Red Sox V A's Game Thread (tardy)

by justin0070000 on Mar 25, 2008 7:12 AM EDT

Am I the only one watching this game?

Matsuzaka is struggling. He has thrown 60 pitches threw 2 innings and loaded the bases twice. Blanton is pretty much crusing. I guess Doc was right. Steve Phillips is bruttle to listen to. By looking in Matsuzaka's eyes he could tell he was ready to compete. I would like to see a game in the Tokoyo Dome. I do think this game is bullshit. My roomate was pissed that I woke up at 5:50AM. It puts Oakland and Boston at a disadvantage, and these count as 2 of Oaklands home games, giving them only 79 home games.

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I tried watching

But my dish is screwed up.

by ken on Mar 25, 2008 7:22 AM EDT reply actions

glad to know I am not alone

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by justin0070000 on Mar 25, 2008 7:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Looks like I wasn't alone

http://www.news.com/newsblog/8301-10784_3-9902581-7.html

DirecTV customer service must have really took it on the chin this morning.

by ken on Mar 25, 2008 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions

The Dome

I spent a semester in Tokyo and went to a few games there. I'd post some pics but I can't figure out how and it's a pretty nondescript stadium anyways. But it's definitely worthwhile to go to a game if you're ever over there. Our cheerleaders don't seem so ridiculous all of a sudden.

by ken on Mar 25, 2008 7:28 AM EDT reply actions

i try to take in foreign baseball when i can

I have seen a game in Havana. I hope to see some games in the Dominican at some point, and that time will come when I have the money and the time. I don't have that as a junior in college.

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by justin0070000 on Mar 25, 2008 7:30 AM EDT up reply actions

The games in Japan were pretty $$

and I preferred to allocate my limited resources to alcohol, so I didn't go to many. I did have tickets for the A's-Mariners regular season game in '03 but that got cancelled because of the war. Boo.

by ken on Mar 25, 2008 7:41 AM EDT up reply actions

the game in havana was 5 pasesos

or about 20 cents. There weren't too many seats though, I sat on a cement step. The 9 of us went togeather, we got seperate my buddy sat with the Marines, who took a flag to the game. It was Team Cuba V Team USA.

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by justin0070000 on Mar 25, 2008 7:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Matsuzaka just threw his first 1-2-3 inning

he is around 80 pitches in 4 innings. A Homer Bailey special.

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by justin0070000 on Mar 25, 2008 7:32 AM EDT reply actions

Matsuzaka has a nasty changeup

it breaks away from lefties. I wish ESPN had the pitch velocity up.

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by justin0070000 on Mar 25, 2008 7:47 AM EDT reply actions

I love blogging with myself

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by justin0070000 on Mar 25, 2008 7:47 AM EDT reply actions

Matsuzaka through 5.

struck out 6, walked 5, 2 hits, 2 runs both earned, 95 pitches. I didn't think he would make it through 4. He was very Homer Bailey like. Or maybe Homer Bailey is Matzusuka like.

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by justin0070000 on Mar 25, 2008 7:48 AM EDT reply actions

for those of us who have stuff to do

and cant see the game, its the top o' the 6th, 2-0 A's. blanton seems to be cruising. steve phillips said something. david ortiz is still the ugliest clutch hitter in history.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 25, 2008 7:55 AM EDT reply actions

Blanton threw 5 shutout innings?

Maybe Daugherty WAS right.

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by Slyde on Mar 25, 2008 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Blanton out after 5.2 innings

he threw 5 great innings, he lost it in the 6th. I am guessing he probably hit wall of fatigue. He threw 94 pitchers. At this point in spring training pitchers are "building up" to 90-95 pitches. He walked one, struck out 3, and and left a runner on. He gave up 3 runs all earned.

Embree is on now. He got a K, to strand the runner at 2nd. Close the book on Blanton.

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by justin0070000 on Mar 25, 2008 8:09 AM EDT reply actions

Blanton was solid.

But I'm still not sure if he would've been worth all of our prospects and Votto/Bailey/Cueto/Whoever. The A's should've won that game. Too bad the Streetster blew it. I like the Sox, but I just want Japan to get a reality check with them.

by TheClashing on Mar 25, 2008 10:55 AM EDT reply actions