I loved Saefco when I visited in 2004. Might be my favorite park.
Liked the Giants stadium too. I don't know what they're calling it
these days.
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Rupp
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 11:32 AM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: This would happen far more often
Yes - I heard this on espn last night. Unfortunately even with
Long out of lineup due to technicality, Tribe still couldn't win. And
Ray's pitcher put one over the left field Tribe player to bring in a run
if memory serves.
So I went to yesterdays game at Safeco. It's not our pitching
that needs help, it's ss fielding (2 errors the last costing us the
game) and too many LOB (no outs and based loaded u can't finish the
inning wo a run). Lowell was amazing so have to give him some credit
but the other 8 had a really bad offense and defensive day. Wasn't for
lack of support - Mariners fans called it Fenway West all weekend.
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On May 18, 2009, at 7:37 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]>
wrote:
if I were a major league manager. Not out of strategy,
just carelessness.
Rays mistake sends pitcher to plate
By ROGER MOONEY - <mailto:[email protected]>
[email protected]
ST. PETERSBURG - History was made during the bottom of
the first inning Sunday when a pitcher came to bat for the first time
ever at Tropicana Field.
Because of a mix-up on the Tampa Bay Rays lineup card,
Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine was forced to replace designated hitter
Evan Longoria and bat for himself.
Apparently, the Rays lineup card handed to the umpires
before the game listed both Ben Zobrist and Longoria as the third
baseman. Longoria was supposed to be the designated hitter.
Zobrist took the field for the top of the first inning,
so he was in the game. Since Longoria did not play, he was kept out of
the lineup and would still be eligible to play.
So Sonnanstine came to bat in the bottom of the first
with Carl Crawford on first base.
Sonnanstine, a .400 career hitter, received a standing
ovation.
He tried to bunt Crawford over to second, but bunted the
ball too hard and forced Crawford out at second.
The last American League pitcher to begin a game with a
position in the batting order was Ken Brett of the White Sox on Sept.
23, 1976.
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