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JasonC23 · 12-08-2019, 04:29 PM

In game 5, the Red Raiders' Rube Waddell bounced back from his horrid game 1 performance with 6.0 shutout innings. Huntley plated 3 in the bottom of the 2nd off Utah's Hal Newhouser, and the Red Raiders entered the top of the 8th up 3-0 and looking to win its third straight and take the Division Series.

In the 8th, the Stingers' Stan Musial led off with a grounder that 2B Lou Boudreau (up to a 79 at 2B!) threw away, allowing Musial to reach second base. After tagging up on a Babe Ruth flyout, Musial scored on another grounder, cutting Huntley's lead to 3-1, which is where it stood entering the 9th inning.

Mariano Rivera, off a league-leading 47-save season, was greeted by singles by the Stingers' Yogi Berra and Lou Boudreau. Robinson Cano grounded into a fielder's choice, with pinch runner Ken Griffey Jr advancing to third base with 1 out. Rickey Henderson promptly knocked the third single of the inning off Rivera, scoring Griffey, cutting the Stingers' deficit to 3-2.

On his way to the mound, Huntley's manager signaled to the lefty in the bullpen. Vida Blue jogged in, tasked with getting 2 more outs, with runners on first and second. Blue promptly struck out Ty Cobb on 4 pitches, and the Red Raiders were 1 out away from taking the series.

But then...Blue's first pitch to Stan Musial got away from Ivan Rodriguez, and the runners advanced to second and third. After a foul ball, Musial knocked a single into the outfield. Cano scored to tie it up at 3. Rickey Henderson raced home. Mickey Mantle's throw was on line, but late, and Henderson slid home with the go-ahead run. After a walk to Babe Ruth, Blue struck out Vlad Guerrero, but it was too little, too late.

In the bottom of the 9th, Huntley's Lou Boudreau greeted Randy Johnson with a single. Joe DiMaggio followed up with a single of his own...but Boudreau, going for third, was thrown out. That was a critical error, as Jackie Robinson followed up with a third straight single--one that should have retied the score. Instead, Hank Aaron flew out and Ivan Rodriguez grounded out, and the Stingers had stuck it to the Red Raiders, winning the game 4-3 and the series 3-2.

Good luck to all who remain in the 2055 playoffs! After that pathetic display, I'm taking a break from this and will check in with a season recap later.

12-08-2019, 04:29 PM	#35
JasonC23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Huntley, IL Posts: 902	P455: Now THAT Stings... In game 5, the Red Raiders' Rube Waddell bounced back from his horrid game 1 performance with 6.0 shutout innings. Huntley plated 3 in the bottom of the 2nd off Utah's Hal Newhouser, and the Red Raiders entered the top of the 8th up 3-0 and looking to win its third straight and take the Division Series. In the 8th, the Stingers' Stan Musial led off with a grounder that 2B Lou Boudreau (up to a 79 at 2B!) threw away, allowing Musial to reach second base. After tagging up on a Babe Ruth flyout, Musial scored on another grounder, cutting Huntley's lead to 3-1, which is where it stood entering the 9th inning. Mariano Rivera, off a league-leading 47-save season, was greeted by singles by the Stingers' Yogi Berra and Lou Boudreau. Robinson Cano grounded into a fielder's choice, with pinch runner Ken Griffey Jr advancing to third base with 1 out. Rickey Henderson promptly knocked the third single of the inning off Rivera, scoring Griffey, cutting the Stingers' deficit to 3-2. On his way to the mound, Huntley's manager signaled to the lefty in the bullpen. Vida Blue jogged in, tasked with getting 2 more outs, with runners on first and second. Blue promptly struck out Ty Cobb on 4 pitches, and the Red Raiders were 1 out away from taking the series. But then...Blue's first pitch to Stan Musial got away from Ivan Rodriguez, and the runners advanced to second and third. After a foul ball, Musial knocked a single into the outfield. Cano scored to tie it up at 3. Rickey Henderson raced home. Mickey Mantle's throw was on line, but late, and Henderson slid home with the go-ahead run. After a walk to Babe Ruth, Blue struck out Vlad Guerrero, but it was too little, too late. In the bottom of the 9th, Huntley's Lou Boudreau greeted Randy Johnson with a single. Joe DiMaggio followed up with a single of his own...but Boudreau, going for third, was thrown out. That was a critical error, as Jackie Robinson followed up with a third straight single--one that should have retied the score. Instead, Hank Aaron flew out and Ivan Rodriguez grounded out, and the Stingers had stuck it to the Red Raiders, winning the game 4-3 and the series 3-2. Good luck to all who remain in the 2055 playoffs! After that pathetic display, I'm taking a break from this and will check in with a season recap later.