Take 2 Roundup: WS Game 5, Thu, 5/22/08

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[size=24:e373407945][b:e373407945]WORLD CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD[/b:e373407945][/size:e373407945]
[size=18:e373407945]Rickey Henderson Ends World Series With 2-Run Blast[/size:e373407945]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/yankees_ws_150x240.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="240" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> Centerfielder [b:e373407945]Rickey Henderson[/b:e373407945] launched a tie-breaking, walkoff 2-run homerun in the bottom of the 9th inning of World Series Game 5, [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=2131][b:e373407945]sending the New York Yankees to their first World Championship in 8 years[/b:e373407945][/url].

Congratulations to [b:e373407945]Bill Daughtry[/b:e373407945], who enjoyed the blessed combination of extensive Strat-O-Matic Baseball experience along with a team overflowing with talent. He was able to acquire shortstop Julio Franco (.272-13-64) from the Indians to anchor his infield from the beginning of the season, as well as hired gun Andy McGaffigan (5-3, 3.76) from the Expos to boost his dramatic pennant drive, both for expendable parts. And of course, an in-house lineup that featured 5 90-RBI bats, including AL MVP Don Mattingly (.340-41-153).

Thanks and congratulations also to the managers of the other 25 teams for taking part in our fantasy world, including [b:e373407945]Will Leitch[/b:e373407945], who scratched and scampered his way with an epically weak Cardinals lineup past a stats-rich Mets team in the NL East, a powerful Astros team in the NLCS, to finally hit the wall in the World Series.

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