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The Red Sox managed a mere three hits against Bud Norris. Brock Holt led off the game with a single but was caught stealing. The visitors didn’t get on base again until Daniel Nava doubled with two down in the fifth. David Ross also laced a double with one out but in the eighth inning. Norris only surrendered three walks, none of them coinciding with the hits. Jonathan Herrera and Holt walked in the sixth inning. Nava worked the count full and elicited a base on balls in the seventh. On the other side of the ball Jake Peavy relinquished three home runs. Orioles fans have souvenirs from Jones, Nick Markakis, and Ryan Flaherty. Yes, Flaherty of the .327 slugging percentage. Three players, Nava, Mike Napoli, and Dustin Pedroia converged on Adam Jones’s fourth-inning bloop but none reached it before it touched turf. The ball plummeted like the Red Sox’s playoff hopes. Game 63: June 9, 2014 Boston Red Sox28-35 0 L: Jake Peavy (1-4) 2B: Daniel Nava (3), David Ross (5) Baltimore Orioles32-30 4 W: Bud Norris (5-5) HR: Adam Jones (10), Nick Markakis (6), Ryan Flaherty (2)...
With the score tied 2-2 in the seventh and Mike Carp at first base on a base on balls David Ross stepped into the box. Ross took issue with Bud Norris throwing up high. A guy who has had multiple concussions might be sensitive about such things. Ross was so concerned about injuring his brain further he experimented with an old-fashioned mask with shock absorbers and has worn an UNCAP, made of military-grade composite, underneath his gear. So it’s not surprising that Ross jawed at Norris to make an adjustment in his throwing. Matt Wieters did his job as a catcher and interceded. As the situation escalated the benches cleared, but unlike prior dustups against the Orioles this fracas didn’t come to blows or suspensions. I thought that “a quarrel of orioles” would be an outstanding collective noun, but apparently sparrows have plucked that word as their own. This site suggests “a pitch,” but I think “a riffraff of orioles” has a ring to it. Mike Napoli missed just one game due to his dislocated finger. This glove should come with an embroidered reminder: “DO NOT SLIDE HEADFIRST.” When Brock Holt isn’t busy helping old ladies across the street he’s...
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