{"id":74,"date":"2008-09-23T16:06:18","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T00:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/?p=74"},"modified":"2009-07-13T12:55:56","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T20:55:56","slug":"first-ever-night-game-sees-plenty-of-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/2008\/09\/23\/first-ever-night-game-sees-plenty-of-fireworks\/","title":{"rendered":"First Ever Night Game Sees Plenty of Fireworks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/images\/92308\/shot0052.png\" alt=\"Game\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a rainout yesterday, the player were eager to get back on the field and play ball, and did they ever.  In the first ever Bad News Baseball night game, the atmosphere was electrifying.  It seemed nearly every fan walked away with a home run ball as 10 balls left the field of play, with three players going yard twice (Casear, Gordon, and Bert).  L.A. was in true form tonight, swinging for the fences and rallying comebacks.  Minnesota, better known for their speed, was crushing the ball as well, matching L.A.&#8217;s power every step of the way.  In a game featuring 5 home runs and 15 hits for each team, 4 lead changes, and ninth inning heroics, it&#8217;s no wonder this game went into extra innings.<\/p>\n<p><!--more Click here to read more and see highlight of the game! --><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            function startGallery_5() { \n              var myGallery = new gallery($(\"myGallery_5\"), {                  timed: true,         showCarousel: false,         showInfopane: true,           showArrows: true,           embedLinks: true, slideInfoZoneOpacity: 0.80, delay: 7000, defaultTransition: \"fadebg\"   });\n              \n              document.getElementById(\"myGallery_5\").style.display = \"block\";\n           }\n            window.addEvent(\"domready\", startGallery_5);\n          <\/script>\n         <div style=\"width: 480px; height: 450px; border:0px solid; margin:0px auto; clear:both;\"><div id=\"myGallery_5\" class=\"myGallery\" style=\"display:none; width: 480px !important; height: 450px !important;\"><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> A slugfest by two powerhouses ends in extra innings.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0052.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0052.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0052.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Gordon starts the game with a bang, a 2-run first inning shot.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0001.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0001.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0001.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Ceasar returns the favor in bottom half of the inning with a homer of his own.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0005.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0005.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0005.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Lance ties it up in the second inning.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0006.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0006.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0006.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Allstar catcher Ernest opens it up in the seventh with a lead-changing two-run homer.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0010.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0010.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0010.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Not to be outdone by Ernest, L.A. catcher Brooks (also an allstar), fires back in the bottom of the seventh.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0039.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0039.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0039.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Shayne caps a four run seventh with yet another of the night's ten home runs.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0040.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0040.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0040.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Minnesota battled back in the eighth with four runs to take back the lead.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0041.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0041.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0041.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Caesar hits his second home run of the night, tying the game at 9 apiece in the bottom of the ninth.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0042.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0042.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0042.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Gordon wastes no time in grabbing his second home run of the night in the tenth inning.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0043.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0043.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0043.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Rocky watches as Bert's second home run of the night becomes a souvenir.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0045.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0045.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0045.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Minnesota doubles up L.A. to end this nail-biter in the tenth.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0048.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0048.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0048.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Minnesota fans were electrified, celebrating all the way home!<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0049.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0049.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0049.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"imageElement\">  <h3> September 23, 2008 - First Night Game<\/h3>  <p style=\"color: #FFF000;\"> Bert and Gordon celebrate their four combined home runs on the night.<\/p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0050.png\" title=\"open image\" class=\"open\"><\/a>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/shot0050.png\" class=\"full\" \/>  <img src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/92308\/thumbs\/thumbs_shot0050.png\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>With such well-matched lineups, we have to look at the bullpens to see how Minnesota emerged victorious.  Minnesota&#8217;s staff struck out 9 L.A. batters to only 3 K&#8217;s by L.A.&#8217;s normally dominant staff.  As the game wore on, both bullpens were depleted as all twelve available pitchers were used, but L.A. closer Matt, having already pitched the ninth, had nothing left in the tank by the tenth inning.  &#8220;Honestly, I was on empty, literally no stamina left in me,&#8221; said Matt.  Minnesota&#8217;s four tenth inning runs seemingly put away L.A. for good, but the bottom of L.A.&#8217;s order didn&#8217;t go down without a fight.  &#8220;I know how Matt feels.  I didn&#8217;t have much left in me either.  With runners on first and third, I was fortunate enough to get that double-play to end it.  I don&#8217;t know how much longer I could have gone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow is a travel day and these players, especially the pitchers, will need the day off.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.badnewsbaseball.com\/images\/out\/OutLASmall.gif\" alt=\"Out\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tim: Wins by 4 runs ($0.25 + $0.20), 5 K&#8217;s ($0.25), 5 HRs ($0.25), B2B HRs ($0.25) = $1.20<br \/>\nDavey: 5 HR ($0.25) = $0.25<br \/>\nTotal: Davey owes Tim $0.95<br \/>\nLifetime: Tim owes Davey $1.55<\/p>\n<p>Series Lifetime: Tim 3, Davey 4<br \/>\nK&#8217;s Lifetime: Tim: 32, Davey 40<br \/>\nHR Lifetime: Tim 13, Davey 17<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a rainout yesterday, the player were eager to get back on the field and play ball, and did they ever. In the first ever Bad News Baseball night game, the atmosphere was electrifying. 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