2004 World Series, Game 4: Red Sox at Cardinals

ah yes it is game for in st. Louis but in Boston it is all about the Red Sox from the Statehouse building in Boston where even Republicans and Democrats can agree on one thing go Sox at Faneuil Hall Red Sox fans are gathering in the hopes that 86 years of frustration are washed away in a single evening all that needs to happen is a Red Sox victory and as we look at Fenway Park the stadium is closed but the taverns are filling up in anticipation of a night many Red Sox fans have never experienced a Boston Red Sox World Championship but the New England faithful call themselves Red Sox Nation and if you don't believe it's true here's proof beginning with former Red Sox Steve Lyons hi Jeanne of course you know the Red Sox Nation extends far beyond Boston in fact all the way across the nation I'm a sunny McLean's right here in the heart of Los Angeles California and these fans have impacted this park for three straight weeks now hoping to taste a little piece of history they've been waiting for eighty-six years now we're going to send it way back east where Kenny Albert standing in a place at Red Sox President Larry lukina once called the evil empire Kenny lost even it'd be hard to believe but the Riviera Cafe so Red Sox women it was just a week ago that the fans got to see their beloved let's do exercise frustration for these fans right here in the heart of New York City oh boy of course this frustration crosses more than state lines it spans the globe good morning Baghdad you watch me salute you members of the around the international zone we thank you not live for history as well the Cardinals for uncle on clocks six years in search of a championship can we see could be over but not a total ruse and his fans have some to say about it nobody wants to have more energy than these fans because last night they were knocked out of the game early this ballclub is resilient as well it's going to take a page out of the Red Sox book with a team back up to me down three games tsunami one for Street has never been done in the history of the game LaRussa's ballclub would like to repeat that tonight let's go back to the Red Sox gone to the left of the average who knows Millar gets a walk in Game four of the ALCS Dave Roberts pitch from steals a base no more ties it ok that gets them in their game they go on to game 5 when it Clark it looks like it's done here they're over in Game five no a ground rule double Sierra can't score that short wall at the from a pesky pool in Fenway how about pillar right in New York a three-run home run he hadn't done much until this point well they ruled a grim rule double the umpires got a right attorney will be a home run Yankees normally get these kind of calls don't they not the Red Sox how about this call a rod slapping the ball out of the hand of Arroyo they call it safe at second base no they reverse it that call was called right by the umpires once again and how about the cutoff man Bill Miller reaching for it to the double up pools Manny Ramirez which is a cleanup man older throw this is a train point I'm talking about right here Jeff Suppan go or no go or no he goes back to third base second and third nobody have ground ball the right side that would have tied his score it didn't happen for all right you are not done because we got to break down tonight's pitchers Derek Lowe got it done against Yankees with sinkers and sliders I got the Yankees to expand his own chase bad pitches out of the zone that's not what the cartels have to do tonight they haven't make him come to him Jason Marquis has to do this throw strikes strike one strike two he's got a good fastball 94 95 pretty good change they got to minimize those walk so that's what he's done too much up in the postseason look at the pitchers in this series of starters a Red Sox 16 plus innings er a two seven the Cardinals 11 plus innings erra pushing 12 that's been the biggest difference for me the starting pitching the Cardinals at that gotten deeper as an average then three plus and X Marquis has to go deeper tonight and set up that Cardinal bullpen they only have one lefty in that bullpen and that's ray King that's a guy you got to pick the face David Ortiz you can lose him too early if they do it's all over so the starters have to get deeper so 'we came to face David Ortiz we talked about Jason Marquis being on the big the first time he's been on the big stage he didn't play in a Little League World Series just like another man out here tonight Jason Varitek Dave reserves at shortstop shortstop good stop it's a good thing they moved and can't pick on a little fence right handed right there a make the deal a tough play right here well oh he couldn't get out of the club I'll tell you what the heart and soul his balls look at that face right there of the a Jason Varitek put that guy behind the plate he's taught these nails behind there he's been really for me their MVP all season long because of what he does not offensively we know he can swing the bat it's his defense it's the way he works the pitchers in and out blocks the plate as well as anybody in the game and blocks balls as well as anybody in the game this guy to me is the heart and soul of free agent you can't let this guy get away he's nails behind the plate yeah absolutely history of course seems lost on all of these Red Sox they just seem to worry about whether or not they're having a good hair night well I don't know that you can never recall them that was it so dessert Kevin my ignorant remains blitz around the water cooler hey Miz what's up hey what's up man wouldn't do that night you know same old same old dang patron pointing a road I guess wow that's pretty amazing and how about uh Steve Spurrier getting entity for the Florida Gators inshallah man I was unbelievable what do you want we go tonight you know subject um oh you know how about you buy same old thing once you give me a call at night man I could do that we have fun yeah obviously they found something tonight I think what's interesting mr. Damon here said when he joined this club he went into the clubhouse nobody was playing cards nobody was playing video games everybody was doing their own thing somehow this club has come together real loose and it's working for we talked about the luck of the Irish in the Boston Red Sox really I believe you got to have talent you make your own breaks and that's what this red tuck love has done there's no guineas on his balls oh they of course the issue they have put put it to the test the New York Yankees they forced them to make those guys walk Millar in a ninth anyone they could have finished it off why because the Larkin take a deep Varitek you take a deep Damon can take a deep forget about Manny Ramirez in our guys will be about as well about Bellhorn a series he said all right we need to get your going up to the ballgame it's going to be a good one until this October it was considered almost impossible for any team to recover Bruno three deficit that is until the Red Sox came along now the Cardinals will have to draw from their rivals for inspiration unbelievable one week ago there were three outs away from getting swept now they are on the brink of 80s fixing vicars and claiming baseball's ultimate fries oh what a century it has been I'm calling big swings and int order and I'm just remarry counter no to where you are Oh you you when you only got a hundred years to live Oh spot and time for just another moment and I'm just dreaming counting the West to welcome back to the Dodge pregame show on Fox history may or may not be in your immediate future but we know this that you man is to introduce tonight's a national anthem here's public address announcer John gullet please stand and remove your caps for our national anthem following the anthem please direct your attention to the sky where two Navy f-18s from fighter composite squadron 12 will be performing a flyover performing tonight's anthem she's been a st. Louis Cardinals fan her entire life and now one of country music's Gretchen Wilson Rossy can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly sadly streaming and the Rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star-spangled banner oh yeah free on October 17th the self-proclaimed team of idiots were facing elimination in the ALCS for the second year in a row to their biggest nemesis the New York Yankees but in the span of four days they overcame of three games to nothing deficit to win something no other team had done in the history of major league baseball and now one went away they rest on the cusp of winning something that has eluded this franchise since 1918 well what's it gonna be tonight we welcome you to Busch Stadium where Cardinal fans are fumbling and wondering if this season will continue for at least one more day now watch the Boston Red Sox celebrate it came for on this 2004 Red Sox won went away I'm trying to do something that the franchise hasn't accomplished in 86 years and that is win a World Series and to this point for the first three games of this world series they have out hit they have out pitched and they have run the bases better than the st. Louis Cardinals in Tim McCarver I welcome you in and I'll say this the Red Sox have been given nothing in this series they have taken the first three games they have been relentless they just have not let the Cardinals get started they've scored in the first inning of every game the st. Louis Cardinals haven't even been ahead in any of the three games and the best way for them to get ahead is to get any production not more production but any production out of the middle three spots the four five and six hitters have one hit in the three games that was a bunt base hit by Jim Edmonds in Game one the Boston Red Sox have won seven consecutive postseason games the fans here in st. Louis hope that tonight is not the night the World Series comes to a close don't write yourself do your best we are in st. Louis 61 degrees in about 10 times better weather wise that we had here last night for Game three still with us Chris fires Joe down on the field you can feel the vibe of the fan from middle America all the way back to New England for the Cardinal rooters they're hoping for a reversal of fortune for the Red Sox fans many of whom have traveled here to st. Louis but they're still kind of Numb there they're not sure how to act their team this close to finally winning it all to finally winning a World Series the fans like the Red Sox team they're confident but they're also cautious given their history and this tonight a total lunar eclipse for the first time during the World Series game so it would appear Joe for the Red Sox the planets are aligned alright Chris thank you very much and Jason Marquis is the man in the middle of all this action he has not been good this postseason here for the Red Sox brought to you by Citibank if you were paying attention last night you'll know it is the same Johnny Damon leads off then it's Cabrera batting second Manny Ramirez how hot is he hitting third David Ortiz at first put on a show in BP Varitek Miller Nixon Bellhorn and Derek Lowe tonight won the clincher Game seven of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium taking on Jason Marquis tonight and at both pitchers have this stuff tonight they'll throw a lot of ground balls two of the top five ground ball pitchers in Major League Baseball or opposing one another this evening Johnny Damon first up for Boston Damon Cabrera and Manny Ramirez you see the 94 miles per hour and Tim one of the things that marki has to guard against is getting too charged up he's a sinker ball pitcher he's got a very good fastball but trying to throw the ball through the wall is something that works against him after the first fastball of his down in the strike zone two fast balls up you don't get ground balls on high fastball two balls and a strike on Johnny Damon the Red Sox score first again what a start 1 2 nothing Boston here in game for Damon gets his first home run of this world series the one thing about ground balls they don't go out of the ballpark a high fastball jumped on by Damon to give the Red Sox Delaney Cabrera swinging bunt third-base side Rolen they out what a play by Scott Rolen my gosh this is the 2-1 fastball as you can see right around the letters followed by a 45 footer down the third-base line so the home run then the groundout and now Manny Ramirez digs in Ramirez at his 18th career postseason home run last night he has hit in 16 straight postseason games and marquise misses inside with ball one the numbers in this World Series for Ramirez and overall this postseason he is 20 of 56 Manny was out there to receive the Hank Aaron award prior to tonight's game for he wanted from the American League and Barry Bonds the winner from the National League and read Aaron is with us at the ballpark tonight that's too far inside two balls and a strike the last seven starts for Marquis coming in one and three with a 5.7 5er a 21 strikeouts 20 walks so far he has failed to go five innings in each of his two postseason starts that was here against Los Angeles and at Houston that's a bad ratio to whenever you see about the same number of walks as strikeouts for a pitcher during any duration falls behind Ramirez 3 & 1 with David Ortiz on deck great start for the Red Sox tonight Manny Ramirez takes a walk while we play here in the first inning baseball fans grab a cold fresh Budweiser it's game time game time tonight started with a home run by Damon and then the groundout by Cabrera this terrific play by Scott Rolen the difficulty on that play is that not only do you have to barehand it but you have to have the ball and throwing position when you barehanded Roland's one of the best at that boy David Ortiz now one-on-one out Ortiz 3 for 10 in this world series everything is up for marque yeah I think Tony LaRussa is one hitter away from getting Dan Haren up in the bullpen so the walk to Ramirez the crowd was taken right out of it after the home run by day and now it's 200 on Ortiz Marky had a very good regular-season 15 and 7 an ER AF 3 point 7 1 but at one point he was 14 and 4 heading into the month of September the team went one in four down the stretch and his er ei was well over five there are the numbers for the regular season but there's no doubt since the first it sets trying to get themselves back into it strike one on the outside corner one on one out two balls in a strike which was up but by the bat of Ortiz Ortiz is one guy in the Red Sox lineup where you can get away with the high fastball because he loves the ball down Varitek on deck Derek Lowe will be on the mound tonight for the Red Sox that's why the full count on 3 & 2 runner goes and artis flies it into left take a look at the defense this said the name Mabry he is making his first start this is how st. Louis covers the field brought to you by State Farm Mabry and left as Reggie Sanders takes a seat Jim Edmonds and Center and Larry Walker and right Womack is not only still at second but tonight when we show you the Cardinal lineup he's back in the leadoff spot here's Varitek Jason only one hit in this world series but it counted back in game to a two-out two-run triple against Matt Morris that got the Red Sox off and running a 6-2 win strike one coming into this game the Red Sox had scored first in nine of 13 postseason games and they won all of them and they've scored first here tonight ah no one Varitek takes a breaking ball for a strike first breaking ball that marquee has grown and it was a good one Molina blocks ball one in the dirt and Ramirez has made a couple of Bluffs off first did so during the Ortiz at-bat and did on that last delivery to Varitek that fake break from first place moves the middle infielders and Renteria over to cover when Mira's head that fake break good play by Molina keeping that ball in front of him Archy started to walk away it's called inside 2 & 2 tailing fastball just misses inside that was close Varitek on 2 & 2 stays alive we have seen Johnny Damon struggle in the postseason we have seen Johnny Damon quit during the postseason and we have seen Johnny Damon hit a home run in this world series first leadoff home run in a World Series game since game four 2000 Varitek is gone but from New England to Baghdad Red Sox fans love the start for Boston tonight hello Derek Lowe on the mound for the Red Sox tonight in Game four and he misses to Tony Womack Lowe has had a very good postseason after initially being left out of the rotation he was a huge factor in the Red Sox beating the Yankees a strike to Womack one ball one strike he started Game four the ALCS left in the sixth inning with the lead that evaporated quickly after he left with Timlin on the mound as Womack lines one in the left center field a leadoff single and Womack back in the leadoff spot for the Cardinals for the first time since Game six of the NLCS starts it with a hit that's a tough play to time I think Cabrera may have jumped just a tad too soon now it's Larry Walker sometimes when you jump too soon on a ball like that you're coming down when the ball is going up ball one to Walker Larry Walker one of the few guys in the Cardinal lineup say they're hitting in this World Series Walker and fools and that's it Cardinals will run tonight on Derek Lowe 36 based stealers tried to steal off Derek Lowe this year 34 made it for the Red Sox tries to keep Derek low thinking about really the entire game in charge of trying to keep quick to the plate the buns rifice one three down to second is Womack for pools and rolling we give you the starting lineup for the Cardinals brought to you by Citibank Womack is at the top Walker is gone cools Rolen Edmonds Renteria Mabry Molina and Marquis a very good hitting pitcher did that bump surprise you yes it did he was bunting for a base hit obviously was his sacrifice because Womack moved to second base but Walker one of the few guys as you said one of the few guys swinging the bat well for the Cardinals two home runs a double four hits in Game one short did surprise me he tried to push it down the third base line but Lowe makes a nice play had he gotten it down the third base line there's a chance he would have been on first good play by the low pulse checks his swing and a foul ball strike one Coles has not driven in a run in this world series he is 14 RBIs and six home runs in the postseason and that's what he's done at home a 519 average here at Busch Stadium in the postseason the one thing that the the coaches of the Red Sox in Terry Francona want to do is make Lowe aware of the runners but not so aware that he's confused when he comes home you can bet to see that all right yeah that's the dicey thing about dealing with the psyche of a guy like Derek Lowe Red Sox had pools play perfect was more toward the middle to out and we look at how Boston covers the field which they've done very well the last couple of nights after four errors in the first two games each brought to you by State Farm Ramirez Damon and Nixon in the outfield Miller Cabrera Bellhorn and Ortiz made a nice throw in last night's game Varitek catching low and here's Scott Rolen hitless in the World Series the one RBI on a sac fly in our opening we talked about the four five and six hitters of the Cardinals they have got to get on track if the Cardinals are going to win tonight Rolen pops it foul that will get out of play Tony LaRussa toyed with the idea of putting Renteria in the number two spot moving everybody back his space but he thought that that might look like a desperate move in charge of a club down three games to none yeah also toying with the idea of putting Larry Walker in the four hole runner at third two out one ball one strike from Derek Lowe the ruse is saying before this game I love this team too much this team is too special to have it end tonight four games in the World Series and goodbye the Red Sox trying to do that here on October 27 Game four of this World Series Rolland during the regular season drove in 124 runs second best in the National League and a swinging plot the ball all makes the tag for the a scoreless inning from Derek Lowe gets around the leadoff hit from Tony Womack after one in Game four one to nothing Boston Jason Marquis gave up a leadoff home run to Johnny Damon in the first got around a one-out walk and here is Bill Miller had a nice night last night for Boston and his return two out of four an RBI a big two-out RBI hit in the fifth inning which made it four to nothing it ended four to one here's a one out pitch to a no Joe predictably Phil Miller is having a good series against Cardinal pitchers I thought he would before the series began because the Cardinals don't have a pitcher that can go up the ladder on Miller that's how American league pitchers try to get him out but the Cardinals have pitchers that keep the ball down in the strike zone hits to his strengths two balls in the strike here last 13 games here at home from Miller and this is his childhood all sitting 357 here's a 2-1 from Marquis two hops to Womack and with the bases empty trot Nixon will step to the point Nixon in this post seasons only four out of his last 27 if you go back 27 games he's still hitting 323 a guy who last night chipped in with a two-out RBI hit he got the hit in the fourth inning after the base running blunder by Suppan it takes the pitch low that really hurt the Cardinals the Cardinals had that chance the bottom of the third second and third nobody out Supan didn't come home on the ground ball by Walker we've all seen it a thousand times by now but then the next half inning the Red Sox doubled their lead on a two-out hit by Nixon I think the Red Sox have shown how important it is with the immediacy of your strike they they scored in the first inning they scored after the base running blunder in last night's ballgame and they scored with the 2-run home run that Bellhorn hit when the Cardinals tied it Game one Nixon shoots one into right-center field is going to skip for Nixon he's out there with Bellhorn coming up this ball is crushed over the head of Womack a fine played by Larry Walker to cut the ball off and prevent a triple well that's a big league play right there by Larry Walker teammate of Pedro Martinez runner at second one out Bellhorn on deck is the pitcher Derek whoa the Red Sox want to get it done with Bellhorn at the plate big home run in Game one follow that up with a two-out two-run double in game 2 runner at second one out one two nothing Boston here in the second to analog this is not a situation where you want to pitch around mark Bellhorn Terry Francona telling Derek Lowe that if Bellhorn gets on we're going to give you the bunt you will be bunting I would imagine up to two strikes even through two stripes the 2-1 pitch three balls and a strike from Marquis Tim about mark even in the first inning and here again in the second sign of a prolonged struggle will trigger action in the Cardinal bullpen where Danny Haren who's been so good in the postseason would likely be the first one home yeah the problem about tonight being down 3-0 you can't wait too long Bellhorn hits it into right field got it in front of it and hooked it foul the Cardinals pitched Matt Morris in Game two on short rest a because of Morris and his postseason experience in B because mark he has struggled so and now here down three games to none the Cardinals have to turn to Marquis to try and help their season could that'll put two on with one out to walk so far to go with one strike out for Jason Marquis and here's Derek Lowe Scott Rolen the captain of the infield gives these signs and he just wants marquee to throw a strike and the reason for that is they may have the wheel play on where Roland charges who holds charges and Renteria goes to third base it's an easy play to put on right now because you have a guy at the plate who doesn't handle the bat well or often tough base running play for Nixon yes he's now running all that well anyway down at second base for Boston ball one up and away they had Renteria going over to third to cover Rolen coming in and pools charging from first but you said the key part of it as you began and that was our key has to throw strikes right I think that's a one thing role until marquise make sure you throw a strike Rolen bobbles it goes to and the runners advance to second and third solo gets the sacrifice Oh Derek Lowe found the seam between the third baseman and the pitcher right there Scott Rolen forced to go to his these sliding pivots and just gets Derek Lowe it here's Johnny Damon whose homerun put Boston on top of the first Bank of America the official Bank of Major League Baseball donates $10,000 to the intrepid fallen heroes fund for every home run in the World Series as far $60,000 has been raised for the families of military personnel who've given their lives and current operations in defense of our country second and third two out ball one low and away and tonight Bank of America is proud to announce that it will make a total contribution of $250,000 to the intrepid fallen heroes fund big chance for the Red Sox the second and third two out and Johnny Damon up to a No the card knows you can say well be careful with jamming try to make that perfect pinch you get Cabrera on deck two things the prayer is hot and you load the bases Marquis control problems aren't even bigger factor that hits the outside corner too long control really becomes a problem when you have no place to put the hitter and that would occur if the bases became loaded backdoor breaking ball catches the corner it's the rookie Yadier Molina doing the catching tonight taking the spot of Mike Matheny here's a 2-1 popped up left side slicing foul Roland two and two Mileena is the youngest of the catching Molina's nice ring to it does it not not exactly flying Melinda's but the catching Molina's there are three of them in the big league Benji and josé both catchers for the Anaheim Angels the second trio of brothers to all play crowd comes alive hoping at the top of the second lent here - I'm sorry for poor bottom of the second rolls in Edmonds will try and get it started for st. Louis down by water eight o'clock straight up here in st. Louis its game for Boston up three games to none and they lead tonight one to nothing bottom the second and Jim Edmonds is first up Renteria Mabry will follow than Yadier Molina Derek blow a free agent to be finds the strike zone with his first pitch to Edmonds who spins out of there Louis 31 years old he could make the case that he is in his pitching Prime as Edmund sticks the Bat Out pops it in the last one out it bends one for 12 in this series before tonight's game Manny Ramirez and Barry Bonds each received the 2004 Hank Aaron award for their respective league sponsored by century 21 Hank Aaron award originated 1999 to mark the 25th anniversary of Hank blitzing Babe Ruth's all-time home run record recognizes the best overall hitter in each league well finalists were voted on by the fans at mlb.com there's an egg it's Barry Bonds we all know where Manny Ramirez is you just caught that last fly ball first pitch is strike to Renteria one-on-one Ameren Hank with 755 home runs to lead everybody and would have had 756 but he stepped out of the batter's box hitting a home run at old Busch Stadium here in st. Louis against Curt Simmons two and one on Renteria chris pellacutis was a home plate umpire and he called him out for being out of the batter's box where were you situated for that up three feet from two balls and a strike one out nobody on three of our ball you weren't the one that brought it to colic - this is intended for you the man a homerun I cost the man a homerun yes so Turner field really could be situated 756 Hank Aaron Drive that's correct not 755 two holes two strikes on Renteria three hits in this series and that's the third killer on a backhand and the batter will be John Mabry Mabry gets his first start pinch-hit in this world series and for the regular season in 296 with 13 home runs and 40 RBIs batting with two out nobody on and facing Derek Lowe for one including the postseason the numbers for Maybury as a starter 63 of them 12 homers in the 39 RBI in there for a strike one ball one strike Derek Lowe has had an ER a over six on the road the last two years - right and Nixon is there for out number three Cardinals have only a single so far tonight and it will be Cabrera Ramirez and Ortiz big bats coming up for the Red Sox third inning one to nothing on the home run by Johnny Damon in the first leading off the Red Sox lead one to nothing third inning now Cabrera Ramirez and Ortiz how terrific has Orlando Cabrera been in the postseason in the World Series in particular for Terry Francona takes a strike Red Sox traded for Orlando back on July 31st and there was a period of adjustment in Boston but since the middle of August that in close to 3:30 in the last two months and his postseason has been sparkling there's one of those guys that you always wondered how good they would be when they got out of Montreal that world is seeing it and this is a free agent at the end of this world series a long list of free agents for the Red Sox the one one to Cabrera good one it's not just the walks from mark knee but its falling behind and putting himself in a spot where he has to throw a strike and against the lineup like the Boston Red Sox they will punish you for that that's often worse than the walk here's a two-on-two Cabrera in the air to left field didn't get it all what else this is the first world series featuring alumni from the Little League World Series facing one another we go back and look at Jason Marquis as a kid third place in 1991 pitching for Staten Island South Shore spec's on elbow up ready to fire as you saw in our pregame show or if you didn't jason varitek played in the Little League World Series and his team was a runner up Ramirez fouls it straight back Varitek did it back in 1984 and his team lost to South Korea in the final see the numbers for Marquis his time with Atlanta and with st. Louis and interleague play of five and two record in nine starts Cabrera flied out to left Ramirez has another head he's on base for the second time tonight and Manny Ramirez is now 17 straight postseason games think about Ramirez fouling back the first two-seam fastball coming in on his hand and then the next one in there he turned on it here's David Ortiz flied out to left his first time up Ortiz made jaws drop during batting practice about an hours before the game I mean he was pounding the ball put on a show didn't in the right field and even the Cardinal fans were applauding by the end of it pretty good set during that session of batting practice with Ortiz Millar and Ramirez fans ended up with some souvenirs here's a 100 ripped into right that ball is down toward the corner and Walker will trying to dig it out third Swain will hold it's second and third on a tell David Ortiz you can see Molina setting up inside and we've talked about it throughout the postseason that Ortiz rarely misses that pitch down and in Dave Duncan the Cardinal pitching coach after this double with Ramirez fearing for his life so is Albert cool yet two guys ducking at first base that's how hard that ball was hit I think Pedro's having some fun tonight after retiring the last 14 hitters he faced last night in the four to one win in Game three that's the longest streak of retired guys since Curt Schilling retired 16 in the 2001 World Series Jason Varitek is coming up Jason Varitek shortstop he caught he played third base and he played some short at Little League World Series and the loss in the final to South Korea evidently his switch hitting days were ahead of him what a chance for Varitek in the Red Sox ball one inside second and third one out already leading one to nothing trying to sweep the Cardinals out of the World Series tonight I'm surprised that the Cardinals do not have anybody up in the bullpen right now second and third one out the 102 an L with Miller on deck I would agree with that the long reliever Danny Haren who pitched well in Game one has had plenty of rust our key is in trouble and he's falling behind Varitek - and Oh breaking ball in for strike one and Varitek didn't like to call Malena sets up outside Varitek thought it was low very close Ramirez the runner at third Ortiz at second a single in a double with this three-four combination and Varitek with the RBI chance three one I think of the six umpires out there tonight Chuck Meriwether has the broadest and deepest strike zone plus a lot of pitches that are that are low in the lower part of the strike zone lot of them high and he'll give pictures that pitch off the corner away the play Ramirez is out good play by Albert rules the reason it was a good play is he was playing back and not pinched at first base he's playing deep how many first baseman would come home on a play like this even though the ball was hit well fine play long throw by pools to get Ramirez elena's sticking that leg out there forcing Ramirez to the outside and applies the tag so the fielder's choice 3-2 with a put out at the plate and now its first and third two out ball one Miller grounded out to second his first time up with five out of 11 in this world series Ortiz now the runner a third Varitek at first and Molina is going to go talk you wonder if we will look back on that play at the plate and the aggressive throw by Albert pools instead of taking the easy out at first later on tonight think about pools playing that deep he has an outfielders arm he played left field for the Cardinals before settling in at first base perfect throw to get Manny Ramirez but again now every first baseman would make that boy a 102 Miller - no thing is on that play as you're playing deeply you're conceding the run so it'd be alright if Albert went over in touch first-base but no sir he came home with it to nail Manny Ramirez runners at the corners two out three and OH on Bill Miller with trot Nixon who doubled his first time waiting on deck good play Molina so Miller waits for a 3o pitch that'll load the bases Honda Pilot recognizes the work of st. Louis hitting coach Mitchell page in 2004 mage piloted st. Louis hitters to a 278 regular season average that was best in the National League the Cardinals hit 214 home runs so the walk to Miller brings Nixon up Mitchell page bases-loaded two out Nixon with a line drive devil into right-center field his first time for one low this is an accident waiting to happen wonder how long Markie can continue to dance through the raindrops gave up a double and a walk last in and got around it just given up a single double and a walk in this in it still nobody up for st. Louis in their bullpen Markey is fallen behind 13 of the 16 hitters he faced tonight and the Cardinals have fallen behind Boston again tonight the Red Sox with a chance for more it's three-and-oh three balls no strikes three walks one strikeout tonight one run allowed on four hits Nixon rips on three no deep right-center field two runs have scored the play of the play they hold Miller and it's three nothing Boston swinging on three and oh and Nixon delivers for the Red Sox Nixon missing a grand slam home run by about eight feet the major-league hitters know what's coming they hit balls hard as Nixon proved again Red Sox fans celebrating at a bar in New York City of all places as the intentional pass will come to Bellhorn to load them up for Derek Lowe you just have to love the way the Red Sox have played this series not only have they out pitched out hit and run the bases better than the Cardinals in this world series but they've been aggressive from time to time you think back yesterday the chance with Cabrera up everybody expecting a bunt after a leadoff double they let Cabrera swing away and he got a base hit to right here it's three-and-oh with Bellhorn on deck Nixon knew what was coming and he did not miss it as the Red Sox turned trot Nixon loose Terry Francona telling us before the game that he's still getting mail from the first three games of the Yankee series well the mail over the last eight days for the Red Sox turns out pretty well now Brad ball one to Derek Lowe and this crowd has seen about enough amazing that nobody is up for st. Louis in their bullpen it really is it's just mind boggling that Tony LaRussa doesn't have anybody up talk about aggressive swinging to even the count at one ball one strike and al Reyes will get loose yeah that pitch was out of the strike zone 2 that pitch was up and in to Derek Lowe bases-loaded two out two runs are home for Boston here in the third inning one two on low marque trying to hang in the Cardinals are trying to hang in one ball two strikes on low two and two and marquee questions the home plate umpire Chuck Meriwether after not getting this call two balls two strikes with the Red Sox get to knocked home by trot Nixon reacting everywhere our Red Sox fans the Somerville firehouse Red Sox fans enjoying a three nothing lead in game dereck glow heads back to work and now he has a three to nothing lead Boston up three zip bottom of the third inning game four trying to sweep the Cardinals here tonight the Cardinals trying to force a game five tomorrow night time is called while they reposition the right fielder trot Nixon a little bit to his left closer to the line and here is the rookie Yadier Molina a breaking ball from low is strike one milena so far this postseason 1 4 5 is in the hole 1 2 those strikeouts or walks for Derek blows so far tonight Molina strikes out on a fall down in a way and Marquis will be the hitter I think you allow marki to hit right here because he's such a good hitter he led the national league pitchers and hits with 21 he batted 292 he can hack but sending him back out there I think is a considerable risk for the st. Louis Cardinals Marquis grounds to short Cabrera picks up and during the break we had a chance to visit with Terry Francona the manager of the Red Sox one question for Terry Terry you're up three to nothing in this game three to nothing in this series and you have stayed aggressive this entire world series yet Cabrera swing yesterday you have Nixon swinging on three and oh and it's paying off and well you know what we're a real good fastball hitting team and and we have facing each other that they're going to get a fastball they know what to do with it and I think you got to stay with what got you here Terry thanks for your time okay guys I wonder if people outside of watching the day-to-day pitch the pitch of this series across baseball are realizing Tim the kind of job that Terry Francona has done with his Red Sox to get them to this point literally now innings and outs away from a World Series championship we talked about the job he has done with the bullpen but another example of his overall managerial skill giving trot Nixon the 300 hit side trusting he would get a strike he did and delivered Nonna's second chance as a manager in the big leagues from 97 to 2000 was the manage in Philadelphia was a young club Schilling was part of it Scott Rolen was a part of it as a rookie in 97 Womack two balls two strikes cherry the bench coach for the Oakland Athletics last year when Derek Lowe struck out the final athletic within Terry drove across country after the season was over Cabrera comes in Cardinals still with only one hit tonight 4th inning game it sucks fighting back smiles in their dugout as they lead three to nothing about hit the Cardinals five to one Damon has homered and grounded out strike one Marcius walked for one intentionally struck out to one of them Derek Lowe the pitcher he's allowed three runs on five hits one ball one strike these two teams have played 30 innings in this world series the Red Sox have been ahead in 28 of them only two innings and the two teams been tied to balls in a strike Damon with a count in his favor waits for a 2-1 from Marquis 2 & 2 Cabrera next then Ramirez during the break Tony LaRussa went out and argued with Chuck Meriwether about his strike zone the 2 2 pitch Lehman reach for it Womack had to go grab it as well now the reason that infielders don't do this the ball gets hung up in the glove and Womack smoothly shuffling off to pool that is a very difficult play for Tony Womack and he made it handily globally here's Cabrera hole for 2 tonight with a groundout a flyout he's hit in 10 straight easy to overlook the contributions of Cabrera weird one out nobody on Lando takes a ball up and in st. Louis in the bottom of the fourth inning will have Walker COO Holson rolling and the only noise coming out of the crowd here at Busch Stadium as a Let's Go Red Sox camp make a reason why the Cardinal fans I'm drowning out that cheer is there stunned with the way st. Louis Cardinals have played the first three plus games of this world series this is a team that was one win shy of their franchise record they had 105 victories on the season they had the best road record in all of baseball best overall record in baseball they had a pitching staff it was filled with guys with 13 14 15 wins they lost Chris Carpenter Marquis the man on the mound 115 during the regular season he's behind Cabrera 2 & 1 now three and one with Manny Ramirez on deck since 95 only one team has finished the regular season with the best record and won the World Series that was at 98 Yankees team old count on Cabrera the last time the Boston Red Sox won the World Series back in 1918 they won 86 games this year 98 games then with a wild card in the American League trying to get back in it on a full count Cabrera hits it into left centerfield for two out in case you were wondering talked about the Cardinals not having a lead this series yet World Series history these are the teams that never trailed the Dodgers sweeping the Yankees in 63 the Orioles of 66 sweeping the Dodgers in Tony LaRussa's 1989 Oakland A's sweeping the Giants in that earthquake interrupted World Series World Series interrupted by 10 days he's a rookie Yadier Molina is getting into a argument with Manny Ramirez and Terry Francona is going to come out find out what just happened and now Molina and in each other's faces well that's the one thing the Boston Red Sox do not want whether it's by Ramirez by a pitcher throwing tied to a cardinal I mean you have them down and now Manny apologizing it appeared for whatever ever disagreement there was between the two still talking behind that mask yeah two out bases empty Ramirez has walked and singled ball one two out bases empty marquise looking for his first 1-2-3 inning 2l about that fastball Jason Marquis spinning around after he threw that fastball commanding Ramirez here comes a 2o pitch to Ramirez three and oh and none have been close with David Ortiz on deck and nobody up for st. Louis in their bullpen Ramirez the only active player with six straight seasons 300 average 30 or more home runs 100 or more RBIs and his postseason hitting streak is alive at 17 straight he's swinging on three and all it flies it into centerfield the fourth inning Walker first up for st. Louis the two three and four hitters to bat Cardinal fans trying to will the heart of this st. Louis lineup into some hits I wanna Walker our leadoff hit in the first inning Walker dropped down a bunt was an odd message for the Cardinals to send already trailing at the time 1 to nothing - at all it was his first sacrifice bunt since 1991 trying to get on in front of pools and roll - and one good curveball from Derek - low fastball situation now you can go back to the fastball as the curveball catches the outside corner you can get the new MLB authentic collection from your jacket and wear what the players wear the MLB authentic collection is available on mlb.com or at 888 MLB shop clothes make the fan plenty of bread clothes on display with these fans here tonight as Poole stands in over one on one one ball one strike strike two Chris show Tony LaRussa came out talked to the home plate umpire after yet his hitting coach Mitchell page go back and look on videotape he thought that his pitcher Jason Marquis wasn't getting the low strikes that Derek Lowe was getting he thought two of the first three pitches were strikes Tony went back checked it himself that's what put Marquis in a hole when Nixon hat so LaRussa arguing that this picture is not getting below strikes that that bow is good breaking ball down and away pulse goes after it and misses it by mile two out second strikeout for Derek slow he is now retired 11 Cardinals in a row that's after last night Pedro Martinez retiring the last 14 Cardinals he faced Rolen is jammed first base side forties go quietly again 5th inning now game for Red Sox will bat they lead it by three nothing like that's all totally leads it off and takes a strike and we are about a half hour away from a lunar eclipse no balls one strike on Ortiz with bear attack and Miller to follow that's wide one ball one strike since the beginning of Game two the Cardinals are hitting 137 as a group 10 hits 73 at-bats have scored three runs in the last 23 inning that's wide two and one Ortiz has doubled and scored and fly to left the Red Sox bursting with confidence as Ortiz takes a rip 2 & 2 full count saw that dugout it is taken almost literally every active player that Terry Francona has had to use in the postseason to get the Red Sox into the World Series even David Roberts with the stolen base in Game four of the ALCS coming off the bench making his contribution scoring the tying run with Mariano Rivera on the mound and Pedro has been all smiles ever since three balls two strikes on our teeth and a leadoff walk that is five walks tonight handed out by Marquis you can play hit the pros presented by the all-new GMC Canyon and face real pitches from today's best hurlers log on to foxsports.com on MSN keyword games GMC we are professional grade Danny Haren just got up Dave Duncan is going to buy him some more time by walking out to talk to Markie if you look at the starters for the first four games it includes tonight Jason Marquis starting pitching with woody Williams getting into the third inning Morris and Suppan into the fifth Marquis is pitching here in the fifth inning he has not gone five and each of his two previous starts this postseason on the other hand Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez chillin working six innings Martinez working seven innings and Derek Lowe has pitched four scoreless tonight here is Varitek ball one outside Varitek struck out in the first and bounced into a fielder's choice at the plate with pools cutting down Ramirez back in the third a what Oh - a No dan haren for st. Louis can't get ready fast enough Marcius spot where he has to throw a strike he does two and one with a way marquee one through the first three innings you make the argument that the Cardinal should have had somebody ready to come in at the first sign of trouble rather than you start to get loose here in the fifth inning as Varitek fouls it away to even the count 2 & 2 and that's a that's a valid point not only at the Red Sox scored three runs through the first three innings but threatening threatening threatening Archy continuing to fall behind hitters and he has even the count fighting back against Varitek a walk to Ortiz and a 2 2 pitch coming to Varitek third strikeout for Marquis one out in the fifth good fastball freezes Varitek so Varitek will have a seat and Bill Miller will step up Miller drew a walk we're two on and two on the third inning then loaded the bases then it was three and OH on Nixon trot Nixon hit a ball off the wall for a two-run double strike one to Miller yeah that slope of the mound is supposed to be downhill not uphill tonight it's been uphill for Markie Miller slices it foul its own to 100 pitches already from Marquis meanwhile Derek blow is thrown 38 it's going to be a fastball in Millard thousand it's a bad habit for a picture to get into when he says yes I want the pitch no I don't want it there yes I want it there because the hitter can obviously see those three head shakes yes no yes the only pitch you locate to fastball Miller all over it another o2 ball in the dirt ball one melina on the right Jason Marquis on the left trying to fight their way through five minutes three to nothing Red Sox two balls two strikes on Miller Jason Marquis from the end of May through September 4th won 11 straight decisions on his way to his 15 and 7 record there have been times this season where Markey has been as good as anybody the Cardinals are bad achoo pitch left-handed hitter on deck Danny Haren a guy who throws a fork ball in the bullpen ready to go this could be it for Marquis one-on-one out Ortiz at first to first and the Red Sox stay aggressive they avoid the inning-ending double play and now they have Ortiz at second with two out David Ortiz is not a fast runner but the speed of the runner is not the determining factor whether you send him or not JEP to the hitter to make contact Bill Miller does that Womack had an idea about going to second but properly threw the ball to first base and now it's Nexus Red Sox are doing everything right and the Cardinals are doing nothing working our way toward a total lunar eclipse runner at second two out Nixon center field for admins on the move and Jason Marquis is a first carnival starter to go five innings in this world series but the Red Sox lead bottom of the fifth inning and Derek Lowe has picked up where he left off in Game seven of the ALCS pitching on two days rest low in six innings allowed one run one hit that 10 3 clinching one first up is Jim Evans who flied out the left back in the second bottom of the fifth inning three nothing Red Sox line Genoa one out nine o'clock here in the central time zone Busch Stadium game for the Red Sox up three games to none and in the first inning just like data was one to nothing Boston Damon getting his first to this world series and in the third bases loaded two out Nixon bangs run off the wall a two-run double and it's three nothing Red Sox ball one to Renteria - and Oh Derek Lowe has made himself a lot of money this postseason pitching the way he has for the Boston Red Sox a free agent to be volume 4 strength to 1 one scribe writing for a Boston paper said that Derek blow in that last start against the Yankee's made himself at least eight million dollars might be right on theme that might be interested as a TV beat two balls two strikes the Yankees will be looking for pitching over the offseason and where it is they have money to spend 2 & 2 the count on Renteria Renteria playing in his second World Series baseball three hi Cardinals have not had a baserunner since the leadoff hit by Womack in the first 13 straight retired by Lowe the 3-2 pitch to en to left-center field that balls going to get down Edgar rentería will make it ii easily as damon falls down and it's a one-out double a terrific piece of hitting by Renteria mixes ball one-handed slapped into left-center field good played by Johnny Damon who after he made the catch on one hop slipped but renteria with a double that card fans hope can get the Cardinals going here in the fifth their second hit Mabry at the plate no whether from Varitek that was a cross up it appeared over to third goes Renteria Varitek will go out and talk to Derek Lowe there's only been one guy on second all night that was Tony Womack in the first inning and that's when a catcher and a pitcher have problems you can see that move to his right he was looking for a breaking ball he got the pass ball to say when you're looking for the local you get the Express you're in trouble for the Cardinals with a break Renteria third one out one ball no strikes on Maybury bottom of the fifth Mabry's so far out in front of that pitch one-on-one what happens hitter gets a breaking ball on a fastball count that's strike two Derek Lowe is hoping for his third strikeout of the night John Mabry is trying to put the Cardinals on the board Mabry strikes out I believe he's out Mabry thought he tipped the pitch and stood at home plate Chuck Meriwether the home plate umpire said that the ball did not hit his bat and Varitek picked up the ball tagged him for the out to out in the inning and Tony LaRussa is going to come out and argue well the thing was it didn't appear that Varitek thought the ball tipped the bat either because when he picked it up he rather incredulously went over in touch Mabry thinking that John perhaps should have run pitches outside obviously thing this is the bossy you can tell by the reaction of Varitek that he didn't think he dipped the ball Mabry did however and he's a strikeout victim that's a play where a home plate umpire can't get helpful mabry is still pleading his case and now they're joined in the argument by Ed Montague two crew chief I mean Montague though the third-base umpire is not going to hear what Chuck Meriwether who is three feet away from the foul tip heard and there's it's so imperceptible you're not going to see something like that couldn't tell - hard to tell visually when we heard the audio replay it be just ticked it you couldn't hear it and the strikeout let's listen very tough to tell but obviously you can hear the ball hit the myth olena now with the runner at third two out as the Cardinals asked the rookie for a two-out RBI hit a huge third strikeout for Derek Lowe one ball one strike Varitek keeps it at the plate good play by the Boston catcher it's 2 & 1 Molina during the regular-season knocked home 15 runs Molina here is either going to add to the frustration for the Cardinals in this fifth or give them a huge lift trailing three to nothing honor at third two out to one pitch to the shortstop Cabrera the Cardinals get the double get the wild pitch then the strikeout and a groundout we go to the sixth inning of game for Boston still shutting out st. Louis it's great under Jason Marquis is pitching here in the 6th inning and the Red Sox still lead three nothing marquis is set to lead off in the bottom of this frame he will pitch to Bellhorn Lowe and Johnny Damon here in the sixth strike one to Bellhorn Marcus walked twice once unintentionally once intentionally one ball one strike Derek Lowe will follow Bellhorn hits 17 home runs during season he takes a strength 1 & 2 to his credit Jason Marquis pitching against the current has come back over the last couple of innings only one base runner for the Red Sox in the fourth and fifth innings pitched around a leadoff walk in the fifth as the count goes to 2 & 2 and at the moment there's no action for st. Louis in their bullpen certainly no action for the Red Sox in theirs the way Derek Lowe is pitched mark he stopped himself Bellhorn strikes out one away let's go down to Chris Myers Joe not just a father and son going to the ballpark Red Sox fan we have Ralph and Dave Taylor teenager and his friend out of school you guys are missing school for this yep and I'm loving it you're a Red Sox fan D from Boston I'm from Boston and I can't wait to come back and brag about how I got to see the Red Sox win the World Series I hope your teachers okay with that pretty cool that Santa brought you here you know you're setting himself up possibly for a lot of disappointment did they give on the Red Sox history you know I realized that it's a risk but we decided to take it how long have you been a Red Sox fan since his older brother was old enough to be baseball player how will you react if the Red Sox finally doing it I don't we're not used to living without that shadow it's something who's gonna just oh by the way I'm not making this up Joe Ralph is a owns a waste management company in Boston he's put up with a lot of garbage over the years I'm sure Oh two out nobody on after Lowe bounced back to Marquis you made a nice blood fine play by Marquis sno-cones it and underhands to get low Damon takes a ball one ball no strikes on Johnny Damon who got it started the way the Red Sox have started each of the three previous games of this world series with first inning run lines one into right-center field that ball will go and second head the two-out triple a homer and a triple tonight the Johnny Damon a fastball on the outer part of the plate it finds a Lane in the outfield and Damon makes it to third RBI chance for Cabrera as Reyes gets loose big run sitting over there for Boston ball one Cabrera tonight Oh for three Tylar Kempner of the new york times is keeping the statistic and it is amazing against cardinal starting pitching the Boston Red Sox have swung and missed a pitch sixteen times in 366 pitches and that's with foul balls putting the ball in play only 16 times 366 pitches have the Red Sox swung and missed the pitch against the Cardinal starters to a no is the count here on Cabrera - on 17 times two balls in a strike Cabrera with his ten game hitting streak on the line over the outside part two and two well the point of that whole thing is that the Cardinals just do not have the power to combat the Red Sox they may be effective but it won't be with power Arcadia's raring back and thrown it as hard as he can 93 miles per hour it's still 2 & 2 now al Reyes has taken a seat and it's only rate King who needs literally a handful of pitches to get loose up in the Cardinal bullpen a 2 2 to Cabrera popped up into right Walker is there to the bottom of the sixth inning nine one and two coming up for st. Louis trying to lid on fest tonight down three welcome back our Budweiser fantasy player Pedro Martinez from last night's game three start his numbers outstanding log on to foxsports.com on MSN keyword fantasy baseball tonight's game brought to you by Budweiser grab a cold fresh Budweiser it's game time Marlon Anderson will start the bottom of the sixth inning as a pinch-hitter likes to go after the first pitch as he takes a strike that's what Derek Lowe has done all night he is not walked they hit her he struck out three and allowed no runs on just two hits and the bunts easy play for funny the st. Louis Cardinals who did not fun at all or attempt to fund against Curt Schilling a guy with a bad ankle have bunted twice tonight one a sacrifice by Larry Walker in the first inning and now Marlon Anderson tries to bunt for a base hit unsuccessfully Tony Womack has one of only two st. Louis hits the other by Renteria the last inning was standing on third with only one out and didn't move Womack takes a breaking ball low Derek Lowe came to the Red Sox in 1997 with the man catching him Jason Varitek for Heathcliff Slocum you talk about getting mileage out of two guys Lowe was a 21 game winner in Oh 217 wins in Oh three this year down to 14 but Red Sox organization couldn't care less with what he's done two postseason two and one now on wall Mac had trade made thigh thin general manager Dan Duquette Theo Epstein of course the general manager now done a remarkable job Womack flies into left-center for Damon to out here's Derek Lowe talking about coming to the Red Sox and his life in the big leagues to this point neither one of us had any idea what we got ourselves into we came here you know city of Seattle in the city of Boston or two different cities but you know we both have really enjoyed it I know we're both free agents at the end of the year and we really try to enjoy this and you know hope it's there for a long time he's a free agent at the end of the year as is Varitek Larry Walker takes a ball up and away two out nobody on here in the sixth three nothing Red Sox one ball one strike again after a leadoff hit in the first inning by Womack Walker bunted Womack down to second it took the bat out of his own hands and then Pujols grounded out Rolen did the same the Red Sox carry that one to nothing here now it's three to nothing the count goes to 2 and one on Walker commissioner Bud Selig is here enjoying game for that's why three and one the Cardinals need for something dramatic to happen in a hurry they have only ten more outs in regulation with which to work a to on off brings through holes to the plate who else would these cried no fans one to come up needing something to happen in a hurry one on two out strike one good pitch Oh em too who all struck out the last time up on a curveball way out of the strike zone I would look for Varitek in the load and try to do that again Varitek sets up out there and they do this time pools lays off 1 & 2 and now Lowe wants to talk about the strategy with pools up the Cardinals could jump back into this game with one swing two and two got one RBI for Albert pools in this world series with that pitch that was called outside or low thinking he had pool struck out to end this threat in the sixth that was a tailing fastball lo tried to rap back on the app wanted it didn't get it become a 3-2 count and Ortiz comes over to join the meeting with Varitek and Lowe and it's Ortiz with the last words before going over to presumably play behind the runner Larry Walker at first Derek Lowe has pitched six shutout innings and he just took care of Albert Pujols in a key spot after the two-out walk still three to nothing the Red Sox on top seventh inning now back after this from your local Fox station we're into the seventh inning now three to nothing the Boston Red Sox are on top and I think it's easy with all the drama around Curt Schilling in the start last night by Pedro Martinez to overlook what Derek Lowe is done and considering what he did against the Yankees early in two starts but predominantly in that game seven starting what he's doing tonight he is as big a reason why the Red Sox were this close to a World Series title in three starts he's worked 18 innings 17 and 2/3 actually he's given up two runs in two games against the Yankees a shutout against the Cardinals tonight over six innings dan haren takes over here in the seventh inning and Manny Ramirez first up takes a strike from Haren three to nothing Boston Ramirez has walked singled flied out one ball one strike hard to believe Derek Lowe was in the bullpen the first two games of the American League Championship Series it was the pitcher of record and the clincher against the Anaheim Angels when Ortiz hit the tenth inning home run two balls in the strike mallet Manny ramírez he made the game four start kept his team in the game and then made the game seven start and now tonight the Red Sox try to sweep here's a 2-1 to Ramirez 2 & 2 you talk about the power and the Cardinal rotation Danny Haren is the one guy coming out of the bullpen that has that power type stuff with a fastball and splitter they can get swings and misses yeah Danny herring and Jason Isringhausen there are two power guys here's a two-two our Bank of America higher standards the performance of Derek Lowe Game seven against the Yankees getting hogs six innings one run on one hit and then tonight he has been nasty he's made very good hitters look off balance and out of whack with one out and nobody on here is David Ortiz ball one low Ortiz a double he got the two-run rally kicked in after the single by Ramirez back in the third was second and third with one out bases loaded with two out and Nixon delivered one ball one strike Cardinals in the seventh inning will have Rolen Edmonds in Renteria - one Lexie's grounds to first four pools - OH there was some after the NLCS with the way Dan Haren pitched out of the bullpen and the way some of the Cardinals starters performed in that series I thought Danny Haren had earned a start and looking back on Jason Marquis Knight he really struggled through the first three innings persevered ended up going six innings allowing three runs on six hits but he didn't walk 5-1 intentionally he was pretty good so far Derek Lowe has been great ball one down and into Varitek Varitek hits one into left-center field well hit Edmonds on the run top of the seventh inning is history Red Sox trying to make history here tonight after doing so in the ALCS against the Yankees we will stay here at Busch Stadium for god bless america check out the founding member and voice of creed and now a solo artist he has sold over 30 million records he's here tonight to honor our servicemen and women around the world by singing god Bless America please welcome Grammy award-winning artist Scott Stapp god Bless America land that I love stand beside her and guide her through the night with the light from above from the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam god Bless America my home sweet home god Bless America my home sweet home the st. Louis Cardinals have nine outs left with which to work facing Derek Lowe Doug meant cabbage takes over at first base for David Ortiz as Terry Francona improves the defense and Scott Rolen his first up still hitless in this World Series hold for two tonight three nothing Boston Bronson Arroyo the right-hander Alan Embree the lefty getting loose Rowland has grounded out to the pitcher and fouled out one ball one strike normally for a team that led the National League in runs scored overcoming a three-run deficit in the last three innings not that big a deal but it is now with the way Lowe has been working and with the fresh arms that the Red Sox have in their bullpen two balls and a strike John Henry who grew up a Cardinal fan in the middle principal owner of this Boston Red Sox team here's a 2-1 two and two check this swing it's a full count he almost went but not quite into centerfield easy play for Damon here's Jim Edmonds edmonds over to hit the ball hard is last time up and lined out the third into centerfield Damon coming on to our our game summary is brought to you by John Hancock and so far for Derek Lowe six and two-thirds no runs two hits Johnny Damon a leadoff home run trot Nixon with a two-out two-run double the Red Sox starters games two through four no earned runs in nineteen and two-thirds innings at Schilling Pedro and Derek Lowe thirty 1458 days since the Red Sox last won the World Series 1918 ball one strike on Renteria Renteria is on with a two-out hit it has been 86 years since 1918 the last time the Red Sox won the World Series vitamin C penicillin and polio vaccine not yet discovered u.s. population 106 million its 281 now average life expectancy 54 years 77 now women did not have the right to vote the NFL and the NBA did not exist as Maybury grounds that one foul the Boston Globe in 1918 costs two cents warden milk was 14 cents bread was 8 cents alone no balls two strikes the Great Depression was 11 years away and for our younger viewers kids there was no reality TV back no TV of any chance right but no reality TV on two out no balls two strikes on Maybury the reality was there was no TV right one ball two strikes on John Mabry baseball was not heard over the airwaves until 1923 Renteria is stealing as Maybury strikes out in the inning is over we go to the eighth inning are the kids staying up in New England you bet bombs and dads don't worried about the Red Sox won went away from a World Series victory Bill Miller leads it off and takes a strike on the outside corner from Dan Haren eighth inning underway Miller Nixon and Bellhorn for the Red Sox would lead this series three games to nothing and this game three to nothing since the third inning one ball one strike a run in the first in the home run by Damon two runs in the third inning on the two-out two-run double by trot Nixon and that is it as Isringhausen the closer for the Cardinals who has not appeared in this world series gets loose Miller lines a base hit into right and bill is on to start the eighth inning on to the second time tonight between innings after Derek Lowe got out of the bottom of the seventh Pedro Martinez with a big bear hug for Derek Lowe two guys who could potentially be elsewhere next year here comes Dave Duncan out to talk to Dan Haren you look back at the heartache for the Boston Red Sox 1946 World Series game 7 in the mad dash eNOS slaughter scoring all the way from first with Johnny Pesky the relay man 1978 the one-game playoff in the Bucky Dent home run over the Green Monster of Mike Torres dips and rips one down toward the right-field corner Miller Dale Swain will hold Miller at third in its second and third nobody out so trot Nixon with his third and double of the night if the Cardinals to make a pitching change to be a double switch because the pitcher is hit batting second in the bottom of the eighth-inning so it will probably be Reggie Sanders in left field and Jason Isringhausen coming in the game with Sanders batting in the nine hole trot Nixon is relieved for a pinch runner gabe kapler comes in his ring Heusen is coming in Sanders coming into the double switch eighth inning and the Red Sox looking to add some more one of the only things that's gone wrong for the Red Sox since October 17th a misfire on the high five from Kappler coming in to run for trot Nixon October 17 the night of that 19 to 8 game 3 drubbing by the Yankees in the ALCS since then the Red Sox have won seven straight if they make it eight tonight the win the World Series is Isringhausen takes over second and third nobody out Bellhorn up infield in already three to nothing Boston here in the eighth ball one Bellhorn struck out tonight he's been walked twice infield is in Bellhorn one ball one strike I'm telling is it when it took the Cardinals 34 innings in the World Series to get their closer in Bellhorn trying to put the ball in play Miller the runner at third Kapler on its second Bellhorn takes hi it's too long Bellhorn has had trouble putting the bat on the ball this season set a club record with 177 strikeouts a lot of strikeouts early in this postseason but he has changed that putting the ball in play much more count in his favor and now it's even 2 & 2 he's elevated his game just like the rest of the Red Sox had over the last eight days would say eight games just about eight days yeah it's been almost non-stop Isringhausen Stu to pitch to Bellhorn would go after it full count Bellhorn hitting 300 in this world series with one homerun for RBIs that'll load the bases and Kevin Millar will come off the bench to pinch-hit for Derek Lowe and pokey race will come out of the dugout and run for Bellhorn stay in the game and play second base it is all falling right for the Red Sox even getting these guys on they improve their speed on the bases and then they'll leave Kappler and Reese in the game to improve the defense when they take the field in the bottom of the 8th what will the score be right now that's up to Millar and Isringhausen the Cardinals forced to play their infield in any ground ball on the infield they're coming home ball one Derek Lowe 7 innings no runs three hits a walk and four strikeouts a 100 Derek Lowe gets a decision he will have won all three clinchers for the Red Sox win over Game seven a Yankee Stadium trying to win tonight - oh pitch good fastball a cutter perm Isringhausen Isringhausen normally not a guy who throws a lot of ground balls he needs one at an infielder right here on 2 & 1 bases-loaded nobody out our big rep fouls it back two and two his ring housing needs a strikeout Red Sox trying to pile on one out bases-loaded for Johnny Damon esra housen gets a strikeout now I think the infield will remain in because the probability of doubling up Johnny Damon remote he's too fast Isringhausen a career-high 47 saves that tied him for first in the National League right now trying to keep the Cardinals in this game and in the World Series to the right side who holes throws what a play by Albert pools - out what a throw it's sensational play by pool he's the only guy who can get to the ball Womack couldn't range that far to the left watch this throw right on the money across his body from his view oh what a boy that is twice tonight fool holes has thrown out a runner at the plate this time of forceout the key thing again about that play is if the ball gets through blue holes then Womack might make the play but the time that elapsed would allow the scored his only play would have been the first base now it's Cabrera bases-loaded two out Cardinals looking for a lift and Isringhausen trying to provide it smothered by Molina ball one st. Louis in the bottom of the save Molina the scheduled leadoff hitter then Sanders then Womack the big bats for st. Louis will come to the plate before the end of the night and Bronson Arroyo it appears will take over in the bottom of the save to a no on Cabrera first too late who all's trying to go behind Johnny Damon but in the process his ring Heusen Falls Way behind Cabrera he may take two fast balls on three and OH rayon to taking all the way back toward us his ring Heusen took over with runners at second and third nobody out and walked mark Bellhorn that loaded the bases then Millar struck out Damon bounced into the force out at the plate and now it's a full count on Cabrera they're off their battling get the feeling this could be a knockout ball good at-bat by Cabrera he has had three solid swings after running the count to three and two bottom of the eighth-inning pokey Reese is in the game at second Gabe Kapler is in right field and the new pitcher is Bronson Arroyo second appearance of this world series and he starts at a mia with a strike so Daniel batting for Molina with Reggie Sanders on deck and then Womack one ball one strike Arroyo with the sweeping breaking ball very effective against right-handed batters the left-hander Embree the right-hander Mike Timlin Cedeno on the hole 1 & 2 3 out of 11 this postseason is Roger Cedeno Gary Francona showed a lot of confidence in Bronson Arroyo in the ALCS fitz-hume in Game one of this world series now back in the eighth inning of Game four that caught the home plate umpire Chuck Meriwether looks like it hit the right shin guard of Chuck hump fires do where the shin guards underneath their pants with the hard toed shoes flexibility not a a problem for the umpires behind no plate not a necessity I should say Jason Varitek back to the plate trying to buy some time for the pain to subside from Meriwether and games two through four from Schilling to Martinez to Derek Lowe look at the bottom line no earned runs and a combined 20 innings against the top offense of the National League during so Daniel pops it up it's pokey Reese one out so the leadoff man is gone for st. Louis and Reggie Sanders trots to the plate a lot of energy over and then Red Sox dugout Louis probably sweating born bouncing around now more than he did the first seven innings one ball no strikes on Sanders one-on-one you think about how the Red Sox got here having to get hot and stay hot down the stretch as the wildcard representative from the American League go back two years ago Anaheim was a wild card they want the World Series last year Florida the wild-card they beat the Yankees in the World Series the one one strike two from Arroyo Cardinals ran away and hid in the Central Division beat Houston by 13 games got a chance to rest players down the stretch the Red Sox had to stay hot and they have for the most part remained hot it took care of Anaheim in three straight it fell down three games to none to the Yankees but they've won seven straight since then yeah everything's been straight they won three straight lost three straight one set straight a 2 2 pitch ball 3 to Reggie Sanders next spot in the Cardinal lineup is Womack the left-handed leadoff hitter than the lefty Walker left-hander Embree is ready in the Red Sox bullpen if they want to go that way it's on what Sanders goes we'll take a break Embree the lefty is coming out of the pen Womack and Walker coming up Alan Embree is the third pitcher of the night low went seven Arroyo one-third of an inning and now as he looks in Embree does to the home plate area he sees Hector Luna digging his way in instead of Tony Womack so Tony LaRussa goes to the right-handed hitting Luna a rule five draft pick up from the Indians organization and Womack the experience postseason player is out interesting move one-on-one out Cardinals here in game for the World Series trying to do what the Red Sox did to the Yankees in Game four the American League Championship Series what a jump by Sanders and Embry was watching him take second the entire time you accomplish two things there he sees you running a huge risk on Reggie Sanders part not only do you get second pace but the pitch is a ball the lumen so Sanders walks in steal second now a 1-1 count on Hector Luna two balls and a strike - Orlando Cabrera out there to talk to him Bri and I think what he's telling him is we're going to be playing back we're not going to fool with Reggie Sanders you have a three-run lead the eighth inning he's thinking about stealing third we're not going to be close you can see pokey Reese backing way off at second base same with Cabrera the two one two and two here's a guy Hector Luna who's 24 years old never played higher than double a baseball last year was at Akron hit 297 this year were the Cardinals in part-time Duty hit 249 started only 37 games all year he's up one of the most important at-bats in 2004 for Tony LaRussa two out and Larry Walker will be the hitter in Tony LaRussa I'm sure we'll be asked about the decision to lift Womack with all of his postseason experience even with a left-hander on the mound in Alan Embree Embree with five straight fastballs to get Hector Luna nothing fancy about Alan Embree I don't think any of the Cardinals will see any breaking balls from Embree all he Larry Walker now strike one so you know wool mac in his career one four seven against the left-hander Embree Larry Walker three out of six Timlin getting loose with Pujols on deck if Pujols bats in this 8th inning he'll represent the tying run Walker fights it off pops it up Cabrera innings complete one more inning to go Red Sox leading Larry Walker popping this one up to end the eighth-inning celebrating in Baghdad Iraq the Red Sox fans there and Manny Ramirez digs his way in to start the night from Isringhausen first to the out bases empty for Doug mint cabbage who came in as a defensive replacement for Ortiz in the seventh Metheny takes over behind the plate after Molina was lifted for a pinch-hitter dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe wrote a piece cabbage takes a ball from Isringhausen talking about while these games are unfolding and while right now the Red Sox are three defensive outs away from winning the World Series how many people across New England are thinking about loved ones who spent their entire lives rooting for the Boston Red Sox wishing one day they would see them win the World Series here comes in to get it to out the Red Sox have led from the first batter on and our Polar Express play the game off the bat of Johnny Damon two more for Boston in the third inning and they lead three to nothing here in the top of the ninth generations have passed in New England with Red Sox fans not seeing a World Series championship for their beloved Boston Red Sox there's Dan two out here in the top of the night Varitek at the plate what a leader bear attack has been all year one ball one strike and it's the waves that the Red Sox have not won the World Series taking for national league opponents in 46 67 75 and 86 taking four to seven games and old heartbreak Varitek takes a breaking ball for strike two the Red Sox fans are celebrating here in st. Louis in the top of the ninth as Varitek takes ball two I've already shown you the Bucky Dent home running that one game playoff against the Yankees in 78 the 1946 World Series the mad dash in the 8th inning by eNOS slaughter here's a - to the 1986 World Series game 6 the Buckner boy Red Sox would lose in Game seven as they did last year in the ALCS the 11th inning home run by Aaron Boone off Tim Wakefield who has been willing to do any and everything for the Red Sox in his 10 years with the organization a guy who was signed as a minor-league free agent and I've always made only one short start in this World Series how valuable was he out of a bullpen in the ALCS with the Yankees this year particularly in Game three the game won by the Yankees 19 to 8 when he ate up innings Varitek gets the base hit into left he's on with two out here in the ninth day it was December of 1919 after that 1918 World Series victory that Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees but Ruth wasn't the only one to go Pennock went Wade Hoyt Carl Mays and then the next year at barrel went from the Boston Red Sox organization to the Yankees and it was with barrel running that organization that the Yankees built those great teams in the early 1920s Red Sox have not won the World Series for eighty-six years they leave three to nothing of three games to nothing here in Game four and that will send Game four into the bottom of the ninth-inning last chance for the Cardinals trying to do something against the Red Sox pitching the nice part of the order coming up for st. Louis strean up in Boston Albert Pujols is getting set to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning three nothing Boston here is the Gillette mach3 power home run hitter Albert fools this postseason six home runs four in the NLCS where he was the most valuable player but against Red Sox pitching in this world series to this point he is 4 out of 14 without an RBI and Keith Foulke comes in to try and close it fools roll anybody gets on Renteria strike one from full with flashbulbs popping around the park one ball one strike the combination of Walker Pujols Rolen and Edmonds hitless tonight that's strike two and the three four and five hitters for st. Louis fools Rolen and Edmonds a combined 119 average with one RBI of three runs scored it has been a postseason where ordinary folk has been extraordinary folk his one-two pitch ball stays up there hammering at that high fastball keep hope giving up one run the home run by Larry Walker last night in a four-to-one Red Sox victory gets it starting with a head through the legs of full they need one more base runner to have a chance in the ninth with Edmonds on deck and Rolen who is hitless in the World Series at the plate right now strike Wanda rollin wasn't it back between Rolen and full in Game one Cardinals had tied the game Rolen with the bases loaded to the first pitch and popped up using the hole here on two would not score again in game 1 bail horn hit the two run home run in the eighth inning and won it 11 and 9 so a rematch for rolling against the Boston closer ball one Rowland hits it in the air to right-center field one out battle with Jim Edmonds we have struck out twice in this world series strike one with pull stacking second Edmonds Falls - wailing - John Henry the principal owner Tom Warner the Chairman seated next to each other in the stands here in st. Louis Henry on the edge of his seat Warner is back in his suit oh and two on Edmonds the Red Sox are one out away Edgar rentería two out of three tonight the last chance for st. Louis to extend this game - fools take second a ball one inside no stolen base Red Sox fans of long the Boston Red Sox are world champions it has been 86 years Asians have come and gone and for the first time since 1918 the Boston Red Sox are champions of baseball a drain sweep of the st. Louis Cardinals a dominating effort by the Red Sox in this world series and the Red Sox celebrate in the middle of the diamond here at Busch Stadium we welcome you to the Bank of America postgame show let's go down in the middle of that mess to Chris Myers all right so of the historic warrants completed with Johnny Damon congratulations the Red Sox at the idiots or World Series champions absolutely I mean we know we're idiots we know we're Cowboys but we also know we're world champions and we just overcame a lot of people do not even realize so I know there's a lot I'm in Boston w Kevin Millar how important was it given the history Kevin to finish it off and not let it go to a fifth gate I'll tell you right now man this is a big-time team we're playing with a big-time bunch of guys I'm so proud of this to be a partisan organization man take us back to Oh three Yankees and how it all began and what you guys did to get through them well we're just so carefree huh we're kind we're like okay let's go out and win Game four and then we knew we had Pedro and Schilling going five and six so we knew we were going to push it a game seven we had confidence we gave the due respect to the other teams of Yankees the Cardinals like great team and you know we did it for the Red Sox fans not only emboss it across they were watching it Baghdad Iraq across the country what he's thinking I'll take thank you for being there man we were just we want to do it so bad for the city of Boston and win a World Series with this I have chess hasn't been tanzanite van T so rip up those 1918 posters right now congratulations Stephen King is smiling somewhere Joe with a happy ending Chris thank you very much two guys so instrumental this entire roster one through twenty five off the bat of Renteria into the glove of Keith Foulke it had been 86 years and with that the Boston Red Sox led by Terry Francona win the World Series touching off a celebration here in st. Louis throughout New England and for Red Sox fans around the world the Red Sox win the World Series win Game four tonight three nothing more in a moment we welcome you back to the Bank of America postgame show here in st. Louis where the Boston Red Sox and those fans who made the trip here celebrate let's go down to Jeannie Zelasko well Joe Buck thank you very much of course be championship trophy to be given away in mere moments but first things first think we're giving it away here the Commissioner of baseball Bud Selig to hand out the MVP trophy thank you Jeannie the Most Valuable Player Award in the historic 2004 World Series goes to Manny Ramirez Red Sox in an eight game winning streak Manny would a 17 game hitting streak through all this Manny it was a tremendous performance I congratulate you the most valuable player in a 2004 World Series graduate congratulations sir pick up the hardware so many Boston Red Sox as we sat up in the press box so many guys on this team that we could have been handing this hardware to but a phenomenal season for you phenomenal postseason you said unfinished business this season and you accomplished it exactly you know first you know it was a lot of negative stuff you know I was going to get traded but you know I keep my confidence on myself and I believed in me and I did it you know I'm just blessed you know you know I proved a lot of people wrong you know I know I could do this and things god I did it you believe in curses sir I don't believe in curse I think you make your own destination and we did it you know we believed in each other we went out there we play relax and we run that out and we did it what do you say to the Boston Red Sox fans that have waited 86 years for a championship 1 Alex but you know now I'm in Boston and I love you guys you guys are the best all right it works out pretty well we'll let you go celebrate with the team and we will be coming back Joe with your championship trophy just a few moments all right Jeannie thank you so many Red Sox fans are here celebrating and moments ago Kevin Kennedy had a chance to visit with tonight's starter and winner how good is Derek Lowe Ben here's Kevin Derek Lowe can you believe this first time since 1918 and you become the winning pitcher perhaps the biggest game in your lifetime yeah it was it's an unbelievable feeling uh you know this is a tremendous feat you know we were ten days ago we were down by you know three games and we were down by four three against the ultimate clothes and Rivera but we found away in I think you know I think you saw with Anaheim you know when the team is on a roll especially in postseason we feed off each other and unbelievable no more going to Yankee Stadium have a list of 1918 finally I said perhaps it because game because you had to pitch a big one to get here first and beat me Yankees in that seventh game yeah I think just you know the experience of being for the Mets sorry about that Eagle is the owner but you know I pitch it in so many big games for this organization you know every game gives you more confidence and today was no different I gotta thank the scouting department Varitek having a great game plan I know it's a little early but he picks the two best games of this season in fine fashion what's the future for you I don't know I love the stand boss I said how long but you know Peter did the same thing last night and so you know hope he got we all stayed congratulations Derek go celebrate all right let's go back to you Kevin thank you very much the streets of Boston Massachusetts as they celebrate up in New England we continue here in st. Louis and send it once again to Jeanne Zelasko yes an eight decade curse of Boston baseball tormented Souls generation after generation after generation that can rest easy tonight you've waited a long time for this so let's not wait any longer 86 years in the making the words you wanted to hear from the Commissioner of baseball Bud Selig Thank You Jeanne and congratulations to Larry Latino John Henry Tom Werner Theo Epstein Terry Francona this was a historic World Series and I congratulate Red Sox nation for their patience and for everything you got a lot to be happy for congratulations to the world champion Boston Red Sox let's get the hardware up here you waited a very long time for this mr. Warriner mr. Henry mr. Lukey doe mr. epsteen gentlemen congratulations mr. Henry I will ask you first you were raised a Cardinal fan we obviously know where your allegiances lie now but how does it feel to be at the helm of the team that finally broke the curse last week we all watched the greatest comeback in the history of sports and this week every every fan across the country across the world in New England especially all of our fans have waited all their lives for this night and it's finally here we these guys did it for you New England huh mr. Werner yes what do you say to these fans that have waited a whole lifetime for this moment well you know they've yearned for this and we know people who are 90 years old who said just one championship before I die and so this is for them this is for Little Leaguers and all across New England but I also want to thank Bo Epstein and Terry Francona this organization was remarkable and they were 11 and 3 in the postseason so it was just a remarkable run all right they're making off with a trophy so let's get down to mr. Luke IDO I get the feeling that this mission started the night mr. boon sent one into the night sky you got rid of a manager you brought in a stopper you brought in a closer can you talk about this mission and even the trade of maybe the most popular red soft since Ted Williams well it started the mission started when we first acquired the team we knew that the major success would be winning a World Series championship our fans made that clear to us and I'd like to take a moment just to congratulate the Cardinals they had a sensational season builder wetting the card no come sir fabulous season oh no I was trying to warn you I was trying to help you you know what we've waited 86 years for this 86 years what's a little bubbly Theo before you are too drenched here could you have imagined this when you were trailing the Yankees oh three no it was unbelievable you'll come back and three nothing against the Yankees for yourself you do it for the other 24 guys these carrot guys cares so much about each other they milk this one makes it so special so happy for him all right the questions we all want to know you got a lot of pre agents out here guys that where it made a big impact I know you don't want to hear it Varitek Pedro Lobby I could keep going down the list what are you guys thinking that's the question for another right now huh really go blue tshirt curt schilling making his way up here you know we'll do that later right now so I say congratulations to all the Red Sox fans thank you for everything go celebrate we'll do it again next year all right congratulations all right Joe back to you all right Jeannie thank you the celebration continues in that Clubhouse and they earned every bit of it out playing the Cardinals every facet of the game in this World Series and in the end it was a shutout win only a four-hitter Pedro last night Derek Lowe in the bullpen tonight and a four-game sweep by the Red Sox more to the from st. Louis back in st. Louis we continue the Bank of America postgame show let's go down to Kevin Kennedy with Tony LaRussa Tony you've been through this before but that doesn't make it any easier does it no yeah you know we didn't set out and spring train to get to this moment to lose is absolutely no consolation we thought we had a club that would give us a chance to play in October one two series to get here and get beat I don't care if it was four in a row or four out of seven and we were barely disappointed congratulate the Red Sox they outplayed us won a great competition but no he we were not happy to get here I know how well you and your coaching staff prepare your players for success is there any way to prepare for the momentum the Red Sox carried into this series and way we knew they they had that going we thought we did too and I mean I don't know if if the club and I'm a novice PAGASA T if the club wasn't ready to play or wasn't prepared then you know I take responsibility but you know we just everything that it had to be done as far as making a pitch and having that bat they did better than we did you know your offense was the number one in the National League scored more runs than anybody is it just a case as simple as good pitching stop good hitting ORS are more to it than that tonight yeah I think I think you almost have to really you know be where you are where you you know you see the tape I you know I kept tried to watch the tape after the games I think that a lot of key moments when they had to make a pitch they did and we didn't have enough to swing it but I also think that you know there are times that you know we got frustrating we came off pitches and didn't do as much as we could have so like I said overall I just I think we went about the right way I'm out I told sit inside I'm in all yours I have never enjoyed a club more than just enjoyed all ones like this and it's been a great group to be around but we didn't get here to lose you know in a seven-game series as LZ always a turning point or two was a turning point perhaps the mistake on the bases last night you know I think Kevin it was probably two of them I think we had a chance to steal the first game and letting that one get away was huge against us kept feeding them you know because maybe she slowed them down some and then yesterday in that ball game because we're separating every game I'd like to have taken the lead and then you don't know what happens but what happended up happening my not doing it was ugly Tony you've done a great job here what's the future for you and for this ballclub in the next year well I know these guys and uh I may need to recoup recuperate all winter long but I mean they're so strong between the areas that in a tough division I think we'll have a great chance of an extra thank you so much for your time Tony good luck next year all right let's go back to you all right Kevin thank you very much a look a live shot of Boston as they celebrate in the streets Lansdowne a nips which we go down to Jeanne Zelasko well as always there are two sides to every story Terry Francona on the winning side of things sir congratulations thanks Jeanne thanks so much you know we talked so much about your bench the hair you name it they're idiots cowboy up they go so many things when you think about this club what was the difference in this Clubhouse you know what is unique as everybody was the word they came together as a ballclub nobody did anything to be different they all did it as a ballclub and you can ask me a million questions but when you just saw that picture of those people going crazy that says it's a lot better than I could you said nobody did anything to be different but there's a guy over there on your left shoulder hello the ankle looked good getting up here you you you go Kay congratulations you win a World Championship I guess the pain doesn't hurt so bad you do nothing matter how I'm doing great I'm so proud I'm so happy I'm happy for the fans in Boston I'm happy for Johnny Pesky for Bill Buckner for Stanley and Schiraldi and all the great Red Sox players who can now be remembered for the great players that they were and I'm so proud of being on the greatest seamen's ever played in Boston Red Sox history what does it feel like to be you because you came here saying this is what you wanted to do you love the history of this game you were on the team that helped break the curse exactly I was on the team I was part of this team I was part of the team that finally did it from from John Henry and Tom Werner to Theo Epstein to the jiaozi and Galen our advanced scouts to the medical staff all the way through this organ this was an absolute organizational effort they put together a championship Club and we went out we want a championship how different is this from your first World Championship oh it's I don't know I haven't even night that's too much for me to process right now alright fine I gotta ask you everyone wants to know if you if this had to go to a game six would you have been able to go I'm gonna take the fifth on that I'm gonna go out and drink and enjoy take the fifth take two or three days you got surgery it's a surgery Joe back to you alright Jeannie thank you and our thanks to the guys for sticking around to talk amidst their celebration here in st. Louis Sweet Caroline they played at Fenway Park and we'll play it for you here from st. Louis total joy final thoughts in a moment from Busch Stadium as the Red Sox are world champs we welcome you back to the bank of America postgame show it has been 86 years we've talked about that really from the beginning of the post season we did it last year and we did it again this year and certainly from the beginning of this world series I'm Joe Buck that's Tim McCarver and one guy I want to talk about first is Terry Francona and the job that he did managing this group they like to call themselves idiots but they're not idiots is a group that from 1 to 25 on that roster Terry Francona used brilliantly to get to this point a first-year manager that just like Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops he conducted that bullpen with aplomb he is to be congratulated can congratulate it and when you think of a guy like Manny Ramirez what happened to him last winter he was waived by 29 teams 29 teams had a chance to sign him they didn't they tried to trade him they didn't in here he is the most valuable player in the World Series I thought what Curt Schilling said was very poignant and that is for players like Ted Williams and callyou Stremme ski and Jim Rice and Bobby Doerr Carlton Fisk I mean that the list goes on and on great players for the Boston Red Sox players at the fans in New England loved and cherished never got the opportunity to taste this World Championship and these guys were thinking about them right now 86 years covered and covers an awful lot of players so you think about this Boston Red Sox team and where they were 10 days ago they were down three games to none to the New York Yankees and I think it's only fitting that this group this fun-loving reckless group stared history right in the eye gave it a little wink and said you want to see us win four straight will win four straight and then they won four more straight over the Cardinals in this world series eight in a row at the end of the postseason and while it's been 86 years the fans in New England can celebrate a world championship this Boston Red Sox team earned it we're going to show you a list of all the names of the people who over the past couple of weeks three weeks have been lugging equipment back and forth a lot of late hours so many people that work so hard to bring you these games and we're so proud of each and every one of them on behalf of Chris Myers and of course Tim McCarver Jeanne Zelasko and Kevin Kennedy I'm Joe Buck this could be this could very well be the beginning of a new golden age for the Boston Red Sox

Channel: MLB Vault

Views: 656,066

Rating: 4.8000593 out of 5

Keywords: Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, メジャー, ボストン, Baseball's Best Classic Games, レッドソックス, メジャーリーグ, 野球, 大リーグ, 野球速報, セントルイス, Boston Red Sox, カージナルス, セントルイス・カージナルス, ボストン・レッドソックス

Id: 1WIclwwPjm4

Length: 184min 24sec (11064 seconds)

Published: Sat Sep 18 2010

Reddit Comments

[u/pop_pop_dude]

I've seen this a hundred times and it still brought a tear to my eye. Have an upvote!

[u/walkalong]

"Back to Foulke, Red Sox fans have longed to hear it: The Boston Red Sox are World Champions!"

That will always give me chills.

[u/wattsie247]

Foulke's so worried about messing up that underhand toss he almost doesn't throw it

[u/Ashhh]

What I remember best was during game 3 of the ALCS when the red sox where down big, there was an in game add for a hospital which was supposed to list a player's injury as part of the advertisement. They went with the Red Sox fan's broken hearts. I remember being so pissed off (after the 2003 debacle)... When things turned around at the end of game 4, it was this weird whirlwind of 8 wins in something like 13 days and it was over.

And under a red eclipse moon. It was perfect (except for Drew Barrymore running onto the field).

1986, I had just turned 10 when the Sox lost and devastated me. 2004, my stepson was 10 and we got to enjoy that win together.

Sports can be an amazing bonding moment.

[u/zamboniman46]

i'll never forget that. I was 14 when they won. After 2003 I thought i was in for a lifetime of disappointment like everyone else. Then I get 2 WS in 4 years!

[u/mschlech]

Yea upvotes galore for this one.

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thank you for that.

[u/Geordielass]

My Dr who I see for my foot is married to Foulke's sister. I was lucky enough to get a signed lithograph from Foulke. There's only ten of them, apparently. I had my twin boys the night they won that pennant.