Running Diaries: New York vs. Seattle, Game Two

by Mike Brouillette

Bob Lee (NEW, Reg Season: 12-9 4.30) vs Roberto 'Jumbo' González (SEA, Reg Season: 9-7, 4.86)

Attendance: 49,963

Seattle needed a win to basically stay alive in this series. Nothing is ever promised, but to be down 2-0 to a good New York team may have been too much to overcome for this current Seattle team.

Seattle decided to make its fans not have to wait very long, as Seattle did what Seattle does best. Make all the ladies feel funny in their happy places, with a rout of New York, putting the game away after six innings. It really wasn't even that close. Frend thought he'd make it interesting when he got ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the 2nd inning. Cromawn Faherty came in (.346/.412/.471 in 47 games during regular season) and went 1-2 with a walk, playing great defense as well.

Steve Frend

"It can't happen again," echoed Steve Frend after the game, "Just sitting there, watching your teammates play a game you've all worked so hard all year to reach. But yeah, it was a ball."

Replays showed this to be factually correct.

Why we contacted the best designated hitter in all of baseball, So Cal's Alfredo Yánez to get a comment on this is still a mystery. But we did, "I'm now going to call him (Frend) El Pasion." It means passion. Alfredo is also from Phoenix, Arizona. He speaks zero spanish.

I could be wrong, but what makes this offensive output interesting from a Seattle point of view is that the team has been piecing together runs, and Seattle in my mind (while they can do this) often scores runs in bunch via the longball, at least in the replays I've watched this season.

For New York, this is a game you just forget about. You don't watch the tape, you don't learn where you made a mistake. You're in the playoffs, you know how you got here. Just put it behind you and move forward.

Joe Herman

Speaking of New York, Joe Herman had another homer in this one (second in as many games) and is carrying the team offensively so far. They left another 21 runners on base (Seattle left 15), so even though they had a horrid loss the chances have been available.

I'll be looking to see if anyone shakes up their lineups, or goes with the same very game again. Being tied 1-1, and knowing the playoffs can at times be a crapshoot, it'll be interesting to see which GM makes a change that could better/hurt his team for the rest of the series. I really do love the playoffs.

The Running Diaries return tonight when Seattle travels to New York for game(s) 3, 4 and 5 of the series.

FINAL SCORE: Seattle 14, New York 6.