Super Series Game 2 - "Can Say Go!"

Game 2-   The pitching matchup for Game 2 was a little less star-studded as Larry Christenson

matched up with Scott Sanderson but you wouldn’t have known it in the first 3 innings as the score was 0-0.  Christenson faltered in the 4^th however giving up 2 walks and then a 3 run HR to Jose Canseco.  Richie Hebner gets one back for Philly in the bottom of the inning with a solo shot.  Philly cuts the lead to one in the bottom of the 7^th on a Larry Bowa RBI single but Dave Henderson gets it right back in the top of 8 with a solo HR and Lansford adds an RBI single in the 9^th to put Oakland up 4.  Gene Nelson shuts Philly down in order in the 9^th and Oakland steals home field advantage. Series tied 1-1

Super Series Game 1 - "Ritz Carlton"

Game 1-  The ’77 Phillies start LH Ace Steve Carlton at home against Dave Stewart for the ’90 A’s.  Oakland gets to Carlton early as Rickey Henderson doubles down the 3^rd base line and scores on a Carney Lansford RBI single in the top of the 1^st.  Oakland gets another run on a Lansford Sac Fly in the 3^rd to lead 2-0.  Philly cuts the lead in half with a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the inning.  It remained 2-1 Oakland until the bottom of the 5^th when Philly explodes for 3 runs.  Philly adds one more in the 6^th and Carlton cruises the rest of the way.  Philly leads 1-0

-submitted by Andy Sexton--

The Super Series - 1990 Oakland A's vs 1977 Philadelphia Phillies

Clash of the Titans (Pete vs Andy).
We started out with 40 teams and now we are down to the final 2.
An amazing Silver Anniversary Season !

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Miracle 90 A's upset '98 Braves in 5

Game 1-  Greg Maddux takes the mound for Atlanta against Oakland’s Dave Stewart.  Oakland jumps on Maddux early as Rickey Henderson and Walt Weiss pull off a double steal and score on a fielder’s choice and a sacrifice fly.  Atlanta ties it up 2-2 in the bottom of the 2^nd with a solo HR from Ryan Klesko and a Maddux RBI single.  Atlanta would take their first lead in the bottom of the 4^th with an RBI single from Keith Lockhart and a 2 run double from Chipper Jones.  The Braves would add to the lead with a solo HR in the 5^th from Andruw Jones to go up 6-2.  The Braves would add one more in the 8^th and win 7-2 as Maddux allows only 1 hit after the 1^st inning in a complete game win.  Andruw Jones finishes the game 4-4 with 3 runs scored. Atlanta leads series 1-0

Game 2-  Atlanta sends out Ace #2 in Tom Glavine and Scott Sanderson gets the start for Oakland.  Javy Lopez opens the scoring with a solo shot in the bottom of the 2^nd.  A 2 out error in the 5^th allowed Oakland to finally get to Glavine on a 2- run double by Mark Mcgwire to give Oakland a 1 run lead.  Oakland would carry the 2-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth with Eckersley pitching.  Shockingly, Eck gives up an RBI double to Ozzie Guillen and we head to extra innings.  Oakland gets 2 baserunners in the 10^th but a double play ends the threat.  Eckersley settles down and gets Atlanta out in order in the bottom of the inning.  Harold Baines pinch hits for Eck in the 11^th and leads off with a double.  Rickey singles him home and Oakland gets an insurance run on a Carney Lansford single. Steve Chitren does his best Eckersley impression by shutting down the Braves in the bottom of the inning and Oakland gains home field advantage in the series. Series Tied 1-1

Game 3-  The series shifts back to Oakland and the A’s have 27 game winner Bob Welch on the mound against John Smoltz for the Braves.  Both pitchers are on their game with the notable exception of back to back jacks from the Bash Brothers, Jose Canseco and Mcgwire, in the bottom of the 2^nd.  Oakland would hold the 2-0 lead into the 8^th inning when welch tires and the Braves get an RBI single from Chipper Jones off relief pitcher Joe Klink.  Eckersley is able to do his normal thing this time though and Oakland hangs on for the 2-1 victory.  Oakland leads 2-1

Game 4-  Atlanta goes with Denny Neagle in Game 4, a significant drop off from their Big 3,  and Oakland takes advantage with 2 runs in the 1^st and a 3 run homer from Rickey Henderson in the 2^nd.  Atlanta is able to get a couple on the board against starter Mike Moore but Oakland leads 6-2 going into the 8^th inning.  Rick Honeycutt comes into pitch for Oakland and he is not sharp walking 2 and giving up a 2 run double to Chipper Jones.  Honeycutt settles it down and gets it to Eckersley in the 9^th who is dominant with 2 strikeouts and a groundout.  Oakland leads 3-1

Game 5-  Maddux and Stewart are matched up again in Game 5.  Mark Mcgwire opens the scoring with a 2 run homer in the bottom of the 2^nd.  It would remain 2-0 Oakland until the top of the 7^th when Andruw Jones doubled in 2 runs to tie it up at 2.  Dave Henderson and Felix Jose would lead off the bottom of the 7^th with back to back singles.  Willie Randolph hits a third single and Hendu rumbles around 3^rd looking to score the go-ahead run but he is gunned down at the plate.  Terry Steinbach however hits Oakland’s 4^th straight single and Jose and Randolph both score to put Oakland up 4-2 and they are starting to smell championship.  Joe Klink comes in to pitch the 8^th for Oakland and gives up 2 singles and a walk to load the bases with only 1 out and slugger Andres Galaragga at the plate.  Tony Larussa decides to go to Eck needing 5 outs for the title.  Eckersley gets the big strikeout of Galaragga and a flyout from Ryan Klesko to end the threat.  In the 9^th Atlanta gets a couple more 2 out hits off Eckersley but Walt Weiss grounds out to end the inning and the celebration is on in Oakland!-Oakland wins series 4-1

 

'98 Braves defeat '16 Cubbies 4 games to 2

The 98 Braves overcame a weak bullpen and a slugging 2016 Chicago Cubs team to win the Modern LCS 4 games to 2.

First of all, let me thank Cubs manager Kurt Schaden for his patience in getting these games in. Some of the folks I am in other leagues with are aware that my internet capabilities have been in a shambles for the last couple of weeks. This has led to a lot of missed deadlines and cancellations on my part in several outfits. I never knew when or if I was gonna be able to connect. The issue has been resolved and those problems are behind us. But Kurt had to suffer through the end of them with me and I want to thank him publicly for his flexibility and good nature.

Here are some short recaps of the series:

Game 1...Greg Maddux pitched 7 innings and was charged with 3 earned runs  when relievers John Rocker and Odalis Perez had trouble getting anyone out. Finally, with the bases loaded and one out, score 5-4 Braves, Atlanta closer Kerry Lightenberg came on to get Wilson Contreras to ground into an inning ending double play. Lightenberg then shut the Cubs down in the 9th to put Atlanta up 1 game to 0.

Game 2...Jon Lester overcame a pair of solo homers in the Brave 4th and a strong performance by lefty Tom Glavine to tie the series at 1-1. Anthony Rizzo had the big hit for Chicago with a two run single in the bottom of the first. Lester and the stellar Cubs bullpen shut the visitors down after the fourth to win 3-2. On to Turner Field.

Game 3...Jake Arrieta was outstanding for the cubs and John Smoltz got shelled for the home team.  That sums up the Chicago 14-8 win. Arrieta went 6.1 innings and gave up one earned run before his bullpen got a bit sloppy but by that time the Cubs were safe and sound. Smoltzie was not sharp. He gave up 8 hits, 3 walks and allowed 7 earned runs before his relief corps did their best to make his outing look good with their own slovenly performance. Chicago up 2 games to 1.

Game 4...Denny Neagle came on to stop the bleeding for the home team and he really didn't. But he did get enough run support to  make his 8.1 innings of work and 5 earned runs look nice. Cubs starter John Lackey didn't have it today and ran a line of 4 innings pitched and 9 earned runs as the Braves tie the series 2-2 with a 16-5 victory.

Game 5...Maddux goes all the way for the home team and the Braves score 4 in the bottom of the second to make the final Braves 4 Cubs 2. Atlanta takes the series lead 3 games to 2. Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks was injured for the game in the bottom of the second inning and left the game after giving up 5 hits and with runners at first and third  He was charged with three earned runs after reliever Mike Montgomery threw a wild pitch to the first batter he faced allowing one run to score. The Cubs reliever then allowed  a single and a double and two more runs before putting out the fire. Maddux made it hold up.

Game 6...Tom Glavine gets the nod for the Braves and Jon Lester returns to the hill for the home town bunch as the series return to Wrigley Field. Bot pitchers were sharp. Andruw Jones hits a solo homer to put the Braves on top 1-0 but the Cubs come back to tie off Glavine in the bottom of the fourth. That's where it stays as the opposing teams keep slapping up zeros for one another until the top of the 11th inning. After a walk to Andres Galarraga, Andruw Jones strikes again with a run scoring double and Eddie Perez singled him in to make the count 3-1 Braves. Out of bench, Chicago goes to pitcher Jake Arrieta to pinch hit with two out in the bottom of the stanza and closer Kerry Lightenberg on the mound for the visitors. Jake promptly hits a home run 383 feet to left center. Talk about pulling the right strings! Lightenberg struck out Dexter Fowler, the next hitter to make it a moot point however. Atlanta takes the series and the Modern League NL championship 4 games to 2.

Once again, I thank Kurt for hanging in there and for a good series. Frankly, I think the Cubs were the best team in the Modern League and I reckon they would whip the Braves two out of every three series they might play. I never expected to win this one and I'm glad I don't have to see Chicago again.

regards

eab
98 Braves

Bravos (98) sweep '82 Redbirds

The Braves sweep the Cards with....

1) a 2-0 shutout behind Greg Maddux
2) Tommy Glavine pitches the Braves to a 12-3 win
3) The Cards jump out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first with a George Hendrick 3 run dinger but the Atlanta bunch gets 6 in the top of the 2nd and hang on behind a shaky Denny Neagle to win 10-6.

Thanks are issued to friend Robert Chisholm for subbing for the Cardinals. He did a solid job with an unfamiliar team and was the victim of a bad day by St Louis.

eab
'98 Braves

Tribe wins battle of '54's in 6

Game 1
W Ford gives up 7 walks in 4.2 innings and 8 hits allowing 5 runs ..Tom Morgan holds the Indians for the rest of the game...The Yanks make a charge in the bottom of 9 but fall short final 5-3 Cleveland 54.......Wynn goes 8.2 and gets the win

Game 2
Much of the same Cleveland gets 5 runs on 6 hits and Lemon Goes 8.2 and takes this one 5-3 Cleveland up 2 going home...

Game 3
Yankees take a 5-4 lead going to the bottom of 7 and again the pitching cant get it done ..Cleveland get 3 in the bottom half of 7 this one ends 7-5 and its Cleveland up 3-0 in the series

game 4
The Yankees with there back to the wall explode for 9 and take it 9-1 ..Series is 3-1

Game 5
Whitey is back on the mound and he gives up 7 walks in 7.1 IP but only gives up 2 runs Gorman and Konstanty get the job done and the Yankees pick up another one series is 3-2 going back to New York...

Game 6
the Yankees jump out to a 3-0 lead and then defensively collapse put up 3 errors and Cleveland takes it 7-3 and series 3-2 ..Lemon goes the distance for Cleveland ..
--submitted by C.Pester--