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

TBS v. Fox

No contest! Thank Christ Fox is not broadcasting the playoffs! Although I don't particularly care for the sound of Buck Martinez's voice, what he has to say is a helluva lot more interesting than Ken Rosenthal or Jeanie Zelasko and company. I'd still rather be watching NESN, but TBS works just fine for me, (except for the 'shotgun' commercials and that damn fanfare they play too much.)

During the post-game show, they showed the Kirk Gibson walk off HR off of Eck, who is on the TBS panel. They were discussing the origin of the 'walk-off' phrase when Eck said he used that term before that game. He called that Gibson HR a 'Walk-off Johnson'.

And whatever happened to Don Orsillo? Wasn't he supposed to be working this game?

Masterson: Baptism by Fire

Justin Masterson came in to pitch in the bottom of the 8th inning in the 1st game of the ALDS tonight, the 1st playoff game for the young rookie. In a game in which the Sox were only up by 1 run, he allowed 2 hits, I was starting to think Tito should've called Oki, who had been warming up, instead. Thanks to a tremendous, web-gem worthy sliding catch by Ellsbury, and heads-up thinking by Youk and a stop sign that Vlad blew off, Masterson made it out of the inning unscathed, and gets a Hold in his 1st playoff game. I'm sure he won't ever forget this game!

Bay Puts the Sox on Top

When Ellsbury ripped a leadoff double it looked like the Sox were going to roll in this one. When they stranded him on third to end the first it looked like runs would be hard to come by. The Angels blew some early opportunites but did take advantage of an error by Lowrie to take the lead. Bay was having problems at the plate with two K's before connecting with a pitch up in the zone to hit a two-run tater (the Greek God of Walks was on first) to give the lead to the Sox. Tito has some choices to make as we reach the later innings. Lester struck out the side in the 6th but is around 100 pitches. Oki is up in the pen, will he get the call?

UPDATE: Masterson gets the call for the 8th, let's see what kind of intestinal fortitude this kid has.

UPDATE II: Thanks Vlad, A-Rod just called and said you are getting dangerously close to his title of being Mr. Choktober. (Maybe next time you can try the limp-wristed swat at Lowell's glove.) A run in the 9th would be nice before Paps tries to close it out.

UPDATE III: Traffic Jam on I-5 as Angels fans all leave the game after 8 1/2 innings.

Red Sox Win 4-1 BOX SCORE

It Looks Good on You Though...

Did anybody else catch what TBS field announcer Craig Sager was wearing during Game 1 of the ALDS? TBS must not be paying these guys. What do you get a free bowl of soup with that tie?

I haven't seen an orange sports coat since the Wide World of Sports in 1974.

As you can see from the photo on the left, it appears that Mr. Sager does all his shopping at the Salvation Army thrift store.

Tito Talks With the Media Before Game 1

Red Sox Lineup For Game 1 of the ALDS

Mike Lowell and J.D. Drew are in there.

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH )
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. J.D. Drew, RF
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. Mike Lowell, 3B
8. Jed Lowrie, SS
9. Jason Varitek, C

Jon Lester, SP

Red Sox ALDS Roster

Here is the Red Sox 2008 ALDS Roster, Mike Timlin will not be active.

Starters
Jon Lester (L)
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Josh Beckett

Bullpen
Tim Wakefield
Paul Byrd
Javier Lopez (L)
Manny Delcarmen
Hideki Okajima (L)
Justin Masterson
Jonathan Papelbon

Position Players

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Jason Bay, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Jason Varitek, C
Jed Lowrie, SS
Mark Kotsay, IF-OF (L)
Coco Crisp, OF (S)
Sean Casey, 1B (L)
Alex Cora, IF (L)
Kevin Cash, C (R)
David Ross, C (R)

Watching on TBS

The good news is the ALDS will not be on Fox. The bad news is it will be on TBS, but things could be worse; imagine having to listen to Joe Morgan or Tim McCarver for the upcoming games. Chip Caray and Buck Martinez will be in the broadcast booth tonight. These two are not the bottom of the barrel when it comes to announcers but they really don't add much to the game. The thing I hate about playoff coverage is the need for networks to introduce teams to a national audience and fill in the game with repitition of the obvious. With TBS you also get the useless lead distance graphic whenever a runner gets on base and the constant commercials for Frank TV.

View From the Other Side

We interviewed Chuck Richter, the executive editor of Angelswin.com, for his take on the ALDS.

FW: How confident are you in John Lackey after his last performance?

(Chuck @ Angelswin.com) - I'm cautiously confident. Confident in the sense that he can be dominant at any given time, especially after stinking up the joint in his previous start. On the 16th of September he struggled against the 4-A Athletics, giving up 5 runs in 5.1 innings, but got knocked around at the tune of 9 hits, when even his outs were hit hard. Then in Lackey's next start against the heavy hitting Texas Rangers, he hurled 6 scoreless innings, giving up just 2 hits, while fanning 12 Rangers. This season, Lackey is 2-0 against the Red Sox in 2 starts with a 2.81 ERA. In one of those starts he nearly threw a no no in Boston, but ended up giving up 2 runs on 2 hits in the 9th. Be that as it may, Lackey has not been himself in the 2nd half of the season causing some fans to be concerned.

FW: How much better is this year's Angel's team than last year?

(Chuck @ Angelswin.com) - Much better! Two reasons: Mark Teixeira & Health! The Angels were in bad shape in 2007 against the Red Sox in the ALDS. To sum it up, at one point Reggie Willits was our cleanup hitter as GA was hitting with one eye shut,. Plus, it didn't help that Vladimir Guerrero had no protection and rookies' Casey Kotchman & Howie Kendrick were simply overmatched.

FW: Will fans lose faith in Mike Scioscia if the Angels lose this series?

(Chuck @ Angelswin.com) - No! Mike Scioscia is respected by nearly all of the Angels fans. He is currently in my unbiased opinion one of the best manager's in the game of Baseball. I think the Angels fans will lose faith in the Halos ability to beat the Red Sox in a game that means something more than anything else. The feeling around our community forum and consensus for most Angels fans is, we're really nervous, though hopeful our 8-1 dominance over Boston in the regular season will carry over to post-season play.

FW: How do you think Teixeira will do in his first playoff appearance for the Angels? Will he be back next year?

(Chuck @ Angelswin.com) - I believe he'll do well if he doesn't try to do too much, but with Vladimir Guerrero hitting behind him, he won't have to be the savior so I'm sure he'll be relaxed and thus productive. As far as signing him in the off-season, I think we'd have to be considered Teixeira's #1 choice, especially if we get to the big dance. I believe this Angels ball club has all of the components to not only get there, but to win their 2nd World Series ring in the last 6 years.

FW: Who do you think was the MVP for the Angels this season?

(Chuck @ Angelswin.com) - This is a tough one considering we only had Teixeira since late July, otherwise he'd be the easy choice. I'm going to give this one to both Ervin Santana & Joe Saunders. Without these two dominating early on and solid throughout the season, who knows where the Angels would be at season end? Our starting rotation with Lackey missing the first 6 weeks of the season and not as dominating as he was in '07. Escobar missing the entire season and Jon Garland throwing beach balls for the majority of his starts -this would have been disastrous for a team that was unable to land the "big bat" in the off-season, a team that relied on good pitching and defense entering the 2008 season.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Destruction By Backhoe

Now for your game one preview:

ANGEL FAN?

First, I would like to thank Matt for inviting me to post. Thank you.
I will be attending the game on Friday and will post my on site comments/pictures as soon as I get home.

Next, since you brought up Angel fan, I feel like I should chime in because I have been out here in California going to games since 1995. Angel fan didn’t exist until September of 2002 (OK, for those six season ticket holders, I’m sorry if I offended you). I went in July of 2002 to 2 of the 3 games vs the SOX and there were MORE SOX fans than Angels fans. Attendance was 27K-32K of 43K+. They were a game out of first at the time. Are you kidding me? It wasn’t until September that they started selling out games because they were in the lead for the wild card.

Finally, DO NOT GET ME STARTED on the Rally Monkey! HINT: If you put that rabid monkey on the screen EVERY time you are losing in the 7th inning or later, eventually, it will work.

Tito Speaks to the Media from SoCal

Drew Says He's Ready to Play, Lowell Not So Much

J.D. Drew said he is ready to play in game one of the ALDS.

Mike Lowell is working out now in Anaheim and is said to be moving gingerly.

Francona will meet with the press shortly to give up his thoughts on the injuries.

John Lackey Could Have a Quick Exit

John Lackey is 3-6 in his career against the Red Sox with a 5.54 ERA. He did pitch well against them earlier this season but he was tattooed in his last start of the season giving up 10 runs in 2 2/3 innings.

Or you could go by this great bit of insight by Halos Heaven :

One can only assume that Lackey's lackluster Friday night was a straight fastball session meant to delight Texas hitters and just break a sweat.

I'm sure they wanted to have Lackey go out there and throw meatballs to get ready for the playoffs; more great insight from a clueless Angels fan.

Silly Little Angels Fans

Sometimes it makes me laugh to hear some of the comments coming out of the SoCal these days, take a look a few in this morning's Orange County Register.

“I'm not even worried about the Red Sox. They don't have Manny (Ramirez) anymore,” said Brett Plott, 41, who grew up an Angels fan in Stanton and now lives in Yucaipa. “We own Boston now.”

“We've got the greatest fans in baseball and in a couple of days, everybody will see why,” Willits said.

Maybe its time to revisit why I hate Anaheim and to watch the sad life of Angels fans again.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Off to La La Land

The Sox are coming out to the West Coast for the first two games of the ALDS. Have no fear, Red Sox Nation will be in the house and Fenway West has added Larry Linscott, who will be at the game and cover things from SoCal.

You would think that a guy with an oblique strain would not have to carry his own luggage.

Jon Lester Named AL Pitcher of the Month

John Lester was named the AL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-1 with a 2.14 ERA in five starts in September. Lester will be starting game 1 of the ALDS on Wednesday in Anaheim.

Red Sox Pitchers For Games 1-3 of ALDS

Game 1: Jon Lester

Game 2: Dice-K

Game 3: Josh Beckett

Beckett has a right oblique injury from a side session on Friday. His game 3 start is not a sure thing, he will try a side session on Thursday to see if he can go for game 3. Francona has not said if Wake or Byrd would replace him as needed.

In a short series you need 3 good starters and without Beckett the Red Sox could have a much harder time. The injury also forces Tito to pitch Lester on the road when he would have pitched at Fenway where he has been fantastic this season.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Red Sox ALDS Start Times

Wednesday, October 1st

Game 1: 7:00 Pacific/ 10:00 p.m. Eastern

Friday, October 3rd

Game 2: 6:30 Pacific/ 9:30 p.m. Eastern

It sucks for people in Boston but sure is nice out here in California.

Angel's Pitchers For Games 1-3 of ALDS

Here's who the Red Sox will face in the ALDS

Game 1 John Lackey

Game 2 Ervin Santana

Game 3 Joe Saunders

Not Much To Hang Your Hat On

The game was meaningless and the performance was forgetful in the first game of today's doubleheader. Dice-K only pitched 4 innings giving up 3 earned runs. Lopez, Delcarmen and Oki all pitched well before Papelbon had a rough outing. Paps gave up 3 runs, all earned, in the 9th. The Sox offense could only manage 5 hits but Ellsbury extended his hit streak to 18 games.

Red Sox Lose 6-2 BOX SCORE

Red Sox Lineup Game 1 vs. Yankees

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Jason Bay, LF
Mark Kotsay, 1B
Jed Lowrie, SS
Jason Varitek, C Dice-K, SP

Congrats To Johnny Pesky

Stephen King's ESPN Sportscenter Commercial

Red Sox superfan Stephen King is staring in a new commercial for ESPN. Video via Awful Announcing.

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