[IBL] NC Division Series Begin (BAL at NYK)

[Patrick Gibbs]

This was excellent, but who has beer left in the 12th? 😉

On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 12:47 PM Doug Palmer <aeronutty43 at gmail.com> wrote:

> NYK selected to play the Cardiac Crabs instead of the wildcard winners,
> SNH.  So Baltimore travelled deep into Knight country to play the first two
> games.
>
> Everything that they say about NYK is true.  Great hitters, great starters
> and relievers who are out of this world.  And G1 demonstrated that.
> Verlander starts for NYK vs Freeland for BAL.  It ain't even close.
> Freeland gets shelled early, fatigues by the 4th, and it's over before it
> began.  The final was 10-1 but it wasn't even THAT close.  NYK faithful
> stormed the local hardware stores, buying brooms.
>
> Game 2 was a clear, bright afternoon.  Buehler took the mound for NYK
> while Happ started for BAL.  Buehler's card is even scarier than
> Verlanders!!!  Something strange happened though.....BAL decided to bring
> their bats.  Well, some of them.  A 2-run shot by Guzman and a solo shot by
> Pillar and it's 3-0 Crabs.  Fans were baffled.  A strange hush fell over
> the 45,000+ in the stands.  Then NYK remembered that they're NYK.  2 runs
> in the 3rd, another pair in the 5th and it's now 4-3 Knights.  The fans are
> used to this and begin the "na na, hey hey chant".  But these ARE the
> Cardiac Crabs and sometimes....magic can happen.  MIL Hader comes in to
> pitch (an UGLY card) and suddenly an error at 1st and the Crabs have a
> baserunner.  Then Manny lines a shot into the corner and has a stand up
> triple.  It's tied!  Crabs tied it!  Knights tried in the 7th, but a double
> play nixed that.  Same in the 9th, a key DP and it's tied after the 9th.
> Bonus baseball in the playoffs.  The Knights never go 1-2-3 but they never
> get a run across.  And then the strangest thing happens.  Knights get a
> Park roll...now look at that park (Coors).  There are only 6 outs on the
> card.  SIX.  And somehow NYK rolls one of those six!!!  It's still
> tied!!!!  We go to the 12th and rather than PH for CHA Castillo, I let him
> hit.  And I'm rewarded with a solo shot into the cheap seats.  Crabs LEAD!
> Fans choke on their cokes and beers.  Small children cry.  Grown men curse
> the skies.  Women faint.  Crabs lead!?  Bottom of the 12th and after the
> first two batters are retired.....the cheese gets binding.  A Coors single
> (line outs are singles at coors) and a walk put runners at 1st and 2nd with
> 2 outs.  And the closer for the Crabs (Brasier) is fatigued.  The ONLY
> reliever left in the pen is HOU Sipp.  Need the lefty to come
> through........and on a 2-2 pitch, Grandal swings and misses and the
> Crabs.....the Cardiac Crabs......steal a game vs NYK.  Heading home, still
> very much underdogs, the Crabs remind the IBL world why they're called
> Cardiac.
>
> NYK 1 win
> BAL 1 win
>
> Games 3 and 4 tomorrow.  Stay tuned for more IBL post season excitement.
>
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