Sunday, June 14, 2009

Unforgettable (Yanks 9, Mets 8)


Jeter on second, Tex on first, two out, bottom of the 9th, K-Rod vs. A-Rod. Mets lead 8-7. 3-1 count.

K-Rod winds and delivers a blazing strike down the middle of the plate. A-Rod gets the bat around, arms extended...and pops it up. And not just any pop up, but sky high, several hundred feet in the air, one of those pop ups that fly so high their impressiveness can only be appreciated in person.

The pop-up towered, inching its way over towards the second baseman, Luis Castillo. Mets fans could be heard cheering, as surely this would be the final out in a wild, tense, classic baseball game between cross-town rivals, a game that featured 6 lead changes and an assortment of memorable plays and home runs from both sides. It had been a game of many heroes. And in the end, it had come down to a clash of true baseball titans, A-Rod and K-Rod.

A-Rod slammed his bat into the dirt in frustration as Mets fans roared and the baseball soared towards second base. And here's how it was experienced on TV, on the radio as a Met fan, and on the radio as a Yankee fan.

Micheal Kay: And the three one. Popped up. Castillo......... Dropped the ball!!! He dropped the ball!!! Here comes Teixeira! And the Yankees win! Oh...my...goodness! He dropped the ball!!! What an ending!!! The Yankees win 9-8 in the most improbable fashion!!!"

Met Radio Announcer: Here's the pitch and it's popped in the air behind second base!!! Castillo backing up, onto the grass, under it, DROPS THE BALL! IN TO SCORE IS JETER! Teixeira coming to the plate, HE SLIDES AHEAD OF THE THROW!!! THE YANKEES WIN!!! Luis Castillo DROPPED A POP UP off the bat of Alex Rodriguez! The Mets are walking slowly off the field and stunned. The Yankees come out of the dugout and jump on Alex Rodriguez who hit the pop-up. They get a piece of Jeter, they get a piece of Teixeira, and the Mets have lost about the toughest game imaginable!

Sterling: And the pitch is swung on and a high pop to second. Castillo on the outfield grass. Dropped the ball, he dropped the ball!!! Here comes Teixeira, he scores!!! Yankess win!!! Oh WOW!!! Luis Castillo dropped the pop up, then he threw to second and Teixeira scored without a play! The Yankess have overcome an 8-7 deficit to win it 9-8! Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeeeeeeeeeeeee YANKEES WIN!!!"

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