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...like to apologize for striking out with the bases loaded," said a genuinely repentent Rick Burleson. The crowd indicated that all was forgiven...
...give anything," Burleson said, "to be able to play against those guys again tonight." With that, he tearfully turned away from the microphones...
...pinch hitting for Cincy pitcher Rawly Eastwick. Armbrister laid down a bunt in front of home plate, but when Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk tried to make a throw to second to get Geronimo, he ran into Armbrister. As a result, Fisk's throw went over shortstop Rick Burleson's head and into centerfield. A heated argument between Sox manager Darrell Johnson and home plate umpire Barnett ensued, but the appeal did not succeed...
Then, with reliever Dave Pagan pitching, Petrocelli was out at home trying to score on Rick Burleson's grounder to short, but Doyle followed with his game-winning hit off reliever Tippy Martinez. The ball was headed toward Chris Chambliss for what appeared to be the third out of the inning, before taking a high bounce over the first baseman's head and continuing into right field...
...Rick Burleson, in his second year at shortstop, already is the hub of the infield. A real hustler, and highly underrated. Rooster, as he is called, is in a hitting slump now. Denny Doyle is the new second baseman, and now that he's with a hot team he's exceeded all expectations (which, admittedly, weren't much, but you get cynical about these deals). Doug Griffin, the regular second baseman, gets injured constantly, but is a fine infielder as well. At third base, well, the less said about Rico Petrocelli the better, although some think differently. Everyone has their...