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This crew is ready for Dollar Beard Night next week Wednesday. As splendid as the 2004 season was it was difficult for the Red Sox marketing department capitalize on that magical run (nor did they need to). It would have been fun to give dollar tickets to people who scored low on intelligence tests. Jake Peavy got hit in the right wrist with a comebacker off Desmond Jennings’s bat. The ball caromed to Xander Bogaerts, who threw to Dustin Pedroia to get Wil Myers at second for the second out. Peavy impatiently waved off John Farrell and the trainers after the incident. Peavy remained in the game for the last out of the frame but didn’t come back out for the next stanza. Whatever pitching charts and matchup statistics the Rays were using worked well as the Red Sox batters couldn’t unknot the 3-3 tie. Fernando Rodney had the tiltometer (© Derek Lowe) in full effect. Many thanks to Lowe who provided memorable commentary during this series. He may not have Dennis Eckersley’s lingo or Hall of Fame legacy but he told many dugout tales. My favorite was when he hid in the clubhouse until 2:00 AM so that he...
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando. Fernando Rodney walked the first two batters he faced but then got Mike Napoli to strike out on his change-up. Daniel Nava nearly did the same but didn’t bite at a change-of-pace pitch in the dirt and loaded the bases. Unfortunately Stephen Drew didn’t learn from Napoli and Nava and struck out on three pitches. Will Middlebrooks was paying close attention because he didn’t end up ahead of Rodney’s off-speed pitch but stayed with it. With one swing Middlebrooks cleared the bases and granted his team the win. The gong guy got into his gong getup for nothing. Don’t blame these guys! They’re just the hired help, brought in to attempt to grace the atmosphere of Tropicana Field with a touch of class. Tom Ford tuxedos for no reason. Goodness knows this venue needs something to grant it the air of dignity. A difficult thing, what with the gong guy, cowbells, white ceiling, drink races, and catwalks. The Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame helps with that. Game 41: May 16, 2013 Boston Red Sox24-17 4 W: Junichi Tazawa (3-2) 2B: Shane Victorino (4), Will...
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