L and I met 21 years ago today (?!?!?). Last year, we spent the day at Fenway. Today, we took a ferry from downtown Toronto out to Centre Island and walked around. Quite a nice afternoon.
Also out on the Toronto Islands is Hanlan's Point, where Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run (and only minor league home run) on September 5, 1914. We didn't get over to see the plaque, though.
Back home, the VCR was taping and when we returned, we treated it like a night game -- 8 PM start. Schilling was shaky at times, but turned in seven strong innings; MDC and Timlin finished it off. And the bats awoke, with 12 hits and 6 runs. Loretta, Youkilis, Ramirez and Cora all reached base three times, and Pena chipped in with a two-run double in the third, taking back the lead for good.
At the Skydome, Vernon Wells homered in the bottom of the 11th inning off Mariano Rivera to lift the Blue Jays to a 5-4 win over the Yankees. ... New York fell to 2.5 GB, Toronto remains 5.5 GB.
Off to Seattle ...
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John Rheinecker (4.82) / Curt Schilling (3.42), 2 PM
Last consecutive 1-0 wins for the Red Sox at Fenway: June 22-23, 1916.
Babe Ruth beat the Yankees in the first game and Ernie Shore defeated the Athletics in the second. Ruth pitched a three-hit complete game, walking one and striking out two. He allowed singles in the second, sixth and ninth innings. The game took 1:18 and was watched by 3,889 fans.
Interesting note: The day before Ruth's start, Rube Foster threw a no-hitter, beating New York 2-0. So after Shore's gem, Boston pitchers had thrown 31 straight scoreless innings (the streak ended at 34).
Again, JoyNation sees it coming. I wonder when the rest of the world will catch on. We score two, and before we can even savor it, Curt gives three right back in the next inning. Shit.
ReplyDeleteLooks like it was vintage Schilling 06 -- good but not great. Gave up some hits (10) but not walking them (1). Delcarmen, we love you, and Papelbon gets a rest. Bats were active.
ReplyDeleteI still am in disbelief that we would trade the best defensive 3rd baseman in the league and a powerful force at the plate. I'd hate to see him go, although Youk COULD move back to third. But then? Wily Mo has not looked good in practice at first and I think the superb infield defense would be thrown off-stride. And I do know Loretta has some 1st base experience. But with the Boomer coming back, and he is, and Wakey hopefully out for only 3 weeks, I think this move would be a dreadful mistake. Or as Jere would say, bad job. My 2 cents.
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