That Day
I saw the Lugnuts play the Cedar Rapids Kernels, a California Angels affiliate, on August 29, 2000. Not only did I not have a good camera, but also I arrived in the 3rd inning, so I didn�t keep score. I have the next day�s newspaper account and the box score, but they don�t always tell the whole story. For instance, although this is not mentioned in the paper, I believe that both starting pitchers had no hitters into the 5th. (At least one did, I�m sure. Anyway, they each pitched 8 innings.) In the top of the 6th, with Kernels on 1st and 2nd, the Lugnuts turned a triple play, the first one in team history and the first one I ever saw. (My son turned one recently in our town�s baseball league. He caught a line drive and stepped on 1st for 2 of the 3 outs.) Lansing scored a few runs, but Cedar Rapids tied it in the top of the 8th on a 2-run HR by third baseman Miguel Ortiz. Lansing took the lead in the bottom of the 8th on a double by third baseman Ryan Gripp to win, 3-2. |
