Game 1 Garza v. Jackson In the 2nd inn KC jump out to a 6-0 lead capped of by a grans slam from Pedroia. there was no more runs tell the top of the 5th when Murphy hit a solo HR. SUR started to battle back in the bottom of the 6th with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd bay hit a HR to make it 7-3. KC then hit HRs in the 7th ( Yet again Pedroia) and then in the 8th ( Suzuki). Then scored one more in the 8th with a Bourn single. KC wins 10-3
Game 2 Millwood v. Nolasco KC jumps out in the 1st with a 3 run HR by Werth and then another in the 2nd from a sac fly by Rollins. SUR came back in the bottom of the 2nd with rbi's from Sanchez and Escobar to make it 4-2 KC. Then in the bottom of the 4th SUR got a 3 run HR from McLouth to make it 4-5 SUR. KC added one in the 5th and SUR answerd back in the bottom of the 6th with a solo HR from Sanchez and one more from an Salazar walk to make it4-7 SUR. Tolbert came in to pinch hit in the 8th and to everyones surprise hit a 2 run HR to tie the game 7 all back SUR with 2 in the bottom of the 8th to win it 7-9.
Game 3 Wolf v. Arroyo Werth hit an rbi single in the 1st to make it 0-1. SUR came back in the top 2nd off a Hinske 2 run HR to make it 2-1. then KC got an rbi single from inge in the 5th to tie. KC then added one more on a hit and run from 9 hole hitter Rollins and KC won 2-3.
Game 4 Jackson v. Garza with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 2nd rollins singles in one run and Bourn singles one in as well KC up 0-2. Adds one more in the 3rd of a LaRoche sac file 0-3 KC. SUR started with a 2 out rbi single in the 5th and a solo HR from Ganzalez in the 9th but could not add any more. KC wins 2-3
Game 5 Peavy v. Zambrano Werth hit a solo HR in the 1st. Quite tell the 3rd when bay hits a 2run HR for the first runs of the game. Added another Bay HR in the 6th to go up 3-1. Then KC added a rbi single in the bottom of the 6th to make it 3-2. Then Inge hits a sac and scores Ibanez to make it 3-3. Then with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th Werth get HBP, Schierholtz K's so with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th LaRoche hits a 2 run HR to take the lead 3-5 and that was all that KC neede. KC wins 3-5
I will say that Eric got hosed on two calls in game 4. With 1 out in the 8th and 9th he had runners on and a fly ball was hit to Werth and the nice Strat game that it is said the runners will run without a managers choice to go or not and were thrown out. So to finish this off I would like anyone that has a nice Strat story to post it to try to make Eric fell a little better.
Like i told Eric I hate nail bitters and in the hitters ball back the had 3 low scoring nail bitters. It was fun playing against Eric and his good team.
Another year, another playoff collapse. Ending the 8th and 9th with flyout DP on bizarro rare plays was certainly unexpected though. Other than game 2, the Zombies just couldn't solve KC's pitching staff. Congrats to Doug on his first trip to the World Series. Tom and I are counting on you to win it for the Federal League!