As a 10-year-old in 1975, I sat up late watching Game 6 of the World Series, lights off in the living room, hoping my mom or dad wouldn't get up and make me go to bed before it was over. I remember Bernie Carbo hitting that pinch-hit three-run homer in the eighth inning and Carlton Fisk's homer in the 11th winning it for the Red Sox.
As a 46-year-old in 2011, I'm still up after witnessing what I believe to be the greatest World Series game in my lifetime. David Freese is the new Carlton Fisk after his 11th inning solo blast to center gave the Cardinals an amazing 10-9 win over the Rangers, who were a strike away from their first world championship not once, but twice!
Tonight had it all — critical errors, clutch hits, great defense, questionable managerial decisions, heroes and goats. Would have been nice to see Josh Hamilton hit the Series-winning homer but it wasn't in the Cards. Sorry.
One more thing. Nelson Cruz, you've got to make that catch!
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Goodwin, Gourley go on 2nd day of MLB draft
Finally, in the 17th round of the second day of the MLB draft Wednesday afternoon, Rocky Mount High School senior Brian Goodwin was taken by the Chicago White Sox with the 523rd overall pick.
Another player from nearby, Walker Gourley of Eastern Wayne High School, went in the 13th round to Pittsburgh with the 385th overall pick.
Gourley has signed with East Carolina while Goodwin inked with North Carolina. We'll see if the professional baseball will lure them away.
Another player from nearby, Walker Gourley of Eastern Wayne High School, went in the 13th round to Pittsburgh with the 385th overall pick.
Gourley has signed with East Carolina while Goodwin inked with North Carolina. We'll see if the professional baseball will lure them away.
MLB draft has a Carolina flavor in early rounds
The 2009 Major League Baseball draft is underway and there have been a few players taken with somewhat local connections.
For starters, North Carolina had three players drafted in the first three rounds, including junior pitcher Alex White who went to Cleveland in the 15th pick of the first round. White is a D.H. Conley graduate and the guy who helped beat Charles B. Aycock and current UNC teammate Garrett Davis in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs in 2006.
White was drafted in the 14th round out of Conley but chose to go to UNC where he has helped the Tar Heels to three College World Series appearances.
His Carolina teammate, center fielder Dustin Ackley, was taken second overall by Seattle, which drafted UNC second baseman Kyle Seager in the third round (82nd overall). Ackley, UNC's first three-time All-American, is the highest Carolina player drafted since Paul Shuey was taken No. 2 in 1992.
Ackley and White are UNC's 10th and 11th first-round picks.
Another player with UNC connections is Georgia high schooler Donavan Tate, who was taken third by San Diego. Tate has signed a football scholarship with Carolina but I'm thinking he'll never set foot on campus. Then again, his dad, Lars Tate, was a University of Georgia star in the 1980s so football is big in that family.
The only other player with North Carolina connections drafted in the first three (and first two compensation rounds) is High Point Wesleyan Christian Academy's William Myers, who went to Kansas City in round 3 with the 91st overall pick.
The one player's name I haven't seen yet is Rocky Mount High School's Brian Goodwin, who was thought to be an early round pick. NorthCarolinaiHigh.com reports Goodwin is playing this summer for a team in Amelia, Ohio. He has signed to play baseball at UNC but obviously is doubtful to join the Heels if he goes high enough.
For starters, North Carolina had three players drafted in the first three rounds, including junior pitcher Alex White who went to Cleveland in the 15th pick of the first round. White is a D.H. Conley graduate and the guy who helped beat Charles B. Aycock and current UNC teammate Garrett Davis in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs in 2006.
White was drafted in the 14th round out of Conley but chose to go to UNC where he has helped the Tar Heels to three College World Series appearances.
His Carolina teammate, center fielder Dustin Ackley, was taken second overall by Seattle, which drafted UNC second baseman Kyle Seager in the third round (82nd overall). Ackley, UNC's first three-time All-American, is the highest Carolina player drafted since Paul Shuey was taken No. 2 in 1992.
Ackley and White are UNC's 10th and 11th first-round picks.
Another player with UNC connections is Georgia high schooler Donavan Tate, who was taken third by San Diego. Tate has signed a football scholarship with Carolina but I'm thinking he'll never set foot on campus. Then again, his dad, Lars Tate, was a University of Georgia star in the 1980s so football is big in that family.
The only other player with North Carolina connections drafted in the first three (and first two compensation rounds) is High Point Wesleyan Christian Academy's William Myers, who went to Kansas City in round 3 with the 91st overall pick.
The one player's name I haven't seen yet is Rocky Mount High School's Brian Goodwin, who was thought to be an early round pick. NorthCarolinaiHigh.com reports Goodwin is playing this summer for a team in Amelia, Ohio. He has signed to play baseball at UNC but obviously is doubtful to join the Heels if he goes high enough.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Freddie's career not dead
Freddie Bynum, Wilson's only major league baseball player at the moment, was picked up by the Washington Nationals last month, reports Bill Ladson of MLB.com.
Bynum, a Beddingfield High School graduate, was one of 13 players signed to a Minor League contract by the Nationals.The list included former Wilson Tob Brad Eldred.
A four-year MLB veteran, Bynum, who is expected to appear at the 35th annual Hot Stove League Banquet on Jan. 26, spent the last two seasons with the Baltimore Orioles. His best season was with the Chicago Cubs, who acquired him from the Oakland Athletics prior to the 2006 season. Bynum hit .257 in 136 at-bats with four home runs, 12 runs batted in and eight steals in his only season in Chicago. He was traded to the Orioles before 2007. In his first season in Baltimore, Bynum batted .260 in 96 at-bats with 11 RBIs but his on-base and slugging percentages were lower.
Injuries plagued him last summer as he batted just .179 in 112 at-bats with an anemic .220 on-base percentage and five errors in 142 chances at shortstop.
Hopefully, Freddie has a great season and can stick with the Nationals. Should Bynum and Eldred make the Nationals' roster, they will be joined by Ryan Zimmerman as players with Wilson connections. Zimmerman's father, Keith, played third base for Atlantic Christian (now Barton) College in the 1980s (I think, although it may have been the late '70s).
Since Washington is the closest major league team to Wilson, that makes perfect sense.
Bynum, a Beddingfield High School graduate, was one of 13 players signed to a Minor League contract by the Nationals.The list included former Wilson Tob Brad Eldred.
A four-year MLB veteran, Bynum, who is expected to appear at the 35th annual Hot Stove League Banquet on Jan. 26, spent the last two seasons with the Baltimore Orioles. His best season was with the Chicago Cubs, who acquired him from the Oakland Athletics prior to the 2006 season. Bynum hit .257 in 136 at-bats with four home runs, 12 runs batted in and eight steals in his only season in Chicago. He was traded to the Orioles before 2007. In his first season in Baltimore, Bynum batted .260 in 96 at-bats with 11 RBIs but his on-base and slugging percentages were lower.
Injuries plagued him last summer as he batted just .179 in 112 at-bats with an anemic .220 on-base percentage and five errors in 142 chances at shortstop.
Hopefully, Freddie has a great season and can stick with the Nationals. Should Bynum and Eldred make the Nationals' roster, they will be joined by Ryan Zimmerman as players with Wilson connections. Zimmerman's father, Keith, played third base for Atlantic Christian (now Barton) College in the 1980s (I think, although it may have been the late '70s).
Since Washington is the closest major league team to Wilson, that makes perfect sense.
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