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Art Deco · 03-14-2022, 04:02 PM

Disaster averted...

Originally the story of this game was going to be how another rookie came up big in the postseason for the Rays, as Tomas Laboy took advantage of a rare start to drill a 3-run homer as part of a 4-RBI day to put the Rays ahead to stay 5-2 on their way to winning Game 1 of the World Series against San Francisco. Or perhaps how Gordie Ager was unhittable outside of an early 2-run homer he allowed. But instead the story of the game was the Rays' bullpen meltdown as first Freddy Zamora let the Giants within 5-3 in the 8th and then after Josh Beckett had seemingly sealed the game with a 2-run homer to make it 7-3, Mike Barkley really came unraveled, giving up a 3-run homer and then two more hits for the tying run in an epic blown save. Fortunately though the Rays offense picked up the pen in the bottom of the 9th as Seth Williams walked and stole second, and after Josh Alexander was walked Luis Barela (having a relatively quiet postseason) stepped up and delivered a single to center to score Williams with the walk-off winner and the Rays still won after all.

So we're all happy they won but not so much in the way it happened. Fortunately wins are more important at this time of year than style points and Jim Brophy will try to send us to California up 2-0 tomorrow.

03-14-2022, 04:02 PM	#1792
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,941	October 26, 2043: World Series Game 1 Disaster averted... Originally the story of this game was going to be how another rookie came up big in the postseason for the Rays, as Tomas Laboy took advantage of a rare start to drill a 3-run homer as part of a 4-RBI day to put the Rays ahead to stay 5-2 on their way to winning Game 1 of the World Series against San Francisco. Or perhaps how Gordie Ager was unhittable outside of an early 2-run homer he allowed. But instead the story of the game was the Rays' bullpen meltdown as first Freddy Zamora let the Giants within 5-3 in the 8th and then after Josh Beckett had seemingly sealed the game with a 2-run homer to make it 7-3, Mike Barkley really came unraveled, giving up a 3-run homer and then two more hits for the tying run in an epic blown save. Fortunately though the Rays offense picked up the pen in the bottom of the 9th as Seth Williams walked and stole second, and after Josh Alexander was walked Luis Barela (having a relatively quiet postseason) stepped up and delivered a single to center to score Williams with the walk-off winner and the Rays still won after all. So we're all happy they won but not so much in the way it happened. Fortunately wins are more important at this time of year than style points and Jim Brophy will try to send us to California up 2-0 tomorrow. Last edited by Art Deco; 03-14-2022 at 04:04 PM.