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

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

Another observation on this game: Clemens was an afterthought in BOTH games in this series. Game 3 he pitched very well, and kept his cool, but few talk about that aspect of the game. And in game 7 Clemens got shelled early and pulled in the fourth, only to be overshadowed by the comeback. Who would have thought that between Mussina, Clemens, and Pedro we'd have one win total? Also, Wakefield had four decisions in this series (2-2). I wonder if that's an LCS record.

Even if the Cubs had won, a Cubs/Yankees series would be very hard-pressed to come close to the drama in the ALCS and NLCS.

[RaceBannon]

Singing?

I am singing the Red Sox Fan's anthem: NEXT YEAR IN BOSTON


Fair is Fair, Congrats.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

OK. I had a few Mia Hamm jokes that seemed to go un-noticed in the heat of battle.

I know how you feel. I came up with what I thought was a great Chicago joke that was PERFECT for the game situation. Unfortunately because the Cubs lost, my joke never got a single response. The situation was that the Cubs were trailing by 4, when Troy O'Leary hit a home run off of Marlins pitcher Josh Beckett. My joke was "Maybe Mr. O'Leary's (Holy) Cow has just kicked over the Beckett that will start the Great Chicago Offensive Fire of 2003!"

I HATE it when I work so hard on a joke and nobody notices. But I guess the Cubs subsequent loss because the focus of the rest of the thread. Oh well.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

Here's a line another freeper used a few days ago. This freeper, whose name escapes me at the moment, suggested that when the Yankees won this series, they should play "Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"

That was me. I also started the Green Eggs and Ham spoof of Nomar's (up to then) lack of clutch hitting. Others added to it later, making it a classic. I guess I'm just the resident baseball wise guy.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

This is the worst possible outcome for the networks

So at least we can all agree on being happy about the networks being disappointed. Those same networks that exude liberal bias day in and day out. Those same networks that called the 2000 Election for Gore prematurely. No, I can't feel sorry for the networks. The fans got more dramatic baseball this postseason ALREADY, even before the World Series, than in just about any other televised postseason. So the fans win, the networks lose. That's a huge win for baseball on both counts!

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

No,it didn't suit them at all,looked out of place, and silly.

Reminds me of when Trent Lott put on that cowboy hat for his meeting with President-elect Bush at the Crawford Ranch during the recount weeks.

[LouD]

I know lots of Yankee fans (as I'm sure you do), and nearly every last one of them is a conservative.

[Wolfie]

Thankfully the Yanks won. No more late nights watching baseball.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

Hillary should be the poster-child for fairweather fans. I don't hold Kennedy or Ben/JLo against the Sox. Nobody should hold Hillary or Spike Lee against the Yankees. It comes down to the teams on the field. Both teams have a hothead pitcher (Clemens vs. Pedro) and a showboater (Manny vs. Soriano). Other than that there's not much to dislike about the players themselves.

[Alberta's Child]

Something you have to remember is that a "competitive, open market" in a professional sports league is an oxymoron. A league by definition cannot function in that manner, because each team in the league must walk a fine line that is incompatible with a free market -- they must defeat their competition on the field, while at the same time ensuring that they don't beat them off the field (by driving them out of business). In addition to being part of the competition, the opposing team is also part of the product!

[LouD]

In his defense, unlike the others you mentioned, Ben might be a world-class ahole in other respects, but he's a true Red Sox fan.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

Ben might be a world-class ahole in other respects, but he's a true Red Sox fan.

Nice to know he at least knows fidelity about something, even if not his would-be bride. I think Gwyneth Paltrow said something like "Ben's dream girl is a stripper with a beer in each hand".

[Alberta's Child]

I came around on Pedro at the end of Game 3. Behind all his antics on the field during that game was a remarkable story that most people didn't talk about -- from that point in Game 3 through most of the series, most of the Yankee hitters have looked like absolute sh!t at the plate.

[meandog]

Grady Little is an idiot! No Little League coach would leave a right-handed pitcher, who's tossed 115 pitches, who's just given up a double, and who's going to face three hitters from the left side. Of course, Pedro is going to want to stay but it is up to the manager to pull him when the tank is dry...idiot!

[lysie]

Good job.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

By the time some of you read this post, it may have been fixed, but right now the NY Post web site has this sub-headline under 'Sports': "Bone HR Puts Yanks In Series"

That's their spelling, not mine. It's been like that for at least a half hour.

[NYCVirago]

You can download game 7 for $3.95 at the yankees's web site:

Own a download of Game 7

[marshmallow]

How ironic. The Sox's trump card turns out to be their Achilles heel. The swaggering, blustering, beanballing, macho hombre Martinez stays in, because his overwheening pride prevents him from leaving when he knows he's spent.

Even more ironic, the man he threatened to decapitate delivers the coup de gras. Posada, that is. Beautiful.

Martinez really deserved a nice knuckle sandwich for his behavior in last Saturday's fiasco in Boston. But this is far more poignant and will last a whole lot longer than any transient physical pain caused by a punch in the chops.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

You can download game 7 for $3.95 at the yankees's web site:

I noticed that, but I don't have broadband. I subscribe to Gameday Audio, however. Unfortunately the login screen is currently freezing every time I try to load it (probably all those people hitting the Gameday servers this morning). I wanted to listen to the archived full-broadcast of the game as a consolation prize. If anyone knows of some other place to get a streaming audio of the game, please let me know. I have Windows Media Player and the RealAudio RealOne Player, both of which support streaming audio.

[Afronaut]

Being a Yankee fan is like being a fan of a #1 rated TV show or the best selling artist on the Billboard top 100. In America it is essential for some people to be associated with a winner, no matter how they are a winner. The Yankess have a herd of these fans. Yahoooooo's, been to the Stadium latley? It's not a baseball game it's an event.

The scoreboard tells the yahoo's when to cheer, how to cheer, and exactly what to cheer. Most of the people do not know baseball, they are there for the LOGO. The Yankees. The team of the moment.

After I hated Wade Boggs (sit down batting champ) for years George hires him? And I have to watch him ride a horse around the outfield? Then Clemons? I am suppose to root for these Red Sox players because they now wear the LOGO?

That's why After 35 years of being a fan I have given up on the Yankees. I had season tickets and used to go to Monday nite games for years. Now it is a Joke.

If the Yankees fielded 9 farm animals they still would have fans.