Here's Three Up! Part One, featuring Kirk's magic, Boston's closer, Springer's walk, Bo's single, Zimmer's gallop, Vlad's moment, Gatorade showers, called shots, Boston Media implosions, and more!
Man you are a great writer and the use of screen grabs is neat. Zimmer is crazy fast! Great fielder, speed - if only he could hit a bit more. But I’ll take those first two. You made a subtle comment a few posts ago and a Tweet about the current regimes inability to put together good bullpens. It’s been an issue since Day 1 and doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Perhaps worth a deeper dive story - if you have the time. Just a suggestion.
Last year one of the loudest Skydome moments (Skydome!) was when Alejandro Kirk took a walk. A walk! That tumult was immediately topped by Gurriel's grand slam to cap the comeback, and then Marcus Semien's smash to cap the second comeback. Three of the loudest moments of 2021 came in the same game! I was there. It was phenomenal.
Alejandro is the quiet in the eye of the storm and he deserves greater respect. I do wish his fellow players would stop patting him on the head. Do we pat Vlady on the head, or George, or Gurriel (well...Gurriel). This seems to be an "honour" reserved for short people.
The craziest game I've ever seen in person or otherwise. September 3, 2021. Manoah/Manaea. Alek had a rare bad game. He hit Harrison and beaned Marte. 8-2 Oakland to start the bottom of the 8th. I went to get a beer and a hat after the bottom of the 7th. I came back to the Jays starting a 2-out rally that included Kirk taking a walk with the bases loaded to score the 2nd run of a 6-run rally to tie that included Gurriel's slam. Canha snuck a 2-run homer off of Romano in the top of the 9th, a left-field wall scraper that hit the foul pole! The entire building went as quiet as a tomb. Semien walked it off with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 9th off of none other than...Sergio Romo. I think a tiny portion of my hearing was permanently lost that day.
Man you are a great writer and the use of screen grabs is neat. Zimmer is crazy fast! Great fielder, speed - if only he could hit a bit more. But I’ll take those first two. You made a subtle comment a few posts ago and a Tweet about the current regimes inability to put together good bullpens. It’s been an issue since Day 1 and doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Perhaps worth a deeper dive story - if you have the time. Just a suggestion.
Last year one of the loudest Skydome moments (Skydome!) was when Alejandro Kirk took a walk. A walk! That tumult was immediately topped by Gurriel's grand slam to cap the comeback, and then Marcus Semien's smash to cap the second comeback. Three of the loudest moments of 2021 came in the same game! I was there. It was phenomenal.
Alejandro is the quiet in the eye of the storm and he deserves greater respect. I do wish his fellow players would stop patting him on the head. Do we pat Vlady on the head, or George, or Gurriel (well...Gurriel). This seems to be an "honour" reserved for short people.
That must have been a hell of a game to witness live! Awesome. And yeah, I think you're right on all counts about Kirk.
The craziest game I've ever seen in person or otherwise. September 3, 2021. Manoah/Manaea. Alek had a rare bad game. He hit Harrison and beaned Marte. 8-2 Oakland to start the bottom of the 8th. I went to get a beer and a hat after the bottom of the 7th. I came back to the Jays starting a 2-out rally that included Kirk taking a walk with the bases loaded to score the 2nd run of a 6-run rally to tie that included Gurriel's slam. Canha snuck a 2-run homer off of Romano in the top of the 9th, a left-field wall scraper that hit the foul pole! The entire building went as quiet as a tomb. Semien walked it off with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 9th off of none other than...Sergio Romo. I think a tiny portion of my hearing was permanently lost that day.