2010-11 Holiday Festivus Tourny

GAME 6 - Ebbets Field - ATL 8, BKN 6 (11 inn)
Greg Maddux vs Bob Milliken
Fans came from all over the borough of churches to see their Bums close out the Braves.  What they were treated to was a wild and wacky back and forth contest that ended like so many other big games have in Brooklyn, in heartbreak fashion.  Neither starter (Maddux or Milliken) could control the explosive offenses that they were facing.  Greg Maddux was equally a victim of his team's fielding as Mark Lemke picked up the mantle for Jeff Blauser and made his 3rd error of the tourney.  Atlanta struck first when Grissom led off the game with a triple and scored on Lemke's single to make it 1-0.  It would stay that way until the bottom of the 4th when "the silent man" Gil Hodges hit a 2 run shot.  If Duke Snider wasn't pegged at the plate on the previous play (Campy's double) the score would have been 3-1.  Atlanta took advantage of that by going ahed 4-2 thanks to a Javy Lopez 3 run homer in the 6th.  Campy's lead off homer in the 7th made it 4-3, but McGriff returned the favor with a solo shot in the 8th to put the Braves back up by 2 with 6 outs to go.  Maddux would easily get the first 2 outs in the 8th, but after a harmless single by Snider it all began to unravel thanks to Lemke's error of an easy grounder by Furillo.  That set the stage for a 2 out 2 run single by Hodges, who might be Brooklyn's most beloved hero.  Just like that Atlanta's 2 run lead was gone.  The game was now tied and Brooklyn fans were hoping and praying for just one 1 as the game headed to extras.  Neither team scored in the 10th.  Jim Hughes, who got the final out of the 10th would start the 11th for the Dodgers.  Pinch hitter Pendleton would lead off with a walk and defensive replacement 19 year old Andruw Jones would single to put runners on 1st and 2nd with nobody out.  Marquis Grissom, who would go 4-6 on the day  would crush his second triple to give the Braves a 2 run lead.  A long fly to center by Chipper would extend the lead to 3.  Mike Bielecki would record 2 quick outs in the bottom of the 11th, but it's never over when you are facing a potent lineup like the one Brooklyn features.  With 2 out, the "little colonel" Pee Wee Reese homered to make it a 2 run game.  Junior Gilliam followed that up with a clean single to center.  With Jackie Robinson stepping up to the plate it was time for a change.  Atlanta manager Zaner went to the pen and summoned Greg McMichael who on 4 pitchers got Jackie to fly to Klesko in left to force a decisive game 7.
Series tied 3-3