Game time: 7:05 pm
Scheduled starters: Josh Beckett (14-10, 5.09) v. Chien-Ming Wang (17-5, 3.66)
New York Weather: 11 am observation at LGA: Wind out of the east at 16 mph, visibility 2.5 miles, broken clouds at 700 feet, overcast layer at 1,100 feet, temperature 69F, DP 64F
Forecast: A low extending from central NY across central PA is moving very slowly to the southeast, and another low offshore are both going to affect NYC weather through tomorrow.
There's a chance of rain all day, but conditions will slowly improve into the middle part of the evening. There's a good chance they'll be able to play the game, but it may be delayed.
It'll be in the middle 60's at game time. The wind should remain east all day, which is blowing IN.
Anni
Full Version: BOSTON at New York, Friday, September 15, 2006
I'll be there to see if we have any signs of life left.
If we can lose 5 in a row why can't we turn it around and win 4. Do it for pride guys!
If we can lose 5 in a row why can't we turn it around and win 4. Do it for pride guys!
Wow. A MFY game thread with two posts (now three) at 3:50pm.
I dont even think its possible, but if it is...I dont want the Sox to be the victims when the Yankees clinch the division
QUOTE(Ralpho316 @ Sep 15 2006, 03:51 PM) [snapback]587840[/snapback]
I dont even think its possible, but if it is...I dont want the Sox to be the victims when the Yankees clinch the division
It is possible. The Yankees can clinch the division if they take 3 out of 4.
Has there been a Red Sox/Yankees series in the past 9 seasons that has been this under-anticipated?
I remember when we played a doubleheader in late 1997 in the Bronx, and there was absolutly no buzz at the place. That must have been the last time these 2 teams played a series with so little at stake.
I still want to beat them, though.
I remember when we played a doubleheader in late 1997 in the Bronx, and there was absolutly no buzz at the place. That must have been the last time these 2 teams played a series with so little at stake.
I still want to beat them, though.
I don't know if anyone else has heard the ads for the ESPN Red Sox-Yanks games on ESPN radio, but it advertises "watch the Yankees against their floundering rivals, the Red Sox" for the last week.
Just mentioning it, b/c while th Red Sox are floundering, I've never heard an ad on ESPN in that tone, ie, would make you NOT want to watch it ("floundering"/poor competition). It's accurate, but I don't hear those terms when the Devil Rays or Cubs are on the ESPN game.
Just mentioning it, b/c while th Red Sox are floundering, I've never heard an ad on ESPN in that tone, ie, would make you NOT want to watch it ("floundering"/poor competition). It's accurate, but I don't hear those terms when the Devil Rays or Cubs are on the ESPN game.
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Boston NY Yankees
------ ----------
Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
LF Youkilis, Kevin 13 68 .283 CF Damon, Johnny 22 77 .295
2B Loretta, Mark 4 55 .293 SS Jeter, Derek 13 93 .346
DH Ortiz, David 48 128 .282 RF Abreu, Bobby 3 31 .338
CF Pena, Wily Mo 11 41 .310 3B Rodriguez, Alex 33 112 .289
RF Nixon, Trot 7 48 .281 1B Giambi, Jason 36 108 .251
3B Lowell, Mike 17 70 .287 C Posada, Jorge 19 80 .276
1B Hinske, Eric 0 2 .253 2B Cano, Robinson 10 67 .339
C Mirabelli, Doug 6 23 .184 DH Matsui, Hideki 6 21 .279
SS Cora, Alex 1 16 .254 LF Cabrera, Melky 7 45 .284
P Beckett, Josh (14-10, 5.09) P Wang, Chien-Ming (17-5, 3.60)
------ ----------
Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
LF Youkilis, Kevin 13 68 .283 CF Damon, Johnny 22 77 .295
2B Loretta, Mark 4 55 .293 SS Jeter, Derek 13 93 .346
DH Ortiz, David 48 128 .282 RF Abreu, Bobby 3 31 .338
CF Pena, Wily Mo 11 41 .310 3B Rodriguez, Alex 33 112 .289
RF Nixon, Trot 7 48 .281 1B Giambi, Jason 36 108 .251
3B Lowell, Mike 17 70 .287 C Posada, Jorge 19 80 .276
1B Hinske, Eric 0 2 .253 2B Cano, Robinson 10 67 .339
C Mirabelli, Doug 6 23 .184 DH Matsui, Hideki 6 21 .279
SS Cora, Alex 1 16 .254 LF Cabrera, Melky 7 45 .284
P Beckett, Josh (14-10, 5.09) P Wang, Chien-Ming (17-5, 3.60)
09/15 17:59:42 ET
Postponed folks, back to back double dips.
Game @1 on Sunday
Game @1 on Sunday
QUOTE(BillyJo @ Sep 15 2006, 04:00 PM) [snapback]587844[/snapback]
Has there been a Red Sox/Yankees series in the past 9 seasons that has been this under-anticipated?
I remember when we played a doubleheader in late 1997 in the Bronx, and there was absolutly no buzz at the place. That must have been the last time these 2 teams played a series with so little at stake.
I still want to beat them, though.
Reminds me of a time when the shoe was on the other foot.
In 1986, the Sox had already clinched as they headed into a four-game regular-season-ending series against the MFY. A true yawn going in, but the MFY played their asses off and swept us.
We still won the divvy by 5 games, IIRC.
Surely we can split the two doubleheaders to stave off the final atrocity of the season!
QUOTE(Ralpho316 @ Sep 15 2006, 03:03 PM) [snapback]587864[/snapback]
Postponed folks, back to back double dips.
Game @1 on Sunday
I wonder what ESPN will put on, maybe the usual potpourri of other games?
QUOTE(D-Lowe @ Sep 15 2006, 05:46 PM) [snapback]587860[/snapback]
I don't know if anyone else has heard the ads for the ESPN Red Sox-Yanks games on ESPN radio, but it advertises "watch the Yankees against their floundering rivals, the Red Sox" for the last week.
Just mentioning it, b/c while th Red Sox are floundering, I've never heard an ad on ESPN in that tone, ie, would make you NOT want to watch it ("floundering"/poor competition). It's accurate, but I don't hear those terms when the Devil Rays or Cubs are on the ESPN game.
I've heard it, but haven't thought about it from your angle... you're right, but so are they, so what the hell. Let 'em have their fun, the assholes.
"Rainout" - that's the best outcome to a Sox/Yankees game since the beginning of June.
AND it's Friday. That's what I'm talking about.
AND it's Friday. That's what I'm talking about.
QUOTE(D-Lowe @ Sep 15 2006, 05:46 PM) [snapback]587860[/snapback]
I don't know if anyone else has heard the ads for the ESPN Red Sox-Yanks games on ESPN radio, but it advertises "watch the Yankees against their floundering rivals, the Red Sox" for the last week.
Yet one more reason to hate ESPN.
If they said the red sox are floundering, it just shows how badly ESPN has become the worldwide leader in dip-shittery. (dip-shittedness?)
The Red Sox are not floundering. Not even close.
A flounder is a fish.
The Red Sox are foundering, as in to be bogged down, disabled or sink.
Come on, ESPN! You have a half-dozen fishing shows on ESPN2 on weekends. Surely, you know the difference between a flat fish that lives on the ocean floor and a baseball team that's been circling the drain for a month now.
QUOTE(yazgoesbacklooksupitsgone @ Sep 15 2006, 04:34 PM) [snapback]587880[/snapback]
Yet one more reason to hate ESPN.
If they said the red sox are floundering, it just shows how badly ESPN has become the worldwide leader in dip-shittery. (dip-shittedness?)
The Red Sox are not floundering. Not even close.
A flounder is a fish.
The Red Sox are foundering, as in to be bogged down, disabled or sink.
Actually, the Sox are doing both:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=founder
QUOTE
Usage Note: The verbs founder and flounder are often confused. Founder comes from a Latin word meaning “bottom” (as in foundation) and originally referred to knocking enemies down; it is now also used to mean “to fail utterly, collapse.” Flounder means “to move clumsily, thrash about,” and hence “to proceed in confusion.” If John is foundering in Chemistry 1, he had better drop the course; if he is floundering, he may yet pull through.
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