Red Reposter - 4/9/09

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 9, 2009 10:25 AM EDT in News

I was shocked (shocked!) to see that Jerry Hairston Jr left the game last night due to injury. He fouled a pitch off his left ankle. No word yet on the severity of it, but he will not play this afternoon.
In case you didnt see it here, here, here, or here, Jonny Gomes has accepted his assignment to AAA Louisville and (barring anything unforeseen) will likely be starting for the Bats when they open their season this evening. My guess is that if Hairston's ankle is bad enough, Gomes will be the one recalled to replace him.
Alex Gonzalez played another 9 innings last night and says he's A-ok. He also made a game-changing error, which Dusty likened to a good Gus Van Sant film or total lunar eclipse: "You may not see that again in 10 years."
FanGraphs has been ranking minor league systems, and the Reds came in at #12. This is higher than where Baseball America (#14) and Baseball Prospectus (#19) rank them, and is a bit more in line with where I would personally rank them. They also name them (along with the Red Sox) as the farm system "most likely to improve significantly" this year.
I know we are only 2 games into the season, but check out these batting lines from our 3 and 4 hitters: Votto - .500/.556/.875 Phillips - .400/.556/.600 Ohhhh yeah.
Joe Posnanski interviewed Michael Schur, who you may know from the Office and "Fire Joe Morgan" (he was Ken Tremendous). He's funny, and he knows a lot about baseball.
BA has ranked the minor league parks of America (from RLN) and Fifth Third Field in Dayton (home of the Dragons) and Louisville Slugger Field (home of the Bats) rank 7th and 9th, respectively. I plan on seeing a few games in Dayton this year myself, and I would encourage you to do the same.

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Is anybody else excited

about the crappy lineup we’re going to see today?

McDonald leadoff!!!!11

We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.

by Gray on Apr 9, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

Um, Taveras is leading off

by Brendanukkah on Apr 9, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions

McDonald is batting second though

Yay!

by Brendanukkah on Apr 9, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions

im predicting

a bases-empty 2-out extra-base hit from Votto today.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 9, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions

You have to think

C-Dick could do just as well against Perez as Hamburgler will

by nycredsfan on Apr 9, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Here is the lineup

Taveras, CF
McDonald, LF
Votto, 1B
Phillips, 2B
Bruce, RF
Encarnacion, 3B
Hanigan, C
Janish, SS
Arroyo, P

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by MixFMKyle on Apr 9, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Link

is right here

Mets lineup is there now too

Reyes, SS
Murphy, LF
Wright, 3B
Delgado, 1B
Beltran, CF
Church, RF
Castro, C
Cora , 2B
Perez, P

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by MixFMKyle on Apr 9, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions

wow

Bright House Field is 10th on the list? That’s about the best ballpark I’ve ever been to, based on design, amenities, etc. And Dayton and Louisville are better?

I wonder what their criteria was. I really like PNC Field in Scranton…because there’s hardly anyone there most games. I like having the park to myself. But I imagine that’s not something on their list.

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by BubbaFan on Apr 9, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions

I haven't been to many minor league stadia, so I can't rightfully compare

But Fifth Third Field (Dayton) is rad-tacular! Especially for Single A. The only thing that would make it better is if they made flames shoot out of the dragons on the scoreboard after a strikeout or home run or something.

Watching Adam Dunn and Wily Mo Pena take shots at Mendelsson’s was pretty awesome.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 9, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

what's so great about it?

Just the scoreboard?

I will say that Scranton has the best food offerings I’ve seen at a minor league park. They’ve got everything. Healthy stuff like roasted vegetables, and not-so-healthy stuff like blooming onions, blooming potatoes, cheese cake, a million different kinds of ice cream, etc.

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by BubbaFan on Apr 9, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions

It's a very nice, clean stadium

There are some luxury boxes and party decks. There’s a great lawn in the outfield that you can sit on. It’s incorporated very well into the city (not that there was much in that part of town to begin with). I got the only foul ball I’ve ever caught there. I wasn’t even at the game, but was just walking past, and someone hit a foul out of the stadium and onto the street, where I snagged it.

The scoreboard isn’t even all that impressive, but the stadium is routinely sold out, and always a good time at the park. I have a hard time coming up with one thing they do that’s outstanding, other than to say they do everything very well. It’s a very professional stadium, and for a Single A team in Dayton, OH, that’s pretty outstanding.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 9, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions

So, um.

If Gonzalez keeps hitting like this, we really would be better off with soft J at short.

And at least Hanigan at catcher makes me dislike this lineup slightly less…

We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.

by Gray on Apr 9, 2009 11:03 AM EDT reply actions

Gonzalez did get two walks yesterday

Though hitting in front of the pitcher might have something to do with that.

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by BubbaFan on Apr 9, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

As for the ballparks...

The Greensboro stadium is on the list above the Durham Bulls stadium? Hrm.

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by Gray on Apr 9, 2009 11:04 AM EDT reply actions

I'm heading to the Dragons game tonight

I looked over the roster and the only name I recognize is Tyler Stovall. Anybody have any suggestions for players to watch tonight?

by D-Rock on Apr 9, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions

There aren't very many prospects on that roster

But David Sappelt is another guy to watch, in the OF. He tore up Billings last year. On the pitching side, it’ll be interesting to see how tonight’s starter Matt Fairel does, as there were talks of him starting out a level higher. There could be some guys to watch in that bullpen too, with Aguido Gonzalez and Mace Thurman making the futures game roster, and Curtis Partsch as well if he pitches in the bullpen instead of the rotation.

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by BK on Apr 9, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Wow. If this true..very sad story

TMZ and MLBTraderumors is reporting Nick Adenhart of the LA Angels was killed in a hit and run traffic accident last night. He pitched 6-shutout innings last night. Sad story, thoughts are with his family.

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by MixFMKyle on Apr 9, 2009 11:26 AM EDT reply actions

Wow

That’s terrible. What an unfortunate story.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 9, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

wow

that’s awful.

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Apr 9, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions

holy crap

You wouldn’t think running a red light would end up killing three people in this day and age, but judging from the photo, very high speeds were involved.

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by BubbaFan on Apr 9, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions