Oscar salazar the new manager of the tigres de aragua

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Puerto La Cruz.- Oscar Salazar did not expect to be manager of a team in the LVBP so soon, in fact, he did not even imagine that such an opportunity would come two years after having hung the spikes and even more so for the moment that Tigres de Aragua is going through .

On Monday, Bengalis woke up to 4.5 games in first place, second to last in the leaderboard, after losing five of their last 10 games, which led to the dismissal of manager Ramón Hernández.

Now, the "Cachi" will have in his hands the responsibility of removing the maracayero club from the bad moment and to take it towards the classification, after completing one month of the 2018-2019 season.

"It's a very difficult situation, but in the same way I am grateful and very happy for this opportunity. This is not easy, but I know what the team is made of. One as a coach is involved in the game situations, but as a manager it is something else. It only remains to transmit confidence to all the boys, start from scratch and try to do things as well as possible, so that the team can come out from below, "said Salazar, who started the campaign as a third base instructor.

What will be your strategy from this moment? Many ask this question because the former slugger has only half the season experience as a strategist for the Mariners of Ensenada, in the Northern League of Mexico in 2016. At that time he was appointed manager-player, after the titular driver Víctor Bojórquez, was called to the Mexican Baseball League by the Diablos Rojos del México team, to direct the scarlet team, after José Luis Sandoval was removed from the post. Since then, he has been an infield coach at the Class A Short affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

"I would like an aggressive game. In that, more than anything, I'm going to focus. Although it is something that will dictate the game situations. I insist, trust is the key, "said Salazar, 40 years old. "Throughout my career in baseball, I have been under the orders of winning managers such as (Luis) Dorante, Alfredo (Pedrique), Marcos (Davalillo) and Omar (López). Each of them was always in constant communication with the players and that created a good atmosphere in the clubhouse. I want to implement it. I have talked a lot with the boys in these last hours and we are going to start playing good ball, so that things improve. That is what I hope with the favor of God. "

Aragua started the sixth week of the penultimate offensive qualifying (.257 average and 94 runs scored), but his pitching (3.80) is the fourth best.

"Pitching has not been combined with hitting. One day he is hitting and does not shoot, the other is shot and does not hit, "he said. "This is baseball, which in its essence is a very, very difficult sport. You have to combine many things to win the games and that is what we are going to do from now on. I'm sure the team will mesh. This will improve things. "

 

EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE"
Aragua started the season with high expectations, just like in previous years, but the club could not succeed in the postseason and faces its worst start since it was eliminated in 2013-2014. So the Board expects better results from now on.

"Everything is fine, we are calm and that is the most important thing. No matter where we are Hopefully the results are positive, which is what we all expect. For my part I am ready and with many expectations to lead the team to victory, "said Oscar Salazar.