Locked On Mariners - Daily Podcast On the Seattle Mariners - A Classic Fall Classic: 2004

Episode Date: November 26, 2020

The 2004 World Series is the subject today, a Fall Classic featuring two historic franchises -- the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. Neither team had won the Series in a while, with Boston not having won it in 86 years. (St. Louis had last won in 1982.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome to Locked-on Mariners, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. Here's your host, D.C. Lundberg. Yeah, yes indeed. Just another one of those weeks where nothing is getting on track. I am still D.C. Lundberg, however, still existing somehow. And this is Locked-on Mariner's, still part of the Locked-on Podcast Network. Please remember to download, rate, and subscribe to this program using any podcasting app that you personally care to use. Ask your smart device to play Lockdown Mariners podcast or any program here on the Lockdown Network.

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But today we're going to be talking about the 2004 World Series, which had very historical significance. In it were the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. Both teams had been very, very strong in the several years preceding this one, but both of them failed to even make it to the World Series.

Boston hadn't been to the World Series since 1986 and hadn't won the damn thing since 18. Two years later, they sold Babe Ruth's contract to the New York Yankees and thus the curse of the Bambino was born. The Cardinals, on the other hand, hadn't been to the World Series since 1987 and hadn't won it since 1982. In the National League Championship Series, the Cardinals and Astros went to the full seven games.

Game six went 12 innings. and the Cardinals took Game 7 advancing them to the World Series. Over in the American League, this series also went the full seven games, with Boston taking it four games to three over their bitter rivals, the New York Yankees. This was a great American League championship series, even though Game 7 was a 10-3 final, ended on a blowout. The rest of the series, very, very exciting. Game 1 of this World Series took place on October 23rd in Fenway Park.

in front of 35,000, 35 fans. Boston would explode in the bottom half of the very first inning. Johnny Damon would lead off against Woody Williams with a double. Orlando Cabrera would then walk. Many Ramirez would fly out and then David Ortiz, Big Poppy, three-run home run, scoring Damon and Cabrera ahead of him, instant three-to-nothing lead. Kevin Malar would then double.

Trot Nixon would fly out, sending Malar to third base. Bill Miller would then hit a single of his own to score Millar and give the Red Sox a 4-0 lead. Doug Mirabelli would fan to end the inning, but a 4-0 lead after one inning, yeah, you'll take that pretty much any day of the week. Cardinals got one back in the bottom of the second inning, a Mike Methini sacrificed fly to score Jim Edmonds. Cardinals would get another one back in the third inning, with Larry Walker hitting a solo home run.

Red Sox would go off once again in the third. Johnny Damon would hit a groundball single through the hole, scoring Bill Miller. Very next hitter Orlando Cabrera hit a single of his own to score Doug Mirabelli. Manny Ramirez is then grounded into a force out, but Mark Bellhorn scored on the play. Three more runs across for the Red Sox, and they've now got a 7-2 lead. Cardinals would answer in the very next half inning, the top of the fourth. Tim Wakefield wound up walking the bases loaded with nobody out. With the bases loaded, Mike Methini stepped up to the plate and hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Jim Edmonds.

However, Reggie Sanders also scored on the play on an error by the first baseman who was trying to throw the ball to third. The run that Sanders scored is not an RBI, so Mathini's only credited with one. Very next hitter was So Taguchi, who grounded out to the third baseman and Tony Womack scored on that play. That brought the Cardinals to within two runs and a 7 to 5 score. Edgar Rentaria would then also walk and that would end Tim Wakefield's day. He would be replaced by Bronson Arroyo, who retired the next two hitters to end the inning. In the sixth inning against Arroyo, the Cardinals would tie it up. Edgar Renterea doubled in Soto, who would then score on a Larry Walker double, 7-7 to score at this time.

Red Sox would take the lead in the bottom of the seventh. Mani Ramirez hit a single to center field to score Mark Bellhorn, and the very next hitter, David Ortiz, would single in Orlando Cabrera. 9-7 the lead at this time, which the Cardinals tied right back up the next half frame. Edgar Renteria once again doing the damage, singling home pinch runner Jason Marquis. I will take this opportunity to remind you, Jason Marquis, was a pitcher. Larry Walker was the next batter, and he would reach on an error by the left fielder. Roger Sedaniel would score on the play, an unearned run, but nonetheless the game was tied at nine apiece. The very next half inning after that, bottom of the eighth inning.

With one out, Jason Veritech reached base on an error by the shortstop. Next batter was Mark Bellhorn, who immediately made the Cardinals pay. He hit a two-run home run to give his team an 11-9 lead, and that 11-9 lead would prove to be the final score. Pitching was certainly not at a premium. in this game. Game two would take place the very next day in Fenway Park in front of 35,000 and one fans. Red Sox got on the board in the very first inning once again, with Jason Veritec hitting a two-run triple to score both Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz. In the top of the fourth inning, Albert Pujols

would score on a fielding error by the third baseman. That run was unearned, and the only run the Cardinals would score that inning. Red Sox will get two more back in the very next half frame, Mark Bellhorn at the dish, hitting a double to play Kevin Millar and Bill Miller. Four to one the score at this point, which the Red Sox would extend in the bottom of the sixth inning. Orlando Cabrera with a two-run single to score Trott Nixon and Johnny Damon. Cardinals got one back on a sacrifice fly by Scott Roland to score Edgar Renteria in the eighth inning to bring the score to six to two, which wound up being the final. Kurt Schilling started for the Red Sox. Pitched six innings gave up a run. It was not earned. Only walked one, only allowed four hits. Starting for the Cardinals, Matt Morris, not his best effort.

Four in a third innings, four hits, four runs all earned. He walked four. He did strike out three. The Red Sox as a team only walked two. Their other walk being issued by former Mariner, Mike Timlin. We'll get to the rest of the series in just a little bit, but first this from Bilt Bar. Ladies and gentlemen, I have no idea what I can say about Belt Bar that has not already been said. There is Scring, Scriboglurg, but that doesn't make any sense. So I'll just reiterate that they are great tasting protein bars covered in 100% real chocolate. They're gluten-free. They're obviously high in protein.

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So keep it appropriate. Locked on Mariners at gmail.com. I think that's the third time I've mentioned the email address, so I will do so no more. I will just say that we're going to continue looking back at the 2004 World Series following the following. Welcome to the second half of Locked-on Mariners. Here once again is your host, D.C. Lundberg.

Yes, indeed. Thank you very much. Joey Martin. We are back here on Locked-on Mariners. 2004 World Series is the World Series we're talking about today. We've gone through game one. We've gone through game two, which obviously brings us to game three. Red Sox have two games to none lead over the St. Louis Cardinals at this particular point in time as the series shifts to Bush Stadium. Game three would take place on October 26th in front of 52,000, 154.

fans in Bush Stadium. Red Sox would get started very early, with Manny Ramirez hitting a solo home run off Jeff Supon in the first inning. They'd add another run in the fourth inning, Bill Miller scoring on a Trot Nixon single. And they'd add two more in the fifth, an RBI single by Manny Ramirez to score Johnny Damon, and an RBI single by Bill Miller to score Orlando Cabrera. Four nothing is to score at this point, and the Cardinals wouldn't get on the board until the ninth inning. Larry Walker would hit a solo home run in that ninth inning, but that would be far from enough as the Red Sox take this one as well by a four to one final. Cardinals could only muster four hits of Pedro Martinez, Mike Timlin, and Keith Fulke. Pedro went seven innings. Three of those hits he would give up. He'd

walk only two and strike out six. Timlin would not allow a thing in his one inning of work. And Keith Fulke would allow that home run, but he would also strike out two batters. Jeff Sue, The Cardinals had a rough day at the office. Four and two-thirds innings, eight hits, four runs, they were all earned. One walk, four strikeouts. He'd give up one home run. The Red Sox only walked two as a pitching staff, and they were both issued by Pedro. While the Cardinals walked five, Jeff Supon, issuing four of those free passes.

Which brings us to the potentially historic game four, still in Bush Stadium. October 27, 2004, Ono Domini. And just like every other game in this series, the Red Sox score in the very first inning. As a matter of fact, they would score during the first at-bat, as Johnny Damon would lead off the game with the solo home run. The Red Sox would tack on two more in the third. Trott Nixon scoring David Ortiz and Jason Veritech on a double. Former Mariner Derek Lowe got the starting assignment for the Red Sox.

He'd go seven strong innings, allow only three hits a walk and four strikeouts. No runs. Jason Marquis didn't do poorly. He'd pitch six innings, give up six hits. Three runs, they were all earned, one home run. He would walk five, however, and strike out four. And those three runs would prove to be all that the Red Sox needed. With that three-run lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning,

Keith Folk replaces Alan Embry on the mound. Albert Pujols, the great Albert Pujols, led off with a single. Scott Rowland then flew out, and Jim Edmunds, struck out. During the first pitch of the at-mat to Edgar Renteria, Albert Pujols would take second base on defensive indifference. And then, ladies and gentlemen, I had something of a premonition. I said out loud, this is it, because I felt like the World Series was going to end on this next pitch. And I was right. Edgar Rentaria grounded out to pitch or Fult, who threw on to first base to retire Rentaria and give the Boston

Redstocks, their first victory in 86 years. The Curse of the Bambino had finally been put to rest. 3-0-0-0-the-final score in this game. Cardinals only mustered four hits, as I mentioned. The Red Sox just had the appearance of a team of destiny, especially after their ALCS win over the Yankees, and particularly after that first game where they won that seesaw battle 11 to 9 over the Cardinals.

They seemingly had the series in hand after that, even though games 3 and 4 were very hard-fought exciting content. World Series MVP is Manny Ramirez. Both teams remained dominant forces for years to come, and both have since won another World Series championship. Well, gang, that's just about going to do it for this episode. I hope you like this look back at the 2004 World Series, kind of looking at some more recent history than we've been looking at.

And again, I apologize for the inconsistent scheduling of this program. I'm hoping that that can change at the beginning of next week. I can't promise. I am doing my best to get this show out on time, ladies and gentlemen. A lot of outside influences have been preventing that, and I am very, very sorry. Over the weekend, we're going to have a series of guest hosts look back at some World Series.

I'm not sure if we're having a show tomorrow or not, but we'll definitely be back by Friday. And to be perfectly honest, I don't know who's going to be hosting that one, and obviously I don't know which World Series it's going to be. Please don't let that stop you from downloading rating and subscribe to this program, however, using any podcasting app that may happen to spring to mind.

Look for us in a new podcasting app you can think of. Follow us on Twitter at L.O. underscore Mariners and follow me on Twitter at D.C. underscore Lundberg as well. Thank you again for listening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for staying with us during this period of inconsistency is the best I can describe it at this point. I do hope you've been enjoying this series, and I hope you enjoy the next look back at another fall classic.

This is Joey Martin speaking for Locked-on Mariners, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network. Thank you.