The Forgotten Game, Red Sox & Yankees, 2004 Game 5 ALCS by John Vampatella

Author, John Vampatella shares the story of the pivotal Game 5 ALCS  Yankees & Red Sox
 John delivers excitement, entertainment and tension as he walks us through this story

• UPDATE - The Forgotten Game is  NOW more relevant than ever as Yankees and Redsox will fight in the 2021 American League Wild Card game.
  
  
• The beginning of a baseball Red Sox fan entering the cathedral of Fenway
•  2004 ALCS - Yankees have won the first 3 games & Red Sox chances look bleak
• Grueling long playoff games that go long into the night 
•  Jorge Posada & Jason Varitek, great athletes. catchers with stamina lasting 14 innings
•  2003, Red Sox, Grady Little's decisions and a declining Pedro Martinez 
•  2004, Terry Francona holds with Pedro Martinez in 2004 ALCS game 5
•  Analytics vs. Gut - When do you pull a pitcher and bring in the bullpen
•  Tampa Bay, Blake Snell, Kevin Cash, Analytics and a World Series
•  13th inning Tim Wakefield delivers the high powered no spin knuckleball to his catcher  
•  Francona decides do I bring in Mirabelli or keep in Varitek
•  Hall of Famers players from that game, Derek Jeter, Pedro Martinez, Mariano Rivera, Mike Mussina.
•  Other elite talent  in that game, A-Rod, Gary Sheffield, Manny Ramirez, Curt Schilling
•  Today's top talent: Chris Sale, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, Bobby Dalbec

BaseballBiz heartily recommends reading "The Forgotten Game". It is an exciting and informative view of that very special game. which can be found at the author's website,  www.johnvampatella.com and on Amazon.
Thanks to John and Hannah for making this interview possible. 
 
Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"
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