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October 20th, 3008
Championship Series Results
Hartford (Bondje) def. Houston (Thetan) 4-1
New Orleans (Guru Nahak) def. Pittsburgh (Ometeotl) 4-0
In the CLCS, Houston managed to stun Hartford in Game 1, winning by an impressive score of 8-2, but Hartford lowered the boom after that, winning the next 4 straight games with scores of 5-4, 10-6, 3-0 and 14-3. A Thetan never fully recovered from his abdominal injury and was used only twice in the series as a pinch hitter in Games 4 and 5.
"I attempted to receive a shipment of healing crystals from homeworld," explained Thetan following the Game 5 loss, "But the ship encountered something strange near Sigma 957 and the crystals were also held up by customs at the Io transfer point. I did my best to play through the pain, but when you have a sprained Jak't'huu Filament Cluster, there's only so much you can do..."
In the ULCS, Pittsburgh kept all of the games close, but didn't have the skills or desire to pull them out as they get swept by a Guru Nahak-led New Orleans squad 5-3, 3-1, 6-3 and 7-5.
"We just couldn't catch any breaks," began Pittsburgh deity Ometeotl, who was caught stealing 5 times during his 7 post-season games, "The wind carried their balls out of reach and carried ours back into the park...I was so angry, I vaporized all of the local weathermen...I apologize to their families. I know they had nothing to do with it, but when I get angry, I just can't think straight."
So, the World Series will come down to a Bondje-led Hartford squad against a Guru Nahak-led New Orleans team.
"We were there in 3005 and lost, so I look forward to finishing what we could not finish last time," yelled the Voodoo deity at a pep rally in the parking lot of Hartford's ESPN2Zone, "I have my Nahak doll all dressed up and ready to be stabbed should things not go our way right from the beginning. I have drank a special potion made of many rare and hard-to-get items which has the strength of 10 deities pouring through my veins. All who stand in our way will be dispatched."
"We're going to make Bondje and the rest of those Hartford punks...*Sikh* to their stomachs!" joked Guru Nahak at New Orleans' pep rally right next to the monument which marks the spot where Jim Haslett was lynched in 2004. "You see, it's funny because it sounds like 'sick' but actually has a different meaning. Is this thing on? Screw you guys, man, that's funny on, like, two different levels..." Since not finding his lame joke funny, every member of the crowd has been diagnosed with urinary tract infections.
The gambling lines have been swaying back and forth and have settled on New Orleans as slight favorites for the series win. It should be a great series regardless as these teams are very closely matched, with Hartford having a slight edge in offense and New Orleans having a slightly larger edge in pitching.
Deity Postseason Stats
Bondje (.429 / 5 HR / 15 RBI)
Thetan (.500 / 1 HR / 3 RBI)
Nahak (.556 / 3 HR / 10 RBI)
Ometeotl (.407 / 3 HR / 7 RBI)
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