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rpriske · 09-04-2017, 10:36 PM

July 26th, 1985

Mazzilli isn't here yet and apparently we are going without a back-up catcher. Hmmm....

Today the Pirates are sending up John Candelaria (11-3, 2.02)
We have Colin Ward (6-2, 2.59)

This could be interesting.

I have gone 2 for 8 vs Candy.

I made the first play of the game, getting Ozzie Smith out on a ground ball.

I led off the bottom half by grounding out to Bill Madlock at 3rd.

I got Johnny Ray's grounder to start off the 2nd. I then got Tony Pena's pop fly for the 2nd out.
The bad news there is that Colin Ward came off the mound holding his shoulder and had to be taken from the game. It looked bad.
Frank Williams took over.

In the bottom half Mike Aldrete pushed Bob Brenly across to open the scoring.

Giants lead 1-0.

Once again I got the 1st out in the 3rd - this time a Tim Tolman grounder. I should have had the 3rd out too, but I booted an Ozzie grounder! Thankfully he never scored.

I came up in the 3rd with one out. I struck out.

In the 4th Tony Pena hit a two-run double to take the lead back.

Pirates lead 2-1.

In the 5th Robin Young scored Ozzie for another run. We ended things with a Castino - Priske - Aldrete double play.

Pirates lead 3-1.

In the bottom half I came up with two out and Kenny Oberkfell on 2nd and Chris Brown on 1st. I popped out. Sigh.

Curt Brown took over for Frankie. I got the 3rd out for him in the 8th, snagging a Johnny Ray liner.

I came up in the bottom of the 8th with two out and I hit a single to left. I was stranded there.

Ron Davis came on to pitch the 9th. He did his job but we couldn't scratch anything across in the 9th and lost 3-1.

A lot happened after the game.

Colin Ward is hurt pretty bad. He is heading to the D.L. and word is that it will take up two months to come back.

They called up Randy Morse and Brian Harper from Phoenix and Mike Hargrove from Shreveport. Rob Deer and Mike Aldrete were both sent down.

My old buddy Dave Linton was dropped from the 40-man. Oh, and Lee Mazzilli arrived. I didn't get a good first impression.

Lots of changes. We'll see.

09-04-2017, 10:36 PM	#127
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,482 Blog Entries: 1	July 26th, 1985 Mazzilli isn't here yet and apparently we are going without a back-up catcher. Hmmm.... Today the Pirates are sending up John Candelaria (11-3, 2.02) We have Colin Ward (6-2, 2.59) This could be interesting. I have gone 2 for 8 vs Candy. I made the first play of the game, getting Ozzie Smith out on a ground ball. I led off the bottom half by grounding out to Bill Madlock at 3rd. I got Johnny Ray's grounder to start off the 2nd. I then got Tony Pena's pop fly for the 2nd out. The bad news there is that Colin Ward came off the mound holding his shoulder and had to be taken from the game. It looked bad. Frank Williams took over. In the bottom half Mike Aldrete pushed Bob Brenly across to open the scoring. Giants lead 1-0. Once again I got the 1st out in the 3rd - this time a Tim Tolman grounder. I should have had the 3rd out too, but I booted an Ozzie grounder! Thankfully he never scored. I came up in the 3rd with one out. I struck out. In the 4th Tony Pena hit a two-run double to take the lead back. Pirates lead 2-1. In the 5th Robin Young scored Ozzie for another run. We ended things with a Castino - Priske - Aldrete double play. Pirates lead 3-1. In the bottom half I came up with two out and Kenny Oberkfell on 2nd and Chris Brown on 1st. I popped out. Sigh. Curt Brown took over for Frankie. I got the 3rd out for him in the 8th, snagging a Johnny Ray liner. I came up in the bottom of the 8th with two out and I hit a single to left. I was stranded there. Ron Davis came on to pitch the 9th. He did his job but we couldn't scratch anything across in the 9th and lost 3-1. A lot happened after the game. Colin Ward is hurt pretty bad. He is heading to the D.L. and word is that it will take up two months to come back. They called up Randy Morse and Brian Harper from Phoenix and Mike Hargrove from Shreveport. Rob Deer and Mike Aldrete were both sent down. My old buddy Dave Linton was dropped from the 40-man. Oh, and Lee Mazzilli arrived. I didn't get a good first impression. Lots of changes. We'll see. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````