Archive for October 5th, 2007
Red Sox 6, Angels 3
One fan got a baseball. The rest left with a memory.
Manny Ramirez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 Friday night, taking a 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series.
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Torre not to blame for Yankees’ loss
Joe Torre’s been blamed for a number of the Yanks’ woes. But now bugs? Ken Rosenthal says the manager should get a break.
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Yankees bug out (Yahoo! Sports)
A swarm of gnat-like bugs gave the Indians the boost they needed to take a 2-0 ALDS lead over the Yankees.
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Bugs infest Jacobs Field and help Indians top Yankees (PA SportsTicker)
By Todd Krepop PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer
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Angels 3, Red Sox 3
Helped by a 17-year-old fan who barehanded a foul pop away from Angels catcher Jeff Mathis, the Boston Red Sox tied Los Angeles 3-3 after six innings of the second game of their playoff series Friday night.
Manny Ramirez’s at-bat continued after the fan, Danny Vinik of suburban Boston, snagged the ball as it was about […]
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Red Sox tie the game with help from the “anti-Bartman”
As fan interference goes, Danny Vinik is more Jeffrey Maier than Steve Bartman.
Vinik reached over the temporary photographers’ box in front of the stands and kept Los Angeles Angels catcher Jeff Mathis from catching Manny Ramirez’s foul pop on Friday night. He did not reach into the field of play, making it a legal move.
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Swat! Bugs bite Yankees, Indians win 2-1 on Hafner’s RBI single in 11th for 2-0 playoff lead (AP)
These were truly sacrifice flies. Swarming bugs, millions and millions of them, bombarded the New York Yankees at the worst possible time Friday night, covering and rattling rookie reliever Joba Chamberlain and helping the Cleveland Indians to a 2-1 win in 11 innings and a two-game lead in their AL playoff series.
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Matsui finds himself again with Rockies (AP)
A bust on Broadway, Kaz Matsui traded the skyscrapers of Manhattan for the Rocky Mountains and found himself again. “I wasn’t Kaz Matsui in New York,” the 31-year-old Japanese infielder said through his interpreter. “I don’t know why, but I wasn’t the player that I am. “I’m so glad I’m here. I’m really comfortable now.” […]
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Indians take 2-0 lead over Yankees
Led by Fausto Carmona’s gem, the Indians beat the Yanks 2-1 in an 11-inning classic on Travis Hafner’s RBI to take a 2-0 series lead.
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Indians 2, Yankees 1
This will forever be known as the Bug Game.
A swarm of insects descended on Jacobs Field in the eighth inning of the Cleveland Indians’ 2-1 playoff victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night, leading to a bizarre scene featuring players from both teams waving their arms and gloves in an attempt to keep […]
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