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Game Summary:
Cutting a Hall of Fame pitcher is certainly going to have an effect on a team. Fighting Tony Danzas GM defen got the effect he wanted, as he received a gutty performance from Roger Clemens and some clutch hitting to hold off The OC 13-12 in a Fantasy RBI League game played Friday at Tengen Stadium.
Clemens went 7 1/3 innings to pick up the victory in his team's first game since cutting legendary pitcher Nolan Ryan. Clemens said that the news of his good friend being cut was a wake-up call for the team.
"You don't expect them to cut a Hall of Famer," he said. "If they can cut Nolan Ryan, they can cut anyone. I was so upset about it, I retired on Monday. Fortunately, I came back on Tuesday. That one day of retirement gave me a lot of perspective."
Ryan's replacement, Jack Morris, looked sharp in bailing Clemens out in the eighth inning. He retired both batters he face after The OC (2-2) had scored three runs in the inning to trim The Fighting Tony Danzas' (2-2) lead to 13-10. The OC scored two more runs in the ninth before Bob Stanley was able get the last two outs to close out the game.
The offensive hero for The Fighting Tony Danzas was definitely Eric Davis, who cranked three home runs and drove in seven. Kirk Gibson added a home run and three doubled, while Tim Raines was a single short of hitting for the cycle.
The OC wasted a three home run performance by Kirby Puckett, and lost despite outhitting The Fighting Tony Danzas 20-16. However, the difference was the timeliness of the hits, as The Fighting Tony Danzas only left two runners on base, while The OC stranded six.
The OC (2-2)
Batting:
Puckett: 3-5, 3 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI
Bell: 3-5, HR, 2B, 2 R, RBI
Mattingly: 2-5, 2B, R
Rice: 5-5, HR, 2B, R, 3 RBI
Pendleton: 0-5
Boggs: 1-5, 2B, R
Whitaker: 3-5, 2B, R, RBI
Gedman: 1-3. HR, R, 2 RBI
(t8) McGee: 1-1, R
(t9) Bass: 0-1
Gooden: 0-2
(t5) Alexander: 0-1
(t8) Burleson: 1-1, R
(t9) Seitzer: 0-1
Pitching:
Gooden (L 2-1): 4 IP, 14 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 2 K
Alexander: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER
Dayley: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER
The Fighting Tony Danzas (2-2)
Batting:
Raines: 3-5, HR, 3B, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Hernandez: 1-5, 2 R, K
Gibson: 4-5, HR, 3 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI
E. Davis: 3-4, 3 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI
Trammell: 2-4, 2B, R
Reynolds: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Santiago: 0-4, R
Knight: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Clemens: 1-4, 3B, R, K
Pitching:
Clemens: 7 1/3 IP, 17 H, 10 R, 10 ER
Ja. Morris: 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER
Stanley: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER
Scoring:
The Fighting Tony Danzas – Bottom of the 1st
Raines doubled. Hernandez grounded into fielder's choice, Raines out at third. Gibson doubled. Davis hit 367 ft. home run to LCF, Hernandez and Gibson scored. Trammell doubled. Reynolds doubled, Trammell scored. Santiago grounded out, first baseman threw to third to tag out Reynolds.
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors.
The OC - Top of the 2nd
Boggs grounded out. Whitaker doubled. Gedman hit 459 ft. home run to LCF, Whitaker scored. Gooden popped out. Puckett hit 340 ft. home run to LF. Bell popped out.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors.
The Fighting Tony Danzas – Bottom of the 2nd
Knight grounded out. Clemens tripled. Raines tripled, Clemens scored. Hernandez struck out. Gibson doubled, Raines scored. Davis popped out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors.
The OC - Top of the 3rd
Mattingly doubled. Rice doubled, Mattingly scored, throw home was wide, Rice tagged out trying to score. Pendleton popped out. Boggs flied out.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error.
The Fighting Tony Danzas – Bottom of the 3rd
Trammell singled. Reynolds popped out. Santiago grounded into fielder's choice, Trammell out at second. Knight doubled, Santiago scored. Clemens struck out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors.
The Fighting Tony Danzas – Bottom of the 4th
Raines hit 485 ft. home run to RCF. Hernandez singled. Gibson doubled. Davis hit 336 ft. home run to LCF, Hernandez and Gibson scored. Trammell popped out. Reynolds grounded out. Santiago grounded out.
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors.
The OC - Top of the 5th
Puckett grounded out. Bell doubled. Mattingly grounded out. Rice singled, Bell scored. Pendleton grounded into fielder's choice, Rice out at second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors.
The Fighting Tony Danzas – Bottom of the 6th
Hernandez flied out. Gibson hit 499 ft. home run to RCF. Davis hit 465 ft. home run to CF. Trammell popped out. Reynolds popped out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors.
The OC - Top of the 7th
Alexander grounded out. Puckett hit 321 ft. HR home run to LF. Bell hit 584 ft. home run to LF. Mattingly singled. Rice singled. Pendleton grounded out. Boggs grounded out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors.
The OC - Top of the 8th
Whitaker grounded out. McGee singled. Burleson singled. Puckett hit 349 ft. home run to LF, McGee and Burleson scored. Bell flied out. Mattingly popped out.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors.
The OC - Top of the 9th
Rice hit 512 ft. home run to CF. Pendleton popped out. Boggs doubled. Whitaker singled, Boggs scored. Bass grounded into fielder's choice. Seitzer flied out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors.
Fuck yeah. Fuck Ryan.
And Trammell still hasn't hit one out. Raines is finally starting to come through, which is awesome.
That No. 2 spot is still going to be trouble for you. Hernandez isn't the answer there, I don't think. Maybe that's where A-Tram should go?
but i'm keith hernandez
good game. it makes a huge difference if you can get your first starting pitcher the lead.