We don't need another hero. All we want are games outside the ThunderDome.
Here we go: pennant action. The defending World Champion Boston Red Sox against the previously unheralded Tampa Bay Rays. James Fields pitches for St. Pete, Daisuke Matsuzaka for Beantown. Comment away.
| Boston Red Sox |
| 1 - J. Ellsbury cf |
| 2 - D. Pedroia 2b |
| 3 - D. Ortiz dh |
| 4 - K. Youkilis 3b |
| 5 - J.D. Drew rf |
| 6 - J. Bay lf |
| 7 - M. Kotsay 1b |
| 8 - J. Lowrie ss |
| 9 - J. Varitek c |
| P - D. Matsuzaka rhp |
| Tampa Bay Rays |
| 1 - A. Iwamura 2b |
| 2 - B.J. Upton cf |
| 3 - C. Pena 1b |
| 4 - E. Longoria 3b |
| 5 - C. Crawford lf |
| 6 - C. Floyd dh |
| 7 - D. Navarro c |
| 8 - G. Gross rf |
| 9 - J. Bartlett ss |
| P - J. Shields rhp |
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Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Dice does it again. Who do we see in the 8th, Oki or Delcarman?
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Daisuke Houdini!
Posted by: SoxFan | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Harry Houdini, reincarnated as a Japanese pitcher. There is no other explanation.
Posted by: Micah-SF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:00 PM
I officially blame my girlfriend for Daisuke losing the no-no: she went to bed at the start of the bottom of the 7th, and Crawford immediately got a hit.
Great job getting out of the jam though.
Posted by: Atheose | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Why not bring out Daisuke for the 8th. I am sure he can go 125 pitches and he'll get an extra day's rest before game 5.
Posted by: pale blue eyes | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Ath - in the ALCS, no runs is MUCH more important than no hits.
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Ath - Your girlfriend is off the hook. Joe Morgan had just barely said "no-hitter" when Crawford got his hit.
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:04 PM
pbe - I'd agree, but there are only so many times you can go to the well before the bucket comes up dry.
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:04 PM
But, man, she went to bed? During a one run ACLS game?
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Pedoria finally gets a hit. Please, please, please let him get back on track this series!
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Big Papi is up....
Posted by: SoxFan | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:05 PM
RBF - was thinking the same thing. Ath - is she not a fan?
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:06 PM
BB - Funny, I was thinking that she might be the leader of a terrorist cell.
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Masterson up in the pen.
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Dustin steals a base! Did not see that coming.
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:08 PM
My first real conversation with my future wife was about baseball, it was opening day in 97 and she was talking about the Marlins game on television that day. Little did we know that they would go on to win the WS that year.
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:11 PM
OK Youk - be the man again!
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Pedoria stole 20 this year, only caught 1 time
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:13 PM
He's so little though. It surprises me every time.
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:14 PM
YOUK, YOUK, YOUK!!!!!!!
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Battery dying in the laptop, too lazy to get the power cord. See'ya tomorrow!
Go Sox!!!!
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Daisuke out for the 8th?
I hope Francona knows what he is doing.
Posted by: SoxFan | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Two innings, pen. That is all we ask.
Posted by: Micah-SF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Edit: nevermind, Dice-K is starting? Yeeesh.
Posted by: Micah-SF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Tito, what the hell happened to you?
Posted by: Micah-SF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Still no bullpen?
Posted by: SoxFan | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:31 PM
ok, but handing this crap to the bullpen seems like begging for a tie game
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:34 PM
I thought it might work out with Daisuke in the 8th. Tempting fate, I guess.
Posted by: pale blue eyes | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:34 PM
I actually hate it when someone other than Dice-K has to clean up his mess.
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:36 PM
GOD BLESS JD DREW
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Put in Papelbon, I am begging you Tito.
Posted by: Micah-SF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:39 PM
MONSTERSON!!!!!
Posted by: Micah-SF | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:43 PM
I dunno, I think Justin did just fine.
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Terry Francona is a genius!
Posted by: SoxFan | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:43 PM
I am completely in love with Terry F.
Posted by: soxgirl | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Do we need an insurance run?
Posted by: rootbeerfloat | Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Whoa!! So we can win close games against the Rays after all. Great!!
Posted by: pale blue eyes | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 12:06 AM
DIRTY WATER.
Way to start the damn series, pitching staff. Major points for Dice-K, Masterson and Papelbon. And it's nice to see the splitter back for Paps.
Now let's wake up the bats and smoke them.
Posted by: Micah-SF | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 12:07 AM
line of the gammer....
"Doesn't Madden look like he should be selling some new age hedge fund or something?"
-Posted by: BillsBurgSF
Posted by: sf rod | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Dice-K supplies about as many heart attacks per game as Brad Lidge.
Posted by: 310ToJoba | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 10:34 AM
rod - would have been better had I spelled the man's name correct - Maddon vs. Madden, too many stupid Frank TV commercials on TBS, very funny!
Posted by: BillsBurgSF | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Great game. Had WAY too much beer, and am feeling it this morning, but great game. Love me some Daisuke.
Posted by: Atheose | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 11:02 AM
Crazy game. I didn't think the Sox had it in them to win a low-scoring game at Tropicana this series. Tonight is now gravy.
Posted by: stuck working | Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 11:10 AM