Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Virtual Baseball: Tanaka Insists on Pitching, Beats Rays! Yanks Back in Tie for First!

By HoraceClarke66 (not 666) 

The Virtual New York Yankees today edged out the Tampa Bay Thoroughly Annoying Rays, 4-3, on a tremendous, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning by Luke Voit.

But the real story was the Iron Man, Masahiro Tanaka, "our fine fellow," who not only went the distance for the second time this season but also cold-cocked Mike Brosseau, in a bench-clearing brawl that followed the end of the Rays' ninth.  

Tanaka had finished striking out Brosseau when the chirpy Ray got on Masahiro, on his way back to the bench.  A single punch from the Japanese hurler was all it took to knock the outfielder on his keister and out of the game, bringing a full house of Yankees fans to their feet.  Hilarity ensued.

Voit then led off the bottom of the ninth against Rays reliever Aaron "Garou" Loup, pinch-hitting for Mike Ford, who had already homered earlier in the contest, as had Andujar and the Oft-Injured Hicks.  Voit slammed a hanging curve into the top deck in left, making for the perfect ending to a rousing contest.  Rays players ran for their lives, as soon as the ball was over the fence.

Afterwards, Tanaka told reporters that he may have broken his hand on Brosseau's jaw, but that he had often pitched through worse.

3 comments:

DickAllen said...

This is great stuff. I’m enjoying this more than seeing the RedSux getting pounded. Keep it coming!

HoraceClarke66 said...

Thanks, Richie! Yeah, it's a more fun season—though whatever reality you pick, the Rays are still an annoying ballteam!

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