Yep. He did it again. The obvious story this morning is the exciting, albeit predictable, heroics of David Ortiz, who hit yet another walkoff homerun last night to defeat the Cleveland Indians.
But the story which may prove to be more important to the success of the Red Sox this season is that of relief pitcher Kyle Snyder, whom the Sox claimed off waivers from the Kansas City Royals in mid-June. Reminiscent of Tim Wakefield in the 2004 ALCS, Snyder was scheduled to start tonight but volunteered to pitch in long relief after starter David Wells struggled early.
After taking the mound with two outs in the fifth, the former first round pick pitched 4/13 scoreless innings, giving up one hit, walking none, and striking out 6. I know stereotypically they say that chicks dig the long ball, but this? THIS is a sexy line:
4 1/3 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 6SO
Thanks to The Most Clutch Hitter In The History Of the Boston Red Sox, Snyder picked up the well-deserved W.
And so, on a day when the Red Sox failed to pick up pitching help before the trade deadline passed, they may have found what they were looking for in their own clubhouse.
Comments:
Wouldn't it have been awesome if they had gotten Kip Wells, though? I mean, KIP WELLS! We sure missed that boat.
By the way, where's the love for Mark Loretter?
-Oxen
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By the way, where's the love for Mark Loretter?
-Oxen
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: 8/03/2006 7:11 AM
: 8/03/2006 7:11 AM