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9/17: Open Rainiers Game 3 Thread

The Rainiers took care of business in Game 2 with a power display, and now, this is it. Should they fail, tomorrow will be it. Should they fail again, then Sunday will be it. Really it. Sunday would be the most it. With luck, the series will not come down to a decisive Game 5, because that would be too much it.

Taking the hill tonight for the good guys: Yusmeiro Petit, who isn't PJ Walters. Taking the hill tonight for the bad guys: PJ Walters, who is PJ Walters. On a scale from Is PJ Walters to Isn't PJ Walters, Petit therefore has a clear advantage, and hopefully he's able to build off that and have a strong outing. We don't need this to come down to the next guy in the rotation. I don't know who the next guy in the rotation is, but this is PCL baseball in the middle of September, so he probably isn't very good.

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Mariners Baseball!
It feels odd to not have already given up on this game.

The Rainiers actually have the ability to score 3 runs in the next 8 innings. We can still win this!

Meaningful baseball!
Fuck Wonderbread.

Franz is my preferred bread.

Ackley dinger!
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That is actually hilarious, now that I remember the name of that creature.

How it slipped past me on first glance, I have no idea. I’m the biggest SW nerd I know.

Woo tie ballgame!

Solo homers!

Woo! Non-solo homers!
This team is like, the exact opposite of the Mariners...
Entertaining to watch/listen?

Scores runs?
Has interesting non-Felix players?

Yes, yes, and yes.

Hits home runs. Wins games. Makes playoffs. Not the worst team in their league. Etc., etc., etc….

Very well may be the best team in their league...
Mangini defense.

Face of disappointment.

Mangini bat.

Mild smile.

Ugh

Has anyone compiled a list of guido/bro professional baseball players?
Is something wrong with Cortes and Leuke?

Why aren’t they in the game? I do not understand it.

Because Paredes and Patterson need playoff experience too!
Saving them for extra innings.

Gotta keep the game interesting!

Yeah, it has to be something stupid like that

They had a two run lead with only nine outs to go. They had an off day, so they are both rested. Two innings is nothing for one of them with the Championship on the line. As I said, I do not understand the decision of not putting in two of the best relievers in the entire system in that situation.

Everyone in the Rainier lineup has stuck out except Greg Halman.
Only two Redbirds that haven't struck out also...

Petit and Walters both struck out 7 in 5 innings.

Hmmm....

Patterson still in?

Okay, nevermind.

Still no Lueke or Cortes though.

Jeff Dominguez?
Haha, godammit.

He gets the highest leverage at-bat!

Why was he pinch-running?

Is Tugger really that slow?

That was sadly familiar.
Another Tie!

Just got here, wow, these guys are not terrible!

Wow, go Baldwin.
Halman still avoids striking out!
Best of 5, is this IT?

If we win tonight?

You misspelled "when".
Yeah, I misspelled

WHEN… Though I am a mariners fan, so my celebrations are always tentative…

Run away with it!

At this point, we don’t even need Lueke or Cortes! It’s amazing watching a team that actually scores runs!

WOOO Rainiers!

Just 3 more outs to go.

Bottom 11th, 10-6 Tacoma.

Sweeet!!!!!!

Just close it out.

Not quite over yet.

Memphis has their best hitters due up. God theyre annoying with their barrage of singles tonight.

Lueke!
Gets the Save?

no wait more than 3 runs… Umm Looks good for the organization so people can shut the hell up about his past transgressions?

Never said anything about them.
I'm gonna be so pissed if Lueke screws this up.
He is well on his way!
Throw strikes Lueke!

This is the reason I preferred you over Cortes!

C'mon Lueke.

On the plus side, he walked the first man on 4 pitches in the deciding game of the semi-finals.

Double play!

One out away!

DOUBLE PLAY

ONE TO GO!

RAINIERS RAINIERS RAINIERS

Curto is a little excited
He got tickets to Matador21. I would be too.
Oh, that's why he walked him...

To put a guy on base for the DP!

Lueke likes DP (double plays…)

Oh that is just awful.
CHAMPIONS! (of the pcl)

YYYYYYEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!

Ooops damn it Mangini.
Two errors weren't enough, Matt?
Just trying for a little drama
4 run lead? 2 outs?

Not a ton of drama, but hey, whatever.

Ugh

Lueke is all over the place. And a single to Mangini.

Here comes the guy I was most worried about—-lucky for us he cant plate anything more than 2 here.

Backwards K for the win!
There we go!

PCL CHAMPS!!! YEAH!!!

PCL CHAMPION RAINERS
Wish I could see this
The 41 year drought is over! And Josh Lueke seals the deal!
GAME OVER

RAINIERS CHAMPIONS

Woooooooooooooooooooo. This prolly means more to me than most of you, as I follow Tacoma every year all year…but hey! CHAMPIONS

Ha, glad my Memphis feed is delayed-we haven't won yet.
WE'RE COMING FOR YOU COLUMBUS!
(AAA championship will be on Versus, according to Curto)

Next Tuesday, at Oklahoma City.

shit
darn wrong thread
This made me laugh a lot.
Cingrats to Tacoma!

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