HDLR 4/11/08: Yankees @ Red Sox

checking in

Hey Mike!

36 hours...sounds like one of those beers might put you under the table.
we just had a gigantic line of storms move through here..i was fearful of losing electricity. the danger seems to have passed

I'm working on one of my Bocks. Not bad. I'll be fine. I'm pretty jazzed right now.

We got about two inches of rain yesterday, a real deluge, good for planting grass though, which I am. The yard is a mess.

How was your dinner last weekend?

i really would like to see laptops get knocked around and out of the game early. their middle bullpen s-ucks

it was fine.

I agree on their pen. I'll take ours hands down.

Laptops. What a model citizen.

i'm listening to a podcast from espn. apperently there is quite a bit of concern from the front office about ortiz. worried there is an injury. considering the DL even. i also read earlier today that lowell may in fact have ligament damage, but that might be a red herring

What sort of injury with Ortiz?

they were vague...something about his legs

According to Cashman via Pete Abe, Alan Horne "only" has a small biceps tear and should only miss a start. Remarkable.

at least jorge has nothing seriously wrong with him. i wish we had the full complement going tonight, but the line-up looks fairly solid

FFTD here.

hello V

hey mike & j. ahh, first boston game of the season... been waiting for it.

V, what's up kid?

Same here V, same here.

i hope the bats really light up today, i wanna see someone send one over the monster.

As long as the launchers are wearing road gray.

well here we go...hopefully e can make some noise right away

the weather signs aren't good; score early

Get it going, Melky the Clutch.

the line-up looks weird without jeet or johnny

melky is so susceptible to that change

I agree with both of you. Melky needs to recognize, and I miss the Captain.

nice patience there

Melky's working the count.

well at least he made the kid throw some pitches

6-3, but he saw pitches. Get warm, Cano.

Nice patience, RC.

Cano got fooled on the curve K looking.

My wife is watching with me.

c'mon bobby, work that walk

well i though that was going to hit the wall...oh well

my regards to mrs K

F8 deep, three down. Be sharp, Wang.

Sherry says hi to the HDLR.

I say hi back lol.

2 pitches, one down, F7.

my favorite munchkin shows no patience whatsoever

3 pitches, 2 F7s.

**** yeah!

K of Big Papi

Oh yeah! backwards K on Ortiz. 9-pitch 1st for Wang.

papi and big G are competing for worst start of the year.

we should have keyboards equipped with backwards Ks

i've looked through all the special characters
◗✐☎✂❧Œ for example and have found nothing

Put one over the Monster, A-Rod.

I wonder if there is an equivalent in Cyrillic.

A-Rod, what's he ever done?

It's pouring now.

Ѭ is kinda cute, but not really useful

Hello all - thought I would pop in before work. Good to see you all again

nice hit by matsuiii

Matsui scalded it.

Kiowa, what's going on? You're going to work?

Yesss....lets get this show started

hey there

Jorge chased the change inside.

Yea, I have been a busy busy girl this offseason........gotta go at 6....or 9 EST

Jorge with the swinging bunt advances Matsui.

Get going, Big G.

i see laptops is getting the calls

that damn crisp

Damn it......

Ripped it, but good thing Francona has the greatest CF he's--and only he's--ever seen.

oh that's right...par for the course for the greatest ...francona...seen

Buchholz has thrown 37 through 2.

how do you get a name like coco crisp anyway? Not that I should talk but really......

Mike, was that a Japanese character back up there?

lol, i think the story on that was that is grandmother used 2 call him that.

no it was in the cyrillic catalog

Kiowa, because Sugar Crisp was taken.

his real name is covelli, called coco by his grandmother. not sure how i know that

excellent!

K again... pow

haha, good call Jason........

K! Wang looks good.

When Wang strikes out Manny and Big Papi it's a good sign......

F9, 2 down. Wang is throwing gas.

Interesting. That's a good bit of trivia

i hate to admit this, but i picked jd drew in the last round of my fantasy league. of course i have him benched tonight. wang is dealing aces

Big G with the pick. "He's not great. Wake up!!!"

Mike, you're becoming a fantasy man.

have you guys noticed that the mlb blog pages load much slower than they used to before the "makeover"?

Hey, Jason!...

And, Hello Everybody!

...Well tonight the real season [the season within the season] starts !!!...First of 18 Championship games between the Yankees and the Red Sox !!!...The only thing missing is Derek Jeter at shortstop!!!...Hopefully, he wil be back soon!!!

J, i'm ranked # 2 in the yankee fan club radio league!

Jimmy, how have you been? WHERE have you been?

Mike, who's in first?

I have, Mike, and it's making me reconsider a switch to WordPress.

Disgraced former attorney general Alberto Gonzales was flat-footed on the curve.

Buchholz looks good too.....

Good eye, Melky the Clutch, 2-0.

Nice breaking ball by Buchholz...and, also, easy 1-2-3 inning!

What a great play by the best defensive SS in baseball!

http://statisticianmagician.mlblogs.com/

Tight pitchers' duel so far, you're right, Kiowa. BTW, do you waitress or bartend to work so late?

am i the only one who prefers the old background layouts more?

No, you're not alone V.

Did any of you all have alot of problems getting into the blogs before this week? Right after the "makeover" I couldn't get on the site for atleast a week......

Roc Boys- i don't know who the manager is.

did you just see that ad for bertucci's pizza ? one of my favorite boston restaurants...haven't been since the 90's

bartend.......how'd you guess? JK

nice play cano/G

Nice 4-3 Cano, good hands.

welcome joe, perhaps you would like to discuss the greatest center fielder francona's ever seen and his two great catches tonight

Cano makes it look so easy.

Sorry Joe, didn't see you. How have you been?

Why the long absence between posts?

you can't walk the wretched lugo...

Jason, I doing okay!...Just been busy, and haven't had the time to write any new Posts, or really comment much, in the last week or so!

joe, you've been teasing us...drop the half-caff

wang is flat-out dealing.

hello jimmy

At this rate this will be the shortest yanks/sox game ever.....

Jimmy, I've noticed your blog hasn't been updated, nor have you been around. I've tried not to take it personally, but...

Seriously, Kiowa. This might end before you go to work.

Let's go, Cano.

i wanna slap cano

Great patience, Cano.

hey did you guys hear that a worker at the new yankee stadium put a red sox shirt in the cement under the visitors clubhouse to "curse the yankees"?

yes, i just read about that on the yankee site. yankee hatersss.

Rip one over the Monster, A-Rod.

A pitching duel in the rain !!! ....

Both pitchers look awesome , so far !!!

The half caff is better overall though. Crisp is definitely good out there, just wish he could hit better.

http://statisticianmagician.mlblogs.com/

The lack of offense between these teams is starting to remind me of a "South park' episode where each little league team is trying to throw the game to try NOT to go to the LLWS because their parents embarrass them too much. They're trying not to score, and it's working.

Jason I had a post a few days ago.

Mike, slap Cano for me too--hard.

I've been waiting. Then again, Joe, you banned me from your blog.

oh no, bad throw!

I wonder if A-Rod gets an E, nope, single.

Too high A-Rod.....

you gotta love the DP...go wanger

the Yanks don't have the Capt'n but it looks like Boston doesn't have Ortiz

One-pitch DP ends that. Wang is rolling.

i wish it had been an error. love to see the W get a no no against these guys

Alright all's forgiven A-Rod...

What do you mean I banned you?

That's funny, Vanessa.

he's just playing with you joe...

I'm teasing Joe. The MLBlogs format had problems with people trying unsuccessfully to comment in places. I couldn't comment on yours unless I signed out, then signed back in. I e-mailed you about it, but didn't hear back.

no hitter stays alive

the rain looks like it's getting worse. we need to score quickly

Can I buy you a coffee, Joe?

Hey, Mike! ... Good to see that you survived that dreadful New York weather during the opening series at the Stadium!

ok good way to start

Nice BB, Matsui.

Yea, it's time to break Clay down....

Get a rally going, Posada.

They seem to be working on it, Kiowa.

it looked like jorge had one down the line there...

BBuchholtz

1st and 2nd, no outs.

Where did Joe go?

lets get this done boys

Plate some runs here, Big G.