Farmers Only: It's been a while since J.C. Sulbaran was here for something good

by BK on Jun 2, 2011 8:39 AM EDT in Farmers only

Louisville won 2-1 against Syracuse with a well-pitched game. Daryl Thompson got the start and went 5 innings and gave up 1 run while striking out 6, and David Johnson, Justin Lehr, and Nick Christiani combined for 4 shutout innings of relief, with Christiani notching his 2nd AAA save. Yonder Alonso went 3-for-4 with a triple (!) and Juan Francisco drove in a run. Up next: Edinson Volquez takes on Syracuse at 7:05, so go catch that one if you're in the Louisville area.
Carolina lost 3-2 to Jacksonville. Kyle McCulloch gave up 1 run in 5 innings, and Cody Puckett and Felix Perez were both 2-for-4 with a RBI. Up next: James Avery takes the mound as the Mudcats battle Jacksonville at 7:05.
Bakersfield won a rare 1-0 victory against Stockton. Remember J.C. Sulbaran? The one we had such high hopes for coming off of the WBC a few years ago? He's finally showing up in Bako, as he went 6 shutout innings with 9 strikeouts and 3 walks. It's worth mentioning that Mace Thurman and Doug Salinas combined to finish the shutout effort and marks the first time that Blaze pitching has shut out an opponent all year. Didi Gregorius had two hits, and Stephen Hunt scored the only run of the game with his 5th homer of the year. Up next: Lance Janke takes on Stockton at 10:05.
Dayton lost 6-5 to Beloit. Jefry Sierra was 2-for-5 out of the leadoff spot with 2 runs batted in, and David Vidal hit his 6th homer of the year, a solo shot. Billy Hamilton was 0-for-4, but extended his lead over everyone else in the world with his 42nd stolen base of the year. Daniel Renken struck out 9 in his start, but gave up 6 runs (5 earned) over his 6 innings. Daniel Wolford and Ezequiel Infante pitched admirably out of the bullpen, but the offense couldn't come all the way back. Up next: Josh Smith takes on Beloit at 7.

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who/what/where the hell is Beloit?

Did I read that correctly?

No problem, fuckweasel! - jch24

by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jun 2, 2011 8:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Michigan I am pretty sure.

by Eastwindquinn on Jun 2, 2011 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Wisonsin

Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."

by ChiDa on Jun 2, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Last stop for cheap gas.

Or at least, it used to be, when Illinois had triple the gas tax that Wisconsin had.

by MatthewH on Jun 2, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

hamilton and yorman batting 2 and 3

First one over .250 will have their autographed Heater baseball adorned on the obc mantle…

"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"

by Ewok on Jun 2, 2011 9:28 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

May be hard to believe, but...

Sulbaran has the 5th-lowest FIP in the Cal league this year according to fangraphs. It looks like several of the Bakersfield pitchers have ERAs well above their FIP.

by badenjr on Jun 2, 2011 9:29 AM EDT reply actions

My purely speculative theory holds that last year was a period of adjusting to a new lifestyle. We really have no idea what kind of background some of these guys come from.
If all else fails, he could be moved to the pen. JC saves!

When you come to the fork in the road, take it.

by poojols on Jun 2, 2011 10:22 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions