Oh, what could have been. The Tucson Golden Aces were just one starting pitcher short of reaching the championship round of the 60-and-over divison of the MSBL World Series, which was held in Phoenix, Arizona this week.
The Aces, finished sixth in the series, but came close to beating the two finalist, the Red Deer Snowbirds from Alberta, Canada and the St. Paul, Minnesota Saints. The two surviving teams play at 1 p.m. today at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
The Aces battled the Saints earlier in the week, but lost 13-9, after leading 9-7 in the sixth inning. As for Red Deer, well the Aces battled to 11-11 tie with them on Thursday in a game called by the time limit after three hours and 10 minutes of play. "We were there," said Aces' manager Mike Morales. "We needed one more pitcher in the rotation, but our top pitcher bailed at the last minute and we were forced into a three-man rotation." The Aces 3-3-1 record beat out six other teams in the senior World Series. "We had a great group of guy," Morales said. "The type you can compete with and the type that you can have fun with and enjoy playing the game."
Hats off to my teammates from yours truly and from Bookemdanosports.
MSBL Update: The Red Deer Snowbirds from Alberta, Canada won the MSBL (60-and-over division) World Series today with a 23-7 win over the St. Paul Saints at Tempe Diablo Stadium. The only blemish on the Red Deer record, during the series, was an 11-11 tie to the Tucson Golden Aces. Well done, Red Deer!
You guys gave it your best shot, Dan. Congrats on doing so well in the series! Now rest up & let your body heal.
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