ALCS Live Thread: Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox

10-12-07

[GraniteStateConservative]

Game 1 @ BOSTON:

WEATHER:: Forecasts for tonight predict that the rain will cease enough to get the game in, certainly. It should be cloudy, with temperatures dipping to the mid-50s.

Starting Pitchers

C. C. Sabathia (19-7, 3.21 ERA) vs. Josh Beckett (20-7, 3.27 ERA)

Game 1 LINEUPS

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

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

NOTES: This is the first time since the start of the three division era that the two LCS series have each matched the two best records in their league (96-66). Computer baseball sim Imagine Sports/Diamond Mind Baseball ran the 2007 ALCS 1,000 times, and the Red Sox won 59% of the time. If the Red Sox won game 1, they won the series 72.5% of the time, and if Cleveland won, the Indians won 59% of the time.

[mylife]

I’m a Fan! Good luck to the underdogs!
I’m with the rockies now.... bite me Sox

[dancusa]

It’s diet caffeine free coke tonight.

[Boston Blackie]

Don’t forget Stan Jonathan.

[Red Steel]

The Party’s Over: “Turn out the lights, the party’s over, they say all good things must end. Call it tonight, the party’s over...”

[WL-law]

I was standing on a bar with about 20 other people, with a bottle of champagne in my hand ready to open, when Buckner let the ball go between his legs ,... so I’m not totally relaxed right now.

[warsaw44]

Its just not right. The BS of charging $75.00 for parking is bad enough.
I really hope when the new park is built it seats fifty thousand: they would fill it. I know so many guys who work their tail off all week long but simply can not afford the luxury of taking their kids to a baseball game. They simply can’t pull $300.00 out of the family budget to do it.

[CASchack]

In the late 60s and early 70s, I used to live next to Sparky Lyle. I used to go with his wife to many games then—great parking, and cheap (free) tickets. The infamous trade to the Yanks for Cater ended my free ride to Fenway at the end of 71. I didn’t go again for 35 years.

[warsaw44]

My grandfather was there with you. The guy had season tickets and went to every game.

[mylife]

Peralta onboard! Lofton at bat

[GraniteStateConservative]

2 outs away.

[darkangel82]

Go ahead, rub it in.

[SamAdams76]

Yes, I remember Stan Jonathon. Him, Terry O’Reilly and John Wensink were the last of the Big Bad Bruins.

[dancusa]

I went to St. Pete in August to see the Sox with my daughter. Flight was 150.00, tickets 13.00(front row upper deck), free parking and 75.00 for the hotel. I spent less than going to Fenway.

[GraniteStateConservative]

1 out away.

[llevrok]

see you around the bar, bucko

[Fido969]

Just spoke to a friend who’s kid is outside Fenway right now, there are about a thousand cops there and they are closing down the streets and not letting people go into the bars...

[RockinRight]

Screw the Red Sux.

[raccoonradio]

Boston Red Sox
2007 American League Champions
Tap The Rockies...

Yankees: got pennant?
got manager?

[AmericanMade1776]

!

Thank you for the Invite to the Game!

[Boston Blackie]

We're going to the World series