March 10, 2009
Dutch Masters
That was quite a game. The Dominican pitchers dominated the Dutch hitters for ten innings. The DR batters had their chances, picking up seven hits, seven walks and a hit by pitch, but could only push across one run.
Marmol got his first pitch up to the first batter he faced in the 11th, and De Jong banged it. That started the rally, and two errors, Marmol's bad pickoff throw and Aybar's botched line drive, gave Nederland the 2-1 victory. They'll wake up to good news tomorrow in northern Europe.
I'm having a Manhattan, grandma Boerum's favorite drink. Grandpa's family goes back to 1649 New Amsterdam, so I'm enjoying this victory. I can't wait to see how the Dutch play in the next round. The pitching was certainly up to major league standards tonight.
Posted by David Pinto at
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Woo hoo!! Go Orange!!!
If I'm correct on the stats, the Dutch scored 2 earned runs in the three games, 29 innings in all. They have an amazing pitching staff, and played better defense than the Dominican Republic. 0 errors to 6 errors.
The hitting isn't up to par, but wow. Pitching & defense.
Were the Dutch pitchers really this good all along? Or did Blyleven teach 'em up in a hurry. They seemed to be able to contain the damage very well whenever they had to deal with men on bases.