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Post by utahyank on Jun 17, 2019 9:40:28 GMT -5
Wow....just wow.....the games at the CWS have been exciting in the extreme....is anybody watching on ESPN?...last night Auburn had a 4-1 lead on Mississippi State with State having the last AB in the 9th...State scored 4 runs in a wild fashion in a walk-off win....thrill and agony throughout the stadium...
Michigan plays Florida State in the winners bracket today....The Fla State coach is about 75 (guessing) and been to the CWS 17 times (can that be right?...I think) and has never won....this is his last year and he is a sentimental favorite to win it all...
There are some good pitchers coming along that will be heard from in the Majors...
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 17, 2019 10:50:37 GMT -5
Your enthusiasm for the CWS comes through and is contagious, Utah. I saw bits of the games and really enjoy the quality of play. I don't believe the CWS was even televised until the late 1980s.
Did you ever cross paths with Rod Dedeaux, the legendary USC coach? He was sort of the John Wooden of college baseball. Tom Seaver and Randy Johnson were among his long list of major league products.
Do you know what became of Rosenblatt Stadium, where the games were played for so many years? Thanks for your reflections on the games.
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Post by utahyank on Jun 17, 2019 14:38:54 GMT -5
Rod Dedeaux was a luminary in Omaha in many of those years....I saw him, but never got near enough to talk...and unfortunately didn't know anyone that knew him in order to wrangle an introduction.....Rosenblatt was converted into a Park of sorts when Omaha was afraid they might lose the CWS, and committed to a new stadium...I think the present agreement runs through 2035, and will probably be extended again because the central location, and the overwhelming support of Nebraskans make it a treasured venue for almost everyone....when I wear my Husker colors, I get a lot of positive comments from fans visiting there....
There is a difference in atmosphere at the CWS....many, if not most of the players have their parents and other family there...the level of baseball is very good, but games are almost never over early....it sometimes seems more usual than not that a losing team will rally late and either win or scare the bejabbers out of the other team and their fans....I am not shilling the event, because tickets are always sold out, but for a baseball fan, having 8 teams in a round-robin the way they do there, is the epitome of baseball play...regards.
I ran into Tim Hudson last night....asked him what life had brought to him now....he is enjoying life, and seems to be a young man who almost everyone would treasure as a son or grandson...
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 17, 2019 15:32:54 GMT -5
Rod Dedeaux was a luminary in Omaha in many of those years....I saw him, but never got near enough to talk...and unfortunately didn't know anyone that knew him in order to wrangle an introduction.....Rosenblatt was converted into a Park of sorts when Omaha was afraid they might lose the CWS, and committed to a new stadium...I think the present agreement runs through 2035, and will probably be extended again because the central location, and the overwhelming support of Nebraskans make it a treasured venue for almost everyone....when I wear my Husker colors, I get a lot of positive comments from fans visiting there.... There is a difference in atmosphere at the CWS....many, if not most of the players have their parents and other family there...the level of baseball is very good, but games are almost never over early....it sometimes seems more usual than not that a losing team will rally late and either win or scare the bejabbers out of the other team and their fans....I am not shilling the event, because tickets are always sold out, but for a baseball fan, having 8 teams in a round-robin the way they do there, is the epitome of baseball play...regards. I ran into Tim Hudson last night....asked him what life had brought to him now....he is enjoying life, and seems to be a young man who almost everyone would treasure as a son or grandson... Good stuff, Utahyank. Thanks for the info on Rosenblatt, which certainly has plenty of history. On my one and only visit to Omaha back in the late 1980s, I checked it out. A place that blew me away in Omaha was Boys Town. My wife and I paid a visit mainly because of the old Spencer Tracy movie, but what a campus!! Better than just about anything at an Ivy League school. Great story on Tim Hudson. I loved his pitching and thought he was way under-rated. Just a machine year after year. |
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Post by noetsi on Jun 17, 2019 16:03:34 GMT -5
Rod Dedeaux was a luminary in Omaha in many of those years....I saw him, but never got near enough to talk...and unfortunately didn't know anyone that knew him in order to wrangle an introduction.....Rosenblatt was converted into a Park of sorts when Omaha was afraid they might lose the CWS, and committed to a new stadium...I think the present agreement runs through 2035, and will probably be extended again because the central location, and the overwhelming support of Nebraskans make it a treasured venue for almost everyone....when I wear my Husker colors, I get a lot of positive comments from fans visiting there.... There is a difference in atmosphere at the CWS....many, if not most of the players have their parents and other family there...the level of baseball is very good, but games are almost never over early....it sometimes seems more usual than not that a losing team will rally late and either win or scare the bejabbers out of the other team and their fans....I am not shilling the event, because tickets are always sold out, but for a baseball fan, having 8 teams in a round-robin the way they do there, is the epitome of baseball play...regards. I ran into Tim Hudson last night....asked him what life had brought to him now....he is enjoying life, and seems to be a young man who almost everyone would treasure as a son or grandson... The stadium complex cost I think 68 million which if so is amazing. |
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Post by michcusejoe5 on Jun 18, 2019 9:07:15 GMT -5
I would prefer t see more of the ball Brett is talking about but also dont want to see if imposed through rule changes forcing the game to be played a certain way. I hope as time goes on that the game organically evolves, just as it has to the point its at right now. I want to see players who can hit the other way exactly as Brett describes, not just a guy doing a dinky little bunt so he can just swing for the fences the rest of his at bats in that game.
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Post by michcusejoe5 on Jun 18, 2019 9:08:31 GMT -5
How are his hemorrhoids ? |
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Post by inger on Jun 18, 2019 9:59:37 GMT -5
How are his hemorrhoids ? Even as the other guys have obviously heard enough, Brett is following them to finish every possible gory detail that he can tell... Some things you need not ever tell, and some things others never truly need to know... |
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Post by utahyank on Jun 19, 2019 15:51:25 GMT -5
another good game today, with a rally late by the losing team that fell just short, with the tying run at the plate...the games this year have been especially exciting, and watching families living and dying with their ballplaying sons is a treat in itself...I had thought about going back to Utah before the finals, but I think now I will stay...and eat another Runza or two....
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Post by utahyank on Jun 20, 2019 11:12:25 GMT -5
There is just one game today, and the winner can celebrate for a few hours, but then they have to play Vanderbilt....that is one loaded team...especially their pitching....remember the name Rocker....but, he is probably their 3rd best pitcher......dang...
Mike Martin is now eliminated, along with his FSU team....it would have been a great story, but it was not to be...gee, it's fun to be in this great area of America.....Go Big Red....there is a lot of anticipation of the team Scott Frost is going to put on the field this September......
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 20, 2019 11:56:08 GMT -5
I heard that the Vanderbilt whistler has been told to tone it down. Did you find him as annoying as many people apparently do?
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Post by utahyank on Jun 20, 2019 14:32:02 GMT -5
yeah...he is annoying....I am in a box, but I feel for the people who have nearby seats....it's a tossup as to whether one would choose to sit next to him or to that doofus in Cleveland who beats the drum...
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Post by inger on Jun 20, 2019 22:08:53 GMT -5
yeah...he is annoying....I am in a box, but I feel for the people who have nearby seats....it's a tossup as to whether one would choose to sit next to him or to that doofus in Cleveland who beats the drum... In Cleveland, I’m afraid that drumstick would wind up in a rather uncomfortable orifice on that guy... |
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Post by inger on Jun 20, 2019 23:01:21 GMT -5
I found the memory of Ron Perranoski to be even more stirring than recollections of George Brett’s hemis. Recalling how he got nicknamed the vulture as he would enter a game just in time for his team mates to score runs. Sometimes he’s allow just enough runs to allow the tie or to trail by a run or two. The runs were often inherited runners, and he’d still be on the mound when his Dodgers would push across the winning run.
The name vulture likely came about when Perranoski won four games in a six game stretch in May. By June 30, he was 9-2, all in relief and had thrice won a game on consecutive days...
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Post by utahyank on Jun 21, 2019 10:21:17 GMT -5
you know if you throw out the name of Perranoski, I am compelled to counter with a mention of Moe Drabowsky….and one-up you with Al Hrobosky……
Speaking of the Crazy Hungarian...do you remember seeing the clips of Hrobosky head-hunting the Mets...getting into an argument with Mazzilli from the on-deck circle...and when Lee got in the box, he took Hrobosky out deep to left.....and where did Crazy Al go but to intercept Mazzilli before he got to home plate....if he wasn't mental, Al put on a good show..
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