Farm Aid

by boobs on Apr 17, 2008 4:37 AM EDT in News

We'll try out a new name each night until we figure out one that's not utter shit. Thanks again to BK for the great farm post yesterday.

Bruce

This is the one you've been waiting for all week. Jay Bruce was 3 for 3 and fell a double short of the cycle as the Bats and Matt Maloney beat the Tide 6-4. Jerry Hairston Jr. was 2 for 4 and has homered on consecutive nights. Let's see... Hairston leads the International League in OPS (1.252) and slugging percentage (.786 with his nine extra-base hits) and is second in batting average (.429), on-base perc. (.467) and total bases (33). If he continues to hit like this, he should be our first righty off the bench. UP NEXT: Game 3 of 4 at home vs. Norfolk, 7 p.m. Note: Jay Bruce figurine night is tomorrow. I'm going when gates open (5:30), then heading back to work.
Carlos Fisher was awful, blowing a 4-1 lead for Chattanooga in a six-run seventh as the Lookouts lost 7-4 at Huntsville. It's Fisher's first blemish on the season. B.J. Szymanski continues his season-long hit streak, going 1 for 4. Cody Strait homered, and Sean Henry -- in only his third game since a call-up -- hit his second homer for Chattanooga. UP NEXT: Game 4 of 5 tonight at 8.

Waring

Let's see... I'm sure something interesting happened in Dayton's 9-2 win over Beloit... Todd Frazier was 1 for 4, nah... Keltavious Jones went 2 for 5 to continue his weeklong tear, eh... Oh, OK, Brandon Waring was 3 for 5 with two home runs. There it is. Brandon Waring is so my boy. He and Frazier have five taters each to lead the Midwest League. Actually, Frazier, Waring and Jones are in the top five or top 10 in almost every category in the league (they're 2, 4 and 6 in OPS). UP NEXT: At home against Clinton, tomorrow at 7.
Not a lot of positives in Sarasota's 6-2 loss to Lakeland. Justin Turner was 2 for 4, and Sean Watson pitched an inning, loading the bases before being bailed out by Juan Francisco's unassisted double play. Francisco and Drew Stubbs combined to go 0 for 7. Bleh. UP NEXT: Home against Fort Myers, tomorrow at 7.

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if i can find some time, ill post a quick EW report form belisle’s start in louisville tuesday night. I have a few snapshots that might (or might not) be fun to look at.

Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Apr 17, 2008 4:44 AM EDT reply actions

Take a picture...

...of your Jay Bruce action figure, so we can see what it looks like!

David Duchovny, why won't you love me?

by BubbaFan on Apr 17, 2008 6:29 AM EDT reply actions

The Boss

Jay Bruce is out, day-to-day, he jammed his shoulder diving back to first on a pickoff throw. That’s why he came out of the game.

by DevilsAdvocate on Apr 17, 2008 7:02 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I heard that too

They said he’d probably get today off.

David Duchovny, why won't you love me?

by BubbaFan on Apr 17, 2008 7:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Another future decimated by injuries

What could have been, Jay? What could have been?

WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!

by Slyde on Apr 17, 2008 7:39 AM EDT up reply actions

the kid has “never will be” written on the underside of his cap. would could of been is a non-descript career riding a cramped bus across the midwest to play ball in front of a crowd of cheapskate hillbillies. its about time he got hurt, now a serious prospect can get some time.

Abraham Lincoln said that if you're a racist, I will invade you with the north.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 17, 2008 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

where is the hope man?

Jay Bruce will be awesome. He will hit for us when he starts playing center field if Hariston doesn’t get the job first.

by Meat Wad on Apr 17, 2008 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions

WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!

by Slyde on Apr 17, 2008 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions

I think I see Boba Fett

learning a new meaning of suffering and being digested over 1,000 years.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 17, 2008 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Poor Boba Fett

It should have been you, Lando. It should have been you.

WHY SHOULD I CHANGE IT? HE'S THE ONE WHO SUCKS!

by Slyde on Apr 17, 2008 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Boba Fett!?! Boba Fett!?! Where!?!

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Apr 17, 2008 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Prospects question

For those of you who follow our prospects more closely than I do (I only see stats)......I’m wondering about your opinions on some of our prospects that aren’t in our top 10 but who have done well in our system. I’m thinking of guys like Valaika, Turner, Heisey, Henry, Dorn, Waring, and the like. Guys we don’t hear a lot about from the prospect guru’s but who seem to produce. Can you guys analyze some of these prospects and how much you think they will eventually contribute at the major league level. Thanks a lot!

by nighthawk32 on Apr 17, 2008 8:12 AM EDT reply actions