[jg2977]

Ohhhhhh, lemme tell ya somethin’, folks — this one… this one’s a whopper! I mean, come on, you got the Long Island Islanders rollin’ into Hartford like they own the place, and lemme tell ya — Jack Bauer… the guy’s a machine! Five hits, TWO home runs, a triple, two singles, scores four, drives in five… TWENTY-THREE RUNS, people! TWENTY-THREE! You see numbers like that, you’re thinkin’ “Craig, you’re kiddin’ me, right?” No! This is real life, buddy!
And then Carlos de la Cerda… BAM! Grand slam in the seventh, puts the Islanders at 20-0. Twenty to zero… I mean, you need binoculars just to watch the scoreboard! Hartford? Hartford’s scratching their heads like “what the hell is goin’ on here?”
And the pitching… ohhh boy… Mäntymaa starts, gives up five in less than an inning! Less than an inning! Then Hernandez, then Ortiz, then Barrales… it’s like a freakin’ parade of disaster! Meanwhile, Long Island’s like, “yeah, thanks, we’ll take it from here.” Bauer’s on the bases, de la Cerda’s swingin’ for the fences, everybody’s contributin’ — Bernabel, Sijtsma, Bossy, Esparza, Clark, Valenzuela… it’s like a freakin’ clinic!
Look, Hartford’s gonna have to rethink life after this one. Twenty-three to seven! Islanders take Game 3, 2-1 in the series, and I’m sittin’ here like, “someone call a coach, someone call a shrink, someone explain this!” Bauer’s Player of the Game, and lemme tell ya — he earned it, no doubt.
This is Long Island sending a message, baby. You want a blowout, you want fireworks? Well, this was it. 23 runs, 22 hits… Hartford, pack it up, go home. Islanders… they’re on fire. This is what the playoffs are about!