Havana Herald 2035.1- Kings of the World
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 8:43 am
After an incredibly tense and hard-fought Landis Memorial Series the Havana Sugar Kings prevailed in game 5 to bring the Landis trophy to Havana for the first time in front of their home fans. As the winning run streamed across the plate on a wild pitch (which is quite ironic considering the Sugar Kings reputation for pitchers with control issues), a wild celebration touched off on the field, in the stands and in the streets of the city. The scene in the locker room was raucous as Jon Reed had acquired more VODAK premium vodka for the team to enjoy. "Hey it worked after the last series, so why not bring it back for this one" said Reed as he proceeded to douse everyone in sight, including this reporter.
In an unprecidented move, the team decided to move the trophy presentation out of the locker room and onto the pitchers mound in front of their fans, most of whom hadnt left the stadium yet. When asked the reason for this, GM Randy Weigand explained "we know this city doesnt have a lot going for it, so we wanted to share this with them. Plus the pitching mound was the site of some of our greatest exploits this year, so it seemed appropriate to receive the ultimate reward right there". Unlike with the Cartwright Cup, this time team captain Ernie Kinney snatched the trophy and held it over his head in celebration. After a few moments with the trophy, he turned and handed it to Weigand, who had visible tears streaming down his face as he accepted the trophy. When asked later why this meant so much to him he took a few seconds to compose himself and then with his voice breaking said "when I took this job 3 years ago, the franchise I took over closely resembled a dumpster fire. There was no direction and no clear plan for how to move this team forward. I took a lot of flack throughout the Brewster world for some of the moves I made, but i owe everything to these guys and their determination and sheer will to ignore all of the doubters. I dont plan on this being the last time we lift this trophy, but im not sure anything can match the first one".
In an unprecidented move, the team decided to move the trophy presentation out of the locker room and onto the pitchers mound in front of their fans, most of whom hadnt left the stadium yet. When asked the reason for this, GM Randy Weigand explained "we know this city doesnt have a lot going for it, so we wanted to share this with them. Plus the pitching mound was the site of some of our greatest exploits this year, so it seemed appropriate to receive the ultimate reward right there". Unlike with the Cartwright Cup, this time team captain Ernie Kinney snatched the trophy and held it over his head in celebration. After a few moments with the trophy, he turned and handed it to Weigand, who had visible tears streaming down his face as he accepted the trophy. When asked later why this meant so much to him he took a few seconds to compose himself and then with his voice breaking said "when I took this job 3 years ago, the franchise I took over closely resembled a dumpster fire. There was no direction and no clear plan for how to move this team forward. I took a lot of flack throughout the Brewster world for some of the moves I made, but i owe everything to these guys and their determination and sheer will to ignore all of the doubters. I dont plan on this being the last time we lift this trophy, but im not sure anything can match the first one".
