Found May 29, 2009 on
Mighty Quinn Media Machine:
PLAYERS:
Dustin Pedroia,
Jeff Bailey,
Mike Redmond,
Jason Varitek,
Josh Beckett,
Joe Crede,
Jonathan Papelbon,
Tim Wakefield
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins
I missed yesterday's Red Sox afternoon finale in Minnesota, as I was helping my pal Chris move to his new apartment in Manhattan. (It must have been some sight, seeing me push a bassonette across Third Avenue.) I followed the game on my cell phone during some breaks, and was happy to see the Sox pull out a 3-1 win and split the series.What I didn't know was all the hubbub that occurred in the seventh inning. Dustin Pedroia hit a sacrifice fly to right to drive in Jeff Bailey (pictured), but the replays showed that Mike Redmond got the tag on him just as Bailey was touching the plate. The Twins went bananas, and Redmond and manager Ron Gardenhire were kicked out for their trouble.Jason Varitek hit his second of his two homers in that inning, and that made it 2-1. He now has 10 on the season, and had just 13 all of last season. In the bottom of the seventh, a close pitch set off Tek, as he got into it with Triple A ump Todd Tichenor, and he tossed Varitek, as well as Terry Francona, w...
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