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IBL playoffs 2007 reports @ grosseto - Game 6

And 'August 18, I wake up at about 13 text messages and silent. Too bad, no text messages of faith, nothing grosseto. I turn in my duvet and inevitably a few seconds later I go back to sleep.

Cel phone rings. "Who is it that makes me a phone call at 15:27?" Cousin Faith. Recall:
L: hmmm
F: Let's go then?
L: chee?
F: Do not you get my sms?
L: no.
F: I wrote "grosseto you", as agreed.
L: Oh, shit. I did not get! [Pause] Okay, I wake up and we're off!

I change into 4 +4 = 8 and an hour after we recover Refine (a real fan of "hit & run" baseball extracittadino) to Rina, where we filed as terrorists because we do photos at the entrance.

After 4 hours of flight we finally arrive at the stadium Janella of Grosseto, where there is Game 6 of the playoffs to expect. As always, it takes the lights on the pylons of the stadium to be smeared to a thousand emotions: A NEW BASEBALL FIELD!

Obviously I could not find Lero of TeleTirreno with whom I have "worked" a few episodes of hostando extrainning of lephio.org. We meet at the entrance of the shop front of the truck-loud, which gives us extremely valuable bbc t-shirt. Great Lero!

We approach the stairs. The feeling is powerful .. like when we went to Parma. The stupid smile on my face paints you as soon as we see the red earth on the green lawn. Woooo! We arrived just during the presentations of the teams, then there is loud music and the announcer who acclaims the names of the players grosseto .. "Daaaaaaaallospedaleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!"

And after the game has just started .. "Play ball!"

I do not make the record (on the site of the fibs is a bit of material) but I want to write a note on something that really left me disappointed and that I was not treated enough (* At all *) by the federation.

In gara6 we were directly above the area of ​​fans of Neptune. Since the beginning of the match between the fans leave insults, gestures and insults. Tendezialmente nettunesi are starting, but certainly not remain indifferent Grosseto and respond to provocations. I must admit that there has been a constant attitude, but there was the pinnacle of sadness around the fifth inning when the game was even suspended for a few minutes. Just below us there was a fight between supporters of Neptune and the police. I saw flying fists and truncheons. I do not know how to put into writing the 'bitterness that I felt at that time.

Maybe then we can:

children in Game 6

children playing in the minor league of the great alemae (Alessandro Maestri)
(The first 52 seconds are enough to see the difference ..)

I'm used to seeing lots of MLB, where there is ALWAYS a good climate. At my first race of the playoffs I expected something better from the public. I would hope that fans of Italian baseball began to discover the roots of the sport they love and that from this point they looked to America with a spirit of emulation.

Anyway .. I close with the match because I think I've "wasted" have too much space on this topic.

The final was very exciting, with a great Neptune who drew the ninth and tenth, however, gives way to Grosseto. Cool. Tension and excitement until the last throw, even if the race ended with a base on balls. (Anzi..)

We go from Jannella after midnight and we have yet to return to Genoa. Telephone Lero (gone to party) to say hello and I put the flea in the ear .. "I'll see you tomorrow gara7? By, I'll also have the pass for the press conference!" And I "do not know .. there and back are almost 8 hours of travel .."

but the temptation is strong .. finals of the playoffs .. how do you resist?

[@ Genova]
L: Faith, you do?
F: Dunno .. we think about it tomorrow .. What time is 6 am .. 'Night ..
L: 'night .. playing eh?
F: already .. zzz
L: zzz