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June 10, 2005

Live Blogging The Red Sox-Cubs Game

3:45 - It's 14-3 and this little live blogging idea is officially over...the only good thing about this game was the piece of cherry pie I had in the first inning...

3:44 - Embree promptly throws one to the backstop, another run scores...

3:44 - Ron Santos scores it as 3 unassisted....

3:42 - Don't see this everyday, Corey Patterson just lined a ball of Neifti Perez, the base runner at 1st. That's a single I think, Perez is out and baserunners don't advance...

3:38 - Michael Barrett doubles into the ivy, its 13-3, this was a bad idea, Embree's ERA is approaching 7, remember when he was untouchable a few years back?

3:36 - Alan Embree - 19ER/17K

3:35 - Great, Alan Embree comes in to relieve Halama, the only other pitcher on the roster to allow more earned runs than Ks...two quick hits and the Sox are down 12-3...

3:31 - And Edgar flies out to right to end the threat...

3:28 - Yep, Mike Wuertz is coming in to face Renteria, the line for Maddux: 6.2IP, 7H, 3ER, 1BB, 3K...Wuertz is having himself a nice year, mid-3's ERA with more a K an inning...15 walks in 30 innings though...

3:27 - Damon singles to center, driving in Mueller...that might be it for Maddux, he's thrown 87 pitches and it is pretty warm in Chicago today...

3:27 - The sox have strung together a couple hits here in the top of the seventh, they've got men at 1st and 3rd with one out and Kelly Shoppach as come in to PH....and strike out, he'll tell his grandkids about that K to Maddux though....

3:24 - Lots of guys that played for the other team in this one, huh? Walker, Mueller, Bellhorn, Nomar...

3:22 - Jeremi Gonzalez and Lenny DiNardo are pitching OK in Pawtucket, couldn't one of them fill the long man role at least as good as Halama?

3:20 - Manny throws out Artimis trying to stretch a single into a double...every once in a while Manny shows a flash of something in the field, doesn't he?

3:18 - John Halama - 20 Ks, 23 ERs, 6.09 ERA...he gets released this road trip, no?

3:16 - Jeremy Burnitz hits his second HR of the game, 11-2 Cubs...I am seriously considering cutting this blogging business short now, I don't want them to lose by 20...

3:14 - Chris Chelios & Jack O'Callahan have joined the Cubs radio broadcasters to talk baseball now, apparently Chelios was playing in some semi-pro league in Detroit during the strike...

3:14 - Until Derrek Lee doubles to right, scoring Perez from first and pushing the margin back up to 7...

3:12 - Wait, Big Papi hit one last inning, I missed that one, the Sox have cut the lead to 6...

3:09 - Wow, Neifi Perez has his OBA up to .336 this year, I hadn't noticed. I guess it can't last though, it hasn't be above .300 since he was playing in Colorado...

3:08 - What? Greg Maddux takes John Halama deep? I think that's the final nail in the coffin for this one...Halama's K/ER ratio as down to 20/20 now...

2:55 - And with that endorsement, Halama easily retires Artimis, Walker and Hollandsworth...

2:53 - John Halama relieves Arroyo, here's all you need to know, 20 Ks, 19 ERs this season...

2:51 - And it takes only the amount of time for me to send one email for Maddux to take care of the Sox in the top of the 5th...

2:48 - Mark Bellhorn goes down swinging for the 67th time this season...it's only June 10th...

2:45 - This just in from the little too late department, Arroyo Ks Lee and gets Burnitz to ground out to Big Papi, his line so far: 4IP, 97 pitches, 7ER, 10H...at least he hasn't issued any walks...

2:43 - Bottom of the 4th adn Bronson is in trouble again, a one out Corey Patterson double and stolen base gives the Cubs a man on third with NL MVP frontrunner Derrek Lee (though Bobby Abreu is having a better year)...

2:36 - Nope, he lines out to right to end the inning...

2:35 - Manny and Trot go down quick, but Varitek drives one into the gap for a two-out double...lets see if Billy Mueller can bring him home...

2:31 - Maddux grounds out to Big Papi and the inning mercifully comes to an end with the Sox in a 7-1 hole...

2:31 - Sara, if you're reading this, you need to move Wally to a new spot in the appartment, where he is right now isn't helping...

2:29 - Michael Barrett doubles in some runs...Cubs are up 7-1 now as apparently Johnny Damon misplayed that ball...getting ugly, this might be the first and last live-blogging of a Sox game for me...

2:28 - Michael Barrett is going to double in some runs in about 15 seconds...

2:28 - The radio broadcast is 3 full pitches behind the action...

2:27 - How annoying, MLB has all of these radio broadcasts on a 15 second delay or something, I'm getting updates on the game via cbs.sportsline.com well ahead of the gameplay...

2:26 - Hollandsworth is now smashing a series of line drives foul right now...meanwhile, Arroyo has thrown 75 pitches through 2.1 IP...

2:24 - Walker singles sharply to center field for the fourth consecutive hit and Arroyo is officially on the ropes with activity stirring in the Sox bullpen...the ignoble John Halama is warming...

2:21 - I've joined Ron Santos and someone else on the radio broadcast via mlb.com by the way, they've been discussing a particular contest winners long polish name for two minutes now, lets keep our eye on the ball fellas...

2:20 - Hmmm...three singles from Lee, Burnitz & Ramirez and a Jason Varitek throwing error were the culprit...

2:20 - Ugh...back to my desk and the Cubs have pushed 2 more runs across the plate...

2:03 - Big Papi flys out to end the threat, 3-1 Cubs after 2 innings...now I dash to the office...

2:03 - Its up to Edgar and the entire New England region knows whats coming....except Perez boots the grounder up the middle and Edgar beats it out! Run scores and apparently Nefti's uncle in the scoring booth rules it a base hit...

2:03 - Brenly notes with disgust that the Red Sox don't run much as Damon makes it to first, again, was good enough to win the World Series though...

2:02 - ...takes ball 4...

2:01 - Its up to Damon, he works the count full and then...

2:01 - Three pitches, three strikes and Bronson is gone

2:01 - If I ever got an at bat in the majors I suspect I'd look as bad as Arroyo does right now...

2:00 - Bellhorn moves Mueller along to third, giving poor Bronson or Damon a chance to cash him in...

1:59 - Brenly notes with apparent disgust that the Sox had only 12 sacrafice bunts all year in 2004, though that was good enough to when the World Series I guess...

1:58 - Bill Mueller quickly doubles into the left field gap and now I face my delimma, I need to run across the street back to my desk and start to follow the game online now, maybe at the end of the inning...

1:55 - Arroyo makes Perez look bad as he strikes out to end the inning...two left-handed bats, two home runs for the Cubs, that's been the story for Bronson over the last two years, lefties are hitting over .100 higher than righties against him...

1:54 - Bob Brenley compares major league baseball players to whittlers sitting on porches, glad to see I'm not drinking alone today...

1:52 - Maddux moves him over, putting the rest of the inning in the hands of Nefti Perez...

1:52 - And now Barrett gets on with a dribbler through the hole...this isn't looking good...

1:50 - Christ, Todd Hollinsworth just hit one out of the stadium...395 feet according to WGN, Sox down 3-0 pretty quickly here...

1:48 - Here's old friend Todd Walker...and Arroyo quickly blows him away with 4 pitches...

1:47 - Aramis singles to left on a ball Manny maybe should have gotten too, he hit a good pitch though...

1:47 - Here's Aramis, lets see how Bronson reacts...

1:46 - Uh oh, Jeremy Burnitz just took Arroyo deep to RF for his 9th HR of the year...

1:43 - And down goes Tek, Maddux has retired the first 6 in order...

1:41 - Maddux looks like he is hitting his spots today, as ususal, I don't think I've seen the catcher have to move his glove more than once or twice for him...

1:40 - Nixon grounds out bring up Tek, who I guess is the best catcher in baseball now, hands down?

1:38 - Here's Manny, we need him to snap out of his funk and ignite the team....not much igniting with that weak tapper to 3rd though...

1:37 - Hmmmm...maybe the next time I'll live-blog Sara's complaints about her job, though that could be a length post...

1:33 - Patterson goes down swinging...Bronson looks sharp so far...and he gets Lee to fly out with one pitch...end of 1, 0-0...

1:32 - Patterson is having a pretty good at bat here...and Brenly is talking about hairstyles...

1:29 - Looks like Arroyo mercifully did away with the cornrows...and he retires Perez easily and goes to a full count with Patterson...

1:25 - Boy, they're still running these same commercials for "The Claw" gardening tool that they were 20 years ago...

1;23 - Big Papi chases ball three up and flys out meekly to center, three up, three down....

1:21 - Johnny is scorching the ball this year, but Maddux just got him on a called third strike...you've got to figure he deserves that after that embarrassment on Queer Eye earlier this week...

1:20 - OK Johnny, let's get this started right...

1:18 - Apparently there's a guy that dresses up as an "Ivy Monster" at Wrigley? Is this new? The Cubs are taking the field...

1:16 - Wondering if I'm the first person in history to live blog a baseball game while drinking Mexican beer and eating cherry pie...my 15 minutes is here, I think...

1:15 - Whoa, almost had a small live-blogging disaster there, inadvertently deleted most of the post, this live-blogging isn't for the faint of heart

1:11 - Speaking of jewelry, Kasper's cute little blue bracelet doesn't
stand up very well against colorman Bob Brenly's GIANT world series
ring...

1:08 - Maddux is 4-0 in 6 starts lifetime vs. the Sox with a 3.32 ERA

1:05 - Nomar & Todd Walker interview on now, apparently Nomar doesn't
yet have his ring and is still uncomfortable in front of the media...

1:03 - OK, Announcer Steve Kasper just made the first Boston accent
joke...didn't see that coming...

1:01 - Oh, good teaser for the commercial break, Where's Nomar's Ring?
I wonder if we might have a sentimental presentation before the game?

12:58 - Showing an interview with Matt Clement now, he's doing a
pretty good job playing down his distain for the Cubs organization,
too bad he's not pitching this series.

12:56 - WGN is dubbing this "The Return of the Red Sox." Not the most
imaginative bunch I guess...

12:50 - Today's matchup features Bronson Arroyo against future
Hall-of-Famer Greg Maddux, should be a good one. Of all the Sox
pitchers, I've got to say I'm most comfortable when Bronson is out on
the hill, the kid is really turning into something good. Meanwhile,
I've heard Maddux is still pitching effectively even though he isn't
getting over 87 mph any more.

12:48 - According to WGN, last time the Sox were in Wrigley Woodrow
Wilson was POTUS and there were only 48 states...

12:46 - Things are looking good, I've got a nice slice of cherry pie
next to me and a cold Tecate right next to the pie, the way things
should be.

12:45 - Here we are, in sunny Houston, where it is about 184 degrees.
We've got the TV tuned to WGN and are preparing the first Red Sox-Cubs
game since 1918. This is going to be a little
difficult since I'm just on my lunch break and have to go back to the
office in an hour and a half or so, so we'll see how it works out.

Posted by stan at June 10, 2005 01:45 PM

Comments

Posted by: Sara at June 10, 2005 03:42 PM

Posted by: Chris at June 13, 2005 12:40 PM