Tuesday, August 19, 2003
TWO GRAND
The Mariners turned what was a close game in the early innings into a laugher as they got Edgar's 295th bomb in the 5th off Escobar, a 3-run homer off the facade of the lower deck next to the TIM-BR sign in left-center, to give the Mariners a 4-1 lead, and that was all they needed. Franklin walked a few and had a penchant for allowing the lead runner to get aboard and it only bit him once in his 6 innings. Mateo got his first work since the first game of the Boston series, followed by Benitez and Sasaki. I couldn't tell how fast Sasaki was throwing; apparently the radar gun is too much for post-blackout Toronto to handle. Sasaki threw a couple of weird loopy curves and they seemed to be getting over.
Brian Sweeney to Tacoma, Cirillo up. Bloomquist started but was pulled for Cirillo. Bloomquist had a tight right quad. Cirillo got a hit and an RBI in his first at-bat.
Boone was 3-for-4 with his 31st dong of the year, a 2-run bomb off the TIM-BR sign in left-center.
In all, hopefully Franklin rights the ship here; this should be something to build on. He hasn't been too sharp in a while, and he's been on-and-off when he shows signs of sharpness.
As for the title of the post, this was the Mariners 2000th win in franchise history. Their franchise losses are up around 2100 somewhere.
Lastly, the Red Sox had a 2-0 lead on Mark Mulder and Mulder left with a strained hip. Theo Epstein's bullpen then proceeded to blow the game on a Ramon Hernandez bomb into the Monster seats, and the A's won 3-2.
All in all, the Mariners fans probably should be rooting for the A's to win the wildcard so the Mariners won't have to face Pedro twice in the first round. That would not be good.
More later.
Brian Sweeney to Tacoma, Cirillo up. Bloomquist started but was pulled for Cirillo. Bloomquist had a tight right quad. Cirillo got a hit and an RBI in his first at-bat.
Boone was 3-for-4 with his 31st dong of the year, a 2-run bomb off the TIM-BR sign in left-center.
In all, hopefully Franklin rights the ship here; this should be something to build on. He hasn't been too sharp in a while, and he's been on-and-off when he shows signs of sharpness.
As for the title of the post, this was the Mariners 2000th win in franchise history. Their franchise losses are up around 2100 somewhere.
Lastly, the Red Sox had a 2-0 lead on Mark Mulder and Mulder left with a strained hip. Theo Epstein's bullpen then proceeded to blow the game on a Ramon Hernandez bomb into the Monster seats, and the A's won 3-2.
All in all, the Mariners fans probably should be rooting for the A's to win the wildcard so the Mariners won't have to face Pedro twice in the first round. That would not be good.
More later.
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