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lgkeeper · 11-04-2002, 12:23 AM

Mets Fall to '06 Cubs in Champion's League opener

NEW YORK - Johnny Kling's one-out hit in the top of the 11th inning pushed the '06 Cubs past the '86 Mets 3-2 yesterday on opening night of the Champion's League.

Mordecai Brown and Dwight Gooden locked horns - as many aces did around the league - but the game was decided in extra innings on Kling's knock of Met reliver Doug Sisk.

Jimmy Sheckard got the league off to a fast start. The Cub leadoff hitter bombed Gooden's first pitch over the leftfield wall to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. The Cubs would get a second run in the inning on a Gary Carter passed ball.

The Mets answered in the bottom of the second, when Lenny Dykstra scored on an error and Gooden hit a sac-fly. The game stayed knotted until Kling's single in the eleventh.

"It's not good that our only RBI came from our pitcher," Mets manager Dwight Gooden said. "But the season is about as young as they come right now."

Notes - Denny McClain pitched a 1-hit shutout against Maris, Mantle and the '61 Yanks...Everyone's pick to win it all - the '27 Yanks - dropped their opener to the '01 Mariners - 4-1.

***Of course I'm not going to report game-by-game on here. I usually report the first few games then go to week-by-week unless things get interesting. But this league is fun, so who knows?***

11-04-2002, 12:23 AM	#2
lgkeeper All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: My front porch lookin' in Posts: 1,138	Mets Fall to '06 Cubs in Champion's League opener NEW YORK - Johnny Kling's one-out hit in the top of the 11th inning pushed the '06 Cubs past the '86 Mets 3-2 yesterday on opening night of the Champion's League. Mordecai Brown and Dwight Gooden locked horns - as many aces did around the league - but the game was decided in extra innings on Kling's knock of Met reliver Doug Sisk. Jimmy Sheckard got the league off to a fast start. The Cub leadoff hitter bombed Gooden's first pitch over the leftfield wall to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. The Cubs would get a second run in the inning on a Gary Carter passed ball. The Mets answered in the bottom of the second, when Lenny Dykstra scored on an error and Gooden hit a sac-fly. The game stayed knotted until Kling's single in the eleventh. "It's not good that our only RBI came from our pitcher," Mets manager Dwight Gooden said. "But the season is about as young as they come right now." Notes - Denny McClain pitched a 1-hit shutout against Maris, Mantle and the '61 Yanks...Everyone's pick to win it all - the '27 Yanks - dropped their opener to the '01 Mariners - 4-1. *Of course I'm not going to report game-by-game on here. I usually report the first few games then go to week-by-week unless things get interesting. But this league is fun, so who knows?* Last edited by lgkeeper; 11-04-2002 at 12:35 PM.