An MMO Fan Shot by Anonymous Yankees Fan
It’s amazing (not Amazin’) how one man can make such a difference in an elimination game in three totally distinctive ways as Daniel Murphy did in LA tonight.
Without going into each of the ways, because anyone who watched already knows, the game should be recognized as one of the greatest deciding-game performances for all that effort and tenacity Mr. Murphy showed tonight.
The concentration to handle the bat as he did, and the focus on the evening to do what was done on the basepaths, shows what any athlete can accomplish when he puts it all on the line.
I tip my Yankee hat to him (it was actually my New York Rangers hat since they did play tonight too) with all due sincerity and to acknowledge him for a job well done.
It was evident tonight, but also throughout the series, the value that this player brings to a ball club.
This is not to take away from the great pitching that the Mets displayed, it’s just to recognize one man’s effort that paid off at the right time and should be remembered for years to come irregardless of any results that follow.
If any of my friends were to read this, knowing that it was I writing it, they might have themselves a coronary.
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