Monday, June 16, 2003
JIMY COMES BACK TO BEANTOWN, LEAVES WITH 3 LOSSES
Houston Astros 2
Boston Red Sox 3/14 Innings
BOX SCORE
RECAP
Surprisingly low score in this game between two very good offensive teams. The Stros only runs came off a Richard Hidalgo HR in the 4th. Damian Jackson scored off a Lance Berkman error in the 5th. Nomar scored in the 6th after tripling and Ramirez sacrificing him home. Nomar was again involved when the Sox won the game in the 14th. He bunted Todd Walker, who had singled, into scoring position so Manny Ramirez could knock him in with a basehit. The Man of the Game is obviously Nomar Garciaparra. He went 4 for 6 with 3 doubles and a triple, his 12th of the year. It was his first ever game with 4 multi-base hits. He also scored the tying run and moved the winning run into scoring position 8 innings later. Here are the MOTG standings after 8 MOTGs awarded. Hey! Finally someone besides Millar has multiple MOTGs!
1. Nomar & Millar tied with 2
3. Burkett, Freddy Sanchez, Nixon, JD Drew, and Ryan Rupe tied with 1
A few honorable mentions. BH Kim had a very nice start. All of a sudden, the Red Sox have a really tight rotation. I still think we should give Chuck Finley a try. The bullpen did a really nice job too allowing no runs in 8 IP. Richard Hidalgo would have had a shot at MOTG had he not misplayed a ball that turned into Garciaparra's triple. He accounted for all of Houston's offense and threw a man out at the plate in the 5th which allowed Houston to maintain a 2-1 lead at the time.
By the by, a really dumb move by Jimy last night. He puts in Munro in the 14th. Nomar bunts and then Manny is behind him. Manny was 4 for 4 against Munro with 2 HRs. What a moron! I'm glad that bumpkin is gone.
The Y*nkees won, as did the Blue Jays.
Here's a Peter Gammons thingy. It's mostly about the Jays, Orioles, and Mets. Check out the notes down in the bottom for a few Sox related stories. I'll summarize the good ones here:
1. The Sox are interested in trading for Ugueth Urbina. Y*nks, Giants, Cards, and perhaps M's are also interested. Should be quite a bidding war. Frankly, I don't want Ugueth back. I think it's retarded to trade for a guy, not sign him, then trade for him again. I also think it's weird that the Y*nks want him too. They had him but he failed his physical so he came to Boston.
2. The Sox want to get Armando Benitez. They're also considering putting Fossum in the bullpen. BH Kim as well. The Sox worked out Chuck Finley in California a few days ago. They might also get Ramon Martinez back. I don't want Armando, Fossum to the pen is a good move, but AAA Pawtucket would be better. I like Finley, but not Ramon.
Here's an ESPN article about Joe Torre being on the hot seat or not. Fire him Georgie Porgie! You won't do it!
That's about it. Oh yeah, Rod Beck recorded a save for San Diego. I think we should've given him a shot in the pen for us. After all, he can't be worse than Matt White, Ramiro Mendoza or Rudy Seanez.
Houston Astros 2
Boston Red Sox 3/14 Innings
BOX SCORE
RECAP
Surprisingly low score in this game between two very good offensive teams. The Stros only runs came off a Richard Hidalgo HR in the 4th. Damian Jackson scored off a Lance Berkman error in the 5th. Nomar scored in the 6th after tripling and Ramirez sacrificing him home. Nomar was again involved when the Sox won the game in the 14th. He bunted Todd Walker, who had singled, into scoring position so Manny Ramirez could knock him in with a basehit. The Man of the Game is obviously Nomar Garciaparra. He went 4 for 6 with 3 doubles and a triple, his 12th of the year. It was his first ever game with 4 multi-base hits. He also scored the tying run and moved the winning run into scoring position 8 innings later. Here are the MOTG standings after 8 MOTGs awarded. Hey! Finally someone besides Millar has multiple MOTGs!
1. Nomar & Millar tied with 2
3. Burkett, Freddy Sanchez, Nixon, JD Drew, and Ryan Rupe tied with 1
A few honorable mentions. BH Kim had a very nice start. All of a sudden, the Red Sox have a really tight rotation. I still think we should give Chuck Finley a try. The bullpen did a really nice job too allowing no runs in 8 IP. Richard Hidalgo would have had a shot at MOTG had he not misplayed a ball that turned into Garciaparra's triple. He accounted for all of Houston's offense and threw a man out at the plate in the 5th which allowed Houston to maintain a 2-1 lead at the time.
By the by, a really dumb move by Jimy last night. He puts in Munro in the 14th. Nomar bunts and then Manny is behind him. Manny was 4 for 4 against Munro with 2 HRs. What a moron! I'm glad that bumpkin is gone.
The Y*nkees won, as did the Blue Jays.
Here's a Peter Gammons thingy. It's mostly about the Jays, Orioles, and Mets. Check out the notes down in the bottom for a few Sox related stories. I'll summarize the good ones here:
1. The Sox are interested in trading for Ugueth Urbina. Y*nks, Giants, Cards, and perhaps M's are also interested. Should be quite a bidding war. Frankly, I don't want Ugueth back. I think it's retarded to trade for a guy, not sign him, then trade for him again. I also think it's weird that the Y*nks want him too. They had him but he failed his physical so he came to Boston.
2. The Sox want to get Armando Benitez. They're also considering putting Fossum in the bullpen. BH Kim as well. The Sox worked out Chuck Finley in California a few days ago. They might also get Ramon Martinez back. I don't want Armando, Fossum to the pen is a good move, but AAA Pawtucket would be better. I like Finley, but not Ramon.
Here's an ESPN article about Joe Torre being on the hot seat or not. Fire him Georgie Porgie! You won't do it!
That's about it. Oh yeah, Rod Beck recorded a save for San Diego. I think we should've given him a shot in the pen for us. After all, he can't be worse than Matt White, Ramiro Mendoza or Rudy Seanez.
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