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Friday, May 20, 2005
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I attended a River City Rascals pre-season game tonight in my capacity as freelance game summary writer.The Rascals are part of the Frontier League, and there opponents tonight were the Gateway Grizzlies, who are managed by former Cardinal Danny Cox. The game was scheduled for ten innings to allow more players time on the field; had the game gone eleven or twelve innings, the Grizzlies might have overcome the Rascals. As it stood after ten, the Rascals escaped with a 13-8 victory.
Mark Skorlich provided the real story of the game, which was, after all, just an exhibition. Skorlich won the right to play an inning with the Rascals in tonight's game via eBay (that's how business is done these days...actually, I think that's where the Rockies picked up this guy). For some reason, the Rascals put him in center field (I assume he told the coach he was ready to play...today). When Skorlich entered the game in the fifth, the first pitch soared over his head, though he did an admirable job of getting it back in. His time in the field was otherwise uneventful, as were his trips to the plate: two strikeouts looking. Still, he got the most applause of anyone on the field.
Mark Skorlich provided the real story of the game, which was, after all, just an exhibition. Skorlich won the right to play an inning with the Rascals in tonight's game via eBay (that's how business is done these days...actually, I think that's where the Rockies picked up this guy). For some reason, the Rascals put him in center field (I assume he told the coach he was ready to play...today). When Skorlich entered the game in the fifth, the first pitch soared over his head, though he did an admirable job of getting it back in. His time in the field was otherwise uneventful, as were his trips to the plate: two strikeouts looking. Still, he got the most applause of anyone on the field.
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Let me tell you what really happened at the Rascals/Grizzlies game. The manager, Randy Martz dictated where I would play and he said center field, so center it was! It was the second pitch that was sent laser beamed a little to my left and very much over my head. I tracked it down at the wall and hit the cut-off man. Apparently it was uncatchable, but given my 41 year old legs and baseball background as a pitcher, it probably would have had to be a lazy fly ball for me to have caught up to it.
As for my two plate appearances, what can I say? I am a high school pitcher in a 41 year old body who hasn't played competitive baseball in 9 years. That being said, I think I should have been able to put the ball in play on the first guy. However, the 2nd guy I faced is apparently the best closer in the league and consistently hits 92-95 on the gun. In any event I did go down looking and with two strikes in that situation I should have been swinging at everything.
Regardless of how I did, it wasn't what happened in center field and at the plate that made the experience so great. It was about getting a chance to suit up with a pro ballclub and living their life for a day. From BP to the ballgame, it was great day and I would do it again in a heartbeat - even if I had K twice looking.
Mark Skorlich
www.cheapestees.com
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As for my two plate appearances, what can I say? I am a high school pitcher in a 41 year old body who hasn't played competitive baseball in 9 years. That being said, I think I should have been able to put the ball in play on the first guy. However, the 2nd guy I faced is apparently the best closer in the league and consistently hits 92-95 on the gun. In any event I did go down looking and with two strikes in that situation I should have been swinging at everything.
Regardless of how I did, it wasn't what happened in center field and at the plate that made the experience so great. It was about getting a chance to suit up with a pro ballclub and living their life for a day. From BP to the ballgame, it was great day and I would do it again in a heartbeat - even if I had K twice looking.
Mark Skorlich
www.cheapestees.com
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