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Christopher Hammond
10.06.04
Was yesterday not the best day in Baseball?
The Red Sox beat the Angel in Cali.
The Yankees lost to the Twins in NY!!!
Oh, and I went to the Cardinals game in which they beat the Dodgers! Here are 250 photos I took, I got 3 of the 5 homerun swings I think, possibly 4 of 5, need to check....
Christopher Hammond
10.16.04
That's right, the Sox are on their way back. I'm sitting here in my new RS Jersey I got in the mail on Friday! Go...
Christopher Hammond
10.16.04
Game is now 4-3! Go Red...
Christopher Hammond
10.17.04
They still have a chance, it's tied 4-4 in the top of the 10th right...
Christopher Hammond
10.18.04
I have my first complaint about directTV and it's a huge one! I can't watch the Sox game tonight!!!! More to come after the game is over, watchin it on mlb.com right now, on a darn...
Christopher Hammond
10.18.04
It took 14 innings, but David Ortiz won another one! Walk off single scores Damon and wins the game!
It's time to make history boys, here's to the Red Sox winning 2 more and being the first team to come back from 0-3 in a 7 game...
Christopher Hammond
10.19.04
ESPN has a poll going today about the ALCS with two games left, here are the results so far.
1) Who wins the ALCS?
46.7%
Red Sox in seven
37.5%
Yankees in six
15.7%
Yankees in seven
2) Which is more unstable right now?
63.4%
Yankees relief (Tom Gordon, Esteban Loaiza, Paul Quantrill, Mariano Rivera)
36.6%
Red Sox starters (Bronson Arroyo, Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling, Tim Wakefield)
3) Rain may postpone Game 6. Do the Sox still have a chance if rain breaks their momentum?
44.9%
Yes, a day of rest would help the Sox, too.
29.8%
No, the Sox need to ride the energy and beat up on a tired Yankee pen.
25.3%
It doesn't matter, the Sox don't have a chance to win two in the Bronx either way.
4) What happens to Curt Schilling in Game 6?
47.1%
He'll give up some runs in four or five innings
36.6%
He'll pitch effectively deep into the game
16.3%
He'll be gone in less than four innings
5) What was the biggest factor in Boston's Game 5 win?
49.2%
Strong relief from Arroyo and Wakefield
39.4%
David Ortiz's clutch hits (3-6, 3 RBI)
11.4%
Weak relief from Gordon and Loaiza
6) Does Derek Jeter get ''reputation'' calls from umpires on defensive plays?
70.1%
Yes
29.9%
No
Total Votes:...
Christopher Hammond
10.19.04
Let tonight be a step into history, and tomorrow be the giant leap into the history books for the Red...
Christopher Hammond
10.19.04
Dirty yankees fans are making the field a mess. A-Rod, you were out, you swatted, let's get this game over...
Christopher Hammond
10.20.04
Looks like the momentum has shifted and the voting has changed a bit in this latest poll!
Vote: ALCS Best Ever?
Can Red Sox win in 7?
Thank you for voting. See below for the results from across SportsNation.Your responses in bold text.
1) Where does the 2004 ALCS rank among the greatest series of all-time?
51.3%
It's top 3
40.1%
It's the greatest ever
8.6%
It's good but not great
2) What is your reaction to Curt Schilling's performance in Game 6?
44.0%
Gutsiest thing I've ever seen
25.9%
Almost up there with Willis Reed
23.1%
He was tougher than I anticipated
6.9%
He's a good pitcher, so what's the big deal?
3) What was your reaction to Alex Rodriguez and the interference call in the eighth inning of Game 6?
63.9%
He was trying to cheat and should be embarrassed
36.1%
He just reacted in the heat of the moment
4) What will you remember most about Game 6?
38.0%
Curt Schilling's pitching performance
23.5%
Alex Rodriguez interference
17.3%
Curt Schilling's bloody sock
14.8%
Riot police taking the field in 8th inning
6.3%
Mark Bellhorn's home run bouncing off fan onto the field
5) Will Pedro Martinez pitch at any point in Game 7?
56.8%
Yes
43.2%
No
6) Who will be the MVP of Game 7?
39.8%
David Ortiz
16.5%
Manny Ramirez
12.8%
Other
8.9%
Derek Lowe
7.4%
Tim Wakefield
4.7%
Derek Jeter
3.5%
Keith Foulke
2.6%
Alex Rodriguez
2.4%
Mariano Rivera
1.4%
Kevin Brown
7) Who do you want to win Game 7?
89.7%
Red Sox
10.3%
Yankees
8) Who will win Game 7?
76.2%
Red Sox
23.8%
Yankees
Total Votes:...
Christopher Hammond
10.21.04
A few days ago I lied, it wasn't the best day in baseball. Up to this point YESTERDAY was the best day in Baseball!
We spent yesterday afternoon at the Cardinals game 6 VS. The Astros. I took a couple hundred photos that I am currently uploading, I'll link to them in a bit when they are all uploaded.
After the game I went to the Sports Page out in Columbia Illinois for Krista's volleyball game, and to watch the Red Sox win game 7 of the ALCS! Johnny Damon sure woke up yesterday, 6 RBIs for the hairy man, a 2 run shot, and a 4 run dinger!!!! Go Red Sox!
Hopefully the Cardinals will win Game 7 of the NLCS tonight and then the Sox/Cards series will...
Christopher Hammond
10.21.04
Cardinals Red Sox in the World...
Christopher Hammond
10.23.04
Here begins what could be a very interesting week for Red Sox fans everywhere!
I'll be posting my thoughts on the week, and my experiences here in St. Louis. I have yet to procure any tickets to the World Series, but I'll be going down the the stadium each night trying to get tickets on the street.
Today (Saturday Game1) I was walking in West County mall, into one store and right back out. I got boo'd when I was walking in, and on the way out an older lady told me she hopes the Red Sox lose!
I then went to Shop-n-Save on Lindbergh in Soco, where I was almost run over by an older lady in a sedan, who knowingly saw me... Inside the store one of the employees said “Does Damon play for the Astros? Oh, that's a Red Sox Jersey, I can't believe he's wearing that” I don't know if she thought I couldn't hear, or didn't care. When checking out another employee came up to me and wished me luck, said she was a Cards fan but her daughter lives in Maine and is a Red Sox fan. On the way out a lady was finishing her cigarette, in front of her 12 year old (guess at the age) daughter, “Red Sox????” I just said, Yes....
This will be a fun week!...
Christopher Hammond
10.23.04
I went to Bill and Kathy's tonight, watched the Red Sox win game 1!!! 3 more to...
Christopher Hammond
10.24.04
If the 2004 World Series goes to Game 5, I'll be...
Christopher Hammond
10.25.04
Get your World Series tickets! Oh wait, I ALREADY HAVE THEM! :)
Auntie Carol and I are heading to Game 4 on Wednesday night! She's flying in Wednesday afternoon and out Thursday morning. I've also got a standing room only ticket to Game 5 if it is necessary on Thursday night.
I predicted this would be an expensive week, and it has proven to be so!
As for me complaining or gloating for the next year. It's not likely, I'll be on a Red Sox Fan high for a while, but I'm not one to make continual jabs, I only made one comment about the Yankees to Brian... And that was after the Sox came back from 0-3 to win the Series! I am still a Cardinals fan, I still have two hats, a Jersey, and who knows what other Paraphanalia, it is all just retired until after the World Series, this is the Red Sox year!
Let's do this one right Red Sox, we'd love to see it done in Four, but if it's done in 5 I'll be there...
Christopher Hammond
10.26.04
The Red Sox have won seven straight Playoff games. They are now 3-0 in the 2004 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Game 4 is Wednesday night, WATCH it! This is history...
Christopher Hammond
10.27.04
We ordered Chinese yesterday for lunch. It took 2 hours to get here, so it ended up being free.
In my fortune cookie it said “Your everlasting patience will be rewarded sooner or later” I don't think this cookie meant lunch yesterday, cause it had happened prior to opening the cookie. This cookie is for all of the Red Sox fans out there!
“Your everlasting patience will be rewarded sooner or later”
It's late enough, game...
Christopher Hammond
10.27.04
Who do you want them to win it...
Christopher Hammond
10.28.04
If you are looking to purchase the DVD of photos, you can get it on ebay.
I took 540+ photos at Game 4 of the 2004 World Series. I'll be selling a DVD of the photos later this week, but for now you can view them on this web site!
http://www.chrishammond.com/gallery/albums/55.aspx
I never thought I would see the Red Sox win a World Series, much less get to see it in person! More thoughts on the game and the Sox to come soon!
For the Gentleman that were sitting beside me and my Aunt, here are your photos
http://www.chrishammond.com/gallery/albums/55/4961.aspxhttp://www.chrishammond.com/gallery/albums/55/4962.aspxhttp://www.chrishammond.com/gallery/albums/55/4963.aspx
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If you are looking to purchase the DVD of photos, you can get it on...
Christopher Hammond
10.28.04
If you are looking to purchase the DVD of photos, you can get it on ebay.
Sent this out to a whole list of folks today, in case I missed anyone.
Hello Friends and Family!
Many of you I haven’t talked to in a long time, so here’s a quick update on where I am and what I am doing. I’m in St. Louis working for Emerging Technologies Group, programming web sites, loving what I do every day. I’m moving on November 1st to a new place about ½ a mile from work, if you want the address reply to this email and I’ll send it to you.
Now for the reason I am writing this email!
I bring to you good news!
I must say, I NEVER thought I would get to see a Red Sox World Series Championship, much less get the chance to see it in person!!!! I’ve watched more baseball this year than I have since I was a little boy, and probably even more than back then too.
Monday night I called Auntie Carol in Lexington, Mass. and told her to a flight get to St. Louis because I was going to get us Game 4 tickets. I got tickets from a season ticket holder here in St. Louis, got Carol a flight setup for Wednesday, and then proceeded to watch game 3 on Tuesday night from the couch. Throughout the whole series Sox fans have been nervous, the nervous wait, waiting for the Red Sox to screw it up, lose, and end the historic season in a miserable way. Game 3 was no different.
Watching Game 3 all I wanted was for them to win, so that Auntie Carol and I would have a chance to see Game 4, and see the Red Sox win it all here in St. Louis. They pulled it off and the World was abuzz about the Sox, and the fact that everyone thought it was a guarantee they would win it all. Maybe I was more nervous than most because I went to six Cardinals games this year all in which they won. Including Game 1 of the NLDS and Game 6 of the NLCS, and I know what the Cardinals bats can do, they can hurt you, and they could have hurt the Red Sox.
Carol landed about 3:30pm yesterday, I picked her up at the airport and was high fived and thumbs up’d by all the Sox fans walking around the airport, a change from the harassment I’d received from Cards fans on Saturday while walking around the mall in my Damon Jersey (see my blog link below to read about that)! We drove out to the stadium and found a nice free parking space which Josh Colwell showed me back in August when we saw the Cards beat the Mets, (http://www.chrishammond.com/gallery/albums/38.aspx). We walked up to the stadium and around to gate 7, near Stan the Man. We spent the next 45 to 60 minutes taking in the atmosphere, waiting for the gates to open. I also got a cool World Series blanket for signing up for a credit card, which will promptly be destroyed and cancelled when it arrives (you’re welcome mom).
Once the gates open we headed in to watch the Cardinals finish off batting practice and see the Sox take their practice. We got close to a few of the balls hit to right field, but nothing close enough to grab a hold of. It’s interesting watching people scramble and fight for a ball. We ran into Santa Clause there, he had a gift to be handed out later ( )! After watching most of BP we decided to venture up to our seats, 3 rows from the top in section 334. Not bad seats, but I can’t say that I’ve ever really had a bad seat at Busch (stadium). Before the game I took a photo or two of Albert (), I used to work with him at The Sporting News, he is the head photographer there, I also still occasionally play roller hockey with him.
I won’t go inning by inning, or pitch by pitch, but I will point out the photo of Johnny Damon, in his at bat that Won the World Series! () Johnny’s first inning, first at bat, home run won the game which ended 3-0 after nine. It was surprising the number of Red Sox fans at the game, there were probably 2-3 thousand, I think all of them stayed after the game to watch the celebrations. At the end of the game, everyone in the...
Christopher Hammond
10.28.04
Since that last entry is so long I wanted to relink to the entry before that for the two Boston fans who were sitting beside us at the game last night.
Also to link to a photo of me and Auntie Carol at the game....
Christopher Hammond
10.31.04
If you are looking to purchase the DVD of photos, you can get it on ebay.
I'll be touching up all the photos I took at the World Series and compiling a DVD for sale in the next few days. I'll post more information here when it is available!
If you are looking to purchase the DVD of photos, you can get it on...
Christopher Hammond
12.20.04
My 2004 World Series Photos DVD is for sale again on Ebay!
2004 World Series Photos...
Christopher Hammond
01.20.05
Looks like my visit to Fenway on Saturday while venturing around the city could be fruitful! Maybe I can get on a...
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