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Wins, losses, and roadtrippin’.
Sweet Jesus, I bet all three of you that still read this were scared I’d given up or was living on the streets or you actually never thought about it until now.
So, two catchers and two managers walk out of a game …
The tossing of both catchers and managers of the Twins and Sawxwas all over the news today. Apparently for an ump, being 32 is young and he has a short fuse:
The 32-year-old Tichenor, up from the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, gave the boot to both catchers and both managers during a wild seventh inning that ended with Red Sox starter Josh Beckett giving a dismissive wave toward home plate in disgust.
What I didn’t understand at the time was how Redmond could’ve been tossed, since the man had approximately 2 seconds to say anything to the ump. I saw no f-bombs, just like … two words. Like, “excuse me, my dear umpire, but I believe perhaps I had tagged this young gentleman before he had extended his limb upon the home plate.” Alright, maybe not that polite, but this is how Redmond put it:
“I couldn’t believe he threw me out, honestly,” Redmond said. “I don’t go out there, ever, to get thrown out. Especially knowing that Joe’s DHing. I can’t get thrown out. I really can’t get thrown out. I didn’t swear at him. I didn’t do anything. He just had a short fuse I guess.”
Redmond, after trying to say he tagged the runner before he hit the base, got tossed. And that’s when Gardy, who’s been tossed 40-plus times, came in:
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire jumped out of the dugout to defend Redmond and was ejected himself.“I just thought he had a quick gun there,” Gardenhire said. “He just pulled the trigger too quick, and I went out to defend and he threw me out too.”
BAM. Then Varitek and Francona got booted:
Things escalated in the bottom of the inning when Beckett threw a pitch that Varitek tried to frame for strike three on BrendanHarris. When he didn’t get the call — replays showed that it appeared to be outside – Beckett seethed. Varitek stood up to intervene, turned around and got in Tichenor‘s face.
Generally, I think it’s in your best interests, Mr. Catcher, to not TURN AROUND to FIGHT with the UMPIRE. I could just be wrong. Oh wait, no I’m not. Well, then ejection numero quattro came to fruition:
“I just said it was uncharacteristic of him,” said Beckett, giving the clean version. “It was all caused by me.”Then it was Francona‘s turn to defend his player.
See ya.
Too funny. Well, at least Crede had a homer:
Joe Crede hit a home run in his return from a three-game absence because of a bruised hand, but Beckett (5-2) was too much for the Twins. He allowed one run on three hits with four wal
ks and eight strikeouts in seven innings.
In other news, Punto had a sore, nagging crotch (teehee); Baker is likely starting tonight; and we’re in Florida tonight to play some Rays.Heh, Rays. The Tampa Bay Sea-Bugs.
Aw, Gawwwd!
The 7th just ended, and so far:
Get out your brooms …
Before the third game against the SAWX tonight, I need to touch on this weekend’s satisfying sweep of the Brewers.
“I heard the crowd start to yell, ‘Brewers, Brewers‘ and then I heard the Minnesota Twins fans start coming back,” Swarzak said. “I threw that strike in there, and they went crazy. That was a good feeling. I’ll never forget the roar of the crowd as long as I live.” Many of the Twins (21-23) won’t forget this night either, considering the performance that Swarzak delivered. With a group of 16 family members and friends from his home town of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., including his mom and stepfather, in the crowd, he retired 16 of the first 20 batters he faced and scattered just five hits over the course of his seven innings. He struck out threeBrewers (26-17) and walked two while throwing 98 pitches in his seven innings. Mauer also was the catalyst for the club being able to take a 3-0 lead in the third. The first Twins run scored on Mauer‘s RBI single that he was able to hit through the hole to left field with runners on first and second. A throwing error by left fielder RyanBraun on the play allowed a second run to score and Mauer to advance to third. He then scored on Morneau‘s sac fly to left. Joe Crede added a solo home run in the fourth, his seventh of the season and his sixth in his past 19 games. Crede then drove in the Twins’ last run with an RBI grounder in the seventh.
NO-MAAHHHR!
1B: Morneau 2B: Tolbert 3B: Harris SS: Punto RF: Cuddyer CF: Span LF: Young Ca: Mauer PITCHING: Blackburn Guerrier Nathan TOP O’ THE FIRST: Looks like Crede‘s hand is still all messed and he won’t be playing. Punto gets a piece of a throw by Mauer to stop a runner from stealing 2nd. Guy still stole it, after being nailed and Punto getting a piece of the ricochet. Youkilis is up. I’m scared of his beard. He is also dripping what I believe is sweat all over the place, even though it’s the start of the game. BOTTOM O’ THE FIRST: Mauer is up. Lookin’ pretty, Dreamyburns. Line drive goes to Pedroia and a double play results. 2 outs.
Morneau gets a hit, goes for second while the infielders chase after the ball, but is tagged out.
TOP O’ THE SECOND:
Not really sure what happened this inning, other than me running to grab some Windex to clean my laptop screen … and then ending up ramming my shin on a stair after tripping on air and consequently ramming my knee and slamming my head off the wall. BUT HEY, THE SAWX DIDN’T SCORE!
BOTTOM O’ THE SECOND:
Still 0-0, and Cuddyer leads off. Let’s talk about Cuddy for a second: you, sir, have become badass. Granted he was disabled like all of last year, but I’d say its sort of out of the blue that he’s suddenly the right-handed Mauer. Leadoff double with a line drive to deep left.
Kubel follows Cuddyer. Kubes hits a sacrifice, which moves Cuddyer to third.
Crede did end up having x-rays on his hand, but apparently didn’t break anything. He can’t grip a bat, so he had to skip batting practice today.
Deltron 3000 Young is up. Sadly, his mother just died and Burt said he’s been having a rough time playing since.
TOP O’ THE THIRD:
After three caught fly outs, the Sawx have another scoreless inning.
BOTTOM O’ THE THIRD:
Tolbert, aka NEW FISH, is up. This guy has a better batting average than Punto, which makes me sad. The Dirt McGirt Punto better make it rain, or he’s gonna be gone soon. And he’s thrown out at first.
Span is apparently “feeling woozy,” according to Dick. Takes a pitch to the ribs and chucks his bat. Steals second.
TOP O’ THE FOURTH:
Deltron makes a sick catch of a line drive out in left. Another scoreless inning!
[Boring chunk of game, busy icing my shin]
BOTTOM O’ THE FIFTH:
With Tolbert and Harris on 1 and 2, Punto gets a nice hit and sends Harris across home plate, with Punto on 2 and Tolbert on 3. 1-1.
Span is out at first, but hits in Tolbert, making it 2-1. NICE.
Mauer is walked, Punto still on third, and Morneau is up. MORNEAU HITS A THREE-RUN HOMER! Good Lord, the Twins better pay Mauer and Morneau in Aztec gold to keep them around. 5-1.
What was with the “Touch A Ball, Morneau” sign?? HAHHA! The camera was on it and then cut away really quickly. I totally thought Burt would say something inappropriate AND HILARIOUS.
TOP O’ THE SIXTH:
Boring.
BOTTOM O’ THE SIXTH:
Is it wrong to think Blackburn is quite the looker? Perhaps I have a thing for sideburns.
Three outs, and its still 5-1.
TOP O’ THE SEVENTH:
Guerrier and um someone else are warming up in the bullpen. Looks like Blackburn is doing fairly well still, though.
Sawx get one run, 5-2.
BOTTOM O’ THE SEVENTH:
Blackburn had 111 pitches and is done for the game. Foxy.
Punto charged with his fourth error. Up at bat, he hits a nice one into
center and makes a beautiful slide into 2. Span sacrifices with a bunt to get Punto to 3.
Mauer strikes out, the second time in this game. Ew.
Oh, intentionally walking Morneau? SAWX, YOU SCURRRED?
Aw, shite. Cuddyer pops one up with two outs and it’s over.
TOP O’ THE EIGHTH:
Guerrier, the French Warrior, is pitching. Youkilis hits a huge, but nevertheless out, one in the stands.
A foul tip nails Mauer in the shoulder, but he seems to be still alright to play, and the crowd loves it. Youkilis, The Beard, is struck out.
BOTTOM O’ THE EIGHTH:
Harris is nailed by the Sawx pitcher. Much like the Brewer game on Sunday, that’s the second player to be beaned tonight.
TOP O’ THE NINTH:
Nathan is pitching. Horse puff count: 1, although I probably missed a few.
Two out, one on 1. chases a huge hit to center and catches it, ending the game.
FINAL: 5-2, Twins.
VERDICT: Pretty damn good. Our pitching held it together, and other than some small errors, we fielded well. Morneau had that sick three-run homer, and Punto had some redeemingly good hits, too.
This is my message to you-ou-ou.
Looks like Ichabod is on the DL due to a headless horseman I MEAN shoulder injury:
Crain last pitched on Friday night against the Angels, when he gave up four runs in one-third of an inning. Twins general manager Bill Smith said that the shoulder issue first popped up during that outing. An MRI on Crain‘s shoulder didn’t reveal any structural damage, only slight inflammation. But the Twins felt the best decision this early in the season was to be cautious and give Crain plenty of time to get rid of the inflammation.
Oy. Looks like we’re gonna have to brig in a new starter, Jose Mijares. No idea who that clown is, but hopefully he can do the job. In other WHAT THE F news, looks like Torii ”Superfluous Vowel”Hunter said he’d like to finish off his career back with the Twinks:
According to a report in the Pioneer Press, the Angels outfielder told Jim Rantz, the club’s director of Minor Leagues, that he would like to finish his career with the Twins. That is, once Hunter fulfills his five-year, $90 million contract with the Angels.
Hm. Won’t he be, like, 76 by then? No matter, because Gardy is down for it:
“I’ll open the door for him just about any time. He’s one of my favorites,”Gardenhire said. “If I’m lucky enough and fortunate enough to be here then, and he’s looking for a job, we’ll probably work something out.” In some 4/20 related news, I guess Bob Marley gets the Twins all hot and bothered, resulting in wins:
Since the Twins first started playing Bob Marley‘s “Three Little Birds” after Thursday’s loss to the Blue Jays, the club is now 3-0. So it seems like the reggae is here to stay. … After getting blown out in three of four games against the Blue Jays to start the homestand, the Twins took the message from their manager Ron Gardenhire on Thursday night to heart. That message was not to panic, but rather to stick together and keep rooting for each other and the wins would start coming. Adorable. Tomorrow we meet up with THE SAWX! OH MY GAWD! NO-MAHR!
Baby, come back.
Looks like Dreamyburns might be back in the game in May:
We’ll see where we’re at and how he’s feeling,” Gardenhire said. “If he looks like he’s ready to head this way then we’ll do it. If not, we give him a few more days.”
FINALLY. And if he’s gonna pull this “oh nooo I sprained my ovary” crap all season, I am TOTALLY calling off our engagement.
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