Yardbarker: Howie Clark

The Backstop Boys

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:28:05 -0500

Four wins out of five = a really nice night for the farm teams. The offense was especially impressive - as were the performances from two catchers. Las Vegas 7 Portland 2The offense was working again Friday night and JP Arencibia led the way with two homers and six RBI. The catcher has had a disappointing season, but he's ending the year strong with a .302 average in the last 10 games, as well as six homers and 14 RBI. He's even taken two walks! Howie Clark also had two hits along wit...

The A&M Way

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:01:36 -0500

As the season winds down in the minors the affiliates won two of five games last night. Las Vegas won on the strength of a one hit-around inning while some of Auburn

32-14

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:37:27 -0500

That is the combined score of the games last night (not in the Jays' affiliates' favour), as they combined to go an opposite of perfect 0-5. Fresno 10 at Las Vegas 4When your bullpen pitches 5 shutout innings, that's a good sign. But it's also a bad sign, because it means your starter only managed 4 innings, and in this case they were 4 pretty terrible innings: Randy Boone allowed all 10 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks. Jason Lane did his best to lead the 51s on a comeback with 2 s...

No Where Near Weekly Poll

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:21:34 -0500

Been awhile since we had a 'Weekly Poll', but thought I'd ask you all Which batter you would most like to see the Jays call up for September? You can make your case in the comments. Poll What batter would you like to see the Jays call up for September the most? J.P. Arencibia Scott Campbell Howie Clark Buck Coats Brian Dopirak Brett Harper Jason Lane Aaron Mathews Kyle Phillips ...

Schimpf Steps Upf

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:01:50 -0500

Three wins in four tries. Ryan Schimpf went 4-4 with a home run to lead Auburn to victory. TJ Beam pitched well as Las Vegas won. And the GCL Jays won a slugfest 12-11, Michael Crouse is heating up and he added four more hits in this game. New Hampshire took the only loss for the affiliates as a two out error in the ninth proved costly. Brad Emaus however hit a home run and had three RBI's. Dunedin and Lansing did not play. Round Rock 1 Las ...

The Farm Takes an 0-Fer

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:20:00 -0500

The Jays' affiliates need help! Too bad they won't be getting it from three of their top 4 picks, as James Paxton, Jake Eliopolous, and Jake Barrett failed to sign on draft deadline day. Albuquerque 4 at Las Vegas 3Fabio Castro pitched well, allowing 2 runs in 7 innings. Unfortunately, the bullpen couldn't hold Albuquerque at bay, and the 51s lost a squeaker, 4-3. Kevin Howard singled, homered and walked, while Angel Sanchez, Howie Clark and Buck Coats each reached base twice.New ...

Andrew Liebel is Unfamiliar With the Term 'Run Support'

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:03:00 -0500

A 3-2 night for the affiliates featured a pair of excellent starts and another nice performance by a Double-A speed demon. Albuquerque 2 Las Vegas 5A pretty tidy game for the 51s. Buck Coats and Howie Clark each had a pair of hits while Brian Dopirak doubled and Travis Snider singled in a run. It was also a true outcome night for J.P. Arencibia who went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts and a homerun.Marty McLeary started for Las Vegas and pitched admirably. Se...

Tepera Tosses a No-No

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:24:03 -0500

The big boys were 0-3 on the night but the short-season teams picked up the slack with three wins. Dunedin's game was postponed due to rain. Albuquerque 12 Las Vegas 6The Dodgers affiliate peppered the 51s pitchers with 20 hits and scored 12 runs. TJ Beam allowed six runs on 12 hits and one walk over six innings. Brian Wolfe worked two scoreless innings with three Ks, but then Richie Lewis and Zach Stewart were kicked around. At the plate, Howie Clark had four singles. Travis Snider was 3...

The Cooper Nails It

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:28:27 -0500

David Cooper had a big night, three hits including a two run game winning home run in the ninth inning. Lansing won in extra innings, or rather South Bend loast it as the Lugnuts last five runs were unearned. The GCL Jays won behind a three hitter. Las Vegas, Dunedin and Auburn each lost. Las Vegas 4 Iowa 5Las Vegas jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning. Howie Clark doubled, Travis Snider walked, Brian Dopirak singled in one run and a JP Arencibia si...

Lucky Sevens for Angel Sanchez

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:39:54 -0500

Las Vegas had 19 hits in their win. Angel Sanchez had three of them and 7 RBI's including a grand slam. Sanchez has been hot recently with the bat, hot streak or new level of performance? Time will tell. Dunedin as a team had three hits but still won on a Jesus Gonzalez home run. Lansing and the GCL Jays both lost in extra innings. Las Vegas 4 Omaha 8Las Vegas jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead. They scored two runs in the first inning on a 2 run sing...

Cubs Lose 11-5, Fall Two Games Out - But Cubs Win, Too! (Iowa Cubs, That Is)

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:46:14 -0500

More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Sorry, Randy. It just wasn't your day. Browse more photos » Most of what I'm going to write about today's game is going to be from the boxscore and a bit of following along by cellphone while I was at Wrigley Field watching the Iowa Cubs defeat the Las Vegas 51's 5-4. Let me first praise Milton Bradley for having perhaps the best day he's had in...

Friday Fireworks Fizzle

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:10:00 -0500

The affiliates went 3-for-4 on the night, which wasn't too bad considering how they've performed on Friday nights in previous weeks. Both New Hampshire (!) and Dunedin had nice offensive outbursts. Reno 3 Las Vegas 1Fabio Castro continues to pitch through a rough period. The diminutive lefty allowed three runs on seven hits and four walks in 4.2 innings of work. He struck out two batters. TJ Beam, who is pitching well, worked a scoreless 1.1 innings. Bubbie Buzachero had a nice outing...

Mother Nature 5 Blue Jays 3

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:23:52 -0500

Five of eight scheduled games were rained out. Both Florida teams had doubleheaders scheduled after rainouts on Monday but a second day of rain gave them a second day off. The three affiliates who did play all won. Las Vegas wielded the lumber for 16 hits, and benefitted from good middle relief as did New Hampshire. Lance Durham had a big night for Auburn. Reno 6 Las Vegas 12This was a typical PCL game, 18 runs and 29 hits between both teams. Da...

Korecky gets a hit, win for the Twins Monday

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:24:25 -0500

Rookie right-hander Bobby Korecky became the first Minnesota Twins pitcher ever to get a hit in an American League game... oh yeah, he got the win too... a 7-6 12-inning win over the Texas Rangers Monday night at the Metrodome. Korecky is an University of Michigan alum.

Human Headline Strikes Again

Thu, 31 May 2007 16:35:52 -0500

If Alex Rodriguez was looking to distract attention from his personal life, it seems he succeeded in Toronto at least. With the Yankees holding an 8-5 advantage in the top of the ninth last night, Jorge Posada hit a routine pop-up to Jays third baseman Howie Clark that would've ended the inning. But with the ball in the air and A-Rod on the base paths, the Yankees slugger yelled something toward the Toronto infielders that prompted Clark to back off at the last second with the expectation that shortstop John McDonald had called the ball. Rodriguez maintains that he simply yelled out, "Hah!" The Jays claim that A-Rod yelled out "Mine!" Either way, the ball dropped for an RBI single and the Yanks won the game 10-5, ending their five-game losing streak. Not surprisingly, the Blue Jays were incensed, and McDonald had to be separated from A-Rod by the umpire. Afterwards, Rodriguez could be seen standing on third with a smirk.