Epic Fail by OC Register
Yesterday the Orange County Register posted a slideshow of 10 reasons the Angels will be World Champs. Included in the show was this:
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Manny Being....
As seen in a small Red Sox discussion group: Was it Manny being Womanny?
Sox Skweek By Angels
Although his numbers looked good, Masterson was having trouble with his location, but he did manage (lucky according to 'Tek in the post game interview) to make it through 6 innings allowing only 2 runs. He also threw one behind Hunter in the 3rd, drawing warnings from umpires to both sides. MDC gave up a rare run, but that was due in part to a fielding error.
The Sox were down 3-1 in the 7th and tied it on 2 singles, a BB, a HBP, and a FC. In the 9th, Drew singled and 'Tek doubled to send him home and gain the lead. Ramon Ramirez continues to be lights out, his record stands at 4-0, 0.52 ERA. (All Star Game for RR?) Papelbon walked Abreu, who then stole second. (Oh, here we go again.) Torii Hunter whiffed to end the game.
Mike Lowell is swinging the bat well so far this season (.310 BA), but his FA has dropped a bit this season. He has an unusually high number of errors so far (5), but hopefully his fielding groove will return from surgery to match his batting. Ol' Shoebox Lugo added another error tonight. Nick Green is hitting well too, (.289), but he's added another 6 errors so far this season. Let's hope for a speedy recovery for Jed Lowrie. Papi had an RBI, but was still 0/3. I'm wondering at what point does Tito move him down in the line up.
It wasn't a pretty win, but it was a win nonetheless. Toronto beat the Yankees tonight, leaving them 6.5 games out, while the Sox remain 1 GB. BAL beat TBY tonight.
Sox win 4-3 BOX SCORE
I participated in a live game chat on SawxHeads.com, tonight's host being none other than our esteemed Fenway West host, Matt O'Donnell. It was an interesting experience. I was not able to watch the game on the tube tonight, but I was chatting with other Sox fans on one tab, while checking the stats on 'Game Day' from RedSox.com as the game proceeded.
Live Blog Tonight
I will be hosting the live blog for tonight's game over at Sawxheads.com. I hope some of you will stop by to chat while the Red Sox are beating up on the halos.
Read more...Boston Pops to Celebrate the Red Sox May 21-23
Next week, the Boston Pops will celebrate their latest cd release, The Red Sox Album with three concerts May 21-23 at Symphony Hall. Keith Lockhart will conduct the Pops as they perform such Red Sox hits as "Sweet Caroline" and "I'm Shipping Up to Boston."
In addition, the Pops will present Baseball on Broadway featuring actors from the Boston Conservatory Theater Division. They will perform baseball numbers from various Broadway shows including the world premiere of "The Game of Baseball" and "God Bless the Boston Red Sox," from Red Sox Nation.
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Ken Rosenthal Goes Off the Deep End. Again
Fox's "baseball insider" Ken Rosenthal continues to have no inside information so he comes up with ridiculous speculations like the Red Sox trading David Ortiz for Jason Giambi:
The other possibility would be a trade, and there would be no shortage of candidates.If the Sox merely confined their search to left-handed hitters in the final years of contracts, they could choose from among the following:Rick Ankiel (Cardinals), Hank Blalock (Rangers), Jason Giambi (A's), Brian Giles (Padres), Aubrey Huff (Orioles), Adam LaRoche (Pirates), Chad Tracy (Diamondbacks).
Last week Rosenthal filled up a column with his take on what might have happened if the Rays landed Jason Bay last year. Good thing Fox is paying him big money to get some inside scoop on trades that didn't happen last year.
This is What You Write When Your Team Can't Win in the Playoffs
The Red Sox own the Angels in the post-season. Angels bloggers can't refute that so they continue to focus on Beckett's pitch near Abreu or write silly things like this:
Jacoby Ellsbury is a bust.
Nick Green is not the pitcher we waived who ended up a Brewer, he is a weak excuse for a shortstop.
FANS: Only Angel fans are Angel fans. Idiot trendoid fratboys and couch-potato ESPN conformists comprise a majority of Red Sox Nation.
Here is my simple response these statements by halosheaven.com: Your team has a rally monkey and your fans use thunderstixs; 'nuf ced. Read more...
Roger* Is Playing a Losing Hand
Roger Clemens* went on ESPN Radio to defend himself from the new book American Icon. In the interview he continued to deny steroid use and would not talk about his failed defamation lawsuit. He continues to play a losing hand as him image and Hall of Fame chances circle the drain.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Papelbon Caption Contest
Every day there is a caption contest for a photo at the Huffington Post. Today's photo is of Jonathan Papelbon after striking out the side in last night's game. You can enter the contest here, I'll update the winning caption and some of the better entries tomorrow.
Red Sox Fan Needs New Home
OK, another OT post except that it's a Sox fan, and that Sox fan is me. My landlord lives with his GF and I thought she owned that house. It turns out she rents, too, and that house is now up for sale, meaning they will be moving in back here. I'll be looking to move to West Sonoma County, CA where it's a bit cheaper and a bit cooler than where I am now.
Follow this link to my post to find out more about my rental history and what I'm looking for. Feel free to forward this post to any landlords you may know of, and thanks in advance for any leads sent my way!
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The Red Sox are Back to Deliver More Pain to the Angels
Torii Hunter may have made a great play against the Royals this weekend but the Rally Monkey is worried about the new team coming to town:
Former Red Sox Merloni Claims Sox Received Steriods Training
Former Boston infielder Lou Merloni claimed on Saturday that during his tenure with the Sox (98-03), they were given steroids training:
Read more..."I'm in spring training, and I got an 8:30-9:00 meeting in the morning. I walk into that office, and this happened while I was with the Boston Red Sox before this last regime, I'm sitting in the meeting. There's a doctor up there and he's talking about steroids, and everyone was like 'here we go, we're gonna sit here and get the whole thing -- they're bad for you.' No. He spins it and says 'you know what, if you take steroids and sit on the couch all winter long, you can actually get stronger than someone who works out clean, if you're going to take steroids, one cycle won't hurt you, abusing steroids it will.' He sat there for one hour and told us how to properly use steroids while I'm with the Boston Red Sox, sitting there with the rest of the organization, and after this I said 'what the heck was that?' And everybody on the team was like 'what was that?' And the response we got was 'well, we know guys are taking it, so we want to make sure they're taking it the right way'... Where did that come from? That didn't come from the Players Association."
Merloni has since backtracked a bit with a clarification of his statement, and former GM Dan Duquette chimed in with a disclaimer for a response. In his statement, Merloni made no specific claims of anyone on the team at the time using steroids, and said that the 'training' was more of a warning than an endorsement of any type.
Red Sox Injury Update
Dustin Pedroia: He strained his groin last night and will most likey miss Tuesday's game but should be in the lineup on Wednesday.
Dice-K: He pitched 4 shutout innings in yesterday with the PawSox and will make one more rehab start on Friday before rejoining the Red Sox on May 19.
Kevin Youkilis: He has missed 6 games with the sore left side but with the day off today he should be able to return to the lineup on Tuesday.
Mark Kotsay: Even with the recent calf injury, Kotsay is joining the team for the West Coast trip and could be see some action soon.
John Smoltz: After seeing Dr. Andrews for "peace of mind," Smoltz is still on track to join the team in mid June.
Jed Lowrie: He is still in the recovery process from wrist surgery and should return around the All-Star break.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
J-Bay Delivers Again
Big Papi led off the bottom of the 8th with a double off of the monster and J-Bay drove him in to give the Red Sox the winning run.
Beckett was solid in his outing giving up 3 over 6 innings and the bullpen was excellent. Oki went 1 2/3 innings with no hits and 2 Ks and RR got an out on the 1 batter he faced. Paps made it interesting by giving up a lead-off walk in the 9th followed by a base hit. He then struck out the side to earn his 8th save of the season.
Dustin Pedroia left the game with a strained groin. The team has a travel day tomorrow as they fly out to the West Coast for the last time this season.
Red Sox Win 4-3 BOX SCORE
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Rays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Breaking News: Lugo!
In the 7th inning of today's Red Sox game against the Rays, Julio Lugo fielded a ball that was hit to him by Evan Longoria and he made the play to first base without making an error.
Tonight's Red Sox Lineup 5/10 vs. the Rays
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Jason Bay, LF
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
6. J.D. Drew, RF
7. Jeff Bailey, 1B
8. Jason Varitek, C
9. Nick Green, SS
Josh Beckett, SP
Totally OT Post (almost)
So I've been playing in Grateful Dead tribute bands since 2003. This is a side project for our new lead guitarist in this latest incarnation of the band. He's a Yankee fan, and a great guy and guitarist nonetheless. I've already posted that we were able to watch the Sox and Yanks together without killing each other (lol). Jimmy Brighton is in a band called Stackabones, a band that has 3 CD's out, with a 4th due out this year (and I'm on it.) This band has been together since 1981 or so, but Butch Zito, his songwriting partner and bandmate for all these years happens to be living in Delaware (where?) at the moment, but flew in Friday for the local Dead show tonight.
Apparently, Jimmy is impressed with my rhythmic skills behind the drum set as he took me up to the studio to add some percussion to a couple of tracks, as well as some harmony vocals, too. Since Butch was coming in, we hastily arranged a show at The Connecticut Yankee, a Red Sox bar that I've previously written about, with me as the drummer, since George Marsh, the previous drummer is now working with David Grisman, (so I've been told.)
George, Jimmy & Butch after 10 hours in the studio
Butch grew up in Yankee country with Jimmy. He knew we were playing at 'The Connecticut Yankee', but he didn't know it was a Red Sox bar until the end of a short rehearsal when Chip the bass player started to tell him that the bar was a Red Sox bar. I was frantically motioning the 'cut' sign across my throat trying to get him to STFU! Well Butch started complaining about playing with a Red Sox fan in a Red Sox bar. (heh heh heh) I told him there was a big photo of Lou Gehrig on the wall as you walk in.
I left the rehearsal early to get to the club to grab a bite to eat and get my kit set up as drummers usually are first in, last out. I sat down at the bar watching the O's beat up the Yanks. I asked the barkeep if he knew how the Sox had done earlier, and he told me that Fox didn't show the game here yesterday. (It's just as well that I didn't discover the outcome of the game until today.) Butch walks in and I told him, "Don't look at that TV!" Grumble, grumble, bitch, piss, moan. The rehearsal went well, so I thought he was just being an average Yankee fan. He noted earlier in the day when he found out I was a Sox fan that the Sox are the reason he stopped watching baseball. (heh heh heh)
I told him that besides being an exception to the rules of being a drummer (I show up on time for rehearsals and shows, I have a running vehicle, and despite not having a girlfriend at the moment, I am not homeless), I am not one of those Yankee hating, vitriol spewing & bat slinging Sox fans. (I take my occasional shots at the Yankees here on this board, but hey, that's my job!)
I only played two rehearsals with this band, and each was missing one key player, but the show was a total success! Tom, Steph, and Mike from Leadfoot Betty sat in with us on a couple of numbers, as well as a very competent sax player who just happened to be in attendance last night. Many good friends were in the house, too. I had Butch smiling at me while we were playing, and the whole band was smokin' hot despite only two rehearsals with the new drummer. Not only that, with Butch living in DE, the rest of the band hadn't even played together in some six months or so. We recorded the show semi-professionally (16 tracks, where as most audience tapers only use 2 mic's and maybe a PA soundboard feed if they're lucky), and I hope it will get uploaded sometime in the near future to archive.org, a web site for downloading free and legal live shows by many taper friendly bands.
So not only can a Red Sox fan and a Yankee fan watch a game together without killing each other, we can all play on the same stage together, too! A great night!
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Bard Called Up
The ProJo is reporting that Daniel Bard will be called up for tonight's game:
The Red Sox will not only have to take someone off the 25-man roster in Boston to make room for Bard, but they'll also have to make a move to put Bard on the 40-man roster. The Red Sox have not made an official announcement, but Bard is expected to be at Fenway Park Sunday night for the series finale against the Rays.
We can only pray that Lopez is the guy that gets taken off of the roster. Read more...
Troy O'Leary Will Judge You Now
O'Leary said he's not interested in the thirtysomething player who's trying to get back into baseball or make it for the first time. What he wants is a young player who has slipped through the cracks of major league scouting.
I guess that rules out Julio Lugo. Read more...
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