Out of Town Games

[metirish]

Tuned to YES here at work and the Red Sox getting hit early and often , Swisher and Chavez just homered.....not back to back as Ibanez made an out......cool ceremony before the game to celebrate 100 years of Fenway.


3-0 MFY - 2nd inning



Reds 6
Cubs 2
Bot of the 5th

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

ALL manner of alumni-- from Bill Lee to Buckner to Bobby Doerr to Nomah to Jose F-ing Canseco-- entering to the strains of the Boston Pops, and taking their collective positions on the diamond... all topped by, um, this. (Which might actually be the most fitting tribute, based on my memory of the place.)

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Did Roger Clemens get a recess from his perjury trial to attend?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

No Clemens. No Schilling ("business engagement"), Boggs (charity event in FL), Damon (training for Cleveland), Nixon (son's Little League event).

Francona was there, though... and LOUDLY applauded.

[Frayed Knot]

Teams playing in name-less and number-less period uniforms (I wonder if the Yanx needed to be bribed to abandon their standard unis?).

Ex-Sox, reportedly over 200 of them, walked onto field without PA introductions (on account of none in 1912).

First pitch thrown out by several people including Caroline Kennedy repeating the 100 years ago one by her great-grandfather John "Honey-Fitz" Fitzgerald.

Game was timed to start at same time as original: 3:15


Now 4-1 Yanx.
HRs by Swisher, Chavez x 2, & Papi.

[metirish]

Ah, I was wondering why there was no introductions......Sox pitching is suspect to say the least....and this is their best going today?

[TransMonk]

Frayed Knot wrote: Game was timed to start at same time as original: 3:15

I'm guessing it will take about at least an hour longer to complete, though.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

TransMonk wrote: Game was timed to start at same time as original: 3:15 I'm guessing it will take about at least an hour longer to complete, though.

Are they allowed to turn on the lights?

[metirish]

To round out the authenticity of the day the park is full of drunks shouting abuse at the players.....

[Frayed Knot]

And now add A-Rod the the HR parade.
The only thing saving the Sox from a complete thrashing is that these have all been solos.
I think the tone was set when the very first batter of the second century of Fenway games was Derek Jeter who promptly popped up ... only to have Pedroia drop the ball. Jeets later scored on a ARod single.



Don't know if 'The Standells' were invited to play 'Dirty Water' at any point today. They have played there before so it wouldn't be totally unique if they did.
What would be kind of cool is Neil Diamond showing up to do 'Sweet Caroline' live in the 8th inning. Maybe he could sing it through a megaphone.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

metirish wrote: To round out the authenticity of the day the park is full of drunks shouting abuse at the players.....

Yankees fans who took the train up from New York, no doubt.

[metirish]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: metirish wrote: To round out the authenticity of the day the park is full of drunks shouting abuse at the players..... Yankees fans who took the train up from New York, no doubt.

that or it's Honey Fitz's relatives in the crowd.

[Frayed Knot]

TransMonk wrote: Game was timed to start at same time as original: 3:15 I'm guessing it will take about at least an hour longer to complete, though.

I'm betting on two hours; this IS a Yanqui game after all.
Approx an hour+40 into it and they've just began the bottom of the 5th.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Frayed Knot wrote: What would be kind of cool is Neil Diamond showing up to do 'Sweet Caroline' live in the 8th inning. Maybe he could sing it through a megaphone.

I've had this rolling around in my head for half an hour now.

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