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SANTA BARBARA CLASSIC FormerTaggart, Gaucho Michael Young to haveForesters number retired by Texasstymie Rangers ichael Young was just PERFECT 10 five years out of UCSB when he won the job CLASSIC Batas the Opening Cats Day secondM baseman of the 2002 Texas By NICK MASUDA Rangers. DIRECTOR OF NEWS And then he lost his jersey number.It’s no secret that pitching Veteran outfielder Carl Everett, obtainedwins in championships.a trade with the Boston Red Sox,If wanted the first Young’s two games No. 2. at the “TheyNational gave me Baseball a list of new Congress Schaeffer and Crawford use final-round 61, including an ace, to win SB Classic in a playoff numbersWorld to choose Series from, are any and indication, COMEBACK nothingthe looked Santa terribly Barbara appealing,” Foresters Youngshould recalled. be the odds-on favorites But tothen defend the perfect their nationalnumber title. jumped Lukeout at Taggarthim: 10. recovered from Vernona rough Wells, first the buddyinning that to retire 16 he’d rolledconsecutive with throughout batters, hisstriking out first three10 of years them in to the lead Toronto the Foresters Blue Jays’to a farm6-1 win system over – thefrom Great Bend St. Catharine’s to Bat Cats. Hagerstown to DunedinSanta – had Barbarabeen starters have No. 10.given up only one run over 12 “So inningsI rolled withthus far in Wichita, 10,” Youngwhile said. the bullpen has worked “Vernonsix Wells scoreless had innings. been myCarson best friend.” Carter, Clayton Beeter Thatand will Brad tell you Demco surrendered everythingonly ayou single hit to closeMark Pattonthings need toout. know about the formerThe Gaucho Foresters offense got shortstop.going As in an the old second inning, with saying goes, blood may make you Zach Presno smashing his sev- related, but loyalty is what makes you family.enth home run of the summer Youngto tiemight the as game well andhave Blake worn Hall that onfollowing his back. with a ground-rule

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brighterwalk lights by Rossof Yankee Cadena. Stadium. YoungJacob took over Katzfey at short, drove and home he two stayedwith there a long.triple in the fourth in- “Loyalty,ning, that’sscoring a two-way moments street later on when you play with a team for a Nick Bellafronto sacrifice fly. “ such a long time,” he said. “You experienceSanta really Barbara good times, will complete and youpool butt play heads on occasionally,Tuesday against whichthe is natural Gameday in a Saints,competitive at a time environment.yet to be determined. “I signedThe five-year Foresters contracts sit atop the with themPool twice, B standings, and I gave one them game Of all the individual honors I’ve everythingahead I hadof the on Batmy end. Cats I and playedSaints. through A injuriesvictory onthat Tuesday might have otherwisewould give sat Santa me down, Barbara but I an gotten, this one takes the cake thoughtautomatic I owed them berth my into best. the And quar- it wentterfinals both ways, on too.” Thursday. The Rangers’ ultimate payback came in an announcement this “ week thatemail: they [email protected] will retire Young’s No. 10 during their Aug. 31 game against the Seattle Mariners. They’ll never let anyone take his number again. “Of all the individual honors I’ve gotten,Muncy, this one takes the Dodgers cake,” Young said. “Only four others in the history of the franchise (Nolan Ryan, Ivan Rodriguez,rally Adrian past Beltre, and former manager Johnny Oates) have had their numbers retired, soPadres, it really does mean 11-10 a lot to me. TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE NICK MASUDA / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS “I played here a long time, had Bobby Schaeffer hits a gap wedge into the green on the first playoff hole, sticking it to about eight feet, setting up a putt that he would drain to secure the Santa Barbara a good time,LOS and ANGELES now I’m working— Max Muncy Classic title with partner Tyler Crawford, below. Crawford would catapult the duo with a clutch birdie at No. 11 and an ace on No. 13 at Santa Barbara Gofl Club. struckPlease the see final PATTON blow inon aB3 slug- fest Sunday afternoon at Dodger By NICK MASUDA Stadium, as his double to right DIRECTOR OF NEWS field off Kirby Yates walked off the Padres 11-10 in the ninth hrough 28 holes of the Santa Barbara Classic, things weren’t exactly looking up for inning. Bobby Schaeffer and Tyler Crawford. To that point, both teams had held the lead twice and were AFORESTERS bogey on the par-3 BASEBALL 10th at the Santa Barbara Golf Club was undoubtedly deflating. HORSE RACING tied once in the middle. Four “It was almost time to throw the white towel up,” Crawford said. times, one scored and the other T answered in the next half-in- But,Foresters it also allowed the fall duo to throwto cautionOaks; into the wind. Another horse death at ning. “Don’t leave anything short, just let it rip and it just so happened that everything started fall- The Dodgers went up 3-0 in ‘but,ing,” Crawford we helpedsaid. a little heart’ Santa Anita; trainerthe bottom of thebanned second; the Padres scored five in the top of TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE “Individuals who do not embrace ByAfter NICK Crawford MASUDA drained a 12-footerester manager for birdie Bill Pintard Schaeffer said. “We beat one of his former caddies, as the third. The Padres added a on No. 11, he followed with an ace on the par-3 Pavletich met him when he was 14 and carried the new rules and safety measures DIRECTOR OF NEWS lost on the ballfield, but not as peo- — Hall of Fame run in the fourth; the Dodgers 13th and then the duo went birdie-birdie-eagle his sticks early on. that put horse and rider safety ple we didn’t.” trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was scoredabove allthree else in will the have inning’s no place — the latter a 35-footer that Schaeffer drained “I don’t like to lose, but losing to Bobby isn’t Yes, the Santa Barbara Foresters The Foresters’ magic did run out ruled off the Santa Anita track af- bottomat any Stronach half to tie Group it 6-6. racetrack,” The seven-gamefrom thewinning front streak of the came green to — onceto fire inside a 9-under the lines, asanything a pair of erto -be ashamed of,” Pavletich said. ter a fourth horse in his care died Dodgersthe company went that up owns 7-6 in Santa the Anita an abrupt61 to halt go onfrom Saturday four shots evening, back atrors the in beginning the second inningCrawford’s allowed hole-in-one wasn’t heard any- while racing or training. bottomand Golden of the Gate sixth; Fields, the in Padres Albany, courtesyof theof the day Conejo to into Oaks. the clubhousethe at visiting 13 under, Conejo Oakswhere to score on five the course, almost by design. Facing American Currency on Saturday tookCalif., back said the in alead statement. in the top of But sharingthe entire the squad lead was with already Mark Pavletichtimes, a lead and they’d Ste- neverjust relinquish, a 98-yard shot, the stock sand wedge did suffered a life-ending leg injury to the“We seventh regret and that added Mr. Hollendor two runs- a firmphen winner Hale. even before a single beating Santa Barbara,exactly 8-5. what it was supposed to, go a bit long his left-front fetlock (ankle) while infer’s the record eighth. in recent months at pitch was thrown. The Foresters dropped to 11-4 Schaeffer, a former UCSB player and stand- and right, working its way back into the hole. running over the training track, ac- bothCraig Santa Stammen Anita and stranded Golden theGate The Foresters honored their of- overall and 9-4 in California Coast- cording to Rick Arthur, chief equine out on the local amateur circuit, would bird- “I’m the only one that saw it go in, no one runnerFields onhas first become base increasingly he inherit- ficial Hugsie the for first Cubs playoff kid for thehole sea with- alhis Collegiate sidesaddle League play.in the group saw it,” said Crawford, 45, who veterinarian for the California Rac- challenging and does not match the son, Jill Mott, before the game — “We didn’t execute on a couple of ed from starter Chris Paddack putting style, putting his bright-yellow ball into has six aces in his standout amateur career. “I ing Board. It was the first fatality level of safety and accountability we with Mott lighting up while tossing critical pitches in key situations to- this meeting on the training track, with no outs in the fifth inning the heart of the hole from eight feet. knew it was in.” demand. Effective immediately, Mr. out the game’s first pitch, as well as day,” Pintard said. “But there wasn’t which sits between the turf course andHollendorfer allowed A.J. is no Pollock’s longer welcome solo spending“We the didn’tfirst pair play of inningsour best in early a man on, thatbut wedidn’t think weYet, wouldn’t despite the fast finish, the duo wasn’t and infield area and is not used homer in the sixth. After Trey hung in there,” Schaeffer said. “We weren’t convinced that they’d win, with Crawford even to stable, race or train his horses the home dugout. come back in this game. The men- COURTESY PHOTO for racing. It was the 30th horse Wingenterat any of our pitched facilities.” a perfect “Wethinking might have about lost thewinning, game, but hoping to get Top 3 Jill Mott, center, is the official Hugs for Cubs child this season and fatality since the meeting opened we helpedand aget little in heart Randy tonight,” (Shannon’s) For- proPlease shop.” see FORESTERS on B2 spent thePlease first see two CLASSIC innings onof Saturday’sB3 game in the dugout. on Dec. 26. PleasePlease see see DODGERS HORSE onon B3B2 SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS SPORTS MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2019 B3 MLB STANDINGS Does Tiger have anything left in the tank for the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs? TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE tying him with for the most PGA Tour victories of Since his stunning Masters all time. win in April, we haven’t seen a “Tiger is special and he is while lot of Tiger Woods. The clearly a draw,” tournament elusive Tiger act has hap- executive director Julie Tyson pened for a couple of reasons. told the Daily News.”Tiger Changes to the major champi- finished runner up in 2009 and onship schedule and Woods’ 2013, the previous two times attempt to keep his four-time was played surgically repaired back at Liberty National, so he sure healthy have kept Woods out of has a positive history here, competition for long stretches. and the New York/New Jersey Woods has played in just crowds truly love him.” four tournaments since the The field will be stacked, Masters. He missed the cut in naturally. World No. 1 Brooks the PGA at Bethpage Black in Koepka, the probable Player of May, finished tied for 9th at the the Year is playing, along with Memorial, tied for 21st in the Rory McIlroy and defending U.S. Open and missed the cut FedEx Cup champ Justin Rose. in the British Open. Most of the top 125 players will He hasn’t played since strug- be at Liberty National. gling through the British Open “You also have competi- a month ago. He’s back this tors like Brooks Koepka, who week for the Northern Trust has dominated this year and Open, the first tournament of storylines like Rory McIlroy the FedEx Cup playoffs at Lib- winning twice this season. erty National in Jersey City. ... One thing is for sure, the The question is how much Playoffs will be exciting. This does he have left in the tank year’s field is shaping up to this season, and how rusty will be the biggest and best yet,” he be with so few rounds of Tyson said. competitive golf over the past More pressure comes with four months? this year’s event, since the He’s also committed to the playoffs have been cut from NICK MASUDA / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS second tournament of the play- four tournaments to three. The Brandon Gama hits out of a greenside bunker on No. 18, a hole that he would par. Gama and partner John Gillis fired a 3-under 67 to finish T-7. offs, the BMW, in two weeks at top 70 players in FedEx Cup Medinah Country Club out- points advance to Medinah. side Chicago. If he plays well All eyes will be on Woods to enough to be in the top 30, see if he looks like the Tiger he’ll make the Tour Champi- who won the green jacket in onship to complete the FedEx April or the Tiger who looked Schaeffer and Crawford use Cup playoffs. overmatched at the British Woods has good vibes at Lib- Open. erty National, finishing second “This (tri-state) area de- in both 2009 and 2013. He’s the mands your best. Whether biggest draw everywhere he that’s in work, in life, in sports hot finish to capture Classic title plays and will certainly feel or in any aspect,” Tyson said. the crowd support from the tri- “The people here demand CLASSIC state area fans. Continued from B1 your A-game and that is ex- He’s out of majors this sea- actly what the PGA Tour has saying that he nearly left to get son, but there’s another huge brought to the area, our very back on the road home. milestone Woods his chasing. best talent and at the peak of “We figured we’d be a couple His next win would be No. 82, their season.” short,” Crawford said. The small group that followed the playoff got a front-row seat for Schaeffer’s unique putting style, something that his friends Poston makes it a home-state have named “Schaeff-on” — or face-on putting. victory at Wyndham Championship Schaeffer developed the TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE putter, which Bryson DeCham- and that one on (No.) 18 defi- beau used on the PGA Tour for nitely had some nerves behind GREENSBORO — For all the a short time. it. It was awesome.” international golfers holding “I’m very passionate about Third-round leader Byeong the top spot in the Wyndham putting,” Schaeffer said. “It’s a Hun An closed with 67 and Championship during the four- USGA approved putter.” ended up in third place. He day tournament, it came down Pavletich and Hale played went to the 18th hole with a something much more down in the Classic for the first time chance to force a playoff but home. J.T. Poston of Hickory as a duo, making the trek from instead had a bogey. won for the first time on the Bakersfield. It marked the final event of PGA Tour with a bogey-free “We’ll be back, this was fun,” the PGA Tour’s regular season, tournament, capturing the Hale said. moved up a few weeks from championship Sunday at While Schaeffer and Craw- the past. An’s first bogey of the Sedgefield Country Club. ford fired a 61, scores were not tournament came on the par-5 Poston’s final-round 8-under as low on Sunday afternoon, a 15th when he took a penalty par 62 gave him a one-shot mixture of tournament nerves stroke after his wayward tee victory on , and tough — but fair — pin shot. He responded with a another North Carolinian. placements. birdie on the next hole. Bob Becker, left, is congratulated by playing partner Matt Hertel after Becker chipped in for birdie on No. 18. Poston was 22-under 258 for Bob Becker was making his Poston, 26, won two indi- the tournament. return to the tournament after a vidual state championships Simpson, who was the 2011 25-year hiatus, teaming up with hard. Very fair.” Rosa flight, Gregory Hash and explanation. for Hickory High School. He champion here, shot 65 for longtime friend Matt Hertel Hertel explained that with a John Ulman pulled off a one- “This is a gem of a golf course, played collegiately for Western second place for the second to take solo third after Becker shorter course, players know shot win behind a final-round I’ve been saying that forever,” Carolina. Poston began the year in a row. chipped in for birdie on the that the pins have to be a bit 61; and, finally, Chris Dailey Schaeffer said. final round tied for fifth place. The last time a player won a 18th. more tucked. and Bryce Schimmel won the “The strategy is so unique. If Simpson, a former Wake For- 72-hole PGA Tour event with- “It’s the longest 6,050-yard “Guys can hit it so far, you Anacapa flight, firing a second you get off your game, it’ll get est golfer who’s from Raleigh out a bogey was in golf course out there,” Becker have to make the greens a bit consecutive 63 to win by a shot you. It’ll also reward great play. and now lives in Charlotte, 1974 in New Orleans. said. “So many blind shots, the more difficult,” Hertel said. over four groups. There is a strategy involved to bogeyed two of the first three “The putter was definitely pins were really hard. Maybe In the San Miguel flight, Dan With all flight winners reach- play it properly.” holes. He putted in from off the biggest part I would say some guys would say the pins Vordale and Daniel Vordale ing well into double-digits un- the green for a birdie on No. 7, down the stretch,” Poston said. were unfair, but they were just won by seven shots; in the Santa der par, Schaeffer had only one email: [email protected] and later recorded birdies on “Made some good par putts, four of the last five holes.

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