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—AND EVEN WHEN THE Kansas City Scouts FINALLY DO SOMETHING—
EIGHTH INNING, TRIPLE, CROWD WAKES UP, OKAY OKAY—
TOO LATE!!
TOO LITTLE!!
THIS GAME WAS OVER BEFORE YOU EVEN FOUND YOUR SEAT!!
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE REAL STORY HERE:
TAMOTSU. YAMAMOTO.
WHO IS THIS GUY RIGHT NOW?!
SEVEN. SHUTOUT. INNINGS.
ON THE ROAD.
IN THE CONFERENCE FINAL.
GAME ONE!!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
He’s out there like it’s a casual Tuesday in July—“yeah I’ll just carve up a playoff team, no big deal.”
FOUR HITS.
ONE WALK.
TOTAL CONTROL.
The Scouts had NOTHING.
NOTHING!!
AND THEN—OFFENSE?!
MITSUYA YAMADA—HELLO?!?!
THREE HITS.
THREE RBI.
JUST QUIETLY RUINING YOUR NIGHT!!
Every time Edmonton needed something—BOOM—there he is.
AND THIS IS WHAT DRIVES ME CRAZY IF YOU’RE KANSAS CITY—
YOU DIDN’T GET BLOWN OUT IMMEDIATELY…
BUT YOU ALSO NEVER FELT IN IT.
You’re down 3-0 in the second…
And then…
NOTHING.
Just… groundouts, flyouts, “oh look another runner stranded.”
SEVEN LEFT ON BASE!!
YOU HAVE TO CAPITALIZE!!
THIS IS THE CONFERENCE FINAL!!
AND THEN—NINTH INNING—
OH COOL, HERE COME TWO MORE RUNS FROM THE Edmonton Oilers JUST TO REALLY RUB IT IN!!
DOUBLE.
TRIPLE.
GOODNIGHT.
DRIVE SAFE.
FINAL SCORE: 5-1.
SERIES: 1-0 EDMONTON.
AND LET ME TELL YOU—
THIS IS HOW YOU STEAL HOME ICE.
THIS IS HOW YOU WALK INTO A BUILDING AND SAY:
“Yeah… this is ours now.”
KANSAS CITY?
You better wake UP for Game 2.
Because if Yamamoto is DEALING like that…
And Yamada keeps hitting like THAT…
This series is gonna be OVER before you even realize it started.
😤🔥
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