Word: godins
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Godin Pitches...
...Godin was McInnis' mound choice, and although he issued 12 bases on balls in seven innings, some timely Crimson hitting would have saved the game. On the other hand, Godin got himself into several crucial situations where a Holy Cross blow would have cracked the game open. Ralph Hymans pitched the eighth. He was touched for two sharp blows--one a liner to Harry Cavanaugh, the other a grounder which started a double play and got Hymans safely through the inning...
...tactical error of attempting to score on a grounder to shortstop. Realizing the folly of this, he started back to third base when it became certain that Mort Dunn's throw would reach home before he did. Where the loving care enters is regarding the skill with which Crosby, Godin, and Mannino put Chartier in the hot box and then put him out. It's that sort of play that will enable McInnis to capitalize on Godin's good pitching when the league games come along...
There is one mortal weakness in the team now. When Godin, pitching his twenty-seventh inning in five days, began to tire in the ninth, Stuffy sent some fellows out to warm up. They were a mixed lot. Barry Turner throws lefthanded; Ralph Hymans and Herbie Neal, right. None of the trio, fresh, could have done better than Godin, tired. If one of them turns out to be a pitcher who can go six innings or more, the whole baseball prospect could quickly become bathed in a soft, rosy light...
...McInnis has taught his apprentices to think and to field. He has a tremendous store of knowledge behind his sunburned, deadpan face. If he can draw from it to develop one more pitcher to match Godin, he will rank as a class A magician--not to mention coach...