Retweet of the Day - October 24, 2013

The Boston Red Sox plucked the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-1, in Game 1 of the 2013 World Series at Fenway Park last night. There were very few things that went right for St. Louis. Shaky pitching and sloppy play on defense put the Cardinals in an early hole from which they would never recover.

There was one highlight, though. In the bottom of the second innings, with the Red Sox already leading 4-0, Boston designated hitter David "Big Papi" Ortiz hit a 1 RBI sacrifice fly to right field with the bases loaded to drive in catcher David Ross. It would have been Papi's second grand slam of the playoffs if not for a remarkable catch by Cardinals right fielder Carlos Beltran.

If this situation smacks of something familiar, it is because it is familiar. Torii Hunter of the Detroit Tigers made a bold effort to rob Ortiz of his Grand Slam that tied Game 2 of the American League Championship Series. Hunter flipped over the short outfield wall, right in front of a police officer in the bullpen who cheered the home run  first and helped the clearly endangered Hunter later (if at all).

Today's retweet is from MLB Memes (@MLBMeme): 

"Carlos Beltran and Torii Hunter. Know the difference! #WorldSeries . pic.twitter.com/7JiBq1FPYU"

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Retweet of the Day - October 15, 2013

Game 2 of the American League Championship series offered the drama that we seek in October baseball. Trailing 5-1 in the bottom of the 8th inning with two outs and in danger of dropping their second game in a row at home, an omen of doom in a seven game series in any sport, David "Big Papi" Ortiz stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and delivered a game-tying Grand Slam off Joaquin Benoit.

Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter experienced the old "insult to injury" cliche' first hand. Hunter came inches away from robbing Ortiz but instead missed the ball, flipped over the bullpen wall in the outfield, and scraped his head. Red Sox players, almost immediately upon realizing that tere was an injured player, went over to tend to Hunter, who was able to return to the game. The police officer in the bullpen was a bit more caught up in the moment. He was seen cheering throughout the ordeal.

Today's retweet, by Sue Collins Shand (‏@SueShand) illustrates how that non-reaction by the cop played out on television: 

"Notice the fat cop jumping up and down in the bullpen as Torii Hunter laid there? Way to protect and serve Bubba #haveanotherdoughnut" 

Maybe he just didn't see Hunter #smh.

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