Is it possible for another ump to overrule that call if he clearly saw that it was blown?

not sure but I doubt they would show each other up regardless

I don't know why it would be considered showing another ump up. It is a common occurrence in other sports.

JASON BAY!!!!

Someone check Chief Rum's house please? I think this could cause a shooting rampage :(

Red Sox/Rays ALCS would be pretty sweet. Those teams have always seemed to have a history, even though the Rays always sucked.

I'm a completely neutral observer in all this and I just can't see how anyone can see Billingsley better than Lincecum unless we're taking into account injury possibilities. They're close with Billingsley having a half year more in the majors but is about 2 months younger than Lincecum. However, Lincecum has better career numbers and better numbers this year.

SI

Thanks for the worry, Foz, but the trees around here are safe.

It's sad, really. Because it's resignation I am feeling right now. I don't feel any passion anymore. Just acceptance that this is the lot I have been given. And I and the Angels are simply powerless to do anything about it.

I love my Red Sox, but I'm seriously starting to feel bad for the Angels.

Can Toriiiiii get an rbiiii?

SI

No, but he might have just Milton Bradley'd himself.

edit: They're saying that Hunter is trying to still get loose.. and wondering if he'll continue

If you want to feel bad about anyone, feel bad for us fans. But don't feel bad for the Angels, at least not the players who refuse to show up. Don't feel bad for the players because they don't deserve it with how they cave instantly when they play the Red Sox in the postseason.

Congrats to Figgy for finally breaking out of it (at least for one at bat).

GA, at least isn't a quailing bird. He got the key hit in Game 7 of the 2002 series.

Dice didn't like the fact that Santana had used up more pitches then he had. God.. can he go deep in a game.. please?

I am hoping someone will go deep. Not Dice, though.

Alright Rays!

Up 2-0 now. Would be nice to get a sweep.

Nice! Absolutely beautiful slide!

SI

Teixeira is really...really...good.

You know, a home run would help those two "sore legged runners" score easier ;)

SI

lol...you know it. Rivera has a bad track record against Dice, though, IIRC. But 0 outs is 0 outs.

Great pitch. Rivera was completely fooled.

Absolutely wicked pitch

SI

Man, Dice-K is getting some generous strike calls here and it almost always seems to be on strike 1

SI

Yeah, those high inside curves are bunk. Still, it's not like he's getting all the calls. We have to make his mistakes hurt.

Wow, that's a bit desperate, pinch hitting for your catcher in the fifth inning?

Don't worry, we have another one.

Yeah, but with four innings to go, and your only remaining catcher in there... yeesh.

Think Hunter's knee is still bothering him?

Yes. Which is why it was absolutely huge that he got that hit. I'm surprised he's in there.

Mathis is not a very strong hitter, and only in because Santana and Mathis work together, like what's his face you guys used to have who caught Wakefield only. So essentially we're getting our starter and a much more dangerous hitter in Napoli.

Yeah, it's risky, but come on, you know we can't afford to go back to Boston down two.

That was huge.

weak AB by ellsbury

Well, it's about time someone with the Sox had a weak AB.

As a Cubs fan, I have zero sympathy for Angels fans. Zip. Zero. Nada.

And that is with no animosity at all towards the Angels, their fans, or Chief Rum. Far from it. But there are clearly more tortured fan bases out there than the Angels, with only six years since winning the title and strong teams just about the entire decade.

Have to admit, Napoli saved you guys at least one run with all the bouncers he saved from going to the backstop

no argument here

Long suffering Royals fans? ;)

SI

You know, Dice and Okajima look a lot alike. Or am I just racist?

Understood.

If it makes you feel any better, I am also a Clippers fan.

He has a big butt.

oyyy - the ball is just not carrying tonight. Pedroia had a shot earlier, Youks had one, and now that one that was damn close

Honestly, I think that guys like sterlingice have a bigger beef than Cubs fans who are under the age of 40. Or anyone who wants to admit they are a Pirate fan.

When the Cubs lost in NLCS in '84 I was too young to appreciate the significance in terms of the franchise. I knew it sucked to lose a 2-0 lead in a five game series, but had no understanding of "75 years since last Wolrd Series". I was 12 - what did I know about 75 years of anything, really? By '03, I was old enough to have a context for what had happend and how brutal it was for the long-time fans. And realize that I've now invested 25 years in Cubs baseball without a World Series appearance, let alone a title.

Anyway, I'm sure it sucks for Angels fans to feel now about Boston like Boston did towards New York for a bunch of years prior to '04. But if they keep rolling out good teams year in and year out I would expect that one of these years they will show up strong in a short series.

Clippers fans. Yeesh. That is a tough pill.

Three chances left. Two runs to go get. Come on, let's make these guys freakin' earn it for once (against us, I mean, they earn it everywhere else, but they just show up for us).

Heh, I even cited you by name in my follow-up post :p

I'll just keep quoting this.

You know, the depressing thing about the middle of the order getting hits? Eventually, the middle of the order ends.

Come on, guys, don't let these hits continue to go to waste.

Geeeeeeezzzzz.. it's like being in Jaws, and hearing the music, and just waiting for the shark to strike.

Here's the Rally Monkey. FWIW.

The Sox announcers hate the Monkey.. I can see why.. the Monkey started in what, 2002?

lol...good way of putting it. Hopefully the shark has some teeth this time.

2000.

Just no one cared until 2002.

Odd umpire. Tight up top and down low (like that last one). But giving the corners on the side. Pitchers are pitching to a broomstick strike zone.