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Armor and Sword · 07-10-2015, 11:53 AM

Wild Finish Lands Yankees In The Wild Card Game vs Mike Scott and The Astros

October 1st 1987 - The New York Yankees took 3 out of 4 from the Red Sox in Yankees Stadium. Emotions were riding high heading to Baltimore up 1 game with 3 to play. Then a loss in the series opener 4-3 had them fall back into a tie again as the Red Sox beat the Tribe in game 1 of their final 3 game set. Game two saw the Yankees win big behind Ron Kittle and John Castino. And the Red Sox lost in their 2nd game vs the Indians. It all came down to the final night of the season. Rick Rhoden a top 3 finalist for the AL Cy Young would face Bob Milaki. The Yankees would take a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the 9th. In the meantime the Red Sox were down 2-0 to the Indians heading into the 8th inning in their game. If the Red Sox lose it would not matter if the Yankees some how blew the game.

Dave Righetti would come into the game as he had 48 previous evenings. He had 40 saves entering this game with 5 blown saves. He would surrender the lead. The Yankees would go down 5-4 in a heartbreaking loss. Cal Ripkin Jr would hit a walk off solo shot to win it in the bottom of the 10th.

In the meantime on the Mistake By The Lake. The Red Sox would put up a 5 spot in the 8th and beat the Tribe 5-2 and force a single game tie breaker vs the Yankees. The Bronx Bombers would win the coin toss and the game would be under the lights at Yankee Stadium.

Bob Tewksberry would get the starting nod vs Jeff Sellers. Tewksberry has been nothing short of an Ace since his June call up. The Yankees were feeling confident. Ron Kittle would get it going with a solo shot in the second inning to stake the Yankees to a 1-0 lead. But things quickly fell part. The Red Sox would put up 7 runs in the third inning to take a commanding 7-1 lead. The Red Sox are the best offensive team in the entire league. Wade Boggs, Mike Greenwell and Dwight Evans have wrecked havoc on AL and NL pitchers all season. Evans is the leading MVP canidate with over 40 HR's and 150 RBI's while Boggs will easily win the batting title hitting .340 plus and add to that a power surge year for the HOF 3B. The guys is a hitting machine. Greenwell would hit a grand slam in this game. But young CF Ellis Burks would also shine eventualyl going 6-6 on this night.

But The Yankees stormed back. behind Ron Kittle (2 HR's) Rick Cerone (3 run shot), Willie Randolph (2R HR) and Jay Bell they would actually take an 11-8 lead!!!

It truly was a magical evening in Yankees stadium as balls were leaving the yard every inning it seemed. With an 11-10 lead Rags would enter and needing just 3 outs for the AL East crown.

It was not to be. The Red Sox would take a 12-11 lead. But the Yankees again scratched and clawed back to tie the game. But in the 12th the bottom fell out as the Red Sox scored 3 more to go on and win 15-12.

So Year 1's regular season has come to a close and your NYY finish with a 96 win season and a wild card berth vs the tough Houston Astros.

This game is available on my Twitch Channel to watch and it is a crazy good game folks.

Watch it here and also catch the end of the year wrap up show which will broadcast live tonight and show all the end of the year statistics, award winners, final standings and league leaders. This will precede the Wild Card game vs Houston which will also be streamed live.

Rhoden vs Scott. The winner will face the dreaded Red Sox in the ALDS.

http://www.twitch.tv/todem23

07-10-2015, 11:53 AM	#45
Armor and Sword The Lama OVR: 0 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Parkland, Florida Posts: 20,371 Blog Entries: 5	Re: The Quest For Donny Baseball MLB The Show 1987 Franchise Wild Finish Lands Yankees In The Wild Card Game vs Mike Scott and The Astros October 1st 1987 - The New York Yankees took 3 out of 4 from the Red Sox in Yankees Stadium. Emotions were riding high heading to Baltimore up 1 game with 3 to play. Then a loss in the series opener 4-3 had them fall back into a tie again as the Red Sox beat the Tribe in game 1 of their final 3 game set. Game two saw the Yankees win big behind Ron Kittle and John Castino. And the Red Sox lost in their 2nd game vs the Indians. It all came down to the final night of the season. Rick Rhoden a top 3 finalist for the AL Cy Young would face Bob Milaki. The Yankees would take a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the 9th. In the meantime the Red Sox were down 2-0 to the Indians heading into the 8th inning in their game. If the Red Sox lose it would not matter if the Yankees some how blew the game. Dave Righetti would come into the game as he had 48 previous evenings. He had 40 saves entering this game with 5 blown saves. He would surrender the lead. The Yankees would go down 5-4 in a heartbreaking loss. Cal Ripkin Jr would hit a walk off solo shot to win it in the bottom of the 10th. In the meantime on the Mistake By The Lake. The Red Sox would put up a 5 spot in the 8th and beat the Tribe 5-2 and force a single game tie breaker vs the Yankees. The Bronx Bombers would win the coin toss and the game would be under the lights at Yankee Stadium. Bob Tewksberry would get the starting nod vs Jeff Sellers. Tewksberry has been nothing short of an Ace since his June call up. The Yankees were feeling confident. Ron Kittle would get it going with a solo shot in the second inning to stake the Yankees to a 1-0 lead. But things quickly fell part. The Red Sox would put up 7 runs in the third inning to take a commanding 7-1 lead. The Red Sox are the best offensive team in the entire league. Wade Boggs, Mike Greenwell and Dwight Evans have wrecked havoc on AL and NL pitchers all season. Evans is the leading MVP canidate with over 40 HR's and 150 RBI's while Boggs will easily win the batting title hitting .340 plus and add to that a power surge year for the HOF 3B. The guys is a hitting machine. Greenwell would hit a grand slam in this game. But young CF Ellis Burks would also shine eventualyl going 6-6 on this night. But The Yankees stormed back. behind Ron Kittle (2 HR's) Rick Cerone (3 run shot), Willie Randolph (2R HR) and Jay Bell they would actually take an 11-8 lead!!! It truly was a magical evening in Yankees stadium as balls were leaving the yard every inning it seemed. With an 11-10 lead Rags would enter and needing just 3 outs for the AL East crown. It was not to be. The Red Sox would take a 12-11 lead. But the Yankees again scratched and clawed back to tie the game. But in the 12th the bottom fell out as the Red Sox scored 3 more to go on and win 15-12. So Year 1's regular season has come to a close and your NYY finish with a 96 win season and a wild card berth vs the tough Houston Astros. This game is available on my Twitch Channel to watch and it is a crazy good game folks. Watch it here and also catch the end of the year wrap up show which will broadcast live tonight and show all the end of the year statistics, award winners, final standings and league leaders. This will precede the Wild Card game vs Houston which will also be streamed live. Rhoden vs Scott. The winner will face the dreaded Red Sox in the ALDS. http://www.twitch.tv/todem23 __________________ Now Playing: MLB The Show 23 (PS5) NBA 2K23 (PS5) Rise of the Ronin (PS5) Star Wars Battlefront I and II Remastered (PS5) Follow me on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/armorandsword Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/ArmorAndSword23 Last edited by Armor and Sword; 07-11-2015 at 08:32 PM.