Archive for June, 2009
Look who is in this news again, JENNINGS! Yao Ming’s Giant Foot Has Failed Him Yao Ming. For you convenience,
Shit’s broke. Like broke-broke. And fuck the Knicks. I’m sorry, this isn’t the Brandon Jennings article is it? I must have gotten lost. Yahoo!
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This might be shocking news for JENNINGS fans, but some of you who will say that you saw it coming from a mile away. I’m pretty surprised. JENNINGS is interesting, I really hope this doesn’t affect the rest of the team.
Here’s a video of JENNINGS:
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If you’re a fan of Young, you’ll like this:
“The Cubs/White Sox weekend series ended with a 6-0 blowout win for the Sox. Pretty pathetic effort for a Cubs team that looked like it was starting to show some fire and tenacity at last.The Cubs once again found themselves being stymied by John Danks, who would be a Cy Young candidate if he could ….:”
What do you think?
Take a peek at a clip of Young:
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Check out who is making news again - Cruz! This time, Cubs Minor League Wrap — June 28. :
Anyone else want to just chuck the whole major league team and start over? Let’s see the lineup: 1. Thomas 2B 2. Castro SS 3. Vitters 3B 4. Fox 1B (We’ll count him as a minor leaguer) 5.Colvin LF 6. Clevenger C 7. Burke CF 8. Guyer RF 9. Jackson SP. OK, they’d lose 120 games. But they’d at least be interesting. And we’d get Bryce Harper next year.
Iowa Cubs
The I-Cubs were stopped by the Round Rock Express 8-4.
Greg Reinhard started and took the loss, giving up five runs in only three innings. Reinhard surrendered eight hits and a walk while fanning four.
Right fielder So Taguchi led off the game with his first home run of the year. It was his only hit in five trips to the plate.
Second baseman Luis Rivas went 2 for 4.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies were eclipsed by the Huntsville Stars, 3-2.
Marcos Mateo pitched well, allowing only one run on five hits in his five inning start. The one run scored on a solo home run. Mateo didn’t walk anyone and struck out two. He did hit two batters.
Jake Muyco took the loss in relief when he allowed a solo home run in the ninth. Muyco pitched one inning and allowed only that one home run. He struck out two.
Right fielder Doug Deeds was 2 for 4 and scored a run.
Daytona Cubs
The D-Cubs denied the Fort Myers Miracle, 5-1.
Andrew Cashner continues to put up zeros on the scoreboard, pitching another four innings today, allowing no runs on two hits. Cashner walked three and struck out three. He has now not allowed a run in his last three starts, which spanned 12 innings.
Dustin Sasser got the win because Cashner didn’t go five. He pitched three innings and allowed one unearned run on two hits and a walk. Sasser struck out four.
Second baseman Nate Samson had a big day. He went 4 for 5 with two RBI and two runs scored.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs rode a nine-run eighth inning to skin the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 15-6.
Starter Aaron Shafer had a rough game, allowing five runs on six hits over five innings. Shafer walked two and struck out two.
Jeffrey Beliveau is putting up some ridiculous numbers for Peoria this season. Today he pitched four innings and allowed one run on two hits and two walks. The ridiculous part was that he struck out eight. Beliveau has now struck out 72 batters in only 53 innings this season.
The Chiefs banged out 17 hits today, led by Drew Rundle, who was 4 for 5 with a double. Rundle scored three times and had one RBI.
Josh Vitters, Ryan Flaherty and Rebel Ridling each went 2 for 5 with a run scored. Vitters had one RBI, Flaherty two and Ridling three. Both of Ridling’s hits were doubles.
Right fielder Nelson Perez was 2 for 6 with two RBI and a run scored. We’re also past the MWL All-Star Break and I don’t think I’ve called him Nelson Cruz yet, which is something of a miracle. Not only do they have similar names, they’re similar players.
Boise Hawks
The Hawks came home today and managed to defeat the Yakima Bears, 3-2.
Jeffry Antigua got the win with four innings of shutout relief. He gave up three hits and a walk while striking out three.
Second baseman Logan Watkins was 2 for 4. Catcher Alvaro Sosa went 2 for 3.
AZL Cubs
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This might be shocking news for Cruz fans, but some of you who will say that you saw it coming. I’m pretty surprised though. Cruz is sweet, I really hope this doesn’t affect the rest of the team.
Take a peek at a video of Cruz:
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A lot of people like this guy. I think Murphy is bad:
“The Jays’ affiliates had an off-day, a postponement, and a suspension. In the remaining 3 games, they went 2-1.
Sacramento 3 at Las Vegas 6
Brian Burres is pushing for a promotion! 11 days after spinning a masterful shut-out, the 28 year old pitched 7 innings of effective ball, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits and a walk while striking out 8 and getting 9 ground outs to only 4 flyouts. By the time he exited, the 51s had built a 6-3 lead which they never relinquished. Bill Murphy and Bryan Bullington each pitched a scoreless inning to ensure that this game was pitched entirely by guys who have been on the big club at some point this year. And whose first names start with B. Coincidence!
Las Vegas spread the offensive love around, with every starter getting a hit. Of note, J.P. Arencibia went 2-4 with a double and 2 ribbies, and Randy Ruiz had a double in 4 trips.
Portland at New Hampshire (suspended)
Charlotte 9 at Dunedin 8 (11 innings)
It was a wild one in Dunedin. Andrew Liebel got the start and had his first bad outing in a while, giving up 6 runs in just 4 and a third innings. However, only 2 of those runs were earned, and it really was a tough luck day for Liebel: he allowed unearned runs in three separate innings, and Kyle Ginley allowed 1 inherited runner to score, so this wasn’t simply one of those situations where one error leads to a whole bunch of unearned runs. Nevertheless, it wasn’t Liebel’s greatest outing.
Liebel’s mediocrity and the D-Jays’ horrific defense put them in a 7-0 deficit by the time the 6th inning rolled around, but they finally broke through against Jeremy Hall on 3 consecutive hits by Sean Shoffitt (single), Raul Barron (triple) and Moises Sierra (single). And then, in the 7th, Dunedin exploded for 6 more, highlighted by a 3-run homer by John Tolisano.
Charlotte tied the game up in the 8th, and a scoreless 9th sent the game to extras. In 3 innings, Dunedin was held baserunner-less by the Stone Crabs’ bullpen, and Charlotte won the game in the 11th by, you guessed it, scoring what turned out to be an unearned run charged to Tim Collins. Collins was otherwise good, pitching 3 innings, allowing 4 baserunners and striking out 3.
No hitter had a spectacular day, though Shoffit, Barron and Sierra each had 2 hits, and Tolisano had the aforementioned 3 run jack.
Young Henderson Alvarez was the story for Lansing on Sunday afternoon, going 6 innings while only allowing 5 hits, walking nobody and striking out 5. Alvarez allowed 1 run, and had a 7-6 GB-FB ratio. Unfortunately, he didn’t get the win, as the bullpen allowed the Dragons to tie it up in the 8th. But Lansing stormed right back with 2 runs of their own in the bottom of the inning, and Matthew Daly nailed it down with a perfect 9th inning for his 14th save.
Chris Emanuele reached base 3 times with a single and 2 walks, and A.J. Jimenez had 3 hits including a double, and drove in 2 runs to lead the Lansing offense.
Jamestown at Auburn - post-poned
GCL Jays - scheduled day off
By the way, ever wonder what attendance is like at minor league games? Well, much more extensive research could be done on this topic, and who knows how representative these attendance figures are, but for what it’s worth here were the crowd sizes for each of today’s minor league games:
Las Vegas: 2,195
Dunedin: 399
Lansing: 4,918
Elsewhere… Lake Elsinore beat High Desert 33-18. Seriously. There were 58 hits. Also, Lake Elsinore walked 13 times, while High Desert only walked once. Weird.
Three Stars!
3. Brian Burres - 7 IP, 3ER, 9K
2. A.J. Jimenez, 3-4, 2B, 2 RBIs
1. Henderson Alvarez - 6 innings, 5 baserunners, 1 run, 5 Ks
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I wonder how young’s real fans feel: “
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In case those haters on ESPN didn’t tell you, Gary Sheffield had the game of his life last night, driving home 10 runs on five — count ‘em, five — homers. Of course, such an outburst probably shouldn’t have surprised us. Turns out, Sheffield is leading the Mets in dingers. He’s also hitting .277 and is 40-years-young.
OK, you caught me. One of the above statements isn’t true. Bet you can’t guess which one!
If you chose the first, well, you win. Shucks.
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