ALCS Game 6: Just win, Tampa
ByYou know what it is about these Red Sox that really bother me? They shouldn’t be this good. When you look at the lineup for today’s game and compare to the ones the Sox put forward in 2004, that 2004 team would tear apart this 2008 team.
Anyway, you know the drill. Tampa was seven outs away from the World Series with a seven-run lead and couldn’t seal the deal. They better win tonight; I can’t stomach a game seven.
Tampa led the Majors with 57 home wins this year. One more gets them into the Fall Classic.
The game thread is going up early because we’re all out tonight. Feel free to use this as an open thread until the game starts at 8:07 p.m.
Boston Red Sox
1. Coco Crisp, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
5. J.D. Drew, RF
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. Mark Kotsay, 1B
8. Jed Lowrie, SS
9. Jason Varitek, C
SP — Josh Beckett
Tampa Bay Rays
1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B
2. B.J. Upton, CF
3. Carlos Pena, 1B
4. Evan Longoria, 3B
5. Carl Crawford, LF
6. Cliff Floyd, DH
7. Dioner Navarro, C
8. Gabe Gross, RF
9. Jason Bartlett, SS
SP: James Shields
Update by Mike (8:30pm): Apparently there’s a power outage at TBS’ headquarters, so the game’s not on TV here. Here’s MLB’s live feed. It’s on TBS now.
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No kidding about the 2004 team. One just needs to look at the degradation of Varitek, Papi, and Timlin alone to see that. Another thing that gets me is that Lowell isn’t even playing and Kotsay’s at first. Give me a break.
Couldn’t you make the same kind of comment about the line-ups, comparing the Yankee teams with Murderer’s Row plus Cano versus the 1996 World Series Yankees?
Sure, and as we all know the muderers row team went nowhere come October.
The more telling comparison for playoff purposes would be to compare the two pitching staffs.
2004 Pedro/Schilling top of rotation with a hot Derek Lowe going into the playoffs. Foulke was the closer in a career year for him.
2008 Beckett and Lester at top with Dice-K as the #3. Paps the closer
Average middle relievers on both teams. Pretty close pitching wise, assuming Beckett is healthy. But most people think he isn’t.
Hughes got clobbered in the AFL today
2.2 innings, 7 hits, 8 runs, 7 earned, 2 walks, 1 k
Don’t have a link. It all came apart in the 3rd from what my buddy told me. Single, bloop, hit by pitch, sac fly, followed by a HR and a few more hits. Bad outing, no way around it.
It happens. Oh well.
can’t save them all, hasselhoff.
If the Sox win tonight, I’ll be just as drunk as he usually is.
Since we didn’t have a Dot-f today, I’ll post this here. BA article about Yankee lefty Michael Dunn
Sorry dude, can’t post subscriber only info. Our lawyers are busy enough with Ambiorix Burgos. DotF will be up after the game.
Wonder if they like him enough to let Marte walk. I hope not.
So many fans are down on Marte, but I hope they keep him. You just can’t find good lefties, the Yanks have searched for years. Pick up the option, and if he sucks just cut him/deal him around mid season. Its not like the 6 mil will kill the Yanks, but not having a solid lefty will.
Either that was edited, or you are the biggest tease ever.
Here, click this link
http://www.prosportsdaily.com/.....38;page=64
Before they edit it as well.
The other site, I mean.
Gotcha. Sorry bout that.
So … where’s the game? Why is TBS showing some crappy bloopers show?
What the hell was that all about? Must have been a rain delay in the Trop.
Was wondering the same thing… Now it’s the Steve Harvey Show!
How does this happen?
TBS can’t get the game to us, due to technical difficulties? How crappy is that? I love Steve Harvey, but come on!
Steve Harvey has the sharpest hairline, ever. It’s mesmerizing.
Steve Harvey Show??!!???
??!?
Coco just bunted for a single to 3B on the first pitch of the game.
Is the game being shown on some other channel? How the hell did they manage to fuck up something like this?
I’ve got Gameday up.
Shields picked him off first.
This is a fucking joke. TBS should be stripped of their playoff rights forever
No kidding. What a clusterf*k.
Seriously. I want FOX back.
Seriously, this is terrible.
Pedroia popped out.
Ortiz K’ed. Inning over.
Man, thank god this isn’t the Yanks. I’d be flipping my lid. Red Sawx Nation must be going insane
thank Mo*
My bad.
TBS = Total Bullshit Station… where the hell is the game?
If it wasn’t for Family Guy I’d boycott.
This is about regoddamndiculous. TBS really ? Welcome to broadcasting, atleast there is some good college football on
Devils’ power play looks like crap.
I tried calling TBS, can’t get thru. Give it a shot if you want:
404-885-0758
http://support.tbs.com/ics/sup.....eptID=5475
Is it possible that this whole game wouldn’t be shown? I know they’ll probably correct these technical issues, but can you imagine if that happened?
Haha, I think they’d be pretty funny, actually, as it would punish Sox fans across the nation.
Apparently, the Red Sox comeback in game 5 was so unbelievable, TBS totally forgot about game 6.
From PeteAbe:
Game 6 of the ALCS is not on television, apparently because of a power outage at Turner Television headquarters in Atlanta.
No word from MLB when the broadcast will start.
Good to know they didn’t just decide to show The Steve Harvey Show, thinking it would get better ratings…
This is why you cant trust TBS with this kind of game… Yes should be covering this game
Here you go, live TV feed:
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/playe.....9253550049
When trouble is afoot Mike A saves the day
This is what happens when you put playoff games on TBS.
Plan B anyone? Online radio link?
Who carries the Rays or Red Sox games locally?
BJ UPTON HOMERS!!
Upton just homered. Again.
Tampa just scored. 1-0
Upton HR, what else.
Boss Man Jr in da mothafuckin House bitches.
On the plus side: no Chip Caray and Buck Martinez.
Or Craig Sager and his fluorescent jackets.
Why can’t they show Frank TV?? They’ve only run 7 million promos for it the past 2 weeks
I would expect this if the Yanks were involved but not THE BOSTON COMEBACK KIDS RED SOX !!!
How is there a live feed is it only becuz of TBS’s problems or they always have one ?>
Game on… Damn, Upton really regained that power stroke during the playoffs..
Game’s on TBS.
Thanks!
“You haven’t missed much”
What a douchebag.
Apparently Upton’s homer went off the catwalk.
Hmmm…I have a bad feeling about this game.
All of a sudden I miss Steve Harvey.
All the talk about Longoria being the best in the dov soon should stop. Upton is the guy.
Ooooof.
I’m sure that’ll be a fun argument to have for years to come.
Id take either guy but Id rather have Longoria
Jamie Shields is only throwing 89-90. He’ll never be a successful ML pitcher, especially in the AL East.
Word. He sucks.
Might as well release Kennedy
Fuck you Youk
Sheesh, ground balls are finding the holes, eh?
. . and the fly balls are finding seats.
I dont like this
just called that a ball.
Beckett’s like, 90% off-speed stuff right now.
Even his fastball is off speed. That 2nd pitch to Floyd was 88 MPH.
Francona can tell everyone he’s healthy, nobody’s buying it.
He looks better tonight than he has in the past couple games
Fuck man.
Mike, how is Shields so effective with that kind of speed ? Its a serious question. Alot of guys who throw as hard as him arent as effective. Is it because of his changeup/control/movement ?
He spots it well and mixes in his offspeed stuff nicely. He’s got a Grade A changeup, might be the best in baseball, so that certainly helps.
Man fuck the Sox
Price warming in the pen.
Not. Good.
That was ol’ unintentional intentional walk to Drew.
It would be nice if Shields could throw a strike every now and then.
That was close.
any of y’all got a sidekick?
The phone or like Robin compared to Batman? I don’t have either, but I’d like the latter.
the phone. I don’t have one either and I was considering buying one.
Can’t help ya, I’m still rockin’ my three year old RAZR.
and you have not considered changing it?
I have, but I’m thinking iPhone.
I gotz me an ol’ CrackBerry. Don’t need no stinkin’ Sidekicks.
It seems that Blkberries are for more older/mature people, while SK’s are for younger hip people.
What are you implying?
Not dissing anybody just saying that almost every person who I saw with a SK’s a little younger and etc and dudes with blkberries I,ve seen is for mature people. Maybe it’s just me.
If by “younger people” you mean damn high-schoolers, you’re probably right
bbery > sidekick
Wow Beckett is pitching like Greg Maddux.
The strike zone is slightly amorphous tonight.
If Dustin Pedroia leaning into a pitch like that and it ould be called gritty. Jason Bartlett … not so much.
Take Aki, take until he’s got 2 strikes on you. Get Bossman up there with as many runners on as possible.
True, but to be fair, unless Beckett is a moron, he’s gonna throw a FB right down the pipe in that situation, so if your Aki might as well swing at a FB down the pipe right?
7 HR’s in his last 28 ABs
So if he can keep this up, he should hit 150 HR’s next year. Can’t wait.
Yo did anybody saw the new Mortal Kombat Vs. DC universe game? I just knew about it today while I was at game stop.
Wow, Cousins out of the game. Hopefully we get a normal strike zone now.
What happened to him?
Took a foul tip off the mask, but he stayed in for the rest of the inning and another half inning. Leaving the game now.
Wow. Can an ump be gritty? Or gutsy?
Well, the foul tip came off Varitek’s bat, so maybe it was grit by osmosis?
That’s some painful osmosis.
Advantage Rays
I think so, if for no other reason the delay will affect Beckett more, since I think he’s hurt.
Breaking news: Upton ties A-rod in career home runs…in the postseason. He is 2 behind A-rod in RBIs. Longoria is in hot pursuit as well.
Therefore if the Rays lose it is Arods fault.
Upton’s also already hit the 4th most homeruns in a single postseason in history.
Beltran up there too right ?
Yeah.
1. Bonds, 8, 2002
2. Beltran, 8, 2004
3. Glaus, 7, 2002
4. Upton, 7, 2008
Varitek bat is even killing umpires.
Why does it take so long to replace a friggin’ ump? This game sucks.
Wonder how the layoff will affect the pitchers. Beckett will probably sit on the bench for a good 30-40 minutes when it’s all said and done.
Wherever his injury is, that cant help it.
They’ll probably blame instant replay for the delay.
Come on, we all know it’s ARod’s fault.
Obviously he is the reason for replay.
Brooke Shields is a nice looking babe and all, but these Volkswagen commercials are just hideous.
I saw her way back in the day on Broadway in Grease.
For some reason I felt like sharing that.
I guess I’m just partial to the Mercury car commercial babe.
Bold prediction: final score of this game will not be 2-1.
I get the feeling that it just might end 2-1. We’ll see…
I know. Beckett should have cracked by now.
You know we’re due for a bunch of “Beckett, the greatest postseason pitcher in the history of the universe, really gutted out this game” stories regardless of what happens from here on out.
Scott Kazmir pitched a gem in Game 5 and there was something wrong with him (either mechanical or physical), but nothin’.
Kazmir doesn’t play the game the right way. Duh.
Swipe a few bags now, Carl.
Watching the Rays tonight is just like watching the Yankees this season. Pitcher having a hard time, batters having terrible AB’s, balls findind holes through the D, just great.
How was that a strike ?
If the Sox do win tonight, does anyone here still like the Rays in tomorrow’s game?
UGh this series should be over !!!!
Damn yo. I went to kitchen to make a sandwich just as Floyd grounded out to end the 4th, and when I just came back the top of the 5th was over already. I guess Shields figured it out.
Beckett might just turn back into the best postseason pitcha eva !!1!1!
Zobrist? Why not Baldelli?
Are the Rays trying to lose?
Note to every current and future manager: never try to a) steal, or b) hit and run when the catcher is at first.
What you mean the cap’n Tek cant steal bases ?
WTF Navarro?
That’s just A-Rod-esque trying too hard right there.
Great.
You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.
ditto
Bingo!
JA-SON BART-LETT clap clap clapclapclap JA-SON BART-LETT clap clap clapclapclap
MVP!!!
TB is winning this game. I mean come on, when Bartlett hits a homer, you gotta win.
Man o Man Maddon is fuckin up
Why in the hell was he stealing ? But good stuff on the bomb
It was a hit-and-run, Zobrist couldn’t make contact with the high curve that almost hit him in the face.
Told you it wouldn’t end 2-1.
Fuckin’ Navarro.
Anyone wanna put money on it not ending 2-2?
How can you be so sure?
I’m using a portion of my cunning. No wait! All my cunning.
Hah, the greatest postseason pitcher EVA!!11!! is one away from setting the record for most homers allowed in a single postseason.
Thats cuz hes not afraid to go after pitchers, he is gritty and that means no matter how the game ends he is still a champion
Too bad both of tonight’s were solo shots. Grumble.
“Ben Zobrist remains in the game as right fielder.”
WTF? Zobrist plays the OF?
Yeah, just started this year. He was playing center after BJ hurt his shoulder.
Aki got ups.
I wish Shields was a Yankee, he fucken hates the red sox
Motherfucker.
Another HR by an anti-MVP
Yeah … so … NO ONE saw Varitek doing that.
Not even God saw that coming.
…but Mo might’ve.
Mo have mercy let the Rays win this series
Jesus
Varitek…this is impossible.
Crap.
Yuck.
Honestly I dont want to hear more of PApelbon if the Sox win this game
The two MVP’s of Bartlett and Varitek show up to play today.
Good, get the lefty in there to face Ortiz and Drew.
Would you hit it ?
http://i261.photobucket.com/al.....SoxFan.jpg
With a bat?
Oy vay Bartlett…
omg
The Rays looked so good through the first 4 and half games, now they look like the ’08 Yankees.
The same team that won 89 games.
All of a sudden Ortiz and Varitek wanna show up.
My
GodMo. They’re purposely trying to lose, aren’t they.The wheels have come off the Rays bus. The Sox overcome another ALCS deficit. Crazy
Who starts game 7 for Rays
Garza, if necessary.
Garza
Hopefully Francona leaves Beckett in too long again.
Not this time. Sigh.
YouK!!! UUUUUUUGE strikeout by Howell.
Upton, Pena, Longoria due up, time to do some damage.
3 runs right here
12 outs to score 2+ runs. Difficult, but not impossible. They only need to look at Sox in Game 5…
iight maybe the TB rays win by beating Papelbon no?
Holy shit…
http://riveraveblues.com/2008/.....-dui-5239/
Wow. What a moron.
Great. the day keeps gettin better. Joba gets arrested, Hughes gets rocked and now the rays are losing. Fantastic.
So that mean we might have to take it easy with the Buchholz jokes?
No.
Yes, definitely. Buchholz just stole a bunch of computers. Joba could have killed someone, himself most likely.
What a fucking moron.
Sox fans are gonna eat him alive at Fenway and in general
This upsets me alot
Wow where was that.
Longoria. A clutch homer would be nice.
Is there any chance Lester doesn’t throw 8 innings of 1-run ball tomorrow to win the ALCS?
Game’s not over, chill out.
This game was over as soon as Drew got that hit 2 nights ago.
I know, I’m just saying, in case there’s a game 7.
Ya but Garza throws a no no
None.
Balfour betta do a much better job.
God Joba getting arrested just killed the decent mood i was in
Balfour should be able to blow Varitek away. No excuses.
Who is this “David ORR-tise” character Buck Martinez keeps referring to?
I still can’t believe Varitek hit a homer.
Mystique and Aura helped out, dontcha know.
Cmon Balfour
This game is a hit away from being tied.. ITS NOT OVER
Word. This game will not end 4-2.
Lets Go Rays.
Lester will be in 2 hit shutout mode tomorrow.
Maybe the Phils can actually slay them. Someone has to.
TBS = Tampa blowing series
Everything just seems to go the red sox way
Rays looking like the magic is gone. Hughes and Joba get bombed. Knicks suck. When do the G-men play??
The suspense is officially over. I just heard this quote from an ESPN analyst.
“First they (The Red Sox) come back from a 7-0 deficit and now they’re winning today. That’s it! They’re winning the world series. There is no doubt.”
Kirk Herbstreit during the Texas vs Mizzou telecast.
I like Herby, he usually has his head on straight and is very fair when talking college football. Red Sox though … not so much.
I agree. My problem is this. Why even mention it? You don’t here Chip Caray saying that the national champoinship will run through Texas. Stick to what they pay you for.
Next he will mention Joba
Heh, like Mike Patrick?
http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2.....oping.html
Well Kirk does know everything…except his picks for the top 10 in the 2008 nfl draft
Big DP. Chad Bradford’s money in the postseason.
Longroias such a stud over there at third
Could we give the Twins X and say Kennedy for one of their young pitchers ? Would they go for that or is too much ? X and a B prospect ?
Nah, thay have plenty of OFers and need a 3B. I don’t think X could play there anymore, and even if he could I doubt the Twins would want a guy making that much money and only a yr away from free agency.
OO okaay cuz i was just reading MLBTR and I figured they needed offense so i was thinking it.. I would like to get something for X tho and bring Bobby back
stipe sucks. come on rays.
Big HBP by Bartlett. Tying run to the plate with the meat of the order coming up.
Ugh that K was huge. Is Masterson really this good
BJ trying too hard looks like
This thread’s slowing down for some people, I started a new one here:
http://riveraveblues.com/2008/.....read-5243/