Final Score: New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 5 (Game 7~~~ Live Thread)

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[Dog]

Game 7 will be a true classic..

Pedro vs Clemens!

Boston Red Sox	at	New York Yankees
Pedro Martinez	Vs.	Roger Clemens

 AVG  HR  RBI                            AVG  HR  RBI
Johnny Damon CF         .294   1    4   Alfonso Soriano 2B      .250   0    7
Todd Walker 2B          .368   5    6   Nick Johnson 1B         .200   1    5
Nomar Garciaparra SS    .273   0    1   Derek Jeter SS          .308   2    3
Manny Ramirez LF        .273   3    7   Bernie Williams CF      .250   0    4
David Ortiz DH          .167   1    7   Hideki Matsui LF        .278   1    7
Kevin Millar 1B         .222   0    2   Jorge Posada C          .256   1    4
Trot Nixon RF           .300   3    5   Jason Giambi DH         .216   1    3
Bill Mueller 3B         .171   0    0   Enrique Wilson 3B       .000   0    0
Jason Varitek C         .267   4    5   Karim Garcia RF         .231   0    3
Pedro Martinez RHP      (1-1, 4.29)     Roger Clemens RHP       (2-0, 2.08)
 

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Top 1st: J Damon grounded out to shortstop. T Walker singled to right center. N Garciaparra flied out to right, T Walker to second. M Ramirez flied out to right.

Bot 1st: A Soriano struck out swinging. N Johnson walked. D Jeter fouled out to first. B Williams singled to shallow left, N Johnson to second. H Matsui flied out to center.

Top 2nd: D Ortiz lined out to center. K Millar singled to right center. T Nixon homered to right, K Millar scored. B Mueller struck out swinging. J Varitek doubled to deep right. J Damon safe at second on throwing error by third baseman E Wilson, J Varitek scored. T Walker grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)

Bot 2nd: J Posada flied out to center. J Giambi struck out swinging. E Wilson flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top 3rd: N Garciaparra fouled out to first. M Ramirez flied out to right. D Ortiz grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Bot 3rd: K Garcia flied out to center. A Soriano struck out swinging. N Johnson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, NY YANKEES 0.

Top 4th: K Millar homered to left. T Nixon walked. B Mueller singled to center, T Nixon to third. M Mussina relieved R Clemens. J Varitek struck out swinging. J Damon grounded into double play, shortstop to first, B Mueller out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 0.

Bot 4th: D Jeter grounded out to third. B Williams struck out swinging. H Matsui doubled to deep center. J Posada grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 0.

Top 5th: T Walker flied out to left. N Garciaparra singled to left. M Ramirez singled to right, N Garciaparra to second. D Ortiz struck out swinging. K Millar grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 0.

Bot 5th: J Giambi homered to right center. E Wilson flied out to left. K Garcia struck out swinging. A Soriano struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 1.

Top 6th: T Nixon struck out swinging. B Mueller grounded out to third. J Varitek grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 1.

Bot 6th: N Johnson grounded out to first. D Jeter struck out swinging. B Williams flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 1.

Top 7th: F Heredia relieved M Mussina. J Damon struck out swinging. T Walker fouled out to third. J Nelson relieved F Heredia. N Garciaparra struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 1.

Bot 7th: H Matsui grounded out to second. J Posada lined out to center. J Giambi homered to right center. E Wilson reached on infield single to first. K Garcia singled to right, E Wilson to second. A Soriano struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 2.

Top 8th: M Ramirez grounded out to third. D Wells relieved J Nelson. D Ortiz homered to right. K Millar grounded out to shortstop. T Nixon popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 5, NY YANKEES 2.

Bot 8th: N Johnson popped out to shortstop. D Jeter doubled to deep right. B Williams singled to center, D Jeter scored. H Matsui hit a ground rule double to deep right, B Williams to third. J Posada doubled to center, B Williams and H Matsui scored. A Embree relieved P Martinez. J Giambi flied out to center. M Timlin relieved A Embree. R Sierra hit for E Wilson. R Sierra intentionally walked. A Boone ran for R Sierra. K Garcia walked, J Posada to third, A Boone to second. A Soriano grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Garcia out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 5, NY YANKEES 5.

Top 9th: A Boone at third base. M Rivera relieved D Wells. B Mueller grounded out to second. J Varitek singled to right. D Jackson ran for J Varitek. J Damon grounded out to third, D Jackson to second. T Walker lined out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 5, NY YANKEES 5.

Bot 9th: D Mirabelli catching. N Johnson popped out to shortstop. D Jeter struck out swinging. B Williams grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 5, NY YANKEES 5.

Top 10th: N Garciaparra struck out looking. M Ramirez grounded out to second. D Ortiz doubled to deep left. G Kapler ran for D Ortiz. K Millar popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 5, NY YANKEES 5.

Bot 10th: Hideki Matsui: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Matsui grounded out to first. Jorge Posada: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Posada flied out to center. Jason Giambi: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Giambi flied out to left. End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top 11th: Trot Nixon: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Nixon struck out looking. Bill Mueller: Mueller grounded out to second. Doug Mirabelli: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Mirabelli struck out swinging. End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Bot 11th: Aaron Boone: Boone homered to deep left

AL  FINAL 11
 1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9
 -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -
BOSTON              0  3  0   1  0  0   0  1  0
NY YANKEES          0  0  0   0  1  0   1  3  0
 10 11                            R  H  E
 -- --                            -  -  -
BOSTON              0  0                            5 11  0
NY YANKEES          0  1                            6 11  1         (FINAL 11)
BATTERIES: BOS - PEDRO MARTINEZ, ALAN EMBREE (8TH), MIKE TIMLIN (8TH), TIM
 WAKEFIELD (10TH) AND JASON VARITEK, DOUG MIRABELLI (9TH)
 NYY - ROGER CLEMENS, MIKE MUSSINA (4TH), FELIX HEREDIA
 (7TH), JEFF NELSON (7TH), DAVID WELLS (8TH), MARIANO RIVERA
 (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA
 WP - MARIANO RIVERA (1-0)
 LP - TIM WAKEFIELD (2-2)
 SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: BOS - TROT NIXON (4) OFF ROGER CLEMENS IN THE 2ND, 1 ON
 KEVIN MILLAR (1) OFF ROGER CLEMENS IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
 DAVID ORTIZ (2) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 8TH, 0 ON
 NYY - JASON GIAMBI (2) OFF PEDRO MARTINEZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
 JASON GIAMBI (3) OFF PEDRO MARTINEZ IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
 AARON BOONE (1) OFF TIM WAKEFIELD IN THE 11TH, 0 ON

[rmlew]

Here's a hint.
Dey ah playin in da Bronx.

[mewzilla]

What's with the "Cowboy Up"? How did that get started? I mean why not "Lobster Up" or "Bean 'Em"? If I hear the expression "Cowboy Up" one more time, especially after the last three days, I'm gonna hurl. And I don't mean a baseball :)

[John H K]

And then have Zimmer claim he was pointing at his head and saying to Posada "I'll remember what you said!" Preposterous!

Apparently a couple Spanish-speaking reporters at that game confirmed that Pedro was telling the truth about what he said.

The idea that it was a threat to hit more people in the head started with the Fox announcers, and went through the media unchallenged.,br>

[Severa]

*thinks if your siblings are anything like hers we're in for a hell of a night*

[rmlew]

Your family reunions must be fun. ;->

[Dog Gone]

HE'S STILL ALIVE????!!!!!

We're not sure, because he's been pickled for 50 years.

[Mr. Mulliner]

For those without TV, follow the game pitch-by-pitch here:

CBS Sportsline

[Diddle E. Squat]

I want lots of Red Sox pain.

Followed by lots of Yankee humbling. How wonderful it was a few years ago when Arizona recorded the last out to sink the NYY ship and we all started singing "Start spreading the news..."

[SamAdams76]

I just realized during dinner tonight that tonight's game could well be the highlight of my sports watching career. Bear in mind that I followed the Bruins' march to the Stanley Cup in 1972 (as a 10-year-old), the Red Sox in 1975 and 1986, the New England Patriots in 2001 and of course, all those great Celtic seasons during the Larry Bird era of the 1980s. None of those would compare to a Game 7 victory against the "hated" New York Yankees in a ALCS for the American League pennant. Hell, if they win tonight, the World Series will be an anticlimax, especially now that the Cubs are out of it.

Yes, this moment could be the very apex of Boston sports in modern history. On the other hand, it could be just another disaster like the 1986 World Series or that 1978 playoff game. The suspense will only last a few more hours - maybe not even that long.

[Diddle E. Squat]

They've gotta make a comedy movie ripoff of the Bartman scenario. Something like Martin Lawrence playing the hapless fan who has his life turned upside down. Could be hilarious if done right.

[Senator Pardek]

I fear you will get your wish - however, I'm shocked at how many Bosox fans here believe a victory tonight will lift The Curse of the Bambino...

[melodie]

O.K!! Looks like wee have a lot of RS fans here tonight!! No one even breath the words buckner or dent tonight.

[rhombus]

Hey there was a time when all Yankees hated Roger -- who can forget his hot temper. Remmber the FU to the umpire? And there were plenty of times he plunked someone with his big bad balls. And now he's a Yankee and all is forgiven...

So if Pedro doesn't pitch well tonight he's done for in Boston and perhaps the Yankees will pick him up and all will be forgiven.

[Catspaw]

*thinks if your siblings are anything like hers we're in for a hell of a night*

LOL!!! I talked to my Mom today and we discussed the fact that at any given time one or more of my sisters aren't talking to some of the other sisters.

However, we are too old for those good ol' hair pulling screamin' fights we used to have (although I think I could still take sister #2).

[Chad Fairbanks]

You nailed it, man...

[Diddle E. Squat]

Thanks, I was wondering what limits there were for all that.

[PinC]

My prediction: Yankee 4 -- Sox 1

[Severa]

*remembers what her Manhattan born mom told her about the Bronx* Owch. This should be interesting.

[Dog]

I like your wit....

Keep taunting them.....LOL!

[RobFromGa]

good luck Boston, from a Braves fan...