Well, let's just say it was another unpleasant day for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday afternoon in Guelph.
The Bombers got hammered once again, losing to the Hamilton Tigercats 37-14 to go to 1-7 on the season, their sixth loss in a row. If there's one consolation that Bomber fans can take with them from the season so far, it's that we aren't the only team sitting at 1-7 having lost 6 games in a row...looking at you Edmonton!
At 1-7, the Bombers will most likely need to go 7-3 the rest of the way to even have a chance to sniff the playoffs, those chances are slim to none. They say nothing's impossible, but the Bombers will need a big turn around in a hurry to have any sort of chance to make the playoffs.
Anyway, let's move on to a more positive note brought to us from the baseball diamond.
The Goldeyes hit the road for their final road trip of the year, taking on the St. Paul Saints, and the Sioux Falls Canaries. We start in St. Paul.
After getting shellacked in game one of the series, the Goldeyes stormed back in a big way recording three complete game shutouts from hurlers Chris Salamida, Matt Rusch, and Jason Jarvis taking three of four from their North Division rivals. Afterwards, they hit the road south to play a three game set against the Sioux Falls Canaries, a team well out of the race at this point and a team that the Fish needed to beat. They came out storming hammering the basement dwelling Canaries three times in a row to finish off the road trip victorious. Needless to say, it'll make the bus ride back to Winnipeg a bit happier.
"They played solid pretty much the whole road trip," said Goldeyes pitching coach Jamie Vermilyea.
"We won some big ballgames that we needed to win and we tried to put ourselves in good position for the last week."
And they did just that. Unfortunately for the Fish, this hot streak may have come too late. They're not done by any means, in fact, compared to where they were at the 50 game mark, and considering all the changes that they had to make throughout the season, I'd say they've done well to fight back. Despite the fact that they went 6-1 on a seven game road trip, they still sit 1.5 games back of the Railcats for the lone wildcard spot. Gary is coming off some timely wins of their own against the now eliminated St. Paul Saints.
The Goldeyes will return home to play the Saints Tuesday-Friday in a four game set before welcoming Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks to town for a three game Labor Day weekend series to end the season. Despite putting together a decent season, the Fish are winless against the Redhawks this season, and the Saints would love nothing more than to spoil the party for their rivals to the north. It won't be an easy road.
As for the Railcats, they hit the road for four games against a rejuvenated (although eliminated) Kansas City T-Bones team to coming off series wins over the Goldeyes, and the Redhawks, followed by a three game set against the El Paso Diablos, in what will be the final game in Diablos franchise history, as the team will re-locate next season.
The current standing have Winnipeg sitting 6 games behind Fargo for the North Division lead, and 1.5 games behind Gary-Southshore for the wildcard spot. The Wichita Wingnuts are currently the only team that's booked their ticket to the playoffs with a league best 62-31 record. Posted below are the up to date wildcard standings.
http://www.goldeyes.com/2011-12-05-18-07-28/2012-06-20-16-37-35
First pitch between the Goldeyes and the Saints is slated for 7:05pm at Shaw Park on Tuesday night. Paul Edmonds, as always, will have the call on TSN1290 radio.
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