AUTRY LETS TEARS FLOW.Byline: - Jill Painter ANAHEIM - Jackie Autry Jackie Autry, (born Jacqueline Ellam) the former owner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and widow of singer, actor and businessman Gene Autry. She is the Honorary President of Major League Baseball's American League, an office she has held since 1999. couldn't hold back the tears any longer. When the realization struck that the Angels were finally in the World Series, the normally composed Autry couldn't help herself. ``I was more emotional because I had a feeling we were finally going to make it,'' said Autry, the widow of Gene Autry, the former Angels owner. ``We got all those runs (10 in the seventh) and I had a feeling we finally made it.'' Finally is right. Before this unfathomable playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. run, the Angels had won just six playoff games Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . The Angels beat the Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Twins have played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 13-5 on Sunday at Edison Field to advance to the World Series for the first time in franchise history. Autry was around for all of the Angels' playoff debacles, including the devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. loss to Boston in 1986. ``I haven't slept the last three days,'' Autry said as she celebrated with players and coaches in the clubhouse. ``All these thoughts were going into my head.'' Like how her husband's dream of a World Series title might finally be realized. And how it's difficult to believe after 42 years. ``It's fantastic,'' Autry said. ``I'm sure once I get home I'll sit down and think about it.'' |
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