[Smellyface]

The Chicago Dragons arrive in Detroit to face the team that has beaten them in the World Series two of the last three years. The Dragons are without their star slugger Bill Devitt, who was injured two months into the 2012 season and was lost for the remainder of the year. He had hit .321 with 40 homers in 2011, and his replacement for 2012 had not come close to his production in the regular season. No, young Hoyt Alexander only hit .264 with 6 homers in 383 AB, but his speed allowed him to steal 36 bases. Although the Dragons will miss Devitt in the Series, they know that they have a great starting pitcher going in game one. Paul "Pumpkin" Weatherby was Chicago's first overall pick in the initial 2004 draft, taken 7th overall. The 30-year-old Weatherby went 15-5 in the regular season with a 2.47 ERA. He missed 6 six weeks of the season due to a strained rotator cuff muscle, but returned just in time for the postseason.

Game one goes to the Detroit Dukes by a score of 5-3. Rock steady leftfielder Allen Harris hit a two run homer for the Dragons in the 3rd, giving them a 3-1 lead. The 37 year old was skipped over until the 15th round in the initial draft, but has provided Chicago with 9 straight seasons of between 22 and 31 homers. He has driven in at least 100 six times and has a .292 career batting average. However, Detroit ties the game in the 4th and scores again in the 5th and the 8th to give their spectacular starter Ferdinand Vega the win.