Arlington, TX---Derek Holland evening began with a slap on
the cheek and ended with laughter, guilt and Rangers win 4-0 series victory
over the Cardinals in tying the game 4 world series.
Firstly, the slap.
Before Holland left the dugout biggest start of his young
life Sunday evening, his manager grabbed his shoulders, looked him in the eye
and popped him on the cheek.
"It was just a general message (that) he is able to do
there," Rangers Manager Ron Washington said.
Holland said that he was more specific than that.
"I know that you would like to go to the guys," he
told Washington told him. " "Don't try to hit anyone." "
Holland and Washington face each other again in the ninth
inning, after the young left-hander has done everything that the Rangers hoped
that he would do and more.
There is no one out and a runner on first base with Rangers
leading 4-0. Washington went to the mound to Holland.
Holland told him that he knew he could get a double play
grounder of the Allen and Craig Washington please give it to?
"He is begging," Washington said.
"" If you want to stay here, ' "Washington
told him:" ' get on your knees. "
AND?
"He walked off the field.
Holland laughed when he heard Washington's version.
"He was like," no, you won't be there,
"son," Holland said.And I was like, "OK". And then he gave
that nice little laughter. I tried everything I could stay out there, but
unfortunately I couldn't. "
Holland made his way off the field a huge Ovation from the
51.539 in the Ballpark in Arlington. Rangers closer Neftali Feliz got two outs
of winning, which aligns the series at 2-2.
Rangers scored a run for the Netherlands in the first
inning, and he did it to stand until Mike Napoli 3 run Homer broke open the
game in the sixth.
Twenty-four hours after the Cardinals pounded out 15 hits in
a 16-7 game 3 victory, Holland stopped them cold.
He started the game, underlining his off-speed stuff, but
also mixed in his 95-mph heater in only two hits in 8 1/3 innings of work in
his very first start of the world series.
"He's a fighter," Washington said. "He gives
you everything he has."
Albert Pujols? After making the history of the World Series
with link records three home runs in game 3, he got almost nothing on the
plate. Holland in off-the speed and the main thing and was very carefully,
throwing him fastballs. Pujols has not received the ball from the infield in
three at bats against Holland.
"I just wanted to go as soon as it is",
"Holland said. "It is a big hitter, but I would like to see my"
"game".
This is Derek Holland, who emerged during the summer season
for Rangers. He is a 25-year-old left-hander with killer stuff and the guts to
step inside.
He is coming off a brutal performance against the Giants in
the 2010 World Series. He pitched in relief in game 2, the entry with the New
York Rangers-0: 2 in the eighth inning and threw only one strike in 13 pitches,
walking all three ball he faced.
Despite this Rangers believes that he will play a big role
in this season. Maybe they did not expect his tie for the American League lead
in Club or go 16-5, but they believe that he had a chance to be pretty good.
When they were unable to sign the Cliff Lee last winter,
they went straight and his money on third baseman Adrian Beltre instead of
another pitcher.
The Rangers would like to be back and not in a small way.
However, CEO John Daniels also felt that he had some young pitchers-Holland and
Matt Harrison and Alexi Ogando-on their way to their more firm.
Holland was, for the most part this season, finishing among
the leaders of the American League in pitching categories. His four Club tied
it James Shields for the League lead.
The postseason has not been kind to him, and the Rangers
probably had no idea what to expect from him. At that time he was done Sunday
he will become the fourth pitcher in 40 years a step at least eight scoreless
innings and allowed two hits or less in-game World Series.
"It just worked for us and complete the US," said
Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa.
His 8 1/3 innings is the longest scoreless game in World
Series appearance, as Andy Starts also went against Atlanta in game 5 in 8 1/3
in 1996 year.
"I wanted to show that I belong here," he said.
"It was a dream. I would like to pitch in the world series and get a
victory. "
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