Saturday Pebble Report: Asheville clinches 2nd half Southern division pennant in the Sally
by Russ Oates on Sep 5, 2009 7:29 AM MDT
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The Sky Sox attempted a comeback over the last three innings of the game, but ultimately fell short by a few runs. Greg Smith was roughed up for seven runs in four innings, five of the seven coming the the third inning.
Mike McCoy hit two doubles and Edwin Bellorin drove in three runs.
Tulsa, L 2-3
Chaz Roe allowed eight hits but he saw only two runs cross home plate. Tommy Baumgardner and Edgmer Escalona pitched three innings of scoreless relief, with the former striking out two, the latter three. Andrew Johnston lost the game after starting the inning with a wild pitch, watching Dayton Buller allow a ball passed him, and then a ground-rule double after an out and a walk.
Modesto, L 5-17
Brutal game for Ethan Hollingsworth: 4.1 IP, 14 H,11 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 1 HR. There wasn't an inning he pitched in that was scoreless. And Chris Malone didn't stop the bleeding in the fifth inning, or even after that inning. He allowed two inherited runners to score and saw six more runs score over the last innings of the game.
Modesto batters combined to strike out 15 times and had their best inning in the third when Scott Beerer hit an RBI double and two runs scored on a fielding error.
Asheville, W 4-0
Dan Houston threw seven innings of three-hit ball. He walked three and struck out six. Michael Marbry picked up the save after pitching 1 2/3 innings and striking out two.
Delta Cleary had no hits in one AB, but walked three times. He drove in a run, along with Scott Robinson (who stole his 44th base), Kiel Roling (who had two hits), and Mike Zuanich. Everyone in the lineup struck out at least once to combine for a total of 12 K's.
With the win, Asheville went one game above .500 and secured a spot in the SAL playoffs.
Tri-City, W 7-3
Dan Perkins allowed three runs in the fourth inning, his last inning of work. He also struck out four. Eric Federico, Paul Bargas, and Charlie Ruiz held Boise scoreless and to only three hits over the last five innings.
Kent Matthes hit his fifth homer of the season, and Tim Wheeler and Leonardo Reyes each hit a double. Those were the only extra bases hits for Tri-City last night. Joe Scott struck out four times.
Casper had its game postponed.
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Quick Question
Will Matzak actually pitch for Casper, or is he just going to hang out there for the rest of the season?
Hang out there.
Season’s almost over, and I’m not sure the worth of him making a start.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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Than what was the point of assigning him there
Did they just want to give him the once in a lifetime opportunity to visit the scenic Casper, Wyoming?
He probably worked out with
the team and threw under the direction of the pitching coach.
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by Russ Oates on Sep 5, 2009 10:00 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Matzek will not be starting for Casper
He is on a throwing program in Casper, and I have more details that will come along when I can get to the transcription.
Yay paper on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Mike McCoy Status: BETTER BE A SEPT CALLUP
Seth Smith Status: Part of a Good Problem
Chris Iannetta Status: OH MY GOD GET SOME HITS YOU'RE MAKING ME LOOK LIKE AN ASS
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 5, 2009 2:01 PM MDT up reply actions
A government overreaction to Enron that actually helped the accounting firms it was designed to punish...
there you go.
Eschew Obfuscation!
yeah really
“outside auditors” having to completely verify the “controls systems” seems a bittttt vague.
I mean, the spirit behind it was good, that someone has to be accountable for everything, but the problem is they didn’t specify what “everything” was.
Mike McCoy Status: BETTER BE A SEPT CALLUP
Seth Smith Status: Part of a Good Problem
Chris Iannetta Status: OH MY GOD GET SOME HITS YOU'RE MAKING ME LOOK LIKE AN ASS
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 5, 2009 2:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Random observations on 3 players
Bellorin was 3 fo 5 last night & is hitting .281 on the year. I think he was taken off the 40-man roster a few days ago & must have cleared waivers. Now there are some pretty bad catchers in the Major Leagues, guys hitting .200 or less. I find it hard to believe that Bellorin’s not better than at least a couple of them, so I don’t understand why not one org. would take a chance on him. Maybe they figure they could sign him as a minor league free agent in the offseason anyway.
Beerer at Modesto. I stuck him at the bottom of my PURP’s list just because he was consistently raking the ball. He still is. A converted pitcher, trying to restart his career at a relatively advance age. Put him in Tulsa next year & if he’s still smoking the ball, get him up to AAA mid-season No reason to move him slowly at his age. Maybe he’ll be better than Ankiel.
Thomas Fields at Asheville – 2 hits, 2 runs scored last night. He was hitting .300 before a serious hamstring injury, then tried to come back too quickly & his stats went down. Not a highly touted prospect like the other Asheville SS (Martinez, who’s been a total bust, now hitting less than .200 I think), but a scrapper who’s had a solid season when not injured. He bears watching, I think.
No records in the last 10 years should count.
I gave RMN
a question to ask about Beerer. Looking forward to that answer.
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i got to it too, Gustafson had some generic but positive things to say
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 5, 2009 2:02 PM MDT up reply actions
I liked what I saw of Fields...
He was proabably the biggest surprise over what I expected. He reminds me of Clint Barmes, which I know isn’t going to be endearing to a lot Purple Row readers, but that kind of player’s a lot more valuable than they give credit for.
More on Bellorin
Bellorin cleared waivers on Wednesday, and rejoined the Sky Sox. He had been relegated sharing time with veteran Sal Fasano and Paul Phillips. When Phillips was called up, and Bellorin still on waivers on Tuesday, Fasano was the Sky Sox lone primary catcher that night. (Thankfully no back-up was needed.) Hopefully, the Rockies can hold onto him. The Sky Sox honored him before Thursday’s regular season home finale, since Bellorin was the catcher for each of the team’s three no-hitters over the last two seasons.
meh they had Colonel
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 6, 2009 8:55 AM MDT up reply actions
bellorin
is a singles hitter at the AAA level, has no speed, and an average arm at best. he is exactly where he belongs. he’ll always be that third or fourth organizational catcher in AAA, but will continue to get passed over by top prospects with higher ceilings and better tools. a good baseball player, but not a major league level one.
Popcorn chicken...with club sauce...
Toledo's Mike Hessman played all 9 positions...and blew the save
I posted this in last night’s gamethread, but figure it’s worth repeating.
Career minor leaguer Mike Hessman played all 9 positions in last night’s Toledo-Columbus game. He finished on the mound and gave up 2 runs to blow the save…and the game.
The guy kind of sounds like Crash Davis, except he was a 3rd baseman most of his career, instead of a catcher:
A first baseman on most nights, Hessman has settled into the role of Triple-A veteran and fan favorite in Toledo. Last September, he hit .296 with five homers in a 12-game stint with Detroit.
It’s been quite a week for the record books, too. Hessman’s 22nd homer of the season on Thursday also was his 200th at the Triple-A level. He’s hit at least 20 in nine of his 14 seasons.
Leave Dexter alone! You're lucky he even performs for you!
playoffs
How is Skysox pitching going to fare post-season?
As for Colorado Springs...
They still have to get some work for their own postseason berth. The Sky Sox rotation has currently Adam Eaton (recently sent down), Greg Smith (recently off DL), Esmil Rogers, and Jhoulys Chacin (with Alan Johnson following him out of the bullpen).
At first, it appeared that the Sky Sox only needed to win one game in their weekend series in Tacoma, but will actually need two according to the PCL offices. The Sky Sox has played two fewer games than Tacoma due to cancelled rain-outs. If the Sky Sox and Tacoma were even in the games back category, the Sky Sox would have a .0002 percentage advantage, which would give them the advantage. But since the PCL will only honor the winning percentage through the third digit, which means both teams would have the same winning percentage, and Tacoma would win since they would have a better division record than the Sky Sox.
If the Sky Sox season ends on Sunday, I wouldn’t be surprised to see several other September call-ups like Matt Miller, Mike McCoy, Matt Murton, and possbily Adam Eaton for additional bullpen help.
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