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NYY #23 · 06-10-2012, 06:04 PM

Josh Beckett vs The Only Nolan was the pitching matchup, and the first four innings we saw all 0's on the scoreboard.

Scott Fletcher led off the fifth with a single, reached second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a groundout. With two outs in the inning Wally Joyner stepped to the plate and hit a grounder to the first baseman who booted the ball. E3 and we took a 1-0 lead.

Of course we have trouble holding any lead in the World Series and the Pirates promptly tied the score at 1 in the next half inning.

We exploded for 4 runs in the bottom of the sixth though, on RBI singles by Wally Joyner, Nellie Fox, and Rick Peters.

The score would stay at 5-1 until the bottom of the ninth, with Nolan still on the mound. Gus Williams hit a leadoff single, but the next two batters flew out. Of course nothing is easy for the Browns, as Nolan walked and then hit the next two batters.

Bases loaded, two outs and all I can picture is a grand slam to tie the game….

I have to intervene and bring in a reliever. With a left handed batter I brought in Harvey Haddix who induced a groundout to Wally Joyner. All I could think of was please don't turn in to Billy Buckner.

But it was uneventful, and we recorded the final out and finally won the World Series with St. Louis!!!

I want to say I can't wait to get out of this city, but I looked at the standing first. With both the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals posting 59-95 records I have a choice to make. It doesn't look like I could go right with either team.

I believe that the rule I established last time would be I'd switch leagues in the case of a tie. If not that is my new rule. Also, looking at the pythagorean record, the Cardinals were actually worse. St Louis it is.

I'll be back to say goodbye to the Browns, and hello to the Cardinals. We'll be having a reunion of sorts with Greg Brock, Javier Valentin, and Bernie Friberg.

06-10-2012, 06:04 PM	#134
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	10/25/1910 - World Series Game 7 Josh Beckett vs The Only Nolan was the pitching matchup, and the first four innings we saw all 0's on the scoreboard. Scott Fletcher led off the fifth with a single, reached second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a groundout. With two outs in the inning Wally Joyner stepped to the plate and hit a grounder to the first baseman who booted the ball. E3 and we took a 1-0 lead. Of course we have trouble holding any lead in the World Series and the Pirates promptly tied the score at 1 in the next half inning. We exploded for 4 runs in the bottom of the sixth though, on RBI singles by Wally Joyner, Nellie Fox, and Rick Peters. The score would stay at 5-1 until the bottom of the ninth, with Nolan still on the mound. Gus Williams hit a leadoff single, but the next two batters flew out. Of course nothing is easy for the Browns, as Nolan walked and then hit the next two batters. Bases loaded, two outs and all I can picture is a grand slam to tie the game…. I have to intervene and bring in a reliever. With a left handed batter I brought in Harvey Haddix who induced a groundout to Wally Joyner. All I could think of was please don't turn in to Billy Buckner. But it was uneventful, and we recorded the final out and finally won the World Series with St. Louis!!! I want to say I can't wait to get out of this city, but I looked at the standing first. With both the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals posting 59-95 records I have a choice to make. It doesn't look like I could go right with either team. I believe that the rule I established last time would be I'd switch leagues in the case of a tie. If not that is my new rule. Also, looking at the pythagorean record, the Cardinals were actually worse. St Louis it is. I'll be back to say goodbye to the Browns, and hello to the Cardinals. We'll be having a reunion of sorts with Greg Brock, Javier Valentin, and Bernie Friberg.