I am not Wil, but 1986 was the most exciting year for post season baseball I have ever seen, and probably will ever see.
The Red Sox were playing the Angels for the right to represent the AL in the World Series, at the same time the Astros were playing the Mets for the right to represent the NL in the World Series.
Both Championship Series was as good as it got.
But I digress.
The Red Sox were playing Cal down 3 game to 1, and the Angels had a 5-2 lead going into the ninth inning in game 5.
There was no way in hell the Sox could score 3 runs to tie in the ninth, no less go on to win 2 more games to get to the WS.
But they did.
Long story short, Don Baylor of the Red Sox hit a two run bomb off Angel starter Bobby Witt to cut the score to 5-4.
Set up man Gary Lucas was called on the relieve Witt and hit catcher Rich Gedman with the first pitch.
Lucas was immediatly replaced by Angel closer Donnie Moore, who served up a two strike, two out, two run homer to Dave Henderson to remarkably put the Sox ahead 6-5.
Cal eked out a run in the bottom of the ninth to tie to send the game to extra frames.
Moore came out to pitch the tenth, and held the Sox scoreless, Cal did not score in the bottom of the tenth either.
Moore came out for the eleventh, hit Don Baylor with a pitch, gave up singles to Gedman and Dewey Evans, and a game winning sac-fly to Dave Henderson of all people.
Sox held the Angels scoreless in the bottom of the 11th, went on to win the next two to move on to play the Mets in the WS, which was also historic.
Three years later, Moore shot his wife in an argument and committed suicide right after he shot his wife.
Many an expert say Moore never got over giving up that homer to Henderson in the ninth, suffered from depression, and never was the same.
The Red Sox were playing the Angels for the right to represent the AL in the World Series, at the same time the Astros were playing the Mets for the right to represent the NL in the World Series.
Both Championship Series was as good as it got.
But I digress.
The Red Sox were playing Cal down 3 game to 1, and the Angels had a 5-2 lead going into the ninth inning in game 5.
There was no way in hell the Sox could score 3 runs to tie in the ninth, no less go on to win 2 more games to get to the WS.
But they did.
Long story short, Don Baylor of the Red Sox hit a two run bomb off Angel starter Bobby Witt to cut the score to 5-4.
Set up man Gary Lucas was called on the relieve Witt and hit catcher Rich Gedman with the first pitch.
Lucas was immediatly replaced by Angel closer Donnie Moore, who served up a two strike, two out, two run homer to Dave Henderson to remarkably put the Sox ahead 6-5.
Cal eked out a run in the bottom of the ninth to tie to send the game to extra frames.
Moore came out to pitch the tenth, and held the Sox scoreless, Cal did not score in the bottom of the tenth either.
Moore came out for the eleventh, hit Don Baylor with a pitch, gave up singles to Gedman and Dewey Evans, and a game winning sac-fly to Dave Henderson of all people.
Sox held the Angels scoreless in the bottom of the 11th, went on to win the next two to move on to play the Mets in the WS, which was also historic.
Three years later, Moore shot his wife in an argument and committed suicide right after he shot his wife.
Many an expert say Moore never got over giving up that homer to Henderson in the ninth, suffered from depression, and never was the same.
