Winning the World Series: An Atlanta Brave's Journey

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It was the bottom of the ninth inning. The score was tied at three. This was the last game in the world series, and it was our last chance to win. I was determined to win the game and bring the World Series championship back to Atlanta. I was drafted at the number one pick, in the first round by the Atlanta Braves at the beginning of the season. I went straight to the majors and helped the team win one hundred and one games. We earned ourselves a playoff bid, and swept every team we played. When we got to the World series things got tough, really really tough. As a matter of fact we were playing possibly the best team ever. The Boston Red Sox were stacked this year, and I mean stacked. After acquiring one of the greatest pitchers of all time in Clayton …show more content…

The Braves also had some luck of their own. We picked up Mike Trout and Giancarlo Stanton! The duo has been killing it this year, and so have I. My stats were staggering at the end of the season, nobody has seen anything like it. I had forty three home runs, one hundred and sixty nine RBIs, and seventy seven stolen bases. I was number one in the MVP race all year and I won it. Let’s not forget I’m also a triple crown winner. When the World Series arrived we lost three games in a row. The Red Sox were almost guaranteed to win the championship and sweep us. But we came back, and our team was on fire. We won three games straight just like they did. It was game seven and it was our time to shine. The Headlines were all about us. The biggest headline of all was “ The Legend VS. The Rookie.” As i thought back I remembered Clayton Kershaw will pitch against us in game seven. The crowd roared as we run out onto the field. Suntrust park was jam packed for game seven. Since we were the home team the Red Sox hit first. We retired the side 3 up 3 down. Thanks to the tremendous pitching of Julio Teheran. As we went up to bat the stadium was trembling. I was batting third in the lineup,

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