Thursday night, the now 3-0 Detroit Tigers (Why does Detroit now have all the success in baseball, football, and hockey?! UGH!) would find the left field stands not once but SEVEN times!!!! Six of those homers yielded by R.A. Dickey. A game that Texas lost 10-6. The Tigers set a record for most homers by a team after three games (15).
Wednesday night was an old school ball lovers dream come true. Two pitchers-Loe and Josh Beckett, trading stuff for seven innings before Kameron made one mistake, actually two. Walking Manny Ramirez then hanging a slider to Trot Nixon! Through six innings out of a possible 18 outs, 15 were via the groundout. That was some slider Kam threw!
Early on Kevin Millwood and Curt exchanged goose eggs until the 4th when Jason Varitek connected on a two run double. Millwood would then surrender a thunderous foul pole blast by 'Papi' Ortiz. A 5-0 lead would become a 7-3 final for the Red Sox nation.
Last Sunday was a picture perfect day for a matinee. The Dallas Stars had business with the Calgary Flames. Despite a fight marred affair and 16 powerplays, Dallas would prevail 3-2. Mike Modano is now your all time power play scorer as a Star. A west coast swing now awaits Mikey and company. Anaheim visits Weds. then it's off to Anaheim and Los Angeles Fri and Sat.
In the three years that I have frequented Deja Blue, I have always enjoyed how much entertainment value I have gotten. Last night was no different. After the game the players tossed souvenirs into the crowd as a thank you, a local band brought down the house after the game and the players were on hand to do the autograph session thing. All of it spontaneous I might add. Out of 25 players I was able to secure 17 signatures and one coaches John Hancock as an added bonus.
Friday, April 7, 2006 at 6:52AM