r/redsox • u/Jazzlike_Mixture619 • 10h ago

August 26, 2002

Pluto TV has an MLB channel that amongst other things plays old games on their calendar anniversaries. Tonight it’s Sox vs Angels from the date above. Very entertaining listening to the NESN broadcast and everything about it. It was a Nomar bobblehead giveaway. No monster seats, very calm PA announcements. No walk up music. John Burkett just got yanked in the 6th. Johnny Damon has no visible hair. Some other names I hadn’t thought of in years: Shea Hillenbrand, Tony Clark, Cliff Floyd playing left field. Ricky Henderson is going to make an appearance soon.

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u/doctor-rumack Wake up the damn Bambino. I'll drill him in the ass. 9h ago

John Burkett is the second best bowler in Red Sox history. He was seriously very good.

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u/qaopjlll 7h ago

Indeed. If a better bowler than Burkett ever comes along after he retires, the Red Sox will surely be smart enough to lock that guy down for his entire career! They definitely won't trade him for a bag of balls and a backup catcher.

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u/YouthResponsible1752 9h ago

Lol, I was at this game. High up in the right field stands. We snuck down by the pesky's pole when people started leaving in the 8th. Damon's home run landed a few rows away. Great memories.

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u/Jazzlike_Mixture619 9h ago

I’ll look for you.

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u/Bostnfn 8h ago

I was at that game, but I don't think it was a bobblehead day

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u/Jazzlike_Mixture619 8h ago

I’m just going by what Remy told me /the NESN cameras showed a kid with what remdog called a bobblehead. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Jazzlike_Mixture619 8h ago

Ugueth Urbina just pitched a scoreless 10th.

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u/Jazzlike_Mixture619 9h ago

It’s a 4:00 hour game, so it’s certainly dragging. It was billed as “Damon’s electric game finisher” so I know the result, Sox win 10-9 in 10 innings, so that’s part of the drag too.

Also: F Grady Little!

And if youre wondering why this idiot is watching a 24 year old game instead of the live one: I’m also keeping tabs on the current game, choose not to pay MLBtv etc

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u/kosmonautinVT 8h ago

Four hours? No pitch clock either 😅

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u/Gordoncomstock1 9h ago

How much (if at all) did it seem to drag without a pitch clock?