Play to Live: Sox-Tribe Gamer V

As the Sox face elimination in 2007, their chances for 2008 already got better.  And they didn't even have to sign anyone, trade dead weight, post a $51M fee.  All they needed to do was to let the new Yankee brass do their thing.  Amen.   Unfortunately, next year is next year, and tonight the Sox face elimination at the hands of a superb baseball club, one with a manager. 

Josh Beckett takes the mound trying to lead the Sox back to Boston, while CC Sabathia makes another attempt to pitch more like himself and less like a slightly skinnier version of Bartolo Colon.  One simple message to the Sox' pitching staff: no more touchdowns allowed.

And as for the puppies? We had them taken care of, all they did was micturate all over our goddamned rug. Comment away. 

Red Sox

1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
6. Bobby Kielty, RF
7. Jason Varitek, C
8. Coco Crisp, CF
9. Julio Lugo, SS

SP - Josh Beckett

Indians

1. Grady Sizemore, CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B
3. Travis Hafner, DH
4. Victor Martinez, C
5. Ryan Garko, 1B
6. Jhonny Peralta, SS
7. Kenny Lofton, LF
8. Franklin Gutierrez, RF
9. Casey Blake, 3B

SP - C.C. Sabathia

Comments

[Sam-YF]

in other news there is a somewhat important baseball game being played tonight. (at least to half of the people on this site!)

[Jackie (SF)]

Right on - forget the puppies. We need a friggin German Shepherd (or several) tonight.

[TJ]

a Start Jacoby petition.

http://www.petitiononline.com/jacoby/petition.html

[Devine]

That rug really tied the room together, did it not?

[Jackie (SF)]

It did. But the dudes abide nonetheless.

[Pete]

Lucky for us, I put a Sox jersey on my Shephard every game we watch together.

[Ed]

we need german shepards, dobermans, bull mastiffs, Rottweilers and Rhodesian Ridgebacks, they hunt lions for christsakes... bring it back to Boston

[LocklandSF]

Winds between 30-40 MPH, blowing out towards center all night, possible tornadoes in northern Ohio around midnight.

This should be interesting.

[FenSheaParkway]

Don't forget the Irish Wolfhounds.

[Ed]

Very good point FSP, they're formidable as well, why don't we throw in great danes too, Mike Lowell sort of reminds me of one with his demeanor

[Rob SF]

Winds blowing out towards center tonight. Great, should provide quite the launching pad for homer runs.

[LocklandSF]

Not just winds, 40 MPH winds.

[Pete]

My boy's got a .700 WPCT (35-15) over the last two years when he wears the jersey.

[FenSheaParkway]

Wind out to center? I hope the Sox can hit it straight away a little more. Seems like their biggest power threats are a little more to the pull side.

Tornadoes?? Where's Hideo Nomo when you need him?

[SF]

ESPN talking heads (Dusty Baker's) advice to the Indians: "Jump on Beckett early, get him out of there. Also, they need a good game from CC".

Way to go, Dusty. Want to manage the Yanks?

[Sam-YF]

SF thats a great strategy. Ill offer the sox a strategy if i may too. Beckett should give up no runs and the offense should score lots.

[SF]

I emailed Francona and suggested that the Sox "get like a dozen runs early, and then tack on about ten more in the next six or seven innings".

He emailed back that it was sound thinking.

[Ed]

Dusty, will the Rockies ever lose a game again?

[SF]

Boy, the FOX guys are setting up Beckett for massive disappointment, its like he's the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball to them. Color me worried, what with their almost complete sureness in his pending domination.

I do expect a good deal from CC, though, he's just not as bad as he has performed this postseason.

[SF]

Kevin Millar with a pep talk!!!!

[Ed]

what a surprise, Joe Girardi picks the Indians

[Ed]

How about that? Tessie, Millar... will the ghosts of 04 make a reappearance?

[SF]

Did he pick them tonight, or in the series? One would be defensible if perhaps a minority position, the other a no-brainer.

Man I hope this guy manages the Yankees and wrecks their young pitching...

[Ed]

He picked them tonight, I pray that C.C again reveals himself to be over his head... we MUST deny these fans the home town celebration

[Ed]

Joe Buck really looks horrible, perhaps he's finally realized everything he has in his life is owed to his father

[Ed]

hereeeeeeeeeeeeeee we go

[Ed]

what a lead off man

[Rob SF]

Pedroia with a 2 pitch groundout.

[Ed]

ohhhhhh baby youk be on fiiiire

[Rob SF]

YOUK!!!!!!!!!

[Ed]

wonder why no commentators will acknowledge C.C. has been roughed up by the yankees and red sox, this isn't just a case of "not trusting your stuff"

[yankeemonkey]

Wow, what an insight on the "Keys to the game". I'm rooting for the Sox tonight, but only because I don't want the 10-day layoff between now and WS...there's not that much baseball left, I want it to last as long as possible....

[Rob SF]

Manny doubles, CC getting smacked around early.

I agree Ed, you would think that this would be a big issue to them.

[Ed]

christ manny you are slow

[Tom sf]

I want to be the first tonight to say I hate Tim McCarver.

WHY was Manny sent home???? He was out by 20 feet.

[sf rod]

ill.

[Ed]

2 outs I guess? I'm a little confused myself, C.C. looks bad and we should make him pitch and pitch and pitch... oh well

[Rob SF]

Manny gunned out at home.

[Ed]

maybe we'll get a replay of that, manny may have ran through a sign

[Sam-YF]

I tell you Manny hates his batting helmet!

[SF]

Wendell Kim back at third base?!

[Rob]

Hey guys - congrats Sox fans - early lead (and looks like CC didn't really figure out that as the Ace he's supposed to...you know...pitch WELL)

[Ed]

Buck trying his best to jynx beckett

[Ed]

ok, we're officially fucking cursed

[sf rod]

ill.

[SF]

What a cheapie. When are we going to get some of those?

[Ed]

really SF, really

[Ed]

fuckin bloop

[Tom sf]

So the Timster says that hit fell in because Manny is tired?

Shit Another hit.

[SF]

Well, this is a bad start.

[Ed]

could have been much worse, now let's finish this inning and get back to punishing fat ass

[Tom sf]

Double Play! I'll take it.

[Rob SF]

Well at least Hafner ground into a DP and limited the damage to only one run.

[SF]

OK, good recovery, run for two outs is a fine trade.

[Rob SF]

Beckett getting hit very easily. This is not looking good.

[Ed]

Garko looks like Mirabelli's younger brother

[SF]

Another hit, this one on a hanging curve. Beckett erratic in addition to unlucky, he's going to need to pitch better or this season has a good chance of ending.

[Tom sf]

I hope Sabathia continues to suck,because this is looking like a high scoring game.

[Ed]

I dunno, none of his pitches have been bad, good hitting and bad luck on that bloop more than his stuff

[Ed]

Good swing Buck? He looked like he was going to keel over! That is a DEFENSIVE swing!

[SF]

RUNS...NOW!

[Ed]

SF, I just talked to Kielty, he's going to hit a bomb for you

[Ed]

can you say BALL

[SF]

Jeez, not another one of these strike zones. Martinez moved his mitt about 8 inches, clearly, back over the plate to frame that. WTF?

[attackgerbil]

Kielty dosen't have the cache to take that pitch, but it looked in to me too.

[sf rod]

i would be remiss, if i didn't take this oppertunity to welcome tribe fans back to the "jake". hard to imagine the indians where struggling to get 24,000 clevelandnites off the couch for the last 5 years.

[SF]

Just want consistency, Gerb. He calls that one way, he has to call it the other way. That's all I ask.

[Ed]

make up call there, yikes

[SF]

I seriously hate towel waving at any sporting event. It's so dumb. No other way to put it. Add a wave to the mix and you'd have some seriously world-class mental midgetry.

[attackgerbil]

SF: agree with you completely, absolutely. Good luck with that. :)

[SF]

When was Coco's last really meaningful hit? Been a while...

[Ed]

reverse jynx by Buck? no, that would be a strike out... can't wait to trade this asshole, Ellsbury is indeed the centerfielder for 2008

[SF]

Jeezus, Coco. Swing the damn bat. Why couldn't Ellsbury play, again? Not exactly batting A-Rod 8th, playing Jacoby, right?

[no sleep til brooklyn SF]

Lugo looks terrible. Coco looks terrible. The only action in getting on base is Tek getting hit by the ball.

This is shit on a stick.

[Ed]

Francona is too much of a player's manager... won't give up on Coco eventhough it's a win win taking a chance with Ellsbury... is Ellsbury going to hit worse than Coco? Is that possible?

[Rob SF]

Crisp and Lugo....The wonder twins.

[AndrewYF]

Wow, did Hafner really ground into a doubleplay after Beckett let up two straight hits to start off the bottom of the first? He has been absolute shite this series.

[Ed]

we gotta trade coco this offseason, he's become expendable and his contract should bring some suitors

[Ed]

Is Dane Cook killed in "Mr. Brooks?" if he is, i'd like to rent that immediately

[rootbeerfloat]

OK, moral dilemna. My three year old is sitting nicely watching the game. But he keeps yelling "There's only one October!" Do I make him spend the night inthe backyard?

[sf rod]

i wanna "loosen" tim mccarver up.

[Ed]

Make him watch "Mr. Brooks": you see what happens to the bad man?

[Kris SF]

Is the Julio Lugo experiment over yet?

[Kris SF]

Where is everyone???

[Ed]

I dunno Kris, perhaps it's superstitions

[Ed]

rootbear, can I get a "brown cow?"

[rootbeerfloat]

I'm here, just trying to balance the game, the kids, dinner and the laptop.

[Ed]

C.C. not looking all that sharp

[Kris SF]

Ed, that's my rooommates name, a Yankee fan, is that you in the other room?

[rootbeerfloat]

hmmmm a brown cow sounds good about now. Preferrably one spiked with some kahlua

[Ed]

nope this is Ed, boston fan

[Kris SF]

Pedroia AB right now, is the first of this series that reminds me of a Sox AB, keep fouling pitches off

[Ed]

DUSTIN!!!

[Kris SF]

Yep and the base hit reminds me of the sox this year. Thats 2007 Sox at bats

[rootbeerfloat]

I'm so glad it ended in a hit for the little guy

[Rob SF]

Pedroia with what seems to be a rare hit.

[Ed]

great at bat by Pedroia, patience, lots of foul offs...

[rootbeerfloat]

Are you guys both in Boston or a remote fan like me?

[Ed]

and here we are with the yankee talk... come on youk

[Kris SF]

Relax Youk, take your pitches, do your thing. Get a look at those pitches coming in get your timing, Youk swinging at the first two pitches isn;t youk