“San Marino is ready. Parma? A tough opponent” »Baseball.it
Doriano Bindi is certainly not a rookie at the tricolor ball, but each finale has a particular story. Especially if it is an unpublished Italian baseball, because San Marino and Parma have never faced each other since the play-offs were finished, back in 1986. The titans have been playing their eleventh (budget 5-5), the fourth consecutive, since Thursday , the fifth in the last six editions of the Italian Baseball Series.
Bindi, what do you think of the duel between Parma and Bologna? “I am not surprised that they arrive at the beautiful, they are two teams that are equal in every department, for this reason I do not target a favorite opponent”.
An opinion on Poma’s team? “We have faced it six times this year, three of our victories and three of theirs, but always balanced matches, often from small episodes as it is normal to decide when two teams of the same level play. Parma’s line-up is complete, long, with five-six men who have home runs in the club and excellent quality on the mountain. In short, a tough opponent, but it’s normal, we’re talking about a finalist ”.
Could the fact that you closed the semifinal five days earlier help you? “There are pros and cons. Maybe we are more rested, but we haven’t played for a week while Parma has match rhythm and above all adrenaline for a series won in garasette ”.
In the semifinal against Grosseto your garage sometimes slowed down, sinning a bit of continuity. “We cannot expect to keep a high level throughout the year and it is above all normal that someone, in turn, is more or less on the ball. But I think that when a Scudetto final arrives, concentration, especially in the garage, some players find it without problems ”.
How do you get to the final compared to last year? “We are ready, even if we are talking about two different seasons. In 2021 the championship was shorter and there was only the final, among other things mortgaged well in advance. We have some small ailments, with Celli who will always be the user as the designated hitter, but Batista is in recovery ”.
The rotation? “Centeno and Da Silva the starters on Thursday and Friday in San Marino, from the garatre forward we see”.