Wednesday July 16th minor league updates

[Blue]

Stubbs with another hit.

[OnBaseMachine]

Stubbs is now 5-for-6 with a double and stolen base so far with Chattanooga.

[dougdirt]

Stubbs is now 5-for-6 with a double and stolen base so far with Chattanooga.

bust.

[dougdirt]

Soto with a sac fly to get Dayton closer as they now trail 3-2.

[Blue]

Stubbs 1-2, 1B, LO

[dougdirt]

Dayton's announcer "Soto has an OPS over 1.000. OPS is a stat that stat guys are using a lot these days, but I think its pretty overrated. Sometimes it can tell you how good a player is."

He added just now, he thinks its overrated because it doesn't take into account what type of hitter someone is. For a guy in the #1/2 spots OBP is way more important than his slugging, while someone in the #3 spot, SLG is more important.

[OnBaseMachine]

Billings is about to get underway. Alex Buchholz enters tonight hitting .370/.452/.589 - 1.041 in 73 atbats.

[OnBaseMachine]

Sarasota is winning 3-1 in the bottom of the 8th but are being delayed due to rain.

Castro: 2-for-4
Frazier: 1-for-3 walk
Heisey: 2-for-4 triple
Louwsma: 3-for-4
Perales: 3-for-3 two doubles

Livingston: 8 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K

[Blue]

I hope the Reds have someone good to work with Mez behind the plate. Four SBs allowed tonight.

[Redman15]

Chattanooga trails 5-3 T3. Each team has committed 3 E's each and it's only the 3rd inning. Avery has given up 3 earned runs.

[dougdirt]

Oscar Castro gets them 1-2-3 in the first on a pop up on the infield and 2 ground outs.

[Danny Serafini]

I was just looking at the DSL scoreboard and noticed the DSL Red Sox/DSL Dodgers game was postponed with a note saying Tragedy. I wonder what happened?

There's a story up now on the DSL's website, a member of the Dodger DSL team's front office died this morning. For those who can read Spanish:

GUERRA, República – Lorenza “Laurie” Martínez Vicioso, Asistente de Operaciones de Beísbol en Campo Las Palmas, de 58 anos, fallecio por un paro cardiaco en la tranquilidad de su hogar esta mañana en Santo Domingo.

“Estamos profundamente entristecidos y conmocionados por la pérdida de Laurie. Ella fue una persona confiable y una parte vital de la familia de los Dodgers y a los varios jugadores quienes carreras del béisbol profesional comenzaron en Campo Las Palmas,” dijo el gerente general de los Dodgers Ned Colletti. “Nuestros rezos están con ella y su familia y con todos sus colegas y amigos. Campo Las Palmas no será igual sin ella.”

La carrera de Martínez en Campo Las Palmas duró más de 20 años. Ella trabajó extensivamente con el Coordinador de Búsqueda de Talentos, Rafael Ávila. Martínez sostuvo una relación integral con la embajada y el consulado Americano a nombre de los Dodgers en la República Dominicana, y asistió a todos los jugadores Dominicanos con las visas, los seguros, y otra documentación. Martínez tomó orgullo en asegurarse de que las materias administrativas de los jugadores fueron procesados para que pudieran centrarse en su funcionamiento en el campo.

[OnBaseMachine]

Can't read Spanish, but thanks for the update Danny.

[Blue]

Lorenza “Laurie” Martínez Vicioso, Assistant for Baseball Operations in Campo Las Palmas, 58 years old, died of heart failure at her home in Santa Domingo.

or something like that.

[dougdirt]

Kyle Lotzkar - Third Inning - Dayton Dragons

1. Strike 1 taken. Inside for a ball. Foul ball. Hit him with the pitch.

2. Strike 1. Lined into the gap for an RBI double. 4-2 Dragons are trailing.

3. Ball. Double off the wall. 5-2 Dragons are trailing.

4. Foul ball. Low, ball. Strike on the corner. Outside with the curve. Fastball just misses. Ball 4.

5. Foul ball. Low (bullpen has movement now). Foul ball. Called strike 3 on the curve.

6. Swing and a miss. Ball low. Ball outside. Passed ball, runners advance. Strike 2. Strike 3 swinging.

7. Swing and a miss. Ball. Strike. Foul. Ball. Ball outside. Foul. Ball 4. Bases loaded.

8. Line drive out to Phipps who makes the catch to end the inning.

Rough night for Lotzkar.