Final: Yankees 2, Red Sox 0 (15 innings)
A-ROD ENDS IT (12:44, END 15, 2-0)
In his major league debut, for which he should feel absolutely no shame, Tazawa came up one out short. Rodriguez slammed a breaking ball into the bullpen in left-center, ending a game that lasted 5 hours, 33 minutes. As the Yankees dog-piled at home plate, Tazawa lingered by the mound, no one around him. He looked almost bemused. Then he walked off the field alone.
After an unforgettable game, the Red Sox fall 4 1/2 games back in the standings and the Sox, no matter how noble their effort tonight, remain in disarray. They have absolutely no bullpen. David Ortiz has a press conference to explain his performance-enhancing substance positive test from 2003 in less than 12 hours. They couldn't cobble together a run in 15 innings, 7 1/3 of which came against the Yankees bullpen. How do they come back from tonight's game, especially since it came two nights after a similarly crushing loss?
HIGH HEAT FOR TEX (12:41, BOT 15, 0-0)
Tazawa sat down Teixeira with a 92-mph fastball at his shoulders that he swung through. Rodriguez comes up with two outs. You get the feeling no matter what happens, this will be a season-defining game for the Sox.
MARTINEZ FLASHES LEATHER (12:38, BOT 15, 0-0)
Damon tried another bunt, and he lined it foul toward first. Martinez scampered and dove face first on the grass for the inning's first out. Big play.
JETER SINGLES (12:37, BOT 15, 0-0)
Jeter dropped a single into shallow right, probably the least hard-hit ball Tazawa has allowed. Just a bloop. Damon bunted foul to start his at-bat. 0-1.
TAZAWA, TAKE TWO (12:32, TOP 15, 0-0)
Ellsbury completed a 1-2-3 inning with a chopper to second. Now we'll see if Tazawa can calm down a little bit in his second inning. He'll face Jeter and the top of the lineup. Unlike Daisuke Matsuzaka, Tazawa has proven he is NOT afraid to pitch to contact.
TWO DOWN (12:30, TOP 15, 0-0)
Ellsbury is comign up with two outs. Coke struck out Reddick. Woodward flied to right. Papelbon has turned his cap inside-out in the Red Sox dugout.
TAZAWA GETS HIS MAN -- FINALLY (12:26, END 14, 0-0)
How the hell are they still playing? After nearly losing the game about 83 different ways, Tazawa threw his third 3-2 pitch to Cabrera. He twirled a nasty, 83-mph curve on the outside corner that broke in the dirt. Cabrera couldn't check his swing. Here we come 15th inning. Phil Coke is on to pitch for the Yankees, and Jose Molina is the new catcher. Reddick is leading off. What an unreal game.
THAT WAS CLOSE (12:24, BOT 14, 0-0)
Cabrera missed a game-winning hit by an inch. He roped a ball down the rightfield line on 3-2 that went foul less than half a foot. He fouled back the next pitch. One more 3-2 pitch.
DREW SAVES THE GAME (12:19, BOT 14, 0-0)
Shades of Dwight Evans. Hinske crushed a ball -- are you seeing a theme? -- to right. Drew made a sprinting, striding, snowcone catch running toward the corner. If it fell, the game would have been over. What a play. Here's Cabrera.
MORE TROUBLE (12:18, BOT 14, 0-0)
Cano rolled a single through the box. Ramiro Pena is on to pinch run at second with Hinske at the plate. His speed makes a double play candidate.
POSADA NAILS ONE (12:15, BOT 14, 0-0)
Posada drilled a ball into the rightfield corner. Drew made a nice play to hold him at first, but both Yankees he faced have teed off on Tazawa.
GOOD RESULT, BAD SIGN (12:13, MID 14, 0-0)
Tazawa retired Matsui, but he absolutely crushed a ball to center. It went right at Ellsbury on a line. Here's Posada.
WELCOME, JUNICHI (12:11, MID 14, 0-0)
Varitek grounded out to second, ending the inning. Junichi Tazawa, welcome to the big leagues -- 14th inning, Yankee Stadium, scoreless game, and he's facing an icon from his home country on top of it. Terry Francona has said Tazawa seems like a unique person. It's going to take one to succeed here. How do you "nervous" in Japanese? Matsui leading off.
Tazawa does have a competitive streak. When I spoke to Portland pitching coach Mike Catcher earlier today, he said "When he got runners in scoring position, he became an animal." Of course, that was at Hadlock Field.
One point about Varitek hitting: Mike Lowell is still on the bench, and pinch hitting him for Varitek would have worked perfectly on defense -- Martinez moves behind the plate, Lowell takes third, and Youkilis plays first. However, that would mean Martinez catching Tazawa. They've never even met. I wonder if Francona might have tried if he had a different pitcher, or if he was sticking with the captain.
YANKS WANT THE CAPTAIN (12:05, TOP 14, 0-0)
ORtiz crushed a ball on the ground right at Cano. Youkilis was running on the pitch, so he made second. With first base open, Bruney is intentionally walking Drew to pitch to Varitek with two outs.
THIS CLOSE (12:00, TOP 14, 0-0)
Martinez almost made his Sox-Yanks bones. He smashed a high fly to right, and the place went silent. Hairston drifted back, his heels at the fence, and made the catch in the warning track. The Stadium exhaled. It's nervous again now -- Youkilis lined a single into left-center. Here comes Ortiz. He's got a press conference in 12 1/3 hours.
By the way, this ties the record for a longest scoreless Sox-Yanks. In 1969, they played a game the Sox won, 1-0 in 14.
SAITO GETS RODRIGUEZ (11:55, END 13, 0-0)
Saito started Rodriguez with three balls, but he induced a weak fly ball for the third out. Rodriguez swung for the downs on a 3-0 fastball, but it had enough movement at 93 mph that Rodriguez whiffed. Saito came back with a 78-mph fastball low, and Rodriguez popped it to Reddick.
This is an INCREDIBLE job by a Red Sox bullpen running on fumes. The relievers have allowed two hits in six teeth-gnashing, stomach-churning innings when any mistake could be the game's last pitch. If the Sox score, Tazawa might be the guy who closes it out. Wow.
A-ROD CAN WIN IT (11:51, BOT 13, 0-0)
Saito hurled a collection of offspeed pitches at Teixeira that ranged from slow to slower. Teixeira nearly swung too early on a change on 3-2, but he tipped it foul. He looked at ball on the next pitch. Enter A-Rod.
ONE LEFT FOR SAITO (11:47, BOT 13, 0-0)
Jeter grounded to Woodward at short, and Damon popped to Youkilis. Clutch so far, but here comes Teixeira. Also, Tazawa is warming up in the Red Sox bullpen. He's wearing 63. Sure'd be nice to have Justin Masterson, no?
SAITO COMES IN (11:41, MID 13, 0-0)
Well, I discounted Takashi Satio. He only threw one inning last night, so he is available and he's in the game. His arm took a toll Tuesday night when he lost the game in the 13th in Tampa. Could this be a Timlinesque redux? Saito faces the top of the order.
Pedroia ended the Sox' half with a strikeout.
SOX GOING DOWN FAST (11:37, TOP 13, 0-0)
There's already two outs, and neither batter had much of a chance. Woodward struck out. Ellsbury popped up the first pitch he saw to Posada. Pedroia's up.
DELCARMEN WALKS THE HIGH WIRE (11:34, END 12, 0-0)
Delcarmen went 3-0 on Cabrera but never gave. He got strike one over, then threw a gutsy, low, 83-mph changeup. It would have been ball four, but Cabrera popped it to second.
The only pitcher left is Junichi Tazawa. Delcarmen used more than 20 pitches. It would be kind of hard to throw Tazawa in this game, but the Sox might not have a choice. They definitely won't, eventually, if they can't score in the 13th.
Brian Bruney is on for the Yankees. Woodward is leading off, with the top of the order to follow.
TWO ON FOR CABRERA (11:28, BOT 12, 0-0)
Delcarmen walked Posada with one out. Cano flared a foul ball toward the tarp along the leftflied line seats. Youkilis hustled over and made a tricky catch just shy of the tarp. Hinske walked, too, and now the winning run is on second.
GOOD BREAK FOR DELCARMEN (11:23, BOT 12, 0-0)
Delcarmen broke Matsui's bat. The head went flying into the first past first base. The ball went to Youkilis at third for a pop out. It's 2-1 on Posada.
DIRTY DOZEN AND DELCARMEN (11:17, MID 12, 0-0)
After 12 innings, the Red Sox have a cool three hits, all singles. Manny Delcarmen is in to pitch the 12th. He'll face Matsui, Posada, and Cano.
DOWN TO REDDICK (11:14, TOP 12, 0-0)
This is looking like it could be another quick inning for Aceves. Drew stuck out lunging at that outside changeup, which is a great pitch for Aceves against lefthanded batters. Varitek tried to bunt the first pitch to catch Rodriguez napping, but he pushed it foul. Three pitches later, he struck out. Reddick is the last chance this inning.
PAPELBON GETS A-ROD (11:10, END 11, 0-0)
Rodriguez swung through a 95-mph fastball to end the inning. What a compelling game. This is going to really hurt whoever loses, especially if it's the Sox.
How could these lineups, in this park, play for 11 innings without scoring a run?
ONE TO GO (11:07, BOT 11, 0-0)
Teixeira hit a long fly ball to center and Ellsbury sprinted amid some racuous overreaction from The Stadium faithful. The ball didn't even make the warning track.
Papelbon is one out away from the 12th inning -- Rodriguez.
ONE DOWN (11:05, BOT 11, 0-0)
Damon grounded to second. He's now 0 for 13 against Papelbon.
STILL SCORELESS (10:59, MID 11, 0-0)
Aceves pretty much sucked any drama out of that inning. Martinez struck out lunging at an outside changeup. Youkilis flied to shallow right. Ortiz ripped a grounder down the first base line. Teiexeira, shifted over, smothered it on one knee and stepped on the bag himself.
Papelbon remains in the game. He'll fac Damon, Teixeira, and Rodriguez. Power on power here.
PAPELBON GETS JETER (10:55, BOT 10, 0-0)
In the biggest at-bat of the game, Papelbon was going to make Jeter beat him on his best pitch. Papelbon pumped 96-mph fastball at Jeter, and he kept fouling them off. On 1-2, Beckett blazed a 97-mph fastball above the belt. Jeter swung through it for the strike out.
For a game with no runs, there's been some great action. In the 11th, it'll be Martinez, Youkilis, and Ortiz for the Sox.
WINNING RUN IN SCORING POSITION (10:47, BOT 10 ,0-0)
Terry Francona is not messing around He's going to Jonathan Papelbon for a potential four-out save. (Actually, it'd be a four-out win.) He'll face Jeter with a runner on third.
After Hinske walked, Ramirez uncorked a wild pitch. He had some odd command troubles -- to Hinske, he threw one pitch about 50 feet. Cabrera, who has five walk-off hits since the 2006 All-Star break, grounded to second, which pushed Hinske to third.
Papelbon is warming. Here comes Jeter.
HINSKE IN A PINCH (10:40, BOT 10, 0-0)
Cano flied to left, and now Eric Hinske will pinch hit for Hairston.
THREAT OVER (10:35, MID 10, 0-0)
Pedroia flied high to left, a can of corn that Damon hardly had to move for.
Ramon Ramirez is in to pitch. He'll face Cano, Hairston, and Cabrera.
TWO ON FOR PEDROIA (10:33, TOP 10, 0-0)
Ellsbury singled to right. The Sox have three hits tonight, and he's got two of them. Pedroia has chance to be the hero and complete a two-out rally.
WOODWARD WALKS (10:31, TOP 10, 0-0)
In his first Sox at-bat, Woodward walked. He's the go-ahead run with Ellsbury batting.
ACEVES IN FOR THE 10TH (10:28, TOP 10, 0-0)
Alfredo Aceves will pitch the first frame of extra innings. He already got Varitek on a dribbler to first and Reddick on a grounder to second. Woodward is up. Francona has Mike Lowell left on the bench.
BARD GETS IT DONE (10:24, BOT 9, 0-0)
Posada missed by a mile on a curve in the dirt, striking out to end the inning. Bard delivered in a huge spot in his first appearance in Yankee Stadium.
In the 10th, it'll be Varitek, Reddick, and Woodward. That just looks funny. Is that who you were hoping for?
BARD BALKS (10:22, BOT 9, 0-0)
Bard was called for a balk, putting runners on second and third. He'll have to make sure it doesn't rattle him. The only difference, really, is they lose the force.
POSADA COMES UP (10:21, BOT 9, 0-0)
Rodriguez reached when Woodward knocked down his hard grounder in the hole but couldn't gather the ball to make a throw. On a 2-2 pitch in the dirt, Rodriguez stole second. On 3-2, Bard threw an 82-mph curveball and just missed outside. Interesting pitch call. Here comes Posada after a visit from John Farrell.
BARD BLOWS AWAY TEX (10:14, TOP 9, 0-0)
Fascinating at-bat from Bard. He started with curve for a strike, threw a high fastball for ball one, and another curve for strike two. Teixeira looked at each pitch. Bard came back with a high and outside, 98-mph fastball on 1-2, and Teixeira flailed, swinging late and missing by quite a bit. Really impressive and interesting sequence.
A-Rod is 2-1 after swinging at a 98-mph heater.
BARD ENTERS (10:11, TOP 9, 0-0)
Okajima did his job, getting Damon to fly to left and retiring all four hitters he faced. Now Daniel Bard, fireballer rookie, gets to face Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez, All-World sluggers, with the game on the line. This is pretty great.
ORTIZ GETS TO MO, GETS STRANDED (10:02, TOP 9, 0-0)
After Rivera struck out Martinez swinging at a high cutter and Youkilis looking, Ortiz drilled a single into right. The single snapped an 0-for-19 slump and put the go-ahead run on base. Rivera jammed Drew, who fisted a weak flare to Rodriguez at third.
Okajima stays in the game. He'll face Damon, Teixeira, and Rodriguez. Scary stuff.
TO THE NINTH (9:53, END 8, 0-0)
Swisher squibbed a ball back at Okajima for an easy out. He struck out Cabrera swinging waaay ahead of a changeup. Jeter popped a fly ball into right-center, where Ellsbury made the catch.
They're playing "Enter Sandman" now. Mariano Rivera will pitch the ninth. And Jerry Hairson Jr. will play leftfield. The music is only playing for one of them.
TO THE TRACK (9:42, MID 8, 0-0)
With Beckett exiting after seven innings, the Sox remain scoreless. Pedroia swatted a high fly to left-center, pushing Cabrera to the warning track. The ball died in his glove, though. Okajima is in to pitch. He's due to face Swisher, Cabrera, and Jeter.
Beckett, obviously, was outstandings. He allowed four hits, no runs, and two walks to go with seven strikeouts. He threw 115 pitches and lowered his ERA to 3.12, which would be the best of his career over a full season.
ELLSBURY TAKES SECOND (9:40, TOP 8, 0-0)
Hughes pitched out on the first pitch. It didn't matter. Ellsbury sped to second and slid safely headfirst. Go-ahead run is on second for Pedroia.
REDDICK JUST MISSES, BURNETT OUT (9:37, TOP 8, 0-0)
Reddick missed a home run by about five feet, hooking a ball down the rightfield line that barely went foul. Reddick fouled off several more balls on 2-2, then grounded a changeup to Jeter. He busted hard down the line, making Jeter's throw just a split second early.
After Reddick, Casey Kotchman pinch hit for Green. He struck out looking at a nasty pitch from Burnett, a two-seamer broke away from his hands at the last moment. We're going to see Chris Woodward make his Sox debut. Ellsbury walked, bringing Burnett's night to end. He tipped his cap as the crowd gave him a massive ovation. Now they're saying, "Huuuughes." Phil Hughes, the Yankees' eighth-inning weapon, is in to face Pedroia with the go-ahead run on first. Big spot for an Ellsbury steal. Good stuff to come.
BECKETT STILL ROLLING (9:25, END 7, 0-0)
Hideki Okajima started warming up that inning, but do you really think Beckett is going leave this game? Matsui rolled a single through the right side to begin the inning. Beckett struck out Posada chasing a curve in the dirt. He struck out Cano swinging, and Varitek gunned down Matsui trying to take second.
BURNETT'S TURN (9:09, MID 7, 0-0)
The Red Sox have needed every bit of Beckett's brilliance, because they have one hit, and that came on the first batter of the game. Burnett retired them 1-2-3 in the seventh. Ortiz struck out taking a feeble half-swing, upping his draught to 19 at-bats without a hit. Brutal. Vartiek struck out as well.
THE DUEL IS ON (9:00, END 6, 0-0)
Beckett continued his dominance, setting down the Yankes in order. Damon popped to Youkilis. Pedroia made a great diving stop and threw out Teixeira. Rodriguez grounded a 2-1 curveball to Youkilis, who made the play. In this park and against this lineup, what a performance.
SOX CAN'T DELIVER (8:54, MID 6, 0-0)
The Sox put runners on first and second with no outs, but they never moved anywhere. Martinez popped to the infield, and Youkilis struck out when he was unable to check his swing on a ball outside and on the dirt. It's Beckett's turn.
SOX THREATENING (8:47, TOP 6, 0-0)
After Nick Green drewa leadoff walk, Ellsbury chopped back to Burnett. As he ran out of the box, he pointed at Posada -- his bat and nicked Posada's glove on the swing. With men on first and second and no outs, Pedroia flied to left. Here comes Martinez with a chance to make a big impression in his first Sox-Yanks series.
BECKETT STIFLES RALLY (8:43, END 5, 0-0)
Beckett came through in the biggest, most tense, most riveting moment of the night. After he walked Melky Cabrera to load the bases with two outs, Jeter came to the plate. The entrie stadium rose to its feet. Parts chanted "De-Rek Je-Ter." Beckett glowered toward the plate and threw a nasty, 94-mph, two-seamer; it moved like sinker, down and toward Jeter's feet. Jeter chopped it to third. Youkilis charged and made an excellent running throw to get Jeter by several steps.
You could feel the intensity of the at-bat. As he walked into the Red Sox dugout, Beckett turned toward his teammates running off the field and yelled something, judging by the movement of his lips, that you can't publish.
Before Cabrera walked, Swisher struck out looking at a two-seamer that darted away from him at the knees. Beckett's been getting a lot of movement away from lefthanders on that pitch tonight, a good way to keep them from hooking balls over the short porch in right.
CATCHING UP (8:33, BOT 5, 0-0)
Beckett and Burnett are controlling the game. The Red Sox have just one hit, Ellsbury's single to lead off the game, while the Yankees have three. With one, the Yankees have runners on first and second with Nick Swisher at the plate.
YANKS GET FIRST HIT (7:53, BOT 3, 0-0)
Robinson Cano led off the thrid by hooking a double into the rightfield. Cano entered the game hitting .342 and slugging .605 against Beckett in 38 career at-bats.
PEDROIA CAUGHT STEALING (7:49, MID 3, 0-0)
Burnett got through another scoreless. The final out came when Posada threw out Pedroia trying to steal second.
BECKETT LOCKED IN (7:40, END 2, 0-0)
Add two more Ks to Beckett's total. He struck out Alex Rodriguez looking at a 96-mph fastball down the pipe. Hideki Matsui grounded to second, and Jorge Posada struck out swinging. Some filthy stuff from Beckett so far.
QUIET SECOND (7:30, END 1, 0-0)
Burnett retired the Sox in order. J.D. Drew grounded out, Jason Varitek struck out, and Josh Reddick flied to left.
BECKETT JUST WHAT SOX NEED (7:23, END 1, 0-0)
From today's squalor, Josh Beckett emerged and took the mound, a more-than-welcome sight. Beckett shut down the Yankees 1-2-3 in the first. Derek Jeter lined to right, Johnny Damon struck out swinging, and Mark Teixeira tapped to first.
A BOBBLE, AN OUT (7:18, MID 1, 0-0)
Ortiz grounded sharply to Robinson Cano, shifted into shallow right. Cano played himself into a tough hop, and he bobbled the ball. Ortiz sprinted for first, but Cano recovered and made a snap sidearm throw to nab Ortiz, stranding a pair of runners. That makes 17 straight at-bats with no hits for Ortiz.
BURNETT A BIT WILD (7:16, TOP 1, 0-0)
By the way, the Sox are playing a baseball game tonight. Jacoby Ellsbury led off with a bloop single to right-center off of A.J. Burnett. Dustin Pedroia walked, but Victor Martinez crushed the rally by bouncing into a 4-6-3 double play. Kevin Youkilis walked, and David Ortiz, after more boos, is batting now.
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Am I the only one that saw Ortiz pull up 2/3 of the way down the baseline, and then try to start running again? Run you slug! Do something!
ortiz with a runner at 3b, grounds out. When will he get his next hit?
WHY DID VMART HAVE TO GIDP!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
For a what they say is a must win game, we have Tek, Pop-up and Nancyin the line up - and sit down Lowell. Doesn't make much sense to me, but I really hope I'm wrong!
Well, this one is setting up as the poor Red Sox Nation fans biggest nightmare. Could have put a couple on the board in the first but no clutch man, no clutch. Now it looks like A.J. is on track and Beckett is going to pitch just good enough to lose in a close game - poor Red Sox Nation. Of course Beckett could blow up and make it very easy for the Yanks..........
"Am I the only one that saw Ortiz pull up 2/3 of the way down the baseline, and then try to start running again? Run you slug! Do something!"
It's not just you. I said the same thing last night, Randy, when he did the same thing. Except with more four-letter words.
Burnett is going to get into a groove, Sox blew a chance thanks to Martinez and Ortiz. This team looks dead. At least Theo wised up and said adios to Smoltz, but alas, too little, too late. Bring back Masterson! Oh, wait, I forgot Paul Byrd has arrived we can all breath easy now.
Reddick looks like Clark Kent, but I know he's really Superman.
Beckett's breaking pitches are unreal tonight. Part of Smoltz' problem was just that: His breaking stuff wasn't breaking. All bark, no bite.
Wickedebra,
Great points. Why in the world is Tek in there against a Righty? He cannot hit left handed, at all!!!
I can see having Drew and Ortiz in there. Bay is hurt, and Lowell was ridden too hard and needs to heal.
Mister Snitch,
I used some of those same words, but didn't want my post banned.
What is Pedroia running for??? For a reining MVP he make a *&^#load of base running blunders. Must be Ellsbury envy.
Here's an update!!! The Red Sox can't steal a base - why not? Can it be that Posada is that much better than Varitek? Of course he is. I didn't know that we were playing National League rules - what was the pitcher doing leading off the 3rd for the Red Sox? Oh, you say that was Green - same difference!!!! And in the bottom of the 3rd, here come the Yankees.
Wow what will it take for a Sox pitcher to get a called third strike on a well-placed fastball?
When the Sox get a walk, he doesn't score - when the Yankees get a walk (Swisher) he is sure to score.
Here is wishful press release I think most of us would like to see: BOSTON(AP) - At a hastily called press conference today Red Sox GM Theo Epstein confirmed that at the behest of the 'top levels of Red Sox management' he would be running the ballclub in radically different manner from now on. "We will be conducting business according to the whims and wishes of the various message boards and fan posts on local Boston blogs. The ownership group has decided and I concur that Sox fans have far more invested emotionally and - in light of our highest in the Majors ticket prices - financially than those of us who were previously in charge. To that end we have released John Smoltz, Billy Traber and are placing David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie on waivers. J. D. Drew will be placed on bereavement leave because we sincerely believe he has been legally dead for the last two and a half years. We will be calling up Tazawa, Bowden, Andersen, whoever catches for the Sea Dogs, and one of the PawSox to play right field next to Reddick and Ellsbury. Although we are grateful for his dubious contributions to our two championships, we must reluctantly and respectfully ask for Tito's resignation. He will be replaced by Demarlo Hale under the strict condition that he follow the instructions of three season ticketholders chosen at random who will communicate thru Twitter on sundry issues such as lineup, batting order and strategy. Had we had the system in place I guarantee we would've had V-Mart bunting in the first inning of tonight's Yankees' game. The managing season ticket holders to be known as the triumvirate will remain in charge until the team loses a game at which time they will be replaced by another three season ticket holders - trios which win three in a row will be granted a one game exemption to the aforementioned rule. As to my own future," Epstein intoned, " I know the proper thing would be for me to resign as well, but I am too far involved with the franchise swap with the McCourts - I have already made an offer on a condo in Redondo - to be able to step away from my post at this critical, delicate time. However, I am imposing a strict limit of not being able to acquire and/or pay anyone above the major league minimum without a two-thirds approval rate in a Boston Globe fan poll. To that end I have to inform Paul Bryd, last seen imitating a PBA touring Pro in Fort Myers, thanks but no thanks. Also the day to day oversight of our farm system will become the domain of a Council of Five to be selected from season ticket holders with at least ten years experience - no pink green or orange hats need apply." When asked what an 'orange' hat was, Epstein," we've got a Halloween edition authorized cap coming out first week of September."
Thanks Ortiz, you are nothing but a cheat and liar like the rest of the steroid detritus. Not to mention that you are finished. Do us a favor and leave town on your own you phony.
Ortiz is the Designated Double-Play.
Ortiz GDIP. This is now beyond pathetic. Tito seems to not know the difference between patience and stupidity. If Smoltz was bad enough to be designated, so is Ortiz.
big rallykiller papi. 1st and 3rd ground out then doesnt run until half way down the line. then a gidp. best #5 hitter in the history of baseball. hes up to a eye popping .220.
Please either give Bib Floppy a shot of something, or a shot to put me out of my misery. Bay returns and Floppy site.
When the Yankees got Sabathia Burnett and Teixeira and we stood pat, it said all we needed to hear.
Why isn't anyone willing to call him what he is .......Ortiz is a lazy dog who simply can't handle adversity. That effort in the first would have been maddening if it were not so expected. The question I frequently ask myself is: How can such a large guy be such a small man?
Oh Red Sox fans you poor things!!!!!s
How can Francona NOT have Pedroia bunt in the sixth with no outs? That's like a little league move and he can't bear to have him get a basic baseball fundamental done.
Bnpgee (11) has either described the future of sport, or the present of politics.
Green and Ellsbury on 2nd and 1st with no outs and Pedroia isn't sacrificing - pathetic! What the hell is Francona thinking?
Maybe if Drew goes to the Cardinals he can bat .357 too.
Ortiz, Drew, Varitek = nothing + nothing + nothing = season Ovah!
When is Tito going to put in a DH that can HIT????? geez at least help the team out and bunt it down the 3B line......anything.....please
bobd thank you for pointing out exactly what was running through my mind. Pedroia is a pull hitter you know if he hits it its going to left field. If he bunts and moves the runners over you take away Burnetts slider in the dirt because he wont want to throw a wild pitch to score a runner. They arent putting the pressure on Burnett. Francona may be a good MANAGER but he is a horrible COACH.
I'm beat. To lose a game like this when you have had a chance to score a few and your starting pitcher is giving his very all, is sad, very sad. Unfortunately Francona is going to have go with Beckett until he either gives up a run or gets to 120 pitches. Lets hope he has someone warming up when Beckett loses it - I mean his heart can't give anymore let alone his arm.
Tito can"t havve Pedroia bunt, he is the only one that might actually get a hit with runners on....
Goodness, these guys are pathetic, it isn't just Smoltz!
If Ortiz was a horse, they'd put him down.
please tito......let beckett pitch the 8th.....save our bullpen from the LOSS
Reddick doing his Bernie Carbo impression.
Francona lost this game because he always plays for the big inning. So much for the "money ball" tactics that everyone praised the red sox for back when they were winning, now Francona acts like they are murderers row out there playing to put up a 5 spot every inning.
bench papi and let lowell hit...
Red Sox and Bruins and Celts, Oh My...Pats are cheaters and soon will die Oh my.
This team is so terrible. The only guys I can rely on to deliver day in and out are Beckett and Lester. The offense is abysmal, and bullpen is god awful (as of late, at least), and defense... well the shortstop position needs to be fixed.
Ugh.
Is it football season yet?
Wow, you gotta give Okajima credit, a clean inning? Go figure.
Is Chad Fairchild's strike zone driving anyone else crazy?
Adam: At line 37, the "Mister Snitch" imitator clown is back at it. Sad little fellow with no ID of his own.
That's just Nancy being Nancy...does she even have a pulse?
Oh Adam, you are so right. Scary stuff indeed. I guess Francona's meds wore off because one clean inning from Oki was all we were going to get. Turning off the TV and powering down the PC. See you tomorrow when it's 4.5 back.
hello.....tito....wake up.....BARD vs Texeira then DOR/A.....Loss goes to MANAGER
Hell yes, it's driving me crazy.
You know what else is driving me crazy? This terrible, terrible offense. Actually, make that the Red Sox team for now.
The only hope I have is that we can pull off 22 straight like the Rockies did in 07. HA, like that will ever happen.
Let's go Bard! Tex and A-Roid will be quite a challenge! Show us what you got!
Way to go Bard!
Future of the Red Sox Bullpen!
That 98 mph fastball to strike tex looked like it was going 50. Tex Never stood a chance!
Oh Mr Snitch, You are always so right, we all need to hear you, to see you and to be you. Can I be you, please. Bawston blows.
This team is toast, bad pitching and we score runs and lose..Good pitching, no offense. This city truly is the epicenter for New Yorkers feet. Snitch, why every night only you get bothered.
Im not ITS OVER LOL
It seems like Pedroia is swinging for the fences every at bat. Where is that line drive swing that hes so famous for? all you need is a single not a 3 run HR
Hey 48, you sorry little toad, go back to the Yankmee boards, oh, and your mother is calling you, she said your baloney sandwich and milk is ready. Loser imposter.
Hey Adam - check the email address.
Hey 48, you sorry little toad, go back to the Yankmee boards, oh, and your mother is calling you, she said your baloney sandwich and milk is ready. Loser imposter.
Hey Adam - check the email address.
Hey 48, you sorry little toad, go back to the Yankmee boards, oh, and your mother is calling you, she said your baloney sandwich and milk is ready. Loser imposter.
Hey Adam - check the email address.
Has Pedroia ever heard of the two run single?
I've been laying off Pedroia and his inability to hit in the clutch but not anymore. Someone has to tell him that there is situational hitting, a time when you just don't swing from your heels and try to drive the ball as far as you can hit it. That approach is fine for him in situations where a run is not desperatly needed but in tonights game - as well as many prior ones - a poke to right or a line drive over the shortstops head may be all that's needed to win a game. Come on Dustin, don't become part of the problem on this team.
Yje Yankeesssss Winnnnnnnn.....The Yankkkkkeeeeessss Wiiiiinnnnnnn!!
Where was that 2-1 to hinske? huh? give me a break rivera gets anything close to the plate and we cant get a call to save our lives
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..
i want to see nick green pitch!!
so we got tazawa and MDC in the bullpen after paps, o well theyll probably lose by then anyway
Millions of dollars and we cant score a friggan run, just like my Friday nights, cant score when it counts. What a disgrace just when I thought I saw all of our disgraces.
No Hustle out of Ortiz again. No surprise there. He is looking a lot like Manny did last year around this time. Kind of funny.
Why do i keep watching this team ... if you can call them a team anymore.
still 11 more innings before this comes close to being the longest no score game in history
Delgascan! So sad... w/ a day game tomorrow everyone's going to be hurting....wonder if Buch will step up and go past five innings.
Lotta cranks on the board tonight. How 'bout the Sox pitching tonight!
Please send Big Ploppy, Nancy Drew, and the Varistiff, on the same journey as Smoltz...Millions of dollars for this???Pathetic
You people call yourself fans? Sitting here on this board ripping on the team while they battle through this thriller? Go fly a kite, losers.
Go Sox!!!!
Its sad that we get these great starts from Beckett and Lester yet we can never hit. We cant hit in any game. The bottom 6 in the lineup are auto strike outs. They just watch the ball go by. This is one pathetic lineup. I would suggest leaving Beckett, Lester, the bullpen, Youk, Elsbery, Pedrio and Vmart in the majors and replace the rest with our best farm prospects. It cant get any worse at least it will show that Sox Management want to win. I have come to the conclusion that Theo has to be on the Yankees payroll. This is sad and pathetic. This team is dead, and everyone except who I listed above just dont seem to give a crap. Seems like this team has lost all motivation and are just calling it quits. Something needs to happen. Fracona needs to be a man and not baby his players. If a player has stunk all year up to this time more than likely they will stink for the rest of the season. Send them down and call someone up who has something to prove. Maybe that would get these players motivated.
Great Delcarman is up, we lost so I will turn off the TV and wake up in the morning to see who had the walk off.
Am I actually witnessing -- via the internet from afar -- a 0-0 game that is taking 4 1/2 hours to play?
Another Delcarmen adventure. Is there ever an inning he pitches where he doesn't walk someone?
Juice here, get your nice cold juice here..PED's, ABC's. Seems like the rumours about the Yankees and Sox being in cahoots as to who wins makes sense now. This game looks as fixed and uninspired as any fraud I have ever seen. New Stadium, give it to them. The web is full of proof somethings funny going on in baseball.
SJB (67) makes a good point. Whatever happens, the Sox are hanging tough.
oops adam sorry i forgot about saito
This game can go 27 innings and the sox will not score.
The Yankees bring in a guy with an ERA on nearly 6.00 and we end up with two strikouts and a foul pop up? These team is worse than I thought. There is no way they'll win this game.
The Yankees bring in a guy with an ERA on nearly 6.00 and we end up with two strikouts and a foul pop up? These team is worse than I thought. There is no way they'll win this game.
Ut-Ohh! The 13th inning is bad for Saito!
This game over this inning
Jason wrote: "I have come to the conclusion that Theo has to be on the Yankees payroll. This is sad and pathetic. This team is dead, and everyone except who I listed above just dont seem to give a crap. Seems like this team has lost all motivation and are just calling it quits."
Been around for a long time as a fan I'm willing to bet, by the depth of your loyalty and insight into what motivates Professionals like these men. FYI, you should have kept on your TV so you could have seen Delcarmen get the side out. The pitching looked great on paper when the season started. I did not think that the acquisition of Brad Penney was worth much more than trade bait to some NL team. Smoltz was a gamble that did not pay off--a good gamble, but yo9u can't win them all. Dice-K. The man has been throwing huge innings for years. Did you think that his arm was going to need rest this year. Hey, no more WBC's.
There is a lot of time left before the season ends. Too many things can happen. It's what keeps baseball exciting.
Pedroia has really put on a clinic tonight. That at-bat in the 13th was textbook.
Don't worry boys, when the Yanks decide to end this it will be quick. How many innings for Saito? And then it's the other Japanese pitcher I see - Tokyo central for these Sox. If only they could hit............
you guys gotta remember the yankees offense is absoloutly lethal and theyre not scoring eithier, this game is just a true sign of how good both pitching staffs can be when pitching to their true potential
Did any of you naysayers notice that the Yanks haven't scored yet either? What does that say about their offense?
Or, maybe it's just a classic pitchers duel. If the Sox win you all owe me a beer. Sam Adams Boston Ale if you've got it.
What is so impressive is there is only 8 hits combined in a 13inning game
uh oh 3-0 to arod its over
WOW......full moon must be in favor of RED SOX bullpen.....e1 still awake???
I hope someone bought Adam a pizza to get him through this.
Sabathia, Burnett and Teixeira added to a good team, how we let them get all three, while we went Antique Shopping for bargains is beyond me. Take over, Tampa, maybe we can stay ahead of Toronto. Samuel Adams is piss water.
Adam, what is the atmosphere like in the 14th?
My relatives come from the old country, the difference between an Italian grandma and an elephant, 200 pounds and a black dress..Tried to get into a legitamate business when I arrived here, thru the roof.
After this inning, everythings coming off when I post. We have no offense, at least somethings gonna look good here.
At least Papi didn't end the inning...
lol dave roberts just said they ran a run and hit. earlier he called it the hitting zone (strike zone). didnt he play baseball?
why isnt mike lowell pinch hitting?
Comment #90 = Not me. Same clown wants more attention, back for round 2. Yawn.
God Damn it Tito!!!! Pinch hit for Varitek you F'N mental midget!!!!!
14th inning, Lowell on the Bench, and he trots 0 for ever Tek out???????
It's not THAT hard.....
I don't want to hear about leaving no C on the bench. Lowell should have PH for Tek, Martinez to C and Youkilis to 1B. No chance Tek gets a hit there. Now a AA pitcher on the mound until game ends.
Once again Tek showing the hitting skills of some church-league softball player. These guys are really are sad, sad, sad
Once again Tek showing the hitting skills of some church-league softball player. These guys are really are sad, sad, sad
Ace, Good idea, the Shock factor, just leave a really wet jock strap on with nipple poercings, something for the imagination.
so mike lowell sits on the bench when the captain grounds out with men on 1st and 2nd??? play to win not to not lose
Oh boy... welcome to the bigs kid... what a sad sad game. If Hinske ends it I'm gonna cry...
what happened to the "amica" pitchzone??
Wow what a catch by Drew.
Nice catch by Drew. He actually showed some effort.
Why dont they pinch hit for Varitek and move Vmart to catcher? I dont get the thinking. Does Francona actually think Vtek is gonna do anything besides a ground out or strikeout.
hey killgore, can it with the "theme" already, will ya? it's his DEBUT, you lil' punk.
Why dont they pinch hit for Varitek and move Vmart to catcher? I dont get the thinking. Does Francona actually think Vtek is gonna do anything besides a ground out or strikeout.
Unbelievable the kid survived. This game's a classic. I think the Sox can get a run now, but I don't know if they can shut the Yanks down again.
Wow, good call Adam. He got two men on with 2 outs and full count and didnt even blink. Kid has ice water in his veins.
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I thought is was over on Cabrera's screaming liner... Not to mention JD Drew's catch. We have to win now... And ditch the Japenese pitchers.
did you see paps? he said "holy S***"
i concur
I think If the Sox loose this game tonight its going to be a sad state of affairs in the club house. Any confidence that is left will be gone. If they end up winning this game it could turn this cold streak around. To loose a 15 + inning game where no one could hit would just be bad. Either way I think this sinks this team or keeps them afloat. They need this game Bad. Games like these can be bad or really good depending on the outcome.
This is it guys. Bottom of the 15th - Yankees put you out of your misery so you can go back to your hotel and practice HITTING!! You guys suck!! GO YANKEES
Theres no way this kid will get out of this now. With Jeter-Damon-Tex-Arod
jason (comment #108); v-mart hasn't even met tazawa yet, literally, has not so much as said hello to him yet. tek spent spring training with the kid. for tito, it's a familiarity issue.
lose*
Anyone else have the suspicion that players besides Papi may have been using, its sad enough about him, but how do you explain this lineups offensive failures lately. We all demand a complete investigation, I want the frauds to stop for the good of baseball Salary limits as well.
Sox really showing a lot of heart in this one.