I think today would be a great opportunity to take a few minutes and reflect on the Verdugo Hills Players and Coaches who were wounded in battle. Those who gave everything for our cause. Lance Evans….coming of the bench in a playoff game, pitching with a broken arm, and even roping a one-handed base hit!
Haggs on 4th of July ’92 when we swept Glendale….damn near breaking his neck sliding into home plate headfirst. Evans also broke his arm in the first game of the twin bill that day.
Sammy Vaquera refusing to come out of the game against Woodland Hills East in 1990 with a severly sprained wrist.
BullOxen finishing off Woodland Hills West (“Father’s day with Ron Cey”) after getting stung by a bee in the sixth inning while he was on the mound
Gee injured doing a forward flip after a six-hour marathon game in Quartz Hill (1990) during DOGPILE!!
Hank unable to talk after screaming “FUCK YEAH!!!…That’s 7-5, now let’s make it 8-5 in another 10 minutes!” at Notre Dame.
Gee injures left arm in third base coaching box in 2nd game of 93 season from “over-wind-milling” in 23 runners across the plate that game!
Turner unable to walk twice in the 1990 season after catching BOTH games of double-headers!!!!
Weapon bruising his ego after hitting an absolute SHOT at North Hollywood that landed in a small little ten-foot by ten-foot compartment that was STILL IN PLAY. Weap’s homerun “walk” was interrupted with this bullshit and he had to settle for only a triple.
All the injuries that took place in 1990 when we were DOGPILING!!!
All of the self-inflicted injuries that took place “off the field” from TOO much partying. And all of the guys who showed up at the field with one hell of a hangover!!!!!
Let’s not forget the sacrifices made on July 4th 1992 when Turner and Canale pulled into the parking lot at Stengel Field in Glendale for that storied Double-Header Sweep we pulled off against the Glendale Team. Turner arrived that morning wearing nothing but a pair of Levi’s…and when he opened the door to get out of the car a couple of empty beer cans fell out on the ground! Ahhhh!!!!!!!
To all of the guys who BURNED THEIR BODIES WITH CIGARS!!!!!!!!!!
To all of the Warriors who played for us all of those years…the ripped up knees and elbows, the pulled muscles, the bumps, the bruises, the catchers who took a beating behind the plate blocking shit and making great picks……WE SALUTE YOU!!!!!!!!!
Yes-sir-ree…….take a little time today and REMEMBER the sacrifices made by the Warriors who donned our uniform! The beer-drinkingest, hell-raisingest cast of characters ever assembled……….VERDUGO!!!!!!!!!!!
Add in a few of your own…I can’t count them all here!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHH VERDUGO!!!!!!!!!!
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