3 things to note:
Charlie Zink, lifetime minor leaguer and a knuckleballer, was called up from Pawtucket to start his first major league game tonight. He replaced Tim Wakefield, also a knuckleballer (as if you didn't know), who just went on the 15-day DL. I read that it's just the 3rd time ever (and first time since 1953) that the Sox will have 2 knuckleballers start games in the same season.
2. Big Papi David Ortiz hit two 3-run homers
in the first inning. !!!!!
3. Kevin Youkilis pulled a Bob Stein, striking out twice in the same inning. Bob Stein is one of my college buddies and told me that he once struck out twice in the same inning of a little league game. (I mentioned this to Bob just now & he wanted to know if Youk's 2nd K came down by 1 run with the bases loaded, so Bob's 2Ks were worse--he wins! yay!)
Here's the play by play for the inning:
Bottom 1st: Boston
- J.D. Drew walked
- D. Pedroia singled to center, J.D. Drew to second
- D. Ortiz homered to deep right, J.D. Drew and D. Pedroia scored
- K. Youkilis struck out swinging
- M. Lowell singled to center
- J. Bay safe at first on third baseman R. Vazquez's fielding error, M. Lowell to second
- M. Lowell stole third, J. Bay stole second
- J. Lowrie doubled to deep left, M. Lowell and J. Bay scored
- C. Crisp flied out to center
- K. Cash walked
- J.D. Drew singled to right, J. Lowrie scored, K. Cash to second, K. Cash to third advancing on throw
- D. Pedroia singled to third, K. Cash scored, J.D. Drew to second
- D. Ortiz homered to deep center, J.D. Drew and D. Pedroia scored
- K. Youkilis struck out looking
10 runs, 7 hits, 1 errors
Texas 0, Boston 10
I think the sox may win tonight--stay tuned. It's either that or synchronized diving.
UPDATE: Kevin "Don't call me Steiny" Youkilis ended up having quite a night. After his 2 K's in the first, he made 2 errors, 1 while playing third and 1 at first base. But, most importantly, also had 2 homers, including the game winning 3-run homer in the bottom of the 8th as the Sox won a shootout. Final score was 19-17. My dad was there too.
Apparently I've been lax on news about our older child, so here's a Fred update. He finished his hydro-therapy last Saturday, with session #8. It definitely helped him a lot--he's walking much better than he was a few months ago, though he still has a little hitch in his step from his rear right leg. He also still doesn't put much weight on his front right leg, but we already knew about his arthritis in his elbow there, so that part's not too much of a surprise.
Our friends Cornelia Arlene and Dan gave Iris a couple bags of clothes last weekend and this very pink J-Lo inspired number was one of the outfits that Iris scored. If you like this one, just wait til we break out the Baby Phat outfit.
Remember Cracked magazine when you were young? Check out their list of must-have baby products. I'm eyeing #19; what am I supposed to do with a baby when I have to go?
