Game time: 7:05 pm
Scheduled starters: Tim Wakefield v. Jon Lieber
The game will be on WSBK
Philadelphia weather: 3 pm obsevation at PHL: Few clouds at 5,000 feet, 25,000 broken, visibility 10 miles, temperature 84F, DP 61F, wind out of the southwest at 10 mph.
Forecast: Clear, warm, with a southwest wind between 8-12 mph. It should be in the upper 70's at game time.
A southwest wind blows out toward right at Citizens Bank Park.
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Full Version: BOSTON at Philadelphia, Friday, June 24, 2005
It's a hitters park, there should be a fare share of long balls. I say Teck and Manny go deep. 
Tek won't be in the lineup with Wakefield pitching... I'll go with Ortiz going deep!
I hear there's a lot of culture there.
I like the cheese steak!
Now taking bets on who gets booed first, a Red Sox player or a Phillies player. Bonus points if you correctly name the player.
Lieber.
Damn.
Me no likey Lieber vs. Sox.
Damn.
Me no likey Lieber vs. Sox.
QUOTE(rominer @ Jun 24 2005, 03:53 PM)
Now taking bets on who gets booed first, a Red Sox player or a Phillies player. Bonus points if you correctly name the player.
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I don't know about players, but I guarantee Terry Francona is the first person in a uniform to get booed.
QUOTE(Skip Romero @ Jun 24 2005, 12:57 PM)
I don't know about players, but I guarantee Terry Francona is the first person in a uniform to get booed.
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No doubt. You'd have to give me some phenomenal odds for me to bet against you on that.
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Now taking bets on who gets booed first, a Red Sox player or a Phillies player. Bonus points if you correctly name the player.
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I'm going to go with Manny Ramirez.
I'm also wondering if we can get some action on the number of fisticuffs in the stands this evening. Phillies fans are not the most "welcoming" individuals and I can certainly see a few "disagreements" erupting this evening as well.
QUOTE(Wilhemus Remmerswaal @ Jun 24 2005, 03:56 PM)
Lieber.
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Bill Mueller absolutel kills Lieber. He's at .484/.484/.667 off of him in 31 at bats. Look for Billy Mueller to go yard this evening. And when he does, remember where you heard it first.
QUOTE(MannyAlexander @ Jun 24 2005, 01:12 PM)
I'm also wondering if we can get some action on the number of fisticuffs in the stands this evening. Phillies fans are not the most "welcoming" individuals and I can certainly see a few "disagreements" erupting this evening as well.
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It will be interesting to see how this goes.
When the Red Sox won the World Series, the Philly papers were treating it almost as if it was the Philadelphia Red Sox.
But no sooner do they join the love-fest -- because we gave hope to people everywhere who were suffering the championship drought -- then those hopes are dashed when the Patriots beat the Eagles in the Superbowl.
So I'll bet the brawls happen over Pats/Eagles, not Sox/Phillies.
QUOTE(rominer @ Jun 24 2005, 04:24 PM)
It will be interesting to see how this goes.
When the Red Sox won the World Series, the Philly papers were treating it almost as if it was the Philadelphia Red Sox.
But no sooner do they join the love-fest -- because we gave hope to people everywhere who were suffering the championship drought -- then those hopes are dashed when the Patriots beat the Eagles in the Superbowl.
So I'll bet the brawls happen over Pats/Eagles, not Sox/Phillies.
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When the Red Sox won the World Series, the Philly papers were treating it almost as if it was the Philadelphia Red Sox.
But no sooner do they join the love-fest -- because we gave hope to people everywhere who were suffering the championship drought -- then those hopes are dashed when the Patriots beat the Eagles in the Superbowl.
So I'll bet the brawls happen over Pats/Eagles, not Sox/Phillies.
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It's interesting that you said that. As soon as I posted, I talked to my buddy who lives in Philly and is a diehard Phillies fan and season ticket holder. He, too, seemed to think that Pats/Eagles would draw more blood than Sox/Phillies.
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I hear there's a lot of culture there.
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It's like a baby New York....
I hope some Sox fan dresses as Santa Claus just for the hell of it. 
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I hope some Sox fan dresses as Santa Claus just for the hell of it.
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I'm going to go there dressed as Michael Irvin.
QUOTE(Wilhemus Remmerswaal @ Jun 24 2005, 03:56 PM)
Lieber.
Damn.
Me no likey Lieber vs. Sox.
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Damn.
Me no likey Lieber vs. Sox.
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Lieber did okay against the Sox last year but not as good as people think.
His stats against the Sox in the regular season were:
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G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP BAA
3 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.1 18 9 9 5 3 14 4.19 1.09 .240
And I know that doesn't include the postseason but he was 1-1 against us in the ALCS even though he did pitch pretty well then.
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BOSTON PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Johnny Damon CF .338 3 41 Jimmy Rollins SS .282 6 22
Edgar Renteria SS .268 6 28 Kenny Lofton CF .384 1 14
David Ortiz 1B .306 18 62 Bobby Abreu RF .313 16 48
Manny Ramirez LF .270 16 57 Jim Thome 1B .220 7 28
Trot Nixon RF .296 8 37 Pat Burrell LF .298 15 57
Bill Mueller 3B .290 3 29 Chase Utley 2B .310 10 34
Doug Mirabelli C .222 2 6 David Bell 3B .257 3 21
Mark Bellhorn 2B .226 4 21 Mike Lieberthal C .237 6 21
Tim Wakefield RHP .167 0 1 Jon Lieber RHP .032 0 4
(5-6, 4.41) (8-6, 4.63)
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Johnny Damon CF .338 3 41 Jimmy Rollins SS .282 6 22
Edgar Renteria SS .268 6 28 Kenny Lofton CF .384 1 14
David Ortiz 1B .306 18 62 Bobby Abreu RF .313 16 48
Manny Ramirez LF .270 16 57 Jim Thome 1B .220 7 28
Trot Nixon RF .296 8 37 Pat Burrell LF .298 15 57
Bill Mueller 3B .290 3 29 Chase Utley 2B .310 10 34
Doug Mirabelli C .222 2 6 David Bell 3B .257 3 21
Mark Bellhorn 2B .226 4 21 Mike Lieberthal C .237 6 21
Tim Wakefield RHP .167 0 1 Jon Lieber RHP .032 0 4
(5-6, 4.41) (8-6, 4.63)
The Iceland Coach: Team USA's going down, that's where your going.
People complain about Philly fans in the national media pretty regularly. They boo too often, they’re mean tempered, they are so disorderly that they needed to install an entire justice system beneath the Vet. I’ll take Philly fans any day over those jerks from Iceland. The above heckle is delivered while Team USA is being recognized at the Junior Goodwill Games. Key word being “Goodwill”. Is that seriously necessary? They are booing and heckling a Team of kids at the JUNIOR GOODWILL GAMES. That’s like the dad picking fights at his son’s Little League game times a Million!
The entire country of Iceland is getting comeuppance today, and the city of Philadelphia will unfortunately get caught in the crossfire.
It’s a duo of knucklers for comeuppance mojo today, the knuckleball of Tim Wakefield and the knucklepuck of Russ Tyler (so capably played by Kenan Thompsom of Good Burger fame). Of course, Iceland realized the knuckler is impossible to beat, so they settled for whaling on Russ so he couldn’t get off a shot. But the Ducks were too smart for them, and they snuck Russ on to the ice in goalie Goldberg’s jersey to trick the jerks of Team Iceland into dropping their guard, and succeeding in scoring a knucklegoal.
Therefore, should Wakefield be having trouble today, I would like to see him switch jerseys with Mirabelli, thus confusing the Philly hitters and racking up the Ks. Hey… it worked for David Wells, why not Wakes?
If you’d like to participate from home in today’s mojo, say it with me:
quack, quack, Quack, Quack, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!!!
People complain about Philly fans in the national media pretty regularly. They boo too often, they’re mean tempered, they are so disorderly that they needed to install an entire justice system beneath the Vet. I’ll take Philly fans any day over those jerks from Iceland. The above heckle is delivered while Team USA is being recognized at the Junior Goodwill Games. Key word being “Goodwill”. Is that seriously necessary? They are booing and heckling a Team of kids at the JUNIOR GOODWILL GAMES. That’s like the dad picking fights at his son’s Little League game times a Million!
The entire country of Iceland is getting comeuppance today, and the city of Philadelphia will unfortunately get caught in the crossfire.
It’s a duo of knucklers for comeuppance mojo today, the knuckleball of Tim Wakefield and the knucklepuck of Russ Tyler (so capably played by Kenan Thompsom of Good Burger fame). Of course, Iceland realized the knuckler is impossible to beat, so they settled for whaling on Russ so he couldn’t get off a shot. But the Ducks were too smart for them, and they snuck Russ on to the ice in goalie Goldberg’s jersey to trick the jerks of Team Iceland into dropping their guard, and succeeding in scoring a knucklegoal.
Therefore, should Wakefield be having trouble today, I would like to see him switch jerseys with Mirabelli, thus confusing the Philly hitters and racking up the Ks. Hey… it worked for David Wells, why not Wakes?
If you’d like to participate from home in today’s mojo, say it with me:
quack, quack, Quack, Quack, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!!!
In lieu of the Mighty Ducks come uppance mojo today, I call upon our own two Bash Brothers, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz to bash a few longballs into the stands at Citizen's Bank Ballpark. I also call upon even the little Bash Brother, who I deem Renteria right now to help out with the bashing. We all know the Mighty Ducks 2 Bash Brothers; Fulton Reed and Dean Portman. Also who they deemed Little Bash Brother, Ken Wu. Well they were a deadly combo, and now, I call upon Manny, Papi, and Rent to do just the same.
And it shall be a good game tonight....
And it shall be a good game tonight....
Alright this has nothing to do with the Sox but why is Dunn batting 6th in the Cinci lineup tonight? Are they serious - he's been one of their best hitters and you put him 6th in that lineup. Batting after the immortal Joe Randa - I'm shocked that their team sucks.
Oh yeah QUACK, QUACK!!!
Oh yeah QUACK, QUACK!!!
How abnormal were Lieber's performances against us last year. Is this a guy who we generally have had a long history of bad luck against or were we just unfamiliar?
Pedro gives up a leadoff homer to Jeter. 1-0 Yanks.
And you start hearing "Who's your daddy?"
And you start hearing "Who's your daddy?"
Dougie gone deep!!
AC/DC Jailbreak and a Sox jack in the second on a Friday evening...it doesnt get any better than this!
Your my boy ManRam, lets go Trot hit another shot.
Manny with the glove!
Flashes the leather - this is to you Manny 
See Manny does it with the glove then with the bat
See Manny does it with the glove then with the bat
...and Manny with the bat!!
How's Manny's slump looking now?
In other news:
Yanks are losing 4-1 to the Mets and Pedro
O's losing 6-1 to Atlanta after 2 1/2
With a win tonight and an O's loss we take 1st place
In other news:
Yanks are losing 4-1 to the Mets and Pedro
O's losing 6-1 to Atlanta after 2 1/2
With a win tonight and an O's loss we take 1st place
Why does Belli think that he has wheels?
6-0 good guys...place erupted on manny's shot.......lots of sox fans representing RSN.
anyone else sickened by these toyota summer commercials? they play it every 10 minutes.
anyone else sickened by these toyota summer commercials? they play it every 10 minutes.
Wake with the hit! And he learned from Dougie's error!
Wake has really got in going on tonight.
6 IP, 2H, 3K
6 IP, 2H, 3K
Now, would you put in Olerud for Ortiz? Ortiz will almost certainly have another AB, but it is a 6-run game.
Timmy is cruising. Yanks on pace to lose their 3rd straight (knock on wood), O's getting handled by the Braves, 1st place is on the way tonight!
Orioles not going down quietly, now down 7-5. Brian Roberts homered.
QUOTE(ivebeentruped @ Jun 24 2005, 08:02 PM)
Orioles not going down quietly, now down 7-5. Brian Roberts homered.
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That ex Red Sox guy, what's his name, P. Martinez or something, is taking care of the Jonkees pretty well tonight. ESPN game. Yankee fans pretty quiet, unless the field mikes are in New Joisey.
The inevitable implosion...
Are we sending in somebody or letting Wake try to get the 3rd out?
Are we sending in somebody or letting Wake try to get the 3rd out?
HOLY GOD they are letting him pitch to Abreu???
NICE K!!
Not that this is important, but after Abreu whiffed and Mirabelli dropped the ball, he stepped on home plate rather than tag Abreu. If you are scoring, is this a K and a fielders choice, catcher unassisted, runner at 3rd out? Just curious.
QUOTE(bobgeorge @ Jun 24 2005, 06:20 PM)
Not that this is important, but after Abreu whiffed and Mirabelli dropped the ball, he stepped on home plate rather than tag Abreu. If you are scoring, is this a K and a fielders choice, catcher unassisted, runner at 3rd out? Just curious.
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Fielder's choice, catcher unassisted probably.
Edit: Gameday doesn't mention anything, just a K swinging.
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Now, would you put in Olerud for Ortiz? Ortiz will almost certainly have another AB, but it is a 6-run game.
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Thankfully Ortiz remained in the game.
Dirty Water. OHHH YAAA!
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Thankfully Ortiz remained in the game.
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Beltran just took one for the team, slamming into the wall in right center to take an extra base hit away from Matsui. 5 - 2 Mets after 8.
Edit: 8 out of 9 of Beltran's homers this year are with Pedro pitching. Talk about having your own HR caddy!
Dirty Water + 6 more Braves defensive outs = First place
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BOSTON (8) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - FINAL
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .339
E Renteria ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267
D Ortiz 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .304
J Olerud 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .394
M Ramirez lf 5 1 2 3 0 2 0 .273
T Nixon rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .300
B Mueller 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .289
D Mirabelli c 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .245
M Bellhorn 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .224
T Wakefield p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
a-K Youkilis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
A Embree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 8 12 8 2 8 9
a-lined out to third for T Wakefield in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (12, J Lieber). HR - D Mirabelli (3, 2nd inning off J
Lieber 2 on, 1 Out), M Ramirez (17, 5th inning off J Lieber 2 on, 1 Out), D
Ortiz (19, 9th inning off A Fultz 1 on, 2 Out). S - T Wakefield. RBI - D
Mirabelli 3 (9), M Ramirez 3 (60), D Ortiz 2 (64). 2-out RBI - D Ortiz 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1. Team LOB - 5.
FIELDING: E - B Mueller (4, throw). PB - D Mirabelli 2.
PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .379
b-J Michaels ph-cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
B Abreu rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312
J Thome 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215
P Burrell lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .293
C Utley 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .309
D Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
M Lieberthal c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J Lieber p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .063
a-R Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
A Telemaco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-E Chavez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .173
A Fultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 32 0 3 0 2 7 11
a-grounded to shortstop for J Lieber in the 5th; b-grounded to first for K
Lofton in the 6th; c-walked for A Telemaco in the 8th.
BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, J Thome 1, B
Abreu 2. Team LOB - 7.
BASERUNNING: SB - K Lofton (8, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli), B Abreu
(18, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).
FIELDING: Outfield assists - P Burrell (D Mirabelli at 2nd base).
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PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 000 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield (W, 6-6) 8 2 0 0 2 6 0 4.05
A Embree 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.24
PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lieber (L, 8-7) 5 9 6 6 2 5 2 4.93
A Telemaco 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.35
A Fultz 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.46
Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 106-70; A Embree 11-7; J Lieber 86-60; A
Telemaco 41-26; A Fultz 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wakefield 10-9; A
Embree 1-1; J Lieber 2-7; A Telemaco 4-3; A Fultz 0-2. Batters faced: T
Wakefield 30; A Embree 4; J Lieber 25; A Telemaco 10; A Fultz 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Rob Drake.
T--2:26. Att--45,090.
Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, swirling.
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .339
E Renteria ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267
D Ortiz 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .304
J Olerud 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .394
M Ramirez lf 5 1 2 3 0 2 0 .273
T Nixon rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .300
B Mueller 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .289
D Mirabelli c 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .245
M Bellhorn 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .224
T Wakefield p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
a-K Youkilis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
A Embree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 8 12 8 2 8 9
a-lined out to third for T Wakefield in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (12, J Lieber). HR - D Mirabelli (3, 2nd inning off J
Lieber 2 on, 1 Out), M Ramirez (17, 5th inning off J Lieber 2 on, 1 Out), D
Ortiz (19, 9th inning off A Fultz 1 on, 2 Out). S - T Wakefield. RBI - D
Mirabelli 3 (9), M Ramirez 3 (60), D Ortiz 2 (64). 2-out RBI - D Ortiz 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1. Team LOB - 5.
FIELDING: E - B Mueller (4, throw). PB - D Mirabelli 2.
PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .379
b-J Michaels ph-cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
B Abreu rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312
J Thome 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215
P Burrell lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .293
C Utley 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .309
D Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
M Lieberthal c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J Lieber p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .063
a-R Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
A Telemaco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-E Chavez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .173
A Fultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 32 0 3 0 2 7 11
a-grounded to shortstop for J Lieber in the 5th; b-grounded to first for K
Lofton in the 6th; c-walked for A Telemaco in the 8th.
BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Utley 1, J Thome 1, B
Abreu 2. Team LOB - 7.
BASERUNNING: SB - K Lofton (8, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli), B Abreu
(18, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).
FIELDING: Outfield assists - P Burrell (D Mirabelli at 2nd base).
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BOSTON - 030 030 002 -- 8
PHILADELPHIA - 000 000 000 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield (W, 6-6) 8 2 0 0 2 6 0 4.05
A Embree 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.24
PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lieber (L, 8-7) 5 9 6 6 2 5 2 4.93
A Telemaco 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.35
A Fultz 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.46
Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 106-70; A Embree 11-7; J Lieber 86-60; A
Telemaco 41-26; A Fultz 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wakefield 10-9; A
Embree 1-1; J Lieber 2-7; A Telemaco 4-3; A Fultz 0-2. Batters faced: T
Wakefield 30; A Embree 4; J Lieber 25; A Telemaco 10; A Fultz 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Rob Drake.
T--2:26. Att--45,090.
Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, swirling.
QUOTE(vvac35 @ Jun 24 2005, 08:40 PM)
Dirty Water + 6 more Braves defensive outs = First place
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F'ing Braden Looper, 2 run HR to Tino. 6 - 4, one out, bottom ninth.
Ed. Jeter singles with 2 out. Tieing run at the plate.
Jeter on base. Looper sucks ass. This would be a travesty if Pedro didn't get the W.
QUOTE(MTSUDaff @ Jun 24 2005, 08:57 PM)
Jeter on base. Looper sucks ass. This would be a travesty if Pedro didn't get the W.
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Final 6 - 4. Rumors of the Yankees demise might not be just rumors anymore.
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