|
Kansas City Scouts: 1st Conference Finals berth
2007
OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. HOLD ON.
THE Kansas City Scouts…
ARE GOING…
TO THE CONFERENCE FINALS?!?!?!
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!
This team—THIS TEAM—just a few years ago, nobody’s talking about them, nobody’s taking them seriously, and now?? NOW THEY’RE OUT HERE WINNING A SERIES 4–1 AGAINST THE Utah Mammoth LIKE IT’S JUST ANOTHER TUESDAY?!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
Let’s start with this game—because OH MY GOD it did NOT start well. Utah comes out—BAM—2-0 in the first inning. You’re sitting there like, “Oh no… here we go… Game 6… nerves… collapse???”
NOPE.
NOPE. NOT TODAY.
Kansas City responds, chips away, ties it, and then the FIFTH INNING happens.
THE FIFTH. INNING.
Jack Klompus? TRIPLE.
Pasquale Squillino? RBI.
AND THEN—AND THEN—
BAZ. BASTEIN.
BOOM.
TWO-RUN SHOT. SERIES MVP. GOODNIGHT. DRIVE SAFE.
This guy—.474 average in the series?! THREE HOMERS?! TEN RBIs?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Put the cape on him, build the statue, do it NOW!
And how about Nestor Garcia?! SEVEN innings, two runs, SIX strikeouts—SLAM THE DOOR. That is a CLUTCH performance in a closeout game. That’s your guy saying, “Nope, we’re not going back to Utah. Pack it up.”
Meanwhile Utah—man… NINE hits, TWO runs. That’s the story right there. Chances? Yep. Execution? NOPE. TEN left on base. TEN! You’re not winning playoff games like that! You just… you’re not!
And Kansas City? Opportunistic. Ruthless. Every mistake—PUNISHED.
AND NOW—
THE SCOUTS…
ARE IN THE FINAL FOUR.
I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY HANDS!!!
And the best part? They don’t even know who they’re playing yet! It’s either the Colorado Avalanche or the Edmonton Oilers—and let me tell you something: BOTH of those teams are gonna look at Kansas City now and go…
“…uh oh.”
Because this isn’t a fluke anymore.
This is a TEAM.
This is REAL.
AND THEY ARE FOUR WINS AWAY… FROM THE STANLEY CUP FINAL.
Steve Dangle voice cracking
WHAT. IS. HAPPENING. 😤
|