R&R
Because of a scheduled doubleheader Sunday -- a game that would have been played Monday was moved to Sunday in the original schedule -- and a league-wide off day Tuesday, the Wild Things had a rarity (unless you're the Evansville Otters), two off days in a row. They return to the field tonight to play the Joliet Slammers.
So what does a baseball team do when they know in advance that they'll have two days off in a row?
"Have fun and do what normal people do," Washington manager Bart Zeller said Sunday night. "There is nothing normal about the life of a professional baseball player. I think the days off came at a really good time for us. Some of the guys have been planning a trip to a water park on Monday, anything to get away from the baseball diamond."
The Wild Things did have a workout Tuesday night at Consol Energy park before beginning what is their most important six-game stretch of the season. After playing Joliet, Windy City comes to town Saturday for a three-game series. Washington won five of six games on the road against these teams early int he season.
The Wild Things enter tonight 2 games below .500 and 5 1/2 games out of a wild-card playoff berth. The big problem is there are three teams between Washington and Southern Illinois, which holds the final wild-card spot.
Winning at least four, may be five, of the games against Joliet and Windy City should keep them within striking distance.
So what does a baseball team do when they know in advance that they'll have two days off in a row?"Have fun and do what normal people do," Washington manager Bart Zeller said Sunday night. "There is nothing normal about the life of a professional baseball player. I think the days off came at a really good time for us. Some of the guys have been planning a trip to a water park on Monday, anything to get away from the baseball diamond."
The Wild Things did have a workout Tuesday night at Consol Energy park before beginning what is their most important six-game stretch of the season. After playing Joliet, Windy City comes to town Saturday for a three-game series. Washington won five of six games on the road against these teams early int he season.
The Wild Things enter tonight 2 games below .500 and 5 1/2 games out of a wild-card playoff berth. The big problem is there are three teams between Washington and Southern Illinois, which holds the final wild-card spot.
Winning at least four, may be five, of the games against Joliet and Windy City should keep them within striking distance.
posted by Chris Dugan at
11:58 AM
2 Comments:
(Crickets chirping) I guess we're back to nobody caring about this team.
After reading in the "Day Trading" thread that all the WT problems are the result of old people, the ones with no teeth especially, there is no longer any reason to post anything. Old people don't have any say about what happens with the WT but some person felt compelled to pick on these folks.
That makes as much sense as naming Steve Z the Asst. General Manager of the Year would.
BTW: The WT are hocking season tickets for 2014 already. If you are fool enough to buy the entire package, you will receive, for NO charge, a Loyal Fan blanket. All you old people should be jumping for joy at that. I'm going to be camping out at the ticket office so I will be sure to mine.
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