OOTP 20 Challenge - GotW: Week 3: Willow City @ Indianapolis
 

9:00 PM EST - 9/4

Excited to live watch my team :)

Just a heads up update. Came back in from walking the dogs and there is what may be a nasty storm heading this way. The sky was lighting up so much in the distance that it practically look like daytime that way.

There is a temperature dip from around 90 today to around 70 tomorrow so I assumed it would be preceded by a storm of some sort.

We've been fortunate lately with not losing power but just wanted to give a heads up just in case I seem to vanish at any point. I will jump on the phone and let you know if anything does happen like that.

If anything does happen and if it appears like it could be a while I will finish tomorrow evening. Hopefully no issues like that, tomorrow is football opening night so I doubt people would want to be reading through the thread during that.

Lineups

Willow City
LF Time Raines (.267, 0, 0)
RF Tony Gwynn (.333, 0, 1)
CF Willie Mays (.250, 0, 2)
1B Todd Helton (.375, 1, 5)
DH Frank Thomas (.375, 1, 4)
3B Scott Rolen (.286, 0, 0)
SS Ernie Banks (.125, 0, 0)
C Carlton Fisk (.071, 0, 0)
2B Chuck Knoblauch (.417, 1, 3)

P Tom Seaver (1-0, 5.40)


Indianapolis
LF Ed Delahanty (.200, 0, 1)
CF Paul Waner (.438, 0, 2)
DH Ted Williams (.350, 0, 7)
1B Carlos Delgado (.200, 0, 0)
C Mike Piazza (.154, 0, 3)
RF Mel Ott (.375, 1, 2)
2B Nap Lajoie (.526, 0, 4)
SS Barry Larkin (.444, 3, 9)
3B Vinny Castilla (.056, 0, 0)

P Greg Maddux (0-0, 5.25)

66 degrees, no wind.

T-1

LEading off: Tim Raines

2-0...

line drive right at the first baseman for out number one.

T-1
1 out

AB: Tony Gwynn

2-0...

lined to center for a single.

T-1
1 out
1st: Gwynn

AB: Willie Mays

1st pitch...

fly ball to left, easy play for Delahanty for out number 2.

T-1
2 outs
1st: Gwynn

AB: Todd Helton

0-2...

loops a base hit into right, Gwynn easily to 3rd.

T-1
2 outs
1st: Helton
3rd: Gwynn

AB: Frank Thomas

Decent start...let's make something of it Mr. Thomas.

2-2...

high fly ball, deep to left...

Ott on the run.. nearing the track...

and makes the catch to end the inning.

B-1

Leading off: Ed Delahanty

Boooooo

1-1...

ripped to left for a single.

B-1
no outs
1st: Delahanty

AB: Paul Waner

1st pitch...

The runner is going, the pitch is inside...

the throw to 2nd...

safe, he has stolen 2nd.

B-1
no outs
2nd: Delahanty

AB: Paul Waner

1-1...

base hit to center, Delahanty rounds 3rd and heads home...

the throw to the plate... close play... but safe...

Waner stays at 1st as the Clowns take a 1-0 lead.

B-1
no outs
1st: Waner

AB: Ted Williams

3-2...

runner is going...

swing and a miss, strikes him out...

the throw to 2nd...

easily in time for the strike him out, throw him out double play

B-1
2 outs

AB: Carlos Delgado

1st pitch...

grounded to 2nd, flips to 1st to end the inning.

After 1 inning the Clowns lead 1-0.

T-2

Leading off: Scott Rolen

Immediately giving up a run is not a good sign.

1-1...

driven deep to left center, that one isn't coming back.

a 414 foot blast to tie the game 1-1.

T-2
no outs

AB: Ernie Banks

2-1...

driven deep to center and off the wall, Banks easily into 2nd with a double.

T-2
no outs
2nd: Banks

AB: Carlton Fisk

3-2...

grounded to third, checks the runner and throws Fisk out for the first out.

T-2
1 out
2nd: Banks

AB: Chuck Knoblauch

1-2...

shallow fly to right, taken easily and the runner holds at 2nd.

T-2
2 outs
2nd: Banks

AB: Raines (0 for 1)

1-0...

grounded to 1st, flips to the pitcher covering to end the inning.

Through 1 and a half the game is tied 1-1.

B-2

Leading off: Mike Piazza

1st pitch...

slow roller to 2nd, charges and fires to 1st for the out.

B-2
1 out

AB: Mel Ott

3-1...

towering fly to center, deep but Mays has it near the track.

B-2
2 outs

AB: Nap Lajoie

0-1...

line drive, base hit to center

B-2
2 outs
1st: Lajoie

AB: Barry Larkin

1-0...

grounded back up the middle into center, Lajoie going for 3rd, the throw...

not in time, safe at 3rd.