If only we had a regular feature that answered this question.
2011 World Series: Game 1
Chris Carpenter vs C.J. Wilson
Tigres Tales
Aragua scored two in the sixth to take a 2-1 win over Margarita in Margarita.
Lastings Milledge and Luis Hernandez each had two hits. Sergio Perez (Houston) went five innings, giving up a run on two hits and a walk to get the win. Jose Rada (St. Louis) struck out five in 2.1 perfect innings. The save went to Victor Moreno, who retired the only man he faced.
The Bravos were led by Frank Diaz, who had two hits. Yusmeiro Petit took the loss, giving up two unearned runs on six hits and a walk in 5.1 innings.
Around the league, Rene Tosoni was 1-for-4 and Jairo Perez was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run as Lara defeated Zulia 5-0. Deolis Guerra pitched 1.2 innings for Magallanes, giving up a run on three hits and a walk while striking out two in 1.2 innings as Magallanes lost to La Guaira 6-5 in 11 innings.
Aragua travels to Margarita tonight.
Weekly Wild Whangdoodle: Games 4-6
Writing this in the morning before I head to work, so lets just move to the games.
Solar Sox Summary
Mesa led 7-3 after six, but surrendered five in the seventh and four in the eighth, falling to Salt River 12-9 in Salt River.
Salt River was led by Nolar Arenado (Colorado), who had four hits including a home run and drove in four. Adam Eaton (Arizona) had a pair of doubles and scored three times. Rob Brantly (Detroit) singled and doubled. Hernan Perez (Detroit) had two hits to drive in three runs, and Jake Goebbert (Houston) hit a home run. Josh Wall (Dodgers) got the win despite allowing a run on two hits and a walk in one inning.
Aaron Hicks led the way for the Solar Sox, going 3-for-5 with a single, a triple, and a home run, scoring twice and driving in two. Xavier Avery (Baltimore) had two singles and a triple. Robbie Grossman (Pittsburgh) and Jarek Cunningham (Pittsburgh) each had two hits. Chris Herrmann was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once, and Brian Dozier was 0-for-3 but walked twice, scored a run, and drove in a run. The loss went to Marcus Hatley (Cubs, who yielded five runs on six hits in one inning. Dakota Watts gave up a hit and a walk, but no runs, in two-thirds of an inning.
Mesa travels to Scottsdale this afternoon.
Happy Birthday–October 19
Mordecai Brown (1876)
Fred Snodgrass (1887)
Bob O'Farrell (1896)
Al Brazle (1913)
Walt Bond (1937)
Sandy Alomar (1943)
Al Gallagher (1945)
David Palmer (1957)
Mark Davis (1960)
Tim Belcher (1961)
Dave Veres (1966)
Keith Foulke (1972)
Horacio Estrada (1975)
Michael Young (1976)
Randy Ruiz (1977)
The Twins chose Tim Belcher with the first pick of the 1983 draft, but he did not sign.
October 19, 2011: World Series
It starts tonight. I like both teams just fine. Not that I'd wish the Yankees to still be around, but it's nice to have a rooting interest.
Eve 6 – Open Road Song
So 90's
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GwLuKziknM
You know what, I don't hate this song.
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We started this season following Aragua, which is the team we've followed the last few years. Upon further review, however, it appears that there are several Twins players on other teams in the Venezuelan league as well. We'll continue to follow the Tigres, simply because it's fun to have a team to follow, but we'll try to make the reports a little more comprehensive in the days to come.
Where they stand: Aragua is 3-2, tied for third with Caracas in the VWL, a game behind Magallanes and La Guaira.
Who's hot: Jairo Perez is 4-for-6 with a double and a walk for Lara, giving him numbers of .667/.714/.833. Many observers do not expect him to keep up this pace for a full season. Rene Tosoni, also playing for Lara, is 4-for-13, giving him numbers of .308/.438/.308. Andrew Baldwin, playing for Anzoategui, is 1-0, 3.18, 0.53 WHIP in 5.2 innings (1 start). Cesar Ciurcina is 0-0, 0.00, 0.43 in 2.1 innings (1 appearance).
Who's cold: Joe Benson is 2-for-16, giving him numbers of .125/.300/.188. Junior Subero, playing for Caracas, is 0-0, 9.00, 3.00 WHIP in 1 inning (1 appearance).
Who's in the middle: Deolis Guerra is 0-0, 4.50, 1.00 WHIP in 2 innings (1 appearance) for Magallanes. Pedro Guerra, also playing for Magallanes, is 0-0, 4.50, 1.25 WHIP in 4 innings (1 start).
Solar Sox Summary
Mesa scored four in the third and five in the fifth, building a 12-1 lead on the way to a 13-7 victory.
Jarek Cunningham (Pittsburgh) led the Solar Sox with two home runs and a triple, scoring three times and driving in five. Joe Mahoney (Baltimore) had two doubles and a home run, driving in three. Robbie Grossman (Pittsburgh) singled and homered, and Brian Dozier had two hits. Terry Doyle (White Sox) got the win, going five innings and giving up a run on a hit and a walk. Brett Jacobson worked 1.1 scoreless innings, walking two and striking out two.
The Rafters were led by Nolan Aranado (Colorado), who had two singles and a homer and drove in three. Dixon Machado (Detroit) singled and tripled. Stephen Fife (Dodgers) surrendered seven runs on seven hits and two walks in only three innings to take the loss.
Mesa travels to Salt River this afternoon.