Youth Mob: Sox-Orioles Gamer XVI

Jon. Jacoby. Dustin. Jonathan. Clay. Youk. Daisuke. Josh. Manny. Coco.

These are the names of your young and exciting Boston Red Sox, who are edging ever closer to a playoff spot and a potential AL East title.

Tonight the worst of the bunch, Jon Lester (did anyone think that would even be an arguable statement 16 months ago?), takes the hill in Fenway South.

Comment on the game here.

Comments

[Lar]

Is there another Manny I'm not awared of?

[Lar]

Bad grammar on my part. The Yanks game is so late..

[Devine]

Lar: Delcarmen.

[Lar]

Ah. Didn't think Manny was a common name.

[Dionysus]

Hey fellow SFs. I have a slight delimma. I was at work for Clay's no-no and didnt think to tape it (I had a feed.. I get MASN). I'd love to be bale to watch the entire game (again and again and again) instead of just the outs like displayed on redsox.com. That said, I was wondering if any of you have a tape or other form of recording that can be place on portable media of said game - perferbaly NESN feed, but I'd take MASN in a pinch. I'd gladly pay for shipping and the tape/dvd/cd or work whatever out.

I already checked ebay and nothin' doin'.

Anyway, so not to be putting mailing addys out here on the blog, please email me at agastaldSPLATgmail.com

SPLAT = @. Oh no jumk mail bots.. you wont get me.

Thanks

[Lar]

Dionysus - I don't know if it's up anymore, but the day after, mlb.com had a "free" viewing of it. Let me see if I can find it.

[LocklandSF]

Dio, if you subscribe to MLB.tv you can watch the entire game. It's only 19 bucks right now for the remainder of the season.

[Dionysus]

I'd also of cours epay any fees to get the tape copied to th eblank, if its a tape.

[Dionysus]

hmm.. 19 bucks eh?

[LocklandSF]

I just checked to make sure archived games is still part of the basic MLB.tv package, which I have, and it is, so I watched the last inning again.

Rock hard nipples.

[LocklandSF]

It's actually really cool, I can watch any part of any game played by any team, or sit back and watch the entire game.

I think I pay 80 bucks a season for this and it's always worth it, even if I only use it to watch two or three live games when traveling.

[Lar]

Ya, I like the condensed game a lot, actually. Less setting up, but more than just highlights.

[Devine]

Some people seem to have technical issues with MLB.TV, but I've had only one or two problems over about three years' worth of subscription. I really like it. Of course, I also pay for Extra Innings on cable, so that I can watch at the best comfort level at work and at home.

Love being able to look at all the games across the league, Lockland. Especially love going back to archives and watching favorite moments of the season (the four back-to-back homers, for instance).

[Dionysus]

Hows the quality though? Ive avoid MLB.tv du to quality concerns.. I figured the image woul dbe poor.

[LocklandSF]

Devine, I was at that game. Jesus, I'm going to watch it now.

I heard through the grapevine that MLB is very close, possibly by post-season 2008, to offering live games on mobile.

That is the HOLY GRAIL.

[Devine]

It's definitely not as good as TV, but it doesn't suck. And I think you'll find for $20 that the access to everything is worth it.

[LocklandSF]

Dio, it's web video, so it's not great. But honestly, it's not that bad. They actually do a pretty good job. You do need a great high speed connection and decent computer though.

[LocklandSF]

Devine,

Thank you for reminding me of that, it's been weeks since I watched that again.

I'm so fired up for tonights game now it's dangerous.

[Devine]

No prob, Lockland. Enjoy the game, y'all. I must miss most of it this evening.

[LocklandSF]

I'm serious, that was dangerous, 3 of us just watched all four home runs three times, with shots of Knob Creek. We are FAR too fired up now.

[LocklandSF]

I like this lineup, Jacoby almost beat out a routine grounder.

[stuck working]

I thought this was funny from the Globe's Extra Bases blog today: "J.D. Drew is really swinging the bat well here before the game."

[Hudson]

"Worst" seems a little harsh to Lester, though he came near to proving you right in the 1st inning...

[Hudson]

JD doubles... launching his rehabilitation campaign?

[stuck working]

Drew does a good job making the Globe seem prescient with that double.

[Hudson]

2nd and 3rd, no outs... If this becomes another of those "Sox threaten but don't score innings," I'm going to be perty annoyed.

[Hudson]

OK, so Tek singles in one run. I feel better.

[LocklandSF]

Oh captain my captain.

[LocklandSF]

You know what kills me, my little brother convinced me and my friends to come out to the bars tonight and pretend we're 23 again. All I want to do is sit here and watch this game.

I'm sad.

[Hudson]

Coco sacs home run #2.

[Hudson]

(That is, he sacrifices home the second run of the inning, not he hit his second hom run.)

[LocklandSF]

What the hell was Lugo swinging at?

[Hudson]

Inning over via Ks by JLug and DEll.

2-0 Sox after one-and-a-half.

[Hudson]

Wow, lotta Sox fans in Camden Yards chanting Yooooouk after that diving stab.

[Hudson]

DPed out, Papi singles, Lowell singles. 1st and 2nd, one out.

[Hudson]

Youks Ks, 2 gone, still two on.

[Hudson]

Drew walks, Ortiz hams it up a little pretending he might go home on a ball that squirted away from the catcher... Loaded up for Tek.

[Atheose]

Hey, my gameday suddenly stopped showing the strikezone box. Anyone know how I can fix this?

Also, Go Red Sox!

[Hudson]

Tek called out on strikes, after some terrible calls by the ump.

[stuck working]

I noticed it yesterday, Atheose. I assume it's a permanent change -- I doubt MLB liked everyone looking at something telling them an alleged ball was inside the zone, etc.

[Atheose]

By the way, I'm late on this conversation but I have MLB.tv Premium. It was great all summer for me, but then suddenly in the last 2 months it has lagged like crazy for me.

[Atheose]

Thanks, stuckworking. I randomly noticed that it was doing this too and it pissed me off.

[Hudson]

Lester has settled down; Crisp leads off the 4th with a single.

[Atheose]

GOD BLESS COCO! Lead-off single.

[Hudson]

(Yankees and KC underway.)

[Hudson]

JLug grounds out, with Coco advancing to 2nd.

[Rob]

Jacoby almost beat Millar to the bag, that boy is damn fast.

[Hudson]

Jacoby now 0-for-3 on the night as he grounds out, first-pitch-swinging.

Crisp on 3rd with two outs.

[Rob]

balk...balk....balk

[Hudson]

Cabrera balks Crisp home!

I don't know if I've ever seen that.

[stuck working]

Are balks up this year? I feel like I've seen more of them throughout the league this year.

[Hudson]

Cabrera throws at Dustin's head and is warned.

[Hudson]

94 mph at his head. WTF?

[Hudson]

Hernandez jawing with Francona, Cabrera being held back... Millar actually trying to mediate, which is kind of funny.

[Rob]

balk...balk....balk

[Hudson]

Bullpen empties, but no punches thrown that I can tell...

The Orc talking to Cabrera. Rub his head, Julian!

[Rob]

Wow, glad we did not have someone throw a punch. Do not need anyone getting a stupid suspension.

[Bullfrog]

The Brooklyn Cyclones actually won their division last night on a walk-off balk.

Not that I'm, you know, comparing the Orioles to a single A tea - well, maybe I am.

[Hudson]

I'd sure love to see Pedroia smack one now.

[Hudson]

It's 3-0 Sox, btw, no one on, two outs.

[Rob]

MASN showed the super slo-mo of Tito mouthing "what the F&&& was that?"

[z118]

the orc really does crack me up... out there talking about who knows what

[Hudson]

Play still has not resumed.

[Hudson]

Looks like Cabrera's being booted.

[Hudson]

No one is warm for Baltimore. This could be a while.

[no sleep til brooklyn SF]

This is bizzah.

[Atheose]

Oh shit someone got ejected? NICE!

[Hudson]

Cabrera must be seriously immature and hotheaded. The only explanation would be if Pedroia was laughing at him or something for the balk, but even so, that was totally out of bounds.

[Hudson]

Pedroia flies out, anticlimactically.

[Rob]

That was definately crazy. Of course the warnings were issued so there is no retaliation.

[Hudson]

Tejada leads off with a single. Wonder how cold Lester is after that weird, long inning.

[no sleep til brooklyn SF]

Who was the Baltimore catcher screaming at? Yelling 'vacuum- vacuum' over and over again at the Red Sox bench.

[Hudson]

Yankees go up 1-0 on ARod's #49.

[Rob]

ARod already cracked a homer tonight.

[Atheose]

Uh oh, looks like Lestah got a little stiff while waiting for his turn to pitch. Millar walks.

[Hudson]

Now Lester walks Millar. Ick.

(Vaccuum, vaccuum?)

[Rob]

Lester starting to cause himself problems.

[Rob]

Not sure why Hernandez would be yelling Vaccuum. What is the meaning of that?

[Hudson]

Lester induces a grounder, but no DP, putting Miggy on 3rd and Huff on 1st with one out.

[Atheose]

Probably yelling something in Spanish. Crazy Mexicans!

[Hudson]

I'm no lip-reader, but "vaccuum" and "f-ck you" would look about the same on camera...

Hernandez lines out, two gone.

[no sleep til brooklyn SF]

(it's a grade school thing)

Say 'vacuum to someone without sound and it looks like you're saying 'f*ck you'.

[Hudson]

Lester escapes his second jam of the night with a grounder, 6-4.

63 pitches after four for J.L.

[Atheose]

Lester gets himself out of trouble. 4 scoreless innings so far.

[Hudson]

Brooklyn: Now we get it.

[no sleep til brooklyn SF]

We thought we were so clever in the 5th grade.

[Hudson]

Ortiz pops out.

[Rob]

Ok...understand now. I don;t rememeber that from grade school.

[Hudson]

Lowell grounds out, first pitch swinging.

Burres is going to be able to finish this game for the O's at this rate. 3 outs on 4 pitches so far, including the last out of the last inning...

[no sleep til brooklyn SF]

2 quick outs.

[Hudson]

Youks shows some more patience, but grounds out on the 6th pitch.

[Hudson]

Youks shows some more patience, but grounds out on the 6th pitch.

KC makes it 2-1, and is still batting with runners on and no outs in the bottom of the 2nd.

(Ian Kennedy is one weird-lookin' dude, at least based on his Gameday pic.)

[no sleep til brooklyn SF]

Kennedy's got the high sock stirrups on tonight, haven't seen those for a while.

[Rob]

What is up with Ellsbury and this one sleeve thing?

[Hudson]

KC ties it up, 2-2, one out and two on.

[no sleep til brooklyn SF]

Maybe he has a tattoo and is covering it a la Josh Hamilton.

[Hudson]

Another scoreless inning for Lester. Nice.

[stuck working]

Can't tell if Lester is pitching really well or if the Orioles are just this bad. It's probably a bit of both.

[Hudson]

Sox strand one (CCri BB) in the top of the 6th.