Thursday, January 22, 2015

World Series Game 1 - "Triple Play Saves the Day"


GAME 1 - Yankee Stadium
Halladay vs Sabathia
Phillies 5, Yankees 1


 
With the bunting all rolled out in the "Big Ball Orchard up in the Bronx" the KOD20 World Series was set to begin.  Managers Hopcroft (NYY) and Weinrib (PHI) shook hands and exchanged lineup cards at home plate after a 30 minute technical delay with the networks.  That delay didn't harm Doc Halladay (8IP/1ER) one bit.  Philly's ace scattered 10 Yankee hits as he avoided danger over and over again.  Shane Victorio stepped to the plate and led the series off with a homer.  The Bombers tied it up in the third when Godzilla singled home Damon.  It remained tied until the 6th when the Phightin's busted out with 3 big runs off of CC.  A lead off triple by Ryan Howard was followed by a Raul Ibanez single to make it 2-1.  Two batters later Chooch Ruiz hit one 332 feet down the left field line to plate two more to give Doc a 3 run lead.  Philly added another in the 9th to make it 5-1, but New York still had some life left.  Melky led off the 9th with a clean single off of Doc.  That was all she rode as manager Weinrib lifted his ace in favor of his close Ryan Madson.  El Cap-i-tan readjusted his batting gloves and stepped in and out of the box enough times to rattle Madson, which resulted in a walk to put runners on 1st and 2nd with nobody out.  If Johnny Damon goes yard now it's a one run ballgame and pandemonium would break loose up in the Bronx.  Damon worked the count to 3-1 and got that grooved fastball he was looking for.  He turned on it and hit a bullet to first that miraculously found Ryan Howard's glove.  An inch or two either way and we are looking at a bases clearing double.  Instead both runners are caught dead in their tacks in no man's land.  Howard immediately tags Jeets for the second out on the play then tosses to JRoll who steps on second to double Melky up for the completion of the most unlikely ending of a World Series game, a triple play.
Phillies lead series 1-0

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