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Los Angeles Angels
@ Boston Red Sox

Monday, Oct 6, 2008, 5:37 PM PDT
Fenway Park

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Near 50.

 

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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Jon Lester 16-6 33 33 2 2 0 0 210.1 202 78 75 14 66 152 3.21 1.27


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - John Lackey 12-5 24 24 3 0 0 0 163.1 161 71 68 26 40 130 3.75 1.23


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I feel no shame in saying...

GO BOSTON!!!!

Win, and Rays at least get home field advantage. Would also mean that the AL and NL winningest teams are out.

LETS GO HALOS

I don't care who wins the series...

But prefer to have it go 5.

The Angels cannot make it past the first round.

It just can’t happen.

I want K-Rod to walk in the winning run in game 5

But it would be neat to do it in game 4…

Still I want baseball, and more importantly, a game 5 tomorrow.

Who ever wins, we’re going to root against them, so I guess it does not matter very much.

It's important to me that the Angels fail.
I don't wanna see the Red Sox

turn into a dynasty.

They'll just get owned

by the Rays.

End Dynasty.

I want today and tomorrow's game to go 20 innings each.
10/6: I Sure Have Posted A Lot Of Open Game Threads And Here Is Another One

Beats writing content

If Sager's ties weren't so awful, he might be okay.
Needs his hair fixed too.
His jacket this evening was amazing.

I want it and I want it now!

Hitting Anderson second is all kinds of stupid.
Seriously, since when does Jon Lester throw 96-97?
The radiation gave him super powers
Wasn't Lester almost traded for a Jeremy Reed package back in the day?

Or did my mind make this up.

Your mind made it up.
That falls in the same category as the supposed Ryan Howard for Jamie Moyer trade.
I still say we should have pulled the trigger on that.
Why would he wear a Dodgers hat while surfing?
Why would anyone?
They like the Dodgers?
Why would anyone?
I want the Dodgers to make the WS
I want the Phillies because of Moyer and Utley

the Dodgers because they are interesting and I need a villain to root against.

I hate the idea of Coletti or Gillick in the WS.
I like the youth of the Dodgers

and I pretend like their FO isn’t retarded

Many older baseball fans in Spokane have a passing interest in the Dodgers

because were their AAA farm team when their minor league system was fucking awesome.

And this I care about why?
You wanted a reason, I gave you one.
You have yet to give me a decent reason to like the Dodgers.

Rational hatred trumps.

Why would I want to convince someone to liek the Dodgers?
I thought that was the game we were playing.
I would so much rather be a Dodgers fan than a Mariners fan.

Stupid childhood.

Then you'd have to come to the games at the fourth inning and leave during the seventh.
Embarrassed by male pattern baldness?
Doesn't explain the Dodger part.
Baseball fans from LA tend to like the Dodgers
Quit bitching you big baby; your team won today and you haven't had to write in days.
This looks like a peace offering
I'm actually surprised I haven't been boxed yet.
Lackey's playoff beard is pretty cute.
Why say these things and not show us.
Turn on your tv
Bite me.
It's most as if I forgot that you have no tv

At least you can watch them on your computer.

ooooo sounds kinky
I'm afraid Robert would kick my ass.
Could Robert kick anyone's ass?
Past a diving Lowrie.

I still don’t think I’ve seen him make a play.

That key12 inning sacrifice was a pile of FAS
The Franktv ads have become a little less relentless, but...

It's quite sparkly.
It's the best cap I could get
Jason Bay is a professional hitter, ladies and gentlemen.
Bay = professional hitter

I thought professional hitters didn’t strike out.

If he's so professional hittery, why is his OPS 4111 points below Felix's?
Hittery.
Yes.
I was just sounding it out.
I thought you were mocking me.
He gives up an out to move the runners over

Selfish hitters play for themselves

Yes they do Chip

Youk -→ 3B, is a big defensive down grade on a team wide scale. STFU

Congrats to the Rays.

And since the Red Sox failed to compete the sweep, I’m joining JI and wanting this series to 5 five games. Unless K-Rod blows this one in the 9th.

In a perfect world I want the Red Sox to win in five, but if it goes to game five there's a chance the Angels win the series.

Just too close to comfort.

The travel would like them
The travel would kill them*

I have no idea what is going wrong with me today

I'd quote you but it would definitely cause a problem.
Good gravy how'd he get his bat on that.
MVP MVP MVP
Vlad is slow.
He's 32 but his skills scream 37
I can't believe he's only 32.
His career is not long for this world.
If Bavasi were here he'd be our new long term DH
Luckily he is not.

Because I think you’re probably right.

STUBBLE POWER!
Vlad fails again.
MAPLE BATS KILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Non-gif-able Angels error?

Unthinkable.

Jason Bay looks so much like John Olerud it's insane.
Yeah, but Bay went to Gonzaga
That was a meatball.
That suit was unbelieveable and I deeply regret not getting a screenshot.
Wow, never listened to Dave Sims call a football game before, he's pretty good!
So the Angels traded Kotchman basically for this upcoming at bat
What's funny is Tex has hit wonderfully and the trade still won't have worked out at all.
That was well outside you big baby.
Yes indeed

I like the modified light 3-D gameday

So Kotsay > Casey appearently.
Obviously, stupid.
Sure, but why be "creative" when you can hit homeruns?
Darling, Martinez , and Carey

are by far the three most obnoxious tbs personalties, so naturally they are the A broadcast team.

The Yankees won the world series with ~88 wins in 200o

STFU Darling

Tampa came out of nowhere.

Maybe to you and the idiots you work with.

The Angels win because of defense and fundamentals.
Whatever happened to Sosica's magic beans?

God damn the Angels are a comically sloppy team.

Hot damn! Textbook manufactured run. Industrial baseball.
Fuck this thread I'm going to HH to enjoy this moment properly
Liner , groundball

pretty much the same thing

Something they said on the t.v.?
Because you can make it to the MLB w/o being athletic.
...

I'm fat. 6'4" & close to 300.

I can also throw 82. I’ve won two amateur mtn biking competitions this season. I can run for 5 miles without stopping while posting 6.5 minute miles.

Is that Ray King?
You have to look beyond the belly, but yes.
Nice play, assface.
Who has the "cancer" drinking game?
"He's more than a cancer survivor"

!

Josh Beckett says "hi."
Bay must score now.
Ahahaha
Nice glove, gAybar.
Google is too far away. What's the score?
2-0 Sox
Wooooooooooooooooooooooo

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla3Aen-GB3Aofficial&hs=jU2&q=red+sox+angels+alds+game+4+score+2008&btnG=Search

Darling doesn't like Lackey's attitude.
Ron Darling is a prick.
God damn the Angels are the worst fundamental tean in baseball.
But they go from 1st to 3rd all the time. Don't you listen?
Unfortunately
He may have a point.

How many times did we run out Tits against the Angels?

LETS GO HALOS

clap clap clapclapclap

If he gets cancer again they'll retire his number.
Perhaps it's just because the Red Sox are a hell of a lot better.
"What a rip."

Really? Aybar? He swung the bat, but ain’t no Vlad.

I want the Angels to win.

I just want more baseball. It’s not about rooting interests right now.

...and then Donnie Moore kileld himself

and Hendu never shut up about it

"Varitek's first bunt in an ALDS since 2006."

You mean he went 4 games w/o a bunt? Holy shit.

He's no Pudge.
Looping line drive?
Hurry up and win, Red Sox, so you can get your asses kicked by the Rays.
You gotta believe!

Angels in the outfield

taught me that god doesn’t get sarcasm.

The next time I hear "a bloop and a blast" someone gets it.
It's been known to happen.

I just think it's an annoying saying.
The one time the preach the big inning over manufactering a run

you get all pissed off.

There’s no pleasing you.

I hate cliches.
Me too.
Avoid them like the plague.
You hit it right on the head.
If Lester actually gets stronger as the game goes on

why the hell would Tito [sic] Francona yank him when he’s throwing a shutout?

Teixeira's going to OBP about 900 in the playoffs and he'll be criticized for not hitting homers.
He and Vlad are OBPing .550

and the Angels still can’t score.

So does Okajima think he is fooling hitters by slamming his head down on every pitch?
Masterson throws 96-97?

GameDay says it’s legit.

That was poorly executed on Masterson's part.
That's the most retarded thing ever Buck

You’d churn through Masterson AND Delcarmen in the 8th just to get Pap a save?

"Tor-ii, Tor-ii, Tor-ii"

I love it!

Nice job Tek.
Looks like he called for a slider?
Well he did throw it right at him...

I could see why it’s a PB

This announcing crew is so fucking annoying.
Is it really that hard to put a same handed batter away 0-2?
I hate to say this

but, what a choke job.

YES YES YES
Frankie can blow it now!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

SHUT THE FUCK UP RSN

This has been a fantastic series.
YES YES YES
I want more baseball
I still want Boston to advance

but oh my God this is great.

IMA RUIN YOUR BIRTHDAY
The Angels would be a much easier opponent
But fuck the Angels
You make an excellent point.
I still can't bring myself to root for Angels success.

It’s so goddamn hard.

TIE TIE TIE
I'm beginning to root for a Game 5.
Every home team needs to lose in this series
That would be neat
240,000+ people would have wasted their money
Some may be repeat customers
Well in that case shut the hell up
Aren't playoff tickets sold in strips?
I have never seen baseball playoff tickets
Funny, I have never not seen that.
How's life while looking at baseball playoff tickets constantly?
I'm going off the 95, 97 playoff tickets.
Boring.
Okay, Chip, is every swing a big "cut" or "rip" when it is fouled off?

Stop trying to fabricate drama.

He calls a 270 popup a "rip"
He'd call one of my patented weak dribblers to the softball pitcher a "rip"
I swear the only thing required to be an announcer these days is to scream a word loudly.
We need to trade for Napoli

since the Angels refuse to play him

If we don't get a game 5

I wanna see K-Rod walk in the winning run.

So Dustin Pedroia is OPSing .318 in the Division series.

This is utterly delicious.

MVP! MVP! MVP!
MVP, motherfucker.
LATE
I believe the correct term is "Reinforcing"
I can't wait to dead-meme this one.
Seriously now, as much as we all dislike the Angels...

…who here WOULDN’T want to see Papelbon blow a save?

Of course, watching K-Rod blow a save would be sweet too…

K-Rod would bring me more joy.
Scot Shields is utterly awesome
Shame they're gonna have to most likely put K-Rod in to defend a lead if they get one.

Oops.

Honestly, I'd push K-Rod as far as I can

and then go to Arreando

I wonder what the over/under is on innings pitched for K-Rod is.

0.2?

Arredondo.
Why won't the Angels just fucking go away?
Needs better font.
The Beat LA chant is reserved for the Dodgers you idiots.
Maybe they are calling them LA sarcastically.
The point remains.
So K-Rod is into the whole "cream and the clear" thing.
hmmm

Lotion?
Someone's going to quote Silence of the Lambs sooner or later.
It occurred to me to do so, but I'm declining.
Good man.
Quid Pro Quo
It puts the location on the skin or else it gets the whos again
That was the first smart bunt all playoffs
Harold Reynolds is pleased.
He likes stupid bunts
Incorrect. He lacks the ability to distinguish between smart and stupid bunts. He likes ALL bunts.
Right in the ass
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Boy instant replay sure is the hieght of faggotry huh?
Not necessary, he was pretty clearly out.
Good call.
(ump, not the squeeze call)
Unbefuckinglievable.
That is an excellent call.

STFU Scioscia

Like he can see it properly at normal speed.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

::Breathe::

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Thats silly
And I'm saying that this, right here, costs the Angels the game.
Oh yeah. We all know that the Red Sox will win it here.
Having K-Rod being a pussy hiding in the bullpen waiting for a save

while a lesser reliever blows it could be satisfying

Baseball is predictable sometimes.
So fucking perfect.

Angels baseball.

My oh my.
I was kinda hoping Aybar would get a hit after that.
DID REGGIE FUCKING WILLITS JUST TRY TO STEAL FUCKING HOME?

FUCKING MORON!

No. It was a botched squeeze play. Aybar missed the bunt, and Willits was fucked.
Oh, okay. I don't have cable so I can't see the moving pictures.
Broken up squeeze
Pinch loser.

(in fairness, though, it was a squeeze call. Not his fault)

Gameday is confusing like that.
Manny being Manny!
Haha, that Sexdrive movie looks hilarious.
I have never heard of this movie, and yet by watching those few minutes of footage, I am intrigued.

I liked how he missed the door when he tried to drop kick it.

That movie looks incredibly bad
Hopefully this is sarcasm
It's not.

I’m with Goose, this is the first I have heard of it. It was a good enough teaser that I will likely go see it (pending others’ opinion when it comes out).

Needs more K-Rod.
Scot Shields: still pretty good.
And here comes the Fail.
Willits so so fucking lucky

There is such a thing as being too scrappy.

Is K-Rod warming?
According to ESPN radio, he is now.
It's all over now.
At least the bottom of the Red Sox order is kinda bad.
Holy shit.

Nice catch.

Yikes, nice play.
If anyone criticized Tex after this series I'm going to stab someone.
*criticizes
Damn, that's some slick fielding
The Angels traded Kotchman for that catch.
Kotchman is a better fielder
That catch took veteran grit.
Suck it Angels.
FUCK YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHA

Fuck you Angels

I hate to see them so happy.
Same.
But at the same time

thousands upon thousands of Angels fans cried out in despair.

HAAAHAHHAHAHAHAAH

Willits blows the game!

I'm a little sad, actually
BAHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

SUCK IT ANGELS SUCK IT LONG AND SUCK IT HARD

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
LOWOWNED!
baaaaaaahahahahahahaha

(sorry eyebrows)

Someone should go check on him...
I wonder how he's doing.
SUCK IT ANGELS
What happened?
Lowrie single between 1st/2nd. Bay scored.
Willits pulled a Raul.
Line out to second

Going to the 10th

You are humorous.
You sure you're not butthol?
Seriously, please stop doing that.
I'm starting to wonder myself, to be honest.
Where's the resemblance????
Stop being a dead ringer for him.
You're just cranky. I'm just attempting to positively contribute to the community.
Must...resist...urge...to...be...an...asshole...
To your credit, you've resisted that urge quite a bit.

Go ahead, indulge yourself.

So am I.
Here's the deal.

You stop calling me butthol, and I apply the breaks on the commenting.

No deals, you are no position to make deals.
I thought you were going away?
I am not messing with you anymore Graham.
This is a good life motto.
YEAH GO THE FUCK HOME!
DAMMIT
But ok hahahahaha suck it californaheim
I see, Lowrie single. SUCK IT LANAHEIM!
Lanaheim, that's a new one.
There, right there.
Bahahahahaha
Seriously, stop that. I'm sorry, OK?
YES THAT'S RIGHT WATCH YOUR DREAMS AND FANTASIES FADE AWAY INTO THE ABYSS YOU ASSHOLES
I have never seen Jason Bay run that fast.
After seeing Manny in LF at Fenway it's hard imagining anyone go that fast...
This will lead to more unwarranted praise for Lowrie.
He'll become a trade chip.

And not live up to anything.

GA has one more thing to be surly about.
They're going to have to live with that botched suicide squeeze all off season bwahahahahahahahaha
LOOK AT THAT JACKET!

I WANT IT!

Holy shit Orange this time!
AHHHHHH ORANGE MY CONES WERE NOT MADE FOR THIS
You're a woman?
AHAHAHAHA
There, right there.
Commenting that on everything I say is just mean.
Welcome to Lookout Landing.
Dude I've been here for years now and no one has cared until now.
Your profile says "months"
He changed names.
Like we're supposed to know that.
I wouldn't know either. I just remember him mentioning it.
I Never said anything like that!
He, himself, is not able to change his name and keep his history.
Please stop saying that.
I thought you said that.

If not, my bad.

It's fine.

I’m just upset that I’m being Fogelized.

Fogel is a friend of LL.

You’re being buttholed.

Or Coached, yeah.
That sounds painful
Almost like being cock taco'd
This all sounds incredibly painful.
You going to bait me into say how being cock taco'd is a good thing
But necessary.
Well, there was that SBN 2.0 changeover earlier in the year.
My profile says joined in 2007
I see: joined Feb 11, 2008

All I know is that there was some screw ups in the transition.

If you look at the specific blog activity it says what date you originally joined.
Mine says April 19 2007

But I’ve been posting since May 06

Yep.

I see now.

Fine I'm sorry
How's this instead

This gif hasn't seen enough use lately.

I miss Coach.

Wait! Stop! I am NOT coach owens and I am NOT butthol

Please, guys.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE JACKET!
Rays vs. Red Sox

The Epic continues.

This is gonna be an insane ALCS.
The Red Sox may be a tougher opponent

but holy shit this series is going to be made of pure awesome.

I think they both go 7

Shades of 2004

Man that was an awesome postseason.

Minus the World Series, which sucked.

Go Rays/Phillies.
Ah, sweet, sweet Schadenfreude.
Ok tv off, I've had enough of watching these assclowns.
You wanted this!

See!
SEE!

I love this man

You need a screenshot of the green one as well.

I hope he sticks around for the rest of the postseason and breaks out some bright blue or something.

Oh dear God What Not to Wear these dudes.
Boo!

No way

Does FOX have him under contract?

I hope they do.

He works for the Turner networks
Someone get Ted on the phone and have him buy FOX.
I want that suit.
Bay's hand was bleeding throughout the interview.

You could see him wiping it on his shirt right under the “Sox.”

Yeah, it looks like he caught Napoli's cleats on that slide.
What the hell is he wearing?
The same thing my history prof used to wear

a burnt orange suit with plad pinstripes.

So yes the Teixeira trade was totally worth it
You saw that walk and that catch right?
Yes it totally won them the world series
Not only that they get the inside track in negotiations.
He'll probably give them a discount because he likes the guys so much.
But, draft picks?
Not MLB ready
They'll be quite fortunate if one of those picks turns into a player of Kotchman's skill level.
So that suicide squeeze was a brilliant move.
It was the right call.
The Angels did everything they could to lose

and somehow almost went 5 games.

I like how MLB.com is giving me a headline of "Hunter comes through in the clutch" while showing the Angel's losing.
Since I can't post it at HH...

I can’t STAND the Angels. Sorry Eyebrows, etc…

My favorite part is they played defense and ran the bases like coked up little leagers
But fundamentals.
But first to third.
And Dustin Pedroia finishes the ALDS with a .318 OPS

Hooray for our 2008 AL MVP!

Craig Sager is my favorite and this ALCS is going to give me the willies
He really is wonderful.
He's kind of a genius if you think about it

how else is a sideline reporter going to make himself stand out? He does almost nothing for his job and yet by the end of October he’s going to be known around the country.

My favorite part is that his personality doesn't at all fit the wacky attire.
That's the best part.
Although if I were him I'd fix my hair.
The subtlety is the perfect counterbalance to the holy hell what is he wearing
Agreed.
It also makes me want to buy a used car.
Or get some money from the government to work on my invention.
Needs more question marks.
I would enjoy a pocket square in the shape of a question mark.
It will be or so sweet

or incredibly bitter.

But regardless of how it turns out, there's good news!

A real Rays fan would never says such things

I am relieved.

A real Rays fan would have celebrated more heartily than I did today

I know I’m just a simple bandwagoner and that it won’t feel as good if they win as it would if it were the Mariners. I’m okay with that.

Enjoy it while it lasts!

You have any idea of how Matthew’s and mine sports year is going?

Well it's mine plus an embarrassingly bad football team so yes I have a pretty good idea
We're only 4 games in

There’s still time to go 9-7 and beat the Rams

I still have 250 dollars worth of tickets to look forward to
We'll bounce back!
We better!

Or else I will kill myself :)

Remember Robert

Into the stomach, twist the blade, lift up.

Fuck that pussy shit

I’m getting on Northwest Cable news

Sepuku in a busy part of town would probally get you on the news.
Yet you're too lazy to pull a trigger.
The ALCS will be like playing russian rollete with every other chamber loaded with funfetti cupcakes and bullets
At least we have to wait til fucking Thurdays for a game

nice job ass siphoners

dude that imagery is disgusting

try to keep it pg please

So Griffey struck out to end his team's chances

and the Angels lost because Aybar isn’t fundamental enough and neither Willits nor Kendrick have enough range.

If you ignore the whole Red Sox thing, it’s been a good day.

If Willits hadn't gone all out and dove

he probably could have held Bay to a single, in fact he’s quite fortunate it went into the stand because it could have been in inside the park job.

That would of been awesome.
I understand why he decided to dive but at the same time Jesus Christ was he ever lucky

that play looked really, really bad afterwards.

Players don't get enough credit for being smart

a single doesn’t hurt that much, extra bases with 0 outs is disastrous. Major League players should know these things.

Willits hurts his team by diving for flyballs.
You should know better than to expect a hustler like Reggie Willits to pull up short of a fly ball

if he could he would’ve dived twice.

Speed kills.
It would be nice to hear someone chew these scrappy white boys a new one

when they fuck up so badly and cost their team a game. JUST ONCE

At least it was a pop-up

if he had tried to dive for a line drive he’d never hear the end of it.

You can dive for line drives?
You fucking better not
Worked for Texieria.
TBS:

Defining nasty by using nasty several times in its definition.

As in a nasty slider?
Yea, as in a pitcher being nasty.

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