9/3 vs Texas

[italstallianion]

I see. Solid numbers. But I still confident in our Kid.

 

But of course, thats me!

 

 

It's ok, I'm constantly comparing Bedard to Harden over these past few starts.

[Reck]

Darnell is by far the worst player I've seen at striking out. For the love of God.

[Palodios]

Congratulations to Bedard for his first win with the Boston Red Sox. May it be the first of many more.

[Station 13]

HAHA Hamilton

[a700hitter]

I'm honored.

 

Congratulations Red Sox

 

Celebrating a 700 club

Francona big fan of sellout streak

By Peter Abraham

Globe Staff / September 3, 2011

 

The Red Sox sold out another game at Fenway Park last night, making it 700 in a row since May 15, 2003.

 

That every seat is taken for every game has come to be expected. But it’s not something manager Terry Francona takes for granted.

 

“I actually think it’s really cool, maybe more cool than most people,’’ Francona said before the Sox were beaten by the Rangers, 10-0. “I’ve been in places where there’s been apathy and there’s nothing worse than that.’’

 

The Phillies averaged a little fewer than 20,000 fans per game at cavernous Veterans Stadium in 2000, Francona’s final season there as manager. He knows what it’s like to look up from the dugout and see more empty seats than full ones.

 

“You come here on a Sunday day game after a Saturday night game, the place is always full,’’ Francona said. “I think that is one of the really truly special things about being here. I hope the streak goes on for a while; it’s really cool.

 

“It’s nice to play in front of people who care so much.’’

 

Carl Crawford, in his first season with the Sox after nine in Tampa Bay, was astonished to learn that the streak had stretched so long.

 

“A sellout crowd every night, that’s amazing to me,’’ he said. “It gets you going because it’s exciting to be here. Every night, 37,000 people no matter what. It’s a different feeling than anywhere else in the game.’’

 

The Sox gave fans commemorative baseballs to mark the milestone. Francona and the players also tipped their caps to the crowd when the game became official in the fifth inning.

 

“Our fans have demonstrated unwavering loyalty and support from the stands at Fenway Park every day of the regular season for more than eight years, and everyone in the organization is grateful for their steadfast dedication,’’ owner John Henry said in a statement released by the team.

 

The Sox have the longest sellout streak in baseball history. The record for the four major sports in North America is 814 games by the Portland Trail Blazers from April 9, 1977, to Nov. 16, 1995.

 

If the streak continues, the Sox would break that record in 2013.

[mvp 78]

Bad call by the umps. Nice first day of a long weekend though. Sox win. Trojans win. Fired up the grill.

[TylerD]

Wow, and thats the game LOL. Im sure Rangers fans wont live that one down for a little while.

[Palodios]

Can the Red Sox last two more years with this sellout streak?

[SoxSport]

Looked like Hamilton was safe at 1B. Gonzo appeared to miss the first tag.

But we'll take it.

 

That called third strike against Salty--low and inside--was one of the worst blown

third strike calls I've ever seen an umpire make.

 

Nothing against the ump. Everybody makes mistakes. But then only umps get away with them.

[iortiz]

It's ok' date=' I'm constantly comparing Bedard to Harden over these past few starts.[/quote']

 

I wasn't sure about Bedard either....

 

Nevertheless, IMO we need a larger spectrum (till the end of this season), and only then, we could see whether he is for real or not.

[SoxSport]

Bedard should have gone another inning. 101 pitches? When they need him for more in the playoffs--that's all he'll have ---101 ***king pitches.

 

Their middle relief sucks. Billion dollar lineup and mediocre middle relief.

 

They need their starters to go 7 innings.

[iortiz]

Well, I posted a couple of months this, in case you didn't see it.

 

According to Forbes:

 

Chicago Cubs fans are legendary for loving their team no matter what the scoreboard says, or how many consecutive days the home team trails the division leader. Kids who can’t get tickets wait for home run balls on Sheffield Avenue. And regardless of how many beers the bleacher bums consume, no one forgets the words to “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

 

Cubs fans are some of the most loyal in baseball.

 

But they’re no Texas Rangers fans, who flock to the Arlington ballpark through last place finishes and playoff runs alike. The Ranger faithful don’t care if the team trades away its best players or spends $252 million to sign an MVP-caliber batter like Alex Rodriguez. No team’s attendance is less tied to its on the field performance than the Rangers’, and nowhere else in the country do fans peel off at a slower rate when the club has thin years.

 

Methodology.

 

Data for winning percentage and attendance are from Stats Inc. and are based on official Major League Baseball figures. Ticket data are average prices paid for tickets each year and are from Team Marketing Report’s Fan Cost Index. Using multiple regression analysis to determine how closely related winning percentage was to fan attendance, we controlled for the fluctuation of ticket prices and the boost in attendance as the result of having a new stadium, based on league-wide trends for teams that built new ball parks between 1991 and 2007.

 

The Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays were not considered due to a shortage of data and the statistical anomalies stemming from those being either new franchises, relocated franchises or a team that folded.

 

Our final rankings were a combination of two factors: How closely related fan attendance patterns were to winning percentage, after compensating for controls. We used what statisticians would note as the P > |t| value and checked for the mathematical confidence of that assessment; as well as the slope of the line as it went from zero wins to 162 possible wins. The sharper the slope broke downward for every point the team lost, and the faster it broke upward for every win, the less loyal fans were deemed to be. Results were controlled for the upswing in league-wide attendance and overall attendance patterns around the strike of 1994-1995.

 

The top five:

 

1. Texas Rangers

2. Boston Red Sox

3. Atlanta Braves

4. Chicago Cubs

5. Pittsburgh Pirates

 

The bottom five:

 

1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

2. Detroit Tigers

3. Oakland A’s

4. Minnesota Twins

5. Philadelphia Phillies

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slu...oyalfans081208

[VA Sox Fan]

I'm honored.

 

Congratulations Red Sox

 

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[BornToRun]

Glad to see Crawford beat some ass today, haven't been around to keep up with the last 2 games against Texas. Sucks to be in 2nd to those animals in NY but I guess I can take comfort in the fact that if, during that 2-10 start in April, we'd one a couple or so more games, we'd have a decent lead in the division.

[Thunder]

Hey guys! I just got my power back from Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene, and find myself at Fenway. Great game! I caught CC's grand slam ball(just kidding). I sat 15 rows directly behind Pesky's pole. In the 4th, Fenway was the loudest I have ever seen. Did Fox show the idiot who ran out on to the field? It was weird. Papi fouled off a ball, and in the area he hit it some guy slowly comes out onto the field. At first I thought it was some kind of bat/ball boy, then he started running and security guards chased after him. Papi was cracking up about the whole thing. The guy got trampled in front of the Sox bullpen. He ran from the Ranger dugout area to the bullpens.

[Flynnatic10]

Hooray for VA mojo!