Well, FINALLY!
May 8,
2005
So I didn't get to see very much of this game as I was still a, reeling from the one earlier which was our SEVENTH LOSS IN A ROW, and b, it was Mother's Day and I was distracted by my two super cute nephews running around.
So anyhow, we sit down in order and Boston wastes Johnny the Sexy Caveman Damon's lead off double and off we go to the second where Bret's safe on an error but we can't capitalize on it and Ryan Franklin 1-2-3's the Red Sox and OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! WE ACTUALLY (BRACE YOURSELVES!) TAKE A LEAD IN THE THIRD INNING! YES, THAT'S RIGHT MARINER FANS! Wiki Gonzalez, our new catcher, and yes, that's right, his name is Wiki, led off by ripping a big nasty double and then an out later and Ichiro singled and then Randy Winn grounded out but that scored Gonzalez (I really can't bring myself to call a grown man Wiki, it just doesn't seem right) and then Adrian Beltre ripped a big nasty double of his own to score Ichiro and just like that, it's 2-0 M's.
So despite giving up two singles in the bottom half, we don't let them score and we do nothing in the fourth and the same cannot unfortunately be said of the Red Sox, as David Ortiz homered to cut our lead in half but Ryan settled down and got the next three outs, so off we go to the fifth and by this time, my nephews have flown their new model airplane into my parents' plum tree which I thought was pretty funny.
So anyhow, we waste Willie Bloomquist's walk which really sucked considering he promptly stole second, and Boston is down in order and off we go to the sixth and there is John "I Wanna Be A Starter WAH WAH WAH!" Halama who I don't miss not even a little bit and Adrian singled but was out when he tried to turn it into a double, and an out later and Raul Ibanez ripped a big nasty double and then Bret was intentionally walked but we don't score and Boston fucking ties it and nobody cares how.
So 2-all, seventh inning and Gonzalez singled to lead things off but Willie's bunt went bad and he was out at second and then Ichiro grounded Willie over to second and then some Meredith guy came in to pitch for Halama and walked Randy Winn and then he walked Adrian and then - are you paying attention?? - Richie "I'm Goin Hard Yard, Dead Red, Long Bomb, Grand Slam!" Sexson went hard yard, dead red, long bomb, grand slam! And we take a 6-2 lead and then Raul ripped another big nasty double but we settle for the 4 runs and I am exceedingly pleased.
So then Ron Villone came in to pitch for Ryan and after two doubles, Boston snagged back a run and then Johnny Damon made an out and my sister and dad and I got into a conversation about his hair and I pointed out how everyone in Boston pretty much had long hair and my sister thought it was a baseball rule that you had to be well groomed and I said no, that it was a George Steinbrenner rule and didn't she remember how rugged Jason Giambi looked before he sold out, but she didn't, and a walk and another out after that, David Ortiz doubled but it was mighty close to being foul and Randy went off about it and then so did Villone who came charging in to leftfield and Adrian very discreetly pulled him away from the ump, and JJ Putz came in to pitch and got the final out and meanwhile it is pouring down rain.
So eighth inning and Gonzalez ripped a big nasty 1 out double and an out after that and Ichiro was intentionally walked but we can't get anything going and then Boston sits down in order as well they should, and we don't do anything in the ninth and then Eddie Guardado comes in and 1-2-3's them and we finally win a game in May! THANK GOD!
Also, between the games they had a little show about how teams improve after Shit Lips leaves them and I thought that was pretty great.
Happy Mother's Day to my Mom, sister Paula, all my aunties, cousins, friends and readers. :)
"I am not doing well, not even doing OK, and two or three days ago I almost went to Skip to tell him that if he preferred taking me out [of the No. 3 spot] and putting someone else in there, it wouldn't upset me at all." - Adrian Beltre
"I love a team player." - Laura
