El Zen Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Honestly fell asleep before the bottom of the ninth and needless to say the final score was a bit of a shock to wake up to. Yankees are first out of the blocks tonight though. Revenge, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 We've played 3.5 innings and the Bombers are already up 6-0. Robinson Cano is murdering Beckett! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Well the fourth is a big one for the Red Sox as they put five on the board, much thanks to a grand slam by Varitek. And we've got ourselves a ball game again. ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 The Red Sox are quite incredible when it comes to comebacks, still hope the Yankees hold on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Sox pull ahead 8-6, but then who else but Johnny Damon hits a two run shot to tie the game. Top of the sixth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Pedroia(?) let the ball run through his legs, allowing 2 runs to score. Yankees lead 10-9, top of the 7th, 2 out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Lowell 3-run HR, Sox lead 12-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Three run shot from Lowell puts the Sox back on top. Pitching and defense just isn't working for either team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted April 26, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2009 Three run shot from Lowell puts the Sox back on top. Pitching and defense just isn't working for either team. That's classic American League baseball for you... Red Sox win for ninth consecutive time, beat Yankees 16-11 It was three hours into the game, and Mike Lowell was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts while stranding five baserunners. The next two at-bats changed everything. The former World Series MVP hit a three-run homer in the seventh to give the Red Sox the lead, then added a three-run double in the eighth in Boston's 16-11 victory over the New York Yankees. It was Boston's ninth straight win, and its biggest comeback victory against the Yankees since 1968. "It was going back-and-forth; it seemed like whoever was up last was going to win," Lowell said. "You've got to be mentally prepared for every pitch." In all, 12 pitchers threw 385 pitches and managed to retire the side in order just twice -- once for each team -- in a 4-hour, 21-minute game that tied for the sixth-longest nine-inning game in baseball history. The two longest also were between the Yankees and Red Sox. "Lot of pitching changes. Lot of runs. Lot of commercials," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "There's that many pitches thrown, and it seems like every one is of consequence. It can drain you." Boston was trailing 6-0 before Jason Bay singled in a run and Jason Varitek hit a grand slam to make it 6-5 in the fourth. The Yankees led 10-9 in the seventh when they intentionally walked Bay -- Friday night's star -- to face Lowell, and he homered off Jonathan Albaladejo (1-1) to make it 12-10. The Yankees again walked Bay to get to Lowell in the eighth, and he drove in another three runs with a double off the Green Monster. "His RBIs in the last few innings were the difference in the game," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "In the first couple of at-bats, we weren't able to get Bay out. That combination has really hurt us in this series so far." Hideki Okajima (1-0) got two outs for the win, then Ramon Ramirez got out of the eighth after putting runners on second and third with one out. Dustin Pedroia had three hits and Jacoby Ellsbury hit his first homer of the year for Boston. Robinson Cano homered twice and drove in five for the Yankees. Yankees star Jorge Posada was called for catcher's interference and a passed ball in the same inning; Pedroia -- the 2008 AL MVP -- had a two-run error and got thrown out on a baserunning bungle. The teams swapped leads four times in fifth, sixth and seventh innings as Johnny Damon tied it with a two-run homer, David Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly put Boston on top and then the Yankees took the lead when Damon hit a hard grounder through Pedroia's legs at second base. The Yankees intentionally walked Bay, whose two-run homer with two out in the ninth helped Boston win the night before. Lowell homered off Albaladejo inside the foul pole to make it 12-10. The Red Sox last rallied from six runs down to beat the Yankees on May 16, 1968, when they trailed 9-3 after four innings but came back to win 11-10. "They never quit over there," Damon said. "Score a run here, score a run there, and then Varitek hits a big grand slam. Then they ended scoring every inning after that." * Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, wearing a Red Sox jersey with No. 9.69 on the back for his record time in the 100 meters, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. * Boston ace Josh Beckett and New York's A.J. Burnett, teammates on the 2003 World Champion Florida Marlins, were the starters and neither made it past five innings after giving up eight runs for a no-decision. * Cano has hit safely in 12 straight games. * New York's Mark Teixeira walked five times, once intentionally. The Yankees have conceded ten or more runs five times in the first 17 games this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK_Villan Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I want to see the baseball bashers stand in on a 90 mph fastball. Their are only two positions a fat guy can play, pitcher and first base. Most MLB players are in great shape. I has been said that hitting a baseball is one of the hardest things to do in sport(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted April 27, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2009 Red Sox/Yankees should be on Setanta Ireland as I type this... streams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted April 27, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWrmgFKbyuU... hahahahahaha! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted April 27, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys_JB1lWQLo... I drove 150 miles round trip to purchase the Post and the Daily News in the Bronx (I never got around to having the back pages framed, though...) and listened to New York sports talk radio the whole day: nothing but Mets and Red Sox fans calling in to taunt the Yankees. It's a highlight of my life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Ellsbury Steals Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 the yankees were spanked! it was kinda awful really. the cubs on the other hand....doing just fine...*so far* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 1, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted May 1, 2009 The story of a kid who turned down a $5 million contract and is now working for $11.50/hr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 4, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2009 Consolidated standings through today American League Toronto: 18-9 Seattle: 15-10 Kansas City: 14-11 === Boston: 15-10 Detroit, New York: 13-11 Texas, Chicago: 12-12 Minnesota: 12-13 Los Angeles (of Anaheim): 10-13 Tampa Bay: 11-15 Oakland: 9-13 Baltimore, Cleveland: 9-16 National League Los Angeles: 18-8 St. Louis: 17-8 Florida: 14-11 === Philadelphia: 12-10 Chicago, Cincinnati: 13-11 San Francisco: 12-11 Milwaukee: 13-12 Pittsburgh: 12-12 Atlanta: 11-13 San Diego, Arizona, Houston: 11-14 New York: 10-13 Colorado: 9-14 Washington: 6-17 The Red Sox make their first visit to the new Yankee Stadium (with freshly discounted seats) tonight Their brand image suffering, the New York Yankees finally bit the bullet. Following through on Co-Chairman Hal Steinbrenner's positing last month that premium ticket prices may have been set too high, the club announced it will slash the costs of many of them from ultra-expensive to simply expensive. The bum economy managed to turn the famous Legends Suite seats in the first few rows, priced as high as $2,650 apiece, into infamous symbols of overreaching during a time when businesses are gun-shy about lavishing money on sports and other forms of client entertainment. So top seats will now go for $1,250 a pop, with those who already laid out the bigger money getting a credit or refund (exception: Fans right in the front row will be offered additional seats for nothing, instead of a refund). Prices of some other premium seats will be cut too, as the Yankees look to plug up the patches of blue surrounding the infield with people. Financially, none of this really matters to a team from sports' largest cable market that's already sold more than 3 million tickets (some historical perspective: The team drew 966,328 fans in 1972). Throw in pricey food and amenities, and the Yankees may well rake in $400 million in their new palace this season. This decision is all about image--the problem with those premium seats is that they're very visible on TV. Media critics were having one field day after another ridiculing the large swaths of blue behind home plate. When you're a premium brand like the New York Yankees, you can't afford to be made to look ridiculous. Short of hiring seat fillers, the only thing left to do is cut prices. Enjoy the sale while it lasts. When the economy and the Yankees' place in the standings come back, price hikes will follow. streams And we have a rain delay... looks like it will last a while... Game thread on Sons of Sam Horn 9pm Eastern: the Yankees have still not decided whether the game will be played tonight... my bet is that they're waiting for the hot dogs and beer to sell out before calling things off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtm2y Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Yanks fans are horrible. being hard on my boy Tex then loving him. fickle/fairweather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Yanks fans are horrible. being hard on my boy Tex then loving him. fickle/fairweather. To be fair, you get that everywhere. If someone is playing well, fans love them, as soon as they aren't, the fans let them know what they think. Sox lead 4-3, Damon and Texiera with back-to-back HRs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtm2y Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 it's magnified in NY. it's May. the guy won't do much until after the Break, when it matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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