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—AND THEN IN THE NINTH—OH MY GOD—HERE WE GO AGAIN—
Quebec Nordiques ARE LIKE “YOU KNOW WHAT? LET’S NOT MAKE THIS EASY.”
DOUBLE.
OKAY.
SINGLE.
OKAY!!
RUN SCORES.
AND NOW IT’S 4-2 AND YOU CAN JUST FEEL IT—
YOU CAN FEEL THE LIFE GETTING SUCKED OUT OF THE BUILDING!!
AND THE Long Island Islanders—
EIGHT HITS!!
EIGHT!!
YOU SCORED IN THE FIRST INNING AND THEN WHAT DID YOU DO?!
WHAT DID YOU DO AFTER THAT?!
NOTHING!!
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!
YOU HAD CHANCES—
RUNNERS ON—
SEVENTH INNING, TWO ON—
GONE!!
EIGHTH INNING, GUY ON—
GONE!!
THIS IS THE CONFERENCE FINAL!!
YOU DON’T GET “ALMOSTS”!!
AND DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE DEFENSE—
THREE ERRORS?!
THREE?!?!
IN A GAME THAT YOU LOSE BY TWO?!
THAT’S THE GAME!!
THAT’S IT!!
WRAP IT UP!!
THAT’S YOUR MISTAKE RIGHT THERE!!
AND THEN—THE HERO—
BEN. RICE.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
EIGHTH INNING.
GAME TIED.
AND HE JUST STEPS UP LIKE—
“Yeah I got this.”
BOOM!!
DOUBLE!!
GO-AHEAD RUN!!
SEE YA LATER!!
BUT THE REAL STORY?!
MEL. GONZALEZ.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OLD.
SEVEN INNINGS.
ON THE ROAD.
IN GAME ONE.
JUST CALM.
COOL.
COLLECTED.
LIKE HE’S DONE THIS A MILLION TIMES!!
“Oh you scored two in the first? Cute. Watch this.”
SHUTS.
IT.
DOWN.
AND THEN WATTS COMES IN—
DOOR CLOSED.
LOCKED.
DEAD BOLT.
GOODNIGHT.
FINAL SCORE: 4-2.
SERIES: 1-0 QUEBEC.
AND LET ME TELL YOU—
THIS IS HOW YOU STEAL GAME ONE ON THE ROAD!!
YOU WEATHER THE STORM—
YOU WAIT—
YOU CAPITALIZE—
AND THEN YOU BREAK THEIR HEARTS LATE!!
ISLANDERS?
YOU BETTER FIGURE THIS OUT.
BECAUSE IF YOU KEEP LEAVING RUNS ON BASE…
AND GIFT WRAPPING RUNS WITH ERRORS…
THIS SERIES IS GONNA SLIP AWAY FAST.
LIKE—REAL FAST.
😤🔥
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