This is what we pay him for, right?
Top 1: I'll take it! Other than a really long foul ball (phew!), I'll take that for $1.
Bottom 1: Ugh. JD Drew, the rally killer. What is he doing joking with the catcher? This is war, my man! Bases loaded with no outs, and we don't score a run. That is just terrible.
[Drew Grand Slam] OK. I wrote that before Carmona even threw a pitch to Drew. I apologize Mr. Drew. But can you blame me?!?
Ellsbury comes up - thank god. I actually really like Coco Crisp, but we needed some new blood.
Top 2: Schill needs to get a little more on his pitches. Two potential long balls in four batters is not good. Something to watch.
McCarver, "Martinez with a tape measure homerun." It wasn't a "tape measure" homerun. It skirted around a foul pole named after a guy who couldn't hit homeruns unless it hit that pole.
Bottom 2: McCarver is so, well, McCarver. "Great baserunning," he lauds on Pedroia who runs from second to third with the ball hit to short. This is the same guys who raked Ortiz over the coals for doing the exact same thing. "Run only when the ball is hit behind you," he extolled. I guess its heads up when you are safe, and bone headed when you get out.
Ortiz has done a very good job at taking the ball to the opposite field in the last two games, so I can't be too mad that he hit right into the shift for a double play ball.
Top 3: He's young, and although he just flied out, but Grady Sizemore scares me.
Bottom 3: Cleveland's bullpen has been very good. We almost want the starters in longer. That said, Carmona getting out of this game gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling.
OK. I'll say it: I hope Lugo strikes out ... so that he doesn't hit into a DP.
[two RBI double] Fine. I'll keep bashing them so long as they keep hitting!
Let's try it: Big Papi, that guy hit into a DP last inning. With the shift on, that guy can't do anything at the plate .... ..... Oh well, that didn't work.
Top 4: Is the AFLAC duck branching out? Getting a second gig?
Bottom 5: That wasn't Pedroia tipping his cap to Cabrerra. The words out of his mouth were, "F--- Me."
Top 7: Thank you Schill. Repeating what I started with: That's what he is paid for.
Bottom 8: That was an interesting video comparison by FOX. Every non-Sox fan is complaining about Manny's preening after a homerun. However, it side-by-side comparison, FOX showed that Manny gets around the bases (and was IN THE DUGOUT) before Victor Martinez got home after a dinger off Schilling. Both homeruns made it a 3 run deficit.
Top 9: OH NO! Gagme? Francona wants to make it interesting.
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See you Sunday! What a great flashback. Early 80s, Celtics were playing the 76ers and were down 3-1. Back then, the schedule was 2-2-1-1-1. The Celtics were winning game 5 in Boston. Game 6 was in Philly on Friday and and 7 was Sunday back in Boston. The fans started chanting, "See You Sunday, See You Sunday." That in fact happened, and the Celtics took the series.
5am NESN and Say your prayers!
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