Game time: 7:35 pm
Scheduled starters: Bronson Arroyo (13-9, 4.31) v. Daniel Cabrera (10-11, 4.68)
The game will be on WSBK
Baltimore weather: 3 pm observation at BWI: Few clouds at 6,000 feet, 10,000 scattered, visibility 10 miles, temperature 90F, DP 61F, wind variable at 7 mph.
Forecast: A cold front will move through the area this evening, and it's likely to fire some showers or thundershowers. After frontal passage, it will be 20 or more degrees cooler. The wind will be out of the northeast, becoming north after frontal passage.
A northeast to north wind will blow in from right center/center.
Anni
Full Version: BOSTON at Baltimore, Friday, September 23, 2005
Let me be the first to say it. One game at a time, one day at a time. WIN WIN WIN. These are the Orioles, one of the Worst 2nd half teams in all of the ML. No Raffy, No Sosa...We won't face their best pitcher or Chen, who is a pain in the ass for the sox (all soft tossing lefties are).
This is where the sox make their stand. Take down the O's, let Cabrera implode and walk a bunch of guys. I predict a good game for Beaumont Texas's favorite son, Kevin Millar. Win one for the folks at home, Kev. Plus, he does well against hard throwers!
Sox 8
O's 3
This is where the sox make their stand. Take down the O's, let Cabrera implode and walk a bunch of guys. I predict a good game for Beaumont Texas's favorite son, Kevin Millar. Win one for the folks at home, Kev. Plus, he does well against hard throwers!
Sox 8
O's 3
QUOTE(Manny's ps2 @ Sep 23 2005, 11:53 AM)
Let me be the first to say it. One game at a time, one day at a time. WIN WIN WIN. These are the Orioles, one of the Worst 2nd half teams in all of the ML. No Raffy, No Sosa...We won't face their best pitcher or Chen, who is a pain in the ass for the sox (all soft tossing lefties are).
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No Brian Roberts
Just
Win
Today
Win
Today
**MOJO** - Perseverance Day 1
In the past 2 days, the Red Sox have lost a game and a half to the dreaded Yankees, and now sit in second place just out of a playoff spot. This has caused many a Red Sox fan to entrench themselves firmly in "doom and gloom" mode, something we had all hoped we had seen the last of last October.
However, this is like quitting in the last 100 meters of a marathon. You've been keeping the faith in the Red Sox all year. Many have been doing it for their entire lifetime. Now, all is asked of you is to do it for 10 more days. Sure, it's a long season, and many of you are tired (as many of the Red Sox are, 30 days in 30 games will do that to you), but that is no reason to give up.
If your spirit is cramping up, just grab yourself a Gatorade and speed those mojo electrolytes back into your system.
Win one more than NYY over the next 7 and take 2 of 3 at home. This is no miracle. This will be business as usual.
In the past 2 days, the Red Sox have lost a game and a half to the dreaded Yankees, and now sit in second place just out of a playoff spot. This has caused many a Red Sox fan to entrench themselves firmly in "doom and gloom" mode, something we had all hoped we had seen the last of last October.
However, this is like quitting in the last 100 meters of a marathon. You've been keeping the faith in the Red Sox all year. Many have been doing it for their entire lifetime. Now, all is asked of you is to do it for 10 more days. Sure, it's a long season, and many of you are tired (as many of the Red Sox are, 30 days in 30 games will do that to you), but that is no reason to give up.
If your spirit is cramping up, just grab yourself a Gatorade and speed those mojo electrolytes back into your system.
Win one more than NYY over the next 7 and take 2 of 3 at home. This is no miracle. This will be business as usual.
And I'll throw some of my own mojo, which was successful last time, behind these guys.
Since it was successful, I'm sticking with the candy theme.
We all know what time it is. It's the stretch run, the pennant drive, the last ten games of the season. But here's another nice little cliche for you:
It's CRUNCH time!
That's right, time to buckle down and chew those little crispy things they put inside the chocolate. As a matter of fact, I have a bunch of little CRUNCH bars right here. (I'm a fan of 100 Grand, and I polished those off pretty quick in the big mix bag.)
Also associated with the word 'crunch' is everyone's guilty pleasure cereal:
This is the term I use to affectionately refer to the Nation's Captain. Unless he's slumping, then it's Captain Crap. But if he homers, Captain Crash.
By the way, I'd post a picture of Crunch Berries, but these guys need to prove they have berries before they can get that reference up.
So let's go out there, gentlemen, and CRUNCH the little orange birds.
Do this.
Since it was successful, I'm sticking with the candy theme.
We all know what time it is. It's the stretch run, the pennant drive, the last ten games of the season. But here's another nice little cliche for you:
It's CRUNCH time!
That's right, time to buckle down and chew those little crispy things they put inside the chocolate. As a matter of fact, I have a bunch of little CRUNCH bars right here. (I'm a fan of 100 Grand, and I polished those off pretty quick in the big mix bag.)
Also associated with the word 'crunch' is everyone's guilty pleasure cereal:
This is the term I use to affectionately refer to the Nation's Captain. Unless he's slumping, then it's Captain Crap. But if he homers, Captain Crash.
By the way, I'd post a picture of Crunch Berries, but these guys need to prove they have berries before they can get that reference up.
So let's go out there, gentlemen, and CRUNCH the little orange birds.
Do this.
Cabrera's ERA is 2.41 for the month of September, over 100 pitches in each of his 3 starts, only making it into the 7th inning once.
9/6 Toronto scored no runs off him in 7 innings.
9/12 Texas scored 2 runs against him in 5.2 innings of work.
9/18 Tampa Bay scored 4 runs off him in 6 innings of work.
I like the progression of runs scored against. So Boston should score 6 runs off him in 4.2 innings of work.
Our guys have seen this guy enough this year that they should more or less know what they are going to get today. This will give our offense a much needed edge.
My "Out On a Limb (OOL) prediction of the day is that Rent will step it up after a full day's rest and some sweet lovin from his honey and will hit 3 for 4, 3 rbis, 1 bb, and be good for assisting in at least 2 DPs.
Also, we are now accepting nominations for the WHINER OF THE GAME THREAD (wotgt) award given to the most annoyingly pessissimistic poster of the day to be awarded at the end of the game.
Whiner winners will have the opportunity to kiss my
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** Yes, sadly, I was born with out one, and had to have a monkey bum grafted on. But (pun intended) I do not let it get me down. In the end, we are more alike than different.
9/6 Toronto scored no runs off him in 7 innings.
9/12 Texas scored 2 runs against him in 5.2 innings of work.
9/18 Tampa Bay scored 4 runs off him in 6 innings of work.
I like the progression of runs scored against. So Boston should score 6 runs off him in 4.2 innings of work.
Our guys have seen this guy enough this year that they should more or less know what they are going to get today. This will give our offense a much needed edge.
My "Out On a Limb (OOL) prediction of the day is that Rent will step it up after a full day's rest and some sweet lovin from his honey and will hit 3 for 4, 3 rbis, 1 bb, and be good for assisting in at least 2 DPs.
Also, we are now accepting nominations for the WHINER OF THE GAME THREAD (wotgt) award given to the most annoyingly pessissimistic poster of the day to be awarded at the end of the game.
Whiner winners will have the opportunity to kiss my
**** Yes, sadly, I was born with out one, and had to have a monkey bum grafted on. But (pun intended) I do not let it get me down. In the end, we are more alike than different.
QUOTE(Foulkelore @ Sep 23 2005, 05:16 PM)
Just
Win
Today
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Exactly. Forget tomorrow. Do not even think about tomorrow. It is all about today. Go for the kill, errr I mean win - TODAY.
Let's go Bronson. You know how to get it done under pressure. Let's go!
11-4 romp. Sox (of course)
Tied for the AL East by 11:45
Tied for the AL East by 11:45
lineup:
1. Johnny Damon, CF
2. Edgar Renteria, SS
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. Trot Nixon, RF
6. Jason Varitek, C
7. John Olerud, 1B
8. Bill Mueller, 3B
9. Alex Cora, 2B
1. Johnny Damon, CF
2. Edgar Renteria, SS
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. Trot Nixon, RF
6. Jason Varitek, C
7. John Olerud, 1B
8. Bill Mueller, 3B
9. Alex Cora, 2B
Oh, good, we have our starters, for the most part.
How's El Nino coming? He doing better?
How's El Nino coming? He doing better?
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Boston Baltimore
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Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
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CF Damon, Johnny 9 72 .318 2B Castro, Bernie 0 5 .293
SS Renteria, Edgar 7 63 .272 CF Newhan, David 5 21 .205
DH Ortiz, David 46 140 .300 3B Mora, Melvin 21 76 .280
LF Ramirez, Manny 39 130 .290 SS Tejada, Miguel 25 93 .308
RF Nixon, Trot 13 63 .285 RF Gibbons, Jay 23 67 .270
C Varitek, Jason 21 68 .286 DH Lopez, Javy 12 45 .286
1B Olerud, John 7 34 .309 LF Surhoff, BJ 5 32 .270
3B Mueller, Bill 9 59 .300 1B Gomez, Chris 1 17 .278
2B Cora, Alex 2 16 .224 C Gil, Geronimo 4 16 .193
P Arroyo, Bronson (13-9, 4.31) P Cabrera, Daniel (10-11, 4.68)
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Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
CF Damon, Johnny 9 72 .318 2B Castro, Bernie 0 5 .293
SS Renteria, Edgar 7 63 .272 CF Newhan, David 5 21 .205
DH Ortiz, David 46 140 .300 3B Mora, Melvin 21 76 .280
LF Ramirez, Manny 39 130 .290 SS Tejada, Miguel 25 93 .308
RF Nixon, Trot 13 63 .285 RF Gibbons, Jay 23 67 .270
C Varitek, Jason 21 68 .286 DH Lopez, Javy 12 45 .286
1B Olerud, John 7 34 .309 LF Surhoff, BJ 5 32 .270
3B Mueller, Bill 9 59 .300 1B Gomez, Chris 1 17 .278
2B Cora, Alex 2 16 .224 C Gil, Geronimo 4 16 .193
P Arroyo, Bronson (13-9, 4.31) P Cabrera, Daniel (10-11, 4.68)
Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered!"
A sword day...a red day...and the sun rises!
Ride now...Ride now...Ride! Ride for ruin and the world's ending!"
A sword day...a red day...and the sun rises!
Ride now...Ride now...Ride! Ride for ruin and the world's ending!"
Remy's all kind of "Foulke, whatever" as he transmits the team feeling on ol' Keith.
Hope Keith uses the several months off to come back strong in 2006.
OK, we're without him, now... onward!
Hope Keith uses the several months off to come back strong in 2006.
OK, we're without him, now... onward!
and Ted Lilly ,the sox Killer, gives up a HR to CI
1-0 MFY
edit:
and now Cano HR
2-0
1-0 MFY
edit:
and now Cano HR
2-0
Watching the ESPN broadcast feels like watching a Yankee broadcast.
They've mentioned the great D that the Yankees have.
That Sheffield is a warrior.
Jeter is one of the toughest players of the past decade.
WTF: Lilly just walked AROD.
They also just mentioned that someone should win the gold glove and one of the reasons was because they are on web gems a lot.
They've mentioned the great D that the Yankees have.
That Sheffield is a warrior.
Jeter is one of the toughest players of the past decade.
WTF: Lilly just walked AROD.
They also just mentioned that someone should win the gold glove and one of the reasons was because they are on web gems a lot.
Ted Lilly - Cy Young against us, Cy Schwartz against them.
ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS, we better win this one for tonight, PERIOD!
QUOTE(RedSoxent5 @ Sep 23 2005, 06:22 PM)
and Ted Lilly ,the sox Killer, gives up a HR to CI
1-0 MFY
edit:
and now Cano HR
2-0
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1-0 MFY
edit:
and now Cano HR
2-0
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and now Matsui 2B
3-0
Tonight is a must win and need the Yanks to blow a lead.
4-0 Yanks
4-0 Yanks
Did he just hit 100 on the radar gun?
QUOTE(JodyWeed @ Sep 23 2005, 06:42 PM)
Did he just hit 100 on the radar gun?
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His first or second pitch was 101. Cabrera can bring it. Control is his problem.
My boy ManRam
Nice...early lead! 
On bitches.
On.
Button up that chin strap bitches. Ride of Your Lives, Version 2.0.
On.
Button up that chin strap bitches. Ride of Your Lives, Version 2.0.
If only we had a #2 hitter that could get on base. God damn Renteria
Lets go boys!! 
Get in chat!
Get in chat!
CB Bucknor's strike zone is a bit wide on the inside. I hope we get the same one.
and of course the damn blue jays doesnt score any with 2 on with no outs!
You guys all have your faces painted right now, right?
QUOTE(mascho @ Sep 23 2005, 06:54 PM)
You guys all have your faces painted right now, right?
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(In my best David Puddy voice) Yeah.
By the way..
Hold everything. Just win.
Hold everything. Just win.
QUOTE(Fiskian Pole Shot @ Sep 23 2005, 07:56 PM)
(In my best David Puddy voice) Yeah.
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Cool. High five.
QUOTE(mascho @ Sep 23 2005, 06:58 PM)
Cool. High five.
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We're the DEVILS! THE DEVILS!!!!!!!!
First of all, the Baltimore gun is a joke, and the TV broadcasts are using it. Bronson just hit 95, alledgely. Its 6 mph off.
Number 2, nice to see Bronson come out and shut them down...nevermind....
I don't recognize this team. I just don't. This is the opposite of the last two seasons, these guys are just not clutch. I don't get it.
Number 2, nice to see Bronson come out and shut them down...nevermind....
I don't recognize this team. I just don't. This is the opposite of the last two seasons, these guys are just not clutch. I don't get it.
Brandon's command is nonexistant. He might not last much longer if he doesn't figure it out.
Arroyo has nothing tonight, the game of baseball is really starting to annoy me.
Dinardo up in the pen.
Dinardo up in the pen.
BJ's Greg Zaun just made one of the worst plays in the history of MLB. Good lord. Zaun being Zaun.
I was just thinking that now would be a great time for Arroyo to pretend that he forgot how to pitch, you know, as like, a gambit.
Great job, Bronson, SO far.
Great job, Bronson, SO far.
QUOTE(MFLetou @ Sep 23 2005, 08:08 PM)
First of all, the Baltimore gun is a joke, and the TV broadcasts are using it. Bronson just hit 95, alledgely. Its 6 mph off.
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The gun might be "a joke" as you put it, but Cabrera has been clocked at 100-101 multiple times in both major league, and minor league ballparks. The kid throws gas.
QUOTE(Yaz888 @ Sep 23 2005, 07:08 PM)
BJ's Greg Zaun just made one of the worst plays in the history of MLB. Good lord. Zaun being Zaun.
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So what happened?
That was heads-up by Mueller. A little scary to watch, considering the odd hit and placement and Mueller's erratic arm this year, but that was a nice, smooth play.
I know he does. But no starting pitcher throws 100 consistantly, you know that. He does throw gas, he throws mid to high 90s. I know you don't live down here, but everyone, even the O's broadcasters, admit that the Baltimore gun is off.
Only 2 runs is a bit of a victory considering how iffy Arroyo looked. Let's get that run back!
How did the BJs get out of that second inning? Shaun Marcum replaces Ted Lilly.
Marcum does not have a big league picture yet.
Walks Arod, bases loaded with no outs. Then Marcum gets a force out and a double play. Things could be turning the corner there (knock on wood).
Marcum does not have a big league picture yet.
Walks Arod, bases loaded with no outs. Then Marcum gets a force out and a double play. Things could be turning the corner there (knock on wood).
I know Cora is the quintessential .220 hitter, but I cannot help liking him.
QUOTE(MFLetou @ Sep 23 2005, 08:13 PM)
I know he does. But no starting pitcher throws 100 consistantly, you know that. He does throw gas, he throws mid to high 90s. I know you don't live down here, but everyone, even the O's broadcasters, admit that the Baltimore gun is off.
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I hear you. Most ballparks have guns that lie anyway, and no, nobody throws consistantly at 100+ mph. But he cn dial it up and get to the triple digits, which is why his control is a problem. It can't be easy to aim a 100 mph fastball.
QUOTE(JodyWeed @ Sep 23 2005, 04:11 PM)
So what happened?
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You'll see it on SportsCenter. Basically, he didn't realize the force out wasn't in play and allowed Jeter back to 3rd base safely.
DP got the BJs out of the inning, though.
QUOTE(Caspir @ Sep 23 2005, 07:19 PM)
I hear you. Most ballparks have guns that lie anyway, and no, nobody throws consistantly at 100+ mph. But he cn dial it up and get to the triple digits, which is why his control is a problem. It can't be easy to aim a 100 mph fastball.
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Quick sidebar for those who do not know the story. Sandy Koufax first came up to the Dodgers in their last year in Brooklyn and would pitch at about 100 mph, but had control problems for his first two or three years. A pitching coach told him to let up just a bit to regain control. He did and turned into Sandy freakin' Koufax.
Just saying.
QUOTE(MBed @ Sep 23 2005, 08:18 PM)
I know Cora is the quintessential .220 hitter, but I cannot help liking him.
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He's had a few decent offensive seasons, though. It seems like he's Pokey some years, Renteria others. But i like him, too.
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