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[Nanner]

O's vs. Yanks 7/5/01

Ooh, dark and ominous clouds.

Ooh. Nice shot of Bordy in the dugout, looking at the clouds.

Josh Towers... jams Knobby on the 2nd pitch... first out.

Oops. Big wind, grounds crew trying to control the tarp... I think this game is delayed. Lotsa rain, lotsa wind.

So, how do ya like it so far? http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[This message has been edited by Nanner (edited 07-05-2001).]

[Addict Sports]

Nanner,

Are you on top of the PBP or what? http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/wink.gif

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[Nanner]

http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif

I try to be, Chad, I try to be. http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[Nanner]

Aaaaand we're back with baseball from Orioles Park at Camden Yards.

Derek Jeter smokes one into right field for a double.

Bernie Williams... homerun... right field. 2-run homer.

Tino Martinez - pops it up - 2nd out.

Jorge Posada... stand up double to right field... ball gets away from Conine.

Hmmmph. Come on, Josh. Show 'em your stuff.

Paul O'Neill... jammed him to Rip... out at 1st! yaaay!



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[Addict Sports]

Wow, good deal, no cancellation http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/smile.gif

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[Nanner]

Bottom of the 1st

Skunks - 2
O's - 0

Jerry Hairston - Jams him... out at 1st

Cutie Brian Roberts - Come on, Toots. Chopper to 2nd. Out at 1st.

David Segui... Hits right to center and Bernie Williams.

Hmmmm...

Are we having fun yet?

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[Nanner]

Yeah, Chad! I'm glad! http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif Hey! that rhymes!

Top of the 2nd.

Josh "I Look Like I'm 12" Towers pitching to Knobby... down on strikes!

Brosius... Rips it to Rip. Out at 1st.

(That's the stuff, Josh)

Josh is so pissed at his first inning he's really going after these guys.

Soriano... Hard right at Brian Roberts. 3rd out! Yaaay!

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[Nanner]

Top of the 3rd, as Nanner gets booted once again by AOL... http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/mad.gif

Josh Towers to Knobby... rips it to Rip at 3rd... Rip bobbles it, but recovers and throws to Segui for the 1st out.

Jeter... grounder to Jerry Hairston at 2nd - Hairston to Segui for 2nd out.

Bernie Williams... walks him.

Tino... (You know, I'm not a Yankee fan, but he's hot. http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif) Okay... where was I - oh, yeah... hit hard right to David Segui! Nice stop!!! Woohooo!! 3rd out!!

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[Baseball Guru]

Damn, Yanks winning and Mets getting KILLED!!!
This is not a good ending to the day http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/frown.gif

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LETS GO METS!!!

HELP BE AN ADDICT AND CLICK ON AN AD!!

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[Nanner]

Bottom of the 3rd.

Rip leads off. Flies out to Bernie Williams in center.

Mike Kinkade - Flies out to Bernie Williams in center.

Fernando Lunar - Blooper into right field, drops in for a base hit!

Jerry Hairston - (Come on, Jr.) Damn. Right to Tino at 1st base.

Well. That was fast!

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[Nanner]

The Mets are getting killed? Geesh. I was just going to check the score. I guess I won't.

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[Baseball Guru]

Nanner, I like the first thread...Very descriptive...I felt as though I was at Camden Yards http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif

Btw, Posada almost kills a fan in the 1st row, oh he was wearing a Yankees hat so it's ok http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/wink.gif
Oh yeah, long fly out to start the inning http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif

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"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run."

LETS GO METS!!!

HELP BE AN ADDICT AND CLICK ON AN AD!!

[Baseball Guru]

Don't bother Nanner http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/frown.gif
Trax gave up 7 runs in the 4th!!
Gave up 2 hits in the same inning to the Cubs pitcher http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/frown.gif

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"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run."

LETS GO METS!!!

HELP BE AN ADDICT AND CLICK ON AN AD!!

[Nanner]

Top of the 4th.

Josh pitching to Jorge Posada.

Posada flies out to Melvin Mora.

Paul O'Neill... sends one to left field... Kinkade pulls it in! 2nd out.

Shane Spencer... base hit, past Ripken, into left field. (Drat)

Okay, Josh. 2 outs... get Brosius now.

Brosius... hits it into left field, past a diving Brian Roberts. Spencer moves to 2nd, Brosius on 1st.

Soriano... fly ball to right field. Co9 pulls it in!

Josh got outta that!!! http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[Nanner]

James, I totally missed that shot by Jorge! LOL... the fan was wearing a Yankees cap... it is okay then! http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif

Trax. Trax, Trax, Trax. http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/frown.gif

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[Nanner]

Bottom of the 4th

Brian Roberts! Cutie gets a stand-up double!!! WOOHOOOO!!! Tying run at the plate!


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[Nanner]

Woohoooo! Wild pitch by Lilly... Roberts makes it to 3rd!

Segui still up. Clutch guy... come on, David. Ooh. Goes down swinging.

Co9 - (2 grand slams with runners on base.) Now's your time, Jeff... Get Brian home! Long sac fly! Drives in a run.

Tony Batista... (that's your stance, Tony... hit the ball!) Whoa! A shot towards left! Its.......FOUL! Aaaaand he... flies out to Bernie Williams.

5th Inning coming up!

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[Baseball Guru]

So Bere had a no hitter with 2 outs in the 5th and low and behold "The rally killer" Rey Ordonez gets a triple to break up the no-no.....
8-1 Cubbies, going into the 6th http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/frown.gif

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"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run."

LETS GO METS!!!

HELP BE AN ADDICT AND CLICK ON AN AD!!

[Nanner]

Top of the 5th

Skunks lead has been shaved. 2-1 now.

The Kid gets Knobby looking! http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif

Derek Jeter... Pops 'im up... right to Co9

2 outs.

Bernie Williams... hits it to short left field... 3rd out.

JOSH!!! 1-2-3!!! WOOHOOOOOO! http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[Nanner]

Rey got a triple?! Whoa. Okay. I'm not missing anything by watching this instead of the Mets. Sheesh. http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/frown.gif

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[Nanner]

Bottom of the 5th

Melvin Mora - grounder to Brosius... WIDE THROW... but tino pulls it in for the first out.

Cal - LINE DRIVE BASE HIT!!! His hitting streak is alive!!

Mike Kinkade... Big swing! Fouls it back, and Cal was going on the pitch... back to 1st. Another big swing... sheesh. Okay. Damn. Right to Jeter. 6-4-3 double play.

Score still Skunks - 2
O's - 1

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[Nanner]

Top of the 6th.

Jorge Posada... Oops. Tino on 1st. How'd I miss that. How'd he get there. Well... he's there... okay.

Posada hits to Hairston - to Roberts - to Segui. 4-6-3 double play!

Oh. They just said Tino had a lead-off single. It must have been when I went to the fridge.

Paul O'Neill hits it to Roberts... to Segui for the 3rd out!

That was fast!

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[Nanner]

Bottom of the 6th.

Fernando Lunar... Down on strikes

Jerry Hairston... serves it right back to Lilly... 2nd out

Brian "I'm Hot, But Not As Hot As Bordy" Roberts... Pops it up to Jeter. 3rd Out.

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[Nanner]

Top of the 7th

Spencer lines one to Rip, who lets Roberts pick it up behind him, and Roberts' throw doesn't make it to 1st in time. Spencer safe on 1st.

Brosius... bunts, picked up by Josh, gets him out along the 1st base line. Shane Spencer moves to 2nd.

Soriano... Whoa. Great stop by Roberts. Whoa. Really high throw over Segui's head. Spencer moves to 3rd, Soriano at 1st.

Knobby... Whoa. Conine makes a great catch, but can't get his footing, loses the ball as he tumbles, Shane tags up, and Soriano is forced out at 2nd (9-4-6), while Spencer scores. Great effort to get that out.

Jeter... flies out to Co9

Heading to the bottom of the 7th.

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[Nanner]

Bottom of the 7th.

Segui leading off for the O's... gets a walk from Lilly.

Hmmmm. Here comes Torre... buh-BYE, Ted Lilly.

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[Nanner]

Witasek now pitching for the Skunks.

Co9 up for the O's... one man on. Flies out to O'Neill in right.

Tony Batista... Down on strikes.

Hmmmph.

Melvin Mora... whoa. Hit by a pitch. They're always hitting him!

Rip up for the O's. A homerun would be nice here. HEY! I'll take that! A base hit! A high bouncer to Jeter, but Cal beat it out!... Jeter hesitated on the throw!

Bases loaded!

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[Nanner]

Mike Kinkade up for the O's... 2 outs... damn. Strikes out.

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[Nanner]

BJ Ryan pitching for the O's now.

Someone out... missed that. Roberts to Segui for the 1st out.

Oh. Dang. Tino Martinez... homerun.

Posada... Dang again... double. Ripped into left field.

Oooookkaaaaaay. Next.

Paul O'Neill... Whoa! High heat from Ryan. Struck 'im out! 2 down.

There's Grover, going out to the mound for a pitching change.



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[Nanner]

Chad Paronto pitching for the O's.

Smokes Shane Spencer. 3rd out.

Bottom of the 8th coming up!

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[Nanner]

Bottom of the 8th.

Oh. Goody. http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/rolleyes.gif Torre goes to his "All-Star" bullpen.

Fernando Lunar... Mike Stanton pitching for the Skunks.

Well, there are those dang moths flying around out there. They're the "tenth man".

Lunar down on strikes.

Jerry Hairston... LINES IT TO LEFT!!! WOOHOOO!!! 1 out, base hit!

Brian Roberts... speed at the plate, speed on 1st. Oops. Flied out to O'Neill in right.

David Segui... AN INFIELD SINGLE! Soriano stops it, but couldn't come up with it. Two men on... 2 out. Here comes Torre... Byeeee Stanton.

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[Nanner]

Mark Wohlers in pitching for the Skunks... Jeff Conine representing the tying run.

Come on, Jeff... High chopper to Brosius... long throw to Tino... Co9 out at 1st.

*sigh*

Top of the 9th coming up.

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[Nanner]

Top of the 9th.

Paronto pitching to Brosius.

Down on strikes!!!

1 out.

Soriano reaches 1st on Roberts' throwing error. His 3rd error in this series. And just as I was thinking Bordy would have made that play, there's a nice long closeup of Bordy in the dugout. Hi, Sweets.

*ahem*

Oh. Where was I. Who's up? Oh, yeah.

Knoblauch...

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[Nanner]

So Knoblauch's still up... geez, he's got a funny looking stance. Oh, geez. Hit hard to center and dropping in between Conine and Mora at the warning track. Knobby on 2nd, Soriano at 3rd. A running mistake there... he should have started running faster... but they'll probably score. *sigh*

Jeter up for the Skunks... damn. Up the middle, two runs score. I hate the Yankees. Am I allowed to say that? Oh. I'm the Mod. Should I slap myself on the wrist. Okay. Ow.

Bernie Williams up.... hits a shot right to Roberts... to Hairston for an out at 2nd.

Tino..oh-oh. Get him out. Hits well to left field, hauled in by Kinkade.

Bottom of the 9th...

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[Nanner]

Wohlers still in, pitching to Batista.

Bottom of the 9th... Skunks - 6
O's - 1

Hey! Base hit for Batista!

Mora bunts! Wohlers throws over Tino's head! (Hee-hee) Runners on 2nd and 3rd!

Whoa! Here's Cal! (C'mon, Rip... rip it!)
Holy moly! Big swing! Good at-bat here for Rip. OMG! (Just had to say that. No reason. Just wnted to throw it in http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif) WOOHOOOOOO!!! He does it!!! Now 6-3, Skunks! 2 RBI for Rip!!!

Here comes Torre. byeeeee Wohlers.



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[Nanner]

Mariano Rivera in for Skunks.

Pitching to Chris Richard... (welcome back Chris)... Wow. Breaks his bat, the pieces and the ball go right to Rivera, he throws to 2nd for the force... Richard on 1st.

1 out

Jay Gibbons up for the O's... gets jammed... pops up to Jeter.

2 out

Jerry Hairston steps in. Richard at 1st.

High chopper to ... oh, who cares who it was to... 3rd out is made at 2nd base.

*sigh*

O's lose, Mets lose... did the Twins win tonight?

Your Mod is outta here for the night.

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[metmagic]

i hate the skunks http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/mad.gif

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(btw, great PBP SuperNan! http://forum.addictsports.com/baseball/ubb/biggrin.gif)

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