KFDM COOP Posted October 28, 2008 Report Posted October 28, 2008 Rainy World Series reminds Tampa Bay manager of Beaumont By KYLE PEVETO October, 28, 2008 A cold, rainy Monday night in Philadelphia that suspended Game 5 of the World Series apparently reminded Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon of the Southeast Texas climate. In a news conference after rain and cold suspended the Series game at a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning, Maddon said one of the inning's final plays was similar to a 1985 game he managed in the minor leagues in Beaumont. With continuous rain drifting into Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park Monday night, Tampa Bay's B.J. Upton ran gingerly from second base to home after Carlos Pena hit a single over the shortstop to the outfield. It tied the game 2-2, and after the final out of the top of the inning, Major League Baseball decided to suspend the game because of bad weather. It was reminiscent of a game Maddon's Midland Angels played the Beaumont Golden Gators at Vincent Beck Stadium in an equally rainy game, he told reporters: "I thought I was back in Beaumont, Texas (in) 1985," Moaddon said in the postgame news conference broadcast on ESPNews. "We played a game like that when I was with the Midland Angels. The last out was made with a rooster tail to the shortstop. ⦠I thought that's how the last out was going to be made."
Gabe Posted October 28, 2008 Report Posted October 28, 2008 How sweet is that! Wait, is that quote good or bad?
baller001 Posted November 2, 2008 Report Posted November 2, 2008 doesnt matter lol as long as beaumont gets mentioned it is good for us haha
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