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08-09-2009, 08:46 PM
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 Pastime Baseball League Southern League Championship Series Review Memphis Strummers (106-56) vs Arizona Sandmen (89-73)   Game 1: He didn't lead in any pitching category for Memphis, but Sadie McMahon (19-8, 2.74) was given the task of shutting down the Arizona Sandmen, opposite their ace Ben Sanders (18-10, 2.79), in Game 1 of the Southern League Championship Series. Two batters in, McMahon had walked leadoff man Pete Hill and surrendered an RBI double to Pee Wee Butts to give Arizona a 1-0 lead. He would retire the next three, striking out Nap Lajoie in an RBI situation, and escape without further harm. Memphis would get it right back, though. Ichiro Suzuki would line a single to right, move to second on Deacon White's groundout, steal third and then score on Oscar Charleston's double to tie it. McMahon would cruise in the second, but Sanders would not. A walk to Josh Willingham preceded a single by Cupid Childs and a pitch that hit Bobby Wallace. McMahon would pop up, but Suzuki would be in the middle again, smacking a 2-run single to put Memphis up 3-1. Memphis would tack on another two runs in the third on an RBI single from Childs and a two-run double from McMahon to help his cause. Down 5-1, Arizona battled back. Billy Nash and Russell Martin hit back-to-back doubles to cut the deficit to 5-2, before Carl Crawford struck an RBI single to make it 5-3. Sanders was done after three, and Randy Choate held the fort until Arizona could pick up one more in the 6th when a Pete Hill single drove in Nash to make it 5-4. Lajoie would single to start the seventh, and George Gore would follow with a bloop double. Lajoie was hung up waiting to see if it was caught and had to hold at third. Jose Reyes then hit a fly ball to center, and Lajoie broke for home. But Charleston threw a seed home to nail Lajoie for a double play to snuff out the tying run. Rodrigo Lopez would relieve McMahon and get Nash to pop out to end the inning. Josh Willingham would homer for Memphis in the bottom of the 7th off Webster McDonald, for an insurance run to make it 6-4. Lopez threw a scoreless 8th and Dick McBride would come in to close it for the Strummers. Pete Hill lined out to short and Pee Wee Butts grounded to short. But Lajoie and Gore singled back-to-back to put the tying run on base for Jose Reyes. Reyes would chop the first pitch in front of the mound, but McBride would get him by a step to end the game and put Memphis in the driver's seat. Memphis 6, Arizona 4. (Memphis leads series 1-0). Game 2: Up 1-0 in the series, Memphis sends ace Jesse Tannehill to the mound (23-5, 2.55) against Clark Griffith (19-10, 3.36). Two very good pitchers began a game that would see 23 hits...but only 3 runs. Tannehill breezed through the first in 9 pitches, and would be immediately staked to a lead when Oscar Charleston hit a 2-out double and scored on Cap Anson's RBI single. What transpired next were a series of missed opportunities, particularly for Memphis. Bottom of the second: Memphis has 1st and 2nd but Tannehill's sac bunt fails and they get the lead runner. Memphis doesn't score. Bottom of the third: Deacon White doubles to lead off the inning, eventually moving to third after a walk and fielder's choice. But Griffith picks off Ryan Braun at first base to end the inning. Bottom of the 6th: Charleston hits a leadoff double, Cap Anson walks to follow, but the next three are retired. Those missed chances would bite Memphis in the top of the 7th when Jose Reyes hit a ball about as far as he can, depositing one 430 feet away for a leadoff homer to center to tie the game at 1. Both pitchers would go 9 innings, and at the end of that it was still 1-1. Dick McBride came on the Strummers despite it not being a save situation and retired the Sandmen in order in the 10th. Jose Valverde replaced Griffith, allowing a 1-out single to Charleston and a single to Showboat Thomas - who replaced Cap Anson after he had come out for a pinch runner in the bottom of the 8th. Thomas' single moved the speedy Charleston to third, the winning run 90 feet away with one out. But Valverde would strike out Braun and get Willingham to ground out to short to keep it tied. McBride stayed in to pitch the 11th and retired Lajoie to start it off. But George Gore singled, and was replaced on the bases by Reggie Abercrombie. Jose Reyes then doubled down the first base line. But not even Abercrombie would test Ichiro's arm in right, holding at third. McBride intentionally walked Kid Elberfeld to load the bases and create the force. Ted Radcliffe would bang a grounder to second, where Cupid Childs made the play and fired home to Deacon White for the force out at home. Pee Wee Butts then grounded to Childs to end the inning. Valverde retired the Strummers in the 11th, and Mike McDougal replaced McBride to turn aside the Sandmen in the top of the 12th. Randy Choate replaced Valverde in the bottom of the 12th and gave up successive first-pitch singles to Ichiro and Deacon White. Charleston would single as well, but scald the ball so hard Ichiro had to hold at third. After Garret Atkins struck out, Ryan Braun saw 8 pitches - the last of which was ball four - walking home Ichiro as the winning run and putting Memphis up 2-0 in the series. Memphis 2, Arizona 1 in 12 innings (Memphis leads series 2-0). (to be continued) |
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08-11-2009, 09:14 PM
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Pastime Baseball League Southern League Championship Series Review Memphis Strummers (106-56) vs Arizona Sandmen (89-73) Game 3: Down two games to none, the Arizona Sandmen send Dan Casey to the mound to try and salvage their season. Casey (12-17, 3.48) had a disappointing season overall, but went 4-0 with a 1.59 ERA in his last four starts. Lady Baldwin (20-13, 3.27) starts for Memphis. The Strummers ripped three straight singles to start things off. Ichiro singled through the hole into left on the first pitch from Casey, before Garrett Atkins singled and Cap Anson did the same to bring Ichiro home and give the Strummers a 1-0 lead. Those, however, would be the only three hits for Memphis all game. Arizona tied it in the third when Chester Brooks singled, was sacrificed to second by Casey and ultimately scored on Pete Hill's single to make it 1-1. For Memphis, Bobby Wallace would reach on an error by Nap Lajoie. Cupid Childs would draw a walk and before Lady Baldwin sacrificed them over. Remember we said Memphis wouldn't get another hit. Ichiro's groundout would score Wallace to give Memphis a 2-1 lead. It would stand up. Arizona would strand Chester Brooks on third in the fifth after a leadoff double, and never threaten again. Dick McBride would relieve Baldwin in the 9th to pick up the save and put Memphis one game away from the PBL Championship Series. Memphis 2, Arizona 1 (Memphis leads series 3-0) Game 4: Pitching depth is where Memphis was expected to have the big advantage, and it was evident here as Tim Lincecum (18-10, 3.45) would start for the Strummers in Game 4. Anibal Sanchez started for Arizona, which considered going back to ace Ben Sanders on three days rest but instead went to Sanchez (12-6, 3.67), who had posted a 1.48 ERA this month. The way Lincecum pitched, it wouldn't matter. Nonetheless, Memphis picked up 3 in the first as Ichiro led off with a solo homer and Cap Anson added a 2-run shot. Linceum would retire the first 10 to face him before giving up a 1-out double to Pee Wee Butts. But he would be stranded on third. Sanchez would walk Linceum to open the fifth, an ominous start to say the least. After retiring Ichiro, he gave up a single to Deacon White and walked Oscar Charleston, before Cap Anson blasted a 2-2 fastball 441 feet for a grand slam to silence the Arizona crowd and make it a 7-0 game. Arizona would add one more in the sixth after a 2-out single from Ichiro and an RBI double from Deacon White. Lincecum was dazzling, striking out 10 and walking only 2 in a 3-hit shutout that ended with him at the bottom of the dogpile, as Memphis celebrated its berth in the first ever PBL Championship Series. Memphis 8, Arizona 0 (Memphis sweeps series 4-0)
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Pastime Baseball League PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES PREVIEW Memphis Strummers (106-56) vs Wichita Brigade (108-54)    LEADERS Oscar Charleston .353 AVG Robinson Cano .311 Cap Anson 25 HR Oyster Burns 20 Oscar Charleston 131 RBI Robinson Cano 96 Oscar Charleston 28 SB George Davis 34 Jesse Tannehill 2.55 ERA Rube Waddell 2.74 Jesse Tannehill 23 W Rube Waddell 27 Tim Lincecum 274 SO Rube Waddell 344 Dick McBride 25 SV Chad Cordero 29 Pitching Matchups Sadie McMahon (19-8, 2.74) vs Rube Waddell (27-7, 2.74) Jesse Tannehill (23-5, 2.55) vs Al Orth (16-5, 2.75) Lady Baldwin (20-13, 3.27) vs Elton Chamberlain (13-4, 2.81) Tim Lincecum (18-10, 3.45) vs Jay Hughes (18-11, 2.95)
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Pretty impressive that Robinson Cano is leading the team in both batting average and RBI. Hopefully he can help Wichita bring home the championship.
The playoff previews and reviews look really nice.  Great job so far!
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Lots of good pitching here, but despite the ERAs I actually like Memphis' rotation a bit more - besides Waddell obviously. The question is whether Memphis' powerful offense, which relies more on the homer than Wichita's does, can get it done. I think it's a great series that Memphis has to win in 6. I don't see them beating Waddell in a Game 7...not the way he's wrapping up the season. Appreciate the interest and the note! |
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08-12-2009, 07:49 PM
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Pastime Baseball League PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Game One Recap Memphis Strummers (106-56) vs Wichita Brigade (108-54) WICHITA -- After the season the Memphis Strummers had this year, it's hard to argue with any move manager Harry Wright makes. But his decision to hurl Sadie McMahon instead of ace Jesse Tannehill against Rube Waddell in Game One shocked many, including Tannehill. "I'm ready to go, tonight or whenever skip needs me," he told reporters earlier in the week. "I'm certainly rested." Memphis' four-game sweep of the Arizona Sandmen in the Southern League Championship Series gave Wright time to get his rotation set exactly as he wanted. Tannehill threw a complete game in Wichita's 2-1 win...but that also came in Game Two. "Sadie can pitch with Waddell," Wright said in defense. "If we beat Waddell and send our ace out there in Game Two, all the pressure is on them." The trick, of course, would be beating Waddell. And with Waddell's 96 mph fastball to Ichiro to open things, the inaugural PBL Championship Series was under way. Suzuki fouled out before Garrett Atkins walked. Oscar Charleston's two-out single would move Atkins to third, but Deacon White would strike out to end the inning. McMahon would then take the mound, promptly giving up a leadoff single to Sammy Strang. McMahon would fall behind Robinson Cano 3-0 before coming back with two strikes. Cano would then foul off four pitches, the last of which catcher Deacon White would drop to keep the at bat alive. Cano would make him and Memphis pay, singling to advance Strang to third. Oyster Burns walked to load the bases with none out, and McMahon was on the ropes. McMahon would strike out Jimmy Sheckard, but George Davis would ground out to Cupid Childs at second for a force, scoring Strang and putting Wichita up 1-0. with first and third and two out, Spotswood Poles would step in. But White would whip a snap throw to Cap Anson at first, tagging Davis for an inning-ending pickoff. With one out in the top of the third, Waddell would try to slip a 2-2 fastball inside on Cap Anson. But the NLCS MVP blasted it out - off of the SLCS MVP - to left to tie it up at 1 apiece. After an easy third, Wichita would get it going in the fourth. Davis would draw a one-out walk, and Spotswood Poles would follow with a single. Runners moved up on Doggie Miller's tapper in front of the plate before Ollie Beard doubled down the third-base line to drive in two. Waddell would help himself out, dunking one into left-center to make it 4-1. Down one to Waddell is one thing - down three is quite another. McMahon would settle in...but so would Waddell. Then came the top of the 8th. Garrett Atkins grounded out to lead off the inning. But Anson, Charleston and White followed with three straight singles - White's hit too hard to score the lumbering Anson. Josh Willingham would strike out, setting up Waddell to escape the inning. But Anson would walk Bobby Wallace on four pitches to bring home Anson and make it 4-2. Cupid Childs would come up with the tying run on second, the lead run on first, but strike out to end the inning, and the threat. McMahon's day was done, and Mike MacDougal would need only six pitches to retire the side. Wichita skipper Whitey Herzog considered leaving Waddell in, but after a tenuous 8th - and 160 pitches - he turned things over to closer Chad Cordero. Ty Wigginton would strike out and Ryan Braun would pop out to third. But Spotswood Poles would double, bringing Cap Anson - already with three postseason homers - to the plate as the tying run. Cordero fired a fastball outside for ball one before getting Anson to chase a high fastball to even the count. Cordero would get a touch in front and under a slider, flying a routine ball to left into the glove of Jimmy Sheckard for the final out and the ballgame. McMahon didn't pitch badly, allowing 3 earned runs over 7 innings. But that's not enough to beat Waddell at this point. Perhaps Tannehill could have. Wright will likely ponder that in his bed this evening. Wichita 4, Memphis 2 (Wichita leads series 1-0) |
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Pastime Baseball League PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Game Two Recap Memphis Strummers (106-56) vs Wichita Brigade (108-54) WICHITA -- There's no going back, so all Memphis could do was put its collective faith in Jesse Tannehill to put forth an ace-like effort and give the team a chance to even the series. He'd get some help when Ichiro Suzuki blasted Al Orth's first pitch to right for a solo homer, putting Memphis up 1-0 in mere seconds. Tannehill would get through the first, stranding a runner at third, but allow Wichita to tie it up in the second when George Davis led off with a double and scored on Doggie Miller's two-out groundball single to left. Oscar Charleston would double in the third, scoring two batters later on Ryan Braun's double to make it 2-1 Memphis. Robinson Cano would double off Tannehill to lead off the bottom of the third, but he would strike out Oyster Burns and Jimmy Sheckard before getting George Davis to ground out and escape the jam. The score would remain 2-1 until Charleston batted again, this time in the fifth. Al Orth heard it, but never turned to watch. He didn't need to. The ball landed 450-plus feet away to center, putting Memphis up 3-1. Orth's day would end with one out and one on in the 6th. Joe Kennedy would relieve him, but Tannehill's sacrifice failed. He, however, would reach first, move up on a walk to Ichiro and score on Deacon White's single to make it 4-1 Memphis, a lead seemingly safe in Tannehill's hands. The Memphis ace would retire the side in order in the 6th and survive a two-out Hub Collins triple in the seventh. The 8th inning would start with Memphis second baseman Cupid Childs booting a grounder to allow Oyster Burns to reach second. Jimmy Sheckard's groundout would move Burns to third, and George Davis would walk, bringing Spotswood Poles to the plate as the tying run. Poles hit 11 homers on the season, but would strike out here. Ollie Beard, who hit 6 homers on the season, would not. With one swing, Beard creamed a shot to left that cleared the wall, tying the game and bringing the Wichita crowd to its collective feet in raucous fashion. Jack Powell had thrown a perfect 8th for Wichita, and Brandon Medders would come on to pitch the ninth in this now tie ballgame. The decision was every bit as questionable as Memphis manager Harry Wright's decision to hold Tannehill back for Game 2. Medders, after all, had given up 16 hits, 7 walks and 4 homers in his last 8 2/3 innings of work. And here he would face the top of the Memphis order. Ichiro would double the other way down the leftfield line. Deacon White would pop out to short and then Wichita would intentionally walk Oscar Charleston. Cap Anson singled in the hole, but a great play by shortstop George Davis kept Ichiro from scoring. Medders, though, would walk Ryan Braun to bring in the lead run, making it 5-4 Memphis. Josh Willingham would fly to left, allowing Charleston to score and make it 6-4. Tannehill would finish it himself, retiring the side in order in the ninth to even the series and switch home-field advantage to Memphis. Memphis 6, Wichita 4 (series tied 1-1). * The big 3 for Memphis of Ichiro, Charleston and Anson went a combined 7-for-13 with 2 homers, 2 walks, 5 runs and 2 RBI. |
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08-13-2009, 03:25 PM
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Pastime Baseball League PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Game Three Recap Memphis Strummers (106-56) vs Wichita Brigade (108-54) MEMPHIS -- The Memphis Strummers escaped Wichita doing the essential, splitting the pair so they could grab home-field advantage for the rest of the series. Winning a pivotal Game 3 would prove huge, assuring them of being no worse than even when facing Rube Waddell in Game 5.
Twenty-game winner Lady Baldwin and Elton Chamberlain locked up for Memphis and Wichita, respectively. Wichita would strike first when, after a scoreless first inning, Spotswood Poles hit a one-out double before Ollie Beard - who hit 6 homers in 250 regular season at bats - hit his second in as many games, a 2-run homer to put Wichita up 2-0. Deacon White would homer for Memphis in the 4th to make it a 2-1 game, with both pitchers looking sharp besides their respective longballs. The game would stay 2-1 until the top of the 8th. Chamberlain was still in, and he would surrender a leadoff double to Ichiro Suzuki to start the inning. Deacon White would ground out to first, moving Suzuki over to set up a sac fly from Charleston - only Charleston had bigger ideas, ripping a triple into the gap in right-center. Chamberlain would bear down though, intentionally walking Cap Anson before striking out Ryan Braun and getting Josh Willingham to pop out to third to end the inning and keep things tied at 2. Baldwin would finish nine innings, while Chamberlain would make way for Wichita closer Chad Cordero, who would throw a scoreless ninth to send things to extras. Dick McBride would come in to pitch for Memphis, getting Hub Collins to line out to Cupid Childs at second to start the 10th. Robinson Cano would then single, and Oyster Burns would send a 1-2 changeup into the gap in left-center for a double to give Wichita a 3-2 lead. McBride would intentionally walk Jimmy Sheckard and give up an infield hit to George Davis to load the bases. After striking out Spotswood Poles, it seemed McBride could be minimizing the damage. Sammy Strang would swing at the first pitch from McBride, lacing a line drive to right center. Charleston would cut it off nicely, holding Strang to a single. Nonetheless, both runners would score to give Wichita a 5-2 lead. Wichita would leave Cordero in, letting him hit to close out the top of the 10th, so he could finish up. Charleston would hit a one-out single, but Anson and Braun would each ground out to second, ending the game and putting Wichita back in the driver's seat. Wichita 5, Memphis 2 in 10 innings (Wichita leads series 2-1) |
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Pastime Baseball League PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Game Four Recap Memphis Strummers (106-56) vs Wichita Brigade (108-54) MEMPHIS -- Wichita's Jay Hughes gave up 17 unearned runs this year, the most of any Wichita starter. So when he faced a crucial error in Game 4 of the PBL Championship Series, he needed to attempt to battle through it - something he conceded he hasn't done well this year. Tim Lincecum, coming off a tremendous complete-game shutout performance to close out the Southern League Championship Series, would take the hill for Memphis. Lincecum walked Sammy Strang to lead off the game, getting Robinson Cano to ground out as the next batter. Strang would try to steal third but be gunned down by Deacon White, a move that would prove big for Memphis when four pitches later Oyster Burns homered to put Wichita up 1-0. Memphis answered right away though. Ichiro Suzuki singled and went to second when White walked. Both runners moved up when Oscar Charleston grounded into a force. But after Cap Anson struck out, Ichiro scored on Ryan Braun's single to tie it up. Charleston moved to third, and Braun would steal second. But Josh Willingham grounded out to end the threat. The pitchers' duel was on. Cap Anson's leadoff double in the 4th would see him stranded, and the teams would go the 5th knotted at 1. Lincecum retired Wichita, and Memphis would take another crack at Hughes. Bobby Wallace would walk to lead off the inning, then steal second with Lincecum at the plate. However, Lincecum couldn't get a bunt down to move Wallace up, striking out. Fired up, Hughes would get ahead of Ichiro 0-2 before inducing a grounder to second. But Sammy Strang muffed it, allowing Wallace to score from second to make it 2-1 Memphis. Deacon White would follow that with a double that would bring home Ichiro, making it 3-1 and adding a second unearned run - something Hughes, as was mentioned, faced far too often this season. Wichita's knack for quick response continued here, at Jimmy Sheckard homered off Lincecum in the 6th to cut Memphis' lead to 3-2. Memphis would return the favor in the bottom of the 6th, scoring on a Bobby Wallace single that drove in Cupid Childs to make it 4-2. Lincecum retired the Brigade in order in the 7th, as Hughes did to Memphis. George Sherrill and Mike MacDougal would combine to hold Wichita scoreless in the 8th, while Hughes would escape singles to the first two batters in the 8th to retire the next three and get out of the inning. Wichita would get its last crack at Memphis, and surprisingly Dick McBride would not come in. MacDougal stayed in to start the 9th, and would promptly allow singles to Spotswood Poles and pinch hitter Hideki Matsui, putting runners at first and third with nobody out. McBride would then get the call. Ollie Beard grounded into a force to bring Poles in and narrow the score to 4-3. Frank Chance would come in to pinch hit for Hughes. On the 7th pitch of the at bat, Chance hammered a grounder that Cupid Childs picked cleanly, setting off a 4-6-3 double play to end it, evening the series again in what many felt was a must-win for Memphis with Rube Waddell taking the mound for Wichita in Game 5. Memphis 4, Wichita 3 (series tied 2-2). |
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Pastime Baseball League PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Game Five Recap Memphis Strummers (106-56) vs Wichita Brigade (108-54) MEMPHIS -- Sadie McMahon threw well, but not well enough against Rube Waddell in the much-disputed Game 1 matchup. Now, he was set to do the same - hopefully better - in the pivotal game of the PBL Championship Series. After retiring the first two batters he faced, McMahon allowed a double down the third base line to Oyster Burns, which was followed by a single by Jimmy Sheckard to put Wichita up 1-0 off the bat. Memphis would answer in the second, though. Deacon White singled on the first pitch he saw. Josh Willingham grounded out, also on the first pitch, moving White to second. Bobby Wallace popped to short, the third straight batter to chase the first pitch against Waddell, perhaps an effort on Memphis' part to force him to nibble early in the count to counter their aggressiveness. Regardless, Cupid Childs would take a first pitch strike before singling to center to score White and tie the game at 1. Forty pitches. That's how many Sadie McMahon threw in top of the third. In the process, he allowed a single, walked two, gave up a sac fly to Spotswood Poles that scored Robinson Cano, a two-run triple to Doggie Miller that just made it past the outstretched glove of Oscar Charleston, and another single, to Ollie Beard, that scored Miller. It wasn't done in a flash, but it felt like it when it was done. Wichita was up 5-1, with the league's best pitcher on the mound. Memphis would get something going against Waddell in the fourth. Charleston walked on four pitches, and White singled to put the first two men on. Josh Willingham - at this point 1-for-17 in the series - struck out and Bobby Wallace popped up. On the cusp of a missed opportunity, Cupid Childs would single to score Charleston and make it a 5-2 game. McMahon would surprisingly stay in the game, and would single to help his cause. The slow-footed White was held at third, loading the bases for Ichiro. Suzuki was hitting .222 for the series, and went right after Waddell's first offering. He would hit a grounder straight to short to end the inning, and the threat. McMahon settled in for the next couple of innings, and Memphis got another good crack at Waddell in the 6th. Willingham would finally pick up a hit, singling up the middle. Bobby Wallace would reach on an infield hit. Cupid Childs would ground to first, moving the runners up. Showing tremendous faith in the rest of his lineup - or a lack of faith in his bullpen - Memphis skipper Harry Wright opted to let McMahon hit for himself. McMahon singled, scoring Willingham to make it 5-3. But Waddell would get an overmatched Ichiro to pop up to third and strike out Garrett Atkins to once again minimize the damage. Waddell and McMahon would each retire the next six to face them, but Wichita would pick up an added insurance run when Oyster Burns hit an RBI single off reliever Rodrigo Lopez in the top of the 9th. Waddell threw 160 pitches in Game 1. But here, after 111 through 8 innings, he was done. Whitey Herzog turned to closer Chad Cordero to try and make the 3-run lead hold up. Ty Wiggington would pinch hit for Lopez but ground out to third for the first out. Ichiro would single to get Memphis on the bases, and Cap Anson would homer to get Memphis on the board. Anson's blast to center was his fourth homer of the postseason and second of the series - in which he now is hitting .391. Suddenly, with the score 6-5, Burns' RBI single seemed vitally important. It seemed even moreso after Charleston singled. Deacon White would cream a line drive off the wall in right, but it was played perfectly by Cherokee Davis - who had just come in for defensive purposes. Charleston was held at third to the groans of the Memphis crowd. It's tough to say whether Charleston would have scored. Davis' great play made it a legitimate decision, albeit a debatable one, to hold him at third. After Ryan Braun grounded out to third to end the game, the decision would be debated by all who filed out of the stadium, knowing they had seen their last home baseball of the year, and knowing their team is one loss away from a championship dream dashed. Wichita 6, Memphis 5 (Wichita leads series 3-2). |
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It's funny the way you react when you get immersed in this game. My jaw dropped when they held Charleston. I saw Davis had made the great play off the wall, and figured there was a chance Charleston would get thrown out, but I couldn't believe they held him. I mean, it's Oscar Charleston!!!!
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Looks like it's been an enthralling post-season, EM. I haven't had a chance to read each write-up but I'll be making some time to do so over the weekend.
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Pastime Baseball League PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Game Six Recap Memphis Strummers (106-56) vs Wichita Brigade (108-54) WICHITA -- Returning home to a raucous crowd hopeful of seeing a championship, the Wichita Brigade knew they had two chances to win it. They also knew they didn't want to go to Game 7, where one bad bounce can determine your season. Memphis' ace, Jesse Tannehill, would take the mound in an attempt to salvage his team's season. He would lock up with Al Orth, whose own strong season was lost in the shadow of Rube Waddell's performance. Four of the series' first five games had seen a first-inning run. But it wouldn't happen here, as Orth and Tannehill matched zeroes through the first three innings. One pitch into the fourth, Cap Anson changed that, belting Orth's first pitch out of the park to right to put Memphis up 1-0. Wichita's penchant for scoring immediately after their opponent is well-known, but Tannehill needed only 10 pitches to set them aside in the bottom of the 4th. Then he needed only six pitches in the fifth. He worked harder - 13 pitches - in the 7th, but retired the side in order, having retired 11 in a row. Orth had shut down the Strummers since Anson's homer, but Tannehill showed no sign of faltering. He stretched his consecutive batters retired string to 13 before Spotswood Poles' two-out single in the 7th. Poles stole second in the middle of a 9-pitch at bat by Ollie Beard, which would culminate in a triple into the gap that scored Poles, tied the game and brought the Wichita crowd to bursting. Tannehill got Doggie Miller to ground out to end the 7th, but left the mound visibly frustrated. Orth turned Memphis aside in order in the 8th, and Wichita got two baserunners off Tannehill in their half but couldn't push across. Orth issued a one-out walk to Cupid Childs in the 9th, but retired the next two to end the inning. Strummers skipper Harry Wright pulled Tannehill after 8, bringing in closer Dick McBride to pitch the ninth. George Davis hit a leadoff single through the hole into left. Spotswood Poles moved him over to second on a bunt, leading Wright to order the intentional walk of pinch-hitter Sammy Strang. Doggie Miller fouled off the first two offerings from McBride. On the third pitch, he grounded a ball through the hole into left. George Davis made the turn as Josh Willingham came up throwing. But the throw was up the line, a sickened Deacon White catching it helplessly as Davis slid home to win the series for Wichita, never getting to his feet before the mob of teammates buried him at home plate, celebrating the Brigade's status as the Pastime Baseball League's first champions! Wichita 2, Memphis 1 (Wichita wins series 4-2). |
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 Good series though, I'm glad Wichita pulled it off without having to go to game 7.
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Pastime Baseball League PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES  Ollie Beard was named the PBL Championship Series MVP. The Wichita third baseman went 10-for-21, hitting .476 with 2 homers and 10 RBI in the series. In the regular season, Beard hit .252 with 6 homers and 43 RBI. |
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Pastime Baseball League  Hitmen Select Babe Ruth With Top Pick  The Chicago Hitmen surprised nobody in taking sluggeing prospect Babe Ruth with the first overall pick in this year's amateur draft. The 20-year-old Ruth is a power-hitting lefty expected to anchor the Hitmen lineup in short order. With Ruth and Albert Pujols the Hitmen have two of the game's top hitting prospects. Ruth is expected to take over regular right field duties for a Chicago team many feel will rebound this year after a horrible 2009 campaign. Between Pujols, Ruth, Mark Teixeira and Adam Dunn, the Hitmen should generate plenty of power, assuming the young players develop as expected.The pick likely moves Milton Bradley to bench status, as Josh Hamilton will presumably move to center to allow Ruth to start in right. The remainder of the first round went as follows: Sacramento Stingers - RF Harry Heilmann Los Angeles Idols - 3B Heinie Groh Philadelphia Ringers - CF Cy Williams Alabama Airmen - SP Ray Brown Orlando Orcas - CF Benny Kauff Las Vegas Bosses - CF Edd Roush Indianapolis Engines - 1B Joe Harris Charlotte Cougars - SP Pete Alexander Louisville Racers - RF Billy Southworth New Orleans Knights - 1B Jack Fournier Arizona Sandmen - SS Willie Wells New York Heroes - LF Joe Connolly Memphis Strummers - C Bubbles Hargrave Wichita Brigade - LF Rube Bressler |
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