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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2002
Cowabunga! The Rangers go full pizza power in Game 3!
Yo dudes and dudettes, welcome to the most bodacious beatdown in Conference Finals history! The New York Rangers shell-shocked the Long Island Islanders in Game 3 with a radical 16-4 victory—and leading the charge was none other than the OG ninja himself... AVERY GRUBIN!
That’s right, bros—this 39-year-old right fielder went full-on Leonardo meets Babe Ruth! Three home runs! Seven RBIs! Four runs scored! I mean, if Grubin was any more tubular, he’d be surfing a slice of pepperoni into the dugout. Talk about a cowabunga comeback!
First Inning:
The Islanders brought some early noise—Bauer and Bernabel both go deep!—but that was all the shouting they’d do. After that? Crickets, man. Or should we say… shredded dreams.
Third Inning:
Grubin steps up with the bases loaded, does a little cleanup—even if it was just a groundout RBI. The Rangers take the lead 3-2 and never look back, dudes!
Mid-Inning Shellshock:
BOOM! Fourth inning—Rice goes deep!
KAPOW! Escandon hits one out!
WHACK! Fifth inning—Grubin starts his homer hat trick!
ZAP! Sattler smashes another!
The Rangers were ninja-slicing the ball all over the field while the Islanders were flopping around like foot soldiers in a sewer.
Seventh Inning:
Avery “Katana-Swing” Grubin steps to the plate with the bases juiced, and BAM! GRAND SLAM, bros!! That's the kind of shell-smashing you'd expect from Raphael after someone touches his sai.
On the Mound:
Macias held it down like Splinter teaching a lesson in balance and discipline—8 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs, 4 Ks. And Crispin cleaned it up like a ninja with a mop.
Meanwhile, the Islanders’ pitchers? Man, they looked like they’d never held a baseball before. Benavides gave up 5 runs in two-thirds of an inning—talk about losing your footing in the dojo.
The Final Slice:
Rangers 16, Islanders 4.
New York leads the series 2-1.
Avery Grubin? MVPizza status.
What’s Next?
Game 4 is tomorrow, same place, same ninja time. If the Rangers keep swinging like this, the Islanders better call in Krang and Shredder—‘cause they’re gonna need backup.
Until then—stay radical, sports fans! And remember...
Never pay full price for late pizza.
– Michelangelo (probably) 🐢🥋🍕
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