Let's go Cubs.
- Thread starter Ludlow
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Finally............the last out...........time for the Cubbies batters to step up big
1997 Florida vs Cleveland 11 innings
1997 Florida vs Cleveland 11 innings
Allen off the mound...........Shaw in to replace him..... reviews right and left but runner is out at second while Heyward is safe on first with 1 out
Heyward steals second then makes it to 3rd on a wild pitch to second
Baez bunting foul and strikes out
Maden will have to live with that call
Fowler out at first as Lindor makes a great play and we are off to the bottom of the 9th
Heyward steals second then makes it to 3rd on a wild pitch to second
Baez bunting foul and strikes out
Maden will have to live with that call
Fowler out at first as Lindor makes a great play and we are off to the bottom of the 9th
This is it folks.............a clean inning for Chappy and we are off to OT
3 and 2 on Santana.............and he flies out to shallow left - 1 away
Chappy gets Kipnis swinging.....2 away
Lindor out on a fly ball and we are off to the 10th...........
3 and 2 on Santana.............and he flies out to shallow left - 1 away
Chappy gets Kipnis swinging.....2 away
Lindor out on a fly ball and we are off to the 10th...........
Extra innings in game 7 - this hasn't happened since 1960 when Bill Mazeroski broke my little heart by hitting a game winning HR off of Ralph Terry and defeating my Yankees.
Could there be any more drama in this game?
Okay..............they are rolling up the tarp and we should get underway again soon........hopefully
Okay..............they are rolling up the tarp and we should get underway again soon........hopefully
Schwarber leads things off for the Cubbies
and he gets a base hit.......his 3rd of the night
Bryant at 1 and 2..........2 and 2.......and he flies out....but the pinch runner makes it safely to second
and the Tribe will walk Rizzo.........chickens................
Ben Zobrist to the plate.........takes a high ball first pitch...........then gets caught looking at a strike.......foul to the bleachers.......and he sends a missile deep to right field and the runner comes in to score
and he gets a base hit.......his 3rd of the night
Bryant at 1 and 2..........2 and 2.......and he flies out....but the pinch runner makes it safely to second
and the Tribe will walk Rizzo.........chickens................
Ben Zobrist to the plate.........takes a high ball first pitch...........then gets caught looking at a strike.......foul to the bleachers.......and he sends a missile deep to right field and the runner comes in to score
in all my years of watching/playing/coaching baseball, there was an unwritten rule = never keep the third baseman off the bag late in the game - keep him as close to it as possible to avoid a double - Indians broke that rule and you see what happened ...
Montero scores a runner and it's 8 - 6 ..........Cleveland is making a pitching change..........
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