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OH MY GOD—
OH MY GOD—
WHAT WAS THAT?!
THE Quebec Nordiques HAD FOUR. HITS.
FOUR!!!
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!!!
AND THEY WON THE GAME?!?!?!
HOW?!?!?!
THE New York Islanders OUT-HIT THEM 10 TO 4!!!
YOU HAD MORE THAN DOUBLE THE HITS!!!
YOU HAD TRAFFIC ALL NIGHT!!!
AND YOU STILL LOST!!!
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE GAMES WHERE YOU THROW THE STAT SHEET IN THE TRASH—
LIGHT IT ON FIRE—
AND LAUNCH IT INTO THE SUN!!!
LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS ABSOLUTE NONSENSE.
FIRST INNING—QUEBEC SCORES FOUR RUNS ON TWO HITS!!!
TWO!!!
TWO HITS!!! FOUR RUNS!!!
WALKS! CHAOS! BALLS EVERYWHERE!
TAYLOR NANCE IS OUT THERE LIKE:
“STRIKE ZONE? NEVER HEARD OF HER.”
YOU WALK GUYS, YOU GIVE UP A DOUBLE—BOOM—it’s 4–0 before anyone’s even sitting down with their nachos!!!
THEN WHAT HAPPENS?
THE ISLANDERS… CHIP AWAY… CHIP AWAY…
4–2…
AND THEN NOTHING…
AND THEN—EIGHTH INNING—
MIKE BOSSY!!!
TWO-RUN SHOT!!! TIES THE GAME!!! 4–4!!!
AND YOU’RE THINKING—
“OKAY! NORMALCY! JUSTICE! THE TEAM WITH TEN HITS IS GONNA WIN!!!”
NOPE!!!
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH…
THE NORDIQUES—WHO HAVE DONE NOTHING SINCE THE FIRST INNING—
GET TWO GUYS ON… A HIT BATTER AND A WALK
AND MELVIN DIAZ—
MELVIN. DIAZ.
WALKS IT OFF!!!
ON ONE OF THEIR FOUR HITS!!!
FOUR HITS!!! FIVE RUNS!!! GAME OVER!!!
AND HERE’S THE PART THAT DRIVES ME INSANE—
THE ISLANDERS LEFT 11 GUYS ON BASE!!!
ELEVEN!!!
YOU HAD CHANCES ALL NIGHT!!!
YOU WERE BASICALLY CAMPING ON THE BASEPATHS!!!
SET UP A TENT! ROAST MARSHMALLOWS!!!
AND YOU GET FOUR RUNS?!?!?!
THIS IS WHY HOCKEY—BASEBALL—WHATEVER THIS HYBRID MADNESS IS—
THIS IS WHY IT MAKES NO SENSE!!!
YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING RIGHT—
HIT MORE, CONTROL THE GAME, HAVE MOMENTUM—
AND STILL LOSE
TO A TEAM THAT DID NOTHING
FOR EIGHT STRAIGHT INNINGS!!!
AND NOW—
NOW—
THE NORDIQUES ARE UP 3–1 IN THE SERIES?!?!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!
THEY’RE ONE WIN AWAY FROM THE FINAL!!!
ON GAMES LIKE THIS?!?!
IF YOU’RE THE ISLANDERS, YOU’RE IN THE LOCKER ROOM LIKE:
“WHAT DO WE EVEN FIX?! WE OUTPLAYED THEM!!!”
AND THE ANSWER IS:
EVERYTHING. AND NOTHING. AT THE SAME TIME.
GAME 5 BACK ON LONG ISLAND—
YOU BETTER WIN.
BECAUSE IF YOU LOSE A SERIES
WHERE YOU’RE OUT-HITTING TEAMS LIKE THIS???
YOU’RE GONNA THINK ABOUT THAT
ALL. SUMMER. LONG. 😤
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