MLB The Show: Smooth Pancakes' Shortstop RTTS Career

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Coming up against the Omaha Storm Chasers for the first time as a member of the Sky Sox, Goose and the rest of the team would have a chance to potentially jump into second place in the division if we could keep up the good play and pick up a series win. We would do exactly that as we would survive a 13 inning affair and pull a pair of ninth inning comebacks out of our asses to sweep the Storm Chasers.

Colorado Springs 3, Omaha 2 F/13
Colorado Springs 8, Omaha 7
Colorado Springs 7, Omaha 5


First game of the series would see Goose batting third in the order as usual. His first at-bat would come in the top of the first inning with two outs, quickly flying out to the right fielder to end the inning. Goose would get his next chance in the top of the fourth inning with one out and the bases empty, dropping a hit right in front of the right fielder for a single. Goose's time on the bases would be short lived as Kyle Parker would ground into a double play to end the inning. The next at-bat for Goose would come in the top of the sixth inning with two outs and the bases empty, grounding out to the first baseman to end the inning. The presumed final at-bat for Goose would come in the top of the ninth inning, stepping in with one out and no one on base, ending his day with a strikeout. However, instead of that being his final at-bat, Goose would end up seeing action in extra innings, as Omaha would score the tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning. With that, Goose would return to the plate in the top of the tenth inning with two outs and runners on first and second, ultimately striking out for his second straight at-bat and ending the top half of the inning. Goose would get another chance as he would return to the plate in the top of the twelfth inning with one out and a runner on first. Goose would hit a weak grounder back to the pitcher, the base runner thrown out at second base, but Goose able to beat out the double play throw to first thanks to a high throw to second by the pitcher. With that, Goose would take over at first base, now with two outs for Kyle Parker at the plate. A full count walk to Parker would move Goose up to second base and put runners on first and second for Ryan Wheeler, who would strikeout to end our half of the inning. Going to the thirteenth inning, we would pick up one run in the top of the inning, before a one out 6-4-3 double play initiated by Goose would seal our victory. Final stats for Goose, 1-6 with a single, two strikeouts and a throwing error.

The second game would see Goose remain in the lineup, third in the batting order. He would make his first at-bat in the top of the first inning with one out and a runner on second, hitting a weak grounder up the first base line, tagged out by the pitcher midway to first base. Goose would make his next at-bat in the top of the third inning with one out and the bases empty, chasing a curveball low and away for a strikeout. Next chance for Goose would come in the top of the fifth inning with two out and a runner on first, hitting a bloop single into left field to put runners on first and second for Kyle Parker, who would fly out to right field to end our half of the inning. Goose would return to the plate in the top of the seventh inning with two outs and no one on base, sneaking a ground ball past the second baseman and into center field for a single. A line drive double by Kyle Parker down the right field line would roll all the way to the wall, giving Goose enough time to sprint home and score all the way from first base. Goose would get his next at-bat in the top of the ninth inning, coming up with no outs and a runner on third following a two run triple by Tim Wheeler that would pull us within two runs of the Omaha. With a chance to cut the gap to one or even tie the game, Goose would opt for the latter, smoking a slider into the seats to right field for a 401 foot two run home run to even the game at 7-all. Kyle Parker would add a home run of his own, and with a 5 run ninth inning, we would complete the improbable comeback, knocking off Omaha in our final three outs of the game. Final stats for Goose, 3-5 with two singles, a home run, two runs, two RBI and a strikeout.

The third and final game of the series would find Goose in his usual three spot in the lineup. First at-bat for Goose would come in the top of the first inning with one out and a runner on first, striking out on a 12-6 curveball for the second out of the inning. Next chance for Goose would come in the top of the third inning with one out and a runner on first base, striking out swinging at a 12-6 curveball for the second straight at-bat. Goose would return to the plate in the top of the fifth inning with one out and the bases empty, as we now trailed by three runs, completing the hat trick by striking out for the third straight time today on that damned 12-6 curveball. Goose's next chance would come in the top of the seventh inning with one out and the bases empty, flying out to the right fielder in foul territory. While it was another out, at least Goose finally managed to make contact with the ball! Goose would get one last chance at the plate in the top of the ninth inning with no outs and a runner on first base and a new pitcher on the mound. While it wouldn't be on a 12-6 curveball, Goose would still end up earning the Golden Sombrero, striking out swinging on a slider outside. Miraculously, for the second straight game, we would make a comeback in the ninth inning, plating four runs, all of them with two outs in the inning, to knock off Omaha yet again at the very end of the game. Final stats for Goose 0-5 with four strikeouts, earning him the Golden Sombrero!



Final series stats for Goose, he would start in all three games. Goose would fall off a cliff, batting a pedestrian .250 for the series, going 4-16 with three singles, a home run, two runs scored, two RBIs and count 'em out, one, two, three, four, five, six, SEVEN strikeouts, along with one throwing error.



Next up for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, we wrap up our road trip with a four game series at the Round Rock Express, before returning home for a three game series against Omaha and then into the All-Star break. Thanks to sweeping the three games against Omaha, we are in unfamiliar territory, sitting in second place in the division, still seven games behind Iowa. The Cubs remain in first with a record of 51-40, courtesy of an ongoing nine game winning streak. Colorado Springs is in second place, seven games behind Iowa, thanks to our current six game winning streak, with a 44-47 record, Omaha dropped into third place in the division thanks to a current eight game losing streak, nine games back of Iowa and two games behind Colorado Springs, with a 42-49 record, and Oklahoma City sits dead last on a six game losing streak, eleven games behind Iowa, four games behind Colorado Springs and two games behind Omaha, with a record of 40-51.