Softball Night In Cleveland
I got back from my slowpitch softball game Monday night (a game we won 14-6), to turn the Brewer game on to see they were up 3-2 in the top of the 3rd inning. By the time I got situated, the Crew was down 4-3, and on their way to one of those games you'll always remember watching (and keeping you up WAY too late).
I was a finger twitch away from turning the game off twice, once at 8-3 Indians, and once again when it wa 12-7. Each time however, I ignored the itch, and forced myself to stay awake to see the rest of this game.
After falling behind 8-3, Milwaukee tacked on three in the 5th and another in the 6th to close to within 8-7. But with the momentum swinging their way, when Mike Rivera got thrown out on the bases because of a poor baserunning decision, and the Indians then tacked on four runs in the bottom of the frame, I thought it was the knockout punch. After six innings it was 12-7, and the feeling was the offense would slow down eventually.
Boy, was I wrong. By tacking on another run in the 7th, it closed the Brewers to the point where if they could load the bases, a long ball could tie the game. And did their lineup get the job done in the 8th. With the bases loaded, Ryan Braun infield singled to drive in a run and get it to 12-9. Then after making a pitching change, Prince Fielder deposited the first pitch he saw into the right-center bleachers for his first career Grand Slam and give the Brewers their first lead since 3-2 and 13-12. One more insurance run was scored, and the bullpen finally pitched the way it's capable of and shut the door for a 14-12 victory. (Six more runs than my softball game!)
The scary thing about this game was the fact Braun and Fielder drove in 11 of the 14 runs. When they both are hot, which they appear to be approaching, those two can score enough runs by themselves to win ballgames for the Crew.
I was a finger twitch away from turning the game off twice, once at 8-3 Indians, and once again when it wa 12-7. Each time however, I ignored the itch, and forced myself to stay awake to see the rest of this game.
After falling behind 8-3, Milwaukee tacked on three in the 5th and another in the 6th to close to within 8-7. But with the momentum swinging their way, when Mike Rivera got thrown out on the bases because of a poor baserunning decision, and the Indians then tacked on four runs in the bottom of the frame, I thought it was the knockout punch. After six innings it was 12-7, and the feeling was the offense would slow down eventually.
Boy, was I wrong. By tacking on another run in the 7th, it closed the Brewers to the point where if they could load the bases, a long ball could tie the game. And did their lineup get the job done in the 8th. With the bases loaded, Ryan Braun infield singled to drive in a run and get it to 12-9. Then after making a pitching change, Prince Fielder deposited the first pitch he saw into the right-center bleachers for his first career Grand Slam and give the Brewers their first lead since 3-2 and 13-12. One more insurance run was scored, and the bullpen finally pitched the way it's capable of and shut the door for a 14-12 victory. (Six more runs than my softball game!)
The scary thing about this game was the fact Braun and Fielder drove in 11 of the 14 runs. When they both are hot, which they appear to be approaching, those two can score enough runs by themselves to win ballgames for the Crew.
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