Oct
05

ALDS Game 3: Angels @ BoSox

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Please, all I ask is that they put up a fight tonight. (Lineups)

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  1. Ivan says:

    And no horrible and stupid a-bats, and making ridiculous outs on the basepaths.

  2. E-ROC says:

    “Please, all I ask is that they put up a fight tonight.” You ain’t lyin’. The 9th inning of game 2 was a pathetic showing by the Angels, especially when Hunter bunted. That AB sent a message to the rest of teammates that this game is over. Still pisses me off.

  3. Mike A. says:

    Man, there is too much good stuff on TV tonight. Steelers vs Jags, ALDS, new Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy & American Dad … this is why God created DVR’s.

  4. Ivan says:

    Good Job Guerrero, see how walking doesn’t kill you or ya team.

  5. Ivan says:

    How come you don’t hear often how the catcher call pitches, knows scouting reports and being smart and heads up and all that other shit, but with Varitek, you all these bunch off bullshit. Can they fucking stop with that shit.

  6. daneptizl says:

    I love 2-seamers.

  7. Ivan says:

    OMG, the Angels are taking pitches, being selective.

  8. Jamal G. says:

    Juan Rivera, please don’t do that again.

  9. Ivan says:

    Napoli hit a GS.

  10. Jamal G. says:

    That hammer fooled the ump, looked like a strike.

  11. Mike A. says:

    Josh Beckett is clutch.

  12. Jamal G. says:

    I know it’s only a 1-0 count, but can’t you wait until he throws you a strike?

    • Ivan says:

      I can’t kill em. Napoli is really one of the few guys who takes pitches and work counts. And he’s ahead of the count and he got a fastball and didn’t convert on it. Not much you can do.

  13. Ivan says:

    I do worry about Joe Saunders in this game. I don’t really trust him in this situation.

  14. Ivan says:

    Nice play Tex, he’s been very impressive in this series.

  15. Ivan says:

    He’s gritty, that shit doesn’t faze him.

  16. Mike A. says:

    Pedroia with a GBP (grit by pitch).

  17. Ivan says:

    Hey the Waikiki game is on as well, Romine currently is 0-1.

  18. Ivan says:

    Fuck off Beckett, why cuz ya little child Pedroia got hit by pitch.

  19. Ivan says:

    See Kendrick, it’s good to work counts.

  20. Mike A. says:

    Nice job with the mid-at-bat commercials, TBS.

  21. Jamal G. says:

    The red Sox are so lucky. Julio Lugo’s injury this year all but guaranteed his 2011 option will not vest. That 2011 option would have been guaranteed if Lugo would have made 2,400-PA, including 600 in 2010. As of right now, Lugo has 937-PA. There is no way he can average the 732-PA over the 2009-2010 seasons that he would need to hit the 2,400 plateau.

  22. Mike Pop says:

    Beckett looks nervous to me but idk if he really is

  23. Ivan says:

    Angels are doing a good job, working the counts, gettin walks.

  24. Mike A. says:

    Now Stewie Griffin is saying “there’s only one October?”

    Sellout.

  25. Ivan says:

    Oh great, now Jed Lowrie is a great defensive SS.

    • Mike A. says:

      I love how they just make shit up about the Red Sox. Before they said Josh Beckett’s used to being in the playoffs every year, nevermind the fact that this is only his 3rd trip to the playoffs in an 8 yr career.

  26. Jamal G. says:

    Najeh Davenport as a kick returner? Yeesh.

  27. Ivan says:

    When did Saunders start throwing 96?

  28. pat says:

    All those who say I only want to go back to California to play, that’s not true.- CC

    sounds good for us

  29. Ivan says:

    Where was that pitch?

  30. Mike Pop says:

    YOU GOTTA BE FUCKEN KIDDING ME

  31. Jamal G. says:

    At least the ump is consistent.

    The Angels fucking suck. I hate them.

  32. pat says:

    no really the angels dont choke against the redosx in the playoffs

  33. daneptizl says:

    Ellsbury-HOF

  34. The Honorable Congressman Mondesi says:

    Sometimes life sucks.

  35. Ivan says:

    OMG, what the fuck was that. What the fuck happen.

  36. Mike Pop says:

    fuck the bosox

  37. Mike Pop says:

    Can they get any luckier

  38. daneptizl says:

    I think they gave Ellsbury a hit…

  39. Ivan says:

    How the fuck the yankees lose to these cock suckers.

  40. Manimal says:

    Howie Kendrick should kill him self after this series. That was possibly the worst strike out I’ve seen in a while last game.

  41. Mike Pop says:

    Sabathia open to all teams according to jon heyman

  42. Mike A. says:

    Safe to say that’ll be the only 3 RBI single in Jacoby Ellsbury’s career.

  43. Joey H. says:

    Dodgers redsox Ws WOULD BE so great!

  44. Frank says:

    Is there any doubt the Red Sox will win another World Series? Even when they hit into outs they score 3 runs.

  45. Jamal G. says:

    LoL @ Kimbo Slice.

  46. Joey H. says:

    I gotta hand it to u Mike. Very cool and consistent of you to be doing the coverage of the playoffs even though the bombers aren’t in it. very cool.

  47. pat says:

    ignoring that strikeout, can austin jackson be the next torri hunter?

  48. Ivan says:

    Great job hunter, K’ing on a breaking ball in the dirt, on lefthanded batter’s box.

  49. Frank says:

    TBS Announcer: “You have to wonder… are the Red Sox in the heads of the Angels?”

    Gee, welcome to the series you’re covering.

  50. pat says:

    sweet out of the fucking ballpark

  51. Ivan says:

    Thats what Im talking about Napoli.

  52. Mike Pop says:

    Ya Nap !!! Fuck u Beckettt you scumbag big game pitcher

  53. Frank says:

    crushed

  54. The Honorable Congressman Mondesi says:

    Mike Napoli doesn’t fuck around. God he smoked that ball.

  55. pat says:

    jesus that hit like 50 feet up on the light tower

  56. Mike A. says:

    Holy crap moly. The one went all the way to the pike.

  57. Ivan says:

    My goodnes, Kendrick must have a blind fold on.

  58. Frank says:

    Kendrick sure is pathetic. I mean….. yeah.

  59. Jamal G. says:

    Can someone please tell Howie Kendrick he is not the Second Basemen of the 2003 Yankees?

    • Joey H. says:

      Lookin foward to entourage tonight? it says the boys go on an adventure or something. Lets see if vinny can get a gig.

      • Jamal G. says:

        Dude, I’m looking forward to the entire HBO lineup tonight. True Blood and The Life and Times of Tim are some new favorites of mine.

        • Joey H. says:

          What are the others about? I’ve been way busy lately to catch up on the new shows. theres alot i wanted to see. I end up watching them online. But yea whats the deal with the other shows?

  60. Ivan says:

    I thought Beckett was suppose to be the greatest pitcher of all time.

    • Mike Pop says:

      he still is

    • Mike A. says:

      He still is. The ump was squeezing him, which is why he hung that curve over the plate, and the gail force New England winds carried it juuuuuuuust over the wall.

    • Joey H. says:

      Yeah best postseason pitcher since Gibson says mike Francesa. lets not over patronize the guy. he had a crummy season and only really had 1 OUTSTANDING season. that being last year.

      • Mike Pop says:

        Hes beeen great in the postseason but for the regular season i dont even think hes top 5 or maybe even top 10

      • Steve H says:

        If Beckett pitched for the Pirates and never made the playoffs, he’d be considered a #3. If Wang pitched for the Pirates and never made the playoffs, he’d be considered an ace.

  61. Scott says:

    will someone tell me if Buck Martinez has anything intelligent to say and if he has pictures of TBS’s president with barnyard animals which would explain how he has a job? Friday nite when he said Dice K’s 8-0 start was deceiving because he was getting a lot of run support we checked the stats and found he had an era of 2.50 at that point – what an idiot

  62. daneptizl says:

    Man…. I still can’t believe how little Kendrick walks… I mean… it’s atrocious…

  63. Frank says:

    Watching YES is such a sad reminder of how bleak October is w/o the Yankees.

    They’re airing Penn State Football Story….

  64. Ivan says:

    Can you imagine if Cano was having a-bats like Kendrick is having, Pete-Abe would write a shit list about him the size of the yellow pages.

  65. Joey H. says:

    When does the playoffs go over to our FRIENDS:), at fox? the CS or the WS?

  66. Mike A. says:

    Woo hoo, Family Guy time. Hopefully the Angels are winning when I turn back to the game during commercials.

  67. Mike Pop says:

    Figgins is so sick

  68. Ivan says:

    The bird, bird, bird, the bird is word. The bird, bird, bird.

  69. pat says:

    did they happen to mention why tex batted righty the first time he was up?

  70. Mike Pop says:

    Man Beckett you suck…Lmao family guy like office space

  71. Mike A. says:

    Awesome Office Space reference. Heh.

  72. Joey H. says:

    LMAO.. OMG! you are Jesus Christ!

  73. Mike A. says:

    Three straight balls to Vlad? Wow, gotta hand it to Beckett, that takes talent.

  74. Mike Pop says:

    MAn Pedroia has grits

  75. Mike Pop says:

    Im really hoping Angels win tonight

  76. Ivan says:

    OMG Hilarious.

  77. Joey H. says:

    Did the TBS guy call terry francona:tito francona?

  78. Ivan says:

    LOL @ Jay Leno on Family Guy.

  79. Ivan says:

    LOL. Yo Family Guy just diss the shit out of Dane Cook.

  80. pat says:

    napoli playin out of his head right now

  81. Mike A. says:

    You know what sucks? Beckett’s going to get a pass on this start because of the injury.

  82. Ivan says:

    Terrific play by Garret Anderson.

  83. whozat says:

    For a team “built on pitching and defense”, the defense has looked pretty heinous.

  84. Ivan says:

    Pedroia has been clutch.

  85. pat says:

    o god shut the fuck up he gutted his way through

  86. Ivan says:

    Would have been saunders first run given up but no.

  87. Joey H. says:

    So how do you guys feel about the prospect of Peavy being on the Yankees?

    • Mike Pop says:

      It would be cool but I dont think its worth the prospects when we can sign CC

    • E-ROC says:

      Not gonna happen.

    • pat says:

      no freaking way man it will take waaaay to much. While peavy has been a great pitcher for a while he pitches in a pretty big park, in a shitty division, it is always pristine pitching weather and I imagine the SD media is pretty laid back. Suffice to say Yankeeland is pretty much the opposite of all those things.

      • Steve says:

        All of you who think this will be ridiculously expensive, I think that’s not the case. To everyone who thinks it will be cheap, I think thats wrong as well.

        Look at the recent top free agent pitcher who were dealt. Each case was a bit different from each other, but so is this one different from all the rest.

        Dan Haren-Was signed cheap for 3 years, is a top of the rotation starter and fetched 5 players, although no major leaguers and the deal was called by some quantity over quality, meaning none of the truly high end AZ prospects were dealt.

        Eric Bedard-Signed for 2 years at reasonable money. Fetched a true stud in Adam Jones, and serviceable MLB closer in Sherill. Observers like Keith Law wrote at the time that the Ms overpaid, by a lot.

        Johan Santana-Best pitcher of the bunch. But only signed for one year and wanted a huge extension, which limited his suitors drastically. Mets gave up little outside of Gomez, who is all glove and no bat.

        Peavey is signed to a fairly expensive contract (56 mil guaranteed) that makes him the 4th highest paid pitcher in Baseball (before this years FA crop has signed) after next year. Not huge money, but not cheap either. So that limits his market of suitors somewhat. He’s as good as any of the other pitchers talent wise, so that’s not an issue.

        You could see a trade being structured somewhat similar to the Bedard deal. One true stud (Hughes) and serviceable MLB player (Bruney/Edwar) and then 2 lower level prospects with some ability (Cervelli/Cox/Garcia/Melky/Claggett).

        • Joseph P. says:

          “…meaning none of the truly high end AZ prospects were dealt.”

          Uh, Carlos Gonzalez was the D’Backs No. 3 prospect in 2007, and became the A’s No.1 prospect in 2008.

  88. Mike A. says:

    Totally unnecessary slide by Youk.

  89. pat says:

    wow thats the first time I have ever seen a FIELDER slide into first

  90. SG says:

    gratuitous slide by youkilis

  91. Ivan says:

    Tex hit a Homer.

  92. dkidd says:

    vari-take

  93. E-ROC says:

    Just straight owned dem yo.

  94. Mike A. says:

    I sure hope Delcarmen gets suspended for 3 games like Joba, especially since he actually hit the guy.

    • pat says:

      i like how they compare pedroia’s hbp with napoli. Widdle dusty hasnt done crap this series and napoli just hit 2 hr.

    • E-ROC says:

      Delcarmen definitely meant throw at Napoli (two bat flips from his HRs), but its the playoffs; so that suspension won’t happen.

  95. Joey H. says:

    Lmao jamal are you watching entourage?

  96. pat says:

    dusty is gonna do something gritty

  97. A.D. says:

    Darren Oliver just doesn’t retire

  98. Joey H. says:

    What happened with the sox and halos? fight or what?

  99. pat says:

    BAHAHAHAHAH

  100. A.D. says:

    Wow, big mistake by Ellsbury

  101. Joey H. says:

    Nice job, ButtPirate.

  102. Mike A. says:

    Oooo the rare over-grit by Ellsbury.

  103. E-ROC says:

    Noooo…..he didn’t slip; Aybar pushed him off the bag.

  104. Manimal says:

    Napoli is saving the Angels right now.

  105. E-ROC says:

    C’mon Shields!

  106. Jamal G. says:

    Nice job, Dreamboat.

  107. E-ROC says:

    undergrit from You-less

  108. Jamal G. says:

    Kevin Youkilis’ batting stance looks like a white guy trying to dance bachata.

  109. Jamal G. says:

    If anybody is watching the STL/JAX game, is Ben Roethlisberger displaying a little David Carr this season? I’ve never known him to hold on to the ball that long.

  110. Frank says:

    The way these announcers call the game you would think routine plays just never happen.

  111. Ivan says:

    Where’s your inner grit Lowell.

  112. Ivan says:

    Fake ass Jamaican.

  113. Ivan says:

    Masterson throwing gas.

  114. Mike A. says:

    I’m already sick of this Bon Jovi song, and there’s still 2+ rounds to go.

  115. Ivan says:

    Shields has given up 6 Homers in 16 1/3 at Fenway Yikes.

  116. dkidd says:

    worse than frank tv?

  117. pat says:

    why is lowell playing if he cant field or run well

  118. dkidd says:

    nice inning by shields

  119. Mike A. says:

    That was straight filthy right there. Damn yo.

  120. Ivan says:

    I would love to see Papelbitch serve one up right now.

  121. dkidd says:

    jesus f-ing christ

  122. Mike A. says:

    They want to lose. I swear.

  123. Ivan says:

    Angels baseball.

  124. E-ROC says:

    Left field is so short at Fenway, so why would you try to stretch into a double? And Bay has a hose. Just dumb base running

  125. Ivan says:

    Come on Napoli, pull a Reggie Jackson.

  126. UWS says:

    I maintain that the Angels have been paid handsomely to throw this series. There’s just no way they could play so poorly and/or so stupidly without a good reason.

  127. dkidd says:

    i hate the red sox romping, but it helps every time they cut to scoscia. where’s that smirk, mike?

  128. dkidd says:

    shields is dealing

  129. Mike A. says:

    Mr. Shields is really bringin’ the cheese tonight.

  130. Ivan says:

    Watch Ellsbury a Walk-off homer here.

  131. E-ROC says:

    Sadly, that inning was probably Shields’s last inning. :(

  132. pat says:

    id prefer a papelplosion

  133. E-ROC says:

    I see that the RedSox made an upgrade at catcher.

  134. pat says:

    fundamental one hop bunt to 3b

  135. dkidd says:

    kendrick finally starting to hit, and he decides now is the time to bunt?

  136. Ivan says:

    Kendrick is really ticking me off.

  137. E-ROC says:

    WTF is up with these damn bunt attempts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have two hits already; swing the damn bat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  138. UWS says:

    You know what, fuck the Angels. They don’t deserve to win. This bunting/dumb baserunning is absurd.

  139. Mike A. says:

    Dear Red Sox,

    Here you go, a bunt attempt giving you a free out.

    Love,
    Howie

  140. The Honorable Congressman Mondesi says:

    30,000 little league umpires in the crowd tonight.

  141. dkidd says:

    is there a whiter crowd in mlb than fenway’s? stephen king is the blackest guy in the place

  142. pat says:

    there is no way k-rod gets through this inning.

  143. UWS says:

    Here we go…This’ll be over very soon.

  144. pat says:

    i really really find it hard to believe dusty hit a ball so hard it bent the foul pole.

  145. Jamal G. says:

    I’d like to see Dustin Pedroia hit a Home Run of one Joba Chamberlain. Pussy.

  146. UWS says:

    Gritty strikeout there, Dusty.

  147. Ivan says:

    Pedroia is the definition of clutch. A-Rod Take notes.

  148. Mike R. says:

    OMG!!!!1!!!1!! He bent the friggin’ foul pole!!!! Who cares that he is 0-the series!?!?1?1/ He should get two runs for that!!!!

  149. dkidd says:

    “big swing by the little man” good one

  150. Ivan says:

    You know the walk off is coming any moment now.

  151. dkidd says:

    i know. anyone but the youk

  152. Mike A. says:

    You know what’s scary? If K-Rod manages to squeeze this one out, Garland’s the next guy out of the pen.

  153. Mike R. says:

    I’m going to start making up Gritty, Folk tale type stories about Brett Gardner. Like one time Tony Perez told me he saw Gardner hit an Inside the park home run on a bunt. He is THAT fast.

  154. The Honorable Congressman Mondesi says:

    Does Torii Hunter really have to play so deep with Ortiz on first?

  155. dkidd says:

    bay. of course

  156. pat says:

    k-rod is so scared right now.

  157. Ivan says:

    K-Rod is the perfect fit for the Mets.

  158. pat says:

    i can hear the complaining start already

  159. Jamal G. says:

    Nice creativity with the “K-Rod…K-Rod” chant, Boston.

  160. Jamal G. says:

    This umpire is a douche.

  161. Ivan says:

    Wow that was borderline.

  162. UWS says:

    Any minute now…

  163. pat says:

    walkoff walk anyone?

  164. Mike A. says:

    He’s going to walk the run in. It’s inevitable.

  165. Ivan says:

    Great Jed Lowrie Legend is gonna grow even more.

  166. Mike A. says:

    Pay that man $15M a year!

  167. dkidd says:

    lets go tex…

  168. Ivan says:

    Lucky Bitch.

  169. E-ROC says:

    Wow, this fool got out of the inning.

  170. UWS says:

    Hahaha, nice escape, Houdini-Rod. Now go change your shorts.

  171. Mike A. says:

    Garland next inning I think. Woo hoo.

  172. dkidd says:

    papelbomb

  173. Mike A. says:

    You know what, I will say this: K-Rod really gutted that inning out. I would have passed out after Ortiz reached base.

  174. Jamal G. says:

    You want to talk about a bad couple weeks? My friend is both a Raiders and Cubs’ fan. I’m not a good friend, so I continually ridicule him.

  175. Ivan says:

    Hit A Homer Tex.

  176. Mike A. says:

    Earn at least a little of that inevitable 9-figure contract Tex.

  177. SG says:

    Garret Anderson swung at ball four…why are they lauding papelbon for going after him and throwing stikes?

  178. dkidd says:

    good at bat

  179. Mike R. says:

    -”Well Papelbon’s not walking anyone.”
    -”Certainly not. He REALLY goes after hitters.”

  180. dkidd says:

    gritty dive by the little man

  181. E-ROC says:

    Hunter will bunt.

  182. Ivan says:

    Not enough grit.

  183. ESSRO says:

    Come on, at least take this series back to LA, so there will be at least one more chance for the Red Sox plane to go down. I’d dance the Sweet Caroline on that fiery wreck!

  184. ESSRO says:

    You know how you can tell Papelbohn isn’t a very tough guy? No scruff on his face. The absence of scruff also indicates an absence of the “grit” we keep hearing so much about.

    Oh, and he cried when someone made fun of his wife.

  185. Mike R. says:

    If the Dodger’s make it to the World Series. Is there anyone he would want to face less than Scoscia?

  186. pat says:

    “haha he is so good at locating the fastball”, except that the catcher set up low and inside that pitch was chest high

  187. Ivan says:

    Gary Mathews Jr. is useless as fuck.

  188. E-ROC says:

    Ah, at Matthews went down hackin’.

    I really can’t stand Papelbon.

  189. ESSRO says:

    Also, just wanted to remind you about the controversy surrounding Joba’s fist pump. That’s the kind of thing only douchebags do. Not class guys like KRod or PapSmear

  190. Mike A. says:

    If by some act of Mo the Angels actually take the lead in this game, I hope Scoscia’s man enough to let Lackey close.

  191. UWS says:

    Wow, Weaver’s the long man. I’m having flashbacks….

  192. Mike A. says:

    Is Alex Gonzalez still on the Sox? He owns the Weaver Brothers in extra innings of playoff games.

  193. dkidd says:

    is it me, or is torii hunter playing absurdly deep tonight?

  194. The Honorable Congressman Mondesi says:

    Again – Why is Torii Hunter playing with his back on the CF wall?

  195. dkidd says:

    that was a strike jacoby

  196. E-ROC says:

    I’m beginning to like this ump, because that was clearly a ball. Holy sh!t!

  197. dkidd says:

    that one was not

    but maybe if ellsbury didn’t show up the ump on strike 2 he gets the call

  198. E-ROC says:

    The Angels have to be worried because you know Pedroia will come through at some point. Can the announcers please get off that guy’s nuts????????

  199. pat says:

    wow redsox fans really hate the throw over

  200. E-ROC says:

    Worry about the hitter, please.

  201. Ivan says:

    Cano wouldn’t go 0-17 in the postseason. Yea, I said it.

  202. dkidd says:

    if the angels somehow pull it off, who pitches tomorrow?

  203. ESSRO says:

    So if the 04 Sox were “the idiots”, and the 07 sox were the Gritty guys, can we call these guys “Mavericks”

  204. dkidd says:

    is lackey a FA after this year?

  205. Ivan says:

    why bunt?

  206. dkidd says:

    nice throw by crisp

  207. E-ROC says:

    So that’s why they bunt…………..

  208. Ivan says:

    Aybar in da house.

  209. ESSRO says:

    Nice hemp necklace by the way douchebag

  210. pat says:

    sexy tex puts it outta reach?

  211. The Honorable Congressman Mondesi says:

    Ok… Seriously… There was absolutely no way Pedroia was getting to that ball and he dove when it was already behind him and in the outfield. Come on, dude.

  212. E-ROC says:

    Ortiz, Youkilice, and Bay due up.

  213. ESSRO says:

    Heading to bed, dreaming of some sort of painful death for the red sox. Like a crash, some sort of really fast moving disease making its way through the clubhouse, like in that movie outbreak. Something really bad like that. Wake me up if I’m right!Heading to bed, dreaming of some sort of painful death for the red sox. Like a crash, some sort of really fast moving disease making its way through the clubhouse, like in that movie outbreak. Something really bad like that. Wake me up if I’m right!

  214. dkidd says:

    come on ump

  215. E-ROC says:

    Caray, curb your enthusiam.

  216. Jamal G. says:

    That ball didn’t even hit the warning track, but Chip Caray still gets a hard-on. Douche.

  217. Ivan says:

    Chip Carrey calm the fuck down.

  218. Ivan says:

    He Gone!

  219. Jamal G. says:

    Wait, what? Alex Cora wins games, no?

  220. Ivan says:

    Finally!

  221. dkidd says:

    figgins!!!

  222. UWS says:

    Woohoo! Praise be to Mo.

  223. Mike A. says:

    Josh Beckett is the greatest playoff pitcher EVA!!11!1

  224. E-ROC says:

    Jered Weaver, a hero

  225. dkidd says:

    dream weaver

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