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Show Sunday, August 21, 2005 ? DAILY DAY IN. BY =a GAMEOFTHEDAY Not a Devine debut ‘BALL Fa —_|==5 = Star Cardinal pitcher Mattt Morris eamed his 100th Major rere Leaguevictory, goingsix innings and giving uptwo runs eyeSeitenBaur ars 4-2 Wail Over ieSerr Francie ~ Ecksteins know all aboutoa adversity Paul ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THEASSOCIATEDPRESS David Eckstein didn’t bother me his fam- if he should come home this ATLANTA — Joey Devine was one pitch away from a memorable big league debut. ee ee Red lit his Firat career slam off Devine with twooutsin the 13th inning to lead the San Diego Padres past Atlanta 7-2 on Saturday, handing SANDIEGO ATLANTA HERALD the Braves their third straight loss at Turner Field. Devine (0-1), the Braves’firstround pick in the June draft, was called up from Double-A Mississip7 pi, took an early morning flight to 2 Atlanta and got into his first game on 45 minutes The rig!ht-hander pitched a scoreless 12thand was anthe verge of a His father, Whitey, had a kis morning,the fourth family member to have one since 1988. David Eckstein’s twosisters and one of his brothers already have transplants, Aeboro DevalSextonfave signs of kidney disease. it's a twist of fate that would devastate most families. But the Ecksteins have never had much use for self-pity, no matter how dismal the circumstances. “If used it as any type of crutch,oefatee wedi ne rey ees St. Louis hpsad Tas why Tn even fing tein tor the surgery. I have a job Ota There's no excuses for not doing that The tr: pleat and the bases-loaded jam in the 13th, pushing the count to 1-2 on Nady with a steady stream of fastballs clocked as hooked up, Eckstein, David's sister arid a transplant recipient in 1991. The new kidney egan working as soon as it was high as 96 mph. donor, fé released from the hospital as early as Sunday. friend Lori Vaughan, could 2003 photo. Below, shortstop David Eckstein walksoff the field after an Aug. 12 game. etknew Thad hit it good" said Nady, who was hit- Eckstein said. “A very good day.” If anyone deserves one, it’s the Ecksteins. Whitey Eckstein knew as a teenager that he less in his first five at-bats.“I looked up as I rounded had ki kidneysfailed and they needed dialysis to cleanse their blood of toxins, they had catheters implanted in their abdomens.Instead of goingto a dialysis centerfor three to four hours, three times a week,they could dotheir treatments at home. With the crowd roaring — including Devine's father, sitting behind home plate wearing a red N.C. State T-shirt — the rookie left a fastball over the par. Nady sent a 415-foot drive into the center-field first base, and whenI saw it was out, I was beside myself. The best partwas looking in the dugout and seeing their reaction.” Devine wanted to throw highfastball to Nady. “I didn’t get it up in the zone enough,” the rookie said. “It was pretty much right down Broadway.I felt ae 1 was just one pitch away from getting out of ki Oaeea loaded the bases on Eric Young's single and two walks,one of them intentional. After Nady’s 13th homer, the Padres added another run on Miguel Olivo’s run-scoring single off John Foster. “You've got to overcome adversity if you're going to be a successful player,” Devine said. “I'll come to the ballpark tomorrow with a smile on myface.” Nady was the only hitter to face Devine twice, leading off the 12th with a weak grounderto the pitcher. disease,but it probably would be years before he would need a transplant. He andhis wife, Pat, becameteachers,had five children and settled intolife in Sanford,Fla., a small city about 20 miles north of Orlando. Things werefine until the fall of 1988, when their daughter, Susan, got sick. By the time her illness was discovered,the 16-year-old had zero function. While Pat prepared to donate one of her kidneys, the other four Eckstein children — Ken, Christine, Rick and David — weretested tosee if they, too, had the genetic defect that would make them sick. David, then 13, remembers having to miss a day of middle schoolfor the tests. “It was little difficult,” he said. “You're kind of scared waiting for the result.” Christine, a freshman in college at the time, never thought she was sick, didn’t even want to get tested. But her symptoms already were clear. One day, she rode her bike to AMERICAN LEAGUE class and abandoned it at a bike rack because she was so weak and tired. “I never went back toget it because I WL Pct GB LI0 Str Boston St STSa NewYork 67 54 S54 1 ‘ Home Away intr ee 32331126 2931 11-7 5 2933 810 28-32 8-10 1844335. ‘Away Intr couldn't ride it back to my dorm,”she said.“I didn’t have the strengthto ride it.” Weeks went by. Then, on the day Pat and Susan came homefrom the hospital after the transplant, they pulled into the driveway and heard the phone ring. When Pat heard the doctor’s voice, she feared something else was wrong with Susan. No,the doetor said;it's © your other children. Rick and David, the youngest Eckstein, had been spared — they wouldn't have kidney disease. Christine and Ken,the oldest, had not. “It was crushing.It was Cees David said quietly in an interview before the Cardinals faced the Cubs at Wrigley Field last weekend. “If youd ax Rick and myself, we would wish that it happened tous and let them be normal. It’s one of those things you don't heseyour brother and sister, your family, gotl “a 52 69 430 Seattle wR 18 46 3 63799 3032 22-37 108 L2 TODAY'S GAMES ‘Toronto (McGowan 1-0) at Detroit (Douglass 4-2), 11:05 a.m. Baltimore (Chen 10-6) at Cleveland (Sabathia 9-9), 11:05 a.m. Seattle (Pineiro 5-7) at Minnesota (Radke 7-10), 12:10 p.m. Christine already was so sick rons wanted her to come back to the hospital the family had just left. But it was only a few days before Christmas,so Pat asked if they could have the weekend at home. Whenthe doctors agreed, the family got wheelchairs for Pat and Susan and wentto the mall to do Christmas shopping. Christine began Texas (Rogers 11-6)at Tampa Bay (Fossum 6-10), 12:15 p.m. treatmentthe followingweek. Kansas City (R:Hemandez8-11) at Oakland (Blanton 7-9), 2:05 p.m. still going to live life,” Pat said. “Was it easy? No,it was not easy. We had to keep moving dainPammenDLA7aGiGs7.1ape SATURDAY'S RESULTS MONDAY'S GAMES NY. Soe 5, ChiSox 0 Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m, LA. Angels 4, Boston 2 Texas at Tampa Bay,late Toronto at Detroit, late Baltimore at Cleveland, ate Seattle at Minnesota,late. Kansas City at Oakland,late Clevetand ot Tampa Hay, 5:15 pum. Home Away Intr Florida [3 Washington. 64 58 525 412 2933-78 Py: 55 36-27 2830 105 a 34-22 ¢ NaiYa Christine and Kenstayed at college, deter- mined to be likeother students. When their 30-36 126 = WL (SMDas50: CENTRAL WoL Pt GB Lt Str Home boon Oe howe78 Houston 65. 57-533. 12172 5S WA att "1436 il Gicage! 6a we 303269 t1 31-25 2938 87 (Coxinl” , WR 359BETS ; 57 it Pittsburgh 53 69 434 2412 64 W2ch 2631 27:38 WEST GB 110 Str Home Away Intr SOLISRESWISE SMTA«| Lta2 30-34 8-10 57 66 463 AND 37 Avona ST 156 San FranciscoS3. 69. 434 13 B33 5 2836 612 : “[ still did everything a normal kid would bit cut back. But we pretty much hadas nor- mala life as We could.” According to data from the Organ Procurementand Transplantation Network, about 90,000 le are on waitinglists for organ transplants, and more than two-thirds of them need kidneys. There were 16,003 kidney transplants last year. Christine and Ken Eckstein had their trans- plants in July 1991, within four days of each other. Both of the kidneys came from cadaver donors. “I rememberfeeling so wonderful and food tasted so good,” Christine said. “Being able to am, aia Arizona eycca The Ecksteins had 10 friends offerto be tested whenthey learned Whitey needed a kidney, and Vaughan was a match. She met Christine and Kenin law school, and has becomeso close to the family she’s now called “the sixth Eckstein.” most clubhouse kids and was told by pretty Eckstein, who talksto his family at least mucheverybody that he'd never make the majorleagues. But, in the Eckstein way, he re- once a day, was at the airport waiting to board fused to accept it. his flight to Detroit when hecalled home. WhenWhitey Eckstein got on the phone, He's already been part of one World Series championship, helping the Anaheimeae though,all he could say was,“I can’t breathe. Here's your mom.” - The elder Eckstein was rushed to a hospital, wheredoctorsfoundfluid had built up around win in 2002. He’s now with the Car team with the best record in baseballasee his lungs. He was on a respirator briefly, and Thursdaynight. “How many little kids are out there fighting released from the hospital a few dayslater. because they know David did it?” Pat Eckstein _said. “A lot of people have said to me that we are _an inspiration. ... People say, ‘How do you do it? What choice do I have? You get up and go.” Ashis children thrived, Whitey Eckstein got progressively sicker and spent months waiting for a donor. Though David volunteered,his dad quickly refused the offer. David's getting “Having gone throughthis othertimes,I _havefull confidence in the surgery,” David Eckstein said before the transplant. “Actually, it'll probably be a day of joy. Because my dad will get a lot of his freedom back.” Andnothingwill give David Eckstein more joy than to look in the stands andsee his father. ‘The Cardinals visit the Florida Marlins for a — consideringits history — that one ofhis chil- eyEckstein is hopingto makethe trip to Miami. married in November, andthe family worries three-gameseries beginning Aug.29, and Whit- dren might be sick someday. If not, Christine’s two sons might need kid- stein said after Friday’s surgery. “Our whole “I just want to thank Lori,” Christine Eck- neys. family revolves around my dad. Nowthat he's “When mysister has the two kids (and) the well, my wholefamily is goingto be stronger. twoof them looklike they're going to have the Anda lot happier.” | AMERICAN LEAGUE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS f : six innings, allowing five hits beforea sellout crowd Morris (13-5) pitched since Bob Forschin 1982. ris wasn't focusedonamilestone, He just wanted to of 47,169.In his third attempt, he became the 39th season and has won four ofhis last five at Busch active pitcher to win 100 Stadi back in the win column. nals pitcher overall. “I've been struggling the last couple ofstarts, stuck on 99,” he said. Morris (100-57) is the first Cardinals hurler to reach the 100-win mark Sart al bul onand CARDINALS 4, GIANTS 2 said, “I just try to take each PADRES 7, BRAVES 2 ‘ATLANTA ‘SAN DIEGO ene pe aie Rragi, ¢1 1 0MGesm® 6129 eras Va pie RO De Randasb $110 Fmt 5031 Meg G11 Ament 502 0 Bess 11 1oMone 4018 ie 100 brew am er Cindp 00.00 fmmp wid Tb 20 tans B00 Gesap, 90 00 om Merete 10 Giga 1000 Many 090080 Hen fae 1210 noun» $02 4000Gdin% 4111 Samp 008 Gtamey «M292 Toms 4E ES 7). WA—Nady (13), Olivo (4), Furcal (11). x eee woe =ose teehee. Teawanarisa com straight win, and the Yankees again beatfor- mer teammate Orlando Hernandez, who had a frustrating dayat US. CellularField. the New York Yankees D Angels 4, Red Sox 2: At blanked the White Sox 5-0, sending them toaseasonhigh seventhstraight loss. Chacon (2-1) allowed four hits in eight sharp inningsfor his second Anaheim,Calif., rookie Ervin Santana took a twohit shutout into the eighth inning, and Angels beat the Besos Retour a up of AL division leaders. ANGELS 4, RED SOX 2 Daren ct ferme mre Met eee Jason Isringhausen got 4 1 OH — Fa ggg four outs for his 32nd save f-Mew07S \nk2on-sn fame Ff 5} in 35 opportunities. He eh ia rr arewe gua 2 2 Og | retired pinch-hitter Moises") Demates so smewss i1 00 0 1 2 0 0.0 (8 0 Alou on a routine fly with fo=lineru era ee met a the bases loadedtoendit. fase” = 220 «0 0 0 2 MRamiez Sp care ee fammorh 1 0 0 0.0 2 “Izzy gave methe ball,” stm too 9 0 0 Retna 2 2 02 42 Boer MoreWiss 61 51 00 Morris said. ™ “Usually, he Reyes. 10000 steals them all. 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T've never looked at of numberMoctis any kind ine iiitiyof career get somet! _ Mark ange mappeda alten thesnhningandthe Cardinals added more The right-handeris 7-2 in 12 starts at homethis San Francisco Schmidt 9-6) at St. Louis (Suppan 12-8), 12:15 pam, Chicago Cubs (Maddux 10-9) at Colorado (Francis 11-8)1:05 p.m. San Diego (Lawrence 7-12) atAtlanta (Smoltz 12-6), 6:05 p.m. SATURDAY'S RESULTS MONDAY'S GAMES ‘Aianta at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m. NY. Mets at Arizona, 7:40 p.m. Houston at San Diego, 8:05 p.m. Philadelphia at San Fran, 8:15 p.m. are so many worse thingsthat could happen.” The transplant was scheduled three months ago. But two days before David's first All-Star game,the family had anotherscare. tarcue LA. Dodgers at Florida, late Milwaukee at Houston, \ late Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, late Washington at N.Y. Mets, kate , Seuna taieee can end now,”David Eckstein said. “But there “You don't tell us what wecan't do,” Pat Eckstein said. “Wejust doit.” Look at David. At 5foot-7, he's shorter than Le eeaoe rein108Ve . San Diego 7, Atlanta 2, 13 innings LA. Dodgers at Florida, 11:05 a.m. St. Louis 4, San Francisco 2 St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m. sameproblemin life, it just is like, “Yeah, this Christine and Ken went on to law school, while Susan got her master’s. Though Susan and Christine weretold having children might be difficult, Susan now has two. Ch. istine has four. The 60-year-old Whitey, who has been undergoingdialysis since April 2003, ran for mayorof Sanfordearlier this year, narrowly losing in a March runoff. ST. LOUIS— Matt Mor- Peer eenemetebey gepee ainLerr JEFF ROBERSON/AP file photo do things — it was just avery happy time. A very happytime.” Cards’ Morris earns 100th win — Yanks blank ChiSox Morris earned his 100th WoL Pct Manyclassmates never even knew. do,” Christine said. “Wehadto dothingsa little atfotent ei NATIONAL LEAGUE ‘Aibeita?: “That was the beginning of saying, ‘We're forward.” The Sanford Herald/AP fite photo Eckstein is flanked by his sons Rick,left, and David, in Sanford, Fla., in this December YANKEES5 WHITE SOX 0 aay 4.0.1.0 Fggnsct 1-0. 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