drunk discussing the Strokes on a video chat till 2 in the morning might qualify as a Bad Decision
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Date: Thursday, May 29.
Batting stars: Jacque Jones was 2-for-3 with a home run, his fifth. Luis Rivas was 2-for-4 with a double. Doug Mientkiewicz was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fifth. Torii Hunter was 1-for-2 with a home run (his eighth) and a walk. A. J. Pierzynski was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fifth.
Pitching star: Johan Santana pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Carlos Guillen was 4-for-6 with two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs. Edgar Martinez was 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Bret Boone was 3-for-6 with a home run (his fourteenth), two doubles, two runs, and four RBIs. Mike Cameron was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a stolen base, his fifth. John Olerud was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Ichiro Suzuki was 2-for-5 with a walk, a stolen base (his tenth) and three runs.
The game: Seattle scored two in the first inning. Suzuki led off with a single and scored from first on Cameron's double. Martinez then hit a one-out RBI single to make it 2-0.
Jones homered leading off the bottom of the first to make it 2-1. It stayed there until the fifth, when the Mariners struck again. Suzuki again started the rally with a single, and Boone hit a one-out two-run homer. With two out, Olerud and Cameron hit back-to-back doubles to increase the lead to 5-1 Mariners.
Mientkiewicz led off the bottom of the fifth with a homer to make it 5-2, but Seattle again added to its lead in the sixth inning. Walks to Mark McLemore and Suzuki were followed by a wild pitch, putting men on second and third with one out. Guillen singled in a run and Boone doubled in another, increasing the lead to 7-2.
Hunter led off the seventh inning with a home run, making the score 7-3. The Mariners again added to their lead in the eighth. Back-to-back one-out doubles by Guillen and Boone brought home one run and Martinez singled in another. Olerud singled and Cameron walked, loading the bases. With two out Mark McLemore singled home one more run, making the score 10-3.
The Twins got one back in the eighth when Rivas doubled and Denny Hocking singled. They added two in the ninth to make the final score look better. Dustan Mohr doubled and Pierzynski hit a two-run homer, bringing us to the final score of 10-6.
WP: Gil Meche (7-2). LP: Brad Radke (5-5). S: None.
Notes: Kielty was again at DH.
Lewwwwwww Ford made his major league debut in this game, replacing Hunter in center field in the eighth inning. He had his first major league at-bat in the ninth and lined a single to right.
Hocking pinch-hit for Jones in the eighth and stayed in the game in left field. Matthew LeCroy pinch-hit for Kielty in the eighth.
Jones raised his average to .339. Mohr was 1-for-4 and was batting .314. LeCroy was 0-for-1 and was batting .300.
Radke pitched five innings, giving up five runs on eleven hits and no walks and striking out three. His ERA was 5.71, as he continued to struggle. Tony Fiore allowed two runs in one-third of an inning, raising his ERA to 5.55.
Juan Rincon allowed three runs in two innings, raising his ERA to 2.31. Santana lowered his ERA to 2.75. It was the first time in five games that he had not given up a run.
The Twins batted 1.000 with men in scoring position. Unfortunately, that was only 2-for-2.
Gil Meche started for Seattle and pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.
Coming into this game, Shigetoshi Hasegawa had allowed only one earned run all season (27.2 innings). He allowed two in the ninth here, raising his ERA to 0.94.
The loss snapped a four-game winning streak by the Twins.
Record: The Twins were 31-21, in first place in the American League Central, 4.5 games ahead of Kansas City.
So the version of this song that I'm playing was not one that I was familiar with - it turns out, Mr. Bragg has done about a million and a half versions of this tune, and he's always adjusting them to fit the times and locations that he's singing in. I find that super cool. And it turns out, he's pretty darn good at making those adjustments work, and I dig it all.
Also, here's the version of the song that I know and love:
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(2 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)Loading... Harry Rice (1901)
Dick Bartell (1907)
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Wayne Tolleson (1955)
Lee Guetterman (1958)
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The Gigantes game with Licey was rained out. They remain 2-2, tied for third place with the Toros del Este, a half game behind the Tigres del Licey. The Gigantes are at the Toros tonight.
Batting star: Anthony Giansanti was 2-for-4.
Pitching stars: Marco Antonio Rivas struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits. Alejandro Soto struck out two in a perfect inning. Roberto Espinosa struck out two in a perfect inning. Jesus Pirela pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Opposition star: Isaac Rodriguez Salazar was 3-for-5.
The game: Mazatlan jumped out to the early lead. Jose Augusto Figueroa and Ramon Rios led off with walks. Isaac Paredes had an RBI double and Carlos Munoz hit a two-run single to make it 3-0 Mazatlan.
It stayed 3-0 until the fifth, when Los Mochis struck back. With one out, Josuan Hernandez and Carlos Soto singled. A fly out made two down, but Amilcar Gomez singled to load the bases, Esteban Quiroz singled home two, Darick Hall was hit by a pitch to reload the bases, and Leandro Castro delivered a two-run single, making it 4-3 Los Mochis.
It stayed 4-3 until the seventh. Ricardo Valenzuela led off the bottom of the inning with a walk, but there was still a runner on first with two out. Then Figueroa delivered an RBI double, tying the score 4-4. Mazatlan then regained the lead in the eighth. Isaac Paredes walked and an error put men on first and second with none out. There was then a double error on a pickoff attempt, putting Mazatlan ahead. Ricky Alvarez had an RBI double and with two out, Maxwell Leon singled home a run, putting Mazatlan ahead 7-4. Los Mochis went down in order in the ninth.
WP: Espinosa (2-0). LP: Darel Torres (0-2). S: Pirela (3).
Notes: Figueroa is batting .444. Paredes is batting .391. Italo Mota is batting .348. Munoz is batting .321. Giansanti is batting .307.
Espinosa and PIrela each have an ERA of 1.35.
Carlos Morales started for Mazatlan. He pitched 4.2 innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk and striking out three. Rafael Ordaz started for Los Mochis. He pitched five innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks and striking out three.
Los Mochis made three errors. They were all in the eighth inning and came within the space of two batters.
Record: Mazatlan is 9-14, in eighth place, eight games behind Obregon.
Next game: Mazatlan hosts Los Mochis again tonight.
Date: Wednesday, May 28.
Batting stars: Doug Mientkiewicz was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer (his fourth), a double, and two runs. Jacque Jones was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fourth. Dustan Mohr was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his sixth.
Pitching star: Eddie Guardado pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Aaron Harang pitched four shutout innings of relief, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two. Mark Ellis was 2-for-3 with a walk. Scott Hatteberg was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs. Erubiel Durazo was 2-for-4 with a walk. Terrence Long was 2-for-5. Chris Singleton was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.
The game: The Athletics jumped on starter Joe Mays for three runs in the first inning. With one out, Hatteberg and Eric Chavez singled, Miguel Tejada hit an RBI double, and Durazo walked to load the bases. A sacrifice fly brought home a second run and Long's RBI single brought home the third.
The Twins tied it with three in the second. Bobby Kielty reached on an error, Torii Hunter singled, and Mientkiewicz hit a three-run homer to make it 3-3. The Twins took the lead in the third when Jones homered, but Singleton homered leading off the fourth to tie it again at 4-4. The Twins took the lead again in the bottom of the fourth when Mientkiewicz singled and Mohr hit a two-run homer. It was 6-4 Twins.
Oakland did not threaten again until the seventh. Hatteberg led off with a double, but was still on second with two out. Durazo then hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-5. Ramon Hernandez singled, moving the tying run to second, but Long flied out to end the inning.
The Athletics threatened again in the eighth. Ellis singled, Singleton walked, and Hatteberg was hit by a pitch, loading the bases with one out. But a foul out and a ground out ended the inning. Durazo had a leadoff single in the ninth, but a double play took them out of the inning and the game.
WP: Mays (6-3). LP: John Halama (2-4). S: Guardado (15).
Notes: Denny Hocking was at second base in place of Luis Rivas. Chris Gomez was at shortstop in place of Cristian Guzman. Kielty was the DH.
Jones was 1-for-4 and was batting .333. Mohr was 1-for-4 and was batting .316. Hocking was 0-for-3 and was batting .163.
Mays pitched six innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks and striking out two. His ERA was 5.48. Johan Santana gave up a run in two-thirds of an inning to make his ERA 2.88. LaTroy Hawkins was unscored upon in two-thirds of an inning to drop his ERA to 1.52. J. C. Romero retired both men he faced to make his ERA 2.82. Guardado's ERA dropped to 1.59.
Halama pitched four innings, giving up six runs (five earned) on five hits and no walks and striking out five.
This was Harang's first major league appearance in 2003. He had pitched in sixteen games in 2002. It was his only relief appearance of the season.
The Twins had won four in a row, six out of seven, nine of eleven, eleven of fourteen, and seventeen of twenty-two.
Record: The Twins were 31-20, in first place in the American League Central, 4.5 games ahead of Kansas City.
Another group I'm shocked we don't have any videos for.
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