The North Side has the
Homer in the Gloamin'. Now the South Side has "Gloadin' with 'em Loaded."
It appeared that this game was going to go the way of the first Freddy Garcia-Erik Bedard match-up, with Garcia allowing a gob of runs early and Bedard hitting his spots. Then Paul Konerko fouls a ball off his shin and Ross Gload enters the game in the fifth inning.
Seemed innocuous enough, but with the Orioles up 4-2 in the ninth, Chris Ray allowed back-to-back singles to pinch hitters Scott Podsednik (2-for-8 now), and Rob Mackowiak (
see????). Tadahito Iguchi bunted them over, and after Ray walked Jim Thome intentionally to load the bases...
...up comes Ross Gload, homerless since September of 2004, and what does he do? Goes opposite field on a 3-2 pitch for a go-ahead grand slam. Bobby Jenks pitches a perfect ninth for the first time
since July 1, and the Sox end a three-game losing streak in dramatic fashion.
I only wish I could've seen this game. Or that it could've been delayed a game so I would've been there in person. But go crazy, folks! Go crazy!*
Record: 60-41 |
Box score |
Play-by-play*By "Go crazy," I mean, "Feel free to mention any personal observations since I missed this one.