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woodfeld · 03-25-2007, 11:03 AM

Game 3
Southpaw vs. southpaw tonight in Kalamazoo in what is being billed as the most crucial game in MOBL history. “We did what we wanted to do in Dayton and that was getting a split, now it’s our job to take care of business here at home,” starter LHP Willard Nasmyth said. Both pitchers seem focused and ready and the Bells fans have come out in full force for a critical Game 3.

The Pilots go quietly in the first, but the same cannot be said for the Bells as it seems that Gurkan Tiffany seems to be wrapped a bit too tightly. After giving up a single to leadoff hitter Sawyl Mitchum and worrying about him stealing, Tiffany is called for a balk and then Rowan Howard gets a single to put guys at 1st and 3rd with no one out as the Bells fans are cheering loudly and trying to rattle Tiffany further. He gets Telo Welter to ground into a double play but Mitchum scores to put the Bells up 1-0. After Benjamin Landers gets a single, Tiffany finally gets out of the inning by getting Stan McQuistan to fly out. “To get out of that inning with only one run on the board, I consider myself lucky. I was just overthrowing and overthinking,” Tiffany was heard by cameras saying between innings.

Nasmyth strikes Greg Bleasdale and Dookie Trout out and gets Jose Rayo to ground out weakly as he appears to be “on” tonight. The Bells fans cheer him wildly as he walks towards the dugout after making the Pilots hitters look silly. Meanwhile, Tiffany still seems off as he struggles with his control in the bottom of the 2nd, but the Bells fail to score any runs.

The Pilots go 1-2-3 on seven pitches in the top of the 3rd. This does not look like the same Dayton team we saw in Games 1 and 2. They look rattled and on edge, that Bermejo homer seems to have affected their psyche. The Bells continue to spray Tiffany’s pitches all over the field as they add another run to their lead on a Florinio Hernando RBI single.

Disaster strikes for the Bells as Nasmyth is injured on a pitch that results in a double for SS Loxley Birtles. The Bells fans get quiet as Nasmyth leaves the game, they hope it is nothing serious, but you know if a guy like Nasmyth has to be taken out, it’s something serious. Telo Welter shows why he is an All Star and top players in the game in the bottom of the 4th. With guys on 1st and 3rd with two outs, Welter has an epic battle with Tiffany, fighting to a 3-2 count while fouling several pitches off until he gets a pitch he can handle after seeing about 10 or 12 pitches and laces a hit to center that pushes the Bells lead to 3-0. “Anything Telo does these days doesn’t surprise us. He’s a clutch performer and is such a smart player,” teammate Benjamin Landers said postgame.

After pitching two scoreless innings with three strikeouts, Antonio Fernandez’s performance after the unexpected injury to Nasmyth doesn’t go unnoticed as his teammates congratulate him in the dugout. “Antonio’s performance under that situation was excellent. We couldn’t have been more vulnerable and he came in and shut them down,” manager Wilson Labato said.

The Bells continue to make plenty of noise with their bats but can’t add to their lead. But that’s alright as the story of the game was the Kalamazoo pitching staff, who pitched marvelously and barely gave Dayton a sniff of home plate. Kalamazoo wins 3-0 convincingly.

Leads the best of 7 series 2-1.

03-25-2007, 11:03 AM	#56
woodfeld Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 198	Game 3 Southpaw vs. southpaw tonight in Kalamazoo in what is being billed as the most crucial game in MOBL history. “We did what we wanted to do in Dayton and that was getting a split, now it’s our job to take care of business here at home,” starter LHP Willard Nasmyth said. Both pitchers seem focused and ready and the Bells fans have come out in full force for a critical Game 3. The Pilots go quietly in the first, but the same cannot be said for the Bells as it seems that Gurkan Tiffany seems to be wrapped a bit too tightly. After giving up a single to leadoff hitter Sawyl Mitchum and worrying about him stealing, Tiffany is called for a balk and then Rowan Howard gets a single to put guys at 1st and 3rd with no one out as the Bells fans are cheering loudly and trying to rattle Tiffany further. He gets Telo Welter to ground into a double play but Mitchum scores to put the Bells up 1-0. After Benjamin Landers gets a single, Tiffany finally gets out of the inning by getting Stan McQuistan to fly out. “To get out of that inning with only one run on the board, I consider myself lucky. I was just overthrowing and overthinking,” Tiffany was heard by cameras saying between innings. Nasmyth strikes Greg Bleasdale and Dookie Trout out and gets Jose Rayo to ground out weakly as he appears to be “on” tonight. The Bells fans cheer him wildly as he walks towards the dugout after making the Pilots hitters look silly. Meanwhile, Tiffany still seems off as he struggles with his control in the bottom of the 2nd, but the Bells fail to score any runs. The Pilots go 1-2-3 on seven pitches in the top of the 3rd. This does not look like the same Dayton team we saw in Games 1 and 2. They look rattled and on edge, that Bermejo homer seems to have affected their psyche. The Bells continue to spray Tiffany’s pitches all over the field as they add another run to their lead on a Florinio Hernando RBI single. Disaster strikes for the Bells as Nasmyth is injured on a pitch that results in a double for SS Loxley Birtles. The Bells fans get quiet as Nasmyth leaves the game, they hope it is nothing serious, but you know if a guy like Nasmyth has to be taken out, it’s something serious. Telo Welter shows why he is an All Star and top players in the game in the bottom of the 4th. With guys on 1st and 3rd with two outs, Welter has an epic battle with Tiffany, fighting to a 3-2 count while fouling several pitches off until he gets a pitch he can handle after seeing about 10 or 12 pitches and laces a hit to center that pushes the Bells lead to 3-0. “Anything Telo does these days doesn’t surprise us. He’s a clutch performer and is such a smart player,” teammate Benjamin Landers said postgame. After pitching two scoreless innings with three strikeouts, Antonio Fernandez’s performance after the unexpected injury to Nasmyth doesn’t go unnoticed as his teammates congratulate him in the dugout. “Antonio’s performance under that situation was excellent. We couldn’t have been more vulnerable and he came in and shut them down,” manager Wilson Labato said. The Bells continue to make plenty of noise with their bats but can’t add to their lead. But that’s alright as the story of the game was the Kalamazoo pitching staff, who pitched marvelously and barely gave Dayton a sniff of home plate. Kalamazoo wins 3-0 convincingly. Leads the best of 7 series 2-1. Last edited by woodfeld; 03-25-2007 at 11:08 AM.