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Buckeye513
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There's a better chance of Byrd throwing a no-no.starBUCKS;960738; said:
(or Brian Gorman calling a legit strike)
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Red Sox slugger Ortiz says he faces offseason surgery
Updated: October 16, 2007, 1:44 AM ET
CLEVELAND -- David Ortiz almost quit the American League Championship Series between Boston and Cleveland due to an injured knee, the Dominican slugger told ESPNdeportes.com on Monday.
"After Saturday's game, my right knee was so swollen that I feared I wouldn't play again for the rest of the series," Ortiz said before going 1-for-3 as the Red Sox lost 4-2 on Monday to fall into a 2-1 hole in the ALCS.
"I spent Sunday in bed, taking medications. It looked really bad," Ortiz said.
Ortiz indicated that he will undergo surgery as soon as the season is over. He has taken a cortisone shot in order to be able to make it through the ALCS, but would rather not face the needle again for the World Series.
"I'm a very traditional man. I'd rather drink some tea than take cortisone," Ortiz joked.
This season has been injury-plagued for Ortiz, who has dealt with back and shoulder problems. Still, he managed to hit .332 with 35 home runs, 52 doubles, 117 RBIs, 116 runs scored and 111 walks.
In the division series against the Los Angeles Angels, he went 5-for-7 with two home runs. He drove in three runs and walked six times to help the Red Sox sweep in three games.
Ortiz has reached base 19 out of 26 times in the postseason and equaled an all-time record by getting on base 10 consecutive times between Game 3 of the division series and Game 2 of the ALCS. So he's trying to fight through the injury.
Entire article: ESPN - Knee injury threatened to end ALCS for Big Papi - MLB
Updated: October 16, 2007, 1:44 AM ET
CLEVELAND -- David Ortiz almost quit the American League Championship Series between Boston and Cleveland due to an injured knee, the Dominican slugger told ESPNdeportes.com on Monday.
"After Saturday's game, my right knee was so swollen that I feared I wouldn't play again for the rest of the series," Ortiz said before going 1-for-3 as the Red Sox lost 4-2 on Monday to fall into a 2-1 hole in the ALCS.
"I spent Sunday in bed, taking medications. It looked really bad," Ortiz said.
Ortiz indicated that he will undergo surgery as soon as the season is over. He has taken a cortisone shot in order to be able to make it through the ALCS, but would rather not face the needle again for the World Series.
"I'm a very traditional man. I'd rather drink some tea than take cortisone," Ortiz joked.
This season has been injury-plagued for Ortiz, who has dealt with back and shoulder problems. Still, he managed to hit .332 with 35 home runs, 52 doubles, 117 RBIs, 116 runs scored and 111 walks.
In the division series against the Los Angeles Angels, he went 5-for-7 with two home runs. He drove in three runs and walked six times to help the Red Sox sweep in three games.
Ortiz has reached base 19 out of 26 times in the postseason and equaled an all-time record by getting on base 10 consecutive times between Game 3 of the division series and Game 2 of the ALCS. So he's trying to fight through the injury.
Entire article: ESPN - Knee injury threatened to end ALCS for Big Papi - MLB
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MolGenBuckeye
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Buckeye513;960755; said:
That strike zone last night just wouldn't stay still...at least it was bad both ways. I think Manny's strike 1 in the 6th and Hafner's strike 1 in the 5th both had to be at least a foot off the plate, while at other times the outside 6 inches of the plate were a ball to right handed hitters.
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This sums up last night's game. 
Brutus1
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Anyone have an explanation why Manny was credited with a hit (no pun intended), when the ball hit Ortiz? The ball was going directly to the ss, when it hit him. I never realized that if you hit the runner and make it to the base, you're credited with a basehit.
As an impartial observer, it's been a great series. Much better than the NL yawner, at least the few innings that I could watch.
As an impartial observer, it's been a great series. Much better than the NL yawner, at least the few innings that I could watch.
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MolGenBuckeye
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Brutus1;961107; said:
It actually doesn't matter if you make it to the base or not. As soon as it hits the runner, it's a dead ball, the runner is out, and the batter is credited with a hit.
Edit - Checked the rulebook after I posted this... it's actually only if it's ruled that a fielder could have made a play on the ball, which Peralta obviously could have last night. Seems like most hit runners fall in this category, though.
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