Monday, August 26, 2002
Anaheim @ Boston
Red Sox 10 Angels 9
Record 74-55
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| P | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
| ANGELS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||
| RED SOX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 4 | |||||||||||
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I was also going to delve into the numbers of Cliff Floyd and show how he really hasn't helped much yet (still hasn't really, numbers wise), maybe they'll come out later. But no, as with all Red Sox teams they have to hang us by a thread to the very end. Last night's come back in the ninth and eventual 10th inning win was nothing short of amazing. I won't lie and say I stuck with it thru the whole thing, after Anaheim scored 4 (with two outs) in the 8th, I changed the channel, took a shower, read a book, and still seething I decided to pop in a movie (Van Wilder) so I could cool off and get some sleep. Before pressing play I decided to see if the game had come to a merciful end, nope, not even close. I turned it back just after Tony Clark's walk in the ninth. No need to go thru the specifics of what happened next, you all saw or heard it. But after it was all done, even though I was glad they won, I simply couldn't crack a smile. Maybe it was because I had exhausted my self screaming and yelling at the TV thru the first half of the game. Maybe it was because that type of play has been non-existent since June first, or maybe it's because in the end that win isn't going to matter. I'd like to say this is exactly the thing we needed to get it going, finally, after 3 months of mediocrity. But we all thought the same thing after Embree's inspiring performance in Minnesota, and Nomar's call to arms against Texas. I want to believe this is the turning point and that we just sent Anaheim into a tailspin making Seattle our only worry for the Wild Card spot. But I can't. I can't believe that anything good is going to happen until this team gives me a reason to get back on board. They need to do something for us for a change in 2002. For 3 months we've been bitching and moaning about how the season is over, I'm probably more of an offender than anyone else. But we keep watching the games, we keep analyzing everything on the message board the next day, and we all also can't help but think a miracle can happen until the mathematics say otherwise. I'm not back on board damn it! I don't believe! But what if... |
| A N A H E I M | B O S T O N | ||||||||
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| AB | R | H | BI | AB | R | H | BI | ||
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D Eckstein ss
D Erstad cf O Palmeiro rf G Anderson lf B Fullmer dh T Glaus 3b S Spiezio 1b B Molina c A Kennedy 2b |
5
6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 |
1
1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 |
2
2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 |
0
1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 |
J Damon cf
N Garciaparra ss M Ramirez dh C Floyd lf S Hillenbrand 3b B Daubach 1b a-C Baerga PH T Clark 1b R Henderson pr L Merloni 1b J Varitek c T Nixon rf R Sanchez 2b |
6
5 5 5 5 3 1 0 0 0 3 4 5 |
1
1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 |
3
2 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
1
1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 |
| Totals | 45 | 9 | 17 | 8 | Totals | 42 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
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ANGELS Batting 2B: A Kennedy (26, B Howry); B Fullmer (30, B Howry); T Glaus (22, B Howry); G Anderson (47, U Urbina) RBI: S Spiezio (61), G Anderson (96), A Kennedy (35), D Erstad (64), O Palmeiro (19), B Fullmer (42), T Glaus 2 (86) SF: S Spiezio , O Palmeiro 2-out RBI: A Kennedy, D Erstad, B Fullmer, T Glaus 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out- S Spiezio 4, O Palmeiro 2, B Molina 1, A Kennedy 1 Team LOB: 13 Fielding Outfield Assist: G Anderson (J Damon at Home), D Erstad (R Sanchez at 2nd base). RED SOX a-reached on infield single to pitcher for B Daubach in the 7th. Batting,br> 2B: S Hillenbrand (33, R Ortiz); N Garciaparra (45, B Weber) HR: M Ramirez 2 (24, 1st inning off R Ortiz 0 on, 2 Out, 3rd inning off R Ortiz 0 on, 2 Out), J Damon (11, 10th inning off S Shields 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Ramirez 4 (76), N Garciaparra (100), T Clark (28), T Nixon (72), R Sanchez 2 (31), J Damon (58) SF: T Nixon 2-out RBI: M Ramirez 2, R Sanchez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out- R Sanchez 1, J Varitek 2, S Hillenbrand 1 Team LOB: 9 Baserunning SB: R Henderson (8, 2nd base off T Percival/B Molina) Fielding E: N Garciaparra (19, bobble); B Daubach (1, throw); C Floyd (1, throw); T Nixon (5, bobble) DP: 1 (C Floyd-N Garciaparra-B Daubach). Outfield Assist: C Floyd (D Erstad at 1st base). | |||||||||
| A N A H E I M | B O S T O N | ||||||||||||||
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| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ||
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R Ortiz
B Weber (B,4) S Schoeneweis A Levine T Percival (B,4) S Shields (L,3-3) |
6.1
0.1 0.2 0.2 1 0 |
8
3 1 3 2 1 |
4
1 0 2 2 1 |
4
1 0 2 2 1 |
1
0 0 0 1 0 |
2
0 0 0 1 0 |
2
0 0 0 0 1 |
J Burkett
D Hermanson B Howry W Banks U Urbina (W,1-6) |
5.2
1.1 1 1 1 |
11
1 4 0 1 |
4
1 4 0 0 |
3
1 4 0 0 |
1
1 1 1 1 |
3
1 1 1 1 |
0
0 0 0 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Totals | 10 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| A Levine pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. WP - D Hermanson IBB - G Anderson (by B Howry), B Fullmer (by U Urbina) HBP - J Varitek (by R Ortiz) Batters faced - R Ortiz 28; B Weber 4; S Schoeneweis 3; A Levine 5; T Percival 5; S Shields 1; J Burkett 29; D Hermanson 6; B Howry 8; W Banks 4; U Urbina 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R Ortiz 8-8; B Weber 0-1; S Schoeneweis 0-2; A Levine 0-2; T Percival 0-1; S Shields 0-0; J Burkett 3-10; D Hermanson 0-3; B Howry 0-2; W Banks 0-2; U Urbina 0-2 Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck Time: 4:01 Att: 32,869 Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy Wind: 12 mph, right to left Game Scores: R Ortiz 42, J Burkett 35 | |||||||||||||||
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