By the time September 15 came around, the Phils were on a roll. They had owned first place since July 17. It appeared a World Series berth was merely a formality. The Phillies’ front office had that ticket availability plan – however unusual.
Advertisements .are available to be purchased. Please contact the publisher for details. Somehow, allowing gambling to be associated with professional sports has allowed gamblers to…wait for it…infiltrate professional sports. Somewhere, a U.S. Supreme Court justice is saying, “Whaaaaaaat? How’d that happen?” This week, Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted on charges they took bribes from gamblers.
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The Freddie Freeman walk-off homer was a crowd-pleaser; and yes Shohei Otani was otherworldly in reaching base in all nine plate appearances with an epic night. But had it not been for a gutsy relief outing by a guy few outside of Dodgertown have even heard of, all this would have gone for naught. Had you ever heard of Will Klein?
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The ninth was set up for Guerrero to be the hero.
Now in the 11th, he has to be the savior. He delivers. His ability to pull his hands in at hit a ball down the line with power is outstanding. He does it again with a rope down the line.
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