O's @ Fenway, 8/8

[Jersey Yankee]

I figured I'm not gonna stay f/the whole thing, but might as well get a decent GT in (that's game thread to you newbies out there).

Anyway, O's leading, 2-1, and hopefully, they'll be broomed @ home. I present to you the ever-pretty but highly unreliable Sportsline (reminds me of a not so good girlfriend ):

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/gamece...030808_BAL@BOS

[Bub]

Thanks. I didn't know they had 2 games today. Would picking up a game and a half today be too much to ask for?

[Jersey Yankee]

Oh yeah, I'd forgotten that the next one's at 7:05pm. Now wonder they're on like a weekend sched and it's still Friday (TGIF).

Anyway, I'd much rather pick up a game than lose, but I still figure they'll split this and we'll win. We could be up by 4 at the most or only by 1 at the least.

Anyway, I'm out shortly.

[deranged2005]

3-1 O's, bases loaded with 2 outs.

Jay Gibbons flied out, and it seemed deep enough, I don't know why no one tagged up.

[Bub]

O's just got out of a bases loaded situation.

[deranged2005]

2 homers for the Sox knotted it at four.

But the O's are hitting this inning. 3 runs, runners on the corners, 1 out.

[Carissa]

O's up 7-4.

1st and third with 1 out.

Williamson pitching for hte Red Sox.

[deranged2005]

Another run.

8-4 Sox. Williamson out, Sauerbeck in.

Let the bleeding continue!!!

[ACPS]

This is supposed to be a 6 inning game!

[deranged2005]

10-4...I LOVE it!!!!!

[Carissa]

Originally posted by ACPS
This is supposed to be a 6 inning game!

Hey O's, save some for tonight!

[deranged2005]

Hold them now O's, hold them.

[Jersey Yankee]

I see that Kim's the only newbie who's been decent so far. Williamson's supposed to be their setupman, but he allowed 4 runs in, w/only 1 out.

[Rich]

The O's have a chance to be contenders next season.

[Bub]

Originally posted by deranged2005
10-4...I LOVE it!!!!!

This could be quite a day.

[Jersey Yankee]

At Bat: Bal - Brian Roberts (1-4)
Pitching: Bos - Scott Sauerbeck (0.2 IP, 0 ER, 11 pitches)
On Base: Fordyce on 3rd

BAL, 10, BOS, 4

BALTIMORE 7TH
-Top of the 7th inning
-B Fordyce singled to left.
-B Roberts walked, B Fordyce to second.
-L Matos doubled to left center, B Fordyce scored, B Roberts to third.
-S Williamson relieved D Lowe.
-J Conine struck out swinging.
-J Gibbons intentionally walked.
-T Batista singled to right center, B Roberts and L Matos scored, J Gibbons to third.
-J Cust singled to center, J Gibbons scored, T Batista to third.
-D Cruz singled to right, T Batista scored, J Cust to second.
-S Sauerbeck relieved S Williamson.
-L Bigbie flied out to center.
-B Fordyce tripled to deep right, J Cust and D Cruz scored.
-B Roberts grounded out to third.

7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors
Baltimore 10, Boston 4

[Jersey Yankee]

Turd Jones, their version of WitaSuck '01, is in, so Little has just licked a stamp, is mailing it in.

[Jim F.]

What inning is it?

Hmmm, I never updated the standings from last night's game...

[bakntime]

2 outs in the bottom of the 8th, none on, 10-4 Baltimore.

[Jersey Yankee]

Damon singled to right, Mirabelli to second.

Looks like 2-out rally time as Mueller's up.

[Jersey Yankee]

Mueller grounded out to second.

The Schnozz will lead off the 9th.

[bakntime]

Originally posted by Jersey Yankee
Mueller grounded out to second.

The Schnozz will lead off the 9th.

A "retouched" picture of Nosemar:

(I was inspired to create this picture when I read that even after your body stops growing, your ears and your nose never stop growing.)

[Jersey Yankee]

Well if you're gonna friggin' retouch a picture, why not at least make the nose bigger, instead of smaller!!!

From the Little Rascals, Buckwheat I think, was asked what retouching meant. He replied, "Well, you touch a picture, then you touch it again."

BWA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[PosadaIsTheMan]

Originally posted by bakntime


A "retouched" picture of Nosemar:

(I was inspired to create this picture when I read that even after your body stops growing, your ears and your nose never stop growing.)

I almost choked on my water!

[Jersey Yankee]

Ramirez grounded into double play third to second to first, Garciaparra out at second.

David Ortiz to hit a 2-out 6-run HR w/bases empty, coming right up!!!

[Rich]

Originally posted by bakntime


A "retouched" picture of Nosemar:

(I was inspired to create this picture when I read that even after your body stops growing, your ears and your nose never stop growing.)

Are you sure it's retouched.

[Jersey Yankee]

Yanks up by 3, thuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu BloSux choke!!!

At Bat: Bos - David Ortiz (1-5)
Pitching: Bal - Kerry Ligtenberg (1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 pitches)
On Base:

BAL, 10 runs, 13 hits, 1 error
BOS, 4 runs, 12 hits, 1 error

BOSTON 9TH
-K Ligtenberg relieved H Carrasco.
-Bottom of the 9th inning
-N Garciaparra singled to center.
-M Ramirez grounded into double play, third to second to first, N Garciaparra out at second.
-D Ortiz struck out swinging.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Baltimore 10, Boston 4

[bakntime]

Originally posted by Rich


Are you sure it's retouched.

My bad. You're right, I accidentally posted the original.

[Jersey Yankee]

Originally posted by Rich
Are you sure it's retouched.

At the behest of the Fans of the African Rhinoceros (FAR), the surgery known as "Rhinoplasty" has been renamed to "Nosemar-plasty".

[Jersey Yankee]

Originally posted by bakntime
My bad. You're right, I accidentally posted the original.

Ding-ding-ding!!! That's it, we have a winner!!! Come collect the prize, dude.

[bakntime]

[ACPS]

Good to see Bill Mueller go 0-for-5 today, Jeter has a chance to gain some ground on the batting title.

Good job D-Lowe....look at it this way, you can always say you no-hit the Devil Rays.

[bakntime]

2 things give me the right to do this:

1) Nomar makes a lot of money

2) I actually like Nomar. Despite being on the Red Sox, I don't hate the guy. I root for him to fail constantly, and especially against the Yankees he is a nemesis, but deep down inside I don't hate him.

[ACPS]

"No wonder nobody wants to play for this ................ing team."

[wexy]

Williamson got hammered. Lowe got hammered and MLB trumpets Nomar homers! on the mlb website.

[deranged2005]

Originally posted by wexy
Williamson got hammered. Lowe got hammered and MLB trumpets Nomar homers! on the mlb website.

And the O's score 10 runs and won the game, not like any of that matters.

[Jersey Yankee]

Originally posted by wexy
Williamson got hammered. Lowe got hammered and MLB trumpets Nomar homers! on the mlb website.

I guess the story (article) isn't out yet.

[Jersey Yankee]

Originally posted by bakntime

We're gonna have to call him Sir Schnozz, Devoid of Lips!!! From that Parliament Funkadelic song, he will always be devoid of lips.

Actually the song's title went "Sir Nose Devoid o' Funk", and the line went, "He will always be ... de-void o' funk".

[Yanks21]

Williamson was booed off the mound. Welcome to Boston Scott... :finger1:

Sauerbeck let another couple of inherited runners score. This Scott has also been less than spectacular. Dare I say that, overall, Orosco has been more effective...

Oh, and the Orioles are one powerbat (Miguel Tejada?), and one ace away from being a serious play-off threat...

[Jersey Yankee]

Originally posted by Yanks21
Williamson was booed off the mound. Welcome to Boston Scott... :finger1:

Sauerbeck let another couple of inherited runners score. This Scott has also been less than spectacular. Dare I say that, overall, Orosco has been more effective...

Oh, and the Orioles are one powerbat (Miguel Tejada?), and one ace away from being a serious play-off threat...

Little doesn't know how to use Sauerbeck, since he faced a lefty (Bigbie), righty (Fordyce), switch-hitter (Roberts). Ideally, he should've faced at least two lefties, but him facing a righty and a switch hitter didn't make much sense, despite getting two outs. From the ESPN Game Log, as posted earlier on page 1:

-S Sauerbeck relieved S Williamson.
-L Bigbie flied out to center.
-B Fordyce tripled to deep right, J Cust and D Cruz scored.
-B Roberts grounded out to third.

7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors
Baltimore 10, Boston 4

BTW, Fordyce has a .636 SLG, so Sauerbeck shouldn't be facing righties at all.

[Yanks21]

FWIW, Fordyce's triple was on a liner that Trot Nixon tried to catch on a dive. The ball wound up rolling behind him. A faster runner probably would've had an inside the park HR...

Sauerbeck's been pretty awful. This is a guy that was very effective against righties in Pittsburgh. I always viewed Sauerbeck as much more than a specialist. He hasn't given up many earned runs with the Sux, if any at all. However, his inherited runners have been scoring at an alarming rate...

[Jersey Yankee]

Originally posted by Yanks21
FWIW, Fordyce's triple was on a liner that Trot Nixon tried to catch on a dive. The ball wound up rolling behind him. A faster runner probably would've had an inside the park HR...

Sauerbeck's been pretty awful. This is a guy that was very effective against righties in Pittsburgh. I always viewed Sauerbeck as much more than a specialist. He hasn't given up many earned runs with the Sux, if any at all. However, his inherited runners have been scoring at an alarming rate...

I see you're in the devil's pit down there. You watched this on NESN?

Oh well, Trout's supposed to be the one who can play RF best, so if he messes up, I figure the ball must've been hit pretty well.

Sourpuss allowing lots of inherited runners? Sounds like Doza in '02.

[bakntime]

Originally posted by Jersey Yankee



I guess the story (article) isn't out yet.

Are those ugly uniforms, or what?

[Bub]

Originally posted by bakntime


A "retouched" picture of Nosemar:

(I was inspired to create this picture when I read that even after your body stops growing, your ears and your nose never stop growing.)

ROFLMAO!!!!

[Jersey Yankee]

Originally posted by bakntime
Are those ugly uniforms, or what?

They should send Peedro wearing that to the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. They'd love him!!!

Toro, toro.

[Yanks21]

Originally posted by Jersey Yankee
I see you're in the devil's pit down there. You watched this on NESN?

Affirmative...

Nixon essentially played a definite single into a triple. Considering the score, he made the right decision in going for the catch. There were runners at the corner with two outs at the time, so the only additional damage was Cruz scoring from first...

[Bub]

Originally posted by Bub
Thanks. I didn't know they had 2 games today. Would picking up a game and a half today be too much to ask for?

I guess not. I'll ask more often.

[YankyDave]

Thank you O's.

[ACPS]

And the Babe begins to rear his head once again.