by Bobby Stompy on August 6 at 3:32AM
UPDATE 2:51 A.M. -- Mannnnn, I wrote this recap post without realizing Rickhouse wrote one. Well, whatever.
Thoughts after gettin' home at 2:30 a.m. from a 14 inning, 5 hour (well, 4:58, if you're a dick) baseball game...
- Griffey got several ovations throughout. It makes me wonder where he stands in terms of being the team's most popular player. Were the cheers a "welcome to Chicago"-type thing, or a form of overall embrace-ment? Or maybe it's just all contingent on his performance. I guess we'll have to give it time.
- We sat in left field slightly to the right of the foul pole... so, in foul territory. Sometime past the 9th inning, we chanted Toby Hall's name for a while until he acknowledged us from the bullpen. Then we did it until he acknowledged us again. Then we had the dignity to stop.
- It's amazing the swings baseball can take in terms of highs and lows. I mean, one minute, the Sox are tied in the 14th and the Twins are losing until Polanco hits a 2-run homer and seemingly ruins everything. Then, literally three seconds later, the Twins take a 7-6 lead against the Mariners (well, assuming the Cell's scoreboard is somewhere close to real time).
Flash forward 15 minutes, I'm riding the red line, voiceless, holding a Mark Buehrle height measure poster, wondering what the hell happened, when I get a text finding out the Mariners came back and beat the Twins. I guess it proves you can't let moments make or break seasons.
- But to disregard that, I really thought the Sox needed this win. I mean, they're throwing out one of their best ERA starters (Floyd) against one of the MLB's worst ERA starters (Robertson). Still, the Sox found a way to make it challenging. I don't want to harp too much after seeing a 14th inning walk-off, so I'll just say it was nice they found a way to do it. Hopefully it ends up swinging some momentum back their way.
- Similar to the Royals game I attended on June 5th which featured a 15th inning walk-off, the vibe in the stadium really transformed after the 14th inning stretch. It's like the stadium changes from baseball-vibe to college football Saturday-vibe. That second stretch does something to people, it really does.
Thoughts after gettin' home at 2:30 a.m. from a 14 inning, 5 hour (well, 4:58, if you're a dick) baseball game...
- Griffey got several ovations throughout. It makes me wonder where he stands in terms of being the team's most popular player. Were the cheers a "welcome to Chicago"-type thing, or a form of overall embrace-ment? Or maybe it's just all contingent on his performance. I guess we'll have to give it time.
- We sat in left field slightly to the right of the foul pole... so, in foul territory. Sometime past the 9th inning, we chanted Toby Hall's name for a while until he acknowledged us from the bullpen. Then we did it until he acknowledged us again. Then we had the dignity to stop.
- It's amazing the swings baseball can take in terms of highs and lows. I mean, one minute, the Sox are tied in the 14th and the Twins are losing until Polanco hits a 2-run homer and seemingly ruins everything. Then, literally three seconds later, the Twins take a 7-6 lead against the Mariners (well, assuming the Cell's scoreboard is somewhere close to real time).
Flash forward 15 minutes, I'm riding the red line, voiceless, holding a Mark Buehrle height measure poster, wondering what the hell happened, when I get a text finding out the Mariners came back and beat the Twins. I guess it proves you can't let moments make or break seasons.
- But to disregard that, I really thought the Sox needed this win. I mean, they're throwing out one of their best ERA starters (Floyd) against one of the MLB's worst ERA starters (Robertson). Still, the Sox found a way to make it challenging. I don't want to harp too much after seeing a 14th inning walk-off, so I'll just say it was nice they found a way to do it. Hopefully it ends up swinging some momentum back their way.
- Similar to the Royals game I attended on June 5th which featured a 15th inning walk-off, the vibe in the stadium really transformed after the 14th inning stretch. It's like the stadium changes from baseball-vibe to college football Saturday-vibe. That second stretch does something to people, it really does.
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Also, some AP game notes I found interesting...
- The walk-off was Swish's first ever
- Detroit relievers are just 22-for-42 on save situations