Comments on: trot http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/ Media, Baseball, Boston, the Red Sox, Music, Literature, and Mnookins Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:01:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jack http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6579 Jack Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:57:44 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6579 Of course with headlines like "I can't quit you" maybe I should amend my last post. Of course with headlines like “I can’t quit you” maybe I should amend my last post.

]]> By: Jack http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6578 Jack Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:56:56 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6578 Last post was on Tuesday. Either Seth's getting lazy or he met a girl. Last post was on Tuesday. Either Seth’s getting lazy or he met a girl.

]]> By: tmurph13 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6542 tmurph13 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:19:55 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6542 Remember the No Trot for Sammy kerfuffle a few years back? Did I think the Nation was nuts for not wanting to trade Trot for Sosa? You bet, little did I know they would be right for very different reasons! Good luck in your future endeavours Trot Nixon. Remember the No Trot for Sammy kerfuffle a few years back? Did I think the Nation was nuts for not wanting to trade Trot for Sosa? You bet, little did I know they would be right for very different reasons!

Good luck in your future endeavours Trot Nixon.

]]> By: HFXBOB http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6509 HFXBOB Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:44:52 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6509 Further on the catch Trot made in game 5, I remember that after the series Joe Torre singled out that play as a critical moment in the series. I think he said something to the effect that he was a bit shocked that Trot had caught it and looking back it seemed to show that the Sox were meant to win. I guess in a way it was our payback for the two improbable plays Lou Piniella made in right field in the 1978 playoff game. Further on the catch Trot made in game 5, I remember that after the series Joe Torre singled out that play as a critical moment in the series. I think he said something to the effect that he was a bit shocked that Trot had caught it and looking back it seemed to show that the Sox were meant to win. I guess in a way it was our payback for the two improbable plays Lou Piniella made in right field in the 1978 playoff game.

]]> By: kmjm http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6498 kmjm Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:59:16 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6498 Yes, branatical, that's exactly the defensive play I meant in my post above. That was his greatest moment- and too many people forget it. It surely was a series ending catch- without it, we lose. We've seen plenty of botched right field plays when Trot was out of the lineup. I'm pretty sure Wily Mo will never be the answer in Right or Left. And we are set at DH, agreed everyone? Or someday will we find a reason to bitch about Ortiz' shortcomings when we are through with him? So, the Sox move on without him- that's fine, but Trot should not be bad mouthed for what he wasn't. He was came up big on a play that really mattered to all of us. Yes, branatical, that’s exactly the defensive play I meant in my post above. That was his greatest moment- and too many people forget it. It surely was a series ending catch- without it, we lose.

We’ve seen plenty of botched right field plays when Trot was out of the lineup. I’m pretty sure Wily Mo will never be the answer in Right or Left. And we are set at DH, agreed everyone? Or someday will we find a reason to bitch about Ortiz’ shortcomings when we are through with him?

So, the Sox move on without him- that’s fine, but Trot should not be bad mouthed for what he wasn’t. He was came up big on a play that really mattered to all of us.

]]> By: branatical http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6465 branatical Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:18:12 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6465 Another great Trot Nixon moment was his sliding catch in the 6th inning of Game 5 of the 2004 ALCS that robbed Hideki Matsui of what could have been a series-ending hit. The Yankees had just gone up 4-2 on a Derek Jeter double that scored three runs. Jeter advanced to third on the throw. Pedro then hit A-Rod who advanced to second when Martinez walked Sheffield. Up comes Hideki Matsui. Pedro's pitch count was up there and we all know how Matsui owns Pedro. Francona didn't budge and on Pedros' 111th pitch, Matsui scorched a liner that Trot somehow was able to make a sliding play on. The hit would have probably scored three more runs and probably would have put the nail in the coffin. But Trot was there to save the day for everyone, including Francona who would have surely gone down in Grady Little history. Whether you love him, hate him or just plain respect him, Trot was a quintessential Red Sox member of that now bygone era. Another great Trot Nixon moment was his sliding catch in the 6th inning of Game 5 of the 2004 ALCS that robbed Hideki Matsui of what could have been a series-ending hit.

The Yankees had just gone up 4-2 on a Derek Jeter double that scored three runs. Jeter advanced to third on the throw. Pedro then hit A-Rod who advanced to second when Martinez walked Sheffield. Up comes Hideki Matsui. Pedro’s pitch count was up there and we all know how Matsui owns Pedro. Francona didn’t budge and on Pedros’ 111th pitch, Matsui scorched a liner that Trot somehow was able to make a sliding play on. The hit would have probably scored three more runs and probably would have put the nail in the coffin. But Trot was there to save the day for everyone, including Francona who would have surely gone down in Grady Little history.

Whether you love him, hate him or just plain respect him, Trot was a quintessential Red Sox member of that now bygone era.

]]> By: HFXBOB http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6463 HFXBOB Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:44:21 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/23/trot/#comment-6463 Trot's most famous moment is no doubt the game-winning homer against Oakland. But I'll always remember him hitting 3 doubles in game 4 of the 04 Series including the huge 2-run shot on the 3 and 0 pitch, a ball that was crushed. One of the great things about the 04 postseason was that every guy in the lineup 1 to 9 had a big contribution at some point. What a lineup that was, with guys like Nixon, Varitek, and Mueller sitting behind Manny and Papi. Trot’s most famous moment is no doubt the game-winning homer against Oakland. But I’ll always remember him hitting 3 doubles in game 4 of the 04 Series including the huge 2-run shot on the 3 and 0 pitch, a ball that was crushed. One of the great things about the 04 postseason was that every guy in the lineup 1 to 9 had a big contribution at some point. What a lineup that was, with guys like Nixon, Varitek, and Mueller sitting behind Manny and Papi.

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