![]() ![]() "A family member was able to tape a video clip from behind home plate, so I received that about 15 minutes after the start of the game," he said. to catch the pregame, but that portion wasn't televised in the broadcast. Miller didn't get the opportunity to witness his son declaring a start to the game. They quickly turned off the jumbotron and he got the words out with a little prompting from my wife."Ĭapt. "In the picture, you'll see him looking off to his left that's him catching sight of himself in the jumbotron and freezing up. They were kind enough to give him the Red Sox jacket and also had seats in the grandstand behind home plate with an awesome view of the game," Miller added. Miller said his son tends to be shy, but he was able to be bribed into the experience with promises of pizza, popcorn and ice cream. It turned what could have been a tough day in the deployment into something very special for all of us." 23 was, coincidentally, my wife's birthday and it was an amazing experience for both of them. "I'm incredibly grateful to the Red Sox' staff who showed Lindsey and Jacoby a great time," said Capt. The next evening, their 5-year old son Jacoby stood on the field with his mother and declared, "Play Ball" during the pregame ceremony to begin the 2013 World Series at Fenway Park. Miller is a native of Glastonbury, Conn., and a life-long Red Sox fan. Garrett Miller, a physician assistant currently working in flight medicine for the 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, deployed from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Once she accepted, Lindsey worked with the Red Sox to iron out the details said Capt. The Red Sox organization offered this opportunity to a child whose parent is currently deployed to an overseas location. 22, little did she know she was about to answer a call from destiny.Ī member from the Boston Red Sox staff was on the other end offering her an opportunity for her child to make the ceremonial call to start this year's World Series. Garrett Miller, received a call from the Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Airman and Family Readiness Center Oct. 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public AffairsīAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - When Lindsey Miller, wife of Capt.Second baseman Matt Carpenter said he and other players had spoken to Wong to make him understand “that was not the reason we lost the game. Koji Uehara 19 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates defeating the St. The Cardinals, then, were left to prop Wong back up Monday before Game 5. TOP STORIES TOP VIDEOS Home Delivery It has been 95 years since. “Just got a little too far off, and the back foot slipped out.” Boston Red Sox - MLB Playoffs - ESPN Michael Tureski/Icon SMI This video is unavailable. “I’m aware of what’s going on,” Wong said. Uehara, though, hadn’t made a throw to first base during the entire postseason, and caught him leaning the wrong way. A first-round draft pick in 2011 who played in just 32 regular season games, Wong said he was not trying to steal. ![]() He was, in fact, inconsolable, trying unsuccessfully to hold back tears at his locker during postgame interviews. ![]() “My foot slipped on me,” Wong told reporters late Sunday night. Louis Cardinals rookie Kolten Wong, who was nabbed by Boston closer Koji Uehara off first base to end Game 4 - with Cardinals slugger Carlos Beltran at the plate. LOUIS - Before Sunday night, no World Series game had ever ended with a runner being picked off. ![]()
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