Slayers Claim Title

Minas Morgul finally succeeded in getting past the first round, and they never looked back. Running the playoff gauntlet with a staggering 12-2 record (.857), the Slayers refused to be denied this oppertunity.

The hordes of dryads that were in and around the ballpark for these games burst out into parties, celebrations, and just displays of pure joy. The stadium rocked with the excitement and the eager and excitable Slayers were now able to let it all out. The long journey was over, and they were the last ones standing.

"This is just great. It's better than I could even imagine it." K.L. spoke, "It makes all the seasons of work extra worth it, knowing that we reached our destination we set out for years ago."

The dryad fans certainly got into it. They booed mightly when Dryadpoker took the mound. They cheered twice as loud whenever he got in trouble and when he was removed after allowing 2 homeruns and several runs, they cheered as he left - finding joy in his struggles.

"I just can't stand him." One dryad spoke, "It's good we beat him."

Fan favorites like Imrilron and Foxburr recieved chants of their names when they stepped to bat and the growing fame of Seladriel showed by the long line of fans wanting her autograph after her victory in game 3.

On the field, the Slayers did it in every way possible. They entered pitching duels, slugfests, and extra inning games. One duel where Seladriel has soldified her place in the hearts of the fans by outduelling the amazingly talented Brilhirion, delivering the Mirkwood ace his only loss in the postseason.

Big achievers were Imrilron, who won the RotK MVP award while Seladriel allowed just 12 hits in 25 IP. Darkleaf picked up 6 saves. The bullpen as a whole did well, and both Chubb and Sandyman both drove in at least a dozen runs.

"We played as a total team effort all postseason long and that's what I was hoping we'd be able to do and it's what we needed to do." K.L. commented.

Posted at January 24, 2006 12:37 AM | more from Minas Morgul