Baseball Primer Newsblog— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Nelson Cruz, batting with no outs, hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Rangers a dramatic 7-3 victory over the Tigers in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series. It was the first walk-off grand slam in postseason history.
The victory, before 51,227 at the Ballpark in Arlington on Monday, put the Rangers up 2-0 in the ALCS with Game 3 scheduled for Tuesday night at Comerica Park in Detroit.
...
Mike Adams was the winning pitcher as five Rangers relievers combined for 8 1/3 scoreless innings. They gave up four hits, walked two and struck out eight.
|
Reader Comments and Retorts
Go to end of page
Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.
1. Brian White Posted: October 11, 2011 at 01:16 AM (#3958994)Somewhere, Robin Ventura sheds a single tear.
My 9 year old boy, who played in the local rec league at 6 and 7 then quit and who has only barely shown a passing interest in baseball, was jumping and yelling all over the house when Cruz homered then immediately turned on the Wii to play a game of baseball and "hit homers like Nelson Cruz."
I hope it lasts!
I know he's battled a lot of injuries, but I'm surprised his numbers aren't better -- only a 115 career OPS+?
This, times 1000
I noticed it during Andrus' near drop on the bases-loaded flare -- his inflection doesn't change at all. He just gets mildly louder.
I thought it was the Tyree catch in Super Bowl 42.
I was at the game with my almost-6 year-old. I think it's safe to say that the game made a big impact on him. He memorized "first game-ending grand slam in baseball history" to tell his classmates tomorrow.
Too bad Tyree didn't try to sign the ball with a magic marker so Buck could experience some genuine emotion. As Robot Monster said, "To be like the hu-man! To laugh! Feel! Want! Why are these things not in the plan?"
"Playoff." "Post-season" doesn't pass logical muster with a 5 year-old. Baseball season isn't over yet.
Much like Pujols in the series where I'm rooting for Milwaukee, it is difficult not to love Nelson Cruz despite rooting for Detroit.
You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.
<< Back to main