Na ja, Fakt ist natürlich dass hier in Europa sehr viele Fans der beiden Teams aus NY und Boston gibt. Ich glaube die Anteile der Giants und Phillies Fans sind da geringer. Ich denke beide Serien haben aber einen hohen Stellenwert in den USA, wobei es natürlich zwischen NY und Boston die größere Rivalität gibt.
Apropos Vogelsong - da ist gerade in der aktuellen Sports Weekly ein Bericht über ihn drin.
SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco
Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong and
his wife, Nicole, watched the Fourth
of July fireworks from their apartment’s
rooftop deck, which offers
breathtaking views of landmarks
such as the Bay Bridge, Alcatraz
Island and Coit Tower.
It was also there where they
toasted with champagne his selection
to the National League’s All-
Star team, the improbable high
point—at least so far—of an itinerant
career. The San Francisco Chronicle
recently named him as a candidate
for the Cy Young Award.
It has been that kind of fairy-tale
season for Vogelsong, 34, who has
an 8-1record and a 2.23 ERA for the
defending World Series champs.
Though his accomplishments this
year overshadow anything Vogelsong
has done before in baseball,
they would not have been possible
without the toils of an odyssey that
has included stops in10 minor
league cities, plus San Francisco,
Pittsburgh, Japan and Venezuela.
Overcoming the kind of challenges
that have driven other players
from the game prepared Vogelsong
for the opportunity that
materialized when he was called up
from Class AAA Fresno to replace
injured Barry Zito in mid-April.
Since then, he has been the most
effective starter on what’s arguably
the majors’ top staff.
The Vogelsongs, who have been
together10 years and married since
2005, shared some thoughts from
significant spots along their journey.
Nashville
Vogelsong, then 24, was pitching
in relief for the Giants and about to
move into a new apartment in San
Francisco when he was traded to
the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 30,
2001, in a deal for Jason Schmidt,
who went on to become the Giants’
ace.
The Pirates wanted Vogelsong to
build his arm strength to start and
sent him to their Class AAA team in
Nashville, where he met Nicole
Holloway, an aspiring singer working
as a bartender.
Pittsburgh was home to Nicole’s
family, and when the Pirates called
him up late in the season, she traveled
north to see his second start. It
would be his last one in the majors
for nearly two years. Two days
before Sept.11, 2001, Vogelsong
tore an elbow ligament, an injury
Ich habe mal nur ein Part reingekopiert, wäre doch alles zu lang. Wer Interesse hat, dem kann ich das als PDF Datei schicken. Einfach PN mit email Adresse.
Dann zum Catcher Theman. Ich hätte nach der Verletzung von Posey schon damit gerechnet dass man Bengie zurückholt. Dass er nichts mehr im Tank hat kann ich mir gar nicht vorstellen. Der hat ja noch bis vor ein paar Monate auf einem ordentlichen Level gespielt. Außerdem kennt er das Team, die Pitcher und das Stadion. Das wäre auf alle Fälle ein Upgrade gewesen und eine halbe Saison hätte er doch sicherlich nicht drauf gehabt.
