There is no one else who the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders would have wanted to have at the plate in that situation.

It was the top of the ninth inning of the third and deciding game of the International League Championship Series. The RailRiders were trying to stage a truly improbable comeback. Despite trailing at the start of the ninth, 7-0, they had batted around, scored four times, and had the bases loaded. Jose Rojas came up to bat as the potential go-ahead run. All season, Rojas had come through in the clutch. The MVP candidate led the league in home runs with 32 — including three grand slams — and 105 RBIs.

Unfortunately, there was no Hollywood-type ending; no Roy Hobbs hitting a light tower and sending sparks everywhere. Jacksonville pitcher Josh White worked the count to 2-2

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