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HARRY DOYLE:
Well how about this one, folks! The Cleveland Indians — yeah, those Indians, 117 wins, ran away with the American League — are headed to a winner-take-all Game Five because the Anaheim Angels just flat-out refused to die! My goodness, what a ballgame at the Big A!
DICK VITALE:
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY DIAPER DANDY, BABY! I mean, Cleveland comes in thinking, “We’ll take care of business,” and Anaheim says, “NOT SO FAST!” This was HEART! PASSION! BELIEVE, BABY, BELIEVE!
HARRY DOYLE:
The Angels strike first in the second inning, and that’s when things really got nutty. Sergio Perezchica leaves one over the plate, and Ricky Roman absolutely unloads on it — three-run homer! BOOM! Just like that, Anaheim’s up 3–0, and the crowd is going bananas.
DICK VITALE:
OH WOW! RICKY ROMAN WAS UNCONSCIOUS! THREE HOME RUNS! THREE! THAT’S VIDEO GAME STUFF! HE WAS LOCKED IN, DIALed UP, AND READY TO ROLL, BABY! FIVE RBIs! THIS GUY WAS A ONE-MAN WRECKING CREW!
HARRY DOYLE:
Now don’t blink, because Cleveland fires right back. Third inning? Runs. Fourth inning? SIX of ‘em! Amero, Alay, Walters — boom, boom, boom — the Tribe grabs a 9–5 lead and you’re thinking, “Okay, that’s the end of that.”
DICK VITALE:
WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! YOU CAN’T PUT THESE ANGELS AWAY! THEY’VE GOT HEART, BABY! They come back with FIVE in the fifth — FIVE! Roman goes yard AGAIN, Marku joins the party, and this thing turns into a TRACK MEET!
HARRY DOYLE:
From there, it was pure madness. Leads changing, balls flying everywhere, pitchers begging for mercy. Anaheim pours on three in the sixth, two more in the seventh, another insurance run in the eighth — and somehow, some way, they outslug the most dominant team in baseball, 16–12.
DICK VITALE:
THIS WAS OFFENSE WITH A CAPITAL “O”! 21 HITS! EVERYBODY EATING! Guzman’s got four hits! Roman’s got TWELVE total bases! This was TEAM BASK— I mean BASEBALL, BABY! PURE JOY!
HARRY DOYLE:
So now we’ve got it. One game. One ballpark. Friday night at Jacobs Field. The mighty Indians… versus the never-say-die Angels.
DICK VITALE:
GAME FIVE! SURVIVE AND ADVANCE! LOSER GOES HOME! THIS IS WHY WE LOVE OCTOBER, BABY! I CAN’T WAIT!
HARRY DOYLE:
Neither can I. If this series has taught us anything, it’s simple: don’t assume anything… and never count out a team that just won’t quit.