Wednesday 31 October 2012

Ryan Vogelsong?s unbelievable comeback story adds its best chapter in a familiar place (Big League Stew)

DETROIT ? If they ever make a movie about Ryan Vogelsong's life ? and they really have to be at least thinking about it by now ? some of the best scenes are going to be filmed at Comerica Park.
It was here in the visiting manager's office in July 2011 that Vogelsong learned he had made the All-Star team from Bruce Bochy, an unlikely achievement after the righthander had spent most of the previous 10 years pitching for more minor-league and Japanese squads than big league teams.
And it was here on Saturday night that Vogelsong pitched the San Francisco Giants to the brink of another World Series title, somehow putting together 5 2/3 scoreless innings before handing the game off to another dominating bullpen effort from Tim Lincecum. The end result was Vogelsong being named the winning pitcher in a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of the World Series and another unbelievable item in the scrapbook that is Vogelsong's career resurrection.
"It crossed my mind," the 35-year-old said when asked if he realized how the American League ballpark had figured into some of his best moments. "When we walked in for the workout yesterday, I thought about it when I walked by (Bochy's) office.
"I mean, what an amazing experience.� I was thrilled to death before the game even started just to have this opportunity.� I'm just glad I was able to have a solid game and come out on the right side of this one."
Vogelsong didn't make it easy on himself, surrendering five hits and walking four while striking out only three. But he got out of the first and third innings by inducing double play ground balls from Prince Fielder and Quintin Berry. He then got out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the fifth by striking out Berry and then getting Miguel Cabrera to pop out to shortstop in a turning-point play that was tailor made for the World Series highlight reel:The Eagles Rod Stewart Shaquille O\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Neal Jerry Bruckheimer David Beckham Jessica Simpson Andrew Lloyd Webber LeBron James Neil Diamond Alex Rodriguez

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