"I've hit a lot of homeruns in my career" said Mick on the field after the game, "but I'm not sure I've ever hit one quite as cool as this. There probably aren't very many guys who can say they hit a walk-off homerun to help give a franchise its first ever victory. How freaking cool is that!?" Mick screamed to the fans as he jogged back into the dugout and down the steps into the Portland clubhouse. Unfortunately for Portland, it was their only win of the sim and the club is now 1-10 on the season.
Ortega Blows It!
The club's first win nearly came the night before. Unfortunately, Luis Ortega blew the game in the 9th inning. Up 9-8 entering the 9th, Ortega allowed 2 walks and a hit to allow 3 runs. The 3 runs came with 2 outs off a homerun by Pagan for the Stars. After the game, Lumberjacks General Manager had some choice words for Ortega.
"We are trying to trade this guy away because someone gave him a shit ton of money. Hell, I've signed some bad contracts in my day but good god! Gonna be hard to trade a guy who shows more loyalty to his former team [Valencia] than he does his current employer."
Wen Gets the Win
Pretty fitting that the pitcher of record for the Lumberjacks in that walk-off victory is named
