ALCS LIVE THREAD: Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Boston Globe ^ | 10 OCT 2008

[Libertarian444]

Next stop....THE WORLD SERIES....

[DCPatriot]

This guy Upton runs like a gazelle.

[DCPatriot]

Triple by Longoria. Pena scores from 1st.

Good-bye Beckett!

[misterrob]

What a friggen joke. Francoma shows no feel for the game in even sending Beckett back out there tonight. He and Farell need to be slapped for how they managed this game.

Do they get how demoralizing it is for a team to battle back with 3 HRs only to see the manager leave the starter in who is clearly not getting it done?

[big'ol_freeper]

Beckett sucked...bad.

[big'ol_freeper]

Sox will still win.

[DCPatriot]

He gave him a chance to get the win. Gotta get thru 5. Beckett deserves a chance to win.

[who knows what evil?]

Go Rays...

[misterrob]

He’s not right. The velocity just wasn’t there and he was wearing down even before the start of the inning. Should have put Byrd in there after the 4th inning for long relief purposes.

[DCPatriot]

Not this game.

[Red Steel]

I’ll be surprised if the rays can hold this little lead.

[big'ol_freeper]

Yup. This game. Rays bullpen will implode.

[misterrob]

At best he can hope is a ND. 4 and 1/3 innings with 8 ERs is a seriously piss poor performance.

[DCPatriot]

Intriguing comment about the Rays player who faces red and black stamped yellow tennis balls at 140mph in the batting cage.....eventually calling out color, then number, then spin.

When asked why he does that he says “it slows the game down for me”.

Ted Williams once said that he could pick up the script stamped on the ball and pick up the spin. Nobody’s hit .400...so who are we to call him a liar? LOL!

[misterrob]

Pink Hat needs to get on base.

[nutmeg]

Ugh... I sure miss the October 2007 version of Josh Beckett... :-(

[misterrob]

and ellsbury....

He needs to take a seat for game 3.

[DCPatriot]

I’m not familiar with Pink Hat. Who is he?

[misterrob]

Ellsbury....

The pink hatted fans just love him for his looks.

[Red Steel]

I thought you were calling Elllsbury after the Pinkberry icecream crowd.

[Red Steel]

If TB loses this game you can stick a fork in them.

[big'ol_freeper]

He came to spring training as the Pillsbury dough boy and has suffered all season because of it.

[DCPatriot]

Got it. thanks.

The ‘97 Orioles went wire to wire...1st place from Opening Day to the end.

They had a .236/.636 (BA/SLG} hitting shortstop named Mike Bordick.

The statheads on usenet crucified him. He had taken over Ripken’s position and they were not happy.

Bordick holds the Orioles’ record for fielding...not Ripken.
He also was named to the All Star team in 2000.

[misterrob]

ellsbury is hitting leadoff though and if he’s not going to get on base then he’s a major liability.

If I was Francona I’d move Drew back to leadoff (walks/OBP) and push ellsbury to 8th. Losing Lowell has certainly hurt them this postseason

[big'ol_freeper]

Manny being Manny.

[big'ol_freeper]

Hard to remember the Oreos being anything but a joke.

[DCPatriot]

I haven’t followed the Rays that closely.

But you’re right. A lead-off hitter in the lineup should be productive.

[minus_273]

gah i want to take the guy who made these holiday inn express ads to an alley somehwere and shoot him

[misterrob]

Frank Calliendo needs to get whacked as well....

[DCPatriot]

LOL! Well, I am old enough to recall their glory days. Earl Weaver made them champions and contenders for years.

But, yes....they’ve been a joke since a little kid named Jeffrey Maier reached over the railing in Right Field in Yankee Stadium.

[minus_273]

is that the frank tv guy? what on earth is that?

[misterrob]

Angelos was that franchise’s downfall. Scumbag lawyer.

[DCPatriot]

Six more outs and the RAYS tie it.

...can’t help it.

I’ve always been for the underdog. The enigma.

[big'ol_freeper]

Oki-doki... Let’s go Sox!!

[Red Steel]

It’s better than 50% that the Red Sox score again.

[nutmeg]

Ellsbury....

The pink hatted fans just love him for his looks.

Yep. "Damon's Disciples" quickly forgot about Johnny and have a new love in center field: Jacoby.

[nutmeg]

He came to spring training as the Pillsbury dough boy and has suffered all season because of it.

Remember that spring training photo of Beckett with the big belly hanging out? It would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic...

[Red Steel]

The Rays are mostly a team of .270 hitters. Pena a regular season .247 hitter is acting like coming of Ted Williams - it won’t last.

The Red Sox should have started anyone but Beckett and the the rays don’t score more than 5 in this game.

[minus_273]

im impressed by the sox’s small ball this season

[Red Steel]

It’s better than 50% that the rays chock in this game.

[Red Steel]

chock = choke

[minus_273]

woohoo yes!

[Red Steel]

120 steals by the BoSox this year their best season since 1916.

[minus_273]

regardless of the outcome, this has been a very exciting baseball game.

[Red Steel]

Oki does his job. The TB holes are tightening.

[big'ol_freeper]

Oki-doki does a good job. Time to score and bring on Papelbon to shut the door.

[minus_273]

paps should be able to shut the door. All we need now is one more run.

[Libertarian4Bush]

[misterrob]

Yeah but Damon could actually hit.....

[misterrob]

O fer friggen 6????

Say hello to the bench, Pink Hat. Your looks might get you attention outside the game but you are a waste of space at the plate!

[Red Steel]

Ellsbury swung under two pitches. He’s not making any adjustments at the plate.