Warming up before our first playoff game the mood 
was lighthearted. There was banter and laughter during the stretching exercises in centrefield. Future stretching exercises could feature yoga mats and the wearing of lululemon. This would be followed by an Indians pregame performance of the haka.
was lighthearted. There was banter and laughter during the stretching exercises in centrefield. Future stretching exercises could feature yoga mats and the wearing of lululemon. This would be followed by an Indians pregame performance of the haka.Unfortunately, the game did not start how we wanted it to, with the Rockies scoring twice in the top of the first. But we got those two runs right back quicksmart in the bottom of the first. As the song goes, 'Anything you can do, we can do... the same'. But not really, cuz the Rockies scored twice again in the top of the second, and added another in the third on a solo homerun to go up 5-2.
In the bottom of the
fifth we buckled down and put together some hits to form some semblance of a rally. In fact, since the multiple hits resulted in a total of four runs, we'd say it was a rally. A rally that was capped by a man-on-base line drive to the gap in left-centre that - holy s***, it's over the fence! Two-run homerun Jeff Heatley! Behind the scenes of the homer: Moments before walking to the plate to bat, Jeff was told that he was gonna get subbed out of the batting order after that at-bat, unless he hit a homer. In the end, that homer earned him two more at-bats in the game.
fifth we buckled down and put together some hits to form some semblance of a rally. In fact, since the multiple hits resulted in a total of four runs, we'd say it was a rally. A rally that was capped by a man-on-base line drive to the gap in left-centre that - holy s***, it's over the fence! Two-run homerun Jeff Heatley! Behind the scenes of the homer: Moments before walking to the plate to bat, Jeff was told that he was gonna get subbed out of the batting order after that at-bat, unless he hit a homer. In the end, that homer earned him two more at-bats in the game.We added another run in the sixth inning to go up 7-5, needing to make just 9 
outs for the win. The Rockies though, they came to play, or at least hit. They scored one run in the top of the seventh to make it 7-6. One run lead, six outs to go.
outs for the win. The Rockies though, they came to play, or at least hit. They scored one run in the top of the seventh to make it 7-6. One run lead, six outs to go.Some of the details of this post were borrowed from the website of the Newton Rockies. We're now going to quote directly from their homepage:
With the Rockies trailing 7-6 in their half of the 8th, Jeremy Peever crushed a first pitch fastball for a pinch-hit 3 run Homerun to give the Rockies the lead for good. Dave Giovanella added a 3 run blast of his own in the 9th, his 2nd of the season to seal the deal and send the visiting Rockies to their 1st playoff victory in the franchise's 5th season.
And apparently the Rockies' solo shot in the third inning was that player's first career LMBA homerun. Congrats to the Rockies on their first ever playoff victory, and good luck the rest of the way.
With our 2007 season over and done with, we'd like to thank everyone who came out to watch us this season. Twas a season of highs (first half) and lows (second half) and we appreciated your support. Thank you.
One video from this game: kris II.
Stay tuned for our final post of the season, Team Awards 2007, coming soon to a computer near you..
Today's iPod.
This iPod has got to go to El Jeffé with his liner of a homer. The mighty swing is pictured below. Kudos.
We had three games at Central Park this season - or, more accurately, we showed up to play at Central Park three times this season - and El Jeffé snagged the iPod all three times. Triple Kudos.
We had three games at Central Park this season - or, more accurately, we showed up to play at Central Park three times this season - and El Jeffé snagged the iPod all three times. Triple Kudos.
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