After playing .500 ball in April - June, we closed out the season with a 95-67 record and secured a wild card. With the playoff pp we bought a pack and got a diamond Piazza, while during the season the best we pulled was a silver. We won the wildcard game, and then defeated our division winner in a intense Division Series, 3-2.
Next up was the other 100+ win team in our conference and we managed to win the series 4-2. Finally we faced off against the Hong Kong Dongs in the World Series. We quickly went up 2-0, and then dropped 2 games on the road before winning game 5, which included a bench clearing brawl. In the top of the 5th, my RF hit a solo home run. The next batter was hit by a pitch, resulting in the brawl which led to the batter and the starting pitcher being ejected. The next game was back home. Our ace, who ended up with the season MVP and Cy Young award pitched one more solid game to get us across the finish line. New team member, and series MVP Piazza was happy for the city. Crazy year for Texarkana.
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Christy Mathewson was the star of the team, having a phenomal year on
the mound.
