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Entries from Empyreal Environs tagged with “history”

Double Your Fun

Rarer than a Red Sox fan at Kauffman Stadium is a game where the Boston squad scored double digits this season. In fact, this was only the second game in which they scored 10 runs or more this season. When they scored 10 runs against the Blue Jays on June 12 they lost. Brock Holt and Dustin Pedroia contributed to the effort with two doubles each. Xander Bogaerts notched three two-baggers. Mookie Betts only had one, but he also fell just a single short of hitting for the cycle. Along with Betts’s home run Hanley Ramirez and David Ortiz clobbered circuit clouts. Ramirez’s was significant as it was the highest recorded home run at 180 feet. Your browser does not support iframes. With his 476th homer Ortiz surpassed Willie Stargell and Stan Musial on the home run list. Your browser does not support iframes. With the Royals’ increasing attendance and revenue you would think they could afford a better toupee for Sluggerrr’s dad. Game 71: June 21, 2015 Boston Red Sox31-40 13 W: Wade Miley (7-6) 2B: Brock Holt – 2 (15), Mookie Betts (15), Dustin Pedroia – 2 (13), Xander Bogaerts – 3 (12)3B: Betts (4)HR: Hanley Ramirez (15),...

Brock of Ages

I’ve been writing this blog for 10 years and in that span of time the Red Sox have not had a player hit for the cycle. Brock Holt ended that drought on Tuesday. He is the first Red Sox player to accomplish this feat since John Valentin did on June 6, 1996 against the Chicago White Sox. Valentin is the only player to have hit for the cycle, turned an unassisted triple play, and hit three home runs in a game. If there’s another player on the current Red Sox who could do this it would be Holt. Two players have hit for the cycle against Boston since 2005: Mark Ellis on June 4, 2007 and Bengie Molina (of all people) on July 16, 2010. When a player hits for the cycle it is often brought up how this exploit is rarer than no-hitters. Two Boston pitchers have thrown no-hitters in the past decade: Clay Buchholz on September 1, 2007 and Jon Lester on May 19, 2008. If there’s a non-pitcher that could no-hit a team for an inning, I would vote for Holt again. Your browser does not support iframes. Major League Baseball’s commissioner Rob Manfred was in attendance...

Panda Power

Going into this game the Athletics were in last place in the American League West and attempting to snap a five-game losing streak. As poorly as Oakland has been playing they still stretched the Red Sox into extra innings by tying the game in the seventh inning. It took a circuit clout in the 11th authored by Pablo Sandoval to break the 4-4 tie. Perhaps the Bay Area air reinvigorated him. In earlier innings the Athletics managed to scrape back into a tie. In the bottom of the 11th Matt Barnes slammed the door shut with just six pitches. It was Barnes’s first major league win. Note that it was Matt Barnes the rookie reliever, not Matt Barnes the Clippers’ small forward. Your browser does not support iframes. The taut contest also had a bit of history sprinkled in the sixth inning. David Ortiz’s leadoff double to Coco Crisp didn’t lead to a run but it was his 1,041st extra base hit. He shares 26th place with Pete Rose in the record books. The Boston squad is on a two-game winning streak. They’re getting hot; best put on oven mitts before handling them. Game 32: May 11, 2015 ∙ 11...

Six Million Dollar Sham

Alex Rodriguez slammed his first pinch-hit home run last night. It was his 660th circuit clout, tying him with Willie Mays and ultimately winning the game. His contract includes a marketing agreement in which he could reap $30 million in bonuses. This home run could have Rodriguez pocketing $6 million, but Brian Cashman is saying they won’t pay it. “We have the right not the obligation to do something. And that’s it. It’s not you do this, you get that. It’s completely different.” The Yankees won last night’s battle but in the skirmish of facial hair the Red Sox obviously prevail. Many of the visiting players sported wispy mustaches. Jacoby Ellsbury’s is a prime example. Justin Masteron’s muttonchops along could beat the entire New York lineup. Throw in Mike Napoli, Wade Miley, and Robbie Ross, Jr. and it is no contest. Game 23: May 1, 2015 New York Yankees14-9 3 W: Esmil Rogers (1-1)H: Dellin Betances (6)S: Andrew Miller (9) 2B: Carlos Beltran (6), Chase Headley (3)HR: Alex Rodriguez (6) Boston Red Sox12-11 2 BS: Tommy Layne (1)L: Junichi Tazawa (0-1) 2B: Xander Bogaerts (2), Ryan Hanigan (2), Mike Napoli (2)HR: Allen Craig (1)...

Please Please Tell Me Now

What I’ll remember most about this game is the interminably long review that ended with the incorrect outcome. The umpires at the MLB headquarters took so long Duran Duran’s “Is There Something I Should Know?” played twice while they reviewed whether or not Mookie Betts’s throw to Daniel Nava pulled the first baseman off the bag in the seventh inning. I know you’re watching me every minute of the day, yeah I’ve seen the signs and the looks and the pictures that give your game away, yeah Your browser does not support iframes. NESN showed the play from multiple angles and it seemed clear that Caleb Joseph was out to complete the 5-4-3 double play. Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy were shocked when crew chief Dana DeMuth removed his headphones and signaled that Joseph was safe. Jonathan Schoop followed by grounding into a force play at second so the missed call didn’t impact the game. The Red Sox beat the Orioles in this meaningless series. If only there were more of such wins earlier this season, then Boston fans could be celebrating like these Baltimore devotees. This fan went so far as to make a mascot costume and wear it...

Eight Great Seasons

Last night David Ortiz surpassed all other Red Sox players for total seasons with 30 or more home runs and 100 or more runs batted in. He clouted a solo homer in the fourth inning to knot the game at 1-1 and added another line to his entry in the annals of Red Sox history. Ortiz has accomplished this feat eight times, one more season than Ted Williams. When Ortiz and Manny Ramirez paired up for their historic era I thought Ramirez was the one who would be honored in Cooperstown. Voters would find it difficult to overlook Ramirez’s 50- and 100-game suspensions in 2009 and 2011 respectively. But they may forgive Ortiz’s appearance on the 2003 survey list that contained names that were never supposed to be revealed. MLB and the players union subsequently stated that these results were not be construed as definitive for use of performance enhancing substances. Not one to rest on his laurels, Ortiz blasted a two-run homer in the 10th inning to pull Boston ahead 5-3. Your browser does not support iframes. Rusney Castillo collected another infield hit. He beat out Ryan Flaherty’s throw to first base in the fourth frame. He has power...

Hobbled Halos

Garrett Richards crumpled to the earth attempting to beat Brock Holt to first base. The patellar tendon of Richards’s left knee experienced a catastrophic injury. He will undergo surgery next week that will have him out for six to ninth months. The Angels have the best record in baseball but the loss of Richards will severely impact their rotation. Mike Scioscia’s team will have to bash rather than baffle their way into and through the playoffs. Clay Buchholz pitched well until he allowed five runs in the sixth inning. John Farrell let him pitch the seventh frame and he induced a ground out and whiffed two. Granted, it was the bottom of the order, but perhaps it helped to restore more of Buchholz’s confidence. More disappointingly he turned in the worst ALS ice bucket challenge yet. David Ortiz singled in the first inning and had a chat with Albert Pujols at first base. Maybe they were throwing shade about Yasiel Puig or Fernando Rodney. Ortiz clouted his 30th home run of the season in the third inning. He has 30 or more homers in eight seasons, tying him with Ted Williams for the franchise record. Game 126: August 20, 2014...

Cat Latos

So we beat this guy. Mat Latos’s cat’s name is Cat Latos. As much as I would like to make fun of this, I did note the rifle on the table in the background. So instead I will say the Red Sox were lucky to have prevailed over Broward County Athletics Association All-Star and 2009 All-Star Futures Game participant Latos. The right-handed starter pitched seven innings and held the Boston batters to a single run with one walk and five strikeouts. Latos was 0-for-2 at the dish but Joe Kelly finagled an opposite-field single off Latos to lead off the third inning. Kelly advanced to second base on Brock Holt’s sacrifice bunt and then swiped third base with Dustin Pedroia batting. It was Kelly’s first steal and the first steal by a Red Sox pitcher since Bill Landis on September 8, 1969 against Cleveland. The last time a Boston pitcher stole third base was Tom Brewer on July 30, 1959, also against the Tribe. His hair, like his baserunning, is a throwback to pitchers past. But Kelly didn’t score in that frame. In fact the Red Sox didn’t get on the board until the seventh inning. Daniel Nava led off...

Yazterday

YesterdayAll our troubles haunted us on every playNow it looks as if they’ve gone awayOh, I believe in yesterdaySuddenlyIt’s hard to believe what’s on TVIn the stands there is a sad Geddy LeeOh, the baseball gods heard our pleaWhy Hutchison had to goWe all know, his arm was frayedWe scored a touchdown and we long for yesterdayYesterdayBaseball was such an easy game to playAnd now we hear Jake Peavy loudly say“Save some runs for me against the Jays”Oh, I believe in yesterday Your browser does not support iframes. Congratulations to David Ortiz for tying and then surpassing Carl Yastrzemski’s home run total. Ortiz’s 453 homers puts him in 36th place. I also believe in mascots wearing pants. Good job, Ace. And I believe in Brock Holt playing like a brockstar. Advertisers are really getting their money’s worth when the Red Sox play in front of their signs. Between Jackie Bradley, Jr. and Holt they must have recouped their marketing budget. Game 99: July 21, 2014 Boston Red Sox47-52 14 W: John Lackey (11-6) 2B: Mike Napoli (15), Jackie Bradley Jr. (18), Brock Holt (19)HR: Stephen Drew (3), David Ortiz – 2 (22), Napoli (12) Toronto Blue Jays51-49 1 L: Drew...

Mr. Padre

Today Tony Gwynn passed away. I’ll always remember watching him talk to Ted Williams at the 1999 All-Star Game. I would compare that conversation to Michelangelo discussing the finer points of painting with Leonardo da Vinci but those two artists did not like each other, according to Giorgio Vasari. Although the 1994 strike may have robbed him of the chance to follow in Williams’s footsteps as a .400 hitter, Gwynn was not embittered. Rest in peace, Mr. Gwynn. PHOTO: Tony Gwynn steadied Ted Williams for first pitch at 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway http://t.co/NzwDnrMPIP pic.twitter.com/P1fycupfSZ— Boston Globe Sports (@BGlobeSports) June 16, 2014 This game was awful. It repeated Saturday’s 3-2 outcome but took 11 innings. I amused myself by playing separated at birth. Here’s John Axford as a younger, taller Jerry Remy. Home plate umpire Chris Guccione appeared as Steve Carrell. Lurking in the background is a batboy (or perhaps Jason Kipnis?) who resembled Paul Rudd at this angle. Terry Francona is sui generis. Game 69: June 15, 2014 ∙ 11 innings Cleveland Indians35-34 3 W: Cody Allen (3-1) 2B: Carlos Santana (9)HR: Michael Brantley (11), Nick Swisher (4) Boston Red Sox31-38 2 BS: Burke Badenhop (1)L: Junichi Tazawa (1-1)...

We Can’t Work It Out

Grady Sizemore returned to Cleveland for the first time since his career came off the rails in 2011. He was part of the team that defeated the Yankees in the 2007 ALDS and pushed the Red Sox to a seven-game ALCS. He said it still feels like home, but Sizemore didn’t recreate the production of his heyday. Stephen Drew batted eighth and played short. He went 0-for-2 with a walk. At the keystone sack he was on the receiving end of two throws from A.J. Pierzynski that got to Drew’s glove in time but failed to get the runner out. Drew did take part of three double plays, however. Xander Bogaerts, who shifted to third base because of defensive issues, batted second and drove in the only Red Sox runs of the game with his two-run homer in the eighth inning. Nerd alert! Justin Masterson pitched poorly in the first inning but came around later in the game. In the fourth inning he had an immaculate inning: nine pitches, nine strikes, three strikeouts. Jonny Gomes, Sizemore, and Drew were the batters who were summarily dismissed. It was the 27th time an AL pitcher achieved this feat and the 74th time...

Three Little Birds

Shane Victorino entered the batter’s box in the third inning with two out and the bases loaded. The day before the outfielder had won the Gold Glove, beating out Nick Markakis of the Orioles and Josh Reddick from Oakland. He was thankful for the honor but was frustrated offensively of late (along with every other hitter besides David Ortiz). Thus far in the Fall Classic Victorino was hitless and ailing. He was pulled from the lineup in Games 4 and 5 due to back spasms. When the local nine returned to Fenway, John Farrell dropped him from the second slot to the six-hole. He was back in a familiar park and situation, but which Victorino would swing the bat? The one who had been 0-for-10 or the one who sent a grand slam into the Green Monster seats against the Tigers in Game 6 of the ALCS? Your browser does not support iframes. It didn’t matter to Victorino where he hit in the order as long as he was hitting. He didn’t sulk but seized the opportunity. His high fly ball didn’t find the seats this time but it caromed high and far enough off the left field wall to...

No More Mo

The Red Sox honored Mariano Rivera with a four gifts on Sunday, his last game at Fenway Park. David Ortiz presented a painting of Rivera at the 2005 Opening Day by Mark Waitkus. On behalf of the team Dustin Pedroia gifted the “42” used to signify the pitcher on Fenway’s scoreboard. It was signed by the 2013 Red Sox team. Rather embarrassingly Pedroia was introduced as “a future Hall of Famer.” Let’s see him get to his mid-30s healthy and productive before we give him such plaudits. Koji Uehara gave him the rubber from the visitors’ bullpen. No matter how many times I see one dug out of the ground I am always amazed how large it is. Lastly the Red Sox ownership donated money to Rivera’s charitable foundation. Even as the gifts were being announced Rivera circulated with the Red Sox team members, thanking them and being genuinely humble. The Red Sox didn’t outdo the Minnesota Twins’ gift of a rocking chair made out of broken bats, but the organization definitely outdid the Tampa Bay Rays’ sand sculpture. Your browser does not support iframes. Rivera gave the Red Sox two gifts in return: a message on the visiting bullpen’s...

Carp Diem

In Japanese culture, koi symbolize perseverance because they bravely swim up waterfalls to transform into dragons. Thus Mike Carp’s surname is fitting as the former Met has endured despite being relegated as a role player rather than a regular. David Ortiz paid him the ultimate compliment by comparing Carp to himself. Carp became the first Red Sox player to belt a pinch-hit grand slam since Kevin Millar on June 7, 2003. The tenth-inning clout gave the Red Sox a 7-3 lead and prompted multiple beard pulls. Jarrod Saltalamacchia was at the top of the dugout steps to tug at Carp’s whiskers. Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia waited until Carp thought he was safe and then went for the double yank. Ryan Dempster had a win in his grasp until Brandon Workman gave up a game-tying home run in the eighth. Dempster hopefully won’t lose hair or sleep over the erasure of the win. Jonny Gomes and Mike Napoli shave their pates but sport full beards; perhaps Dempster should join their hair club. Koji Uehara notched the win instead and added his name to the Red Sox record books. He surpassed Ellis Kinder’s 1952 record of 32 consecutive batters retired. Uehara will...

Dos Mil

David Ortiz’s 2,000 career hit was bookended by home runs. The double was laced to dead center and one-hopped Fenway’s center field wall. It drove in newcomer Quintin Berry and increased the local nine’s lead to 11-4. Perhaps there would have been more majesty in a home run marking the milestone, but there is poetry in this hit. Ortiz sent it straight and true to center and his path ended at the middle of the basepaths. Through many seasons of triumph and turmoil Big Papi has been a steadying force. At the beginning of his career he was second fiddle to Manny Ramirez, who had more pop. But when Ramirez outwore his welcome Ortiz became the ceaselessly cheerful face of the franchise. He became a star, but unlike others he didn’t think himself greater than the whole. Some say designated hitters aren’t athletes. Here is evidence (as if you needed it) that pitchers are far from the most physically gifted specimens on the field. Ryan Dempster scampered after Don Kelly’s bleeder and nearly bloodied himself gathering it and firing it across the infield. Koji Uehara tried to catch Daniel Nava’s two-run homer in the sixth. Between trying to shag his...

Designated Spitter

David Ortiz didn’t swing at the first four pitches he saw out of Aaron Harang’s hand. He just hung back, working the count to 3-1. Harang would have to throw a strike, and Papi was ready for it. The ball found the left-center gap and bounced to the wall before Raul Ibanez could retrieve. Ortiz stood at the keystone sack, the sole proprietor of the record for most hits by a designated hitter with 1,689. He surpassed Harold Baines and added to his other accomplishments as designated hitter: most runs scored, doubles, home runs, extra-base hits, and RBIs. Let’s not forget another one of his distinguishing characteristics: most memorable pre-at bat ritual. Nomar Garciaparra relinquished this title when he retired. And also best orator since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Congratulations, Papi! Perhaps you’ll be the first designated hitter in the Hall of Fame. Edgar Martinez has not been enshrined and some make the argument that he has a better case than Ortiz’s. Game 93: July 10, 2013 Boston Red Sox56-37 11 W: Felix Doubront (6-3)2B: David Ortiz (22), Jacoby Ellsbury (21)HR: Ortiz (19) Seattle Mariners40-51 4 L: Aaron Harang (4-8) 2B: Michael Saunders (10), Jason Bay (6), Dustin Ackley (7), Kendry...

Get a Whiff of This

Alberto Callaspo represented Ryan Dempster’s 2,000th career strikeout. Callaspo whiffed on a 1-2 splitter to lead off the sixth. Although Dempster notched just his fourth win of the season his transition to the American League has been more successful than the opposing pitcher, Joe Blanton. Blanton started in the AL, but in the notoriously pitcher-friendly “Technology Company du Jour” Coliseum. Congratulations, Ryan, even though you are Canadian and, even worse, a Chicago Blackhawks fan. What is a blackhawk, anyway? I don’t like made-up animals as mascots. I’m looking at you, Batavia Muckdogs, Mobile BayBears, and New Britain Rock Cats. The name “blackhawk” doesn’t refer to an animal but to the military division the original owner, Frederic McLaughlin, served. The division was in turn named after a Sauk chief. While not as offensive as similarly named teams in Cleveland, Atlanta, and Washington D.C., it wouldn’t hurt to change the team name or logo of Chicago’s hockey team. Why not honor the actual man? Probably because he sided with the British in the War of 1812. Game 64: June 9, 2013 Los Angeles Angels27-36 5 L: Joe Blanton (1-10) 2B: J.B. Shuck (7), Mike Trout – 2 (20)HR: Albert Pujols (10), Alberto...

Centenary

Thanks to Jere at “A Red Sox Fan from Pinstripe Territory” I attended yesterday’s game celebrating Fenway Park’s 100th anniversary. I finally got to meet Jere’s mother Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, author of Dirty Water: A Red Sox Mystery and is finishing up a novel set in the Civil War. The latest skirmish in the century-long battle between the Yankees and the Red Sox saw a humiliating retreat on the home team’s own territory. Five blasts, two by Eric Chavez (the eight-hitter) and one each by Alex Rodriguez (advancing past Ken Griffey, Jr. in career home runs, which is sickening), Nick Swisher, and Russell Martin (from the bottom of the order), rode the wind to breach the field’s perimeter. Just being at Fenway on this historic day lessened the sting. As part of the ceremony players from all eras emerged from the outfield doors and the dugout as ghosts from the cornfields did in Field of Dreams. Players of more recent vintage received louder applause: Dwight Evans, Bill Lee, Oil Can Boyd, Louis Tiant, Nomar Garciaparra, Mo Vaughn, Pedro Martinez, Kevin Millar, and even Lou Merloni. Living members of the Baseball Hall of Fame Carlton Fisk and Jim Rice also were...

30/30

Jacoby Ellsbury became the first Red Sox player to have 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a season, joining 36 others in an elite list that includes all-time greats like Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonds, Barry Larkin, and Willie Mays. The list also has surprises such as Dante Bichette, Sammy Sosa, and Larry Walker. In the past few seasons there have been a smattering of players achieving the feat: Hanley Ramirez, Grady Sizemore, and Ian Kinsler. Ellsbury joined National League outfielders Matt Kemp and Ryan Braun this season. In this new wave of power/speed stars, who will go the way of the Hall of Famers and who will fade away? Such a question is a more comforting conjecture to turn in the mind when your favorite team’s playoff hopes wane along with the length of the day. Game 158: September 25, 2011 Boston Red Sox88-70 2 L: Tim Wakefield (7-9)2B: Marco Scutaro (23)HR: Jacoby Ellsbury – 2 (30) New York Yankees97-61 6 W: A.J. Burnett (11-11)2B: Derek Jeter (24)HR: Jorge Posada (14)...

Vortices and Ovations

Tim Wakefield won his 200th game, at last. It was his 186th win in a Red Sox uniform. He is just six wins shy of Cy Young and Roger Clemens’s shared franchise record of 192 victories. Given Wakefield’s struggles to attain his career milestone and the threat of the Rays in the wild card race the knuckleballer may not have a chance to surpass the current record holders, but he would be the first to disavow the importance of this individual accomplishment. Wakefield’s specialty, the knuckleball, flits erratically because there is no spin on the ball. If the ball were to rotate on its way the plate the motion would cut through the air to fly a truer path. When Wakefield pitches the ball vortices form around the stitches. The variances in drag causes the sphere to flutter on its way to home plate. Wakefield’s presence in Boston is like the baseball he throws. He doesn’t spin, gyro, or, blaze. He is steady while the forces around him react. He survived the vortices of ownership change, front office upheaval, and field manager shifts. Skippers shuttled him between bullpen and rotation with the predictability of one of his pitches. And yet...


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