Farmers only: Harang is close

by Rick House on Aug 5, 2008 2:48 AM EDT in News Comment 40 comments

Harang

Triple-A: Aaron Harang struck out 6 in 6 innings and Adam Rosales, Drew T. Anderson and Chris Dickerson had 3 hits each in Louisville's 11-0 win. It was Harang's first start since July 8, what with his strained right forearm. He seems ready to go for the Reds, but he might get one more start with the Bats. Paul Janish was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs and 3 runs.

Jeffords

Double-A: Jeff Jeffords had a rough go of things in his first game for the Lookouts, allowing 3 runs in 0 innings (though he struck out a guy on a wild pitch) in a 5-1 loss. Jeffords gave up a single and a double and hit a batter before leaving the bases loaded for Ramon Geronimo, who nearly got out of it unscathed before allowing a 2-out single to score 2 inherited runners. So it wasn't all Jeffords' fault, but he didn't exactly pitch well. I don't really expect him to stay; he skipped High A and was probably making a spot appearance. He needs to get an out to lower his ERA from infinity.

Konstanty

High A: Logan Parker was 3 for 3 with 2 walks as Sarasota lost 3-2. Parker is lighting up the Florida State League (.323/.400/.516/.916 in 16 games). Scott Carroll went 6 scoreless innings for the no-decision.

Rookies: Michael Konstanty had 2 home runs and Tony Brown smacked his 10th in Billings' 10-9 win. Brown, Cody Puckett, David Sappelt and Tyler Stovall all had 2 hits. ... Evan Hildenbrandt struck out 6 in 6 shutout innings, Humberto Sosa homered and Alexis Oliveras was 3 for 4 in the Gulf Coast Reds' 4-1 win. Hildenbrandt, who was drafted in the 6th round, is said by Baseball America to have the best secondary pitch from last year's draft (curveball). He's 19 and starting to look like a badass, having struck out at least 6 in his past 4 starts and 5 of his past 6. ... Juan Duran drew 2 walks in the D-Reds' 2-0 loss.

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I'm bored, so I'm going to start a protest...

Chris Dickerson, since June 1st: .321/.429/.588
Corey Patterson, since June 1st: .181/.181/.319

Adam Rosales, since June 1st: .310/.355/.513
Andy Phillips, since June 1st: .175/.233/.275

I know minor league stats don’t translate cleanly, and I know both Rosales and Dickerson are role players at best, but wouldn’t everyone outside of BubbaFan be more interested to see the younger guys get a shot at this point? Who knows, maybe they’ll give the team a spark and build a little confidence in themselves for next season?

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 5, 2008 10:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A batting average of .181 AND an on-base percentage of .181

I mean, sometimes you just have to shut up and appreciate what it is we get to watch this season: history.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 5, 2008 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was wrong

BBRef is messed up this morning so I had to go elsewhere for my stats. I went to Yahoo and that’s where I got the .181, but I just checked ESPN and they have HBP by month. Turns out Corey was hit by a pitch in July, so his OBP could be .194. Then again, I can’t figure out when his sac fly happened, so it may not be quite that high.

It really ruins my day when Baseball Reference isn’t working right.

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 5, 2008 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i dont know

im still cool with Phillips. i think he should actually get more ABs. i mean, he’s never really had a chance to prove himself in the majors. he’s on the wrong side of 30, but i think he’s still a damn sight better than Patterson and Cabrera. stick him in RF for the next month or so.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 5, 2008 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

nah

i’m going to have to agree with slyde on this one.

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 5, 2008 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

dude's minor league OPS is .870

you dont think he deserves more than just two pinch hit appearances per week, considering our alternatives? i would prefer Dickerson myself, but i dont think he’ll be up until September, if at all.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 5, 2008 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Honestly,

I don’t care about Andy Phillips, and I wish he wasn’t in the organization. Could be a product of “hitting the wall” for this season. Happens every year, i start to not care so much about the Reds because they suck, and start to play a bunch of players i don’t like/care about. The Bengals are about to start but they will suck too. And UK just released their schedule, and they have a nationally televised butt whooping coming their way at North Carolina the second game of the season. Also, I just started a new job and i’m not thrilled with it so far. I’m just kinda stuck in a fog right now, and Andy Phillips isn’t doing anything for me.

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 5, 2008 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So, you're filled with chandrath-ennui?

Sorry to hear that buddy. I guess you just gotta ask yourself, WWBDD?

by Brendanukkah on Aug 5, 2008 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what would that be?

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 5, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

im guessing what would brian dennehy do

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 5, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's not what i meant

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 5, 2008 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

but thats what it is

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 5, 2008 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh

I was going for “What Would Brian Deegan Do?” And I’m not sure what he would do, but it would be EXTREME!

by Brendanukkah on Aug 5, 2008 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what would curtis pulley do?

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 5, 2008 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

whatever it would be

it would probably be the same as what would rashaad carruth do?

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 5, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Prediction for the game?

Which team wins by 20 this year?

How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?

by jch24 on Aug 5, 2008 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

football or basketball?

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 5, 2008 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We both know what'll happen in basketball

I’m talking football.

How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?

by jch24 on Aug 5, 2008 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

cat jack

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 5, 2008 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He pulls me in

Illogical arguments, blind fandom, the batting of the eyelashes…..I can’t help myself!!

How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?

by jch24 on Aug 5, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

cat stevens?

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 5, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 5, 2008 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

third times a charm...

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 5, 2008 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

alright so that pic isnt working

sorry for screwing up the thread folks. you all can go back to talk about basketball or whatever.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 5, 2008 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i dunno...

UK will suck, but so will Louisville. I think the game is in Louisville so I’ll go with the ‘Tards

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 5, 2008 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

You made me think of that commercial, and it made me giggle…

"Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." ~ Gord

by chandrathan on Aug 5, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The problem is...

...they won’t get a shot. They’ll be used like Andy is: parked on the bench, with pinch-hit at-bats a few times a week.

They aren’t going to hit well used that way, any more than Andy has.

Look at the Bats stats:

                     OBP   SLG   AVG 	 OPS 
Corey Patterson     .435  .500	.409	.935	
Andy Phillips       .394  .493	.315	.887
Chris Dickerson     .383  .482	.284	.865
Adam Rosales        .320  .422	.266	.742

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 5, 2008 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

aye, but...

Patterson was in 23 PAs
Phillips in 170 PAs
Dickerson in 391 PAs
Rosales in 429 PAs

And I agree that Rosales may not get much playing time, but Dickerson would. I’m just a fan of Rosales and would like to see him get a shot.

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 5, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Andy Phillips

hits like that in Triple-A all the time, though. 2005 OPS: .952 2007 OPS: .876

He just doesn’t hit well when he doesn’t play regularly. Which isn’t unusual.

I wouldn’t mind seeing Dickerson instead of Patterson, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. With the injuries and all, I think they’ll want to keep Dickerson in case of emergency. They can’t stash Patterson in Louisville again without passing him through waivers and getting him to agree to it.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Aug 5, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that would be such a shame if we lost Patterson.

Bend over and drop your pants, Mr. Babar.

by Slyde on Aug 5, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what is latest on Lotzkar?

have they said anything about his injury yet?

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 5, 2008 10:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

they have not

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 5, 2008 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would like to see Harang get one more rehab start

run his pitch count up to about 90, so Dusty can abuse him.

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Aug 5, 2008 12:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

So I was checking out Brew Crew Ball

For reaction to the scuffle and ACB from Bleed Cubbie Blue had this to say:

i was listening to the cubs game on XM radio at work the other day and on the brewer station they had this Haudricourt guy talking about the Cubs series after it was over. They were asking him what they thought about Jeff Samardzija and he told the guy that while Samardzija didnt pitch in the series he had heard that Lou liked him.
It was then that I started to understand why you guys complain about him because a beat writer should be able to know who the hell pitched in the series and who didnt and Spellcheck most def. pitched on the 29th

Our beat writer is dyslexic to be sure, but at least he usually gets something like that right. Almost made me happy to have Teh Fay. Almost.

How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?

by jch24 on Aug 5, 2008 1:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs