Kennedy spreads major league advice to Ems
Terry Kennedy knows a thing or
two about what it’s like to be in a
pennant race.
He knows the feeling of beating a
division rival to inch another full
game ahead of them in the standings.
He knows how important every
at-bat, every pitch and every defen
sive play is to a team when it is in
volved in a
race in tne
latter parts
of the sea
son.
After all,
Kennedy
did play in
the major
leagues for
Jeff
Smith
14 seasons
and did ap
pear in the
World Se
ries in 1984
with the San
Diego Padres and in 1989 with the
San Francisco Giants.
And as he will tell you, it doesn’t
matter what level of play it,is —
from Little League on up to the big
leagues — competition only makes
the quality of baseball rise.
Kennedy was in Eugene Mon
day night for the series opener be
tween the Emeralds and the divi
sion rival Portland Rockies, who
entered the series only a half game
behind the Ems for first-place.
Kennedy has spent the past
three seasons as a minor league
manager in the Cubs system and
this is first season as the Cubs’ mi
nor league field coordinator.
And this was also his first expe
rience watching the Ems at Civic
Stadium — an experience that he
enjoyed as the Ems thumped the
Rockies 6-2 to move 1 1/2 games
ahead in the South Division of the
Northwest League.
“I’ve been really excited to see
these guys and I know that they're
playing well,” said Kennedy, who
appeared in four major league All
Star games as a player. “This is an
important series for them and it’s
good at any level to be in a pennant
race because then you know what
it takes.”
Granted, it is only Aug. 1, but
with the short-season Single-A
schedule the way it is, the Ems (21
19) have only 36 games remaining.
Of those 36, eight are against these
same Rockies, who Eugene is now
3-1 against this season.
Eugene centerfielder Michael
Mallory admitted that this game
carried just a tad more emotion
then your average NWL game.
“We try to take every team the
same, but I think everybody want
ed to turn it up a little more
tonight,” said Mallory, whose RBI
single in a three-run fifth helped
extend Eugene’s lead to 5-1. “They
are the team closest to us and with
the crowd getting us pumped up, it
all worked out.”
Eugene starting pitcher Mark
Freed pitched five strong innings to
record his league-leading 6th win
opposed to zero losses. Kennedy
was quick to point out that with
young pitchers like Freed and
Wilton Chavez — who sat near
Kennedy in the first row behind
home plate — the Ems have a great
chance to win a title.
“They have some experienced
pitchers which sort of counteracts
the youth of their everyday line-up,”
said Kennedy, who was joined in
the stands by Chicago minor league
pitching coordinator Lester Strode.
Kennedy was chosen as Baseball
America’s 1998 Minor League Man
ager of the Year for leading Triple-A
Iowa to a division championship,
but says he’s thrilled with his new
gig that has him seeing all different
levels of minor-league ball.
“Oh yeah, I enjoy it a lot,”
Kennedy said. “I’m really getting
the chance to personally know
every player in the organization.”
And spread some words of wis
dom to a young group of ballplay
ers who are getting their first taste
of a pennant race.
“That’s what you play for,”
Kennedy said. “You know, it’s just
fun. It’s a lot more fun.”
Azle Malinao-Alvarez Emerald
Condor Cash (24) and Brandon Sing (6) are two big reasons why the Ems are in first.
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After holding a slim one-run
lead for five innings, the Ems
broke out in the sixth. Jackson’s
triple scored Blasi, who reached
on a grounder to lead off the in
ning. Eugene scored twice more in
the inning on extra-base hits from
Sing and Adam Morrissey.
Catcher Ryan Jorgensen went
one-for-five with a double and a
run-batted-in.
Eugene also got a big boost from
the pitching staff. Starter Mark
Freed scattered five hits over five
innings and gave up only one run.
Freed improved to 6-0 on the sea
son — tops in the Northwest
League.
Francis Beltran and Scott Fries
each came in for two scoreless in
nings of relief. Beltran got out of a
bases-loaded, no-out jam in the sev
enth inning with a double-play ball
and his fourth strikeout of the night.
The win moved the Emeralds to
21-19 on the season, but more im
portantly, a game and a half ahead of
Portland in the division standings.
The Rockies’ lone bright spot
was center fielder Vernard Moren
cy, who went four-for-five with
two doubles. His lone out came at
third base when he easily had a
double but went for the extra base
and got thrown out.
“This was obviously a big game
for us,” Sheaffer said. “This league
is so evenly matched that every
game is important.”
The Ems got back to Eugene at
5:30 a.m. after a rough road trip in
Boise, where they lost three of five.
The Ems will get a chance for re
venge on the Hawks later this
month at Civic Stadium.
“A lot of the guys were real hap
py to be home,” Blasi said. “It’s
nice to get back to Eugene with the
fans.”
The Ems play their next five
games at home against division ri
vals Portland and Vancouver.
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