49ERS' TREMBLAY HAS BEEN TO EDGE; SERIES PRESSURE NOTHING AFTER FALL.Byline: Gordon Verrell Long Beach Press-Telegram The Long Beach Press-Telegram is a major daily newspaper published in Long Beach, California. Tracing its history to 1897, it is currently published by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. External links
It was mentioned to Max Tremblay, a left-handed reliever in the Long Beach State bullpen, that the 49ers are in something of a bind in the College World Series: 0-1 and facing third-seeded Florida State this evening in an elimination game. Tremblay didn't say so directly, but his stern, no-nonsense look certainly did . . . something like, ``You call this a bind? Get outta here.'' At which point Tremblay detailed a scrape he endured just five months ago, a real-life drama that pains him to this day, emotionally and physically. It was on New Year's Eve, and Tremblay was driving alone on a mountain road in the Mt. Baldy baldy, baldy-faced said of cattle to mean a white face and usually indicating a Hereford influence in the animal's breeding. area, not far from his home in San Dimas. ``I hit some `black ice' on the road, skidded and went over the side,'' Tremblay explained, no trace of a smile. ``I fell . . . I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how far . . . it was immeasurable,'' he said. He said the feeling was one of free fall. It was just the beginning of what to become a lengthy ordeal. ``No one heard me go over the side,'' Tremblay said. ``No one saw me. ``I climbed up the cliff. There was poison ivy poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac, woody vines and trailing or erect shrubs of the family Anacardiaceae (sumac family), native to North America. everywhere. Then I walked three miles, and on an ankle, my left one, that still bothers me even now. That was my only injury. It was all torn up. The doctors told me I'd have been better off if I'd broken it. ``And the cops, they told me later there was no way I was even alive.'' Tremblay spent New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. in a wheelchair. That's hardly the best way to watch the college football bowls but considerably better than the alternative for someone who skids Skids can refer to:
``I called and tried to report the incident,'' Tremblay said. ``I called three different police departments. ``I learned later that a police helicopter had spotted the car. Finding no one in it, they got up a 60-man search party. ``Then, later in the day, once they'd traced (the car) to me, at least 10 or 12 police officers showed up at my door. They just wanted to see me - after seeing the car, I guess, they couldn't believe I was even alive.'' Alive, but obviously shaken. ``It stuck in my head a long time, remembering how far I fell. Whew whew interj. Used to express strong emotion, such as relief or amazement. whew interj an exclamation of relief, surprise, disbelief, or weariness , it was a long way,'' Tremblay said, shaking his head slightly. All of which makes his nail-biting relief appearances practically a joy. Such as when he came in against North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. State in the West Regional last weekend at Stanford, the 49ers clinging to a 6-5 lead in the sixth inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. of a must-win game and the tying run on second base. Tremblay got a fly ball to center to get out of the sixth then struck out N.C. State's dangerous Brad Piercy, a fellow who had homered against the 49ers three days earlier to start the seventh. Then he came out, and the Dirtbags went on to win, 10-6, and then dump favored Alabama in the next game to earn the trip to Omaha. Asked how he's enjoying his senior year, Tremblay replied with a smile, ``How could I not enjoy it?'' There are no statistical rewards for such performances. No wins, no saves, just ``stops,'' which don't show up in the scorebook. Which is why, in two seasons and 25 games as a 49er, Tremblay has yet to post a win, or a save. Yet, on a rural mountain road not too long ago, Max Tremblay got one of each. LONG BEACH ST. vs. FLORIDA ST. 4:30 p.m., ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2 |
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