It is now done, we thought in the stands of Gianni Falchi, absentmindedly following the challenge that was mathematically pushing Lele Frignani’s Fortitudo UnipolSai baseball into the championship final. The one against Parma was the mother of all games, with the defending Italian champions against the fresh European champions. The Ducals have spent everything in the Czech Republic, the Bolognese have unloaded all the angry (agonistically speaking) reaction to that recent bitterness, loading their clubs with buckshot: 18 to 1 in Parma, 8 to 1 at home.
Thus came the mathematical qualification for the Italian Baseball series, the series of championship matches. The final catwalk will see the Bolognese train against the heroic boys of Cagliari, two games next Tuesday, with those who, in spite of the difficulties, achieved their first qualification for the playoffs this year.
One huge fright in an evening that went smoothly and smoothly. A sharp joke by Paolini touched the totem Raul Rivero, Venezuelan champion, 11 strike outs to his credit the other night, who had the wit to let himself fall, risking really big: the torpedo ball touched him in the jaw, it could have had dramatic consequences. Instead it was a party for the clan of Frignani, Betto and Liverziani. It will be the Scudetto final again, the palmares says 13 titles, 6 Coppacampioni, 11 Italian Cups for the battleship from Bologna. And if you look closely you can still see the jerseys of the “Dream Team” of that 1969 come out. With Rauol leoni as president, Monetti as coach together with Blanda and Calzolari. And to the team: Baldi, Barbieri, Blanda, Calzolari, Campagna, Ghedini, Lanzarini, Lercker, L. and S. Malaguti, Meli, Morelli, Pizzuto, Rinaldi, Sarti and Saunders.
It will be the fourth scudetto final in a row, and the match against San Marino will be repeated, an eternal final in recent years. The second for Pierluigi Bissa, club president since last year.
For her, Bissa, former shortstop of both teams, a special challenge.
“In fact, that’s how I won two championships on the Titan, and one, as president with Fortitudo. But with Effe I played for four seasons and I had no doubts neither of my head nor of my heart in accepting the proposal to become president. It is a very special final then. It is for this championship, whose formula is not to be repeated. We have lost a year, I hope that the commission responsible for studying how to play the championship next year will do a satisfactory job. Did we raise young promises? Not sure, maybe yes. Did we penalize the top teams? It is a certain fact. It is quite paradoxical that two teams that have not met in the championship have to be faced for the championship ”.
What are you waiting for Italian Baseball Series?
“I think they leave favorites. Like last year when we won “
You are also thinking of an idea to have the Falchi public while respecting the national health directives, right?
“Yup. I proposed the idea of an agreement with pharmacies that would allow interested fans to take a swab and present themselves to the field with the result, thus obtaining free admission. I think it can somehow meet both the common good and the good of Fortitudo ”.
But for a former San Marino player, now in command of UnipolSai Fortitudo… whatever happens it will be a success, isn’t it?
“No, look: it will be a success if we win”.
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