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Some Ups and Some Downs
August 01, 2009 by
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Sure the big-league club stunk it up last night and the club lost aGold Glove third baseman at the trade deadline, but Halladay is stillhere and the triple-A affiliate had a big night with the bats... So,baseball life goes on.
Las Vegas 14 Portland 1Adrian Martin had a nice return...
Rolen to the Reds
July 31, 2009 by
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After waiving his no-trade clause, Scott Rolen was dealt to the Reds for Edwin Encarnacion and minor league pitchers Josh Roenicke and Zach Stewart.
Roenicke, 26, is the son of Angels third-base coach and former big leaguer Gary Roenicke. He is pitching for Triple-A Louisville this...
Victories at the Top and Bottom
July 31, 2009 by
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The Jays affiliates split their six games last night, winning at Triple-A and their two games in the low minors. David Purcey pitched a strong game and Travis Snider had a strong night at the plate. New Hampshire had a poor game at the plate and a costly error hurt in a one-run loss...
Help a Bauxite out ...
July 30, 2009 by
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Okay, not "Notes from Nowhere" but rather "Notes from Northwest Ohio via Dallas/Fort Worth ..."Excerpted from an e-mail from my mother this morning: "We are off again on one of our adventures. This weekend (beginning tomorrow) we will drive to Windsor and take...
Nobody Cares About the Lower Minors Anyway
July 29, 2009 by
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As a Batter's Box Official Minor League Guy or something, that is an extremely un-PC thing to say. But Vegas, New Hampshire and Dunedin all won, while the rest of the affiliates lost. I'm allowed to be a fair-weather minor league updater, right? No? Okay, fine, here are all...
The Other Romero Can Pitch Too!
July 29, 2009 by
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I apologize for the lateness of today's report. I was in Wisconsin over the weekend for a Coldplay concert and speaking of cold play (see what I did there?), I managed to catch a Brewers game on the way back where Jeff Suppan got whacked by the Nationals, or more specifically...
Three More Days
July 29, 2009 by
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The deadline approacheth, and there is a trade to report.Drum roll.....
The Pittsburgh Pirates have dealt shortstop Jack Wilson and right-handed pitcher Ian Snell to the Seattle Mariners for shortstop Ronny Cedeno, first baseman Jeff Clement, and right-handed pitching prospects Aaron...
Ichiro Suzuki ... Come on down?
July 29, 2009 by
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Great question recently from Bauxite Ron: "This just in, Ichiro is a good hitter. On a 0-2 count, he was able to hit a ball out of the strike zone to win the game. Despite being 35, I wouldn't rule out Ichiro getting 3000 hits Stateside. Has he done enough to be a Hall Of...
Bill James Pokes a Bee Hive
July 29, 2009 by
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"The only constant factor to be found in my thinking over the years has been opposition to accepted opinions." - Pierre Trudeau Bill James, who hasn't much to say about the subject over the years, offered up some provocative thoughts about how the Steroid...
Fabilous Castro
July 27, 2009 by
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Fabio Castro had a fantastic outing, and there were great individual offensive performances on each team (edit: except Dunedin. Yuck.), despite some lousy team performances.
Las Vegas 4 at Tacoma 0Fabio Castro was the story of the game. He tossed 7 masterful innings, allowing 5 base...
Jays and Rays
July 27, 2009 by
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What's the difference between these two teams anyway?Everybody's got an opinion. I, however, have the Truth.
The difference between these two teams is 38 runs of offense. Over 99 games. That is all.There's simply nothing to choose from between the two pitching staffs. Despite...
Avert Your Eyes
July 27, 2009 by
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Another ugly day on the farm included just one win, all the way down in Low-A ball while two pitchers, including a rehabbing righty, left their starts early. Happy Monday!
Las Vegas 9 Tacoma 14 Not a good night for rehabbing Jays in this...
Masterful Mastroianni
July 26, 2009 by
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Portland played New Hampshire a few weeks ago so they thought they knew how to run on Darin Mastroianni's arm. After Mastroianni threw a runner out at the plate the third base coach/manager might have reconsidered. After the second out at the plate they might have stopped...
Rays 10, Blue Jays 9 or I Hate Baseball
July 25, 2009 by
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TAM (54-44) 000 001 422 001 10 17 1TOR (47-51) 222 201 000 000 9 16 0Price, Cormier (4), Thayer (6), Balfour (7), Choate (8...
Dunedin Goes Homer Happy
July 25, 2009 by
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It was a three-win night for the affiliates, which is an excellent result given their past performances this season on the same night of the week. The wins came as the result of some nice pitching performances. Dunedin also received some offense with four players going yard for five...
Dunedin Goes Homer Happy
July 25, 2009 by
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It was a three-win night for the affiliates, which is an excellent result given their past performances this season on the same night of the week. The wins came as the result of some nice pitching performances. Dunedin also received some offense with four players going yard for five...
Four Shutouts, a Meltdown and a Blowout
July 24, 2009 by
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The six minor league contests yesterday included four shutouts, a bullpen and fielding meltdown and an outburst at the plate for a struggling affiliate. Two Toronto affiliates threw shutouts while two others were held off the scoresheet, as the Fisher Cats were on the wrong end of...
Buehrle Perfect!
July 23, 2009 by
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ChiSox ace Mark Buehrle threw just the 17th regular-season perfect game in MLB history today. Thanks to Bauxite Forkball for the heads up.
Randy, Randy, Randy
July 23, 2009 by
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Randy Ruiz hit a three run walk-off home run to lead Vegas to victory. Auburn won a doubleheader 6-5, that was the score in both games. Henderson Alvarez retired the first 13 hitters he faced as Lansing won. Carlos Perez led the GCL Jays to a win. Dunedin scored...
No Logos Here!
July 22, 2009 by
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The highlights - a rain-out and a scheduled day off.
Colorado Springs 11 Las Vegas 6Las Vegas, NV - If it's Tuesday, it's a 51's loss. You can bet everything you have and set your watch to it. The Vegas win total during my MLU's remains stuck...
Just Another Manic Monday!
July 21, 2009 by
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Just another fun day in the baseball world Monday night and the Jays had nothing to do with it as they enjoyed the day off.
With no Jays result to break down, I did a little channel surfing on MLB TV. The one game I didn't stay up for was the wildest game of...
Lansing Explodes
July 20, 2009 by
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Lansing put on a clinic, playing one of the best games of the Jays' minor league season, a couple top prospects had good games, and a rehabber had a not so good game.
Colorado Springs 5 at Las Vegas 3Vegas led 3-2 after the 4th inning, but then the bats went to sleep. Davis Romero...
Doc To The Rescue!
July 20, 2009 by
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The Red Sox, even with "Rescue Me" star Daniel Sunjata in the house, were not able to extinguish the red-hot flames emanating from the right arm of Roy Halladay. With trade rumors continuing to circulate, Doc may have filled out his final prescription...
Auburn Would Be a Low Scoring Soccer Team
July 20, 2009 by
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Three wins up top and two losses in the low levels made for a fairly decent day overall for the affiliates.
Tacoma 4 Las Vegas 5The 51s scored four times in the first but had blown the lead by the top of the fourth. But a run in the bottom of the fifth held...
Auburn Would Be a Low Scoring Soccer Team
July 20, 2009 by
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Three wins up top and two losses in the low levels made for a fairly decent day overall for the affiliates.
Tacoma 4 Las Vegas 5The 51s scored four times in the first but had blown the lead by the top of the fourth. But a run in the bottom of the fifth held...
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