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Game 121: August 13, 2008 Rangers 4 L: Luis Mendoza (3-6) 61-60, 2 game losing streak Red Sox 8 W: Jon Lester (11-4) 70-51, 3 game winning streak Highlights: Mendoza has bounced about the league as hitters bounce his pitches about parks. The Red Sox signed him as a minor league free agent in 2000. In 2005 the Padres claimed him off waivers on July 8 and the Red Sox claimed him right back on July 27. About a year later Boston found itself in need of major-league ready arms and traded Mendoza for Bryan Corey. Corey was an indispensable member of the bullpen band; since Corey was designated for assignment, the unit was never the same although it still had its appeal. Sort of like Genesis with Peter Gabriel and the following incarnation with Phil Collins. Speaking of drummers, Luis Mendoza was beat like a drum. Continuing from the first game of the series the Red Sox put up crooked numbers early in the game.Just as J.D. Drew picked up the slack when David Ortiz was ailing, Kevin Youkilis did a yeoman’s job at the plate covering for the injured Mike Lowell. Youkilis had Josh Hamilton sliding after...
Game 18: April 18, 2008 Rangers 3 L: Luis Mendoza (0-2) 7-10, 1 game losing streak Red Sox 11 W: Daisuke Matsuzaka (4-0) 11-7, 2 game winning streak Highlights: David Ortiz buoyed his team not only with his smile but also with his third-inning manrui homuran (grand slam home run). The first character means “full” and the second stands for “bases.” The remainder of the phrase is the Japanized pronunciation for home run, keeping in mind that the “a” sound in Japanese is the same as in Spanish or Hawaiian. I entered through Gate E and bought a raffle ticket for the 2007 championship ring. Just as they did in 2005, a sample ring was on hand to entice fans to enter the raffle, as if further encouragement would be needed. The weather was near-perfect last night. The cocoa being hawked by the vendors just last week was replaced by Sports Bars and Italian ice. The dancers entertaining the fans for Puerto Rico Day could wear flirtatious dresses without getting a chill. Kids taken to Fenway for their first ballgame weren’t bundled up as if they were on a Trans-Siberian trek. The temperature wasn’t the only thing heating up....
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