We were all moving pretty slow today. And this one went as easy as I anticipated. We came into this game with 32 hits in the last couple of games….and today we added 17 more.
Every hitter in the starting lineup had at least one hit.
The game was stopped in the 8th inning due to the ten-run rule.
Wiley pitched the win and defensively we played an errorless game.
Hack Workman set a new Verdugo record with FIVE HITS today. He had six plate appearances. He singled in the first, doubled in the second, TRIPLED in the fifth….
He had a chance to hit for the cycle and we were all pulling for him to do it…but unfortunately was only able to hit two more SHOTS for base-hits in his final two plate appearances.
He was definitely slacking off again!!!!
Incredible game Hack!!!! This was a Verdugo record that was never broken.
We had a few guys who had some four-hit games for us in the past, including Bull and Turner, and even Chili Rivera back in 1990.
Turner had two hits in the win today and doubled.
There was one other absolutely amazing thing that went down today. We were up 6-0 in the sixth and Bull Oxen stepped up.
We were all tired…it was a hot day and I was looking to mercy-rule these guys in seven innings if possible.
Canale looked down to me in the third base coaching box with a 1-1 count. I gave no hand signals. All I did was mouth the word “Bomb!”
Canale did a double-take. He looked at me like “say what?”
I did it again. I kinda flicked an arm towards the left field wall as I mouthed the word “bomb!” again.
He looked at me like “ohhh okay you want me to hit it outta here? Ok”….
I’m not kidding ya here. The very next pitch he bombed it over the left field fence for a homerun.
That’s the kind of season 1992 was. At this point it was getting kinda scary. And more of this kinda shit happened tomorrow against Newhall-Saugus.
I have to say that was probably the most incredible feat I ever saw. I had never given anyone “the homerun sign” before from the third-base coaching box….and never even tried again. But I was one-for-one thanks to Bull Oxen the only time I gave it.
Bull gave me quite a smile when he rounded-third while in his homerun trot. I still can’t even believe it.
Jon Gabrielson had two hits, drove in a run and scored twice.
Dave Fielder singled in the first, had a sac fly in the second hitting from the three-hole for us today. He also blew down the only runner who tried to run on us in the third inning. They didn’t try again after that.
Dan Bir had a big two-RBI double in the first that got us out front 4-0. Bir was really swinging the bat well for us this time of the season.
Haggs scored three runs…singled in the third, and drove in a run in the first inning on a fielders choice.
Yves Brancheau picked up a base-hit and an RBI.
Ivan Moreno singled.
Kasey came into the game for Josh in the seventh inning and singled in his only plate appearance. Yeah he was hitting in the cleanup spot!!!!
And to top it all off?
Wiley Jackson.
Wiley picked up his second victory in three days!!!! I had to ask him if his shoulders were getting tired from carrying us. I know…. I broke the rule. But fifteen innings in 3 days is fifteen innings.
It’s too bad I couldn’t shout about this one from the mountaintops!
Wiley made it look easy again. 86 pitches. Scattered six hits. Walked one and struck out seven.
Say what you want about me breaking a rule.
We got through this week and had pitchers ready and rested for the playoffs thanks in part to what Wiley had contributed. It was huge.
He even told me after this one “if you need me tomorrow I’m ready”
The way he was throwing….I gotta admit I was thinking “hmmmm”……
Next up: Newhall-Saugus
The infamous day Robb Turner shouted out the word “Fence!!!!”
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