They won it in their own right, nobody doubts that . Misael Villa and José Ángel García will be in the game versus Nicaragua from February 23rd to 25th; and so, the National Baseball Commission rectified - at least in part - the mistake of not calling them to the ranks of the past Cuba team to the Caribbean Series.

Their scores , both in play off and in the regular stage were relevant , and it was not just statistics, both stood out from the box with memorable performances, for Los Cazadores team and for the teams they reinforced.

At last “the barber” was taken into account again to represent us in the international competitions , as well as culminate as a leader in saves (20 in the regular season) and increase his record to 222. Then he looked like a real reinforce To Los Leñadores team , he became a key player in several tight games (he won three and saved two), and all that in full bleachers, even in the so crowded Latin American stadium.

His slider remains as effective as ever and although he does not have the speed of a classic closer pitcher, he will offer his experience in the end of the game, because as it is popularly said "he is cured of fright". Over the years, their nerves have adapted to go to the box in the most complicated situations and resolve them -in the vast majority of cases- satisfactorily.

We must also highlight Misael Villa, undoubtedly the most effective pitcher of the playoffs and one of the best left-handers in the tournament (10 wins, only five losses and a PCL of 2.85). After a good performance with ours, he had a good performance in the postseason against Las Tunas, one of them with more than 50,000 person at Latin American stadium l and the other with the entire eastern region against him.

Before a group of batters that scared him into fright, Villa delivered zeros in his two inning and silenced the hottest bats. Now, in Nicaragua , he will have to show Carlos Martí all his quality and that he can count on him.

He already showed Granma, manager his credentials in pair of shots he threw to the Alazanes in the second stage, and hopefully keep it in mind and give prominence, because in the line up there are renowned pitchers and with good performance in our teams.

If it depended on me, I gave him the ball to open one of the games; and I do not want to sin as a regionalist, but I think he is able to do it , because I saw his talent in every game at 26 de Julio stadium . I consider him one of the best left-handed pitchers in our baseball and hopefully he will prove it to the Nicaraguans.

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