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Micah Owings a rarity

Discussion in 'Baseball' started by EastOfRaleigh, Sep 28, 2007.

  1. Sep 28, 2007 at 4:21 PM #1
    EastOfRaleigh

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    Hopefully this guy will stay in the NL. This is at least the 2nd time this season that this young pitcher has put up ridiculous hitting stats in a game.
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    Arizona manager Bob Melvin's last-minute move to play Micah Owings would have been a great one even if Owings hadn't pitched one of the best games of his career.

    Owings was 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs while pitching 6 1/3 innings to boost the Diamondbacks over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 Thursday and stop a three-game losing streak for the NL West leaders.
    Given an ominous weather forecast, Melvin decided less than an hour before game time to hold back ace Brandon Webb (17-10) and pitch Owings (8-8).
    The Diamondbacks have a one-game division lead heading into a three-game series today at Colorado with Webb on the mound. Arizona leads San Diego, which beat Milwaukee 9-5, by a game. Colorado, which played later at Los Angeles, was 2 1/2 back.
    "I was eating breakfast when they told me, and a lot started running through my mind," Owings said. "It got back to the fact I've got to go out and do the best I can, try to help my team and not try to do too much."
    Do too much? How much more could he have done?
    Owings allowed four hits, struck out four and walked none. He beat San Francisco 5-0 on Sept. 18 with a two-hitter.
    "How impressive was the two-hit shutout the last time? Pretty impressive," Melvin said. "But this is even more impressive to me." Owings hit an RBI double during a three-run second against John Van Benschoten (0-7), then added a two-run double in the seventh off Romulo Sanchez.
     
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  2. Sep 28, 2007 at 5:25 PM #2
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    When Owens was a freshman at Ga Tech, he was the premiere hitter in the country and a very impressive pitcher.

    His sophomore year at Ga Tech, Owens again was the best hitter in college and showed signs of being one of the best pitchers.

    His junior year at Tulane, Owens was the best college pitcher and hitter in the country.

    He may not be the most polished pitcher, but he makes up for that with his competitiveness.

    Micah Owens is the real deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     

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