September 01, 2004

Cleveland 22, NY Yankees 0

ap recap :: box score :: game log :: last year

Just when you think that you know what's going to happen, the Indians come out of nowhere (again), this time to demolish Yankees pitching while holding their offense scoreless. This game marked the worst loss in Yankees franchise history. Omar Vizquel tied the record for hits in 9 innings with 6. Two batters (Hafner and Gerut) hit 3-run homeruns in the 9th. It was, to say the least, a tremendous outing. Read more if you like :)

I found Mike Bauman's article particularly good.

You know, this would be a chance for the Cleveland kids to get their feet wet, playing against the big guys, at their place. This was the kind of thing that would be a growth experience. Even if it was not at all likely to be successful, the experience would undoubtedly serve the young fellows well in some future campaign.

The Indians, after all, were on an eight-game losing streak in the Bronx. They had not won here since 2001. In the interim, they were not supposed to win here. They were rebuilding, retrenching, retooling. Tuesday night, they were beyond those building block steps. They were just hitting. And Jake Westbrook, once the property of the Yankees, was throwing seven shutout innings

Posted by Elizabeth at September 1, 2004 11:34 AM
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