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Oh, You Broke Your Cherry

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The script was written. It was just up to Chase Headley to play along.

The newest Yankee had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the 12th, bases loaded, 2 out. No score, as the Year of the Infield Pop-Up Revival continues all across the land. Francisco Cervelli had just lined out to Adrian Beltre. Couldn’t hit a ball much harder and for a brief moment, Cervelli and the Yanks must have felt that the game was won. But he hit it to the wrong place. Headley had his Yankee moment all lined-up but he grounded out to second instead.

He got another chance in the bottom of the 14th though. First and third, 1 out, score tied at 1. Headley got a sinker moving away and he took it to left. Good enough for a single and the game-winning hit.

Had it all along, right?

Yanks 2, Rangers 1.

Beautiful win.

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6 comments

1 rbj   ~  Jul 23, 2014 8:19 am

Made it through 12 innings. Had to go to bed.

2 Alex Belth   ~  Jul 23, 2014 9:32 am

I stayed up. Had a strange feeling that the Yanks were going to pull it out.

3 Dimelo   ~  Jul 23, 2014 1:10 pm

do you pop a cherry or break the cherry? i'm more of a 'pop' kind of guy. i imagine some dudes in other industries with a number of X's in their name 'break' them, however.

4 Chyll Will   ~  Jul 23, 2014 3:18 pm

[3] "Busting" is not bad, either. Trail mix. I like nature.

5 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 23, 2014 5:47 pm

To quote David Bowie from "Boys Keep Swinging"

"Life is the pop of a cherry, when you're a boy"

6 Dimelo   ~  Jul 23, 2014 6:40 pm

[4] Yeah "busting" is the only thing that matters, often referred to as "the fastest 6 seconds." :-)

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