Triple D’s Prevent Sweep, 14-4; Seven-Run First Staves Off Mass. Envelope In Park League Final
Pitcher John Casey had just beaten Mass. Envelope, 14-4, last night to keep Triple D’s alive in the Park League playoff finals, and he had looked good doing it.
Well, he looked good if you excluded the four triples he gave up.
And the seven-run lead his teammates gave him after the first inning.
And a fastball that wouldn’t draw a speeding ticket from an Alabama state trooper.
“That’s what happens when you lose your fastball after three innings. You pitch and duck,” Casey said. “What the hell, you either win or lose, and if we beat them every inning we’re not going to lose the game.” Read more