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| Posted by tb on November 14th, 2024 |
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34 years is a long time. This time, roughly 34 years ago, The San Fernando Tigers completed a rally from three games to none deficit in the world series to stun the Ohio Outlaws in the 1990 World Series, a title Tim Cruise, then GM of the Outlaws, claims is tainted.
34 years ago, the league was still in its infancy. The league office was sophomore in high school. A lot has changed in those 34 years. What hasn't is the Tigers who struggled mightily after that 1990 Championship.
When Bobby Witt Jr. caught Luis Roberts' pop fly to end the game, the Tigers ended a 34-year drought and are finally California League Champions again.
Tiger GM Tom Bruszak, who named the team after the high school baseball team coached by Gene Vangelisti dedicated the win to Gene's memory. Gene was more than the dad of one of the league offices good friends, he was also a mentor and friend and someone who was always willing to talk shop (baseball).
Miss you Gene. Your team is finally on top again.
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| Posted by tb on November 13th, 2024 | |
Blake Snell took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and with the Tigers up 1-0, things looked bleak for the Ohio Outlaws. However, the wheels came off for Snell in the sixth as he allowed two runs on two hits and two walks in the inning before exiting the game.
The Oultaws wound up scoring three times in the sixth, but the Tigers answered right back with two runs in the seventh. The game remained tied until Julio Rodriguez ended the game with a walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the 12'th to send the series back to Southern California.
The World Series will resume on Thursday with the Tigers needing just one win at home to capture their first championship in 34 years
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| Posted by tb on November 11th, 2024 | |
In a battle of Millers, it was Bobby who bested Brian in Game Four Of The 2024 World Series.
Corbin Carroll got the Tigers off to a big start, capping a four-run first for San Fernando with a three-run homer and the Tigers never looked back en route to a big 9-3 win. The victory puts San Fernando one win away from their second championship. Blake Snell will look to bring home the title for San Fernando tomorrow night.
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| Posted by tb on November 8th, 2024 | |
Evan Carter's pinch-hit RBI double broke a 1-1 tie and Ohio would score twice more after that for a three-run seventh inning which proved to be the decisive frame in a 4-1 win for Ohio on Friday.
The victory puts the Outlaws back in the series, down one game to two.
LEAGUE OFFICE IS OUT OF TOWN SATURDAY. WORLD SERIES RESUMES SUNDAY
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| Posted by tb on November 6th, 2024 | |
Kodai Senga was a bit wild Tuesday, walking four batters and needing 97 pitches to get through five innings so it was Tyler Holton who played hero for San Fernando Wednesday as the southpaw provided four innings of scoreless relief in the Tigers' 5-2 win over Ohio.
The win gives San Fernando a commanding two games to none lead as the series shifts to Columbus for games three, four and, if necessary, five. The series resumes on Friday.
NOTE: League office will be out of town for Ohio State game on Friday and Saturday.....Game 3 will be posted early Friday before I leave and Game 4 will be posted Sunday.
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| Posted by tb on November 5th, 2024 | |
Ohio took an early lead in Game One of the World Series, scoring six times and knocking Tigers ace Blake Snell out of the game.
The Tigers got back in the game scoring four times in the fourth and the teams exchanged runs until San Fernando Tied the game on a two-run homer from Marcel Ozuna in the eighth.
The clubs headed into extra frames and after holding Ohio scoreless in the top of the tenth, Marcel Ozuna walked it off for San Fernando with this second homer of the game as the Tigers took Game 1, 10-9 on Tuesday
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| Posted by tb on November 1st, 2024 | |
Last year, Austin Riley had arguably the best World Series performance in league history to lift Ohio to a title. This year, Luis Robert may have topped that in the first round. On Friday, Robert went 5-5 and drove in 9 as the Outlaws cruised past Kansas City 13-2 to punch a ticket to the 2024 World Series. Robert finished the first round with 6 doubles, 3 homers, 11 RBI and a .519 average.
The 2024 World Series will be a rematch of the 1990 World Series which saw Tigers stun Ohio in seven games in a series that remains controversial to this day. The 1990 title is the only in Tiger history as they hope to add another. For Ohio, they are looking for a repeat performance from their 2023 Championship season.
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| Posted by tb on October 30th, 2024 | |
Luis Roberts and Yordan Alvarez each hit solo shots and Corey Seager added a three-run blast the Outlaws downed Kansas City 6-2 on Wednesday night to take a commanding three games to two lead in the series.
The series returns to Columbus where it will resume on Friday with the Outlaws needing just one more win to continue their quest to repeat as league champions.
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| Posted by tb on October 30th, 2024 | |
Geno Urshela's costly error in the sixth led to four unearned runs, which proved to be the downfall for the Sharkz on Tuesday. Bobby Miller got the nod for the Tigers and went seven innings to pick up the win. The victory gives the Tigers a four game series sweep of their cross-town rivals and a ticket to the 2024 World Series.
Meanwhile in Kansas City, Yordan Alvarez helped power Ohio past Kansas City on Tuesday in an 8-3 win. The victory evens the series at two games with the pivotal game 5 set for Wednesday.
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| Posted by tb on October 28th, 2024 | |
In a series featuring the Contreras brothers on opposing teams, it was the elder Conteras who came through for Kansas City with a walk off RBI single. The T-Bones stunned Ohio to a take two games to one lead in that series.
Meanwhile, in Redondo Beach, the Tigers got an outstanding effort from Kyle Bradish who surprisingly struggled in the regular season. Brdish went six strong innings for San Fernando while Vlad Guerrero went 3-3 with a two-run double as San Fernando downed the Sharkz 8-1 to take a commanding three games to none lead in that series.
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