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Menschenfresser -> April 12, 2008 (10/29/2008 3:23:21 PM)
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Anchorage 6, Salem 4
I believe in miracles! I'm still in shock. Let me collect myself and see if I can bring the readers of this little column into what just transpired.
Game two against Salem on the road. As you remember last game, we couldn't get anything to work. This game started out the same. In the 3rd and 4th innings, Salem hit three lonely homers to go up by three. In the 5th, they batted in another run. All the while, the Icebears were doing little but giving the Witches some easy fielding practice. Pop flies and strike outs galore. Practically nothing through six innings. John Siemens, Salem's starting pitcher, shut down my entire rotation. Zax Hutchinson struck out his first 3 times at bat. It was painful to watch.
Ninth inning and I figure it's all over but tossing my empty beer bottle in the garbage can at the top of the steps on the way to my car. Zax is first up to bat. Low and behold, he's walked. Then Richard Wild gets a hit. Men on first and second. Next Moore, knocks in Zax and both runners manage to take an extra base.
4 to 1. No outs. Men on second and third. Salem pulls in Marc Chadbourne out of the bull pin and Anchorage brings in Branstetter to pinch hit for Rouse. Branstetter singles knocking in both Wild and Moore.
Holy sheet, it's now 4 to 3. Still no men out and a man on 1st.
Next up, is Jeffrey Nelson who strikes out. Cardoza, who by his talent is supposed to be my crusher, but can't seem to hit the ball if we allow him to use a tee, singles.
With men on 1st and 2nd, Clarence Ford pops out to deep center. Well, damn, I think. That's probably the end of it. Shannon Taylor is up who is an average hitter with abysmal strength.
BAM! Three run homer. 6 to 4. I spill my beer on the lady in the seat in front of me.
Boose, up next, walks. Oh, it's just gravy by now.
Last but not least, as if the universe decides it needs to both upset the equilibrium and balance itself back out in the same 9 innings, the rotation starts over and yours truly, Zax Hutchinson, is back at the plate. He pops out with a cute little fly ball to 3rd. I groan.
Menschenfresser's MVP of the game: This is a difficult one. I'd like to give it to the Salem pitcher, John Siemens, but they didn't end up winning. This is one the manager lost. He should have pulled Siemens before the 9th, but I understand the desire to let him get the full shut out. No, I'm going to take the easy route and give it to Shannon Taylor, who hit the game winning homer.
Zax Hutchinson hit 0 for 4. Scored one run. Walked once. And struck out 3 times.
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