Amazin's take KOD19 WS in 6 over O's

The Orioles and Mets meet for the KOD19 championship; with the Mets hoping things end up the same way they did when the franchises met in the 1969 World Series.

Game One –Scott McGregor vs. Dwight Gooden.

The Orioles strike first with three runs in the third, but the Mets get it back on a Strawberry three-run homer in the fourth. DeCinces gives the O’s the lead with a two-run homer in the fifth, but McReynolds ties it up with a two-run homer of his own in the eighth. This game goes to extras.  Lowenstein hits a sacrifice fly in the twelfth to give Baltimore a 6-5 lead,but Howard Johnson’s RBI single in the bottom of the inning keeps the Mets alive. In the fourteenth, Larry Sheets leads off with a homer off of Neil Allen, and the Orioles take a one game to none lead with a 7-6 win.

WP – Stewart                    LP – Allen

Game Two –Mike Boddicker vs Sid Fernandez

The O’s strike first again with two runs in the first and one in the second. The game is knotted at three in the eighth when Cal Ripken Jr.’s single drives in two runs off of Randy Myers for the go-ahead runs. Storm,Davis and Tippy Martinez come in to support Boddicker, and the Orioles leave New York up two games with a 5-3 win.

WP – Boddicker                                LP – Myers                          S – T. Martinez

Game Three– David Cone vs. Mike Flanagan.

The teams travel to Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium and Joel Youngblood leads off the game with a homer off of Flanagan. This one was a pitcher’s duel, as the Mets get another run in the seventh and the Orioles get one in the eighth and that is all. David Cone does the distance, limiting the O’s to four hits as the Mets get back in the series with a 2-1 win.

WP – Cone                          LP – Flanagan

Game Four– Bob Ojeda vs. Jim Palmer.

The Mets get single runs in each of the first three innings and break it open with three runs in the fifth to even up the series with a 6-1win. Ojeda goes the distance, slogging his way through allowing ten hits and three walks, but is aided by the Mets turning three double plays behind him.The Mets get three hits apiece from Wally Backman, Lenny Dykstra and Howard Johnson.

WP – Ojeda                        LP – Palmer

Game Five– Dwight Gooden.vs. Scott McGregor

The Mets continue to enjoy the crab cakes in Baltimore, pounding out seventeen hits while Gooden throws a four-hitter in a 12-0 win.  Daryl Strawberry has two homers and drives in four, while Keith Hernandez has four hits. The road teams continue to rule, as the visitors have won all five games this far as the teams pack up and head to Shea for Game Six.

WP – Gooden                    LP – McGregor

Game Six –Mike Boddicker vs. Sid Fernandez.

The Orioles pounce on Fernandez with two runs in the second and three in the third to take a 5-1 lead. They extend their lead to 8-2heading into the bottom of the eighth with Mets fans looking towards the token booths and the #7 train. With one out in the bottom of the eighth, Howard Johnson homers to make it 8-3. After Lee Mazzilli flies out for out number two and what follows will be etched in KOD lore. John Stearns walks, Dave Magadan singles, Nate Snell comes in to relieve Boddicker. Gregg Jefferies singles to drive in a run, Backman singles to make it an 8-5 game. Hernandez singles in another run and the O’s turn to Tippy Martinez. Youngblood comes through with a two-run pinch-hit double and the game was tied at 8. We were going to extras.

The team’s cycle through the bullpens and benches; with Tim Stoddard and Myers pitching out of bases loaded jams in the twelfth and thirteenth innings respectively. Pete Falcone was given the ball by the Nets in the fourteenth with no backup, and he was able to stay out of serious trouble, while Sammy Stewart was doing the same for the O’s. Baltimore turned to Scott McGregor in the seventeenth, and in the bottom of the eighteenth, Joel Youngblood led off with a single. Youngblood stole second, and Strawberry hit one into the gap to score him to give the Mets a 9-8 win and the title for KOD19.

WP – Falcone                     LP – McGregor

This series was phenomenal; two evenly matched teams and Mark and the Orioles had a great season. My hats off to him and all of the KOD managers; the Mets were just lucky enough to get a theme that encompassed the best stretch in their franchise history. Can’t wait for KOD20.

--submitted by Chris Gotay--