Play Ball! Sunday 4.22.07

8:10 : Steeeeerike. Flashbulbs commence.

8:14 : Miller and Morgan tend to ruin games for me, but for the sake of blogging tonight I'll roll with it. Miller seems to think Dice-K just threw a Gyro, meanwhile he's plodding through the inning.

8:16 : A-Rod needs a good plunking every now and then. I knew Dice-K would get into this rivalry.

8:18 : Shit, 2-0 Yanks...Dice-K learning how tough a line-up this really is. Have they piss tested Giambi lately, he's sweating like a whore in church right now.

8:24 ; Tomorrow's probable stater, Ron Guidry.

8:30 : Two walks to start, time for one of those over top infield meetings that the Yanks love to do.

8:37 : I stand corrected, Chase Wright gets out of a very dangerous situation by getting absolutely lucky and keeping the ball down for Drew. This could't possibly be another instance where Dice-K gets overshadowed is it?

8:44 : Screw Chevy and the song they rode in on....."This is our country!"

8:49 : What's that like 3 walks....hmmm, that bullpen ain't likin' this.

8:51 : Thank you for showing up Mr. Rookie....ah shit we got nothing out of that.

8:53 : Like they need to show commercials for Grey's Anatomy? I need to get into one of those network think tanks and change the world.

8:56 : Jeter gets beaned, we're losing but as long as Dice-K keeps hitting guys I dislike I could care less. I always felt that we were missing "that guy" since Pedro left.... you know that crazy talent and crazy ego all rolled into one.

9:05 : I guess Giambi owns Dice-K, oh well. I bet Mark Loretta would have caught that. heart of the line-up coming up. 3-0 Yanks. Bot 3rd.

9:10 : Gammons makes an appearance, I love Peter. Wily Mo Pena will be starting in center by the all-star break.

9:14 : Manny with a huge blast, very nice....you could tell just from his swing it was out of the park.

9:15 : J.D Drew with a back-2-back, let this be the first of the many.

9:17 : Mike Lowell with a back-2-back-2-back to tie the game, holy shit. "This one was hit all the way to New Hampshire!" says Jon Miller

9:18 : Varitek......TEK with four in a row......YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:23 : They just showed a clip of Theo after a montage of those homers and he goes, "Oh my God" in unison with me. Alright Dice-K let's wrangle this bull.

9:26 : What kind of name is Melky anyway?

9:46 : Jeez, we looked good that whole inning and we couldn't get a run off a guy named Mr. Bean.

9:49 : Jeter homers, Dice-K is reminding me more of Pedro when he wasn't as sharp as he used to be. 4-4 tie, top 5th

9:53 : An epic battle with A-Rod ending in a 3-pitch K. But here comes the Giambino.

9:55 : Do not fly you're Cesna unless you've taken Bayer Vitamin Supplements........thanks for the tip Bayer. Insert ill-timed Cory Lidle joke here......hey I'm not the one who showed the commercial during a Yanks game alright?

10:00 : I love how Mike Lowell was a toss-in in the Beckett trade and he has proven to be amazing for us... follow the trail of the trades that year....Andy Marte hasn't blossomed, Renteria is doing OK, and Hanley Ramirez is looking solid...but, we're things worked out for the immediate future which is the most important thing in Beantown.

10:07 : Wow, we've stranded a lot of guys on base....it's our own fault if we lose this one.

10:13 : It seems like every time Miller and Morgan start feeding the Dice-K legend the Yanks score a run 5-4 Yanks.

10:15 : Here comes Petitte, this really is a playoff game! I wonder if every manager would trot out their 4o+ starter during a game in April? If Petitte gets hurt you better find Torre some ointment ASAP.

10:21 : shit, looks like it worked out for the bombers.

10:37 : Finally a Scott Proctor appearance...time to score some runs.

10:38 : Nobody kills time to get their relievers ready like the Yanks, it's almost endearing if it weren't some grey version of cheating.

10:39 : OOOOOO, Mike Lowell....the freshmaker.

10:40 : Just saw the replay great call by the umps, that was very close. 7-5 Sox.

10:48 : Why am I a bigger sports fan now than when I was a kid? Because I can actually stay up to see the games now. How are kids supposed to watch this? Once again tv and advertisers ruin the purity of the game.

10:51 : Guidry comes out for bullshit session number 5 and I'm out... peace i got to work in the morning. Let's hope nothing crazy happens.......................................................................................