Post by Pretty Boy on Aug 23, 2006 14:15:34 GMT -5
Today the Giants go for the sweep with the tall righthander on the hill, Jason Schmidt. AND THEN, the Wildcard leading Reds come in for a HUGE 4 game series. And...I've been thinking about Rich Aurilia. Man I miss him. Remember in 2001 when he hit .324 and knocked 37 bombs and had 97 steaks?? CRAZY. Man he was awesome.
I think my favorite memory of Richie was when the Detroit Tigers were in Pac Bell, and they played a great series. I think in the rubber match, the Tigers went up early like 3-0. The Giants came back, and it was like 3-2. Richie was batting cleanup that day because Barry wasn't playing.
So Rich is up at the plate with a guy on 1st, and on the first pitch Rich tries a sneak attack bunt. He fouls it back, and all of the sudden Tigers bench coach Kirk Gibson was livid. Gibby was up on the top step of the dugout just screaming at Aurilia...Gibby's face was red and his veins were popping out, and he bellowed "SWING THE FUCKING BAT". Apparently, Gibson was ticked that the Giants cleanup hitter was trying to lay down a bunt. Richie called timeout, and stepped out of the box and looked at Gibson. Gibson once again climbed up on the top step and cursed him. You could hear it on the broadcast. It was crazy.
Rich steps back in..the pitch comes and it's a heatseeker up and in that barely misses his jaw and it drops Richie to the ground. Rich gets up, refuses to dust himself off, and steps back in. Then on the next pitch he laces a Double down the Left Field line, scoring the runner. Games tied. He smoked that ball.
And, after he hit it, he threw the bat behind him and glared at Gibson. It was pure baseball. It was beautiful.
I think my favorite memory of Richie was when the Detroit Tigers were in Pac Bell, and they played a great series. I think in the rubber match, the Tigers went up early like 3-0. The Giants came back, and it was like 3-2. Richie was batting cleanup that day because Barry wasn't playing.
So Rich is up at the plate with a guy on 1st, and on the first pitch Rich tries a sneak attack bunt. He fouls it back, and all of the sudden Tigers bench coach Kirk Gibson was livid. Gibby was up on the top step of the dugout just screaming at Aurilia...Gibby's face was red and his veins were popping out, and he bellowed "SWING THE FUCKING BAT". Apparently, Gibson was ticked that the Giants cleanup hitter was trying to lay down a bunt. Richie called timeout, and stepped out of the box and looked at Gibson. Gibson once again climbed up on the top step and cursed him. You could hear it on the broadcast. It was crazy.
Rich steps back in..the pitch comes and it's a heatseeker up and in that barely misses his jaw and it drops Richie to the ground. Rich gets up, refuses to dust himself off, and steps back in. Then on the next pitch he laces a Double down the Left Field line, scoring the runner. Games tied. He smoked that ball.
And, after he hit it, he threw the bat behind him and glared at Gibson. It was pure baseball. It was beautiful.
