April 08, 08! Polanco VS. Mastuzaka game thread!

[groganfan]

Go Sox!

[oldskool138]

I thought it was Kenny Rogers pitching...

[JD10367]

I thought it was Kenny Rogers pitching...

On a warm summer's evenin'... on a train bound for nowhere... I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep...

[fightingdoxies]

Im Here Sc!!!!!!!! Come Out Come Out Where Ever You Are!!!

[Grogan's neck roll]

damn sheff

[SamBam39]

Sheffield owns Dice K.

[Grogan's neck roll]

strikes please

[oldskool138]

damn sheff

What? HR already?

[JD10367]

I'm stuck in work with no TV or radio, so I need people to be specific...

[Grogan's neck roll]

Sheff with a single

3-2 to maglio

[SamBam39]

Now let's see if some home cooking agrees with the Sox bats.

[Grogan's neck roll]

19 pitches, maglio popped out to second, sheff was the only baserunner, singled with 2 outs

on to the bottom of the 1st

[SamBam39]

bottom of the first no score

[fightingdoxies]

Good first inning, now lets see if the bats are awake

[JD10367]

19 pitches, maglio popped out to second, sheff was the only baserunner, singled with 2 outs

on to the bottom of the 1st

As long as the 0 stays in the Runs column. :thumb:

[Mikiemo83]

Is this game too early for Dustin?


Lead us off right Pedey

[JD10367]

I would think the Japan Jetlag should be gone by now.

[Grogan's neck roll]

Pedroia grounds to short

[fightingdoxies]

what??? renteria can field now? i know, im bad. didnt see what happened but watching it on gameday

[groganfan]

I thought it was Kenny Rogers pitching...


yeah, was looking at the game. put polanco in there by mistake because he was batting.

[JD10367]

what??? renteria can field now? i know, im bad. didnt see what happened but watching it on gameday

Good ol' Rent-A-Wreck. "Wahh, wahh, waaaah! I can't DEAL with the pressure of playing in Boston! Weeeeeaaaaahh!' :4321:

[Grogan's neck roll]

Youuuuk with a single.

[JD10367]

Youuuuk with a single.

Never trust a man with a goatee. They're all crazy. Youk, BY, me... :rolleyes:

[Grogan's neck roll]

3-2 to Papi

[JD10367]

Nobody's posting... Ortiz must be making him work. :thumb:

[Grogan's neck roll]

Walked him, 1st and 2nd for Manny, one out

[groganfan]

let's go manny!

[JD10367]

Manny should hit a homer. He likes to do that, 'cause it means he doesn't have to run hard out of the box and he can admire his handiwork. :D

[JD10367]

Can anyone see the P4Es in the crowd? :)

[SamBam39]

Manny down the first base line played by Guillen unassisted for out 2 Youks and Papi advance. 2 out 3rd and 2nd

[Grogan's neck roll]

Manny grounds to first, 2nd & 3rd with 2 outs for Mikey.

[groganfan]

why hasn't ellsbury been starting? tito lose faith in him?

[JD10367]

Who's next? Skinny Man?

[oldskool138]

why hasn't ellsbury been starting? tito lose faith in him?

They have to boost Coco's trade value...

[groganfan]

let's go mikie!

[SamBam39]

Rogers goes 2-0 to Lowell

[JD10367]

Anyone else hear that cheesy radio commercial, "There's A Lot To Like About Lowell"? I think they should play that when he gets a hit.

[SamBam39]

why hasn't ellsbury been starting? tito lose faith in him?
Rogers is a lefty so he is playing the right handed batter

[SamBam39]

full count

[groganfan]

They have to boost Coco's trade value...
francona's screwing up my fantasy team.

[SamBam39]

Lowell flies out to right to end the inning no score top of 2

[Grogan's neck roll]

Lowell flies to right

[groganfan]

fly out

[dred]

booooooo

:cuss:

[backofthepack]

too many LOB's, not liking this start.

[JD10367]

We have three people typing the updates, and two of them like Steve Grogan. Freaky! :D

[SamBam39]

Sox should hit off of Rogers today.


I hope!!!!!

[fightingdoxies]

too many LOB's, not liking this start.

i second that!!!!

[SamBam39]

Start of the second Dice K pitches to Cabrera who grounds out to Lowell 5-3 1 out

[SamBam39]

Carlos Guillen up

[fightingdoxies]

We have three people typing the updates, and two of them like Steve Grogan. Freaky! :D

sorry, should hard to post when not actually watching the game... although gameday is kindacool. oh by the way... i was a huge grogan fan. He was still the QB when i was young.

[SamBam39]

Fly out to JD Drew. Tough sun play for Coco. Drew made the catch on the back up.

[SamBam39]

Rodriguez up 2 out

[groganfan]

daisuke is pitching good so far.

[SamBam39]

Dice K strikes out Pudge to end the inning Bottom of 2 Drew due up

[groganfan]

Sox should hit off of Rogers today.


I hope!!!!!

you mean polanco. :D

[SamBam39]

daisuke is pitching good so far.
{fingers crossed} Yes.

[SamBam39]

you mean polanco. :D
Sorry....Polanco

[groganfan]

sorry, should hard to post when not actually watching the game... although gameday is kindacool. oh by the way... i was a huge grogan fan. He was still the QB when i was young.

i should have picked a more sox-centric nick, but want the people at pats planet to recognize me here for some reason.

[JD10367]

sorry, should hard to post when not actually watching the game... although gameday is kindacool. oh by the way... i was a huge grogan fan. He was still the QB when i was young.

Yeah, me too. I got to see him play, back around 84-85, I think... IIRC with was against Cleveland, and they broke his leg or something (I know he left the game injured). Ah, those were the days... Cold metal bleachers, and no one in the stands...

[SamBam39]

Drew with a single to right to start the inning. V Tek up

[groganfan]

drew!

[SamBam39]

JD Drew hot to start the year. .375 2 HR 4 RBI

[groganfan]

Sorry....Polanco
idiot thread starter. last time i do a game thread. can't even do that right. LOL!

[groganfan]

let's go tek!

[SamBam39]

Rogers charged with a balk. Drew moves to second.

[groganfan]

balk

[oldskool138]

idiot thread starter. last time i do a game thread. can't even do that right. LOL!

Well, you can change it or get a Mod to change it

[SamBam39]

Tek single up the middle. Drew to 3rd. Tek on first No outs

[SamBam39]

Crisp up. Hits a deep fly to center and Drew scores on the tag. 1 out Tek on first.

[groganfan]

Well, you can change it or get a Mod to change it

won't let me change.

[SamBam39]

1-0 Sox

[JD10367]

Found this on Patriots.com... good to know I don't have Alzheimer's yet, although it was a year earlier than I thought it was...

"1983 -Off to best start of career, he was AFC's top rated passer for weeks 3-6 and rated among top three AFC passers in ten of first eleven weeks of the year...great success came to a quick halt when he suffered fractured left fibula on 11-20 in a loss to Cleveland...the injury sidelined him for final weeks of season..."

[SamBam39]

Passed ball but Tek doesn't advance.

[SamBam39]

Lugo up 2-1 the count.

[groganfan]

c'mon petey!

[SamBam39]

Lugo flies out to center 2 0ut

Pedey singles to left Tek to second

[SamBam39]

Youks up 2 out men on 1st and 2nd

[groganfan]

base hit for dustin

[SamBam39]

Youks walks to load the bases for Big Papi!

[groganfan]

let's to ortiz! that hawk's waiting for a-rod.

[SamBam39]

3 on 2 outs to Papi.

[groganfan]

damn

[SamBam39]

Darn it Papi flies out to end the inning.

[SamBam39]

Papi is really struggling early in the season. I would have loved to have seen him come up big there.

So top of the 3rd 1-0 Sox.

[SamBam39]

Jones leading off for the Tigers.

[SamBam39]

Crisp battles the sun to make the out on a fly ball to center.

[SamBam39]

Inge up.

[JD10367]

Papi is really struggling early in the season. I would have loved to have seen him come up big there.

So top of the 3rd 1-0 Sox.

Jeez, what is that, five men left on in two innings? :shake:

[SamBam39]

Full count to Inge

[SamBam39]

Breaking ball for strike 3 to Inge 2 out Renteria up

[groganfan]

3Ks for Dice-K.

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Excellent. The more times rent-a-wreck gets out, the better.

[SamBam39]

Whoa Manny with the running catch on the liner to left from Renteria 3 out top of the 4th

[SamBam39]

Manny up!

[SamBam39]

3-1 to Manny

[Mikiemo83]

9 k's in 23 at bats for manny...wow he is trying too hard to hit 500 HR


Triple hustle home on the throw

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Ah, good ol' Manuel!

[groganfan]

manny!

[SamBam39]

Manny with a deep drive to the triangle for a triple. Error on the throw to 3rd into the Tiger dugout and Manny scores from 3rd

2-0

[groganfan]

thougt he was going to be out on third.

[SamBam39]

Lowell to LC for a fly out. 1 out

[Mark_Henderson]

Way to go Manny Charlie Hustle Ramirez! (I thought he was going to get thrown out at 3rd).

[SamBam39]

thougt he was going to be out on third.
Throw beat him but it was a bad throw and went through for the error on Polanco

[groganfan]

Throw beat him but it was a bad throw and went through for the error on Polanco

yep.

[JD10367]

Of course he would've been thrown out at third... he probably stood in the batter's box admiring his swing and didn't realize it wasn't a homer until it hit the ground. :D But they've learned to live with it; despite the whining on WEEI, that leopard ain't changin' his spots any time soon.

[groganfan]

drew struck out.

[SamBam39]

Drew looks at strike three 2 outs

[groganfan]

Of course he would've been thrown out at third... he probably stood in the batter's box admiring his swing and didn't realize it wasn't a homer until it hit the ground. :D But they've learned to live with it; despite the whining on WEEI, that leopard ain't changin' his spots any time soon.

LOL!

[SamBam39]

V Tek on a dying line drive to left Jones with the catch for out 3

[SamBam39]

Dice K lost Polanco walk

[fightingdoxies]

well my shift at work is done... have a good one everyone

[SamBam39]

Lowell with the 5-4-3 double play! 2 outs

[Mikiemo83]

well my shift at work is done... have a good one everyone
you too

great work on the yankee sigs

[groganfan]

Sheff GIDP.

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Awesome, good job by the K with the K

[SamBam39]

Dice K with strike three to Ordonez

[groganfan]

Diceman on fiyah!

[SamBam39]

Crisp to lead off the bottom of the fourth

[SamBam39]

Crisp on a dribbler to Rogers who throws him out at first

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Old Kenny's throwing a lot of pitches. He can't keep this up much longer.

[SamBam39]

They just showed the Sox bench and nobody was on it. They must be warming themselves in the clubhouse.

[SamBam39]

Full Count

[SamBam39]

Grounder to Cabrera. Bad throw to first. Lugo safe and to second.

[groganfan]

tigers defense sucking, but not complaining.

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Awesome, good AB by Lugo (I assume based on the little colored dots on my screen)

[SamBam39]

Hit and an error.

[SamBam39]

Pedey with the single up the middle. Lugo to 3rd

[SamBam39]

1st and 3rd 1 out to Youks

[groganfan]

let's go youk!

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

And Rogers hits 80 piches

[SamBam39]

Youks deep fly to left center scores Lugo. 3-0 Sox


2 out

[groganfan]

lugo scores on a youk sacfly.

[SamBam39]

Come On Papi!

[groganfan]

And Rogers hits 80 piches
polanco would have pitched better, but they didn't listen to me.

[SamBam39]

Wonder what the pitch count on Rogers is? Past 85 now.

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

polanco would have pitched better, but they didn't listen to me.

Good!

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Wonder what the pitch count on Rogers is? Past 85 now.

87

Ends the inning with 89

[dred]

damnit Ortiz!

:cuss:

[SamBam39]

Ah Papi. Save it for October I guess.

[SamBam39]

Maybe we need a poll to see when Papi will break out of his early season funk!?

[SamBam39]

Walk to start the 5th! Bear down Dice man.

[SamBam39]

Fly out to Manny in left. 1 out man on 1st.

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Why anyone would ever swing at Dice-K's first pitch is beyond me.

[SamBam39]

And Dice K gets Rodriguez for the K.

[groganfan]

5Ks for Dice.

[groganfan]

jones single. runners at the corners.

[SamBam39]

Jones with single. Men on the corners 2 outs.

[groganfan]

high heat by the diceman.

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Out of the inning, by the skin of his teeth

[groganfan]

inge flies out.

[SamBam39]

Deep fly to Manny for out 3.

[groganfan]

i would have gotten pissed if the tigers would have scored after the I-Rod stike out. I got that dude on my fantasy team.

[SamBam39]

Let's see Drew stay hot here. Lowell on first one out.

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Rogers up over 100 now

[groganfan]

let's go Drew!

[SamBam39]

Roger's K's Drew. 2 out.

[groganfan]

let's go Tek!

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Is anyone warming for the Tiggers?

[SamBam39]

Capn with the single. 1st and 2nd. And Rogers is out of the game.

[groganfan]

put jacoby to pinch hit dammit!

[SamBam39]

Is anyone warming for the Tiggers?
Yes. They are bringing in a righty but didn't catch his name.

[SamBam39]

Jason Grilli now pitching

[SamBam39]

And Crisp with a pop up to SS for out 3.

[groganfan]

get a base hit coco

[groganfan]

And Crisp with a pop up to SS for out 3.

that would have been a hit for jacoby.

[groganfan]

jacoby would have caught that.

[soxin07080910]

dice k pitching dandy

[soxin07080910]

mags strikeouts

[soxin07080910]

two on two out dice k still pitching and miggy is up

[groganfan]

struck out ordonez twice.

[groganfan]

get the last out dice.

[SamBam39]

come on Dice man he may be tiring some of these pitches are coming up in the strike zone

[groganfan]

c'mon get this next guy dammit.

[SamBam39]

darn lost him

[SamBam39]

bases juiced for the Tigers 2 outs. Huge batter here come on Dice

[groganfan]

just throw it across the plate.

[SamBam39]

Full count. Here we go!!

[groganfan]

phew! close!

[SamBam39]

Crisp with the riunning catch to end the inning. No runs scored

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Crisp with the riunning catch to end the inning. No runs scored

Jacoby would've...ahhh never mind

[groganfan]

lugo base hit.

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Hey, look at Lugo swingin' the stick today! Next thing you know, he'll be fielding grounders cleanly, too.

[Mark_Henderson]

Well, now I know why "mumbles" Buckner doesn't have a job in broadcasting.

[groganfan]

pete strikes out. let's go youk!

[SamBam39]

Hey, look at Lugo swingin' the stick today! Next thing you know, he'll be fielding grounders cleanly, too.
Don't go crazy on us now!

[SamBam39]

Well, now I know why "mumbles" Buckner doesn't have a job in broadcasting.
He is pretty bad!

[groganfan]

youk!

[SamBam39]

Nice hit for Youks. Jones misplayed it into a double and a run scored.

[oldskool138]

4-0 Sox! God, Buckner is boring...or drunk. :D

[SamBam39]

Come on Papi. Start hitting big guy.

[groganfan]

c'mon ortiz! bump up those numbers!

[SamBam39]

Wow Buckner is painful!

[Mark_Henderson]

Come on Papi. Start hitting big guy.


On most other days, that would have been a grand slam a few innings ago.

[soxin07080910]

buck sounds good on air

[Mark_Henderson]

God, Buckner is boring...or drunk. :D


Maybe the problem in '86 was that he fell asleep.

[SamBam39]

I Rod a little banged up.

[groganfan]

just what i needed pudge on the DL.

[soxin07080910]

pudge hurt

[SamBam39]

On most other days, that would have been a grand slam a few innings ago.
Yeah the early season wind patterns are killers always blowing in.

[soxin07080910]

BB for Papi

[SamBam39]

just what i needed pudge on the DL.He's fine!

Papi works a walk.

[groganfan]

ortiz walked. go manny!

[soxin07080910]

many men many many many many men

wish def pon manny

[soxin07080910]

full count

[soxin07080910]

if they bring in delcarmen im turning off the game

[SamBam39]

Del Carmen and Oki warming in the pen.

[groganfan]

manny grounds out but advances the runners.

[soxin07080910]

second and third two outs
mikey up

[SamBam39]

Cabrera has got a pretty wild arm.

[SamBam39]

Let's go gray man!

[soxin07080910]

walk

[groganfan]

c'mon mikey!

[SamBam39]

Full count!

[soxin07080910]

jd whoo up with em loaded

[groganfan]

let's go JD! batting champion season! let's go!

[soxin07080910]

hahah they played so tired of waiting for you when the pitching coach came out for the tigers

[elsid13]

Need to start scoring when the guys are in scoring position.

[SamBam39]

Drew can do it!

[soxin07080910]

walks in run hahahahha

[SamBam39]

Walk drew for a run. 5-0

[groganfan]

nice force in JD!

[elsid13]

Did he hurt himself walking to first?

[SamBam39]

Did he hurt himself walking to first?
Probably won't know for sure until before the next game. ;)

[groganfan]

Probably won't know for sure until before the next game. ;)

game time decision.

[SamBam39]

V Tek up hacking at the plate.

[SamBam39]

game time decision.
I think that is his m.o. isn't it?

[SamBam39]

Tek trying to get this game over with quickly.

[elsid13]

Detriot isn't really good right now. Maybe it will get the our bats going like they should.

[elsid13]

Tek trying to get this game over with quickly.

He got a hot double date with his wife and Clay and his woman.:blink:

[SamBam39]

Hmmm and Dice starts the 7th. And makes a nice defensive play.

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

Dice-K might have his issues, but with the glove he's "golden"

[groganfan]

should be last batter for dice.

[SamBam39]

Dice-KKKKKKK

[groganfan]

7Ks for dice.

[SamBam39]

No 2 out walks. Come on Dice

[groganfan]

about time terry.

[elsid13]

good outing for Dice-K.

[SamBam39]

That's it for Dice. DelCarmen coming in to pitch.

[SamBam39]

Just throw the cheese Manny!

[SamBam39]

Renteria gives it a ride but Crisp with the put out. No runs scored.

[groganfan]

alright put jacoby in to hit already.

[groganfan]

nevermind

[groganfan]

jacoby would have hit that out of the park.

[SamBam39]

What do you mean? That was a tremendous blast!!! :)

[SamBam39]

Lugo doing a good job of trying to get this game over with. DP

[SamBam39]

Well gentlemen I am leaving work. I put this game in your capable hands. Bring it home for the win.

[groganfan]

some of us already have something in our hands.

[EverettsTheoryOfEvolution]

some of us already have something in our hands.

Well there's a conversation killer

[groganfan]

neil diamond milking it for what it's worth.