I’m hearing a lot of rumors about Verdugo getting ready to release the ’93 files….I don’t know what all the hype is about….I mean….shit man….we still got four playoff games from 92 to write about!!!!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again….Verdugo had the greatest players who played in the greatest games. And now that over thirty years has passed, I can effectively say that yeah….these were four EPIC dogfights that I’m proud to have been a part of.
We came within a couple of outs of qualifying for the next Tournament at Jackie Robinson Stadium. While I wasn’t exactly overjoyed we didn’t get there, I’ve realized slowwwwwly over the last three decades what we were up against, and how we damn near did it.
I saw a lot of selfless play, guys taking responsibility, and every guy on our Roster playing their asses off to do whatever it took to get to the promised land and I’m going to talk about the moments in all the games that stood out for me…where our character and fire shined brightest.
And yeah….going through the books for these stories brought it all back to life. I remember it ALL….so if you don’t that’s okay…because ‘Ol Gee doesn’t have dementia YET!!!!
We won out during the regular season. Clutch wins in the last week of the season without pitching the guy who I wanted to start Game ONE of the playoffs if we qualified. We came into the playoffs on a four-game win streak. Turner shaved his head!!!! I kinda half-assed shaved the lower half of my head. We had a casual workout down at Occidental College a couple of days before the first playoff game and we were ready to go. If we get to the next Tournament we’re gonna have a healthy Lance Evans back. Everybody was fucking jacked up and ready to show everyone what Verdugo could do.
All I knew was I had the guy who I wanted on the mound for that first game. We were ready. We had all our horses. Cowsill and Moreno got cleared by their summer basketball and football coaches to play for Verdugo during the playoffs….as long as it might last. And if you keep advancing….you could still be playing DEEP into August.
Myself, Hank, Weapon and the General were proud of what we had accomplished. But the being the greedy, devious bastards we were we wanted MORE. So we had a coaches meeting before the playoffs as well and even hired a consulting firm (The Mcallen Group) to give the final approval of our little plan of winning the District!!!!
So sit back and relax….and let me tell the story….because VERDUGO is about to make their first playoff appearance!!!!
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