Post by Fish Troll on Oct 19, 2007 14:30:38 GMT -5
DENVER -- Rockies manager Clint Hurdle understands that any player has the ability to get hot during the World Series.
Twenty-seven years ago, Hurdle did just that.
Hurdle was a platoon player on the 1980 Royals who took advantage of the chance to start four games by going 5-for-12 (.417) with a run scored. Two walks gave him a .500 on-base percentage.
The Phillies won the World Series that year, four games to two. But Hurdle, who will manage the National League champion Rockies in the 2007 Fall Classic against either the Indians or the Red Sox, proved that a little confidence goes a long way at the most important time of the baseball year.
Twenty-seven years ago, Hurdle did just that.
Hurdle was a platoon player on the 1980 Royals who took advantage of the chance to start four games by going 5-for-12 (.417) with a run scored. Two walks gave him a .500 on-base percentage.
The Phillies won the World Series that year, four games to two. But Hurdle, who will manage the National League champion Rockies in the 2007 Fall Classic against either the Indians or the Red Sox, proved that a little confidence goes a long way at the most important time of the baseball year.
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Well let see, the Rockies were hot for the last 20 days, but it's very hard to carry that through 8 days without baseball.
