Who am I talking about? Raul Ibanez has the magic in him! Two homeruns coming up as a pinch hitter for the slumping Alex Rodriguez who went 0-3 with 2 strikeouts. Joe Giradi decided to bench ARod and sent up the 40 year old veteran who is chasing that elusive World Series title after coming up short with the Philadelphia Phillies from 2009-2011! Forever in the history books.
Down 2-1, in the bottom of the 9th and scoring their only run in the third inning. Raul Ibanez came up to bat for the first time, and at the second pitch he saw, that ball is drilled deep to right field. Going, going, gone! HOMERUN! Game tied! The Yankees certainly wouldn't go away. Time to go into extra innings! Three innings later, first man up to bat in the 12th, Ibanez sent that ball into the upper deck of the seats in right field. Game over, Yankees take a 2-1 series lead and could close it out tomorrow evening!
The Baltimore Orioles resemble an annoying ex partner that refuses to go away and seems to keep up and chase non stop. Seriously, let the 27-time champions show you how its done.
I need another World Series Champions tshirt.
In other playoff news,
The St Louis Cardinals have shown the inexperienced rookie Washington National team which hasn't been to the playoffs way before I was born who is king. Chris Carpenter, slowed by injuries pitched a shutout, at the expense of his former team mate, Edwin Jackson who won a World Series ring with the Cardinals last year. Bryce Harper has hit the rookie wall. Too much arrogance will cause you to crack, at the wrong time when you know you have to help your team drive in runs. Mike Mattheny was totally underrated and has performed above and beyond expectations as a rookie manager taking over the defending World Series Champions who had lost the man who is almost as famous as Budweiser in St Louis to Disneyland.
The Bay Area teams live to see another day of California sunlight, and dream big. Oakland scored 3 runs in the bottom 9th and won the game on a walk off hit by the experienced Coco Crisp, sending the crowd into a frenzy and love spread all around. The Giants won by a comfortable margin.
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