According to Wooden,he said that Mr Leahy said Vic is gonna be back in the lineup today.
So there's something to look forward to....but the question is who will be released to make room for Vic?
It would have to be a veteran since he's a veteran......so I think Welch is out of the picture of getting cut,like Wooden also said,as we have an abundance of rookies. So...which vet will make way for Vic,or do we somehow have a vet spot open for just this occasion? Stay tuned.....
In other news....i tried looking up for a good spirit logo to use in a playoff ad and came across the following site:
http://www.fenwayfaithful.com/index.php/C7/
The entry of July 18 got my eye and made me chuckle a bit XD
Showing posts with label vic davilla. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vic davilla. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Friday, August 03, 2007
Davilla update, from Jack
Thanks! - Joe
"I heard that the surgery that Vic had the other day went well, and he definitely hopes to be back in time for the playoffs. I heard he and Nick made the trip to New Haven last night for the series final[e]. " -Jack
"I heard that the surgery that Vic had the other day went well, and he definitely hopes to be back in time for the playoffs. I heard he and Nick made the trip to New Haven last night for the series final[e]. " -Jack
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Great performance overshadowed by bad, bad news
Tonight's game was great in every respect: It was played at a crisp 2.5 hour pace, Joey Siak pitched a complete game, Butch "Drunken old fart" Hobson had a hilarious blowup that ranks among some of the best I've ever seen, I actually won a jersey auction for once, and the Spirit scored a 5-2 victory to maintain their lead in the 2nd half standings.
But all of that kind of took a backseat to the devastating news that Vic Davilla's wrist injury is worse than we thought - he requires surgery which will be performed some time next week and will keep him out of the lineup for 4-6 weeks. What that basically means is that if he comes back at all, he'll be coming back just in time for the playoffs --- the Spirit will have to hang on to a playoff spot without him in the meantime.
Aside from that news taking the wind out of our sails, we were treated to a great game tonight. BJ Weed scored the first run of the ballgame without the benefit of a hit in the first inning. He walked to start the game, reached 2nd on a groundout, tagged up to reach 3rd on a flyout, and scored on a wild pitch by Nashua starter [and losing pitcher] Lance Stevens.
In the 3rd, the Spirit added 2 more to make it 3-0, but the real story in the 3rd was what happened to crazy old fart Butch Hobson. Namely, he blew a gasket over a COMPLETELY CORRECT CALL.
Now, I know that I am a Spirit homer.
But trust me - there is video evidence to back this up - the call in question was COMPLETELY CORRECT.
Allen Mottram grounded the ball to short and used his blazing wheels (AKA De Vries esque hustle) down the line. The throw from short barely got there before Mottram did, and it clearly pulled Nashua's first baseman off the bag by a good 2, 3 feet. Mottram was obviously safe despite moving down the first base line at Willy Tenney speed.
But the first base umpire, in an obvious mistake, called Mottram out. Vic Davilla came out to argue the call and asked the first base ump to consult with the home plate ump, who apparently had a better angle on the play because he overturned the call and ruled Mottram safe.
Out from the dugout came Hobson - no surprise, I figured he'd want an explanation.
But he went BATSHIT INSANE, screaming at the ump over the correct call. Finally, after holding up the game needlessly for a good 5 minutes, he was tossed by the ump, who was sick of his crap.
Then he really went haywire, pointing to the bag multiple times before picking it up. Then he did something I've never seen before. He picked up first base and just started walking with it, walking straight into Section A. He nonchalantly made his way up the stairs and gave the base to a young child in the stands. Then he stomped back down the steps, in to the dugout, and out toward the clubhouse. It was truly astounding and extremely unprofessional.
The game was needlessly held up even longer while the staff went out to retrieve first base from the excited young fan, who got a team signed bat and hat for his troubles.
I'm guessing "NEVER GO INTO THE CROWD" isn't just an unwritten rule - it's probably a WRITTEN rule.
If Hobson doesn't get suspended over this, it's probably because he's a ~*celebrity*~ name who brings people to the ballpark because of his Red Sox ties. Of course, just like Oil Can, people neglect to point out the fact that he was shunned from the big boys because he was a raging cokehead. But that's OK, because he used to be on the Red Sox! So he's obviously amazing! All hail! It was pretty sickening to hear people cheering so loudly for an opponent.
Hobson not only ran into the stands, he bumped the first base umpire. He's probably due for at least a 5 game suspension, easily.
Later in the game, another Pride player and coach were chucked for arguing a call at first. I didn't see this incident because I was down in the concourse protecting my bid on my beloved #16 Jon de Vries memorial Allen Mottram camoflauge jersey.
Meanwhile, Joey Siak was cruising on the mound. He pitched a solid complete game, yielding 2 runs in total - one in the 4th and one in the 9th. He never appeared to be in deep trouble at any point during the game.
BJ Weed added to his stellar night with an RBI single in the bottom of the 4th. He was a force at the top of the lineup tonight.
The Spirit will need guys like Weed, Roche, Lopez, Lopez, Lopez, Lopez, Lopez, and Jerson Perez to step it up if they are going to keep producing in Vic's absence.
The team is strong with or without Vic, but we all saw the first half, and the dramatic difference Vic has made in the lineup.
Cross your fingers, folks.
But all of that kind of took a backseat to the devastating news that Vic Davilla's wrist injury is worse than we thought - he requires surgery which will be performed some time next week and will keep him out of the lineup for 4-6 weeks. What that basically means is that if he comes back at all, he'll be coming back just in time for the playoffs --- the Spirit will have to hang on to a playoff spot without him in the meantime.
Aside from that news taking the wind out of our sails, we were treated to a great game tonight. BJ Weed scored the first run of the ballgame without the benefit of a hit in the first inning. He walked to start the game, reached 2nd on a groundout, tagged up to reach 3rd on a flyout, and scored on a wild pitch by Nashua starter [and losing pitcher] Lance Stevens.
In the 3rd, the Spirit added 2 more to make it 3-0, but the real story in the 3rd was what happened to crazy old fart Butch Hobson. Namely, he blew a gasket over a COMPLETELY CORRECT CALL.
Now, I know that I am a Spirit homer.
But trust me - there is video evidence to back this up - the call in question was COMPLETELY CORRECT.
Allen Mottram grounded the ball to short and used his blazing wheels (AKA De Vries esque hustle) down the line. The throw from short barely got there before Mottram did, and it clearly pulled Nashua's first baseman off the bag by a good 2, 3 feet. Mottram was obviously safe despite moving down the first base line at Willy Tenney speed.
But the first base umpire, in an obvious mistake, called Mottram out. Vic Davilla came out to argue the call and asked the first base ump to consult with the home plate ump, who apparently had a better angle on the play because he overturned the call and ruled Mottram safe.
Out from the dugout came Hobson - no surprise, I figured he'd want an explanation.
But he went BATSHIT INSANE, screaming at the ump over the correct call. Finally, after holding up the game needlessly for a good 5 minutes, he was tossed by the ump, who was sick of his crap.
Then he really went haywire, pointing to the bag multiple times before picking it up. Then he did something I've never seen before. He picked up first base and just started walking with it, walking straight into Section A. He nonchalantly made his way up the stairs and gave the base to a young child in the stands. Then he stomped back down the steps, in to the dugout, and out toward the clubhouse. It was truly astounding and extremely unprofessional.
The game was needlessly held up even longer while the staff went out to retrieve first base from the excited young fan, who got a team signed bat and hat for his troubles.
I'm guessing "NEVER GO INTO THE CROWD" isn't just an unwritten rule - it's probably a WRITTEN rule.
If Hobson doesn't get suspended over this, it's probably because he's a ~*celebrity*~ name who brings people to the ballpark because of his Red Sox ties. Of course, just like Oil Can, people neglect to point out the fact that he was shunned from the big boys because he was a raging cokehead. But that's OK, because he used to be on the Red Sox! So he's obviously amazing! All hail! It was pretty sickening to hear people cheering so loudly for an opponent.
Hobson not only ran into the stands, he bumped the first base umpire. He's probably due for at least a 5 game suspension, easily.
Later in the game, another Pride player and coach were chucked for arguing a call at first. I didn't see this incident because I was down in the concourse protecting my bid on my beloved #16 Jon de Vries memorial Allen Mottram camoflauge jersey.
Meanwhile, Joey Siak was cruising on the mound. He pitched a solid complete game, yielding 2 runs in total - one in the 4th and one in the 9th. He never appeared to be in deep trouble at any point during the game.
BJ Weed added to his stellar night with an RBI single in the bottom of the 4th. He was a force at the top of the lineup tonight.
The Spirit will need guys like Weed, Roche, Lopez, Lopez, Lopez, Lopez, Lopez, and Jerson Perez to step it up if they are going to keep producing in Vic's absence.
The team is strong with or without Vic, but we all saw the first half, and the dramatic difference Vic has made in the lineup.
Cross your fingers, folks.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
4 straight
I tuned in to the radio tonight during the 5th inning to find, much to my delight, that the Spirit had sprinted out to yet another early lead, putting up 4 runs in the first two innings en route to a 6-1 victory over the Worcester Tornadoes.
North Shore had 12 hits - that's 33 runs and 55 hits in 4 games, for those keeping track.
In a surprising twist, Dennis Robinson got the start tonight, filling in for the injured Matt Bishop. He performed extremely well, giving the Spirit six solid innings and giving up just one run. Baker, Langdon and Drage combined to give North Shore's bullpen another shutout performance.
Vic Davilla was a pedestrian 2-for-4 with just a home run, a double, and a sac fly. What a bum.
Alex Trezza added his 6th HR of the season as part of the Spirit hit parade.
North Shore can totally avenge their earlier embarassment in Worcester by completing a 4-game sweep tomorrow night at 7 PM. Gary Galvez will take on Worcester's Reed Willett in his Spirit debut.
North Shore had 12 hits - that's 33 runs and 55 hits in 4 games, for those keeping track.
In a surprising twist, Dennis Robinson got the start tonight, filling in for the injured Matt Bishop. He performed extremely well, giving the Spirit six solid innings and giving up just one run. Baker, Langdon and Drage combined to give North Shore's bullpen another shutout performance.
Vic Davilla was a pedestrian 2-for-4 with just a home run, a double, and a sac fly. What a bum.
Alex Trezza added his 6th HR of the season as part of the Spirit hit parade.
North Shore can totally avenge their earlier embarassment in Worcester by completing a 4-game sweep tomorrow night at 7 PM. Gary Galvez will take on Worcester's Reed Willett in his Spirit debut.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Reasons for enthusiasm
There have been several points this year where it looked like the team was starting to "click" and "turn the corner" - only to eventually fall back into the morass of inept offense and .500 ball.
But it's hard to dispute these numbers - in the past 3 games, the Spirit have 27 runs, 43 hits, and 3 victories. Vic has 6 RBI. Josue Lopez has 9 hits.
The offense is simply red-hot right now.
Torres has been outstanding all year.
Vic has been MVP-caliber during each of his stints this year --- this one BETTER be permanent.
Josue Lopez and Jerson Perez are suddenly swinging very hot bats.
Gary Roche has been solid and impressive over the past month. BJ Weed is getting on base and scoring runs again - he's scored 6 times in the past 2 games.
The only 'black holes' have been Trezza and Carlos Rodriguez with their many strikeouts - but they are both powerful hitters capable of taking any pitcher deep at any time. And each of them contributed to today's hit parade - both drove in a run in the first inning.
If anything, the main concern right now is the fact that the Spirit have unloaded/lost some of their best pitchers.
Just like last night, the pitching tonight was shaky but effective as the Spirit crusied to an 8-1 victory over Worcester to improve to 2-0 in the 2nd half.
Joey Siak pitched 5 2/3 solid innings to get the win, giving up just one run on a Wishy HR in the 2nd. Donny Langdon, Jamie Baker and Billy Simon had a few troubling moments in 3 1/3 innings of relief, but they got the job done and didn't give up a single run.
The Spirit put up all the runs Joey would need in the first inning. Vic Davilla hit a 2RBI double for ribbies #8 and 9 on the season... pretty ridiculous, seeing as he's played in seven games. Alex Trezza and Carlos Rodriguez added RBIs to send the Spirit off to a flying 4-0 start.
Wishy's HR in the 3rd briefly made it seem like a game, but from there, the Spirit were on cruise control. Just like last night, it was a stifling victory...very boring, but very dominant and effective.
Josue Lopez added 2 more hits tonight including an RBI double in the 7th that built the Spirit lead to 7-1. BJ Weed also chipped in with an RBI in the 8th to give us the final score of 8-1.
Billy Simon loaded the bases in the 9th, but he kept Worcester off the board.
Before this series, I thought 4-3 would be a decent start on the road for the 2nd half. 2-0 is certainly a great way to get things rolling.
But it's hard to dispute these numbers - in the past 3 games, the Spirit have 27 runs, 43 hits, and 3 victories. Vic has 6 RBI. Josue Lopez has 9 hits.
The offense is simply red-hot right now.
Torres has been outstanding all year.
Vic has been MVP-caliber during each of his stints this year --- this one BETTER be permanent.
Josue Lopez and Jerson Perez are suddenly swinging very hot bats.
Gary Roche has been solid and impressive over the past month. BJ Weed is getting on base and scoring runs again - he's scored 6 times in the past 2 games.
The only 'black holes' have been Trezza and Carlos Rodriguez with their many strikeouts - but they are both powerful hitters capable of taking any pitcher deep at any time. And each of them contributed to today's hit parade - both drove in a run in the first inning.
If anything, the main concern right now is the fact that the Spirit have unloaded/lost some of their best pitchers.
Just like last night, the pitching tonight was shaky but effective as the Spirit crusied to an 8-1 victory over Worcester to improve to 2-0 in the 2nd half.
Joey Siak pitched 5 2/3 solid innings to get the win, giving up just one run on a Wishy HR in the 2nd. Donny Langdon, Jamie Baker and Billy Simon had a few troubling moments in 3 1/3 innings of relief, but they got the job done and didn't give up a single run.
The Spirit put up all the runs Joey would need in the first inning. Vic Davilla hit a 2RBI double for ribbies #8 and 9 on the season... pretty ridiculous, seeing as he's played in seven games. Alex Trezza and Carlos Rodriguez added RBIs to send the Spirit off to a flying 4-0 start.
Wishy's HR in the 3rd briefly made it seem like a game, but from there, the Spirit were on cruise control. Just like last night, it was a stifling victory...very boring, but very dominant and effective.
Josue Lopez added 2 more hits tonight including an RBI double in the 7th that built the Spirit lead to 7-1. BJ Weed also chipped in with an RBI in the 8th to give us the final score of 8-1.
Billy Simon loaded the bases in the 9th, but he kept Worcester off the board.
Before this series, I thought 4-3 would be a decent start on the road for the 2nd half. 2-0 is certainly a great way to get things rolling.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Spirit 5, Holy Cross 1
OK... case f'in closed. Vic Davilla is this team's MVP. He needs to stay in the lineup. PERIOD.
All Vic did tonight was drive in 4 of the Spirit's 5 runs tonight against the Sr. Crusaders in Worcester, including a 2-run homer in the 7th that gave North Shore some critical insurance. Mike Torres also added 3 hits and Ho-Sway Lopez continued his hot streak, going 2-for-4.
Ryan Bicondoa pitched seven solid innings for the Spirit, giving up 1 run on 5 hits. He picked up his 4th win on the season. Donny Langdon was shaky in the 8th, putting the first two men he faced on base, but he got two outs before turning it over to Derek Drage, who got 4 outs to nail down the save.
Davilla's RBI single in the 3rd inning drove in BJ Weed and gave the Spirit a 1-0 lead. One inning later, an RBI double by Jerson Perez scored Josue Lopez and doubled the lead.
Holy Cross got one back in the 4th on an RBI single by Patrick Perry on a controversial play. With Perry up, Wishy on 2nd and 2 out, Bic threw what appeared to be strike 3 according to John Leahy. Bicondoa was reportedly visibly perturbed at the call. Then, on the very next pitch, Perry lined in the run to cut the lead in half.
But Vic Davilla's 2-run homer in the 7th inning put the game away.
Vic added an RBI single to score Weed in the 9th to make it 5-1. Interestingly enough, Davilla brought Weed home 3 times on the night.
Vic makes everyone so much better...... please stay on board, Vic.
We're in first place! Huzzah!
All Vic did tonight was drive in 4 of the Spirit's 5 runs tonight against the Sr. Crusaders in Worcester, including a 2-run homer in the 7th that gave North Shore some critical insurance. Mike Torres also added 3 hits and Ho-Sway Lopez continued his hot streak, going 2-for-4.
Ryan Bicondoa pitched seven solid innings for the Spirit, giving up 1 run on 5 hits. He picked up his 4th win on the season. Donny Langdon was shaky in the 8th, putting the first two men he faced on base, but he got two outs before turning it over to Derek Drage, who got 4 outs to nail down the save.
Davilla's RBI single in the 3rd inning drove in BJ Weed and gave the Spirit a 1-0 lead. One inning later, an RBI double by Jerson Perez scored Josue Lopez and doubled the lead.
Holy Cross got one back in the 4th on an RBI single by Patrick Perry on a controversial play. With Perry up, Wishy on 2nd and 2 out, Bic threw what appeared to be strike 3 according to John Leahy. Bicondoa was reportedly visibly perturbed at the call. Then, on the very next pitch, Perry lined in the run to cut the lead in half.
But Vic Davilla's 2-run homer in the 7th inning put the game away.
Vic added an RBI single to score Weed in the 9th to make it 5-1. Interestingly enough, Davilla brought Weed home 3 times on the night.
Vic makes everyone so much better...... please stay on board, Vic.
We're in first place! Huzzah!
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Epic loss
Simply stated, this was one of the most exciting games in Spirit history but also one of the most heartbreaking losses. Campanelli Stadium has always been an awful place for the Spirit and that trend continued with a crushing 4-3 loss at the hands of the Rox in 13 innings.
With the score 1-1 in the 10th inning, Darren Blakely hit a 1 out triple off of Ryan Bernard. Then, Adam Balkan brought him home with a sac fly to give the Spirit the 2-1 advantage.
But in the bottom of the frame, Donny Langdon, brought in to start the 10th, was clearly rattled by the pressure.
He walked de La Cruz on 4 pitches and then gave up an RBI double to Gonzalez, tying the score at 2. A Houdini act by Jamie Baker kept the game alive. With the bases loaded and 1 out, Joe Hough popped out to first and Fransisco LeBron popped out to right field to end the inning.
Baker continued to pitch magnificently and kept the game tied into the 13th. In the 13th frame, Gary Roche made a successful squeeze bunt to score Blakely and put the Spirit on top for the 3rd time on the night.
But again, the lead would not be held. With 1 out, Fransisco LeBron popped one up near the stands on the first base side but Josue Lopez had it pop out of his glove....... UGH HE IS SO USELESS... and LeBron went on to single. Then Guye Senjem walked and Jason Radwan singled, chasing Baker who pitched tremendously but wound up with the hard luck loss.
Shawn McNamara came in and threw a grand total of one pitch to De La Cruz, who knocked a 2RBI single to give the Rox an incredible win.
Joey Siak and John Kelly had outstanding starting pitching efforts. Siak went 7 innings giving up 1 run and John Kelly tossed 9 innings giving up just the 1 run. Derek Drage came in and bridged the gap for the Spirit until the 10th.
We really missed Dennis Robinson tonight.
At the end of the game Vic Davilla got into a furious screaming match with the umpires over ball and strike calls made during the decisive 13th inning. He was certainly inconsistent as he suddenly started squeezing Baker, but it was stupid to just go off on them like that at the end of the game. It looked really dumb. I also saw Vic conferencing with N.L. a few times during the game. What's up with that?
I was as happy as anyone about getting rid of Kennedy but it's starting to look like he was shipped off not to bring in a better baseball guy but to cut costs and have a Loyal Soldier of the Spirit Staff run the ship. Vic definitely has potential but maybe he wasn't ready to manage just yet.
Quite honestly, we really need his bat in the lineup. He stepped in in two games and got three hits and led the Spirit to two wins.
We could have used his bat tonight, and we could have used his glove at first base..... Lopez is awful.
Come back Vic?
Three (four, five, six?) cheers for Joey Siak, and three more for old friend John Kelly, who was absolutely masterful tonight.
Three more cheers for Jamie Baker, tonight's player of the game. He deserved a better fate, but we just plain ran out of guys to go to.
I had a lot of fun tonight... Fun Is Good after all. With the exception of a few nutters in the 13th I had great interaction with all the Brockton fans tonight and even made some friends with our three signs:
IMPEACH MILES!
FREE D-ROB!
ROX: THE TRUE 2006 CHAMPS - YOU GOT HOSED!
This was probably the most fun I've had at a game all year -- the place was electric and supportive and the atmosphere was fun. Maybe it's because my previous experiences in Brockton have been on a Friday or Saturday night which must obviously attract the drunk crowd. Tonight's crowd was great.
Fun is good.
Losing is bad.
With the score 1-1 in the 10th inning, Darren Blakely hit a 1 out triple off of Ryan Bernard. Then, Adam Balkan brought him home with a sac fly to give the Spirit the 2-1 advantage.
But in the bottom of the frame, Donny Langdon, brought in to start the 10th, was clearly rattled by the pressure.
He walked de La Cruz on 4 pitches and then gave up an RBI double to Gonzalez, tying the score at 2. A Houdini act by Jamie Baker kept the game alive. With the bases loaded and 1 out, Joe Hough popped out to first and Fransisco LeBron popped out to right field to end the inning.
Baker continued to pitch magnificently and kept the game tied into the 13th. In the 13th frame, Gary Roche made a successful squeeze bunt to score Blakely and put the Spirit on top for the 3rd time on the night.
But again, the lead would not be held. With 1 out, Fransisco LeBron popped one up near the stands on the first base side but Josue Lopez had it pop out of his glove....... UGH HE IS SO USELESS... and LeBron went on to single. Then Guye Senjem walked and Jason Radwan singled, chasing Baker who pitched tremendously but wound up with the hard luck loss.
Shawn McNamara came in and threw a grand total of one pitch to De La Cruz, who knocked a 2RBI single to give the Rox an incredible win.
Joey Siak and John Kelly had outstanding starting pitching efforts. Siak went 7 innings giving up 1 run and John Kelly tossed 9 innings giving up just the 1 run. Derek Drage came in and bridged the gap for the Spirit until the 10th.
We really missed Dennis Robinson tonight.
At the end of the game Vic Davilla got into a furious screaming match with the umpires over ball and strike calls made during the decisive 13th inning. He was certainly inconsistent as he suddenly started squeezing Baker, but it was stupid to just go off on them like that at the end of the game. It looked really dumb. I also saw Vic conferencing with N.L. a few times during the game. What's up with that?
I was as happy as anyone about getting rid of Kennedy but it's starting to look like he was shipped off not to bring in a better baseball guy but to cut costs and have a Loyal Soldier of the Spirit Staff run the ship. Vic definitely has potential but maybe he wasn't ready to manage just yet.
Quite honestly, we really need his bat in the lineup. He stepped in in two games and got three hits and led the Spirit to two wins.
We could have used his bat tonight, and we could have used his glove at first base..... Lopez is awful.
Come back Vic?
Three (four, five, six?) cheers for Joey Siak, and three more for old friend John Kelly, who was absolutely masterful tonight.
Three more cheers for Jamie Baker, tonight's player of the game. He deserved a better fate, but we just plain ran out of guys to go to.
I had a lot of fun tonight... Fun Is Good after all. With the exception of a few nutters in the 13th I had great interaction with all the Brockton fans tonight and even made some friends with our three signs:
IMPEACH MILES!
FREE D-ROB!
ROX: THE TRUE 2006 CHAMPS - YOU GOT HOSED!
This was probably the most fun I've had at a game all year -- the place was electric and supportive and the atmosphere was fun. Maybe it's because my previous experiences in Brockton have been on a Friday or Saturday night which must obviously attract the drunk crowd. Tonight's crowd was great.
Fun is good.
Losing is bad.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Vic returns & Spirit win game 1
Note: If anyone out there is listening to the game right now, feel free to enter the chat room here.
With veteran player Bryan Morse on the disabled list, the North Shore Spirit had an empty veteran slot on the roster. Manager Vic Davilla called his own number and stepped in as the Spirit defeated the Atlantic City Surf 9-1 in game 1 of tonight's doubleheader. Davilla didn't miss a beat, going 2-3 with an RBI.
Chris Farley pitched a complete game for the Spirit and gave up only one run. Alex Trezza powered the offense, hitting a single, a double, and a home run.
Game 2 is underway and Ryan Bicondoa is on the hill. Davilla is in the lineup batting 3rd and playing first base. Adam Balkan is leading off and playing in the outfield for North Shore. There's been no sign of newcomer 1B Josue Lopez yet, acquired in a trade for Kevin Fitzgerald. I'm guessing he'll appear when Vic goes back to the bench.
I really like the Fitzgerald trade. We have a lot of bullpen arms and we were carrying 11 pitchers when the norm is 10. We also desperately need more pop in the lineup and stability in the infield. Hopefully this move can address those concerns.
So... Bicondoa's pitching, Davilla and Trezza are back in the lineup..... everything old is new again at Fraser Field. Maybe that's what the Spirit need to turn the season around!
Full game 2 update coming later...
With veteran player Bryan Morse on the disabled list, the North Shore Spirit had an empty veteran slot on the roster. Manager Vic Davilla called his own number and stepped in as the Spirit defeated the Atlantic City Surf 9-1 in game 1 of tonight's doubleheader. Davilla didn't miss a beat, going 2-3 with an RBI.
Chris Farley pitched a complete game for the Spirit and gave up only one run. Alex Trezza powered the offense, hitting a single, a double, and a home run.
Game 2 is underway and Ryan Bicondoa is on the hill. Davilla is in the lineup batting 3rd and playing first base. Adam Balkan is leading off and playing in the outfield for North Shore. There's been no sign of newcomer 1B Josue Lopez yet, acquired in a trade for Kevin Fitzgerald. I'm guessing he'll appear when Vic goes back to the bench.
I really like the Fitzgerald trade. We have a lot of bullpen arms and we were carrying 11 pitchers when the norm is 10. We also desperately need more pop in the lineup and stability in the infield. Hopefully this move can address those concerns.
So... Bicondoa's pitching, Davilla and Trezza are back in the lineup..... everything old is new again at Fraser Field. Maybe that's what the Spirit need to turn the season around!
Full game 2 update coming later...
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