2008 Olympians, Part 3
August 24th, 2008
• WRAP-UP•
August 24, 2008 — Congratulations to the USA Baseball Team for winning the Bronze Medal at the Beijing Olympics by defeating Japan, final score 8-4. Japan took the lead in the top of the third inning after a three-run homer by center fielder Norichika Aoki. The lead was short-lived, however, thanks to Matt Brown’s three-run tater in the bottom of the third that tied the game 4-4. In the fifth inning, the U.S. forged ahead with another four runs and never looked back. Japanese phenom, Yu Darvish, pitched two scoreless innings, numbers eight and nine; however, Japan’s hitters couldn’t plate any runs to close the gap. Putting a nice bow on the package was Kevin Jepsen, who closed out the ninth inning to end the game.
Here are how the final numbers for Kevin and Matt add up:
Matt Brown
| AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB- ATT |
PO | A | E | FLD% |
| .281 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | .563 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .390 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 30 | 14 | 1 | .978 |
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Kevin Jepsen
| ERA | W-L | APP | GS | CG | SHO/ CBO |
SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | AB | B/ AVG |
WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA |
| 0.00 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .158 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Matt had a particularly good showing as an Olympian—leading the team in RBI, TB (tied with Terry Tiffee), SLG% and BB. Good job Brownie! Can’t wait to see you kick some Sacramento you-know-what this September.
And of course, we gotta have pix. Bye for now!
 Team USA Baseball | Bronze Medal | 2008 Beijing Olympics SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus JapanSPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus JapanSPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan | slide #27 SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan | slide #24 SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan | slide #20 SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan SPACER TEXT |
 Bronze Medal Game | U.S. versus Japan SPACER TEXT |
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2 Comments Add your own
1. Paige | August 26th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Anita-I love the pictures. They almost makes me feel like I was sitting right there. Doesn’t it look like they were having so much fun just playing ball, oh yeah and in China no less. I know it has been a while since I have checked your blog, but I love reading it. It’s very entertaining.
Thanks
2. BeesGal | August 26th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Hi Paige and welcome!
Thanks for the compliments. I definitely owe you a return visit! These photos are publicly available on various sites around the ‘net. I consolidated the links so readers could see our favorite Olympians in action with the convenience of one-stop-shopping.
It seems I’ve made a few folks happy, which is definitely the reward for the extra work. [It's surprising how much HTML coding is required to post a few photos and hyperlinks.]
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