Monday 8/24/09 Minor-League Updates

[GOYA]

Cisco hits into a DP

Bankston lines a single

[GOYA]

Del Rosario is warming in the Bats' pen

The Bats don't have a 2nd catcher to warm him up so Ramirez is warming him until Bolivar can gear up to catch him.

[GOYA]

Jukich strands 2 in the 7th

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jukich 	7.0	3	0	0	3	9	0	4.32

Pitches-strikes: Jukich 105-60 - 57%

Now THAT is a quality start

[GOYA]

Player	        IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Del Rosario 	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.13

[mace]

Sulbaran was strong through six tonight, leading 2-1, but apparently he should have stopped there. He gave up two singles to start the seventh, and then all heck broke loose against Scott Gaffney. The Dragons are now down 6-2.

[mace]

So much for Carolina's lead. Jerry Gil and Zach Ward have combined to make it 9-5, Tennessee.

[GOYA]

Bats win 5-0. Magic number down to 6

[GOYA]

Player	        AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Bolivar DH	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.245
Heisey CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.270
Frazier LF	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	.300
Francisco 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.390
Bankston 1B	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	.259
Valaika SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.224
Denove C	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Griffin RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208
Eymann 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.183

Player	        IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jukich (W, 8-6)	7.0	3	0	0	3	9	0	4.32
Del Rosario 	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.06

[JayBruceFan]

Originally Posted by GOYA

The OF the Bats will get may come from outside the organization.

I have heard that the Reds have signed OF Lew Ford out of the Atlantic League so you may have been dead on

[camisadelgolf]

Originally Posted by JayBruceFan

I have heard that the Reds have signed OF Lew Ford out of the Atlantic League so you may have been dead on

If I were to sign a 33-year-old out of an independent league, Lew Ford would probably be my first choice. The guy gets on base, has a little bit of pop, and won't kill you with his defense. At least he's probably better than Norris Hopper.

[camisadelgolf]

Originally Posted by mace

So much for Carolina's lead. Jerry Gil and Zach Ward have combined to make it 9-5, Tennessee.

Speaking of which, why is Jerry Gil still in the organization? Does anyone happen to know what kind of velocity he's been having and if his slider actually has any quality to it?

[GIDP]

Originally Posted by camisadelgolf

Speaking of which, why is Jerry Gil still in the organization? Does anyone happen to know what kind of velocity he's been having and if his slider actually has any quality to it?

I know he throws in the mid 90s not sure about the other things

[camisadelgolf]

Originally Posted by GIDP

I know he throws in the mid 90s not sure about the other things

Do you know if he consistently throws that fast? I know he's thrown that high in the past, but I thought he sat around 92 MPH.

[Screwball]

Awesome night by Frazier. Can't wait to see him in Cincy next (this?) year.

More Teh Suck from Ward. I mean I'm not sure if the manager is getting directives from Reynolds or Buckley or even Jocketty, but there's no way he can be comfortable putting him in a game right now. I mean heck, Zach gave up 2 earned runs (4 total) in 2.2 IP last night, and that lowered his ERA to 17.74 (I think). Dude's just lost it.