Ranger Suarez fanned seven and threw an 82-point shutout against Pittsburgh while Manny Machado hit a grand slam to post 44 points on Saturday September 25, 2021. Golden Corral outscored North Pole 276-129 to seal its 5th #CCSFL Championship.
โThe recent criticism that our club has faced is unfair. The message being sent is that itโs okay for other teams to catch breaks but not us. I donโt think thatโs right. There is no team that is more sensitive to the ebbs and flows of this league than us.โ
โMisfortune can always derail a great team. But what I think gets overlooked is the pressure facing an above average team that gets lucky a few times. We have to make these moments count. There is more pressure on this team than any other team weโve ever had.โ
There is fake news being circulated saying that we were playing Nickelback in our draft room. This is categorically false. We listened to Chainsmokers.
โOh and we canโt forget Aguilar either. We bought into his comeback and he didnโt let us down. It was really fun to see him hitting again because he has raw power. We like that kind of thing in our clubhouse. We always have.โ
โIt was obviously a short season and a couple of our key guys never really got going. But at the same time, guys like Kyle produced at a very high level and carried us to some nice wins. Mookie and Cavan were fantastic. And then we found guys like Anthony and Jake on the wire.โ
โObviously, we want to win every year. With that said, the four playoff teams are each very deserving franchises. Whichever team wins will have a great storyline that is going to be good for the growth of the league. Good luck to all four playoff teams.โ
โWe accept the results of the season - but we are disappointed at the same time. This was a fun and versatile team to manage. Wish we had them for 22 games instead of 7 but we are thankful for the fact that we got to play a season at all.โ
โMax was a bulldog on the bump and gave us gold value. But not having JV for 6 weeks definitely impacted us and made us a worse team. I think entering Week 7 we had 3 SP on IL. Losing Anthony and Justinโs bats was also really tough. JT was so productive for us out of the gates.โ
โLook, I mean, this was always going to be a strange season. Thereโs no question about that, but it was also one of the most exciting seasons we have seen. We missed the postseason by 15 points - and that hurts for our guys and our team.โ
โThe expectations are high sure, but they always are here. We are going to face some talented teams and every game means life or death. Minimizing mistakes and getting lucky are going to be critical. Weโll see. I like where we are right now.โ
โWe loved what we were able to accomplish on draft night. We have four former MVPโs on this roster. Itโs hard to hate your chances with that kind of talent, but we do. We are so happy to have Mookie back on our team. This group is capable of hanging another banner if healthy.โ
โItโs great to finally be playing baseball again. For a lot of folks, this is the difference between happiness and sadness - so Opening Day is a happy day. For us, we just want to go out there and play Golden Corral baseball.โ