ARLINGTON, TX -- With a dominating 4-0 victory over the
defending champion Columbus Spiders in Game 6 the Texas Tyrannosaurs brought home their
second World Series title in three seasons.
Putting an emphatic stamp on their position as the preeminent franchise in
the early history of the TBBA; Texas looks poised to remain a power for seasons
to come.
Willie Durazo tossed a magnificent 5 scoreless innings for
his second victory of the series and was unanimously named the World Series
MVP. Durazo finished the series with an
impressive 2 victories over 10.2 innings, allowing only 4 hits while recording
7K’s. Mixing a devastating 4-seamer, with a wipe-out slider, Durazo kept the
Spiders off-balance all series. Back in
the clubhouse the young Dominican native thanked his family for always
supporting him and called this the best day of his career. The team celebrated
into the wee hours of the morning with owner P.J. Snuggs soaking it all
in. Snuggs, who made his fortune off of
his Beach Boy 71 Sun Tan Lotion line of products couldn’t have been
happier. “This is amazing! You know when an opportunity arose to help
bring our national past-time back, I was all over it.” Snuggs said. “And to now be the owner of a team that’s
making history . . . I just couldn’t ask for more.”
Going into the season it was no surprise that the Texas
Tyrannosaurs were a heavy favorite to get back to the Fall Classic. Led by two-time Cy Young Award winner WillieBenitez and slick fielding, Silver Slugger center fielder Jim “Suds” Brewington,
it would take a near miracle for the rest of the National League to alter this
almost preordained destiny.
Texas cleaned up in the NL surging to an amazing 114 wins,
distancing themselves from their nearest division rival by a gaudy 23
games. The Tyrannosaurs passed a tough
test in the Championship round facing off against the always formidable, and
defending NL Champion, Philadelphia Firestorm.
A six-game series that was capped by a dramatic ninth-inning, two-run,
walk-off blast by catcher Tom Moore. A
moonshot to deep right center field that broke the Firestorms’ back and halted a
winner-take-all Game 7 showdown.
On the other side of the aisle it was the defending World
Series Champion Columbus Spiders cruising to their third straight appearance on
the brightest stage in the game. Columbus
made easy work of the competition in the Senior Circuit and looked primed for a
potential repeat. Anchored by a historic
defense, mustering a 126 +/- play differential, the Spiders, with lights outs
closer Michael Schneider, and former Rookie of the Year Yuniesky Batista, would
be up to any challenge.
Season 3’s World Series would see a rematch of Season 1, but
once again it would be Texas in 6. This
looks to be a rivalry with legs. Harking
back to the old MLB days when the Dodgers would routinely face the Yankees come
October, it appears the roles are taking shape with the Tyrannosaurs stomping
down on the Spiders one more time. Neither
team shows signs of faltering in the near future, so the league will need to
step-up or fall by the wayside. A long
offseason awaits some, but for those with a game plan, opportunity is but a
winter away.
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