Hello! My dear friends of @fulldeportes, I greet you hoping everything is going well in your lives and you are enjoying these Christmas break days (for those who can do it 😉).
My baseball team for all the time has always been Los Leones, but last year (2023-2024 season), it was so evident the supremacy and that EVERYTHING WENT SO WELL FOR THEM! That I switched to the Tiburones de la Guaira. Now, all I do is support the team in the good and not so good 😍.
Prueba del apoyo a mi nuevo equipo 😊//Proof of support for my new team 😊.
Caribes: 18 ganados y 25 perdidos; ocupando el último lugar, a 6.5 juegos del primer lugar.
A few days ago, following the calendar of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP), the team Tiburones de la Guaira had to visit Caribes de Anzoátegui. On that occasion they had a record of:
Tiburones: 21 wins and 22 losses. They were 4 places behind first place. Caribes: 18 won and 25 lost; occupying the last place, 6.5 games behind first place.
To qualify to the next phase, each team must have more than 28 games won. Considering that we are already in the last weeks of the championship, every game is decisive, so I decided to go to support the team, since (in my opinion) we did not finish consolidating that power that was seen last season and that the guairistas😎 fans are waiting to see again.
The game was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and although both teams were playing, Caribes had in their favor that they were coming from a week practicing and playing at home, while Tiburones had to travel for the game. I think this is still a point against them because it is hours on the road, bad rest and conditions that are unfavorable for any athlete.
The meeting was held at the Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel stadium in the city of Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui. I cannot contribute much about the facilities; the conditions are precarious compared to other stadiums I have visited. However, being only used for these events, the costly maintenance and the weather conditions of extreme sun, I think they still maintain it.
What I did notice was the work on the synthetic turf that was announced this season, replacing the previous one that had already served its time. The players tried out “running the ball” and seemed satisfied.
One of the things I like about professional games is the timeliness. And it may sound like what does this have to do with it? Very much so, because punctuality is the key to the players' warm-up and everything that goes into their preparation. Little league sports, start their events with up to 3 hours of participation, so the corresponding discipline is not created in the team. Point for the league 💯.
The starting pitcher for the scualos was Joen Van Meter of whom I do not have many references, because the pitching is one of the weaknesses they have had by not keeping the rhythm and the batters at bay. Proof of this is that on several occasions there were hits that went far, but thank God, they were out.
In the very first inning the fans were happy with a home run by Luis Matos, which “peeked” the party that would be lit in the stadium, because they had already won two games with the changes they had been making, and the incorporation of other players to the starting lineup.
In my case, I wanted to see Gabriel Arias doing a good job. Since he came off the bench, his numbers have been very good, but from what I could observe, he is very prone to strikeouts because he wants to hit everything.
On the other hand, players like Wilson, Yangervis or Pedro have been doing very well but as a team I don't see them. Many hesitant movements, lack of control at the moment of “hunting” a pitching, weak runs that do not take advantage of the other team's mistake, and I don't know, it's not the Sharks I fell in love with😋.
But as every relationship has its ups and downs, I am left with the best of the team; an Alcides supporting from the bench, an “Ozzie” Guillen making the necessary changes to stay in the fight and a pitching that is there trying too, to keep the other teams at bay in case of a technical tie.
The team is strong and still has hope. However, it will be later, because we lost 5 to 3 that night 😔.
There were two photographic moments, which although not the best, I loved:
The first one, with pitcher Arnaldo Hernandez who has a successful and rising career; he was a protagonist last season and this one has also had important performances. It was nice to see him with his mom sharing, a super nice lady 😍. Success and blessings to him, always hand in hand with God and the Virgin of Coromoto 🌷.
The second one, although shaky and without the best angle, I swear “ozzie” smiled for the photo and even made a victory gesture, it was just too fast 😆. We asked him to get in the mood because: This year we wanted to celebrate again 😀🏆⚾️
La portada la edité en Canvas, al igual que el separador y el banner.
El traductor que usé fue DeepL.
¡Nos leemos el próximo año! 🎄 ❄️ 🎁.
¡Unidos y más fuertes! 🦈 🏆 ⚾️.
All photographs are my property. The cover was edited in Canvas, as well as the separator and the banner. The translator I used was DeepL.
And as I think this will be my last post for the year, I wish you a happy holiday season and a happy 2025. See you next year! 🎄 ❄️ 🎁. United and stronger! 🦈 🏆 ⚾️.