Driving through bustling metropoli such as Mill City, Schultzville, and Lake Winola I managed to tune in to the first six innings of tonight's game vs. Ottawa. Nelson Figueroa was on the mound and pitched a stellar five innings. The game progressed uneventfully with the exception of Kevin Orie's opposite field blast. With the score 2-1 in the bottom of the 6th, the wheels fell off Skratch's wagon. A series a walks and hit batsmen led to the Rigo Beltran show! Since Jason Michaels was called up earlier today and Reggie Taylor injured his ankle in the first inning, the only man left to pinch-hit was David Francia. Bombard, obviously wanting to save Francia for the late innings sent up Rigo Beltran who promptly walked on 4 pitches. His "RBI" made the score 4-2 after an Aaron Royster single had given the Red Barons the lead. Jason Knupfer who entered the game when Reggie went out, moving P.J. Forbes to centerfield, drove in a run with a sac fly. The throw back to the infield got away and Royster hustled into third with Rigo Beltran hot on his heels at 2nd. Nick Punto put the nail in the coffin by driving in Royster and RIGO BELTRAN! In case you missed that, its RIGO BELTRAN 0AB-1R-0H-1RBI. What a line!
I arrived in the 7th in time to see the Big Hock strike out Lenny the Lynx. The Barons went down quietly in the 7th, which brought Clint Sodowski into the game for the 8th. Clint reminds me of...well nobody...but he Struck out the side! 3 in a row! Quite a feat considering he was pitching to Johnny Estrada who reminds me of David Newhan. The Red Barons came in the 8th prepared to rub salt in the wound of an already defeated team. And that they did. P.J. Forbes led off with a base hit. Aaron Royster was retired and then the fun started. Pinch hitter David Francia ripped a base hit to left. Jason Knupfer hit a smash that rolled all the way to the wall plating Forbes and Francia. Nick Punto ripped a base hit off the glove of Rob Sasser moving Knupfer to third. Those two would score on Eric Valent's double to the right-centerfield gap. Gene Schall capped off the scoring with a single up the middle that scored Valent. All in all, it was a very pleasurable inning. To cap off the night our "buddy" Ed Vosberg came in and pitched horribly. Unfortunately, I was wearing my #50 jersey unaware that Vosberg was donning the same numeral. Jeremy Ware hit a double off the top of the padding to drive in two Lynx which made the final score the aforementioned 12-4.
Discussion, Observation, and Complaints
Jason Knupfer wearing the hallowed #9. Jason, nothing personal, I even like the way you play ball, its just that nobody wears 9 around here except Jon Zuber.
The "Choice One" scoreboard. Visitors and Home??!?! Visitors and Home?!?! What is this little league? Come on scoreboard staff.
Fanovision - this isn't really a complaint. Somehow I got on it. I did a little dance, I think Talmadge Nunnari noticed. hehehehe. Man, I went 50 times last year and got on fanovision like 3 times...
Good game gentleman, even Nick "Little Bitch" Punto. Hey Jason Michaels just went up, there's that roster spot, bring back BARRY JOHNSON!!
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