AL EAST 2009

[HD MM]

I was REALLY hoping he'd get it .

Wake has been such a trooper for this team the last 15 years!

Little known factoid: Wakefield is third all-time on the Red Sox win list behind Cy Young and Roger Clemens

Notice no one mentioning the no-no while it was still in tact? That was good folks. :up

May this be a reminder for all posters to use this unwritten rule of thumb in the future during this season. Last year, there were 2 no-hitters broken up almost instantly after someone mentioned it on these boards. A jinx of sorts.

Anyways, let's all keep hush until all's said and done on these said game. Agreed?

 

[HD MM]

Little known factoid: Wakefield is third all-time on the Red Sox win list behind Cy Young and Roger Clemens

Wow. Goes to show you that with a solid knuckler, you can still be effective for many years. Today, at the tender age of 42, Wake almost pitched a no-hitter. Another milestone to his already impressive career.

 

[BillD1984]

Notice no one mentioning the no-no while it was still in tact? That was good folks. :up

May this be a reminder for all posters to use this unwritten rule of thumb in the future during this season. Last year, there were 2 no-hitters broken up almost instantly after someone mentioned it on these boards. A jinx of sorts.

Anyways, let's all keep hush until all's said and done on these said game. Agreed?

Agreed!

Last May during Jon Lester's No-No, I came on here during the top of the 9th and posted if anyone wants to witness history tune into ESPN...........without mentioning Lester or no-no. :up

 

[KCK_Halo]

Notice no one mentioning the no-no while it was still in tact? That was good folks. :up

May this be a reminder for all posters to use this unwritten rule of thumb in the future during this season. Last year, there were 2 no-hitters broken up almost instantly after someone mentioned it on these boards. A jinx of sorts.

Anyways, let's all keep hush until all's said and done on these said game. Agreed?

WOW! Two near no-no's in two days! Something is finally looking good this season.

 

[SabresRule]

Last May during Jon Lester's No-No, I came on here during the top of the 9th and posted if anyone wants to witness history tune into ESPN...........without mentioning Lester or no-no. :up

Speaking of Lester's no-hitter, that reminds me of a trend that I have noticed.

Recent no-hitters have coincided with other sporting events:

Lester's no-hitter took place the same night as Hornets/Spurs Game 7 and game 6 of the Red Wings/Stars Conference Finals

Verlander's 2007 no-hitter took place on the same night as Game 3 of the 2007 NBA Finals

Mark Buehrle threw a 2007 no-hitter on the last night of the NBA season

Clay Bucholz threw a no-hitter on a day that shook the college football universe

 

[BillD1984]

Wow. Goes to show you that with a solid knuckler, you can still be effective for many years. Today, at the tender age of 42, Wake almost pitched a no-hitter. Another milestone to his already impressive career.

Exactly! To think we got Wake for a bag of balls after the Pirates released him in 1995. The Sox picked him up in May, and Wakefield proceeded to go 14-1 in his first 15 decisions, helping the Sox to the AL East title. :up

Of course, we ran into that Indians buzzsaw and got swept in the first round.


Here's the all-time Red Sox wins leaders:

Wins
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]Clemens [/FONT][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]192[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]C. Young [/FONT][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]192[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]Wakefield [/FONT][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]164[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]Parnell [/FONT][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]123[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]Tiant [/FONT][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]122[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]P. Martinez [/FONT][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]117[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]J. Wood [/FONT][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]117[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]Stanley [/FONT][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]115[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]Dobson [/FONT][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]106[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]Grove [/FONT][FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]105[/FONT]

 

[Jimbo]

Agreed!

Last May during Jon Lester's No-No, I came on here during the top of the 9th and posted if anyone wants to witness history tune into ESPN...........without mentioning Lester or no-no. :up

I see nothing wrong with it, if you don't specifically mention it.

 

[Jimbo]

Speaking of Lester's no-hitter, that reminds me of a trend that I have noticed.

Recent no-hitters have coincided with other sporting events:

Lester's no-hitter took place the same night as Hornets/Spurs Game 7 and game 6 of the Red Wings/Stars Conference Finals

Verlander's 2007 no-hitter took place on the same night as Game 3 of the 2007 NBA Finals

Mark Buehrle threw a 2007 no-hitter on the last night of the NBA season

Clay Bucholz threw a no-hitter on a day that shook the college football universe

What are you trying to say here, there seems to be more than one thing going on at ANY one time when all the sports seasons collide.

 

[BillD1984]

I see nothing wrong with it, if you don't specifically mention it.

That's exactly HD's and my point.

 

[Mets82]

I dont follow the Sox as much obviously but dont you find it odd that Wakefield has more wins than Pedro? Just seems odd to me because as good as Wakefield is/was Pedro was dominant for years.

 

[KCK_Halo]

That's exactly HD's and my point.

Bill,

Interesting to note (and I can dig out the article if desired) but when MLB Network invited Vin Scully to view his call of the '55 perfect game in the World Series and asked him to comment on it. (Mind you, he had not seen the kiniscope EVER!!!) His first comment was that in today's television the director would be telling you to mention the perfecto or no-hitter in order to drum up TV viewing!!! Hoping that Bill would call KCK who would call HD who would call Jimbo, etc. to get them to watch.

So, after 60 years of calling games, even the great Vin Scully would now not adhere to the most sacred of all baseball superstitions.

 

[BillD1984]

Bill,

Interesting to note (and I can dig out the article if desired) but when MLB Network invited Vin Scully to view his call of the '55 perfect game in the World Series and asked him to comment on it. (Mind you, he had not seen the kiniscope EVER!!!) His first comment was that in today's television the director would be telling you to mention the perfecto or no-hitter in order to drum up TV viewing!!! Hoping that Bill would call KCK who would call HD who would call Jimbo, etc. to get them to watch.

So, after 60 years of calling games, even the great Vin Scully would now not adhere to the most sacred of all baseball superstitions.

KCK,
thanks for sharing, that'very interesting.

I admit, I'm superstitious to a fault, and am also very old school when it comes to baseball.

But if the great Vin Scully says it's okay, who am I to argue!

Also, I post something like "turn on ESPN to witness history" out of respect for a posters pitcher/team.

Example: If John Lackey is pitching a no-no, I'm not going to post that specifically, but rather give a heads up using the word "history" for people that might not be watching.

 

[BillD1984]

I dont follow the Sox as much obviously but dont you find it odd that Wakefield has more wins than Pedro? Just seems odd to me because as good as Wakefield is/was Pedro was dominant for years.

You're right Mets, it is odd. It just comes down to longevity is all.

 

[Jimbo]

I dont follow the Sox as much obviously but dont you find it odd that Wakefield has more wins than Pedro? Just seems odd to me because as good as Wakefield is/was Pedro was dominant for years.

Reason being, Pedro only pitched 7 years in Boston, seems like forever, but 7 year and 117 wins later ...
While Wakefield has been with Boston for 15+ years now, 164 wins.

Wakefield has a .529 winning percentage in Boston while Pedro's winning clip is at .760 while in Boston.

Jimbo

 

[AntAltMike]

I'm as big a Tim Wakefield booster as you'll find, but realistically, if he continues to win a dozen games every year for another decade, he will only then become a borderline candidate for the Hall of Fame.

The associated costs of incorporating him into a winning organization are that he controls not only the selection of the back-up catcher, he controls which off-days the first string catcher gets and the Red Sox last year had two minor league knucleballers under contract who had no prospect of ever making it to the majors, just so that in an emergency, they would have another catcher available to catch Wakefiield's knuckleballs.

Can you imagine managing a big game with a knuckleballer on the mound? How can you tell if he is losing it?

In a big game, you never want a knuckleballer pitching against you, and you never want one pitching for you.

- anonymous

 

[BillD1984]

Yogi Berra to throw out first pitch

April 15, 2009, 6:41 pm First Pitch at Yankee Stadium? Yogi, of Course

By Tyler Kepner

If the Yankees had picked anybody else to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at their new stadium Thursday, it just wouldn’t have seemed right. Yogi Berra, 83 years young, will do the honors before the Yankees host Cleveland at 1:05 p.m.
The team also announced that Kelly Clarkson will sing the national anthem, a selection that should be popular with Derek Jeter, a confessed “American Idol” addict. Pre-game ceremonies will begin at 12:10 p.m. with the West Point Marching Band performing John Philip Sousa’s “Washington Post March” and “Stars and Stripes Forever”. Those choices are meaningful: before the original Yankee Stadium’s opener on April 18, 1923, Sousa performed on field with the Seventh Regiment Band.
The home plate and pitching rubber to be used Thursday is the same set that closed out the old Yankee Stadium last September. When the game is over, the plate and the rubber will be moved to the Yankees Museum, located in the ballpark. I haven’t seen the museum yet, but I’ve heard there is a breathtaking display of autographed baseballs from every living Yankee the team could find.

In case they missed anybody, the Yankees will have 40 of their alumni on hand for the opener. Here’s the list:
Luis Arroyo, Jesse Barfield, Yogi Berra, Ron Blomberg, Bobby Brown, Horace Clarke, Jerry Coleman, David Cone, Chili Davis, Bucky Dent, Al Downing, Dave Eiland, Ed Figueroa, John Flaherty, Whitey Ford, Joe Girardi, Rich “Goose” Gossage, Ken Griffey, Sr., Ron Guidry, Charlie Hayes, Rickey Henderson, Reggie Jackson, Tommy John, Jim Kaat, Don Larsen, Hector Lopez, Tino Martinez, Lee Mazzilli, Gene Michael, Jeff Nelson, Graig Nettles, Paul O’Neill, Joe Pepitone, Willie Randolph, Bobby Richardson, Mickey Rivers, Buck Showalter, Bill “Moose” Skowron, Luis Sojo, Mel Stottlemyre, Ralph Terry, Bob Turley, David Wells, Roy White, Bernie Williams, Dave Winfield.

 

[HD MM]

Yankee Stadium should be quite the spectacle on this Opening Day. I just feel blessed that my Cleveland Indians get to share this historic day with the Bronx Bombers.

 

[BillD1984]

I don't know if anyone caught the opening ceremonies, but MAN did the Yankee Stadium crowd rip into Carl Pavano when he was introduced!

 

[HD MM]

I don't know if anyone caught the opening ceremonies, but MAN did the Yankee Stadium crowd rip into Carl Pavano when he was introduced!

Lol. Poor Carl.

BTW, C-Pav pitches Sunday in this series. It's going to be a brutal site.

 

[HD MM]

*The first hit in Yankee Stadium belongs to Johnny Damon!