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Tuesday, May 6, 2003
Boston @ Kansas City

Red Sox 7   Royals 3
Record 21-12
 
    A M E R I C A N     L E A G U E    
    P       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10       R H E    
      Red Sox   0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0       7 13 1    
      Royals   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0       3 7 0    
 

 

Stepping up

  • Take out his last start where he only lasted 2/3 of an inning and Fossum has had two very good outings in a row. Low strikeout total for him, but that also kept the pitch count down and in turn allowed Casey to go further than normal (for him).

    Was it not great to see Wakes coming out of the pen last night? I had no reservations what-so-ever, what was a comfortable lead, actually was a comfortable lead.

  • I watched BBT last night and one of the program's features was Nomar's fielding woes. They offerd some sound advice on what he may be doing wrong and Harold Reynols even came to Nomar's defense, saying that he's too good a player for this to go on for very long.

    But it was confirmed last night for me that Bobby Valentine (who has predicted the Sox to win it all) is only there to try and sir the pot (give the program an edge). While they were going thru the whole segment and each analyst got their two cents in, Valentine said that his tips to fix Nomar's probem is for everyone but Nomar, because he doesn't like to be coached.

    Obviously none of us know what goes on in work-outs or behind the scenes, but where did that comment come from? In the seven seasons Nomar has been here, anyone even hear of Noamr being uncoachable? Granted most superstarts don't really need to be told what to do, the coaches are just there to keep then on the straight and narrow, but I've never heard of Nomar being uncoachable.

    Funny how garbage like this always comes up when a player or team isn't playing to their capability. All of a sudden it has to be a personality thing, or something outside the game, instead of just a simple slump. Heck, I even eluded to that in yesterday's write up, damn human nature.

    paul@redsox2000.com


    • B O S T O N K A N S A S   C I T Y
      AB R H BI   AB R H BI
    J Damon cf
    T Walker 2b
    N Garciaparra ss
    M Ramirez lf
    K Millar rf
    D Jackson rf
    S Hillenbrand 1b
    B Mueller 3b
    J Varitek dh
    D Mirabelli c     		2
    4
    5
    5
    4
    0
    5
    3
    4
    4     		2
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    0
    3     		1
    2
    1
    0
    1
    0
    1
    3
    0
    4     		1
    3
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2     		M Tucker cf
    J Randa 3b
    C Beltran dh
    M Sweeney 1b
    R Ibanez lf
    D Relaford rf
    A Berroa ss
    B Mayne c
    C Febles 2b     		5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    2
    4
    4
    3     		0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    1     		2
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    1
    2     		1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    Totals 36 7 13 7 Totals 32 3 7 2
    BOSTON

    Batting
    2B: B Mueller (11, J Affeldt); D Mirabelli (1, R Bukvich)
    RBI: T Walker 3 (19), N Garciaparra (17), D Mirabelli 2 (6), J Damon (12)
    S: J Damon 2
    SF: T Walker
    2-out RBI: N Garciaparra, D Mirabelli 2, J Damon, T Walker
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out- J Varitek 3
    Team LOB: 8

    Baserunning
    SB: J Damon (7, 2nd base off K Wilson/B Mayne)

    Fielding
    E: D Mirabelli (1, throw)
    DP: 1 (N Garciaparra-S Hillenbrand).

    KANSAS CITY

    Batting
    RBI: C Febles (6), M Tucker (12)
    2-out RBI: C Febles, M Tucker
    Gidp: D Relaford
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out- J Randa 2, C Beltran 1, A Berroa 1
    Team LOB: 8

    Baserunning
    SB: C Febles 2 (5, 2nd base off C Fossum/D Mirabelli, Home off M Timlin/D Mirabelli), M Tucker (4, 2nd base off M Timlin/D Mirabelli)
    CS: M Tucker (4, 2nd base by C Fossum)

    Fielding
    DP: 1 (C Febles-A Berroa).

    B O S T O N K A N S A S   C I T Y
      IP H R ER BB SO HR   IP H R ER BB SO HR
    C Fossum (W,3-1)
    M Timlin (H,4)
    T Wakefield     		6.2
    1.1
    1     		5
    1
    1     		3
    0
    0     		3
    0
    0     		5
    1
    0     		2
    0
    0     		0
    0
    0     		J Affeldt (L,2-1)
    K Wilson
    D Carrasco
    R Bukvich
    M MacDougal     		4
    1.2
    1.1
    1
    1     		5
    4
    3
    1
    0     		1
    5
    0
    1
    0     		1
    5
    0
    1
    0     		0
    3
    0
    0
    0     		6
    0
    1
    1
    1     		0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Totals 9 7 3 3 6 2 0 Totals 9 13 7 7 3 9 0
    Pitches-strikes: C Fossum 104-61; M Timlin 19-13; T Wakefield 19-14; J Affeldt 68-46; K Wilson 53-30; D Carrasco 23-17; R Bukvich 14-8; M MacDougal 10-7.
    Batters faced - C Fossum 28; M Timlin 6; T Wakefield 4; J Affeldt 17; K Wilson 11; D Carrasco 7; R Bukvich 4; M MacDougal 3
    Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C Fossum 5-12; M Timlin 2-2; T Wakefield 2-1; J Affeldt 4-2; K Wilson 2-2; D Carrasco 0-3; R Bukvich 1-1; M MacDougal 1-1
    Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Charles Reliford
    Time: 2:54
    Att: 15,848
    Weather: 69 degrees, clear
    Wind: 7 mph, left to right
    Game Scores: C Fossum 49, J Affeldt 54


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