It wasn’t that Jimy sent me down. Varitek: So much of that goes to his competitiveness. They struck first on a David Justice sacrifice fly off Ramón Martínez in the fourth, but, after shutting out the Red Sox for four innings, starting pitcher Dave Burba left with a strained forearm. In the fifth, after walking Manny Ramirez, Martinez encountered Thome, who seemed to be the Indians’ only hope of lifting them to victory. It has been replicated only once since then, by Enrique Hernandez of the Dodgers in Game 5 of the '17 NLCS against the Cubs. That’s when I took off for the bullpen. Also, he has been flashing some leather in the outfield and some sweet celebration dance moves on the field. Kenny Lofton, Cleveland’s speedy leadoff man and spark plug, hit a grounder to the right side that first baseman Mike Stanley made a diving stop on. He got let go, it wasn’t even his fault. It was a nasty day.

For context, David Cone finished second in the AL that year with a 3.44 ERA, and the Majors-wide mark was 4.71, still the second highest of any season since 1901. That was a first-class lineup he shut down.

Mariano Rivera got the series-winning save in the ninth. In the top of the seventh, O’Leary gave him one, again attacking the first pitch he saw and taking reliever Paul Shuey out of the yard for a three-run homer. The Indians struck in the top of the first: Kenny Lofton hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on Roberto Alomar's groundout off Red Sox starter Kent Mercker, but in the bottom of the inning, John Valentin's two-run home run after a leadoff walk put the Red Sox up 2–1. Two outs later, Jim Thome's home run put the Indians up 3–2. That was remarkable. Actually, the same day of Game 5, that was the first time I had touched a ball afterward. [Thome] was aggressive. 1 Tampa Bay Rays (Blake Snell) vs. No. The Yankees played the Rangers, rather than the wild card Red Sox, because the Yankees and Red Sox are in the same division. Never threw him anything that was the same speed or the same location at any point, and he fell for it. After the Red Sox didn’t score in the top of the second, the Indians came back for two more when Travis Fryman knocked Saberhagen out of the game with a two-run homer. Omar Vizquel gave the Indians the lead when he tripled home Sandy Alomar, Jr. and Kenny Lofton. In the eighth, pitcher Paul Shuey allowed a walk and subsequent double before Scott Hatteberg's RBI single made it 22–6 Red Sox, Shuey then walked two to force in the Red Sox's last run while the Indians scored their last run of the game on a Wil Cordero home run in the ninth off Tom Gordon.

This time, he was not up to the challenge. He was a wide receiver and had a scholarship to Oregon State, but we took him in the 13th round and signed him. Back came Thome with another two-run shot to highlight a three-run third for the Indians against Derek Lowe, who had come on for Saberhagen. Bellinger's home run robbery, plucking what would have been a go-ahead shot by Tatis in the seventh inning of Game 2 of the National League Division Series, kept the Padres at bay -- barely -- and will take its place in Dodgers lore, particularly if L.A. wins it all. Dan Duquette, Red Sox general manager, '94-'01: The night before the game, we got off the elevator at the hotel, and he asked me if I thought he should pitch in the game. I’m extremely proud to have done it. The orders I have is that if you can pitch, you’re going to pitch toward the end of the game, if we need you to close the game." In Game 3, the Yankees took an early lead when Darryl Strawberry hit a three-run home run off Esteban Loaiza in the first inning. But Martinez doesn’t flinch when asked if Game 5 in Cleveland had an impact on the rest of his career. I heard it. Certainly, the Rays aren't desperate yet. That injury actually took a big chunk of my career. II … He would hit one more in his career. Next inning, Nixon's sacrifice fly with runners on first and third put the Red Sox up 8–2, then Valentine's second home run of the game increased the lead to 10–2. Strike two and get the ball right away. Duquette: Saberhagen’s shoulder was trash at that stage. I guess, between adrenaline, the little medications I took and the situation, it just made me forget. After Martinez induced a groundout from Alomar for the first of the 18 outs he would record, there was an unfortunate injury delay. Houston staved off elimination for the second straight game, as Carlos Correa hit a walk-off home run to give the Astros a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the ALCS. Just like against Nagy, I was going to take three healthy swings, and once again I caught it on the first pitch, and it actually barely got over because I thought it was going to go off the fence. Duquette: Troy O’Leary’s performance was a personal favorite of mine because I saw him play in high school when I was the scouting director for the Brewers. Elite, when you’re probably at 60 percent, 50 percent. ", the Red Sox had a late-night flight to catch to New York for ALCS Media Day the next day. You’re supposed to go in.

Even their wild-card series came against a sub-.500 Brewers team, then they beat a Padres team basically without its top two starting pitchers. Williams went on to win the AL Manager of the Year Award in ’99, and he clearly had the respect of his players. I wasn’t able to do a lot of work in between.

Meanwhile, with Martinez unavailable for the start of the game, Bret Saberhagen -- who had shoulder issues of his own -- got the nod for Boston.

Martinez: I’ve never been in more pain once the plane took off. He catches a lot of heat from Dodgers fans, and some of his decisions in postseasons past have been questionable, but this one has been on the players. A lead-off home run by John Valentin untied the score for the Red Sox in the bottom of the sixth, but his error on Manny Ramirez's groundout with runners on first and third tied it back 3–3 in the top of the seventh. I’m a firm believer that that ability to come back that night is why this organization has had so much success since. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers (Dustin May), 9:08 p.m. ET in Arlington, Texas. After Nixon walked with two outs to load the bases, Offerman's single scored one, then Valentin's double cleared the bases, making the score 15–2. If the Astros hadn't scored in the bottom of the ninth, manager Dusty Baker said the Astros would have used Game 6 starter Framber Valdez in the 10th inning. His team relied on him to be where we are and he’s not at 100 percent, and he finds a way to get out there, and he dominates on top of it. With runners on first and third, Wil Cordero and Richie Sexson hit back-to-back RBI singles; after Jim Thome walked to load the bases, John Wasdin relieved Wakefield, who faced 4 hitters and retired none, and allowed a sacrifice fly to Travis Fryman, then walked Sandy Alomar to reload the bases. Corral Voldemort! And on a football Sunday, they smashed the Indians by a football score of 23-7. "1999 ALDS - Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees - Game 1", "1999 ALDS - Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees - Game 2", "1999 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers - Game 3", "1999 ALDS - Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians - Game 1", "1999 ALDS - Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians - Game 2", "1999 ALDS - Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox - Game 3", "1999 ALDS - Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox - Game 4", "1999 ALDS - Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians - Game 5", "Pedro Martinez: 'I Put My Career In Jeopardy' In Game 5 Of 1999 ALDS", "Tough-as-nails Pedro Martinez shook off a back injury and fired six no-hit innings in Game 5 of the 1999 ALDS", Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning, Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie, Babe Ruth's 573-foot home run into Alligator Farm, 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty (2001), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999_American_League_Division_Series&oldid=983418236, Baseball in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, October 1999 sports events in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 03:25. Thome, Indians infielder/DH, '91-'02: I’ll be honest, I felt really good that whole series. Ricky Ledée's RBI double gave the Yankees the lead in the seventh. At that time, the medicine, probably the two Aleves, went away. In 2001, they came back and won the division, but I wasn’t here.

They were really out to beat us. He could do so many things for our club.

They haven't been able to string together many rallies unless a home run is included. That was one of those special days where you don’t know for sure you’re going to do anything special, but I just felt great, and that’s how it played itself out. Martinez: Saberhagen is one of my favorites of all time. He pitched. The 1996 Major League Baseball season was the final season of play before the beginning of Interleague play the following season.It ended with the New York Yankees defeating the defending champion Atlanta Braves in six games for the World Series title, the Yankees first championship since 1978.

Martinez struck out Vizquel on four pitches, completing an amazing six innings of no-hit ball. Rate 5 stars Rate 4 stars Rate 3 stars Rate 2 stars Rate 1 star . 6 Houston Astros (Framber Valdez), 6:07 p.m. That’s one thing in October you don’t want to hear. I would have loved to see what Trackman would have had on him. We end up being eliminated with our luggage being ready to go. Duquette: Pedro was clearly in charge because it was his career and only he knew how he was feeling, but he stepped up. The Rays, however, are hitting just .200/.285/.363 in the series. They thought I was going to be the 98[-mph] guy that they were used to seeing, and I never changed my approach, and neither did they.

What I did was play around the edges, see if the umpire would kind of bear with me, and I got away with some great pitches. In Game 2, Rick Helling went against Andy Pettitte. Great player. We were just blown away. Mariano Rivera retired the side in order for the Game 2 save. In the bottom of the inning, three consecutive singles put the Red Sox back in front, then Trot Nixon's double scored two.

pic.twitter.com/FIOqURwOSn. Given the extraordinary depth Snitker has, that strategy can work, although it helps knowing you have Max Fried in your back pocket for Game 6. The 1999 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 1999 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 5, and ended on Monday, October 11, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.The teams, which were identical to those qualifying in 1998, were: Indeed, 71.4% of their runs in the postseason have come via the home run.

The MLB postseason is down to the final four.

The last pitch was a cutter, coming down and in, and he swung right through it. While on his way to the Hall of Fame, Martinez was otherworldly in '99, Thome: We’re all family. Varitek: He was going to pitch backwards. Next inning, the Indians loaded the bases off John Wasdin on two walks and a hit when Alomar's sacrifice fly scored Travis Fryman. When he sniffs blood, he goes. In the third, however, John Valentin's groundout with runners on first and third cut the Indians' lead to 5–3. Martinez: I said, "No, I’m going to try it now. Instant classic. 1999 ALDS (3–0): New York Yankees over Texas Rangers. Thome: Very tough. People were crying, too. The higher seed (in parentheses) had the home field advantage (Games 1, 2 and 5 at home), which was determined by playing record. They always mention Johnny Damon. Twenty-one years later, here is a look back at a memorable night at Jacobs Field through the eyes of several of the key participants. It was unfortunate we weren’t able to do it in consecutive games or more than once in that series.

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