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Name

W

L

GB

PCT

y-Cougars

17

4

-

.810

x-Bums

14

7

3.0 .667

Irish

2

12

11.5 .143

Sea Bass

2

12

11.5 .143


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Colehamer Cougars
Poestenkill Bums
Brunswick Fighting Irish

Averill Park Sea Bass

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The Greatest Comeback You Will Ever See

            It was a sunny afternoon at Classic Custom Field.  In the end though, it was very gloomy for residents of Poestenkill.  It started off with the game that was picked up from Sunday.  The Cougars failed to come through, blowing many opportunities to score.  The final ended up being 15-14 in favor of the Bums.  The Cougar players were looking for blood. 

            In the early going, Colehamer played mediocre at best.  They hung around for awhile, but starting pitcher Scott Fitzpatrick became very fatigued, and eventually surrendered 17 runs before coming out at the end of five.  The found themselves down 17-9 with Mike Triscari making a long relief appearance.  To say the least, he gave the Cougars three solid innings.  Down 22-9 going into the seventh inning, the Cougars were bound to lose two in a row to arch-rival PoeBums.  The Cougar offense could not bare to let go easily, scoring three runs to cut the lead to ten.  In the bottom of the seventh, Mike Triscari had his best inning of work, blanking the Bums, and giving Colehamer some hope.  Earl sparked the offense that inning, as he vowed to “hit the f*cking ball.”  He did, cranking a two run job.  The eighth inning was capped by a grand slam by Mark Fitzpatrick, who energized the team as they made their unbelievable comeback.  Triscari pitched the eighth, as the Cougars suffered a crushing blow below the belt as Mike Sanchez hit a three run homer to dampen any spirit of a comeback for Colehamer.  The Cougars stepped to the plate down 25-17.  Earl got out.  Mike got out.  You dream of making a comeback like this, but it is never really possible.  What happens next is even better than the ‘86 Mets.  Two outs.  Nobody on.  Scott stepped to the dish and just wanted to do anything he could to stay alive.  The hardest thrower in the game, Mike Sanchez, displayed his inaccuracy by walking him.  That is what they needed.  Mark stepped in seeing red.  Second pitch……home run.  Still alive.  Two outs.  Nobody on.  25-19.  The Bums still think they have it under wraps.  The Cougars thought otherwise.  What are the odds?  Not dead yet, but on life support.  Earl walks.  Mike steps in…….home run.  An opposite field shot that put a glimmer in the heart of the Cougar faithful.  You could hear some chattering in the stands.  People began re-admitting their tickets into the game. 

            The control of Mike Sanchez really began to hurt the Bums as Scott walked to begin yet another rally.  Mark came to the dish thinking “get on base.”  He did, but it was ugly.  A line drive to the wall in right should have put this puppy to sleep, but Haggerty couldn’t handle it as it bounced off the wall and in for a single.  At 25-21, suddenly the Cougars had the tying run on deck.  Earl drew yet another walk to bring the tying run to the plate.  The demons were working against the Bums as they finally made the call to the bullpen.  Matt Fischer, a much slower pitcher, came into the game.  Mike Triscari was intentionally walked.  25-22.  Two outs.  Bases loaded.  Scott, the potential winning run, came to the plate.  The first one Fischer threw was a looking strike.  As he wound up for the second, Fitzpatrick prepared to juice one.  After facing Sanchez all day long, Fischer’s pitches were appearing slow.  Scott took advantage, and sent one into the next time zone in the left field bleacher seats.  26-25.  What a comeback!  Cinderella-like.  But the party was not over yet, as they still had to record three defensive outs at Classic Custom, a daunting task.  They threatened, but were finally retired in the ninth, as closer Mark Fitzpatrick jogged out from the bullpen.  Mark Fitzpatrick would face Mike Hendrickson first, who singled to left.  Mike Sanchez then repeated with an infield hit.  No outs, two on.  26-25.  Matt Fischer then choked, and struck out looking.  One out, two on.  26-25.  Nick Haggerty contributed and reached base to load them for Mike Hendrickson.  Hendrickson cracked, and struck out on a 2-2 pitch in the dirt.  Mike Sanchez came up next.  2 out.  Bases loaded.  26-25.  2-2 count.  A high pop up finally ended the drama and now the Cougars could celebrate the greatest comeback of all time.  What made it sweeter was to do it against their rival, Poestenkill Bums. 

            As the Cougars celebrated on the field, the Bums could only learn from this.  There are 27 outs in a ballgame.  With 26 outs recorded, up by eight runs, they rolled over.  Keep logging on to www.baseball.gamerskey.net to get the full length video of the greatest game ever played, and see for yourself how truly amazing it was.

~Mark