Orioles @ Phils! Beat 'em! (potential rally thread for later)

[Sheafaithful]

If there ever was a reason for me to root for my favorite AL team, now is it.

I hope the Aliens show up in Citizen's Bank and not the Orioles! :banana:

Down with the enemy!

If I have time later I'll try to keep a rally thread IPBP all while watching the Mets!

Hope the Os can keep the momentum and take the series... :D

[Nanner]

OOH! That'd be nice to take this series, wouldn't it?!?!? :jump:

I'm going out, so I won't be home until probably the middle of the game. If a rally thread is needed, feel free to RALLY UP, GIRL!!!!

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

I've been trying to contact the Mother Ship to tell them not to come back and pick up their body-snatching alien brothers for a couple of months.

And they forgot to inhabit Sparky. Some body-snatcher must inhabit Sparky. Maz actually SAT him last night!!! :eek: :(

GO ORIOLES!!!!!! BEAT THE PHILS!!!

:cheer: :jump: :cheer: :jump:

[Cyberlibrarian]

GO DEVIL RAYS!!!!

GO RED SOX!!!

GO O's!!!

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[Sheafaithful]

OK:

It is tied 6-6 in the 8th inning, Orioles are up.--Miguel Tejada

[Sheafaithful]

Apparently the Aliens scored 5 runs in the 1st.

[Sheafaithful]

but then the phillies scored a a buncha times, Orioles were losing 6-5, but then Migeul Tejada hot a solo hr to tie it up in the 7th inning.

C'mon Orioles beat those sillly phillies!

Positive vibes

[Nanner]

WOOHOO!!! That would be Miggy extending his hitting streak to 17 games.

:eek:

GO ORIOLES!!!!!

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[Sheafaithful]

Extra innings!

tenth inning, still tied @ 6 , I know the Orioles are up and that is about it!

[Sheafaithful]

bottom of the twelfth :eek:

dead heat!

[CitySkyline]

Shoot! Bottom of the 13th, Phillies threatening! :eek:

C'mon Orioles!!!

[Sheafaithful]

looks like the O's got out of it: Bottom of the 14th :eek:

Tied 6-6!

C'mon Aliens, hang in there! Go Miggy! Go Melvin Mora! Go Jerry Hairston!

:cheer:

:party:

[CitySkyline]

Ugg! Bags filled for the Phillies!!! 2 outs!!!

C'mon, O's, just 1 more out!

[CitySkyline]

Whew! Going to the 15th, still tied! :D

I really don't want to go to bed until I know the Phillies have lost! (or better put, the Orioles have won!)

Then again, it's Saturday... not like I gotta get up early anyway! :D

[Sheafaithful]

Sidenote: TB beat da Fish!

2 down, one to go...

wow, 15 innings!

[CitySkyline]

Hey, Kat! :wave1:

Whatcha doing up so late? :D Are you watching this game on TV? Is it available on one your hundreds of cable channels? :wink: I'm just following it on the net...

[Sheafaithful]

me too, not on tv!

[CitySkyline]

Upward and onward! They're going to the 16th! :D

(hmm, what if they go 27 innings and set some sort of record for longest game... will I still be awake at the end???)

[Sheafaithful]

David Newhan up!

holy cow--16th inning!

[CitySkyline]

Cool. Orioles are winning 7-6... Going to bottom of 16th...

Ho hum...



:)

[Sheafaithful]

The aliens have made contact....and scored!

7-6 Orioles, Phils last licks!

[Sheafaithful]

Tejada had the rbi in the 16th inning, newhan scored...

How many outs, chuck?

[CitySkyline]

Now 2! 1 more to go!!!

Shoot, single by Rollins! 2 Phillies on base, 1st and 2nd... 2 outs...

[CitySkyline]

btw, I just counted: the O's have used 9 pitchers in this game! 9?! That's almost their whole staff!

[CitySkyline]

It's over! The Orioles have won! (or some Aliens, according to Kat and Nan!)

The Phillies lose! Yahoo! (And now I can go to sleep! Although knowing me, I'll probably surf a bit longer! :D )

[Sheafaithful]

Orioles win! :cheer:
Phillies lose! :cheer:

TB wins! :cheer:
Da Fish lose! :cheer:

Mets WIN! :cheer:
Skanks lose! :cheer:

TRIPLE happiness :)

[Nanner]

WOW!!!!! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!! WAY TO KEEP THE RALLY THREAD GOING!!!!

:clap: :hail: :cheer:

Well, this game ended up being the longest in Orioles' history, and the longest (by time) in the majors so far this season. It lasted 6 hours and 15 minutes!!!

:eek:

Maz did indeed use everyone in the bullpen, even using Dan Cabrera, a starter, as a closer! :eek: What a job by the bullpen!!!

And it started out with Matt Riley lasting 1 inning and getting totally pissed off at himself.

Wow. Today's game better be simple and short!!

Hey! We're out of last place! :clap:

Oh...... and Melvin saved a bird. :D

Orioles outlast Phils, 7-6, in 6:15 marathon
Time of game is longest in Orioles history and longest in majors in 2004; Tejada's single in 16th wins it; 'That's a game and a half'; Rodriguez picks up win; Cabrera gets first save By Roch Kubatko
Sun Staff
Originally published July 3, 2004

PHILADELPHIA - Before Orioles starter Matt Riley could throw a pitch in the first inning last night, his third baseman began chasing a bird that had landed in the infield grass. Riley continued to wait as Melvin Mora scooped the intruder into his glove and carried it to the dugout, the leadoff hitter by now almost forgotten.

Then it got weird. And tedious. And ridiculously long.

Riley was gone before recording an out in the second inning, and his five-run lead soon followed. He snatched the cap off his head, fired it against the wall behind the Orioles' bench and glared at the mound, where manager Lee Mazzilli waited for reliever John Parrish.

Both teams sent nine batters to the plate in the first, and the opener of this interleague series wasn't decided until Riley had cooled down, the bullpens and benches were exhausted, starter Daniel Cabrera became the closer, and Miguel Tejada singled off Brian Powell in the 16th to score David Newhan and give the Orioles a 7-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies before 44,390 at Citizens Bank Park.

The last two games have to run smoother, or at least shorter, since this one ranked as the longest in Orioles history at 6:15, and the longest game - by time - in the majors this year.

"If you came and paid to watch a game, you got your money's worth," Mazzilli said. "That's a game and half."

Two Orioles left with injuries, and the staff issued a club-record 18 walks. Rafael Palmeiro dropped a pop-up, and Jerry Hairston mishandled a fly ball. Jim Thome, who struck out five times, was called out on a pitch that bounced in front of the plate and ricocheted off catcher Javy Lopez.

This was no way to stage an instant classic.

Tejada belted his 14th homer leading off the seventh against Tim Worrell to erase a 6-5 deficit and extend his hitting streak to 17 games. He also was thrown out at the plate by right fielder Bobby Abreu on a single by Lopez to end the 14th, and prevented a loss in the bottom half by fielding Placido Polanco's bouncer in the hole with the bases loaded and throwing him out by a half-step.

Just when it appeared the teams would play until they dropped, Newhan reached on an infield hit, moved to second on Tim Raines' sacrifice bunt and raced home on Tejada's single to center field. Cabreara capped a bizarre night by stranding two runners to pick up his first major league save and preserve the win for Eddy Rodriguez, who allowed one hit in three scoreless innings.

The Phillies had three hits after the third, and Orioles relievers struck out 18 and didn't allow an earned run for 15 straight innings. Philadelphia pitchers retired 15 in a row after Tejada's homer, as the bullpens staged a strongman competition.

The Orioles had enough issues without losing any regulars, but they were forced to improvise in the third when Larry Bigbie sprained his ankle after reaching on a single. Hairston pinch-ran and moved to left field, and the Phillies went ahead in the bottom half, two batters after his error.

Mora pulled up while trying to beat out a ground ball in the ninth inning and was replaced by Luis Lopez, who flied out with the bases loaded to end the 12th after Geoff Geary hit Javy Lopez in the batting helmet with a fastball.

In his previous start, Riley was shutting out the Atlanta Braves through six innings before allowing a run in the seventh. He came out with a 7-1 lead, but the Braves rallied to win, 8-7.

The outcome left Riley in shock and without a victory since April 16. He's still waiting even though the Orioles scored five runs in the first against Phillies starter Brett Myers to seemingly put him in control.

"I was mad at everything," Riley said. "It was my fault. It was the most frustrating outing of my life. Disgusting."

Palmeiro began the scoring with a two-run single, as six straight batters reached after Brian Roberts grounded out. Bigbie also had a two-run single, and a grounder by Luis Matos increased the lead to 5-0.

The two RBIs allowed Palmeiro to tie Honus Wagner for 16th place on the all-time list with 1,733.

Myers needed 38 pitches to complete the inning, but he was economical compared to Riley, who threw 49 before Mazzilli had seen enough.

With the bird safely wrapped in a towel by one of the Phillies' employees, Jimmy Rollins led off with a single and Placido Polanco followed with a fly ball that cleared David Newhan's head in right field. Polanco stopped at first to put runners on the corners, and they both scored on a double by Abreu.

Riley bounced a two-strike pitch to Thome, and the ball rolled to the Phillies' dugout before Lopez could retrieve it. Third base umpire Dave Aschwege ruled on appeal that Thome swung at it, bringing an argument from Phillies manager Larry Bowa.

After Pat Burrell walked, Tejada fielded a soft liner from David Bell and took a few steps toward second before throwing to first. Bell got there safely, but Palmeiro's return throw to second cut down Burrell for a 6-3-6 put-out.

The Phillies loaded the bases before Riley retired Myers on a grounder on his 41st pitch.

A walk to Rollins and single by Polanco ended Riley's night and left him fuming. He carried his cap all the way to the dugout while shaking his head. The slight grin on his face shouldn't have been mistaken for joy.

Philadelphia moved ahead 6-5 in the third on an infield hit by Rollins with two outs that scored Mike Lieberthal. Roberts backhanded the ball near second base, but his off-balance throw to first pulled Palmeiro off the bag.

Naturally, Rollins was picked off to end the inning.




Copyright © 2004, The Baltimore Sun

[Yellow Dog]

Way to go O's!!!! Keep it going all weekend!!!

[Vince10984]

LOL, I was watchin the gamecast on mlb.com, and all of a sudden it says Dan Cabrera is coming in to close the game!!! Great win for the O's hopefully they can go out and get 'em again today

[Misha77Piazza]

:bonehead :banghead

ARRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! PHILLIES TROUNCED O'S BY 7-6! I was rooting for O's so hard to get Phillies lose so the Mets can jump all over the stands. :(