http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/ Readin'. Writin'. Red Sox. en Copyright 2008 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:22:08 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.35 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/eelogo.jpg Game 131: August 26, 2008 Red Sox 7 W: Tim Wakefield (8-8)H: Justin Masterson (2)H: Hideki Okajima (20)S: Jonathan Papelbon (34) 76-55, 2 game winning streak Yankees 3 L: Andy Pettitte (13-10) 70-61, 1 game losing streak Highlights: Thus begins the first part of three wherein paeans to the http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/peroration/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/peroration/ August 2008 Game Comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:22:08 -0500 Game 130: August 24, 2008 ∙ 11 innings Red Sox 6 W: Jonathan Papelbon (5-3)S: Manny Delcarmen (1) 75-55, 1 game winning streak Blue Jays 5 L: Brandon League (0-2) 67-63, 1 game losing streak Highlights: Enchōsen means extra innings or overtime. The first symbol means prolong or stretch, http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/enchosen/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/enchosen/ August 2008 Game Comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:00:42 -0500 Game 129: August 23, 2008 Red Sox 0 L: Jon Lester (12-5) 74-55, 1 game losing streak Blue Jays 11 W: Jesse Litsch (9-7) 67-62, 1 game winning streak Highlights: J.L. versus J.L. Cancer survivor against former ball boy. Litsch allowed just seven baserunners over six innings while Lester http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/belittle/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/belittle/ August 2008 Game Comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:22:52 -0500 It would take a lot for me to get behind a team led by Kobe Bryant, but the Spanish men’s basketball team made that possible. They already demonstrated that they are losers when the Spanish Basketball Federation’s decided to pose for the advertisement shown below and they just confirmed it http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/spanish_mens_basketball_team_loses/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/spanish_mens_basketball_team_loses/ Other Sports Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:30:28 -0500 Game 128: August 22, 2008 Red Sox 8 W: Paul Byrd (8-11)H: Justin Masterson (1) 74-54, 1 game winning streak Blue Jays 4 L: Shaun Marcum (8-6) 66-62, 1 game losing streak Highlights: Byrd reminds me of John Burkett, who signed with the Red Sox as a free agent http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/holding/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/holding/ August 2008 Game Comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:33:22 -0500 Game 127: August 20, 2008 Red Sox 6 L: Clay Buchholz (2-9) 73-54, 1 game losing streak Orioles 11 W: Chris Waters (2-0) 61-65, 1 game winning streak Highlights: Last night the Orioles got back all of the hits and runs they were deprived of back on September 1, http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/hazy/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/hazy/ August 2008 Game Comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:34:52 -0500 Game 126: August 19, 2008 Red Sox 7 W: Daisuke Matsuzaka (15-2) 73-53, 2 game winning streak Orioles 2 L: Daniel Cabrera (8-8) 60-65, 2 game losing streak Highlights: In the post-game show Dennis Eckersley boasted that, aside from his rookie year, he hadn’t walked five or more batters http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/natsukashii/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/natsukashii/ August 2008 Game Comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:23:54 -0500 Game 125: August 18, 2008 Red Sox 6 W: Jon Lester (12-4)H: Manny Delcarmen (16)S: Jonathan Papelbon (33) 72-53, 1 game winning streak Orioles 3 L: Jeremy Guthrie (10-9) 60-64, 1 game losing streak Highlights: Lester’s performance last night was the antithesis of his peers’ collective outing on Sunday. http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/gumption/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/gumption/ August 2008 Game Comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:33:16 -0500 Game 124: August 17, 2008 Blue Jays 15 W: Shaun Marcum (8-5) 64-60, 2 game winning streak Red Sox 4 L: Josh Beckett (11-9) 71-53, 2 game losing streak Highlights: Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia launched solo homers in the fourth and seventh innings respectively, but the Red Sox http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/imitation/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/imitation/ August 2008 Game Comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:20:14 -0500 Game 123: August 16, 2008 Blue Jays 4 W: Roy Halladay (14-9) 63-60, 1 game winning streak Red Sox 1 L: Paul Byrd (7-11) 71-52, 1 game losing streak Highlights: This bird has flown. Byrd had 8 ground outs compared to 13 fly ball outs, an unfavorable ratio for http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/inhibit/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/inhibit/ August 2008 Game Comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:41:47 -0500 Game 122: August 14, 2008 Rangers 0 L: Tommy Hunter (0-2) 61-61, 3 game losing streak Red Sox 10 W: Daisuke Matsuzaka (14-2) 71-51, 4 game winning streak Highlights: Matsuzaka pitches from settopojishon (set position) expertly; as Jerry Remy noted, the starter’s splits shows that hitters are 0-for-12 against http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/settopojishon/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/settopojishon/ August 2008 Game Comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:41:47 -0500 Game 121: August 13, 2008 Rangers 4 L: Luis Mendoza (3-6) 61-60, 2 game losing streak Red Sox 8 W: Jon Lester (11-4) 70-51, 3 game winning streak Highlights: Mendoza has bounced about the league as hitters bounce his pitches about parks. The Red Sox signed him as a http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/thumped/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/thumped/ August 2008 Game Comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:01:04 -0500 Game 120: August 12, 2008 Rangers 17 H: Warner Madrigal (1)H: Jamey Wright (14)BS, L: Frank Francisco (5, 24) 61-59, 1 game losing streak Red Sox 19 BS: Manny Delcarmen (3)W: Hideki Okajma (3-2)S: Jonathan Papelbon (32) 69-51, 2 game winning streak Highlights: This was not the sort of http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/bash/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/bash/ August 2008 Game Comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:05:53 -0500 Game 119: August 11, 2008 Red Sox 5 W: Josh Beckett (11-8) 68-51, 1 game winning streak White Sox 1 L: John Danks (9-5) 66-52, 1 game losing streak Highlights: The White Sox are trying, badly, to imitate the eccentric facial hair and hairstyles of the 2004 Red Sox. http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/behindhand/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/behindhand/ August 2008 Game Comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:01:41 -0500 Game 118: August 10, 2008 Red Sox 5 L: Clay Buchholz (2-8) 67-51, 1 game losing streak White Sox 6 W: Gavin Floyd (12-6)H: Matt Thornton (12)H: Octavio Dotel (17)S: Bobby Jenks (24) 66-51, 1 game winning streak Highlights: The weight of August expectations seems too heavy a burden http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/errors/ http://www.empyrealenvirons.com/2008/08/errors/ August 2008 Game Comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:00:11 -0500