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USA Thriller: Rollins and Victorino beat up Romero, Puerto Rico
I have to say I've been on the fence about the WBC... and I'm probably still not entirely sold on the concept of the tournament in a sport where the regular season is long enough.
But...
How about that USA-Puerto Rico game in the final hour of St. Patrick's Day??
The United States trailed 5-3 with one out in the ninth.... two outs from being eliminated from the tournament.
But they prevailed.
Wheeeewww. Pretty good baseball theater for mid-March, huh? Walkoff, two-run single by David Wright as the US pulls off a 6-5, come-from-behind win while just two outs away from elimination.
If you're a Phillies fan, it was even better than your garden variety, exiting, international, do-or-die baseball game: J.C. Romero, Shane Victorino and Jimmy Rollins - whose locker stalls sit about 6 feet from one another at Bright House Field - were major players in the pivotal ninth inning.
Romero, who had pitched to the final hitter in the eighth inning, stayed in for the ninth. The first batter, Victorino, took an outside pitch the opposite way for a base hit.
After Baltimore's Brian Roberts followed with a single of his own, Romero recorded an out when Derek Jeter flew out to right. Up stepped Rollins.
Jimmy vs. J.C. was a classic. Two buddies in red pinstripes, neither smiled, winked or giggled as they faced off with their team's stake in the WBC alive.
Jimmy Rollins worked a walk. Romero was lifted.
His replacement (Fernando Cabrera) walked Kevin Youkilis to make it a one-run game. Wright followed with a two-run single to right to end the game and keep the U.S. alive.
But it began with Romero-Victorino. I'm sure Shane won't let J.C. forget about it, either.
But...
How about that USA-Puerto Rico game in the final hour of St. Patrick's Day??
The United States trailed 5-3 with one out in the ninth.... two outs from being eliminated from the tournament.
But they prevailed.
Wheeeewww. Pretty good baseball theater for mid-March, huh? Walkoff, two-run single by David Wright as the US pulls off a 6-5, come-from-behind win while just two outs away from elimination.
If you're a Phillies fan, it was even better than your garden variety, exiting, international, do-or-die baseball game: J.C. Romero, Shane Victorino and Jimmy Rollins - whose locker stalls sit about 6 feet from one another at Bright House Field - were major players in the pivotal ninth inning.
Romero, who had pitched to the final hitter in the eighth inning, stayed in for the ninth. The first batter, Victorino, took an outside pitch the opposite way for a base hit.
After Baltimore's Brian Roberts followed with a single of his own, Romero recorded an out when Derek Jeter flew out to right. Up stepped Rollins.
Jimmy vs. J.C. was a classic. Two buddies in red pinstripes, neither smiled, winked or giggled as they faced off with their team's stake in the WBC alive.
Jimmy Rollins worked a walk. Romero was lifted.
His replacement (Fernando Cabrera) walked Kevin Youkilis to make it a one-run game. Wright followed with a two-run single to right to end the game and keep the U.S. alive.
But it began with Romero-Victorino. I'm sure Shane won't let J.C. forget about it, either.
posted by Ryan at
11:48 PM
1 Comments:
I'm very ambivalent about this whole WBC thing. It seems to me that spring training serves two purposes: 1) to get in condition for the season, but also 2) to build a team, working with your own team's players and coaches. Certainly, their work in the WBC is giving Rollins, Victorino and the others ample workout, but how will it affect their teamwork, being separated from their teammates and coaches for most of spring training? Perhaps they will learn new tricks from working with different players and coaches, and perhaps that will make up for it, but I'm a bit concerned.
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