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New York Rangers: 12th Stanley Cup Title
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Mike: Back on the FAN, Chris, and this game, honestly, was over before the first pitch. You knew it. The Rangers lose Game Four in Chicago, they come home, and if there was any doubt at all, they erased it immediately. Five in the first, four in the second, seven in the fourth — a twenty-to-six demolition. They win their 12th Stanley Cup, their third in a row, and they cement themselves as an all-time dynasty.
Mad Dog: HAAAA! MIKEY, IT WAS A BEATDOWN!! IT WAS A SLAUGHTER!! THE RANGERS SCORED IN EVERY WHICH WAY!! CUYLLE THREE HOMERS!! BLIEBERNICHT FOUR HITS!! THE GRUBIN BOYS ALL HOMERIN’!! BEN RICE TWO BOMBS!! IT WAS A PARADE OF HOME RUNS!!
Mike: Will Cuylle, again, Player of the Game. Three home runs, five runs batted in. Series MVP Itsuro Bliebernicht, four hits, two homers, twelve total bases. They had 21 hits, 20 runs, Chris — you’re not losing that game at home, in front of that crowd.
Mad Dog: AND THE CROWD WAS INSANE, MIKEY!! 54,000 IN THE GARDEN!! THEY NEVER STOPPED!! THEY KNEW THIS TEAM WAS GONNA BURY ‘EM!! THIS IS DYNASTY STUFF!!
Mike: And give Chicago credit — Bedard hit a three-run homer, Foligno hit one, Trevino hit one, Gonzalez hit one — they got their shots in. But their pitching staff, Chris, completely annihilated. Rodriguez, Morales, Flores, Celis, Gould — all disasters. ERA’s through the roof. They had no chance.
Mad Dog: THEY DIDN’T HAVE THE ARMS, MIKEY!! THEY DIDN’T HAVE THE ARMS!! SIX PITCHERS, EVERY ONE OF ‘EM GETS LIT UP!! THE RANGERS COULD’VE SCORED 30 IF THEY WANTED TO!!
Mike: Manuel Santiago gets his third straight Cup as manager. The Rangers finish the year 149–13, best record in hockey, and they cap it with another championship. The parade down the Canyon of Heroes is next.
Mad Dog: BOOK IT, MIKEY!! THEY’RE A DYNASTY!! ONE OF THE GREATS!! THE YANKEES OF HOCKEY!! THE CELTICS OF HOCKEY!! THIRD STRAIGHT CUP, 12TH OVERALL, PUT ‘EM IN THE HISTORY BOOKS!!
Mike: Rangers 20, Blackhawks 6. Series over, 4–1. The dynasty rolls on.
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