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I am not so sheltered as Lorde so that’s not true, but I haven’t seen a ball hit the ladder in person. One of Omar Infante’s two doubles was the result of a deflection off the ladder. The first-inning extra base hit put Infante in scoring position. Eric Hosmer promptly drove Infante in for the early lead. Your browser does not support iframes. The Royals had another lucky ricochet in the third inning. Hosmer tried to field David Ortiz’s pop-up in the infield but was stymied by the twilight sky. Mike Moustakas shadowed Hosmer and was in position to snare the ball. Alex “it’s pronounced gor-DAHN” Gordon seemed to have a hold on Daniel Nava’s fly ball in the sixth inning but allowed it to slip out of his glove as he slid across the turf. Xander Bogaerts followed Nava with a blast to center field that pulled the local nine to within a run. But Gordon won’t be fired for his misplay. We can’t say the same for the ball attendant who fielded Hosmer’s grounder down the right field line in the fourth inning. She thought it was foul and scooped the ball up but dropped it like a...
I imagine a game of guess what’s in the picture with rookie Allen Webster. The starting pitcher made his major league debut and while he didn’t win he displayed mid- to upper-90s heat and a menacing change-up. A muppet eating a girl’s head? A cybergoth? Oh, wait! It’s Wally! A Wally hat? Yes! Turkey Sandwich! Oh, wait, only guys on the 2011 Rangers know about that. Mike Napoli! The guy I threw one too many fastballs to. I mean, Kottaras. The left fielder that almost got punched by Lorenzo Cain. I mean, can you believe those two when they converged on Mike Carp’s fly ball? Do we need to get Dr. Phil in here to work on their communication skills? Then he jacked one off me. Fricking Gordon. Should I take it as a compliment that Mayor Menino called me Alex Webber? Game 18: April 21, 2013 ∙ 10 innings Kansas City Royals10-7 5 W: Kelvin Herrera (2-2)S: Greg Holland (5) 2B: Alex Gordon (5)HR: George Kottaras (1), Gordon (1), Billy Butler (3) Boston Red Sox12-6 4 H: Junichi Tazawa (4)BS: Koji Uehara (1)L: Andrew Miller (0-1) 2B: Mike Carp (3), Jacoby Ellsbury (4), Mike Napoli (8)HR: Napoli (3)...
Game 3: April 5, 2007 Red Sox 4 W: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0)S: Jonathan Papelbon (1) 2-1, 2 game winning streak Royals 1 L: Zach Greinke (0-1) 1-2, 2 game losing streak Highlights: Matsuzaka won his major league debut; the first Red Sox pitcher to do so since Juan Pena in 1999. Jason Varitek, a season after breaking Carlton Fisk’s record for games caught in a Red Sox uniform, went 0 for 4 and left four men on base. The backstop’s season is off to a slow start: 1 for 10 with no walks and two strikeouts. “Kachi” is one of the Japanese words for “win” or “victory.” Zach Greinke pitched well enough to win. His line of 7 innings pitched, 8 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk, and 7 strikeouts was not terribly different from his esteemed opponent, who lasted just as long, had two less hits, struck out three more, and surrendered a home run. This is what happens to otherwise outstanding young pitchers who have Mark Teahen playing right field like Wily Mo Peña or Alex Gordon learning the hot corner at the major league level on the job. Most of Greinke’s season last year was scuttled...
Game 1: April 2, 2007 Red Sox 1 L: Curt Schilling (0-1) 0-1, 1 game losing streak Royals 7 W: Gil Meche (1-0) 1-0, 1 game winning streak It’s been 22 years since the Royals’ last championship. They did have a winning season in 2003, but prior to that their last winning seasons were the year before and the year of the 1994 strike. So it’s hard to begrudge a club so far removed from glory the joy of cheering for their team. Especially in such a beautiful place like Kauffman Stadium, with its fountains and waterfalls. I especially love the tapering ends of the upper deck and the lofty lights in center field. Those fountains have been newly-rigged to blast higher and more powerful jets. This renovation along with the wind-borne mist contrived to obscure the center field camera’s focus. If only the geysers could have been selectively increased during Curt Schilling’s turns on the mound. It wouldn’t have been a waste of water because he lasted a mere four innings. The barrage of criticism Dayton Moore faced for signing Gil Meche was vindicated for today at least. But just as one heinous outing by Schilling does not...
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