The regular season ended with an 8-3 win over Fargo keeping the RedHawks out of the postseason. Muhahaha!

The North division champion Goldeyes will take on the Lincoln Saltdogs, the Central division champions. The best-of-five series goes Wednesday and Thursday in Nebraska, then returns to Shaw Park for the duration starting Saturday.

Gary will take on South division champion Wichita in the other semi-final.

So stoked for the boys...this is awesome!

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/goldeyes/goldeyes-square-off-against-ex-major-leaguer-in-opening-playoff-game-442910943.html

Highlights...

Shairon Martis, a veteran pitcher who has previously played for both the Washington Nationals and the Minnesota Twins, will take the ball for the hometown Saltdogs.

All tickets, regardless of section, are being sold at the discount price of $7 – and those in attendance will enjoy "Buck Night" prices of just $1 on select beer, along with hot dogs and popcorn.

$1 beer. God bless America. Here's any liquor is min $2.5 cause some drunk took a flyer off a bridge.

Edited September 6, 20178 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

 

 

hey everyone I have here a stream for the ability to watch the game in Lincoln, you can thank the Mighty Retro Winnipeg Patron saint of Winnipeg Nostalgia (and the only person I know that's a bigger Jets fan than my Uncle Gary)

 

https://www.americanassociationbaseball.tv/

 

 

okay the stream is a little late getting started I don't know what's going on I don't think it's raining on Lincoln's end otherwise Shuster would have said something

UPDATE: OKAY! THEY'RE LIVE!!

https://www.americanassociationbaseball.tv/event/1897/winnipeg-goldeyes-at-lincoln-saltdogs

 

Edited September 7, 20178 yr by iHeart

Goldies down 4-0, tie it up 4-4 top of 6.

Goldeyes 5-4 going into top 9.

Fish win!

Goldeyes lead series 1-0

Edited September 7, 20178 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

Game 2

https://www.americanassociationbaseball.tv/event/1898/winnipeg-goldeyes-at-lincoln-saltdogs

WPG 0-13 LIN (F)

Edited September 8, 20178 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

game 3 but sound is screwed up

 

https://www.americanassociationbaseball.tv/event/1891/lincoln-saltdogs-at-winnipeg-goldeyes-saturday-september-9-2017-6-00-pm-cdt

@Goldeyes 6-2 Lincoln (F)

Edited September 10, 20178 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

and the game is over the saltdogs are on the brink of elimination

GAME 4! COME ON GUYS PEPPER THOSE SALTDOGS!

 

https://www.americanassociationbaseball.tv/event/1892/lincoln-saltdogs-at-winnipeg-goldeyes-sunday-september-10-2017-4-00-pm-cdt

Lincoln 9-8 Goldeyes B9

Edited September 11, 20178 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

fish and dogs are tied at 5

 

wait what's that now they're leading 6-5 at the bottom half of the sixth

8-5 fishies

8-6 goldeyes

the goldeyes are three outs away from advancing to the

 

 

dammit 8-7 stop scoring Lincoln!!!! you're making me more antsy than the 10th inning of last years game 7 of the World series

2 outs to go

one out to go

its now tied 8-8- fish you're choking on your own hooks

ugh dogs are leading again

and the game is tied again 9-9

 

90 ft away from advancing

FISH WIN!

FISH WIN!

Saltdogs walk in tying and then winning run in bottom of 9th.

AND FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE FISH ADVANCE TO THE FINALS!!!!

 

will we face the railcats? or is Wichita coming back for more?

 

update: AND YET another re-match against the wingnuts, too bad they stopped playing theme songs during mound visits

Edited September 11, 20178 yr by iHeart

I went to the Goldeyes game Sunday afternoon...it was a fun game... kind of a crazy but thrilling end to the game... I'll describe how it went down in a little more detail for those interested, started at top of nine:

Top 9: Goldeyes up 8-6... closing pitcher in the game... comes in a throws 2 heaters across the plate to go ahead 2-0 in the count and things are looking good... then pitch three, crack, gone... 8-7 Goldeyes... a few more hits and an error later and the salts have added 2 more and suddenly the fish are down 9-8 going into the bottom of nine...

Bottom 9: First batter singles to get it started... second batter also a single to put runners at 1 and 2... third batter lays a nice bunt down the 3rd base line for the sacrifice to advance the runners to 2 and 3, one out.... next batter is intentionally walked to load the bases with one out... next batter - 4 straight balls... tying run walks across the plate... final batter of the day watches the first pitch, ball... then another... then another... finally the Saltdogs pull their pitcher for a different guy... what a situation to walk into: bottom of the ninth, tie game, bases loaded, one out, and down in the count 3 balls to zero strikes... his first pitch goes right into the dirt and the 3,500 people at Shaw Park go crazy as the Goldeyes win on a the classic walk-off walk...

Was a fun game to be at... hoping to catch one of the games in the finals but it will likely have to be game 5 since I'll be out of town this weekend...

PLAY BALL!

https://www.americanassociationbaseball.tv/event/1907/wichita-wingnuts-vs-winnipeg-goldeyes