Monday, April 11, 2005
just like the spring of 1919...!
What a fine opening day celebration today at Fenway Park - right folks?
In one unique moment, heroes from the past championships that were won for and in Boston united to throw multiple simultaneous (but poorly synchronized) ceremonial first pitches... The Boston Bruins were represented by Bobby Orr - as it should be. Some like Yaz - Cam Neely is the Man and Espo was tough - even Boggs got labeled a "super-hitter" - but Boston's only true superman still is number four - Bobby Orr! The Boston Celtics were represented by Bill Russell - not Larry Bird or Kevin McHale, THANK GOD (they're both traitors anyway - *lol* - but why not Robert Parish? He surely was available and is one of the most RECENT Celtics champs... oh well). The New England Patriots were represented by the outspoken Tedy Bruschi - and not the cocky Pats quarterback - good! And even Richard Seymour was there! I was shocked though that no one represented the best of the best that Boston has to offer - the Boston Pops! John Williams wrote the music for Superman... dammit! Surely he can throw a decent ceremonial first pitch as well...!!! *lol*
The sense of humor of Bostonians -which matches my own- was displayed also in brilliant -or luminous- fashion when they cheered Yankees closer Mariano Rivera - he sure did help the Sox win, yes... He pitches just the way I like to see him pitch whenever he faces Boston - humanly as opposed to... superhumanly (a theme developing here...)? Mariano himself proved to have a sense of humor by gleefully accepting those sarcastic cheers - what else could he do though ; pull a Byung-Yung Kim stunt (is that his name? lol) and show the finger to the crowd, ruining the festive atmosphere ever-so-slightly and proving all detractors of the damn yankees RIGHT in the process...? He would never do that - mainly because Mariano rhymes with Luciano I think... that's my theory and I'll stick with it... *LOL*
In one unique moment, heroes from the past championships that were won for and in Boston united to throw multiple simultaneous (but poorly synchronized) ceremonial first pitches... The Boston Bruins were represented by Bobby Orr - as it should be. Some like Yaz - Cam Neely is the Man and Espo was tough - even Boggs got labeled a "super-hitter" - but Boston's only true superman still is number four - Bobby Orr! The Boston Celtics were represented by Bill Russell - not Larry Bird or Kevin McHale, THANK GOD (they're both traitors anyway - *lol* - but why not Robert Parish? He surely was available and is one of the most RECENT Celtics champs... oh well). The New England Patriots were represented by the outspoken Tedy Bruschi - and not the cocky Pats quarterback - good! And even Richard Seymour was there! I was shocked though that no one represented the best of the best that Boston has to offer - the Boston Pops! John Williams wrote the music for Superman... dammit! Surely he can throw a decent ceremonial first pitch as well...!!! *lol*
The sense of humor of Bostonians -which matches my own- was displayed also in brilliant -or luminous- fashion when they cheered Yankees closer Mariano Rivera - he sure did help the Sox win, yes... He pitches just the way I like to see him pitch whenever he faces Boston - humanly as opposed to... superhumanly (a theme developing here...)? Mariano himself proved to have a sense of humor by gleefully accepting those sarcastic cheers - what else could he do though ; pull a Byung-Yung Kim stunt (is that his name? lol) and show the finger to the crowd, ruining the festive atmosphere ever-so-slightly and proving all detractors of the damn yankees RIGHT in the process...? He would never do that - mainly because Mariano rhymes with Luciano I think... that's my theory and I'll stick with it... *LOL*
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Red Sox 8, Yankees 1
Apr 11, 8:11 PM (ET) Email this Story
By JIMMY GOLEN
Box Score | Recap | Game Log
BOSTON (AP) - Bostonians who never thought they'd live to see the Red Sox win it all witnessed another first in the franchise's recently refurbished lore: The New York Yankees applauding as their rivals collected the spoils of their World Series championship.
With gaudy rings and an emotional flag-raising by old-timers who never got a chance to fly their own, the Red Sox celebrated their 2004 title and turned to its defense, beating the Yankees 8-1 on Monday in the Fenway Park opener.
"Now we can put that to bed and get on with 2005," said knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, the longest-tenured player on the team. "It was a great run last year and it was very exciting to be a part of that. I think once the game started, it's time to move on."
Wakefield (1-0) allowed one unearned run, five hits and two walks while striking out five in seven innings. Doug Mirabelli homered, and the Yankees played compliant guests by watching and clapping during the hourlong ring ceremony and then fumbling away the game.
Mike Mussina (0-1) allowed seven runs - four earned - seven hits, three walks and five strikeouts in five innings. Alex Rodriguez, the focus of much Boston ire during the offseason and the fans' taunts during the game, misplayed a grounder for an error that let in three runs as the Red Sox made it 7-1 in the fifth.
The Red Sox took a 2-0 lead on Mirabelli's second-inning homer and made it 4-0 on Kevin Millar's two-run single in the third. After Rodriguez singled, stole second and scored on a throwing error by Boston shortstop Edgar Renteria, Rodriguez gave back three runs with an error in the bottom half.
"It's the home opener. We're playing the Yankees. We've got a ring ceremony. All of a sudden, you look up and (Derek) Jeter's in the batter's box," said Boston manager Terry Francona, who returned after missing four games with a viral infection that was feared to be a heart problem.
"It was going quickly. But Wakefield kind of took care of the rest of that for us. He was fantastic."
Through bench-clearing brawls, home-plate collisions, bullpen crew dustups and fights among fans, the Red Sox and Yankees have developed an animosity that fuels one of the most venomous - and one of the best - rivalries in all of sports.
But it had also been laughably one-sided: Since the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees, New York had won 26 World Series and Boston hadn't won any.
(AP) Boston Red Sox's Derek Lowe returned to Boston to pick up his World Series ring prior to the start...
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Until last year.
"They certainly deserved everything they got today," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "They won the championship last year, and even though you envy what's going on and you're a little jealous, it doesn't mean that you can ignore it.
"I think everybody was curious just to see what the Red Sox would do on the day that they got their World Series rings."
Among the curious were the Boston fans, who waited nine decades to see it. Filling the ballpark hours before the first pitch, they braved a 46-degree temperature, and a strong wind kept the new World Series flag flapping stiffly above the Green Monster.
It was 2:05 p.m. - an hour before the scheduled first pitch - when the words "World Series Champion Boston Red Sox" were first spoken over the loudspeaker, drawing a huge cheer from the crowd of 33,702.
(AP) Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona acknowledges the crowd after receiving his World Series ring ...
Full Image
They cheered the arrival of the World Series trophy (though it's hard to believe anyone hadn't seen it as it makes its victory tour to all 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts). They cheered for the injured soldiers and sailors who carried some of the rings onto the field.
They cheered - sarcastically - for Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who blew a save in the Game 4 of the AL championship series when New York was on the verge of a sweep. The Red Sox won four straight games to advance to the Series and swept the St. Louis Cardinals for their first world championship since 1918.
They cheered for a Green Monster-sized World Series champion banner hung over the famous left-field wall, and the regular-sized one that will fly on the center-field flagpole for this season. Former shortstop Johnny Pesky helped raise it to half-staff along with Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.
"I never dreamed anything like this would ever happen to me," said Pesky, who first joined the team 64 years ago and never saw it win a title. "It's just fun to be with people that really love the game."
The cheers continued for the Boston sports greats - Bruin Bobby Orr, Celtic Bill Russell and Patriots Tedy Bruschi and Richard Seymour - who tied together the city's championship history by throwing out ceremonial first pitches.
(AP) New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi, left, and Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr throw out...
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Bruschi, who is recovering from a stroke, threw his pitch to Francona. The two have Arizona roots and they became friendly long before they both had medical scares.
"It was probably a little more emotional that I wanted it to be," said Francona, who gave Bruschi a big hug. "He knows I'm pulling for him. I've been pulling for him for a long time. Probably more so now." ^
Apr 11, 8:11 PM (ET) Email this Story
By JIMMY GOLEN
Box Score | Recap | Game Log
BOSTON (AP) - Bostonians who never thought they'd live to see the Red Sox win it all witnessed another first in the franchise's recently refurbished lore: The New York Yankees applauding as their rivals collected the spoils of their World Series championship.
With gaudy rings and an emotional flag-raising by old-timers who never got a chance to fly their own, the Red Sox celebrated their 2004 title and turned to its defense, beating the Yankees 8-1 on Monday in the Fenway Park opener.
"Now we can put that to bed and get on with 2005," said knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, the longest-tenured player on the team. "It was a great run last year and it was very exciting to be a part of that. I think once the game started, it's time to move on."
Wakefield (1-0) allowed one unearned run, five hits and two walks while striking out five in seven innings. Doug Mirabelli homered, and the Yankees played compliant guests by watching and clapping during the hourlong ring ceremony and then fumbling away the game.
Mike Mussina (0-1) allowed seven runs - four earned - seven hits, three walks and five strikeouts in five innings. Alex Rodriguez, the focus of much Boston ire during the offseason and the fans' taunts during the game, misplayed a grounder for an error that let in three runs as the Red Sox made it 7-1 in the fifth.
The Red Sox took a 2-0 lead on Mirabelli's second-inning homer and made it 4-0 on Kevin Millar's two-run single in the third. After Rodriguez singled, stole second and scored on a throwing error by Boston shortstop Edgar Renteria, Rodriguez gave back three runs with an error in the bottom half.
"It's the home opener. We're playing the Yankees. We've got a ring ceremony. All of a sudden, you look up and (Derek) Jeter's in the batter's box," said Boston manager Terry Francona, who returned after missing four games with a viral infection that was feared to be a heart problem.
"It was going quickly. But Wakefield kind of took care of the rest of that for us. He was fantastic."
Through bench-clearing brawls, home-plate collisions, bullpen crew dustups and fights among fans, the Red Sox and Yankees have developed an animosity that fuels one of the most venomous - and one of the best - rivalries in all of sports.
But it had also been laughably one-sided: Since the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees, New York had won 26 World Series and Boston hadn't won any.
(AP) Boston Red Sox's Derek Lowe returned to Boston to pick up his World Series ring prior to the start...
Full Image
Until last year.
"They certainly deserved everything they got today," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "They won the championship last year, and even though you envy what's going on and you're a little jealous, it doesn't mean that you can ignore it.
"I think everybody was curious just to see what the Red Sox would do on the day that they got their World Series rings."
Among the curious were the Boston fans, who waited nine decades to see it. Filling the ballpark hours before the first pitch, they braved a 46-degree temperature, and a strong wind kept the new World Series flag flapping stiffly above the Green Monster.
It was 2:05 p.m. - an hour before the scheduled first pitch - when the words "World Series Champion Boston Red Sox" were first spoken over the loudspeaker, drawing a huge cheer from the crowd of 33,702.
(AP) Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona acknowledges the crowd after receiving his World Series ring ...
Full Image
They cheered the arrival of the World Series trophy (though it's hard to believe anyone hadn't seen it as it makes its victory tour to all 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts). They cheered for the injured soldiers and sailors who carried some of the rings onto the field.
They cheered - sarcastically - for Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who blew a save in the Game 4 of the AL championship series when New York was on the verge of a sweep. The Red Sox won four straight games to advance to the Series and swept the St. Louis Cardinals for their first world championship since 1918.
They cheered for a Green Monster-sized World Series champion banner hung over the famous left-field wall, and the regular-sized one that will fly on the center-field flagpole for this season. Former shortstop Johnny Pesky helped raise it to half-staff along with Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.
"I never dreamed anything like this would ever happen to me," said Pesky, who first joined the team 64 years ago and never saw it win a title. "It's just fun to be with people that really love the game."
The cheers continued for the Boston sports greats - Bruin Bobby Orr, Celtic Bill Russell and Patriots Tedy Bruschi and Richard Seymour - who tied together the city's championship history by throwing out ceremonial first pitches.
(AP) New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi, left, and Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr throw out...
Full Image
Bruschi, who is recovering from a stroke, threw his pitch to Francona. The two have Arizona roots and they became friendly long before they both had medical scares.
"It was probably a little more emotional that I wanted it to be," said Francona, who gave Bruschi a big hug. "He knows I'm pulling for him. I've been pulling for him for a long time. Probably more so now." ^
Notes:
The pregame ceremony delayed the start by 13 minutes. ... Wakefield did not give up a hit until the first batter of the fourth inning. ... The Red Sox are 61-44 in home openers, 52-42 at Fenway Park. It was Boston's first victory in a home opener in four years. ... Gary Sheffield went 2-for-3 for the Yankees after going 1-for-9 in his previous two games. ... Jeter went 0-for-4 to snap his season-opening six-game hitting streak. ... New York's Jason Giambi received mild boos - fewer than the batboy - in his first road game since his offseason was tarnished by the steroids scandal.
The pregame ceremony delayed the start by 13 minutes. ... Wakefield did not give up a hit until the first batter of the fourth inning. ... The Red Sox are 61-44 in home openers, 52-42 at Fenway Park. It was Boston's first victory in a home opener in four years. ... Gary Sheffield went 2-for-3 for the Yankees after going 1-for-9 in his previous two games. ... Jeter went 0-for-4 to snap his season-opening six-game hitting streak. ... New York's Jason Giambi received mild boos - fewer than the batboy - in his first road game since his offseason was tarnished by the steroids scandal.
Our good (?) friend Paul wrote in and here are his comments:
"Did ya see who the Blue Jays had throwing out the first pitch - the TRAILER PARK BOYS!!! Bobby Orr, Bill Russell & Teddy Bruschi sure beat the TAR out of those three stooges from BC!!!!!!
And I liked seeing DAVE ROBERTS back... even liked seeing DEREK LOWE back... I sure am happy PEDRO or MIENTKIEWICZ (WHATEVER HIS NAME IS!!!!!!) DIDN'T MAKE IT THOUGH!!!"
Unbelievably, I think you got it right - by jove, you did! You did spell Mientkiewicz's name right!!!
Good job, lad! ;)
"Did ya see who the Blue Jays had throwing out the first pitch - the TRAILER PARK BOYS!!! Bobby Orr, Bill Russell & Teddy Bruschi sure beat the TAR out of those three stooges from BC!!!!!!
And I liked seeing DAVE ROBERTS back... even liked seeing DEREK LOWE back... I sure am happy PEDRO or MIENTKIEWICZ (WHATEVER HIS NAME IS!!!!!!) DIDN'T MAKE IT THOUGH!!!"
Unbelievably, I think you got it right - by jove, you did! You did spell Mientkiewicz's name right!!!
Good job, lad! ;)
Luciano,
I am not much on sports, I don't understand most, but baseball is at least one I understand and can follow.
I played softball when I was a kid, so understand pretty much how the game is. I know it is not the same as baseball, but close enough! lol
I think I would prefer playing as aposed to watching it on tv. Being at the game is much better! More exciting. I can get more into the game then.lol
Sorry I don't know anything about the teams mentioned.
((Hugs))
Countess
I am not much on sports, I don't understand most, but baseball is at least one I understand and can follow.
I played softball when I was a kid, so understand pretty much how the game is. I know it is not the same as baseball, but close enough! lol
I think I would prefer playing as aposed to watching it on tv. Being at the game is much better! More exciting. I can get more into the game then.lol
Sorry I don't know anything about the teams mentioned.
((Hugs))
Countess
I thought I would add one more thing. It is a life quote I wrote.
Well I guess it is only a quote if someone quotes me. lol Even though these are not about the subject of your blog, they use baseball to give advice about life.
"If life throws you a fast ball,
catch it in mid-air and throw it right back!"
Here is another one I wrote.
"Don't shy away from the fast balls of llfe,
keep your eye on the ball and swing hard!"
Copyright © 2004-2005 Countess Demetria
Well I guess it is only a quote if someone quotes me. lol Even though these are not about the subject of your blog, they use baseball to give advice about life.
"If life throws you a fast ball,
catch it in mid-air and throw it right back!"
Here is another one I wrote.
"Don't shy away from the fast balls of llfe,
keep your eye on the ball and swing hard!"
Copyright © 2004-2005 Countess Demetria
Excellent life quotes there my dear - highly quotable indeed! They do say baseball is an allegory for life to begin with, so, these are twice as appropriate here...! Thank you for sharing them here! ;)
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