Gotta like Phils prospect Lou Marson
The U.S. baseball team, made up of minor leaguers, was eventually trounced, 10-2, by defending gold medalist Cuba in a semifinal Friday, a close game blown open with two three-run home runs in the eighth inning. But even in that instance, Phillies catching prospect Lou Marson gave you something to like.
The U.S. baseball team, made up of minor leaguers, was eventually trounced, 10-2, by defending gold medalist Cuba in a semifinal Friday, a close game blown open with two three-run home runs in the eighth inning.
But even in that instance, Phillies catching prospect Lou Marson gave you something to like.
When Cuba's Alexei Bell stood at home plate for almost five seconds watching his blast soar over the leftfield wall, Marson got up in his face and moved him along.
"I told him to get running," Marson said. "I told him some other things, too."
Marson and another Phillies prospect, Jason Donald, were one and two for on-base percentage among U.S. Olympians. Both hit around .300, both delivered big hits in the crunch. And both ended up playing more than expected because of injuries.
Marson and the Americans have one more game in Beijing for the bronze medal, in the last Olympic baseball tournament, before heading back home.
For Marson, that likely means a trip back to Double A Reading.
Look for more on Lou Marson in Saturday's Daily News.