The Pregame
Both managers had their respective teams in the practice clubhouse getting the last bit of atbats in before the start of the ballgame. Two of the premier elite teams in RBO were looking to get underarmb down to a tee before game time. The starters....
Empire: MelkyNYY, Roguee, Pete998, Prooot, ElDuque
FlightAL: ZachAtack, Puddles, ClarkKent, SEC, DrDeath
Empire vs Flight "Controversy Flies High"
Top 1 - FlightAL Batting
ElDuque started strong getting ZachAtack to fly out to Right Field. Puddled then singled. ClarkKent lined out to LF. Manager SEC then also singled. DrDeath nudged a soft hit between the 3B and the SS to load up the bases.
KEY MOMENT: With 2 Outs and a chance to put his team on the board, ZachAtack grounded out with the bases loaded. After the Top of the First, it was 0-0.
Bottom 1 - Empire Batting
MelkyNYY led off the game with a homerun, working a full count and launching a knuckleball into the centerfield seats. Roguee popped out, then had to leave the game because of an undisclosed injury. Cristobal was ubbed in to take his place. After the substitution, Pete998 Homered to RF to give Empire a 2-0 lead. Dr.Death recovered momentarily striking out BigMarc, but then let up another homerun to ElDuque making it 3-0 Empire. Melky homered again, as Empire started off hot with a 4 homerun first inning. Cristobal would single but Pete998 would pop out to RF to end the frame.
Top 2 - FlightAL Batting
FlightAL looked to cut the lead quickly in the second. Puddles singled but back to back outs by ClarkKent and SEC rendered it moot. DrDeath followed with yet another infield single, and ZachAtack did the same.
KEY MOMENT: With 2 Outs and 2 consecutive bases loaded, Puddles failed to bring a runner home by grounding out to LF.
Bottom 2 - Empire Batting
Proot/BigMarc started the inning off flying out to RF. Duque followed with his second homerun of the night, and the inning ended with a ground out to firstbase by Melky, and a lineout to RF by Pete. An infield single by Cristobal was sandwiched in the middle. It looked as if DrDeath had made the adjustment.
Top 3 - FlightAL Batting
ClarkKent singled to leadoff the third. Duque managed to induce a fielders choice and then get DrDeath the strike out. Zach singled in his next ab and then the big bat came: Puddles. With a 3-run homerun, Puddles put Flight within 2 runs. Clark then flied out to RF
KEY MOMENT: With 2 outs and a shot to get out of the inning, Elduque gave up a single to Zach and a 3 run homerun to Puddles.
Bottom 3 - Empire Batting
Nothing doing for Empire in the bottom of the frame. A single by BigMarc, a lineout by ElDuque, a single to the LCF gap by Melky, and another single by Cristobal loaded the baes for Pete. Nothing. Dr.Death wiggled out of the jam.
KEY MOMENT: With 2 Outs and the bases loaded, Pete998 could not get the runners home.
Top 4 - FlightAL Batting
ElDuque tried his best to get through a tough fourth inning but not before Flight got right back into the game. SEC led off with a homerun to RF to make it a 5-4 game. DrDeath then added his third consecutive infield single. Zachatack grounded out into a fielder's choice, continue his early struggles. Puddles hit the ball hard into the LCF Gap but Melky managed to get there in time and make the play for the second out. 6-5 Flight. That wasn't all though. SEC singled and DrDeath added yet another infield single. Zachatach shot an RBI single down the right side to make it a 7-5 ballgame. Puddles then connected with a 3 run homerun to make it a 10-5 contest. ClarkKent then singled, and SEC homered to make it 12-5 Flight. DrDeath then shoved every infield single he had, put them together, and launched a bomb over the fence to make it 13-5. ZachAtack ended to rally, by making the last out of a long inning. 13-5 Flight.
KEY MOMENT: More 2 Out baseball as Flight was unable to be stopped by ElDuque.
Bot 4 - Empire Batting
How will Empire respond? Not a good start as BigMarc lined out. ElDuque though, would single to put a baserunner aboard for Melky. Melky doubled in the gap to give Pete runners on 2nd and third with one out. Pete would then homer to make the game respectable at 13-8. BigMarc lined out to end the frame.
Top 5 - FlightAL Batting
ElDuque was still in the game. Puddles singled and Clark homered to give FlightAL 15 runs on the night. SEC struckout, DrDeath added an infield single to the party. Zach and Puddles both made outs to end the inning.
Bot 5 - Empire Batting
ElDuque started the inning with a pop out. Melky, KidNasty (subbed in for Cristobal), Pete all singled to load the bases. BigMarc added another single over the head of the shortstop to make it 15-9. ElDuque then launched a single down the LF line that plated 2, but BigMarc got hung up between second and third and was tagged out. 15-11.
On first with a 1-1 count, KidNasty asked Melky on vent before the windup if he wanted him to white now, shocked that Melky would consider it with one strike. Melky then typed during the windup up "white now", since no one talks during the actual ab on vent. Melky jumped off of first base and saw the 1B wave, seeing this he slid into second safely. He then asked to go back, which FlightAL did not want to do. Knowing that every other team does this, Melky called a GM who misunderstood the situation as a bunt for some reason. Anyway, later, knowing all the details Rubber would rule that he would have had Melky go back anyway. DrDeath gave up a 3 run homerun to Kidnasty on the very next pitch. Pete would single, and BigMarc continued to struggle by striking out.
KEY MOMENT: Really?
Top 6 - FlightAL Batting
ClarkKent started the inning off with an out. SEC singled, Dr.Death Kd and Zach continued his rough night by lining out to end the inning.
KEY MOMENT: ElDuque came back on the hill and allowed no runs to score.
Bot 6 - Empire Batting
ElDuque led off with a single. Melky took a ball to the LF wall, barely missed it, for the first out of the inning. KidNasty grounded into a Fielder's Choice and Pete followed suit with a signle. With 2 on and 2 outs BigMarc launched a down and in sinker over the RF wall for a walkoff victory.
KEY MOMENT: Walkoff
Though Newbert seemed to have not given out MVPs because i guess he misunderstood the Flight situation (NEWBert didn't misunderstand the situation, he just disagrees with the end result), I will. Obviously Rubber ruled that he would have made the SAME ruling knowing the facts, and other managers like CTAP also confirmed teams let the runner back, I don't think it really is an issue anymore.
MVP: ElDuque - with no backup pitcher he helped his own cause and came up big and big situations throughout the tournament.
Predictions: Melky 1-0 , Newbert 0-1
Final Score: Empire 17, Flight 15
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