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Gio: “Boomer… eighteen to TWO! The Rangers just demolished the Flyers at the Garden. I mean, this wasn’t even close. This was a football score. This was Giants–Jets preseason type stuff, except the Flyers were the Jets.”
Boomer: “Yeah, Gio, and the crazy part is it started early. First inning — Will Cuylle goes deep, two-run shot. Then Ben Rice, the kid, he just kept getting on base, scoring four times. He had a homer, a couple singles, two walks. That’s five times he’s on base in a playoff game. That’s what you call a table setter.”
Gio: “Table setter? More like a buffet, Booms. They put up SIX runs in the fourth, three more in the fifth, and then five in the eighth just for fun. I mean, Bliebernicht hits a grand slam, Cuylle goes deep again, Kramer homers, Ising homers… everybody’s hittin’ bombs! The Flyers pitchers looked like they were throwing batting practice at a Little League game.”
Boomer: “I’ll tell ya what, Cuylle is a monster. Three hits, two home runs, four runs driven in — he’s turning into the guy you circle in that lineup. And then Kramer, three hits, four RBIs… just relentless.”
Gio: “Relentless is right. And the Flyers? They had five hits total. Five. You can’t come into the Garden in the playoffs and lay down like that. Sanchez didn’t have it, the bullpen was a disaster. Jasso comes in, doesn’t record an out, gives up four runs! Four! ERA over a hundred, Booms! That’s not even real.”
Boomer: [laughs] “Yeah, that’s when you know it’s a bad night. And the Rangers’ pitching? Godinez, six strong, seven strikeouts, only one run. Exactly what you want when your lineup’s putting up eighteen.”
Gio: “Series now 2–0 Rangers, and they head to Philly Monday. Flyers fans are already booing the team in their heads, they’re not even there yet. Place is gonna be toxic if it gets ugly early.”
Boomer: “Well, that’s Philadelphia, Gio. But right now, the Rangers are rolling. Eighteen runs in a playoff game? That’s making a statement.”
Gio: “Statement made. Flyers are toast. Rangers are up 2–0 and looking like a juggernaut.”
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