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Short Hops Monday, June 16, 2014 Page 2C SHORT HOPS MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 PAGE 2C SERIES ATTENDANCE TOTAL 95,401 Game 3: 24,587 Game 4: 23,393 Q&A with Aaron Boone Aaron Boone is a former major league infielder, playing 12 seasons with six teams — the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals and Houston Astros. Boone representedpresented the Reds in the 2003 All-Star game before being traded to the Yankees in August of that season as New York prepared to make a postseason run. Boone would deliver one of the most memorable home runs in baseball history for his new team when he hit a walk-off solo home run in the 11th inning of Game 7 of the American League Championshipip series against the rival Red Sox. He is now a studio and game analyst with ESPN and makes regular appearances on the network’s “Baseball Tonight.” He will be a game analyst throughout the College World Series for ESPN. Q: You were close, but never quite experience even though some will one guy you didn’t want to see on the made it to the CWS while at USC. be back. But to have that balance of mound? A: We lost in the fi nal game my enjoying it, and when you get between A: K-Rod (Francisco Rodriguez) when sophomore and junior year. My junior the lines, really focusing on staying he was with the Angels. From a year we were really good. We were No. in the moment. So often you can get starting standpoint, I didn’t want to see 1 for part of the year. What would have ahead of yourself. All the work that’s Ben Sheets. With the game on the line,line, been my senior year, they made it and gotten you here, when you’re between K-Rod in his prime would not bee a good lost in the fi nals of the World Series, those lines, let it rip. Don’t worry matchup for me. but it’s exciting to be able to cover it. about the result because you can Q: Favorite baseball movie? start chasing the result and lose the When they brought (the proposal) to A: “Bull Durham.” me in the spring, it was something I process and lose everything else. Just was pretty excited about. enjoying all that goes with this and just Q: Brightest young star in the majmajoror leagues? Q: You were drafted in the third round embrace the moment. and decided to go pro after your junior Q: What is your favorite part of being in A: Mike Trout. He’s one of thosese year. What advice do you have for the booth as opposed to on the fi eld? rare, once-in-a-generation talenents.ts. players who are making that decision? What he’s able to do defensively A: I’m never 0 for 4. I never lose. It’s at a premium position in centerr A: It gets tougher and tougher because been very rewarding for me, a lot of fi eld and then his speed, the money is getting more and more, fun for me. In a lot of ways, it’s been power, average, he’s the whole especially for some of the high-round an extension of my career. You sign package. He’s a guy, if he stays picks. It’s life-changing money, and as a minor league player, you want to healthy, you’ll be talking about it comes down to a personal family get to the big leagues. You get to the in a big way in 15, 20 years decision. I got drafted out of high big leagues, you become an everyday and even a hundred years school, but it wasn’t even a thought. player. The last couple years of my from now. I wanted to go to college, wanted the career I was an extra player, and it was Q: Will you be watching college experience. I grew up loving like graduating onto the next thing. the World Cup? USC, so it wasn’t a decision. That It’s allowed me to stay in the game I said, I know it is for some people, love and have a small part in it, have a A: I will watch. I’m not and so many things come into that. I voice in it. I feel very blessed that I’ve a soccer guy. Two of my was 175 pounds, played three sports, gotten to transition right into this. boys play soccer, so I’ll pay attention. wasn’t ready for pro ball. Some kids Q: Do you prefer being a game are. Some kids are a little more commentator or studio commentator? Q: You’re working with physically advanced. For some kids, Allstate Insurance Co.? school is not a huge priority, so my A: There’s nothing like the game. I like doing both, but there’s nothing like A: Yes. It’s obviously difficult advice is hopefully you’re making the to catch a foul ball. We most informed decision based on who being at the game especially when you get into the postseason. There’s so determined that your chances you are and your family and all those are about one in a thousand. much on the line, and there’s so much things. In the fi rst four games, the person riding on the pitch. That’s hard to beat. Q: For many of the players at the CWS, that catches the fi rst foul ball inn the this will be the biggest stage they ever Q: Home run derby right now, who weekend games will be presented play on. You have been on the biggest wins? You or your brother (Bret with an Allstate “good hands” trophy. of stages in the major leagues. What Boone)? For every fi rst foul ball of every halhalff advice do you have for them? A: Probably him. I might get him. I inning, Allstate is making a doonatinatioonn of A: Absolutely try to embrace it and haven’t swung a bat in a long time. $10,000 to Boys Town of Nebrasaskkaa.. enjoy it. This is a once-in-a-lifetime Q: When you played, who was the — Kody Pedersen BEST OF THE BLOG Rebels pay visit to Home for Boys more to do with his looks than his “I was really excited,” Bacak said. Texas Tech ongoing rebuilding project with the “Because I was pretty sure we were Texas Tech football program. The probably going to Omaha.” football coach 34-year-old sported a white and fi tted takes in game V-neck Sunday, complemented by a Ole Miss fans show support pair of stylish sunglasses. Texas Tech football coach Kliff All of the Ole Miss players were Kingsbury seemed to be blending in Small ball goes long way for TCU predicting it, and none felt they were among the 20,000-plus fans at TD jumping out on too big of a limb doing Ameritrade Park on Sunday afternoon. The go-ahead run was 90 feet away so, either. They were certain their fans Then he popped up on the big screen. in the ninth inning of a super-regional would take over TD Ameritrade Park As has become customary at the championship game and the best on Sunday night. College World Series, the recognizable bunter on TCU’s team was at the plate. The program that ranked fourth celebrities in attendance often get a Thing is, though, it never crossed nationally in average attendance few seconds of face time on the video the mind of senior Kyle Bacak that (7,997 fans per game) is participating board. The interview isn’t long, nor is he’d actually get called on to bunt in in its fi rst College World Series since it too in depth. that situation. The squeeze to win? 1972. Kingsbury told the Red Raider Bacak wasn’t thinking about that — A couple thousand Rebel baseball players to “have fun” and not until he took the fi rst pitch for a supporters greeted the team when it “enjoy the moment.” Tech trailed TCU ball and looked down the third-base returned home from a super-regional 1-0 at the time and lost 3-2. line for a sign. championship last week. Junior But this short on-screen shout- “He gave me the sign for a squeeze. infi elder Sikes Orvis could tell then out does accomplish one thing: It It caught me off-guard for a second,” that the entire town of Oxford, Miss., reveals the location of the well-known Bacak said. “Then I was like, ‘That is pretty pumped. individual within the ballpark — makes sense.’ ” “Every student, every adult, every meaning the person will suddenly be The next pitch was a low breaking grandma, every uncle I talked to and Players and coaches from the Mississippi baseball team visited the Omaha Home trying to enjoy the rest of the game ball. Ideal for a bunter — because saw when I was back at school the for Boys on Saturday. The Rebels toured a museum and cottages on the grounds with dozens of new strangers (who’ve it’s tough to pop it up. Bacak went to last couple days was saying, ‘See you and went to the Eppley Recreation Center to play basketball, pingpong and pool quickly migrated to that section with a knee as he made contact, but as in Omaha,’ ” Orvis said Friday. “Rebel with the youth. The visitors then had lunch with the youth, where coach Mike their cellphones in hand).
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